Canadian Lenders Association
Roundtables
Explore member-led roundtables shaping policy, innovation, and best practices across Canadian lending.
Active Roundtables
13
National Coverage
Coast to Coast
Format
Member-led
Sector Roundtables
Executive Roundtable
Automotive Finance Roundtable
The CLA’s Automotive Financing Roundtable is a group including automotive finance and next-generation executives working on strategies that advance credit access and financing solutions in the auto lending sector. Key priorities include fraud prevention, dealer and customer risk, red tape reduction, asset recovery, and open access to credit.
Executive Roundtable
BNPL Roundtable
BNPL (Buy Now, Pay Later) Roundtable is a group of BNPL providers, lenders, and technology leaders focused on responsible product design, regulatory alignment, consumer protection, and the sustainable evolution of instalment-based credit models in Canada.
Executive Roundtable
Crypto Roundtable
Crypto Roundtable is a group of lenders, platforms, and infrastructure providers working on compliant crypto-enabled lending, custody, valuation, and risk frameworks, with an emphasis on regulatory clarity and prudent market development.
Executive Roundtable
Equipment Finance Roundtable
Equipment Finance Roundtable is a group including banks, captives, non-bank lenders, and technology providers focused on innovation in equipment finance, including automation, asset lifecycle financing, SME access, and operational efficiency.
Executive Roundtable
Faith-Based Finance Roundtable
Faith-Based Financing Roundtable is a group of lenders and subject-matter experts focused on faith-aligned financial products, including halal mortgages and auto loans, addressing structural, compliance, and market challenges unique to values-based lending models.
Executive Roundtable
Home Improvement Finance Roundtable
Home Improvement Finance Roundtable is a group of lenders and ecosystem partners focused on point-of-sale financing, contractor and consumer risk, fraud mitigation, consumer protection, and regulatory issues affecting home improvement lending.
Executive Roundtable
Non-Prime Consumer Roundtable
Non-Prime Consumer Roundtable is a group of consumer lenders focused on responsible and open access to credit for non-prime borrowers, addressing affordability, fraud, risk management, regulatory constraints, and pathways to long-term credit improvement.
Executive Roundtable
Real Estate Finance Roundtable
Real Estate Financing Roundtable is a group of real estate lenders and financing providers working on capital access, underwriting standards, regulatory alignment, portfolio risk, and market stability across residential and commercial segments.
Executive Roundtable
SMB Roundtable
SMB Financing Roundtable is a group of SMB lenders and platforms focused on improving open access to credit for small and medium-sized businesses, addressing underwriting innovation, data access, fraud risk, and regulatory barriers.
Cross-Sector Roundtables
Executive Roundtable
Acquisition Roundtable
The CLA’s Acquisition Roundtable brings together leading banks, credit unions, fintechs, and specialty finance companies across Canada to strengthen top-of-funnel growth across the full lending lifecycle. The group focuses not only on attracting net-new borrowers through smarter channel strategy, digital marketing, embedded partnerships, and data-driven origination, but also on driving responsible upsell, cross-sell, refinancing, credit […]
Executive Roundtable
Loan Servicing Roundtable
Loan Servicing Roundtable is a group of servicing, collections, and operations leaders focused on borrower outcomes, regulatory compliance, performance optimisation, and the responsible use of AI across the loan lifecycle.
Executive Roundtable
Risk Roundtable
Risk Roundtable is a cross-sector group of risk, compliance, and credit leaders focused on shared risk frameworks, fraud typologies, regulatory interpretation, supervisory expectations, and operational resilience across lending verticals.
Executive Roundtable
Sustainable Finance Roundtable
Sustainable Finance Roundtable is a cross-sector group working on the practical implementation of sustainable finance, including climate risk, governance, disclosure expectations, and proportional regulation.