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John Downey's lobbying: the registrations they file and every meeting they've reported since November 2021.

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Registrant (responsible officer)

John Downey

General President

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

Meetings this Parliament
52
Since Nov 2021
54
Active registrations
1

Reported meetings

  • International Union of Operating Engineers
    • Emma Harrison-Hill · Member of Parliament, House of Commons

    C-5

    Advocate for legislation to support the future and livelihood of oil and gas workers and their communities for a Just Transition as Canada moves to a low-carbon economy. Read more

    C-5 An Act to enact the Free Trade and Labour Mobility in Canada Act and the Building Canada Act.

    Advocating for increased funding to the apprenticeship incentive grant and completion grant and the Union Innovation Training Program (UTIP)

    Official report

  • International Union of Operating Engineers
    • John Zerucelli · Secretary of State (Labour), Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC)
    • Noemie Fiset-Tremblay · Chief of Staff to the Secretary of State (Labour), Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC)

    C-5

    C-5 An Act to enact the Free Trade and Labour Mobility in Canada Act and the Building Canada Act. Read more

    Federal Budget - with respect to infrastructure funding, tax incentives for skilled labour and funding for union training centres.

    Amendments to the Red Seal Program with respect to criteria of certification

    Official report

  • International Union of Operating Engineers
    • Mark Carney · Prime Minister of Canada, Prime Minister's Office (PMO)
    Advocating for a program to promote labour mobility between areas of higher unemployment and labour shortages. This program would grant favoured tax status to participants (workers) in the construction and maintenance sector travelling to obtain full time employment in a trade deemed to be experiencing labour shortages. Read more

    Conversations with Government and elected officials regarding the Nunavut Impact Review Board (NIRB) review of possible expansion and future viability of the Baffinland Mine and the impact these matters have on the workers (our members) at the mine.

    Advocating for increased funding to the apprenticeship incentive grant and completion grant and the Union Innovation Training Program (UTIP)

    Amendments to the Red Seal Program with respect to criteria of certification

    Discussions on the Employment Insurance system and positive changes that can be made to better protect workers.

    Official report

  • International Union of Operating Engineers
    • Steven Guilbeault · Minister of Environment and Climate Change, Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC)
    • Caroline Lee · Senior Policy Advisor, Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC)
    • Maheep Sandhu · Senior Advisor - Strategic communications, Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC)
    Conversations with Government around their framework on the Oil and Gas emmissions cap and the impact it may have on workers and the idea of using some of the funds from the cap to go to training for existing and emerging new energy sectors Read more

    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.