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Lobbying by PayPal Canada: 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

PayPal Canada

Meetings this Parliament
14
With MPs
4
Since Nov 2021
18
Active registrations
1

Most recent reported meeting: Apr 21, 2026.

Registrations in effect

In-house (corporation) In effect since May 19, 2026

Filed by Craig Greenberg, President

Lobbyists

  • Nicole Hurtubise-Watts · Head, Government Relations Former public office holder

    Formerly Special Assistant, Operations, Office of the Prime Minister (2004–2005)

  • Richard Nash · Vice President, Head of Global Government Relations

Institutions they may lobby: Bank of Canada, Business Development Bank of Canada (BDC), Canada Revenue Agency (CRA), Competition Bureau Canada (COBU), Export Development Canada (EDC), Finance Canada (FIN), Financial Transactions and Reports Analysis Centre of Canada (FINTRAC), Global Affairs Canada (GAC), House of Commons, Indigenous Services Canada (ISC), Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED), Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada (OPC), Prime Minister's Office (PMO), Public Safety Canada (PS), Rural Economic Development (Minister’s Office), Senate of Canada, Shared Services Canada (SSC), Treasury Board Of Canada Secretariat (TBS)

What they're lobbying on (10)
  • Bill C- 29, the Financial Crimes Agency Act with respect to the impacts on payment service providers.
  • Discuss financial sector policy matters such as payments systems, e-commerce, and data security;
  • Discuss policy options and industry trends in regards to the Consumer Driven Banking Act and The Stablecoin Act (C-15 Budget Implementation Act 1)
  • Monitor developments regarding the Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act.
  • Emerging policies and regulation of the financial technology or "fintech" sector to allow for greater innovation and competition.
  • Potential regulations and policies concerning real time rail /faster payments under review by Government of Canada/Payments Canada.
  • Monitor developments and amendments to the Proceeds of Crime (Money Laundering) and Terrorist Financing Regulations.
  • Monitor development of the Retail Payments Oversight Framework and regulations as part of the implementation of the Retail Payments Activities Act (RPAA)
  • Discuss policy options and industry evolution with respect to Open Banking.
  • Discuss challenges confronting Canadian Small and medium size businesses in the digital economy and the role of online payment systems in supporting SMBs in Canada.

Registration 965300-363341-21. Look it up in the official Registry

Reported meetings

Spreadsheet
  • Reported by Kevin Pearce · In-house (corporation)

    and 1 more
    • Cross Smalley · Director of Parliamentary Affairs, House of Commons
    Emerging policies and regulation of the financial technology or "fintech" sector to allow for greater innovation and competition. Read more

    Discuss policy options and industry evolution with respect to Open Banking.

    Discuss policy options and industry trends in regards to the Consumer Driven Banking Act and The Stablecoin Act (C-15 Budget Implementation Act 1)

    Discuss financial sector policy matters such as payments systems, e-commerce, and data security;

    Official report

  • Reported by Kevin Pearce · In-house (corporation)

    • Ryan Turnbull · Member of Parliament
    • Matthew O'Connell · Deputy Director Financial Sector Policy, Finance Canada (FIN)
    Discuss policy options and industry evolution with respect to Open Banking. Read more

    Emerging policies and regulation of the financial technology or "fintech" sector to allow for greater innovation and competition.

    Discuss policy options and industry trends in regards to the Consumer Driven Banking Act and The Stablecoin Act (C-15 Budget Implementation Act 1)

    Official report

  • Reported by Kevin Pearce · In-house (corporation)

    • Julien Brazeau · Assistant Deputy Minister, Finance Canada (FIN)
    Discuss policy options and industry trends in regards to the Consumer Driven Banking Act and The Stablecoin Act (C-15 Budget Implementation Act 1) Read more

    Emerging policies and regulation of the financial technology or "fintech" sector to allow for greater innovation and competition.

    Potential regulations and policies concerning real time rail /faster payments under review by Government of Canada/Payments Canada.

    Discuss policy options and industry evolution with respect to Open Banking.

    Discuss financial sector policy matters such as payments systems, e-commerce, and data security;

    Official report

  • Reported by Kevin Pearce · In-house (corporation)

    • Jeanne Pratt · Interim Commissioner of Competition, Competition Bureau Canada (COBU)
    • MIke Hollingworth · A/Deputy Commissioner, Competition Bureau Canada (COBU)
    • Brad Callaghan · Associate Deputy Commissioner, Competition Bureau Canada (COBU)
    Discuss policy options and industry evolution with respect to Open Banking. Read more

    Emerging policies and regulation of the financial technology or "fintech" sector to allow for greater innovation and competition.

    Official report

  • Reported by Kevin Pearce · In-house (corporation)

    • Shawn Grover · Policy advisor, Prime Minister's Office (PMO)
    Discuss policy options and industry trends in regards to the Consumer Driven Banking Act and The Stablecoin Act (C-15 Budget Implementation Act 1) Read more

    Discuss policy options and industry evolution with respect to Open Banking.

    Emerging policies and regulation of the financial technology or "fintech" sector to allow for greater innovation and competition.

    Discuss financial sector policy matters such as payments systems, e-commerce, and data security;

    Official report

  • Reported by Kevin Pearce · In-house (corporation)

    • Simran Arulraj · Policy Advisor, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
    Discuss challenges confronting Canadian Small and medium size businesses in the digital economy and the role of online payment systems in supporting SMBs in Canada. Read more

    Discuss financial sector policy matters such as payments systems, e-commerce, and data security;

    Official report

  • Reported by Kevin Pearce · In-house (corporation)

    • Mark Schaan · Associate Deputy Minister, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
    Emerging policies and regulation of the financial technology or "fintech" sector to allow for greater innovation and competition. Read more

    Discuss policy options and industry trends in regards to the Consumer Driven Banking Act and The Stablecoin Act (C-15 Budget Implementation Act 1)

    Discuss policy options and industry evolution with respect to Open Banking.

    Discuss challenges confronting Canadian Small and medium size businesses in the digital economy and the role of online payment systems in supporting SMBs in Canada.

    Official report

  • Reported by Kevin Pearce · In-house (corporation)

    Emerging policies and regulation of the financial technology or "fintech" sector to allow for greater innovation and competition. Read more

    Discuss policy options and industry evolution with respect to Open Banking.

    Discuss challenges confronting Canadian Small and medium size businesses in the digital economy and the role of online payment systems in supporting SMBs in Canada.

    Discuss policy options and industry trends in regards to the Consumer Driven Banking Act and The Stablecoin Act (C-15 Budget Implementation Act 1)

    Discuss financial sector policy matters such as payments systems, e-commerce, and data security;

    Official report

  • Reported by Kevin Pearce · In-house (corporation)

    • Anne Butler · Managing Director, Supervision, Bank of Canada
    • Ron Morrow · Executive Director, Payments, Supervision and Oversight, Bank of Canada
    Potential regulations and policies concerning real time rail /faster payments under review by Government of Canada/Payments Canada. Read more

    Monitor development of the Retail Payments Oversight Framework and regulations as part of the implementation of the Retail Payments Activities Act (RPAA)

    Discuss policy options and industry evolution with respect to Open Banking.

    Discuss policy options and industry trends in regards to the Consumer Driven Banking Act and The Stablecoin Act (C-15 Budget Implementation Act 1)

    Official report

  • Reported by Kevin Pearce · In-house (corporation)

    • Julien Brazeau · Assistant Deputy Minister, Finance Canada (FIN)
    • Judith Hamel · Director General, Finance Canada (FIN)
    • Nicolas Marion · Senior Director, Finance Canada (FIN)
    • Greg Reade · Associate Assistant Deputy Minister, Finance Canada (FIN)
    Emerging policies and regulation of the financial technology or "fintech" sector to allow for greater innovation and competition. Read more

    Monitor development of the Retail Payments Oversight Framework and regulations as part of the implementation of the Retail Payments Activities Act (RPAA)

    Potential regulations and policies concerning real time rail /faster payments under review by Government of Canada/Payments Canada.

    Discuss policy options and industry evolution with respect to Open Banking.

    Discuss policy options and industry trends in regards to the Consumer Driven Banking Act and The Stablecoin Act (C-15 Budget Implementation Act 1)

    Discuss financial sector policy matters such as payments systems, e-commerce, and data security;

    Discuss challenges confronting Canadian Small and medium size businesses in the digital economy and the role of online payment systems in supporting SMBs in Canada.

    Official report

  • Reported by Kevin Pearce · In-house (corporation)

    • Matthew O'Connell · Deputy Director Financial Sector Policy, Finance Canada (FIN)
    Department of Finance review of the Canadian Payments Acts. Emerging policies and regulation of the financial technology or "fintech" sector to allow for greater innovation and competition. Read more

    Discuss policy options and industry evolution with respect to Open Banking.

    Monitor development of the Retail Payments Oversight Framework and regulations as part of the implementation of the Retail Payments Activities Act (RPAA)

    Potential regulations and policies concerning real time rail /faster payments under review by Government of Canada/Payments Canada.

    Discuss financial sector policy matters, in particular: payments systems; payments, e-commerce and data security;

    Official report

  • Reported by Kevin Pearce · In-house (corporation)

    Department of Finance review of the Canadian Payments Acts. Emerging policies and regulation of the financial technology or "fintech" sector to allow for greater innovation and competition. Read more

    Monitor developments and amendments to the Proceeds of Crime (Money Laundering) and Terrorist Financing Regulations.

    Discuss financial sector policy matters, in particular: payments systems; payments, e-commerce and data security;

    Discuss policy options and industry evolution with respect to Open Banking.

    Official report

  • Reported by Kevin Pearce · In-house (corporation)

    • Joshua Mbandi · Policy advisor, Finance Canada (FIN)
    Discuss financial sector policy matters, in particular: payments systems; payments, e-commerce and data security; Read more

    Monitor development of the Retail Payments Oversight Framework and regulations as part of the implementation of the Retail Payments Activities Act (RPAA)

    Discuss policy options and industry evolution with respect to Open Banking.

    Official report

  • Reported by Kevin Pearce · In-house (corporation)

    • Matthew O'Connell · Deputy Director Financial Sector Policy, Finance Canada (FIN)
    Department of Finance review of the Canadian Payments Acts. Emerging policies and regulation of the financial technology or "fintech" sector to allow for greater innovation and competition. Read more

    Monitor development of the Retail Payments Oversight Framework and regulations as part of the implementation of the Retail Payments Activities Act (RPAA)

    Official report

  • Reported by Kevin Pearce · In-house (corporation)

    • Chrystia Freeland · Deputy Prime Minister & Minister of Finance, Finance Canada (FIN)

    Financial Institutions

    Official report

  • Reported by Kevin Pearce · In-house (corporation)

    • Taleeb Noormohamed · Member of Parliament
    • Pam Damoff · Member of Parliament, House of Commons

    Financial Institutions

    Official report

  • Reported by Kevin Pearce · In-house (corporation)

    • Jim Carr · Member of Parliament, House of Commons

    Financial Institutions

    Official report

  • Reported by Kevin Pearce · In-house (corporation)

    • Tyler Meredith · Director, Economic Strategy and Planning, Finance Canada (FIN)
    • David Hurl · Director of Policy, Finance Canada (FIN)

    Financial Institutions

    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.