Canadian Bankers Association
{{Short description|Trade organization for banks}}
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| name = Canadian Bankers Association
| native_name = Association des banquiers canadiens
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| logo = Canadian Bankers Association English logo.svg
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| abbreviation = CBA
| formation = {{start date and age|1891}}
| founding_location = Montreal
| type = Lobby group
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| purpose = Lobbying on behalf of the Canadian banking industry
| headquarters = Commerce Court West
30th floor
199 Bay Street
Toronto
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| leader_title = President and CEO
| leader_name = Anthony G. Ostler
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| website = {{URL|https://cba.ca/}}
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The Canadian Bankers Association (CBA; {{langx|fr|Association des banquiers canadiens}}) is a trade association and lobby group representing Canadian banks.{{cite news|title=Canadian banks 'concerned' about provincial power grab|url=http://www.cbc.ca/fp/story/2011/08/12/5248255.html | work=CBC News | date=2011-08-12|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20121110060820/http://www.cbc.ca/fp/story/2011/08/12/5248255.html|archivedate=November 10, 2012}}url=http://www.yourloan.ca/loan-articles/canadian-bankers-associationurl=https://ocl-cal.gc.ca/app/secure/orl/lrrs/do/clntAddr?cid=15307&sMdKy=1362492511349&lang=eng {{Webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20130831101534/https://ocl-cal.gc.ca/app/secure/orl/lrrs/do/clntAddr?cid=15307&sMdKy=1362492511349&lang=eng |date=2013-08-31 }} Its over 60 members include Canada's Big Five banks, smaller domestic banks, and Canadian subsidiaries of foreign banks.
Founded in Montreal in 1891, the CBA is one of Canada's oldest interest groups. The CBA is headquartered at Commerce Court West in Toronto's Financial District and maintains additional offices in Ottawa and Montreal.{{cite web|title=How to reach us|url=https://cba.ca/how-to-reach-us|website=Canadian Banking Association|accessdate=January 25, 2018|language=en|date=November 6, 2017}}
Lobbying activities with the federal government (2012)
According to the Federal lobbyist registry, from January to September 2012, the Canadian Bankers Association had 131 contacts with federal officials to discuss issues such as mortgage insurance, identity theft laws, do-not-call list, corporate income tax, and accounting rules, making it the lobby group with the second most contacts that year.{{cite web |url=https://www.macleans.ca/news/canada/in-the-lobby/ |title=The 10 lobby groups with the most contact with federal officials |work=Maclean's |date=November 27, 2012 |access-date=July 13, 2018}}
See also
{{Portal|Banks}}
References
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