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Registrant (responsible officer)

Brian Kingston

President & CEO

For companies and organizations, the most senior paid officer files the registration and the monthly reports, whoever attended the meeting.

Former public offices

  • Trade Policy Analyst, Trade Policy Branch, Global Affairs Canada (2011–2012)
  • Economist, International affairs, Security and Justice, Treasury Board Secretariat (2011–2011)
  • Analyst, Social Development Policy, Privy Council Office (2010–2010)
  • Economist, Tax Policy Branch, Finance Canada (2010–2010)
  • Economist, Small business and tourism, Industry Canada (2009–2009)
  • Trade Policy Analyst, Trade Policy Branch, Global Affairs Canada (2008–2008)
Meetings this Parliament
136
Since Nov 2021
457
Active registrations
1

Reported meetings

    • Aaron Wudrick · Director of Policy, House of Commons
    • Elan Harper · Policy Advisor, House of Commons
    • Bryce McRae · Manager of Stakeholder Relations, House of Commons
    - Ensure an automotive strategy provides for a competitive environment that encourages maintenance of current and new automotive investment. Read more

    Coordination and alignment of research and analysis associated with U.S. of Light Duty Vehicle greenhouse gas emission regulation.

    - Ensure the alignment of Canada and U.S. vehicle emission and greenhouse gas standards, for light duty (2025 and beyond), and heavy duty vehicles (2019 and beyond) under the Canadian Environmental Protection Act.

    Ensure that the ZEV federal objectives support consumer uptake and demand, and comprehends the integrated nature of the auto industry and need for alignment with the U.S. federal ZEV policies and programs.

    Official report

    • Ryan Williams · Member of Parliament, House of Commons
    - Bilateral and plurolateral trade agreements comprehend the North American integration of the Automotive industry Read more

    Ensure that the ZEV federal objectives support consumer uptake and demand, and comprehends the integrated nature of the auto industry and need for alignment with the U.S. federal ZEV policies and programs.

    Official report

    • Ben Chin · Senior Advisor, Prime Minister's Office (PMO)
    • Jason Easton · Strategic Advisor Special Projects, Prime Minister's Office (PMO)
    - Bilateral and plurolateral trade agreements comprehend the North American integration of the Automotive industry

    Official report

    • Samir Kassam · Director of Policy, Natural Resources Canada (NRCan)
    • Kaitlyn Cleary · Deputy Director of Policy, Natural Resources Canada (NRCan)
    Ensure that the ZEV federal objectives support consumer uptake and demand, and comprehends the integrated nature of the auto industry and need for alignment with the U.S. federal ZEV policies and programs. Read more

    Official report

    • Francesco Sorbara · Member of Parliament, House of Commons
    - Ensure an automotive strategy provides for a competitive environment that encourages maintenance of current and new automotive investment.

    Official report

    • Wilder Walker-Stewart · Senior Policy Advisor, Transport Canada (TC)
    - Ensuring proposed regulatory requirements for vehicle safety and supporting programs and policies meet the intended safety objectives in a aligned manner

    Official report

    • Paul Moen · Chief of Staff, Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC)
    - Promote investments and improvements to new and existing trade infrastructure to support the automotive manufacturing supply chain.

    Official report

    • Chrystia Freeland · Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance, House of Commons
    - Bilateral and plurolateral trade agreements comprehend the North American integration of the Automotive industry

    Official report

    • Shannon Stubbs · Member of Parliament
    • Lewis Anderson · Parliamentary Assistant, House of Commons
    Coordination and alignment of research and analysis associated with U.S. of Light Duty Vehicle greenhouse gas emission regulation. Read more

    Ensure that the Mines to Mobility Strategy is aligned and coordinated with the U.S.

    - Ensure the alignment of Canada and U.S. vehicle emission and greenhouse gas standards, for light duty (2025 and beyond), and heavy duty vehicles (2019 and beyond) under the Canadian Environmental Protection Act.

    - Ensure that the proposed Clean Electricity Regulations do not impede the uptake and adoption of ZEV and building out ZEV charging infrastructure.

    Ensure alignment with the US on chemicals management and vehicle emissions.

    Ensure that the ZEV federal objectives support consumer uptake and demand, and comprehends the integrated nature of the auto industry and need for alignment with the U.S. federal ZEV policies and programs.

    Official report

    • Wilder Walker-Stewart · Senior Policy Advisor, Transport Canada (TC)
    - Ensuring proposed regulatory requirements for vehicle safety and supporting programs and policies meet the intended safety objectives in a aligned manner

    Official report

  • Ensure that the Mines to Mobility Strategy is aligned and coordinated with the U.S. Read more

    - Ensure the alignment of Canada and U.S. vehicle emission and greenhouse gas standards, for light duty (2025 and beyond), and heavy duty vehicles (2019 and beyond) under the Canadian Environmental Protection Act.

    Ensure that the ZEV federal objectives support consumer uptake and demand, and comprehends the integrated nature of the auto industry and need for alignment with the U.S. federal ZEV policies and programs.

    - Ensure alignment of Canada U.S. harmonized Tier 3 and beyond vehicle criteria air emission standards and supporting fuel quality requirements

    Official report

    • Megan Nichols · Assistant Deputy Minister, Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC)
    • Judy Meltzer · Associate Assistant Deputy Minister, Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC)
    - Ensure alignment of Canada U.S. harmonized Tier 3 and beyond vehicle criteria air emission standards and supporting fuel quality requirements Read more

    Coordination and alignment of research and analysis associated with U.S. of Light Duty Vehicle greenhouse gas emission regulation.

    - Ensure the Emissions Reduction Plan under the Climate Change Accountability Act implementation including the Pan-Canadian framework on Climate change comprehends the federal government's regulatory role respecting vehicle fuel economy/greenhouse gas emissions and criteria air contaminants and CUSMA.

    - Ensure the alignment of Canada and U.S. vehicle emission and greenhouse gas standards, for light duty (2025 and beyond), and heavy duty vehicles (2019 and beyond) under the Canadian Environmental Protection Act.

    - Ensure any further review of the Canadian Environmental Protection Act is applied in a manner that achieves the governments objectives and does not disrupt manufacturing operations and vehicles.

    - Ensuring proposed regulatory requirements for vehicle safety and supporting programs and policies meet the intended safety objectives in a aligned manner

    Ensure amendments to the implementation of the Greenhouse Pollution Pricing Act requirements do not negatively impact the vehicle manufacturing industry's competitiveness.

    Ensure that the ZEV federal objectives support consumer uptake and demand, and comprehends the integrated nature of the auto industry and need for alignment with the U.S. federal ZEV policies and programs.

    - Ensure the requirements of the Chemical Management plan are developed, and applied in a manner that achieves the governments government's objectives and does not disrupt vehicle manufacturing operations and vehicles and new vehicle battery operations.

    Ensure alignment with the US on chemicals management and vehicle emissions.

    -Ensure the implementation of Bill 69 the new Canadian Environmental Protection Act is applied in a manner that does not disrupt manufacturing operations, vehicles and the new vehicle battery operations.

    - Ensure that the proposed Clean Electricity Regulations do not impede the uptake and adoption of ZEV and building out ZEV charging infrastructure.

    Official report

    • Wilder Walker-Stewart · Senior Policy Advisor, Transport Canada (TC)
    - Regulatory Cooperation Council workplans to remove differences and misaligned vehicles safety standards, connected vehicle and infrastructure requirements and vehicle emission standards between Canada and the U.S. Read more

    - Ensuring proposed regulatory requirements for vehicle safety and supporting programs and policies meet the intended safety objectives in a aligned manner

    Ensure that the ZEV federal objectives support consumer uptake and demand, and comprehends the integrated nature of the auto industry and need for alignment with the U.S. federal ZEV policies and programs.

    Official report

    • Bryce McRae · Manager of Stakeholder Relations, House of Commons
    • Elan Harper · Policy Advisor, House of Commons
    • Aaron Wudrick · Director of Policy, House of Commons
    - Ensure that the proposed Clean Electricity Regulations do not impede the uptake and adoption of ZEV and building out ZEV charging infrastructure. Read more

    Ensure that the Mines to Mobility Strategy is aligned and coordinated with the U.S.

    - Ensure alignment of Canada U.S. harmonized Tier 3 and beyond vehicle criteria air emission standards and supporting fuel quality requirements

    Coordination and alignment of research and analysis associated with U.S. of Light Duty Vehicle greenhouse gas emission regulation.

    - Ensure an automotive strategy provides for a competitive environment that encourages maintenance of current and new automotive investment.

    Ensure alignment with the US on chemicals management and vehicle emissions.

    - Ensure the alignment of Canada and U.S. vehicle emission and greenhouse gas standards, for light duty (2025 and beyond), and heavy duty vehicles (2019 and beyond) under the Canadian Environmental Protection Act.

    Ensure that the ZEV federal objectives support consumer uptake and demand, and comprehends the integrated nature of the auto industry and need for alignment with the U.S. federal ZEV policies and programs.

    Official report

    • Simon-Pierre Savard-Tremblay · Member of Parliament, House of Commons
    - Regulatory Cooperation Council workplans to remove differences and misaligned vehicles safety standards, connected vehicle and infrastructure requirements and vehicle emission standards between Canada and the U.S. Read more

    Coordination and alignment of research and analysis associated with U.S. of Light Duty Vehicle greenhouse gas emission regulation.

    Ensure that the ZEV federal objectives support consumer uptake and demand, and comprehends the integrated nature of the auto industry and need for alignment with the U.S. federal ZEV policies and programs.

    - Ensure an automotive strategy provides for a competitive environment that encourages maintenance of current and new automotive investment.

    - CBSA Assessment & Revenue Management (CARM); Beyond the Border; Trusted Trader; Customs Self Assessment (CSA); support border policies and administration by CBSA supports and enhances trans-border shipments of goods, cross-border movement of workers who perform essential services, and security.

    - Bilateral and plurolateral trade agreements comprehend the North American integration of the Automotive industry

    - Global Affairs Canada; trade agreement negotiation and implementation that maximizes commercial benefits and export opportunities.

    Official report

    • Anita Anand · Minister of Transport, Transport Canada (TC)
    - Ensuring proposed regulatory requirements for vehicle safety and supporting programs and policies meet the intended safety objectives in a aligned manner Read more

    Ensure that the ZEV federal objectives support consumer uptake and demand, and comprehends the integrated nature of the auto industry and need for alignment with the U.S. federal ZEV policies and programs.

    - Ensure an automotive strategy provides for a competitive environment that encourages maintenance of current and new automotive investment.

    - Regulatory Cooperation Council workplans to remove differences and misaligned vehicles safety standards, connected vehicle and infrastructure requirements and vehicle emission standards between Canada and the U.S.

    Official report

  • - Ensure an automotive strategy provides for a competitive environment that encourages maintenance of current and new automotive investment. Read more

    - Bilateral and plurolateral trade agreements comprehend the North American integration of the Automotive industry

    Ensure that the ZEV federal objectives support consumer uptake and demand, and comprehends the integrated nature of the auto industry and need for alignment with the U.S. federal ZEV policies and programs.

    Ensure that the Mines to Mobility Strategy is aligned and coordinated with the U.S.

    - CBSA Assessment & Revenue Management (CARM); Beyond the Border; Trusted Trader; Customs Self Assessment (CSA); support border policies and administration by CBSA supports and enhances trans-border shipments of goods, cross-border movement of workers who perform essential services, and security.

    - Global Affairs Canada; trade agreement negotiation and implementation that maximizes commercial benefits and export opportunities.

    Official report

  • and 7 more
    • Tony Baldinelli · Member of Parliament
    • Colin Carrie · Member of Parliament, House of Commons
    • Nathan Draaistra · Administrative Assistant, House of Commons
    • Callum Wintle · Parliamentary Assistant, House of Commons
    • Rhonda Kirkland · Senior Communications Advisor, House of Commons
    • Luke Fulton · Member's Assistant, House of Commons
    • Richard Fromm · Chief of Staff, House of Commons
    - Ensure alignment of Canada U.S. harmonized Tier 3 and beyond vehicle criteria air emission standards and supporting fuel quality requirements Read more

    - Ensure the Emissions Reduction Plan under the Climate Change Accountability Act implementation including the Pan-Canadian framework on Climate change comprehends the federal government's regulatory role respecting vehicle fuel economy/greenhouse gas emissions and criteria air contaminants and CUSMA.

    - Ensure any further review of the Canadian Environmental Protection Act is applied in a manner that achieves the governments objectives and does not disrupt manufacturing operations and vehicles.

    - Ensure the alignment of Canada and U.S. vehicle emission and greenhouse gas standards, for light duty (2025 and beyond), and heavy duty vehicles (2019 and beyond) under the Canadian Environmental Protection Act.

    Coordination and alignment of research and analysis associated with U.S. of Light Duty Vehicle greenhouse gas emission regulation.

    - Ensure an automotive strategy provides for a competitive environment that encourages maintenance of current and new automotive investment.

    Ensure that the Mines to Mobility Strategy is aligned and coordinated with the U.S.

    Ensure that the ZEV federal objectives support consumer uptake and demand, and comprehends the integrated nature of the auto industry and need for alignment with the U.S. federal ZEV policies and programs.

    - Global Affairs Canada; trade agreement negotiation and implementation that maximizes commercial benefits and export opportunities.

    - Bilateral and plurolateral trade agreements comprehend the North American integration of the Automotive industry

    Official report

    • Joanna Dafoe · Director of Policy, Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC)
    - Ensure alignment of Canada U.S. harmonized Tier 3 and beyond vehicle criteria air emission standards and supporting fuel quality requirements Read more

    - Ensure the Emissions Reduction Plan under the Climate Change Accountability Act implementation including the Pan-Canadian framework on Climate change comprehends the federal government's regulatory role respecting vehicle fuel economy/greenhouse gas emissions and criteria air contaminants and CUSMA.

    - Ensure any further review of the Canadian Environmental Protection Act is applied in a manner that achieves the governments objectives and does not disrupt manufacturing operations and vehicles.

    Coordination and alignment of research and analysis associated with U.S. of Light Duty Vehicle greenhouse gas emission regulation.

    - Natural Resources Canada; ensure efficiencies in reporting fuel consumption data for the annual fuel consumption guide, website and fuel economy labels are consistent with those in the U.S.

    - Ensure the requirements of the Chemical Management plan are developed, and applied in a manner that achieves the governments government's objectives and does not disrupt vehicle manufacturing operations and vehicles and new vehicle battery operations.

    - Ensure the alignment of Canada and U.S. vehicle emission and greenhouse gas standards, for light duty (2025 and beyond), and heavy duty vehicles (2019 and beyond) under the Canadian Environmental Protection Act.

    Ensure amendments to the implementation of the Greenhouse Pollution Pricing Act requirements do not negatively impact the vehicle manufacturing industry's competitiveness.

    - Ensure an automotive strategy provides for a competitive environment that encourages maintenance of current and new automotive investment.

    - Ensure that the proposed Clean Electricity Regulations do not impede the uptake and adoption of ZEV and building out ZEV charging infrastructure.

    -Ensure the implementation of Bill 69 the new Canadian Environmental Protection Act is applied in a manner that does not disrupt manufacturing operations, vehicles and the new vehicle battery operations.

    Ensure that the ZEV federal objectives support consumer uptake and demand, and comprehends the integrated nature of the auto industry and need for alignment with the U.S. federal ZEV policies and programs.

    Official report

  • - Ensure an automotive strategy provides for a competitive environment that encourages maintenance of current and new automotive investment. Read more

    - Bilateral and plurolateral trade agreements comprehend the North American integration of the Automotive industry

    Coordination and alignment of research and analysis associated with U.S. of Light Duty Vehicle greenhouse gas emission regulation.

    - CBSA Assessment & Revenue Management (CARM); Beyond the Border; Trusted Trader; Customs Self Assessment (CSA); support border policies and administration by CBSA supports and enhances trans-border shipments of goods, cross-border movement of workers who perform essential services, and security.

    Official report

  • EnvironmentIndustry

    Official report

    • Alexandra Dostal · Senior ADM, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)

    Industry

    Official report

    • Serge Bijimine · ADM, Transport Canada (TC)

    Transportation

    Official report

  • Industry

    Official report

    • Ryan Williams · Member of Parliament, House of Commons

    IndustryInternational Trade

    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.