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Lobbying by Canadian Steel Producers 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 Steel Producers Association

Meetings this Parliament
152
With MPs
32
Since Nov 2021
426
Active registrations
1

Most recent reported meeting: Sep 30, 2026.

Who they meet

Since the current Parliament opened.

MPs

Institutions

  • Finance Canada (FIN)45
  • House of Commons31
  • Global Affairs Canada (GAC)20
  • Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)18
  • Privy Council Office (PCO)16
  • Prime Minister's Office (PMO)15
  • Public Services and Procurement Canada (PSPC)10
  • Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC)6

Registrations in effect

In-house (organization) In effect since Aug 1, 2026 Receives government funding

Filed by John Cuddihy, Vice President

Lobbyists

  • Francois Desmarais · Vice President Trade & Industry Affairs Former designated public office holder

    Formerly Policy Advisor, Minister Office, Industry Canada (2014–2015)

    Formerly Senior Policy Advisor, Commonwealth and Francophonie, Department of Foreign Affairs, Trade and Development (2014–2014)

    Formerly Policy Advisor, Office of the Honourable Senator Suzanne Fortin Duplessis, Senate of Canada (2013–2014)

  • John Cuddihy · Vice President Former public office holder

    Formerly Sr. Director, Climate Change Mitigation & Horizontal Policy, Policy and Results Branch, Housing, Infrastructure and Communities Canada (2022–2025)

    Formerly Director, Infrastructure and Environment, Policy and Results Branch, Infrastructure Canada (2019–2022)

    Formerly Acting Director, Strategic Planning and Northern Policy, Social Policy Branch, Finance Canada (2019–2019)

    Formerly Senior Policy Advisor, Indigenous Policy, Social Policy Branch, Finance Canada (2016–2019)

Institutions they may lobby: Bank of Canada, Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA), Canada Development Investment Corporation (CDEV), Canada Infrastructure Bank, Canadian International Trade Tribunal (CITT), Defence Construction Canada (DCC), Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC), Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC), Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario (FedDev), Finance Canada (FIN), Global Affairs Canada (GAC), House of Commons, Housing, Infrastructure and Communities Canada (HICC), Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED), Intergovernmental Affairs Secretariat (IGA), Justice Canada (JC), National Defence (DND), National Research Council (NRC), Natural Resources Canada (NRCan), Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC), Prime Minister's Office (PMO), Privy Council Office (PCO), Public Safety Canada (PS), Public Services and Procurement Canada (PSPC), Senate of Canada, Statistics Canada (StatCan), Transport Canada (TC), Treasury Board Of Canada Secretariat (TBS)

What they're lobbying on (5)
  • Trade Policy -- Special Import Measures Act (SIMA) and Possible new policies or regulations, and international negotiations, affecting Canada's international trade regime and consequences for the steel industry.
  • Fiscal, program, policies, and other measures important to the Canadian manufacturing sector's international competitiveness, trade policies, innovation, including investment support for the steel sector.
  • Federal Budgets as they relate to the steel sector, including measures associated with economic development, industrial competitiveness, innovation, and improving the climate for investment, including tax incentives.
  • Climate change and air pollutant policies and regulations, particularly the development of government regulations pursuant to the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, in relation to climate change/greenhouse gas emissions and air pollutant regulations for industrial sectors. Regulations regarding the management and shipment of waste materials, including the transportation of dangerous goods.
  • Programs and/or fiscal measures to support industrial workforce skills developmant

Registration 966247-13608-64. Look it up in the official Registry

Reported meetings

Spreadsheet

Filed by Catherine Cobden (414), John Cuddihy (12).

  • Reported by John Cuddihy · In-house (organization)

    • Michael Sabia · Clerk of the Privy Council and Secretary to the Cabinet, Privy Council Office (PCO)
    • Tim Krupa · Chief Economist and Deputy Chief of Staff, Prime Minister's Office (PMO)
    Trade Policy -- Special Import Measures Act (SIMA) and Possible new policies or regulations, and international negotiations, affecting Canada's international trade regime and consequences for the steel industry. Read more

    Fiscal, program, policies, and other measures important to the Canadian manufacturing sector's international competitiveness, trade policies, innovation, including investment support for the steel sector.

    Official report

  • Reported by John Cuddihy · In-house (organization)

    • Janice Charette · Chief Trade Negotiator, Privy Council Office (PCO)
    • Martin Moen · Associate Asst Dep. Minister of International Trade and Chair of the Canada/U.S. Trade and Economic Task Force, Global Affairs Canada (GAC)
    • Jerome Belanger · Director of Operations, Privy Council Office (PCO)
    Fiscal, program, policies, and other measures important to the Canadian manufacturing sector's international competitiveness, trade policies, innovation, including investment support for the steel sector. Read more

    Trade Policy -- Special Import Measures Act (SIMA) and Possible new policies or regulations, and international negotiations, affecting Canada's international trade regime and consequences for the steel industry.

    Official report

  • Reported by John Cuddihy · In-house (organization)

    • Patrick Halley · Assistant Deputy Minister, Finance Canada (FIN)
    Fiscal, program, policies, and other measures important to the Canadian manufacturing sector's international competitiveness, trade policies, innovation, including investment support for the steel sector. Read more

    Federal Budgets as they relate to the steel sector, including measures associated with economic development, industrial competitiveness, innovation, and improving the climate for investment, including tax incentives.

    Trade Policy -- Special Import Measures Act (SIMA) and Possible new policies or regulations, and international negotiations, affecting Canada's international trade regime and consequences for the steel industry.

    Official report

  • Reported by John Cuddihy · In-house (organization)

    • Brenna Walsh · Senior Policy Advisor, Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC)
    • Jared Forman · Senior Policy Advisor, Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC)
    Climate change and air pollutant policies and regulations, particularly the development of government regulations pursuant to the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, in relation to climate change/greenhouse gas emissions and air pollutant regulations for industrial sectors. Regulations regarding the management and shipment of waste materials, including the transportation of dangerous goods. Read more

    Official report

  • Reported by John Cuddihy · In-house (organization)

    • Niloo Boroun · Director of International Policy, Finance Canada (FIN)
    • Yasmin Atassi · Senior Policy Advisor, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
    Trade Policy -- Special Import Measures Act (SIMA) and Possible new policies or regulations, and international negotiations, affecting Canada's international trade regime and consequences for the steel industry. Read more

    Official report

  • Reported by John Cuddihy · In-house (organization)

    • Tim Krupa · Chief Economist and Deputy Chief of Staff, Prime Minister's Office (PMO)
    Fiscal, program, policies, and other measures important to the Canadian manufacturing sector's international competitiveness, trade policies, innovation, including investment support for the steel sector. Read more

    Trade Policy -- Special Import Measures Act (SIMA) and Possible new policies or regulations, and international negotiations, affecting Canada's international trade regime and consequences for the steel industry.

    Official report

  • Reported by John Cuddihy · In-house (organization)

    • Julia Lisztwan · Senior Policy Advisor, Prime Minister's Office (PMO)
    Federal Budgets as they relate to the steel sector, including measures associated with economic development, industrial competitiveness, innovation, and improving the climate for investment, including tax incentives. Read more

    Climate change and air pollutant policies and regulations, particularly the development of government regulations pursuant to the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, in relation to climate change/greenhouse gas emissions and air pollutant regulations for industrial sectors. Regulations regarding the management and shipment of waste materials, including the transportation of dangerous goods.

    Fiscal, program, policies, and other measures important to the Canadian manufacturing sector's international competitiveness, trade policies, innovation, including investment support for the steel sector.

    Official report

  • Reported by John Cuddihy · In-house (organization)

    • Yasmin Atassi · Senior Policy Advisor, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
    Fiscal, program, policies, and other measures important to the Canadian manufacturing sector's international competitiveness, trade policies, innovation, including investment support for the steel sector. Read more

    Climate change and air pollutant policies and regulations, particularly the development of government regulations pursuant to the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, in relation to climate change/greenhouse gas emissions and air pollutant regulations for industrial sectors. Regulations regarding the management and shipment of waste materials, including the transportation of dangerous goods.

    Official report

  • Reported by John Cuddihy · In-house (organization)

    • Janice Charette · Chief Trade Negotiator, Privy Council Office (PCO)
    • Martin Moen · Associate Asst Dep. Minister of International Trade and Chair of the Canada/U.S. Trade and Economic Task Force, Global Affairs Canada (GAC)
    • Jerome Belanger · Director of Operations, Privy Council Office (PCO)
    Trade Policy -- Special Import Measures Act (SIMA) and Possible new policies or regulations, and international negotiations, affecting Canada's international trade regime and consequences for the steel industry. Read more

    Official report

  • Reported by John Cuddihy · In-house (organization)

    • Caroline Lee · Chief of Staff, Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC)
    • Brenna Walsh · Senior Policy Advisor, Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC)
    Fiscal, program, policies, and other measures important to the Canadian manufacturing sector's international competitiveness, trade policies, innovation, including investment support for the steel sector. Read more

    Climate change and air pollutant policies and regulations, particularly the development of government regulations pursuant to the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, in relation to climate change/greenhouse gas emissions and air pollutant regulations for industrial sectors. Regulations regarding the management and shipment of waste materials, including the transportation of dangerous goods.

    Official report

  • Reported by John Cuddihy · In-house (organization)

    • Julie Dabrusin · Minister of Environment and Climate Change, Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC)
    • Caroline Lee · Chief of Staff, Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC)
    • Brenna Walsh · Senior Policy Advisor, Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC)
    • Matthew Paisley · Director of Policy, Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC)
    and 1 more
    • Richard Mavin · Policy Advisor, Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC)
    Fiscal, program, policies, and other measures important to the Canadian manufacturing sector's international competitiveness, trade policies, innovation, including investment support for the steel sector. Read more

    Federal Budgets as they relate to the steel sector, including measures associated with economic development, industrial competitiveness, innovation, and improving the climate for investment, including tax incentives.

    Climate change and air pollutant policies and regulations, particularly the development of government regulations pursuant to the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, in relation to climate change/greenhouse gas emissions and air pollutant regulations for industrial sectors. Regulations regarding the management and shipment of waste materials, including the transportation of dangerous goods.

    Official report

  • Reported by John Cuddihy · In-house (organization)

    Federal Budgets as they relate to the steel sector, including measures associated with economic development, industrial competitiveness, innovation, and improving the climate for investment, including tax incentives. Read more

    Trade Policy -- Special Import Measures Act (SIMA) and Possible new policies or regulations, and international negotiations, affecting Canada's international trade regime and consequences for the steel industry.

    Official report

  • Reported by Catherine Cobden · In-house (organization)

    • Drew Leyburne · Assistant Deputy Minister, Natural Resources Canada (NRCan)
    Federal Budgets as they relate to the steel sector, including measures associated with economic development, industrial competitiveness, innovation, and improving the climate for investment, including tax incentives. Read more

    Official report

  • Reported by Catherine Cobden · In-house (organization)

    • Jerome Belanger · Director of Operations, Privy Council Office (PCO)
    Trade Policy -- Special Import Measures Act (SIMA) and Possible new policies or regulations, and international negotiations, affecting Canada's international trade regime and consequences for the steel industry. Read more

    Official report

  • Reported by Catherine Cobden · In-house (organization)

    • Paul Halucha · Deputy Minister, Housing, Infrastructure and Communities Canada (HICC)
    Federal Budgets as they relate to the steel sector, including measures associated with economic development, industrial competitiveness, innovation, and improving the climate for investment, including tax incentives. Read more

    Official report

  • Reported by Catherine Cobden · In-house (organization)

    • Mélanie Joly · Minister of Industry and Minister responsible for Canada Economic Development for Quebec Regions, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
    • Paul Moen · Chief of Staff, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
    • Simran Arulraj · Policy Advisor, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
    Federal Budgets as they relate to the steel sector, including measures associated with economic development, industrial competitiveness, innovation, and improving the climate for investment, including tax incentives. Read more

    Fiscal, program, policies, and other measures important to the Canadian manufacturing sector's international competitiveness, trade policies, innovation, including investment support for the steel sector.

    Trade Policy -- Special Import Measures Act (SIMA) and Possible new policies or regulations, and international negotiations, affecting Canada's international trade regime and consequences for the steel industry.

    Official report

  • Reported by Catherine Cobden · In-house (organization)

    • Joël Lightbound · Minister, Public Services and Procurement Canada (PSPC)
    • Chanel Sterie · Senior Policy Advisor, Public Services and Procurement Canada (PSPC)
    Federal Budgets as they relate to the steel sector, including measures associated with economic development, industrial competitiveness, innovation, and improving the climate for investment, including tax incentives. Read more

    Official report

  • Reported by Catherine Cobden · In-house (organization)

    • Erin O'Gorman · President, Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA)
    Trade Policy -- Special Import Measures Act (SIMA) and Possible new policies or regulations, and international negotiations, affecting Canada's international trade regime and consequences for the steel industry. Read more

    Official report

  • Reported by Catherine Cobden · In-house (organization)

    • Janice Charette · Chief Trade Negotiator, Privy Council Office (PCO)
    Trade Policy -- Special Import Measures Act (SIMA) and Possible new policies or regulations, and international negotiations, affecting Canada's international trade regime and consequences for the steel industry. Read more

    Official report

  • Reported by Catherine Cobden · In-house (organization)

    • Ian Foucher · Chief of Staff to the Minister, Finance Canada (FIN)
    • Niloo Boroun · Director of International Policy, Finance Canada (FIN)
    Trade Policy -- Special Import Measures Act (SIMA) and Possible new policies or regulations, and international negotiations, affecting Canada's international trade regime and consequences for the steel industry. Read more

    Official report

  • Reported by Catherine Cobden · In-house (organization)

    • Tim Krupa · Director of Policy, Prime Minister's Office (PMO)
    • Michael Sabia · Clerk of the Privy Council and Secretary to the Cabinet, Privy Council Office (PCO)
    Trade Policy -- Special Import Measures Act (SIMA) and Possible new policies or regulations, and international negotiations, affecting Canada's international trade regime and consequences for the steel industry. Read more

    Federal Budgets as they relate to the steel sector, including measures associated with economic development, industrial competitiveness, innovation, and improving the climate for investment, including tax incentives.

    Official report

  • Reported by Catherine Cobden · In-house (organization)

    • Chanel Sterie · Senior Policy Advisor, Public Services and Procurement Canada (PSPC)
    Federal Budgets as they relate to the steel sector, including measures associated with economic development, industrial competitiveness, innovation, and improving the climate for investment, including tax incentives. Read more

    Official report

  • Reported by Catherine Cobden · In-house (organization)

    • Robert Jones · VP Project Management, Privy Council Office (PCO)
    • Denis Couture · VP, Metals & Mining, Privy Council Office (PCO)
    Federal Budgets as they relate to the steel sector, including measures associated with economic development, industrial competitiveness, innovation, and improving the climate for investment, including tax incentives. Read more

    Official report

  • Reported by Catherine Cobden · In-house (organization)

    • Yasmine Atassi · Senior Policy Advisor, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
    Trade Policy -- Special Import Measures Act (SIMA) and Possible new policies or regulations, and international negotiations, affecting Canada's international trade regime and consequences for the steel industry. Read more

    Official report

  • Reported by Catherine Cobden · In-house (organization)

    • Niloo Boroun · Director of International Policy, Finance Canada (FIN)
    Trade Policy -- Special Import Measures Act (SIMA) and Possible new policies or regulations, and international negotiations, affecting Canada's international trade regime and consequences for the steel industry. 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.