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Lobbying by Toronto Region Board of Trade: 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

Toronto Region Board of Trade

Meetings this Parliament
0
With MPs
0
Since Nov 2021
34
Active registrations
1

Most recent reported meeting: Nov 22, 2024.

Registrations in effect

In-house (organization) In effect since Mar 31, 2026 Receives government funding

Filed by Giles Gherson, President and CEO

Lobbyists

  • Dominic Roszak · Senior Director, Government and External Relations Former designated public office holder

    Formerly Deputy Chief of Staff, Minister's Office, Minister of Multiculturalism and Citizenship (2015–2015)

    Formerly Deputy Chief of Staff, Minister's Office, Minister of Employment and Social Development (2013–2015)

    Formerly Director, Multiculturalism, Minister's Office, Minister of Citizenship, Immigration and Multiculturalism (2008–2013)

  • Alex Beheshti · Director, Housing and Land Use Policy
  • Amy Hope · Vice President, Policy and Advocacy
  • Brenda Gardiner · Chief Operating Officer & Chief Financial Officer
  • Giles Gherson · President & CEO Former public office holder

    Formerly Principal Secretary for Social Security Reform, Office of the Minister, Human Resources Development Canada (1994–1996)

  • Jacqueline Feuiltault · Director, Innovation and Industrial Policy
  • Jon Worren · Vice President, World Trade Center Toronto
  • Miran Markovic · Director, Policy & Committee Relations
  • Roselle Martino · Executive Vice President, Policy and Strategic Affairs
  • Saad Usmani · Senior Director, Workforce Development & Economic Research
  • Trevor Dauphinee · Chief Commercial Officer
  • Tyler Brough · Director, Transportation & Infrastructure Policy

Institutions they may lobby: Business Development Bank of Canada (BDC), Canada Infrastructure Bank, Canada Post Corporation (CPC), Canada Revenue Agency (CRA), Canadian Air Transport Security Authority (CATSA), Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC), Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC), Export Development Canada (EDC), Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario (FedDev), Finance Canada (FIN), Global Affairs Canada (GAC), Hamilton Port Authority, Health Canada (HC), House of Commons, Housing, Infrastructure and Communities Canada (HICC), Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC), Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED), Intergovernmental Affairs Secretariat (IGA), Natural Resources Canada (NRCan), Prime Minister's Office (PMO), Privy Council Office (PCO), Statistics Canada (StatCan), Toronto Port Authority, Transport Canada (TC), Treasury Board Of Canada Secretariat (TBS)

What they're lobbying on (10)
  • Economic Development: Measures impacting economic development and prosperity of Toronto, surrounding region, and other large Canadian cities including taxation/tax reform, municipal fees and budgeting, urban policies, enhanced government services and technology adoption, enhancing business competitiveness and red tape reduction.
  • Digital Adaptation: Seeking funding for delivery of programs helping small to medium size businesses digitally transform their end-to end operations.
  • Canada's Innovation Agenda: Unlocking potential in the Toronto Region – encouraging key innovation drivers and cultivating support for embracing technology as a critical business and economic enabler.
  • Immigration: Advancing an Employer Sponsorship model for skilled international workers.
  • Canada's Infrastructure Plan: 1) Reducing traffic gridlock through improving regional transportation infrastructure and governance; 2) Promoting connected and globally competitive airports; 3) Providing input on public-private partnerships; 4) Advancing project though Canada's Infrastructure Bank; 5) Intergovernmental partnership for growth funding.
  • Climate Policy: Introducing balanced policy solutions that support industrial growth while advancing climate goals.
  • Budget: 1) Increasing Canadian businesses competitiveness and driving productivity growth; 2) Maximizing job creation; 3) Maintaining fiscal discipline and reducing the Government's GDP to debt ratio; 4) Promoting investment in innovation.
  • International Trade: Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) & Comprehensive Economic & Trade Agreement (CETA): 1) Promote adoption of free trade agreements.
  • Internal Trade: Duplicative rules and fragmented standards still limit the ability of businesses and workers to move freely across provinces. Removing these frictions would unlock immediate economic value.
  • Global Market Action Plan: 1) Helping GTA SMEs overcome barriers to exporting; 2) Involving Global Affairs Canada, EDC, BDC, etc. in the Board's trade accelerator program (TAP); 3) Helping grow regional business clusters.

Registration 956405-15291-46. Look it up in the official Registry

Reported meetings

Spreadsheet

Filed by Janet De Silva (33), Giles Gherson (1).

  • Reported by Giles Gherson · In-house (organization)

    and 3 more
    • Tracy Gray · Member of Parliament, House of Commons
    • Philip Jennings · Deputy Minister, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
    • Sony Perron · President, Canada Economic Development for Quebec Regions
    Global Market Action Plan: 1) Helping GTA SMEs overcome barriers to exporting; 2) Involving Global Affairs Canada, EDC, BDC, etc. in the Board's trade accelerator program (TAP); 3) Helping grow regional business clusters. Read more

    Measures impacting economic development and prosperity of Toronto, surrounding region, and other large Canadian cities including taxation and budgeting, urban policies, enhanced government services and technology adoption, enhancing business competitiveness and red tape reduction.

    Budget: 1) Increase Canadian businesses competitiveness, drive productivity growth through trade; 2) Maximizing job creation and incomes for Canadians through enhanced labour market information; 3) Maximizing the economic impact of the Canada's Infrastructure Plan by improving GTA transportation infrastructure; 4) Maintaining fiscal disciple and reducing the Government's GDP to debt ration; 5) Promoting investment in innovation.

    Official report

  • Reported by Janet De Silva · In-house (organization)

    • Omar Alghabra · Minister of Transport, Transport Canada (TC)

    Economic DevelopmentRegional DevelopmentTransportation

    Official report

  • Reported by Janet De Silva · In-house (organization)

    • Jason Easton · Chief of Staff, Global Affairs Canada (GAC)

    Economic DevelopmentEnergyInternational Trade

    Official report

  • Reported by Janet De Silva · In-house (organization)

    • Harry Orbach-Miller · Policy Advisor and Senior Coordinator, Prime Minister's Office (PMO)
    • Nathalie Gahimbare · Policy Advisor, Prime Minister's Office (PMO)

    Economic DevelopmentEmployment and TrainingEnergyHousingIndustryInfrastructureRegional DevelopmentTaxation and FinanceTransportation

    Official report

  • Reported by Janet De Silva · In-house (organization)

    • Kyle Harrietha · Director of Parliamentary Affairs / Deputy Chief of Staff, Natural Resources Canada (NRCan)

    Economic DevelopmentEnergyEnvironmentIndustryResearch and DevelopmentTaxation and Finance

    Official report

  • Reported by Janet De Silva · In-house (organization)

    • Nancy Gardiner · President, Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario (FedDev)

    Economic DevelopmentRegional Development

    Official report

  • Reported by Janet De Silva · In-house (organization)

    • Jasraj Hallan · MP for Calgary-Forrest Lawn
    • Zachary Parkkari · Executive Assistant, House of Commons

    Economic DevelopmentEnergyRegional Development

    Official report

  • Reported by Janet De Silva · In-house (organization)

    • Ahmed Hussen · Minister of Housing and Diversity and Inclusion, Infrastructure Canada (INFC)
    • Dillon McGuire · Operations and Tour Assistant, Infrastructure Canada (INFC)

    Economic DevelopmentEmployment and TrainingHousingRegional DevelopmentTransportation

    Official report

  • Reported by Janet De Silva · In-house (organization)

    • Lantsman Melissa · Deputy Leader, House of Commons

    Economic DevelopmentRegional Development

    Official report

  • Reported by Janet De Silva · In-house (organization)

    • Filomena Tassi · Minister responsible for the Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario, Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario (FedDev)
    • Nancy Gardiner · President, Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario (FedDev)
    • Jessie Pierre · Director of Policy, Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario (FedDev)
    • Elie Kallab · Policy and Stakeholders Relations Advisor, Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario (FedDev)

    Economic DevelopmentEmployment and TrainingIndustryRegional Development

    Official report

  • Reported by Janet De Silva · In-house (organization)

    • Sean Mullin · Special Advisor, Economic Affairs, Prime Minister's Office (PMO)

    Economic DevelopmentEmployment and TrainingIndustryInfrastructureMunicipalitiesRegional Development

    Official report

  • Reported by Janet De Silva · In-house (organization)

    • Ian Todd · Chief of Staff, House of Commons

    Economic Development

    Official report

  • Reported by Janet De Silva · In-house (organization)

    • Shannon Zimmerman · Director of Operations, Finance Canada (FIN)
    • Hadeel Aziz · Special Assistant - Ontario, Finance Canada (FIN)

    Budget

    Official report

  • Reported by Janet De Silva · In-house (organization)

    • Jaxson Khan · Policy Advisor, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)

    Economic DevelopmentIndustryTourism

    Official report

  • Reported by Janet De Silva · In-house (organization)

    • François Massicotte · Director (Strategic Planning), Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
    • Khan Jaxson · Policy Advisor, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
    • Rachel Sutton · Ontario Regional Advisor, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)

    Economic DevelopmentTourism

    Official report

  • Reported by Janet De Silva · In-house (organization)

    • Rob Stewart · Deputy Minister of International Trade, Global Affairs Canada (GAC)

    International Trade

    Official report

  • Reported by Janet De Silva · In-house (organization)

    • Kelly Gillis · Deputy Minister, Infrastructure Canada (INFC)

    Economic DevelopmentInfrastructureTransportation

    Official report

  • Reported by Janet De Silva · In-house (organization)

    • Nancy Gardiner · President, Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario (FedDev)
    • Chris Padfield · Vice President, Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario (FedDev)

    Economic DevelopmentResearch and DevelopmentScience and Technology

    Official report

  • Reported by Janet De Silva · In-house (organization)

    • Simon Kennedy · Deputy Minister, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
    • Jenifer Pilon · Executive Director, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
    • Tanzeel Merchant · Regional Director General, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
    • Eric Costen · Senior Assistant Deputy Minister, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)

    Economic DevelopmentResearch and DevelopmentScience and Technology

    Official report

  • Reported by Janet De Silva · In-house (organization)

    • Harry Orbach-Miller · Policy Advisor and Senior Coordinator, Prime Minister's Office (PMO)
    • Allie Chalke · Deputy Director, Prime Minister's Office (PMO)
    • Lionel-Fitz Adimi · Policy Advisor, Prime Minister's Office (PMO)

    Economic DevelopmentInternal Trade

    Official report

  • Reported by Janet De Silva · In-house (organization)

    • Ayesha Khan · Ontario Regional Advisor, Transport Canada (TC)

    Transportation

    Official report

  • Reported by Janet De Silva · In-house (organization)

    • Jamie Kippen · Chief of Staff, Health Canada (HC)
    • Karl Sasseville · Deputy Chief of Staff, Health Canada (HC)
    • Sandenga Yeba · Senior Policy Advisor, Health Canada (HC)

    Economic DevelopmentHealthTransportation

    Official report

  • Reported by Janet De Silva · In-house (organization)

    • Jamie Kippen · Chief of Staff, Health Canada (HC)

    Economic DevelopmentHealthTransportation

    Official report

  • Reported by Janet De Silva · In-house (organization)

    • Mike Maka · Chief of Staff, Transport Canada (TC)

    Transportation

    Official report

  • Reported by Janet De Silva · In-house (organization)

    • Mark Schaan · Acting Senior Assistant Deputy Minister, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)

    Economic DevelopmentTaxation and Finance

    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.