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Lobbying by Definity Insurance 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

Definity Insurance Company

Meetings this Parliament
9
With MPs
3
Since Nov 2021
11
Active registrations
1

Most recent reported meeting: Sep 23, 2026.

Registrations in effect

In-house (corporation) In effect since Jul 1, 2026

Filed by Rowan Saunders, President and CEO

Lobbyists

  • Craig Richardson · Senior Vice President and Chief Claims Officer
  • Fabian Richenberger · Executive Vice President, Commercial Insurance & Insurance Operations
  • Hussain Shorish · Director, Government Affairs
  • Paul MacDonald · Executive Vice President, Personal Insurance and Digital Channels
  • Philip Mather · Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
  • Rowan Saunders · President and CEO

Institutions they may lobby: Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC), Finance Canada (FIN), House of Commons, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED), Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada (OPC), Public Safety Canada (PS), Transport Canada (TC)

What they're lobbying on (4)
  • Engage with the Government of Canada on public policy matters affecting the property and casualty insurance sector, with the objective of raising awareness of industry-related issues and providing informed input to support a resilient Canadian economy and a competitive financial services sector.
  • Advocate for a national auto theft strategy led by the federal government, in coordination with provincial and territorial partners.
  • Support investments in climate adaption to protect Canadians from the effects of severe weather, a public-private partnership to stand up a national flood insurance program for high-risk residential properties, and a public-private partnership to protect Canadians from a major earthquake.
  • Engage on the Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada consultation on proposed federal privacy legislation reforms to implement Canada's Digital Charter.

Registration 956151-376167-9. Look it up in the official Registry

Reported meetings

Spreadsheet
  • Reported by Rowan Saunders · In-house (corporation)

    • Varun Srivatsan · Director of Policy, Finance Canada (FIN)
    • Jeffrey Li · Deputy Director of Policy, Finance Canada (FIN)
    Support investments in climate adaption to protect Canadians from the effects of severe weather, a public-private partnership to stand up a national flood insurance program for high-risk residential properties, and a public-private partnership to protect Canadians from a major earthquake. Read more

    Engage with the Government of Canada on public policy matters affecting the property and casualty insurance sector, with the objective of raising awareness of industry-related issues and providing informed input to support a resilient Canadian economy and a competitive financial services sector.

    Official report

  • Reported by Rowan Saunders · In-house (corporation)

    • Khusro Saeedi · Senior Director, Finance Canada (FIN)
    • Mahdi Khazaali · Analyst/Economist, Finance Canada (FIN)
    • Alexey Rubtsov · Principal Strategic Advisor, Finance Canada (FIN)
    Engage with the Government of Canada on public policy matters affecting the property and casualty insurance sector, with the objective of raising awareness of industry-related issues and providing informed input to support a resilient Canadian economy and a competitive financial services sector. Read more

    Official report

  • Reported by Rowan Saunders · In-house (corporation)

    • Tim Louis · Member of Parliament
    • Mathew Czipf · Legislative Assistant, House of Commons
    Support investments in climate adaption to protect Canadians from the effects of severe weather, a public-private partnership to stand up a national flood insurance program for high-risk residential properties, and a public-private partnership to protect Canadians from a major earthquake. Read more

    Official report

  • Reported by Rowan Saunders · In-house (corporation)

    • Jed Graham · Senior Policy Advisor, Transport Canada (TC)
    Advocate for a national auto theft strategy led by the federal government, in coordination with provincial and territorial partners.

    Official report

  • Reported by Rowan Saunders · In-house (corporation)

    • Julie Dabrusin · Minister of the Environment, Climate Change and Nature, Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC)
    • Bardish Chagger · Member of Parliament
    • Yasir Naqvi · Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of International Trade and to the Secretary of State (International Development) (Parliamentary Secretary)
    • Jessica Fullerton · Senior Policy Advisor, Finance Canada (FIN)
    and 4 more
    • Trevor Bhupsingh · Assistant Deputy Minister, Emergency Management and Programs, Public Safety Canada (PS)
    • Zohran Khalili · Parliamentary Assistant, House of Commons
    • Cheryl Cardinal · Director of Strategic Initiatives and Indigenous Equity, Finance Canada (FIN)
    • William Des Marais · Advisor, Secretary of State (Nature), Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC)
    Support investments in climate adaption to protect Canadians from the effects of severe weather, a public-private partnership to stand up a national flood insurance program for high-risk residential properties, and a public-private partnership to protect Canadians from a major earthquake. Read more

    Official report

  • Reported by Rowan Saunders · In-house (corporation)

    • Peter Routledge · Superintendent, Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions Canada (OSFI)
    Support investments in climate adaption to protect Canadians from the effects of severe weather, a public-private partnership to stand up a national flood insurance program for high-risk residential properties, and a public-private partnership to protect Canadians from a major earthquake. Read more

    Official report

  • Reported by Rowan Saunders · In-house (corporation)

    • Eleanor Olszewski · Minister of Emergency Management and Community Resilience, Public Safety Canada (PS)
    Support investments in climate adaption to protect Canadians from the effects of severe weather, a public-private partnership to stand up a national flood insurance program for high-risk residential properties, and a public-private partnership to protect Canadians from a major earthquake. Read more

    Official report

  • Reported by Rowan Saunders · In-house (corporation)

    • Jed Graham · Senior Policy Advisor, Transport Canada (TC)
    Advocate for a national auto theft strategy led by the federal government, in coordination with provincial and territorial partners.

    Official report

  • Reported by Rowan Saunders · In-house (corporation)

    • Cole Walsh · Senior Special Assistant, Public Safety Canada (PS)
    Advocate for a national auto theft strategy led by the federal government, in coordination with provincial and territorial partners.

    Official report

  • Reported by Rowan Saunders · In-house (corporation)

    • Adam van Koeverden · Member of Parliament
    • Dane Lloyd · Member of Parliament
    • Harjit Sajjan · Minister of Emergency Preparedness, Public Safety Canada (PS)
    • Steven Guilbeault · Minister of Environment and Climate Change, Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC)
    Support investments in climate adaption to protect Canadians from the effects of severe weather, a public-private partnership to stand up a national flood insurance program for high-risk residential properties, and a public-private partnership to protect Canadians from a major earthquake. Read more

    Official report

  • Reported by Rowan Saunders · In-house (corporation)

    • Steven Guilbeault · Minister of Environment and Climate Change Canada, Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC)
    • Harjit Sajjan · Minister of Emergency Preparedness, Public Safety Canada (PS)

    Climate

    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.