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Michael Katchen's lobbying: the registrations they file and every meeting they've reported since November 2021.

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Registrant (responsible officer)

Michael Katchen

Chief Executive Officer

For companies and organizations, the most senior paid officer files the registration and the monthly reports, whoever attended the meeting.

Meetings this Parliament
41
Since Nov 2021
76
Active registrations
1

Reported meetings

  • Wealthsimple Financial Corp.
    • Julien Brazeau · Assistant Deputy Minister, Finance Canada (FIN)
    • Judith Hamel · Director General, Finance Canada (FIN)
    • Nicolas Marion · Senior Director, Finance Canada (FIN)
    • Gloria Wong · Director, Digital Assets, Finance Canada (FIN)
    and 1 more
    • Graham Page · Advisor/Economist, Finance Canada (FIN)
    Engage with government support the implementation of open banking, payments modernization and the real time rail with a focus on benefits for individual Canadians and small businesses Read more

    Engage with government on commitments made in Budget 2025 related to increasing competition and affordability for financial services.

    Engage with government to share our experience with registered savings accounts (including the FHSA)

    Official report

  • Wealthsimple Financial Corp.
    • Fahim Khan · Senior Policy Advisor, Finance Canada (FIN)
    Engage with government to share our experience with registered savings accounts (including the FHSA)

    Official report

  • Wealthsimple Financial Corp.
    • Anushka Kurian · Director of Policy, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
    Provide input on legislation, regulation and policies related to artificial intelligence, including perspectives on financial fraud and scams

    Official report

  • Wealthsimple Financial Corp.
    • Jeffrey Li · Policy Advisor, Finance Canada (FIN)
    Engage with government support the implementation of open banking, payments modernization and the real time rail with a focus on benefits for individual Canadians and small businesses Read more

    Engage with government on commitments made in Budget 2025 related to increasing competition and affordability for financial services.

    Official report

  • Wealthsimple Financial Corp.
    • Andrew Donelle · Senior Director Deferred Income Plans, Finance Canada (FIN)
    Engage with government to share our experience with registered savings accounts (including the FHSA)

    Official report

  • Wealthsimple Financial Corp.
    • Laurence Cooke · Industry Implementation Advisor, Bank of Canada
    Engage with government support the implementation of open banking, payments modernization and the real time rail with a focus on benefits for individual Canadians and small businesses Read more

    Official report

  • Wealthsimple Financial Corp.
    • Varun Srivatsan · Director of Policy, Finance Canada (FIN)
    Engage with government on the impact global events and policies have on Canadian financial services. Read more

    Engage with government support the implementation of open banking, payments modernization and the real time rail with a focus on benefits for individual Canadians and small businesses

    Provide input on the federal Stablecoin Act, including sharing perspectives on the digitalization of money.

    Engage with government on commitments made in Budget 2025 related to increasing competition and affordability for financial services.

    Provide input on legislation and policies related to financial fraud and scams including perspectives on the National Anti-Fraud Strategy

    Official report

  • Wealthsimple Financial Corp.
    • Laurence Cooke · Industry Implementation Advisor, Bank of Canada
    Engage with government support the implementation of open banking, payments modernization and the real time rail with a focus on benefits for individual Canadians and small businesses Read more

    Official report

  • Wealthsimple Financial Corp.
    • Colin Deacon · Senator, Senate of Canada
    Engage with government on commitments made in Budget 2025 related to increasing competition and affordability for financial services.

    Official report

  • Wealthsimple Financial Corp.
    • Laurence Cooke · Industry Implementation Advisor, Bank of Canada
    • Anne Butler · Managing Director Supervision, Bank of Canada
    Engage with government support the implementation of open banking, payments modernization and the real time rail with a focus on benefits for individual Canadians and small businesses Read more

    Official report

  • Wealthsimple Financial Corp.
    • Julien Brazeau · Assistant Deputy Minister, Finance Canada (FIN)
    • Robert Snell · Senior Economist, Finance Canada (FIN)
    • Judith Hamel · Director General, Finance Canada (FIN)
    • Nicolas Marion · Senior Director, Finance Canada (FIN)
    and 2 more
    • Robert Sample · Acting Associate Assistant Deputy Minister, Finance Canada (FIN)
    • Marc Lauzon · Senior Project Leader, Finance Canada (FIN)
    Provide input on the federal Stablecoin Act, including sharing perspectives on the digitalization of money.

    Official report

  • Wealthsimple Financial Corp.
    • Anne Butler · Managing Director Supervision Bank of Canada, Bank of Canada
    • Laurence Cooke · Industry Implementation Advisor Bank of Canada, Bank of Canada
    Engage with government support the implementation of open banking, payments modernization and the real time rail with a focus on benefits for individual Canadians and small businesses Read more

    Official report

  • Wealthsimple Financial Corp.
    • Graham Page · Advisor/Economist, Finance Canada (FIN)
    • Evangeline Ducas · Economist, Finance Canada (FIN)
    • Amir Shafie · Analyst/Economist, Finance Canada (FIN)
    Engage with government support the implementation of open banking, payments modernization and the real time rail with a focus on benefits for individual Canadians and small businesses Read more

    Official report

  • Wealthsimple Financial Corp.
    • Varun Srivatsan · Director of Policy, Finance Canada (FIN)
    Engage with government on commitments made in Budget 2025 related to increasing competition and affordability for financial services. Read more

    Engage with government on the impact global events and policies have on Canadian financial services.

    Engage with government support the implementation of open banking, payments modernization and the real time rail with a focus on benefits for individual Canadians and small businesses

    Official report

  • Wealthsimple Financial Corp.
    Provide input on legislation and policies related to financial fraud and scams including perspectives on the National Anti-Fraud Strategy

    Official report

  • Wealthsimple Financial Corp.
    Engage with government on the impact global events and policies have on Canadian financial services.

    Official report

  • Wealthsimple Financial Corp.
    • Graham Page · Advisor/Economist, Finance Canada (FIN)
    Engage with government on commitments made in Budget 2025 related to increasing competition and affordability for financial services. Read more

    Engage with government support the implementation of open banking, payments modernization and the real time rail with a focus on benefits for individual Canadians and small businesses

    Official report

  • Wealthsimple Financial Corp.
    • Shawn Grover · Senior Policy Advisor, Prime Minister's Office (PMO)
    Engage with government to ensure Retail Payments Activities Act Regulations reflect existing requirements for prudentially regulated financial institutions including those regulated at the provincial or territorial level. Read more

    Engage with government on commitments made in Budget 2025 related to increasing competition and affordability for financial services.

    Engage with government support the implementation of open banking, payments modernization and the real time rail with a focus on benefits for individual Canadians and small businesses

    Official report

  • Wealthsimple Financial Corp.
    • Varun Srivatsan · Deputy Director of Policy, Finance Canada (FIN)
    Engage with government support the implementation of open banking, payments modernization and the real time rail with a focus on benefits for individual Canadians and small businesses Read more

    Engage with government on commitments made in Budget 2025 related to increasing competition and affordability for financial services.

    Engage with government to ensure Retail Payments Activities Act Regulations reflect existing requirements for prudentially regulated financial institutions including those regulated at the provincial or territorial level.

    Official report

  • Wealthsimple Financial Corp.
    • Rob Stewart · Deputy Minister, Finance Canada (FIN)
    Engage with government on commitments made in Budget 2025 related to increasing competition and affordability for financial services.

    Official report

  • Wealthsimple Financial Corp.
    • Hosai Zurmati Halim · Policy Advisor, Treasury Board Of Canada Secretariat (TBS)
    Provide input on the federal Financial Sector Legislative Review, including sharing perspectives on the digitalization of money Read more

    Engage with government to ensure Retail Payments Activities Act Regulations reflect existing requirements for prudentially regulated financial institutions including those regulated at the provincial or territorial level.

    Official report

  • Wealthsimple Financial Corp.
    • Rob Stewart · DM, Finance Canada (FIN)
    Engage with government support the implementation of open banking, payments modernization and the real time rail with a focus on benefits for individual Canadians and small businesses Read more

    Official report

  • Wealthsimple Financial Corp.
    • Nick Leswick · DM, Finance Canada (FIN)
    • Julien Brazeau · Assistant Deputy Minister, Finance Canada (FIN)
    Engage with government on commitments made in Budget 2025 related to increasing competition and affordability for financial services. Read more

    Provide input on the federal Financial Sector Legislative Review, including sharing perspectives on the digitalization of money

    Engage with government to ensure Retail Payments Activities Act Regulations reflect existing requirements for prudentially regulated financial institutions including those regulated at the provincial or territorial level.

    Engage with government support the implementation of open banking, payments modernization and the real time rail with a focus on benefits for individual Canadians and small businesses

    Official report

  • Wealthsimple Financial Corp.
    • Julien Brazeau · Assistant Deputy Minister, Finance Canada (FIN)
    • Judith Hamel · Director General, Finance Canada (FIN)
    • Nicolas Marion · Senior Director, Finance Canada (FIN)
    Engage with government to ensure Retail Payments Activities Act Regulations reflect existing requirements for prudentially regulated financial institutions including those regulated at the provincial or territorial level. Read more

    Engage with government support the implementation of open banking, payments modernization and the real time rail with a focus on benefits for individual Canadians and small businesses

    Engage with government to share our experience with registered savings accounts (including the FHSA)

    Official report

  • Wealthsimple Financial Corp.
    • Peter Routledge · Superintendent, Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions Canada (OSFI)
    Engage with government support the implementation of open banking, payments modernization and the real time rail with a focus on benefits for individual Canadians and small businesses Read more

    Official report

From the Office of the Commissioner of Lobbying's open data, published November 5, 2026. Reports cover oral, arranged meetings with designated public office holders since November 22, 2021; lobbyists file them by the 15th of the following month. Names of MPs are matched to the current House of Commons, and bills are linked when the lobbyist's own description makes clear which bill it means. Contains information licensed under the Open Data Licence Agreement — Office of the Commissioner of Lobbying. Licence. PolitiKit is independent and is not endorsed by the Commissioner of Lobbying.