Corporation
MasterCard Canada, ULC.
- Meetings this Parliament
- 67
- With MPs
- 27
- Since Nov 2021
- 187
- Active registrations
- 1
Most recent reported meeting: Sep 29, 2026.
Lobbying by MasterCard Canada, ULC.: its registrations, its lobbyists, the bills it has named and every meeting it has reported with federal office holders since November 2021.
← LobbyingRegistrations in effect
In-house (corporation) In effect since Aug 13, 2026 Receives government funding
Filed by Erin Elofson, President, Canada
Lobbyists
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Colin Weeres · Director, Government Affairs
Former designated public office holder
Formerly Caucus Liaison; Policy Advisor and Parliamentary Secretary's Assistant, Minister's Office, Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development (2013–2015)
- Balinder Ahluwalia · SVP, Market Development
- Erin Elofson · President, Canada
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Jennifer Sloan · Senior Vice President, Government Affairs & Stakeholder Engagement
Former public office holder
Formerly Consul, Political Economic Relations and Public Affairs (PERPA, Canadian Consulate General New York (2004–2007)
Formerly Chief of Staff, Office of the Minister, Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA) (2002–2003)
Formerly Director of Communications, Office of the Minister of Finance, Finance Canada (2002–2002)
Formerly Director of Communications, Office of the Deputy Prime Minister, Privy Council Office (PCO) / Office of the Deputy Prime Minister (2002–2002)
- Jonathan Ingraham · Director, Government Affairs and Policy
- Martin Leman · Vice President, Strategic Initiatives and Partnerships
- Nina Mapara · Senior Vice President, Assistant General Counsel, Canada
- Richard Torabi · Director, Business Development
Institutions they may lobby: Bank of Canada, Business Development Bank of Canada (BDC), Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC), Canada Post Corporation (CPC), Canada Revenue Agency (CRA), Canadian Security Intelligence Service (CSIS), Canadian Tourism Commission (CTC), Communications Security Establishment Canada (CSEC), Competition Bureau Canada (COBU), Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC), Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC), Farm Credit Canada (FCC), Finance Canada (FIN), Financial Consumer Agency of Canada (FCAC), Financial Transactions and Reports Analysis Centre of Canada (FINTRAC), Global Affairs Canada (GAC), House of Commons, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC), Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED), Justice Canada (JC), National Defence (DND), Natural Resources Canada (NRCan), Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada (OPC), Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions Canada (OSFI), Prime Minister's Office (PMO), Privy Council Office (PCO), Public Safety Canada (PS), Public Services and Procurement Canada (PSPC), Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP), Senate of Canada, Service Canada (ServCan), Shared Services Canada (SSC), Statistics Canada (StatCan), Transport Canada (TC), Treasury Board Of Canada Secretariat (TBS)
What they're lobbying on (21)Hide details
- Monitor developments relating to oversight of cryptocurrency, including stablecoin.
- Monitor development of Consumer Directed Banking - consultations and studies, legislation and regulation.
- Monitor developments relating to government support for small business in Canada.
- Monitor development of the RPAA with respect to regulation of payment networks.
- Monitor development of privacy and AI policy, with respect to payments and data.
- Monitor implementation of Payment Card Networks Act with regard to debit and credit cards and other ecosystem developments.
- 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 developments the Payment Card Networks Act with respect to payment card network operators, and any other legislation seeking to amend that Act.
- Monitor developments relating to the Voluntary Interchange Commitment and other initiatives related to cost of acceptance.
- 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 relating to government-supported tree planting programs,
- Monitor developments regarding Proceeds of Crime and Terrorist Financing Act and regulations with respect to credit card accounts and prepaid.
- Monitor developments regarding breach tracking and reporting regulations under, and review of, the Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents 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 and opportunities regarding greater government use of electronic payments. Seek opportunities for greater usage of products and services by federal government.
- Monitor development of the Government’s innovation agenda with respect to the digital economy and Digital ID.
- Monitor development of regulations pursuant to the Bank Act with respect to credit card issuer practices.
- Monitor development of Faster Payments initiatives as the government moves toward payments modernization.
- Monitor development of cybersecurity policies with respect to payments.
- Monitor Bank Act policies with respect to prepaid cards.
Registration 960553-242122-97. Look it up in the official Registry
Reported meetings
SpreadsheetFiled by Sasha Krstic (102), Erin Elofson (70), Balinder Ahluwalia (15).
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Reported by Sasha Krstic · In-house (corporation)
- Julien Brazeau · Associate Assistant Deputy Minister, Finance Canada (FIN)
Financial Institutions
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Reported by Sasha Krstic · In-house (corporation)
- Elizabeth Marshall · Senator, Senate of Canada
Financial Institutions
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Reported by Sasha Krstic · In-house (corporation)
- Brad Vis · Member of Parliament
Financial Institutions
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Reported by Sasha Krstic · In-house (corporation)
- Jennifer Phillips · Director of Operations, Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC)
Financial Institutions
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Reported by Sasha Krstic · In-house (corporation)
- Caroline Xavier · Chief, Communications Security Establishment Canada (CSEC)
- Sami Khoury · Head, Communications Security Establishment Canada (CSEC)
- David Vigneault · Director, Canadian Security Intelligence Service (CSIS)
Financial InstitutionsNational Security/Security
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Reported by Sasha Krstic · In-house (corporation)
- Angela Tu · Chief Economist, House of Commons
- Darren Hall · Policy advisor, House of Commons
- Jwayne Izzetpanah · Stakeholder Relations Manager, House of Commons
Financial Institutions
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Reported by Sasha Krstic · In-house (corporation)
- Graham Flack · Secretary of the Treasury Board, Treasury Board Of Canada Secretariat (TBS)
Financial Institutions
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Reported by Sasha Krstic · In-house (corporation)
- Pierre Poilievre · Leader of the Official Opposition
Financial Institutions
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Reported by Sasha Krstic · In-house (corporation)
- Julien Brazeau · Associate Assistant Deputy Minister, Finance Canada (FIN)
Financial Institutions
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Reported by Sasha Krstic · In-house (corporation)
- Julien Brazeau · Associate Assistant Deputy Minister, Finance Canada (FIN)
Financial Institutions
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Reported by Sasha Krstic · In-house (corporation)
- Julien Brazeau · Associate Assistant Deputy Minister, Finance Canada (FIN)
- Ron Morrow · Executive Director – Supervision, Bank of Canada
- Paul Chilcott · Advisor to the Governor, Bank of Canada
Financial Institutions
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Reported by Sasha Krstic · In-house (corporation)
- Julien Brazeau · Associate Assistant Deputy Minister, Finance Canada (FIN)
Financial Institutions
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Reported by Sasha Krstic · In-house (corporation)
- Abraham Tachjian · Open Banking Lead, Finance Canada (FIN)
Financial Institutions
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Reported by Sasha Krstic · In-house (corporation)
- Abraham Tachjian · Open Banking Lead, Finance Canada (FIN)
Financial Institutions
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Reported by Sasha Krstic · In-house (corporation)
- Sean Fraser · Minister, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC)
- Sebastian Clarke · Director, Operations, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC)
- Amanpreet Parmar · Sr. Special Assistant, Executive Assistant to the Chief of Staff, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC)
Financial InstitutionsImmigrationNational Security/Security
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Reported by Sasha Krstic · In-house (corporation)
- Sean Fraser · Minister, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC)
- Christiane Fox · Deputy Minister, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC)
Economic DevelopmentFinancial Institutions
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Reported by Sasha Krstic · In-house (corporation)
- Francesco Sorbara · Member of Parliament, House of Commons
Financial Institutions
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Reported by Sasha Krstic · In-house (corporation)
- Michael Sabia · Deputy Minister, Finance Canada (FIN)
- Julien Brazeau · Associate Assistant Deputy Minister, Finance Canada (FIN)
Financial Institutions
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Reported by Sasha Krstic · In-house (corporation)
- Abraham Tachjian · Open Banking Lead, Finance Canada (FIN)
- Julian Brazeau · Associate Assistant Deputy Minister, Finance Canada (FIN)
Financial Institutions
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Reported by Sasha Krstic · In-house (corporation)
- Julien Brazeau · Associate Assistant Deputy Minister, Finance Canada (FIN)
Financial Institutions
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Reported by Sasha Krstic · In-house (corporation)
- Yash Nanda · Policy Advisor, Finance Canada (FIN)
- Julien Brazeau · Associate Assistant Deputy Minister, Finance Canada (FIN)
Financial Institutions
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Reported by Sasha Krstic · In-house (corporation)
- François-Philippe Champagne · Minister of Innovation, Science and Industry, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
Industry
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Reported by Sasha Krstic · In-house (corporation)
- Sami Khoury · Head, Communications Security Establishment Canada (CSEC)
- Daniel Couillard · Director-General, Partnerships, Communications Security Establishment Canada (CSEC)
National Security/Security
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Reported by Sasha Krstic · In-house (corporation)
- Rick Perkins · Member of Parliament, House of Commons
Industry
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Reported by Sasha Krstic · In-house (corporation)
- Michael Sabia · Deputy Minister, Financial Consumer Agency of Canada (FCAC)
- Nick Leswick · Associate Deputy Minister, Finance Canada (FIN)
- Isabelle Jacques · Assistant Deputy Minister, Finance Canada (FIN)
- Julien Brazeau · Associate Assistant Deputy Minister, Finance Canada (FIN)
and 1 moreShow fewer
- Bud Sambasivam · Deputy Director, Policy, Finance Canada (FIN)
Financial Institutions
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.