Lobbying registration dated 2026-03-23
Registrant: Harshivam Bawa
Client: Mastercard Canada
Targeted institutions:
Justice Canada (JC)
Financial Consumer Agency of Canada (FCAC)
Finance Canada (FIN)
Prime Minister's Office (PMO)
House of Commons
National Defence (DND)
Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
Natural Resources Canada (NRCan)
Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada (OPC)
Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions Canada (OSFI)
Bank of Canada
Senate of Canada
Legislative bills: C-27
C-26
Acts: Bank Act
Telecommunications Act
Government funding received:
Institution: Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
Amount: 987523.00
Lobbying activity details:
Developments regarding Consumer Directed Finance: The future of finance services with respect to payments.
Developments of regulations pursuant to the Bank Act with respect to credit card issuer practices.
Developments of Digital Economy Strategy with respect to policies relating to payments.
Developments with respect to implementation of a digital services tax.
Developments regarding Proceeds of Crime and Terrorist Financing Act and regulations with respect to credit card accounts.
Developments in implementation and Financial Consumer Agency of Canada monitoring of Code of Conduct with respect to Debit and Credit Cards
Arrange and attend meetings to discuss the Government’s 2 billion new trees commitment
Developments related to Budget 2021 commitments to examine credit card transaction fees.
Developments regarding Bill C-26, An Act respecting cyber security, amending the Telecommunications Act and making consequential amendments to other Acts
Developments regarding Bill C-27, An Act to enact the Consumer Privacy Protection Act, the Personal Information and Data Protection Tribunal Act and the Artificial Intelligence and Data Act and to make consequential and related amendments to other Acts