Investigation report : Mark Aldridge, President & CEO, MCAP Commercial LP

This report follows an investigation conducted by the Office of the Commissioner of Lobbying (OCL) pursuant to section 10.4 of the Lobbing Act (Act). This investigation focused on whether Mr. Mark Aldridge, President and CEO of MCAP Commercial LP (MCAP) and senior officer responsible for MCAP, failed to register in-house (corporation) lobbying activities in accordance with subsection 7(1) of the Act. This investigation arose in connection with communications that Mr. Robert Silver, Senior Vice-President of Strategy, Risk and Policy for MCAP, had with federal public office holders with respect to both MCAP’s role in administering the Canada Emergency Commercial Rent Assistance program on behalf of the Government of Canada as well as the eligibility of limited partnerships, such as MCAP, to claim the Canada Emergency Wage Subsidy (CEWS) in respect of their employees.