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

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Consultant lobbyist

Kent Hehr

Northern Arc Public Affairs

Former public offices

  • Minister, Minister, Sport and Persons with Disabilities (2017–2018)
  • Associate Minister, Associate Minister, National Defence (2015–2017)
  • Minister, Minister, Veterans Affairs (2015–2017)
Meetings this Parliament
59
Since Nov 2021
59
Active registrations
23

Reported meetings

  • GroupeTAQ
    • Victor Kandasamy · Director of Regional Affairs, Public Services and Procurement Canada (PSPC)
    • Chanel Sterrier · Director of Policy, Public Services and Procurement Canada (PSPC)
    Communications with federal officials regarding the domestic manufacture and procurement of military snowshoes (cold-weather mobility equipment) produced in Canada by an adapted enterprise. Activities include ensuring awareness of Canadian production capacity, NATO-accredited military product lines, and Buy Canadian considerations in defence procurement, and positioning a Quebec-based manufacturer as a domestic supplier. Read more

    Official report

    • Quinn Rinke · West and North Regional Advisor, National Defence (DND)
    Pursuing federal government contracts for 100 per cent Canadian-manufactured waste infrastructure under federal Buy Canadian policy.

    Official report

    • Jeelan Syed · Senior policy advisor, Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada (CIRNAC)
    To discuss the development of federal AI and open banking policy as it relates to AI-powered credit scoring and consumer financial data.

    Official report

  • Aliya's Foods Limited
    • Lisa Xie · Policy Advisor, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
    • Soha Samii · Regional Advisor for Western Canada, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
    To seek funding under the Business Scale-Up and Productivity program, the Regional Tariff Response Initiative, the Regional Development and Innovation Initiative, and the Strategic Response Fund (food security callout). Read more

    Official report

  • RiskThinking.ai
    • Grace Pyne · Regional Advisor, Prairies Economic Development Canada (PrairiesCan)
    National Adaptation Strategy, with respect to standardized physical climate risk data infrastructure for federal adaptation programs

    Official report

    • Grace Pyne · Regional Advisor, Prairies Economic Development Canada (PrairiesCan)
    Federal Innovation Funding and R&D Support: Engaging federal departments to secure grants and contributions that accelerate the commercialization of Canadian-developed digital health and remote monitoring technologies. Read more

    Official report

    • Grace Pyne · Regional Advisor, Prairies Economic Development Canada (PrairiesCan)
    To seek funding under the Regional AI Initiative and the PrairiesCan Business Scale-up and Productivity program.

    Official report

    • Grace Pyne · Regional Advisor, Prairies Economic Development Canada (PrairiesCan)
    To seek funding under the PrairiesCan Business Scale-Up and Productivity Program, the Regional Artificial Intelligence Initiative, and the CanExport SMEs Program to support business scale-up, artificial intelligence software development, and international market development. Read more

    Official report

  • SBI BioEnergy Inc.
    • Grace Pyne · Regional Advisor, Prairies Economic Development Canada (PrairiesCan)
    To seek funding under PrairiesCan's Business Scale-Up and Productivity program and Regional Trade and Resilience Initiative to support the scale-up and commercialization of clean hydrogen production technology and to address trade disruption impacts on feedstock supply chains. Read more

    Official report

  • Metegrity Inc.
    • Grace Pyne · Regional Advisor, Prairies Economic Development Canada (PrairiesCan)
    To seek funding to support the research, development, commercialization, intellectual property protection, and international market expansion of its asset integrity management software, under the National Research Council Industrial Research Assistance Program and its Clean Technology and International Co-Innovation streams, Mitacs, the NSERC Alliance program, the Regional Artificial Intelligence Initiative, Prairies Economic Development Canada's Business Scale-Up and Productivity program, CanExport SMEs, the ElevateIP program, NRC IP Assist, and Innovative Solutions Canada. Read more

    Official report

  • Cenmax Group Inc.
    • Grace Pyne · Regional Advisor, Prairies Economic Development Canada (PrairiesCan)
    PrairiesCan Regional Tariff Response Initiative (RTRI) and Business Scale-up & Productivity (BSP) programs, with respect to grant and contribution funding for equipment purchases, facility expansion, and manufacturing capacity improvements for structural steel fabrication operations in Alberta. Read more

    Official report

  • CADEX Defence Inc.
    • Amal Bouamoul · Scientist, National Defence (DND)
    Matters respecting the structure and membership of the Munitions Supply Program (MSP).

    Official report

  • SBI BioEnergy Inc.
    • Soha Samii · Regional Advisor for Western Canada, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
    • Simran Arulraj · Policy Advisor, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
    • Caroline Belbin · Sr Special Assistant (Regional advisor, Atlantic Canada), Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
    To seek funding under the NRC Industrial Research Assistance Program to support research and development of clean hydrogen catalyst optimization and reactor engineering. Read more

    Official report

    • Yasmin Atassi · Senior Policy Advisor, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
    • Simran Arulraj · Policy Advisor, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
    Federal funding for clean technology manufacturing expansion and research and development for next-generation building-integrated photovoltaic systems through FedDev Ontario BSP, NRC IRAP, and Strategic Response Fund Net-Zero Accelerator. Read more

    Official report

  • SBI BioEnergy Inc.
    • Robbie Frank · Policy Analyst, Natural Resources Canada (NRCan)
    • Abishek Raj · Senior Policy Advisor, Natural Resources Canada (NRCan)
    • John Stronach · Senior Policy Advisor, Natural Resources Canada (NRCan)
    • Kathees Anandavel · Senior Policy Advisor, Natural Resources Canada (NRCan)
    and 2 more
    • Michael Mattiussi · Senior Policy Analyst, Natural Resources Canada (NRCan)
    • Olumoye Ajao · Senior Manager, Natural Resources Canada (NRCan)
    To discuss the development of Canada's Hydrogen Strategy and to seek funding under federal clean fuels and clean hydrogen programs, including the Clean Fuels Fund and the Energy Innovation Program, to support the development and commercial deployment of modular clean hydrogen production technology. Read more

    Official report

    • Judith Hamel · General Director, Finance Canada (FIN)
    • Ana Bowles · Administrative Assistant, Finance Canada (FIN)
    • Julien Brazeau · Assistant Deputy Minister, Finance Canada (FIN)
    • Mark Radley · Director, Finance Canada (FIN)
    To discuss the development of federal AI and open banking policy as it relates to AI-powered credit scoring and consumer financial data.

    Official report

    • Jonathan Crombie · Special Assistant, House of Commons
    Federal funding for clean technology manufacturing expansion and research and development for next-generation building-integrated photovoltaic systems through FedDev Ontario BSP, NRC IRAP, and Strategic Response Fund Net-Zero Accelerator. Read more

    Official report

  • RiskThinking.ai
    • Annahat Kochhar · Policy Advisor, Treasury Board Of Canada Secretariat (TBS)
    Discuss financial exposure to climate-related risks through mortgage loan insurance guarantees, including potential use of climate risk data to inform underwriting practices, borrower risk disclosure, and stress testing of property value assumptions in hazard-exposed areas. Read more

    Official report

  • RiskThinking.ai
    • Barbara Gibbon · Director General, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
    • Veronick Fortin · Executive Coordinator, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
    • Philip Pietersma · Senior Director, Innovative Solutions Canada, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
    Discuss financial exposure to climate-related risks through mortgage loan insurance guarantees, including potential use of climate risk data to inform underwriting practices, borrower risk disclosure, and stress testing of property value assumptions in hazard-exposed areas. Read more

    Official report

    • Noemie Fiset-Tremblay · Chief of Staff, Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC)
    Federal funding for clean technology manufacturing expansion and research and development for next-generation building-integrated photovoltaic systems through FedDev Ontario BSP, NRC IRAP, and Strategic Response Fund Net-Zero Accelerator. Read more

    Official report

  • RiskThinking.ai
    • Bradley Fischer · Director, Modelling, Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC)
    • Ekaterina Kortava · Advisor, Modelling, Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC)
    • Saskia Goedhart · Deputy Chief Risk Officer, Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC)
    Discuss financial exposure to climate-related risks through mortgage loan insurance guarantees, including potential use of climate risk data to inform underwriting practices, borrower risk disclosure, and stress testing of property value assumptions in hazard-exposed areas. Read more

    Official report

  • Metegrity Inc.
    • Patrick Charlebois · Science and Technology Advisor, Natural Resources Canada (NRCan)
    • Oshada Mendis · Director, Natural Resources Canada (NRCan)
    To pursue federal procurement opportunities for asset integrity management software, including through Innovative Solutions Canada and Public Services and Procurement Canada supply arrangements. Read more

    To seek funding to support the research, development, commercialization, intellectual property protection, and international market expansion of its asset integrity management software, under the National Research Council Industrial Research Assistance Program and its Clean Technology and International Co-Innovation streams, Mitacs, the NSERC Alliance program, the Regional Artificial Intelligence Initiative, Prairies Economic Development Canada's Business Scale-Up and Productivity program, CanExport SMEs, the ElevateIP program, NRC IP Assist, and Innovative Solutions Canada.

    Official report

  • RiskThinking.ai
    • Simran Arulraj · Policy Advisor, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
    PSPC AI Source List and Innovative Solutions Canada program, with respect to federal procurement of climate risk analytics services Read more

    Infrastructure Canada and Canada Infrastructure Bank mandates, with respect to climate risk assessment of federal public infrastructure

    National Research Council Industrial Research Assistance Program (NRC IRAP) AI Assist and the Strategic Response Fund, with respect to funding for Canadian AI climate technology companies

    National Adaptation Strategy, with respect to standardized physical climate risk data infrastructure for federal adaptation programs

    Official report

    • John O'Neill · Senior Business Officer, Business Investments, Alberta Region, Prairies Economic Development Canada (PrairiesCan)
    To seek funding under the Regional AI Initiative and the PrairiesCan Business Scale-up and Productivity program.

    Official report

  • CADEX Defence Inc.
    • Pavan Sapra · Director of Policy and Operations, Public Services and Procurement Canada (PSPC)
    Matters respecting export controls and the Firearm Country Control List (FCCL) as they apply to Canadian small arms manufacturers. Read more

    Matters respecting the structure and membership of the Munitions Supply Program (MSP).

    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.