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Lobbying by Canadian Automobile Dealers Association: its registrations, its lobbyists, the bills it has named and every meeting it has reported with federal office holders since November 2021.

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Organization

Canadian Automobile Dealers Association

Meetings this Parliament
16
With MPs
6
Since Nov 2021
33
Active registrations
1

Most recent reported meeting: Oct 6, 2026.

Registrations in effect

In-house (organization) In effect since May 20, 2026

Filed by Tim Reuss, President and CEO

Lobbyists

  • Kevin Disher · Executive Director Canadian Truck Dealerss
  • Michael Psotka · Chief Financial Officer
  • Tim Reuss · President and CEO
  • Tim Ryan · Vice President and General Counsel

Institutions they may lobby: Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA), Canada Revenue Agency (CRA), Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC), Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC), Finance Canada (FIN), Global Affairs Canada (GAC), House of Commons, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED), Justice Canada (JC), Natural Resources Canada (NRCan), Prime Minister's Office (PMO), Privy Council Office (PCO), Senate of Canada, Transport Canada (TC), Treasury Board Of Canada Secretariat (TBS)

What they're lobbying on (11)
  • Increase or maintain the limits on automotive technicians under the temporary foreign worker program
  • Pursuing a single national regulatory framework for the regulation of greenhouse gas emissions from vehicles with a view to establishing a common North American regulatory regime.
  • Pursuing an end to the reduction in accessibility to the small business deduction that occurs between taxable capital levels between $10 million and $15 million for qualifying Canadian-controlled private corporations (CCPCs).
  • Pursuing a continuation of the historical tax treatment of financial services performed at automobile dealerships.
  • Promoting automotive free trade under the North American Free Trade Agreement
  • Oppose the proposed luxury tax on cars over $100,000
  • Maintaining Bank Act provisions that restrict chartered banks' ability to enter the leasing market.
  • Increase Canada Border Service Agency enforcement against stolen vehicle exports
  • Economic and business support measures for the retail automobile industry during the COVID-19 pandemic crisis
  • Consistent Audit activity for dealers based on CRA Rulings division findings
  • Advocating for the removal of lien notes in the calculation of taxable capital for auto dealers' accessibility to the small business deduction.

Registration 945167-12353-25. Look it up in the official Registry

Reported meetings

Spreadsheet

  • Reported by Tim Reuss · In-house (organization)

    • François-Philippe Champagne · Minister of Innovation, Sciences and Economic Development, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
    • Julie Dabrusin · Member of Parliament
    • Ian Foucher · Chief of Staff, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
    • Kevin Deagle · Policy Advisor, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
    and 12 more
    • Simon Kennedy · Deputy Minister, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
    • Eric Costen · Assistant Deputy Minister, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
    • Steven Guilbeault · Minister of Environment and Climate Change, Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC)
    • Dominic Cormier · Chief of Staff, Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC)
    • Paul Halucha · Associate Deputy Minister, Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC)
    • Marjory Loveys · Advisor, Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC)
    • Joshua Swift · Special Assistant, Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC)
    • Jonathan Wilkinson · Minister, Natural Resources Canada (NRCan)
    • Claire Seaborn · Chief of Staff, Natural Resources Canada (NRCan)
    • Laura Mitchell · Director of Operations, Natural Resources Canada (NRCan)
    • Raphaël Beauchamp · Policy Advisor, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
    • Erin O'Brien · Assistant Deputy Minister, Natural Resources Canada (NRCan)

    Transportation

    Official report

  • Reported by Tim Reuss · In-house (organization)

    • Kevin Deagle · Policy Advisor, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)

    Industry

    Official report

  • Reported by Tim Reuss · In-house (organization)

    • Marjory Loveys · Advisor, Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC)
    • Joshua Swift · Special Assistant, Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC)

    Environment

    Official report

  • Reported by Tim Reuss · In-house (organization)

    and 4 more
    • Auston Pierce · Client Services Division, Natural Resources Canada (NRCan)
    • Francesco Sorbara · Member of Parliment, House of Commons
    • Valerie Bradford · Member of Parliament, House of Commons
    • Tina Derak · Liberal - House Officer, House of Commons

    Transportation

    Official report

  • Reported by Tim Reuss · In-house (organization)

    and 3 more
    • Tony Baldinelli · Member of Parliament
    • Colin Carrie · Member of Parliament, House of Commons
    • Larry Brock · Member of Parliament, House of Commons

    Transportation

    Official report

  • Reported by Tim Reuss · In-house (organization)

    and 5 more
    • Francesco Sorbara · Member of Parliment, House of Commons
    • Tony Van Bynen · Member of Parliament, House of Commons
    • Irek Kusmierczyk · Member of Parliament, House of Commons
    • Vance Badawey · Member of Parliament, House of Commons
    • Han Dong · Member of Parliament, House of Commons

    Transportation

    Official report

  • Reported by Tim Reuss · In-house (organization)

    Transportation

    Official report

  • Reported by Tim Reuss · In-house (organization)

    and 7 more
    • Ted Falk · Member of Parliament
    • Alex Ruff · Member of Parliament
    • Arnold Viersen · Member of Parliament
    • Dave Epp · Member of Parliament
    • Randy Hoback · Member of Parliament
    • Colin Carrie · Member of Parliament, House of Commons
    • Dave MacKenzie · Member of Parliament, House of Commons

    Transportation

    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.