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Lobbying by Electronic Transactions Association: 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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Electronic Transactions Association

Meetings this Parliament
2
With MPs
1
Since Nov 2021
6
Active registrations
1

Most recent reported meeting: Sep 23, 2025.

Bills they've lobbied on

Named in their own descriptions of meetings or of their registration. Their words are quoted below each bill.

Who they meet

Since the current Parliament opened.

MPs

Institutions

  • House of Commons1
  • Finance Canada (FIN)1

Registrations in effect

Consultant In effect since Sep 1, 2025

Consultant Jonathan Alter of PAA Advisors | Conseils

Consultant lobbyists

  • Jonathan Alter

Institutions they may lobby: Bank of Canada, Competition Bureau Canada (COBU), Finance Canada (FIN), Financial Consumer Agency of Canada (FCAC), House of Commons, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED), Prime Minister's Office (PMO), Public Safety Canada (PS), Senate of Canada

What they're lobbying on (3)
  • Amendments to the Proceeds of Crime (Money Laundering) and Terrorist Financing Act in Bill C-2, the Strong Borders Act.
  • Retail Payments Oversight Framework and the development of draft legislation. ETA is focused on an open and flexible system which has objective risk based rules.
  • Canadian Payments Act and the ongoing consultations of the Payment System in Canada. The participation of new kinds of emerging payment technology companies and payment focused companies in the consultation process.

Registration 959017-378953-2. Look it up in the official Registry

Reported meetings

Spreadsheet

  • Reported by Jonathan Alter · Consultant

    • Matthew O'Connell · Deputy Director Financial Sector Policy, Finance Canada (FIN)

    C-2

    Canadian Payments Act and the ongoing consultations of the Payment System in Canada. The participation of new kinds of emerging payment technology companies and payment focused companies in the consultation process. Read more

    Retail Payments Oversight Framework and the development of draft legislation. ETA is focused on an open and flexible system which has objective risk based rules.

    Amendments to the Proceeds of Crime (Money Laundering) and Terrorist Financing Act in Bill C-2, the Strong Borders Act.

    Official report

  • Reported by Jonathan Alter · Consultant

    C-2

    Canadian Payments Act and the ongoing consultations of the Payment System in Canada. The participation of new kinds of emerging payment technology companies and payment focused companies in the consultation process. Read more

    Retail Payments Oversight Framework and the development of draft legislation. ETA is focused on an open and flexible system which has objective risk based rules.

    Amendments to the Proceeds of Crime (Money Laundering) and Terrorist Financing Act in Bill C-2, the Strong Borders Act.

    Official report

  • Reported by Jonathan Alter · Consultant

    • Jeffrey Li · Policy Advisor, Finance Canada (FIN)
    Retail Payments Oversight Framework and the development of draft legislation. ETA is focused on an open and flexible system which has objective risk based rules. Read more

    Canadian Payments Act and the ongoing consultations of the Payment System in Canada. The participation of new kinds of emerging payment technology companies and payment focused companies in the consultation process.

    Official report

  • Reported by Jonathan Alter · Consultant

    • Toni Varone · Senator, Senate of Canada
    Retail Payments Oversight Framework and the development of draft legislation. ETA is focused on an open and flexible system which has objective risk based rules. Read more

    Canadian Payments Act and the ongoing consultations of the Payment System in Canada. The participation of new kinds of emerging payment technology companies and payment focused companies in the consultation process.

    Official report

  • Reported by Jonathan Alter · Consultant

    • Ron Morrow · Executive Director of Payments, Bank of Canada
    Canadian Payments Act and the ongoing consultations of the Payment System in Canada. The participation of new kinds of emerging payment technology companies and payment focused companies in the consultation process. Read more

    Retail Payments Oversight Framework and the development of draft legislation. ETA is focused on an open and flexible system which has objective risk based rules.

    Official report

  • Reported by Jonathan Alter · Consultant

    Retail Payments Oversight Framework and the development of draft legislation. ETA is focused on an open and flexible system which has objective risk based rules. Read more

    Canadian Payments Act and the ongoing consultations of the Payment System in Canada. The participation of new kinds of emerging payment technology companies and payment focused companies in the consultation process.

    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.