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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.

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 Catherine Cobden · In-house (organization)

    • Mathew Hall · Senior Policy Advisor, Finance Canada (FIN)

    BudgetClimateInternational Trade

    Official report

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

    • Elise Wagner · Director Of Policy, Global Affairs Canada (GAC)
    • Zachary Nixon · Senior Advisor, Global Affairs Canada (GAC)

    BudgetClimateInternational Trade

    Official report

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

    • Conor MacNeil · Senior Advisor Policy and Legal Affairs, Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC)
    • Nina Lothian · Senior Policy Advisor, Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC)
    • Dominic Cormier · Chief of Staff, Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC)
    • Eamonn McGuinty · Senior Policy Advisor, Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC)
    and 1 more
    • Sean Mitchell · Special Assistant, Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC)

    BudgetClimateEnvironmentInternational Trade

    Official report

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

    • Matt de Vlieger · Associate Assistant Secretary, Privy Council Office (PCO)
    • Clare Demerse · Senior Policy Advisor, Privy Council Office (PCO)
    • Sarah Bernier · Senior Policy Analyst, Privy Council Office (PCO)

    BudgetClimateIndustryInternational Trade

    Official report

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

    • Mathew Hall · Senior Policy Advisor, Finance Canada (FIN)

    ClimateIndustryInternational Trade

    Official report

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

    • Blake Oliver · Senior Policy Advisor, Finance Canada (FIN)

    ClimateIndustryInfrastructure

    Official report

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

    • Mathew Hall · Senior Policy Advisor, Finance Canada (FIN)

    ClimateIndustryInternational Trade

    Official report

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

    • Samir Kassam · Policy Advisor, Global Affairs Canada (GAC)

    International Trade

    Official report

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

    • Drew Leyburne · Assistant Deputy Minister, Natural Resources Canada (NRCan)
    • Sonja Chhabra · Chief of Staff, Natural Resources Canada (NRCan)

    ClimateIndustryScience and Technology

    Official report

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

    • Aaron Fowler · Associate ADM, Global Affairs Canada (GAC)
    • Gabriel Bourget · Deputy Director, Global Affairs Canada (GAC)
    • Rob Stewart · Deputy Minister, Global Affairs Canada (GAC)

    BudgetIndustryInternational Trade

    Official report

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

    • Kent Howie · Senior Advisor, Finance Canada (FIN)

    BudgetClimateIndustry

    Official report

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

    • Filomena Tassi · Minister responsible for the Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario, Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario (FedDev)
    • Lawrence Zhang · Policy Advisor, Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario (FedDev)

    BudgetClimateEconomic DevelopmentIndustry

    Official report

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

    • Shawn Driscoll · Stakeholder Relations Advisor, House of Commons
    • Hamish Wright · Policy Advisor, House of Commons

    ClimateGovernment ProcurementIndustryInternational Trade

    Official report

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

    • John Moffet · Assistant Deputy Minister, Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC)

    ClimateIndustryInternational Trade

    Official report

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

    • Eric Costen · Senior Assistant Deputy Minister, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)

    ClimateGovernment ProcurementIndustryInternational TradeScience and Technology

    Official report

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

    • Samir Kassam · Policy Advisor, Global Affairs Canada (GAC)

    International Trade

    Official report

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

    • Nadia Theodore · Ambassador, Global Affairs Canada (GAC)

    ClimateIndustryInternational Trade

    Official report

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

    • Simon Kennedy · Deputy Minister, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)

    ClimateGovernment ProcurementIndustryInternational Trade

    Official report

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

    • Mona Fortier · Minister, Treasury Board Of Canada Secretariat (TBS)
    • Carlos Pena · Special Assistant, Policy, Treasury Board Of Canada Secretariat (TBS)

    ClimateGovernment ProcurementIndustryInternational Trade

    Official report

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

    • Ian Foucher · Chief of Staff to the Minister, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
    • Kevin Deagle · Policy Advisor, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)

    ClimateGovernment ProcurementIndustryInternational Trade

    Official report

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

    • Eric Costen · Senior Assistant Deputy Minister, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
    • Drew Leyburne · Assistant Deputy Minister, Natural Resources Canada (NRCan)
    • Soren Halverson · Special Advisor to the Deputy Minister, Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC)
    • Kent Howie · Senior Advisor, Finance Canada (FIN)
    and 5 more
    • Colette Kaminsky · Associate Assistant Deputy Minister, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
    • John Moffet · Assistant Deputy Minister, Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC)
    • Erin OBrien · Assistant Deputy Minister, Natural Resources Canada (NRCan)
    • Glenn Purves · Assistant Deputy Minister, Finance Canada (FIN)
    • Debbie Scharf · Assistant Deputy Minister, Natural Resources Canada (NRCan)

    BudgetClimateEnergyEnvironmentGovernment ProcurementIndustryInfrastructureInternational TradeScience and TechnologyTaxation and Finance

    Official report

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

    • Zachary Nixon · Special Assistant, Regional Affairs Ontario, Global Affairs Canada (GAC)
    • Samir Kassam · Policy Advisor, Global Affairs Canada (GAC)

    IndustryInternational Trade

    Official report

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

    • Kaili Levesque · Assistant Secretary to the Cabinet, Privy Council Office (PCO)
    • Matt deVlieger · Director of Operations, Privy Council Office (PCO)
    • Barbara Henry · Director of Operations, Privy Council Office (PCO)
    • Sébastien Lauzier · Policy Analyst, Privy Council Office (PCO)

    ClimateIndustryInternational Trade

    Official report

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

    • Isa Topbas · Special Assistant, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)

    ClimateInternational Trade

    Official report

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

    • Jillian White · Director of Policy, Global Affairs Canada (GAC)
    • Samir Kassam · Policy Advisor, Global Affairs Canada (GAC)

    International 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.