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Marc Desmarais's lobbying: the clients they represent and every meeting they've reported since November 2021.

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Consultant lobbyist

Marc Desmarais

NATIONAL Public Relations

Former public offices

  • Executive Assistant to the Minister, Minister's Office, Canadian International Development Agency & Department of Foreign Affairs (1997–1999)
  • Assitant to the Leader of the Opposition in the Senate, Leader's Office, The Senate of Canada (1985–1987)
  • Assistant to Alain Tardif, MP, House of Commons, House of Commons (1984–1984)
  • Assistant to Jean-Claude Malépart, MP, House of Commons, House of Commons (1984–1984)
Meetings this Parliament
151
Since Nov 2021
655
Active registrations
25

Reported meetings

  • Meetings with elected and non-elected officials regarding the company’s sustainability, recyclability and environmental policies.

    Official report

  • Le Devoir
    • Hilary Leftick · Chief of Staff, Canadian Heritage (PCH)
    • Francis Bilodeau · Deputy Minister, Canadian Heritage (PCH)

    C-1844-1

    Meetings with elected and non-elected officials regarding Bill C-18, Online News Act.

    Official report

  • Le Devoir
    • Hilary Leftick · Chief of Staff, Canadian Heritage (PCH)

    C-1844-1

    Meetings with elected and non-elected officials regarding Bill C-18, Online News Act.

    Official report

  • Whirlpool Canada LP
    • Sean Mitchell · Director of Parliamentary Affairs and Issues Management, Natural Resources Canada (NRCan)

    S-4

    Meetings with elected and non-elected officials regarding Bill S-4,on Bill S-4, An Act to amend the Energy Efficiency Act.

    Official report

  • Whirlpool Canada LP
    • Duncan Wilson · Senator, Senate of Canada

    S-4

    Meetings with elected and non-elected officials regarding Bill S-4,on Bill S-4, An Act to amend the Energy Efficiency Act.

    Official report

  • MEDTEQ +
    • Ritu Banerjee · Assistant Deputy Minister, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
    Meetings with elected and non-elected officials to obtain federal funding for the development of innovative medical technology solutions to be integrated into the federal health care system. Read more

    Official report

    • Claude Guay · Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Energy and Natural Resources
    • Corey Hogan · Member of Parliament
    Meetings with elected and non-elected officials to discuss potential infrastructure that will help develop end markets for recycled plastics and mixed paper.

    Official report

  • Fondation Mira Inc.
    • Chris Simba · Senior Regional Advisor for Quebec, Housing, Infrastructure and Communities Canada (HICC)
    Meetings with elected and non-elected officials to establish the Mira Foundation as the leading reference in services for people with disabilities (visual, motor, and autism spectrum disorders) and to secure sustainable financial support as well as regulatory changes. Read more

    Official report

  • Vantage Data Centres
    • Pénéla Guy · Strategic Advisor for Quebec, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
    • Cédrick Devedeux-Delorme · Deputy Director of Operations and Principal Advisor for Quebec, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
    Meetings with elected and non-elected officials to discuss the maintenance of the competitiveness of the data processing in Quebec.

    Official report

  • MEDTEQ +
    • Ritu Banerjee · Assistant Deputy Minister, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
    Meetings with elected and non-elected officials to obtain federal funding for the development of innovative medical technology solutions to be integrated into the federal health care system. Read more

    Official report

  • Fondation Mira Inc.
    • Chris Simba · Senior Advisor (Quebec), Housing, Infrastructure and Communities Canada (HICC)
    Meetings with elected and non-elected officials to establish the Mira Foundation as the leading reference in services for people with disabilities (visual, motor, and autism spectrum disorders) and to secure sustainable financial support as well as regulatory changes. Read more

    Official report

    • Chris Simba · Senior Advisor, Housing, Infrastructure and Communities Canada (HICC)
    Meetings with elected and non-elected officials to discuss potential infrastructure that will help develop end markets for recycled plastics and mixed paper.

    Official report

    • Noah Fon · Quebec Regional Advisor, Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC)
    Meetings with elected and non-elected officials to discuss potential infrastructure that will help develop end markets for recycled plastics and mixed paper.

    Official report

  • Fondation Mira Inc.
    • Simon-Pierre Savard-Tremblay · Member of Parliament, House of Commons
    Meetings with elected and non-elected officials to establish the Mira Foundation as the leading reference in services for people with disabilities (visual, motor, and autism spectrum disorders) and to secure sustainable financial support as well as regulatory changes. Read more

    Official report

    • Mahamat Djalal · Policy advisor, Quebec, Health Canada (HC)
    Meetings with elected and non-elected officials regarding the company’s sustainability, recyclability and environmental policies. Read more

    Meetings with elected and non-elected officials regarding the Publication of the regulatory framework paper and technical paper to advance the plastics circular economy.

    Meetings with elected and non-elected officials regarding the United States tariffs.

    Official report

    • Mahamat Djalal · Policy advisor, Quebec, Health Canada (HC)
    Meeting with elected and non-elected officials regarding Pharmacare and Health related issues. Read more

    Meetings with elected and non-elected officials pertaining to the cannabis legislation, policies and regulations.

    Official report

    • Mahamat Djalal · Policy Advisor, Quebec, Health Canada (HC)
    Meetings with elected and non-elected officials to discuss the federal government's dental care program. Read more

    Meeting with elected and non-elected officials to discuss the Association's priority issues.

    Official report

  • Fondation Mira Inc.
    • Simon-Pierre Savard-Tremblay · Member of Parliament, House of Commons
    Meetings with elected and non-elected officials to establish the Mira Foundation as the leading reference in services for people with disabilities (visual, motor, and autism spectrum disorders) and to secure sustainable financial support as well as regulatory changes. Read more

    Official report

  • Levio
    • Andrew Richardson · Deputy Chief of Staff, Transport Canada (TC)
    Meetings with parliamentarians, senior officials, and ministerial offices to discuss the company’s experience in data preparation, artificial intelligence, and agentic artificial intelligence. Read more

    Official report

  • White Birch Papers
    Meetings with elected and non-elected officials regarding the Strategic Response Fund Program. Read more

    Meetings with elected and non-elected officials regarding the company's forestry and pulp and paper priority issues.

    Meetings with elected and non-elected officials pertaining to the Investments in Forest Industry Transformation program at Natural Resources Canada.

    Official report

  • Mont Royal Resources
    Meeting with elected and non-elected officials pertaining the company's Ashram Fluorspar Deposit Project.

    Official report

  • MEDTEQ +
    • Ritu Banerjee · Assistant Deputy Minister, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
    Meetings with elected and non-elected officials to obtain federal funding for the development of innovative medical technology solutions to be integrated into the federal health care system. Read more

    Official report

  • Port of Baie Comeau
    • Stéphanie Hébert · Assistant Deputy Minister, Transport Canada (TC)
    Meetings with elected and non-elected officials to represent the priorities of the Port of Baie-Comeau within an integrated vision of the development of the maritime corridor to diversify Canada’s trade partners during the transition toward green energy. Read more

    Official report

  • MEDTEQ +
    • Ritu Banerjee · Assistant Deputy Minister, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
    Meetings with elected and non-elected officials to obtain federal funding for the development of innovative medical technology solutions to be integrated into the federal health care system. Read more

    Official report

  • Meetings with elected and non-elected officials to modernize Canada’s Extradition System and Law.

    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.