Client of a consultant lobbyist
CANADIAN FINANCE & LEASING ASSOCIATION
- Meetings this Parliament
- 0
- With MPs
- 0
- Since Nov 2021
- 1
- Active registrations
- 1
Most recent reported meeting: Mar 4, 2025.
Lobbying by CANADIAN FINANCE & LEASING 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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Consultant In effect since Mar 3, 2025
Consultant James Ball of Impact Public Affairs
Consultant lobbyists
- James Ball
Institutions they may lobby: Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC), Bank of Canada, Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA), Canada Revenue Agency (CRA), Farm Credit Canada (FCC), Finance Canada (FIN), House of Commons, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED), Justice Canada (JC), Prime Minister's Office (PMO), Senate of Canada
What they're lobbying on (7)Hide details
- Share key findings from report written by the CFLA intended to stimulate small business growth and uplift Canadian productivity. Key recommendations include expanding the Business Development Bank of Canada's (BDC) indirect lending portfolio to ensure more financing reaches SMEs. Introducing securitization programs that bundle SME loans to reduce risk and attract private investment. Strengthening partnerships between independent financing and leasing companies and major financial institutions to foster a more competitive, agile and innovative financial ecosystem.
- Increase the automobile income tax deduction limits and expense benefit rates that will apply in 2025 and beyond. These changes could be done by amending the Income tax Act or accompanying regulations.
- Ensure the proactive enforcement of stolen vehicle legislation with respect to Canada Border Service Agency's power to search containers for export..
- Seeking better enforcement and inspection by the Canada Border Service Agency of potential stolen vehicle shipments leaving Canada's ports.
- Amend the Select Luxury Tax Act to exempt all zero emission vehicles
- Seeking a Parliamentary review of the Mandate of the Farm Credit Canada
- Bank Act Review. Ensuring any amendments to the Bank Act review are not damaging to the leasing industry.
Registration 959102-380584-2. Look it up in the official Registry
Reported meetings
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Reported by James Ball · Consultant
- Colin Deacon · Senator, Senate of Canada
Share key findings from report written by the CFLA intended to stimulate small business growth and uplift Canadian productivity. Key recommendations include expanding the Business Development Bank of Canada's (BDC) indirect lending portfolio to ensure more financing reaches SMEs. Introducing securitization programs that bundle SME loans to reduce risk and attract private investment. Strengthening partnerships between independent financing and leasing companies and major financial institutions to foster a more competitive, agile and innovative financial ecosystem. Read more
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.