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Lobbying by The Canada Life Assurance Company: its registrations, its lobbyists, the bills it has named and every meeting it has reported with federal office holders since November 2021.

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Corporation

The Canada Life Assurance Company

Meetings this Parliament
21
With MPs
3
Since Nov 2021
107
Active registrations
1

Most recent reported meeting: Apr 29, 2026.

Registrations in effect

In-house (corporation) In effect since Jul 6, 2026

Filed by David Harney, President and Chief Executive Officer

Lobbyists

  • Nadege Adam · Manager, Government Relations Former designated public office holder

    Formerly Director of Communications, Office of the Minister, Status of Women (2016–2016)

  • Nina Chiarelli · VP Public Policy and Government Relations Former designated public office holder

    Formerly Director of Communications, Communications, Office of the Prime Minister (2011–2011)

    Formerly Director of Communication, Communications, Transport Canada (2011–2011)

    Formerly Director of Communications, Communications, Indigenous and Northern Affairs Canada (2010–2010)

    Formerly Manager of Question Period, Issues Management, Office of the Prime Minister (2009–2009)

  • Amy Metzger · Senior Vice-President and Chief Compliance Officer
  • David Harney · President & Chief Executive Officer
  • David Simmonds · Senior Vice-President, Chief Marketing and Communications Officer
  • Dervla Tomlin · Executive Vice-President, Chief Risk Officer
  • Fabrice Morin · President and Chief Operating Officer, Canada Life (Canada)
  • Jacqueline Bukaluk · Senior Vice-President and Chief Audit Executive
  • John Melvin · Chief Investment Officer
  • Jon Nielsen · Executive Vice-President and Chief Financial Officer
  • Linda Kerrigan · Senior Vice-President and Appointed Actuary
  • Matthew Pejovic · Manager, Public Policy and Government Relations
  • Mike Dibden · Executive Vice-President and Chief Information Officer
  • Sharon Geraghty · Executive Vice-President and General Counsel
  • Teresa Kilmartin · Executive Vice-President and Chief Human Resources Officer

Institutions they may lobby: Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA), Canada Revenue Agency (CRA), Canadian Heritage (PCH), Communications Security Establishment Canada (CSEC), Competition Bureau Canada (COBU), Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada (CIRNAC), Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC), Finance Canada (FIN), Financial Consumer Agency of Canada (FCAC), Financial Transactions and Reports Analysis Centre of Canada (FINTRAC), Health Canada (HC), House of Commons, Housing, Infrastructure and Communities Canada (HICC), Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED), Intergovernmental Affairs Secretariat (IGA), Justice Canada (JC), Natural Resources Canada (NRCan), Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada (OPC), Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions Canada (OSFI), Patented Medicine Prices Review Board (PMPRB), Prime Minister's Office (PMO), Privy Council Office (PCO), Senate of Canada, Transport Canada (TC)

What they're lobbying on (10)
  • Clarification of Goods and Services Tax (GST) / Harmonized Sales Tax (HST) with respect to the treatment of financial services.
  • AI, with respect to the regulation of AI in financial institutions and insurance, and use and protection of data and information.
  • Infrastructure investment, with respect to institutional investment and government partnerships.
  • Healthcare policy and potential legislation relating to employee benefit programs and the cost of pharmaceuticals, and healthcare policy related to virtual care services
  • The Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act with respect to privacy, customer data, and data security
  • Taxation - discussion of taxation policy for financial institutions.
  • Review of the Proceeds of Crime (Money Laundering) and Terrorist Financing Act as it relates to insurance contracts.
  • Pension and Retirement products and income security
  • Guidelines of the Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions as they relate to insurance companies.
  • Federal Financial Services legislation review, with respect to Financial Institutions policies, infrastructure, open banking, and financial technology

Registration 961269-224181-60. Look it up in the official Registry

Reported meetings

Spreadsheet

Filed by Paul Mahon (86), David Harney (21).

  • Reported by Paul Mahon · In-house (corporation)

    • Andrew Bevan · Chief of Staff to the Minister, Finance Canada (FIN)

    Taxation and Finance

    Official report

  • Reported by Paul Mahon · In-house (corporation)

    • Yash Nanda · Policy Advisor, Finance Canada (FIN)
    • Christophe Cinqmars-Viau · Senior Policy Advisor, Finance Canada (FIN)

    Infrastructure

    Official report

  • Reported by Paul Mahon · In-house (corporation)

    • Christophe Cinqmars-Viau · Policy advisor, Finance Canada (FIN)
    • Bud Sambasivam · Deputy Director, Policy, Finance Canada (FIN)

    Taxation and Finance

    Official report

  • Reported by Paul Mahon · In-house (corporation)

    • Andrew Bevan · Chief of Staff to the Minister, Finance Canada (FIN)

    Taxation and Finance

    Official report

  • Reported by Paul Mahon · In-house (corporation)

    • Samantha Smitiuch · Director of Operations, House of Commons

    Health

    Official report

  • Reported by Paul Mahon · In-house (corporation)

    • Connor McDonald · Policy advisor, House of Commons

    Health

    Official report

  • Reported by Paul Mahon · In-house (corporation)

    • Alexander Craney · Senior Policy Advisor, House of Commons

    Health

    Official report

  • Reported by Paul Mahon · In-house (corporation)

    • Kamal Khera · Minister of Diversity, Inclusion and Persons with Disabilities, Canadian Heritage (PCH)
    • Kevin Murphy · Director, Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC)

    Financial Institutions

    Official report

  • Reported by Paul Mahon · In-house (corporation)

    • Julien Brazeau · Associate Assistant Deputy Minister, Finance Canada (FIN)
    • Khusro Saeedi · Director, Finance Canada (FIN)
    • Yves Dushimimana · Senior Economist, Finance Canada (FIN)

    Financial Institutions

    Official report

  • Reported by Paul Mahon · In-house (corporation)

    • Chrystia Freeland · Minister of Finance, Finance Canada (FIN)
    • Chris Forbes · Deputy Minister of Finance, Finance Canada (FIN)
    • Bud Sambasivam · Deputy Director, Policy, Finance Canada (FIN)
    • Grahame Johnson · Assistant Deputy Minister, Policy, Finance Canada (FIN)
    and 1 more
    • Leslie Church · Chief of Staff to the Minister, Finance Canada (FIN)

    Financial InstitutionsHealthInfrastructureTaxation and Finance

    Official report

  • Reported by Paul Mahon · In-house (corporation)

    • Eshan Naik · Director of Policy, Health Canada (HC)

    Health

    Official report

  • Reported by Paul Mahon · In-house (corporation)

    • Chrystia Freeland · Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance, Finance Canada (FIN)
    • Leslie Church · Chief of Staff to the Minister, Finance Canada (FIN)
    • Christophe Cinqmars-Viau · Policy advisor, Finance Canada (FIN)
    • Nick Leswick · Interim Deputy Minister, Finance Canada (FIN)

    Financial InstitutionsInfrastructureTaxation and Finance

    Official report

  • Reported by Paul Mahon · In-house (corporation)

    • Kathleen Wrye · Director, Pensions Policy, Finance Canada (FIN)
    • Neil Mackinnon · Senior Advisor, Finance Canada (FIN)
    • Christian Cioffi · Economist, Finance Canada (FIN)
    • Eva Audy · Senior Economist, Finance Canada (FIN)

    Pensions

    Official report

  • Reported by Paul Mahon · In-house (corporation)

    • Pascale Dugre-Sasseville · Director, Financial Institutions Taxation, Finance Canada (FIN)
    • Kevin Kelly · Senior Director, Finance Canada (FIN)
    • Patrick Egit · Senior Tax Legislation Specialist, Finance Canada (FIN)
    • Samuel Pare · Senior Tax Policy Officer, Finance Canada (FIN)
    and 2 more
    • Ronald Friesen · Senior Tax Policy Officer, Finance Canada (FIN)
    • Robert Demeter · Director General, Finance Canada (FIN)

    Taxation and Finance

    Official report

  • Reported by Paul Mahon · In-house (corporation)

    • Andrew Donelle · Senior Director, Deferred Income Plans, Finance Canada (FIN)
    • Trevor McGowan · Associate Assistant Deputy Minister, Finance Canada (FIN)
    • Yves Poirier · Director, Finance Canada (FIN)
    • Claire Landin · Senior Tax Policy Officer, Finance Canada (FIN)
    and 3 more
    • Kathleen Wrye · Director, Pensions Policy, Finance Canada (FIN)
    • Eva Audy · Senior Economist, Finance Canada (FIN)
    • Christian Cioffi · Economist, Finance Canada (FIN)

    Pensions

    Official report

  • Reported by Paul Mahon · In-house (corporation)

    • Leslie Church · Chief of Staff to the Minister, Finance Canada (FIN)

    Financial Institutions

    Official report

  • Reported by Paul Mahon · In-house (corporation)

    • Trevor McGowan · Associate Assistant Deputy Minister, Finance Canada (FIN)
    • Robert Demeter · Director General, Finance Canada (FIN)
    • Andrew Donelle · Senior Director, Co-ordination and Deferred Income Plans, Finance Canada (FIN)

    Financial Institutions

    Official report

  • Reported by Paul Mahon · In-house (corporation)

    • Khusro Saeedi · Director, Finance Canada (FIN)

    Financial Institutions

    Official report

  • Reported by Paul Mahon · In-house (corporation)

    • Jaxson Khan · Policy Advisor, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)

    Privacy and Access to Information

    Official report

  • Reported by Paul Mahon · In-house (corporation)

    • Steven Guilbeault · Minister of Environment and Climate Change, House of Commons

    Financial Institutions

    Official report

  • Reported by Paul Mahon · In-house (corporation)

    • Jaxson Khan · Policy Advisor, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
    • Mark Schaan · Associate Assistant Deputy Minister, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
    • Surdas Mohit · Officer, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)

    Privacy and Access to Information

    Official report

  • Reported by Paul Mahon · In-house (corporation)

    • Zachary Nixon · Senior Advisor, Global Affairs Canada (GAC)
    • Miles Wu · Senior Policy Advisor, Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC)

    Employment and TrainingPrivacy and Access to Information

    Official report

  • Reported by Paul Mahon · In-house (corporation)

    • MacDonald Heath · Member of Parliament, House of Commons
    • Ratna Omidvar · Senator, Senate of Canada
    • Jaxson Khan · Policy Advisor, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
    • Joel Bowen · Member's Assistant, Senate of Canada
    and 1 more
    • Paul Faucette · Advisor, Senate of Canada

    HealthInfrastructurePrivacy and Access to Information

    Official report

  • Reported by Paul Mahon · In-house (corporation)

    • Michael Mills · Assistant Deputy Minister, Public Services and Procurement Canada (PSPC)
    • Arianne Reza · Associate Deputy Minister, Public Services and Procurement Canada (PSPC)
    • Stephen Lucas · Deputy Minister, Health Canada (HC)
    • Lynne Tomson · Assistant Deputy Minister, Health Canada (HC)

    Health

    Official report

  • Reported by Paul Mahon · In-house (corporation)

    • Benoit Cadieux · Director, Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC)

    Employment and Training

    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.