Lobbying registration dated 2026-01-05
Registrant: Erin Elofson
Client: MasterCard Canada, ULC.
Targeted institutions:
Service Canada (ServCan)
Farm Credit Canada (FCC)
Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP)
Treasury Board Of Canada Secretariat (TBS)
Public Services and Procurement Canada (PSPC)
Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions Canada (OSFI)
Global Affairs Canada (GAC)
Financial Transactions and Reports Analysis Centre of Canada (FINTRAC)
Shared Services Canada (SSC)
Transport Canada (TC)
Canada Post Corporation (CPC)
Justice Canada (JC)
Finance Canada (FIN)
House of Commons
National Defence (DND)
Natural Resources Canada (NRCan)
Communications Security Establishment Canada (CSEC)
Statistics Canada (StatCan)
Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC)
Financial Consumer Agency of Canada (FCAC)
Canadian Security Intelligence Service (CSIS)
Competition Bureau Canada (COBU)
Canada Revenue Agency (CRA)
Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada (OPC)
Bank of Canada
Privy Council Office (PCO)
Senate of Canada
Business Development Bank of Canada (BDC)
Canadian Tourism Commission (CTC)
Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC)
Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC)
Public Safety Canada (PS)
Prime Minister's Office (PMO)
Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC)
Acts: Bank Act
Payment Card Networks Act
Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act
Government funding received:
Institution: Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
Amount: 987523.00
Lobbying activity details:
Monitor implementation of Payment Card Networks Act with regard to debit and credit cards and other ecosystem developments.
Monitor development of Faster Payments initiatives as the government moves toward payments modernization.
Monitor developments relating to oversight of cryptocurrency, including stablecoin.
Monitor developments and opportunities regarding greater government use of electronic payments. Seek opportunities  for greater usage of products and services by federal government.
Monitor developments the Payment Card Networks Act with respect to payment card network operators, and any other legislation seeking to amend that Act.
Monitor developments associated with global humanitarian aid efforts with respect to financial inclusion and electronification of aid and exploring opportunities for private-public sector partnerships in administering aid.
Monitor developments relating to international trade discussions, including the Canada-US-Mexico Agreement and WTO reform with respect to data flows and electronic payments.
Monitor developments regarding breach tracking and reporting regulations under, and review of, the Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act.
Monitor development of the RPAA with respect to regulation of payment networks.
Monitor developments regarding Proceeds of Crime and Terrorist Financing Act and regulations with respect to credit card accounts and prepaid.
Monitor development of Consumer Directed Banking - consultations and studies, legislation and regulation.
Monitor implementation of and compliance with the Code of Conduct for the Credit and Debit Industry in Canada.
Monitor developments to immigration policy as it relates to skilled labour.
Monitor development of the Government’s innovation agenda with respect to the digital economy and Digital ID.
Monitor Bank Act policies with respect to prepaid cards.
Monitor development of regulations pursuant to the Bank Act with respect to credit card issuer practices.
Monitor development of privacy and AI policy, with respect to payments and data.
Monitor developments relating to government-supported tree planting programs,
Monitor developments relating to the Voluntary Interchange Commitment and other initiatives related to cost of acceptance.
Monitor developments relating to government support for small business in Canada.
Monitor development of cybersecurity policies with respect to payments.