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Lobbying by Alliance of Manufacturers & Exporters Canada (CME): 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

Alliance of Manufacturers & Exporters Canada (CME)

Meetings this Parliament
161
With MPs
48
Since Nov 2021
384
Active registrations
1

Most recent reported meeting: Sep 30, 2026.

Registrations in effect

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

Filed by Dennis Darby, President & CEO

Lobbyists

  • Matthew Conley · Director, Federal Government Relations Former designated public office holder

    Formerly Senior Special Assistant, Minister's Office, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (2017–2019)

  • Alan Arcand · Chief Economist
  • Andrew Smith · Vice President, Policy and Government Relations, Prairies Former public office holder

    Formerly Constituency Assistant, Member of Parliament Office, Conservative, House of Commons (2009–2016)

  • Andrew Wynn-Williams · Vice President, CME British Columbia
  • David Haire · Vice President, Atlantic Region, NF Division
  • Dennis Darby · President & CEO
  • Francis Prévost · Directeur, Affaires publiques et Relations gouvernementales
  • Haroun Mansuar · Senior Manager, Environment, Energy and Skills Policy
  • Irfan Malik · Manager, Policy & Government Relations, Prairies
  • Leanne Holt · Senior Vice President, Government Relations and Public Affairs Former public office holder

    Formerly Legislative Assistant, Member of Parliament Office, NDP, House of Commons (2005–2010)

  • Marie Morden · Director, Partnerships & Stakeholder Relations
  • Mathew Wilson · Executive Vice President & Chief Operating Officer
  • Michel Raymond · Vice President, CME Nova Scotia
  • Pratik Bhalerao · Manager, Policy and Outreach, Ontario
  • Ron Marcolin · Vice President, New Brunswick
  • Sarah Rimbey · Director, Western Policy Former public office holder

    Formerly Member Assistant, MP James Cumming's Office, House of Commons (2020–2021)

  • Stéfanie Tougas · Présidente-directrice générale, Manufacturiers et Exportateurs du Québec

Institutions they may lobby: Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC), Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency (ACOA), Bank of Canada, Business Development Bank of Canada (BDC), Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA), Canada Economic Development for Quebec Regions, Canada Revenue Agency (CRA), Canadian Commercial Corporation (CCC), Canadian Energy Regulator (CER), Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA), Canadian Heritage (PCH), Canadian Human Rights Tribunal (CHRT), Canadian International Trade Tribunal (CITT), Canadian Transportation Agency (CTA), Competition Tribunal (CT), Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada (CIRNAC), Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC), Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC), Export Development Canada (EDC), Farm Products Council of Canada (FPCC), Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario (FedDev), Finance Canada (FIN), Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO), Global Affairs Canada (GAC), Health Canada (HC), House of Commons, Housing, Infrastructure and Communities Canada (HICC), Immigration and Refugee Board (IRB), Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC), Indigenous Services Canada (ISC), Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED), Justice Canada (JC), National Defence (DND), National Research Council (NRC), Natural Resources Canada (NRCan), Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC), Office of the Quebec Lieutenant, Pacific Economic Development Canada (PacifiCan), Prime Minister's Office (PMO), Privy Council Office (PCO), Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC), Public Safety Canada (PS), Public Service Commission of Canada (PSC), Public Services and Procurement Canada (PSPC), Senate of Canada, Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC), Standards Council of Canada (SCC), Statistics Canada (StatCan), Transport Canada (TC), Transportation Safety Board of Canada (TSB), Treasury Board Of Canada Secretariat (TBS), Veterans Affairs Canada (VAC), Women and Gender Equality (WAGE)

What they're lobbying on (36)
  • Discussed regulatory harmonization with target international markets and concerns surrounding product dumping.
  • Discussed the process and approval of energy projects, and the importance of incorporating made in Canada inputs.
  • Discussing encouraging the federal government to work with the provinces to break down interprovincial trade barriers as they relate to labour and credentials
  • Discussing promotion of trades to youth, including marketing programs, advertisements, trade shows, working in collaboration with schools and the provinces.
  • Discussing labour mobility policy in Canada, ensuring workers have the correct certification to work throughout the country.
  • Discussing enhancing credentialing to enable faster and more streamlined certification for new Canadian workers.
  • Discussed program structure and policy direction of the upcoming workforce alliances and the sectorial workforce innovation fund initiatives
  • Advocated for opportunities within Canada's manufacturing sector to support future infrastructure initiatives in housing and/or public works projects.
  • Discussing issues within Quebec's manufacturing sector, including Temporary Foreign Workers.
  • Advocating for improvements to Canada's trade-enabling transportation infrastructure.
  • Advocating for specific implementation measures related to recent policies or measures outlined in the latest budget process.
  • Advocating for Health Canada-related policies that impact manufacturing.
  • Advocate for support for Canada's steel industry
  • Matters related to advancing female workforce in the manufacturing industry.
  • Matters related to the renewal of CUSMA.
  • Matters related to military and defence procurement
  • Discuss the upcoming priorities of the RNNR Committee and its impact on the industry
  • Advocate for policies to enhance Canadian manufacturing productivity
  • Plastic issues as they are related to waste, pollution, health, single-use plastics, sources of plastic waste, government-industry cooperation in reducing plastic pollution, strengthening sustainable economies, protecting the environment, plastic registry, PFAS, etc
  • Matters related to the impacts of rules limiting the intake of temporary foreign workers on manufacturing business.
  • Matters related to upcoming RNNR Committee priorities on energy, forest, minerals and metals, and earth sciences sectors, and the impacts on the industry.
  • Advocating for extension of existing IRCC pilot programs
  • Matters related to trade with USA as they related to trade policies, tariffs, trade agreements, regulatory reform, retaliatory measures, tariff policy, remissions/relief policies considered by the federal government, provincial impact of implementing tariffs, etc.
  • Matters related to the expected impact of US tariffs on manufacturing sectors and discuss funding opportunities for BuyCanada and BuyOntario Campaigns.
  • Matters related to EI, worksharing program
  • Critical minerals issues as they are related to barriers to extraction and processing, environmental impacts, social impacts, technological challenges, limited energy options, etc.
  • Advocate for assistance to manage the frequent disruption of critical transportation infrastructure due to trade conflict and better financial support for trade corridors and a flexible regulatory approach for trucking regulations, renewal of iZEV program, removal of the luxury tax which impacts aircraft manufacturing
  • Advocate for supply chain issues as they related to transportation and logistics, labour shortages/strikes, rising fuel and energy costs, regulatory changes such as ESG compliance laws, broken supply chains due to transportation barriers/strikes and long wait times for materials, etc.
  • Advocated for broad supports to Canada's manufacturing sector to cope with U.S. trade developments. This includes relief for technology investment, on-the-job training, excise duty, broad red tape reduction, using both grants (e.g. SIF) and taxation (e.g. capital gains, corporate tax, excise duty).
  • Advocate for Labour and skills shortages, support for workforce development training and education
  • Advocate for the simplification, modernization and harmonization of the Canada's border regulations, including Beyond the Border.
  • Advocate for reform to the Temporary Foreign Workers Program to make it easier for manufacturers and exporters, especially small and medium sized businesses, to access the program by reducing associated regulatory and paper burden.
  • Advocate for improvements to Canada’s Hydrogen Strategy
  • Advocate for comprehensive harmonized policy and investment strategies that support Canadian manufacturers' ability to access and develop the efficient and effective labour force they require to sustain and grow business in respect to literacy and essential skills, manufacturing related occupational standards, technical innovation and entrepreneurship, labour, immigration and Foreign Workers.
  • Advocate for an increase in the investment supports and funding available to manufacturers.
  • Advocate for a national manufacturing and exporting strategy that includes innovation and investment supports, skills development and effective trade policies.

Registration 783087-15791-112. Look it up in the official Registry

Reported meetings

Spreadsheet

  • Reported by Dennis Darby · In-house (organization)

    • Lawrence Zhang · Policy Advisor, Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario (FedDev)

    Economic DevelopmentIndustry

    Official report

  • Reported by Dennis Darby · In-house (organization)

    • Raphaël Beauchamp · Senior Policy Advisor, Natural Resources Canada (NRCan)
    • Randi Anderson · Director of Policy (Sustainable Resource Development), Natural Resources Canada (NRCan)

    MiningTransportation

    Official report

  • Reported by Dennis Darby · In-house (organization)

    • Fritz-Lionel Adimi · Policy Advisor, Prime Minister's Office (PMO)

    IndustryLabour

    Official report

  • Reported by Dennis Darby · In-house (organization)

    • Warren Gould · Deputy Director, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC)

    AgricultureIndustry

    Official report

  • Reported by Dennis Darby · In-house (organization)

    • Raphaël Beauchamp · Senior Advisor, Natural Resources Canada (NRCan)
    • Randi Anderson · Director of Policy (Sustainable Resource Development), Natural Resources Canada (NRCan)

    EnergyIndustryMining

    Official report

  • Reported by Dennis Darby · In-house (organization)

    • Seam Mitchell · Special Advisor, Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC)
    • Joshua Swift · Special Assistant - Ontario Desk, Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC)

    EnergyEnvironmentIndustry

    Official report

  • Reported by Dennis Darby · In-house (organization)

    • Jason Easton · Chief of Staff, Global Affairs Canada (GAC)
    • Zachary Nixon · Senior Advisor, Office of the Minister of Global Affairs, Global Affairs Canada (GAC)

    IndustryInternational Trade

    Official report

  • Reported by Dennis Darby · In-house (organization)

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

    IndustryInternational Trade

    Official report

  • Reported by Dennis Darby · In-house (organization)

    • Warren Gould · Deputy Director, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC)
    • Niru Nithiananthan · Industry Analyst, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC)
    • Kate Batta · Senior Market Development Officer, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC)
    • Denyse Landry · Market Economic Analyst, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC)
    and 1 more
    • Inna Ilienko · Business Analyst, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC)

    AgricultureEconomic DevelopmentIndustry

    Official report

  • Reported by Dennis Darby · In-house (organization)

    • Nicolas Bouchard · Conseiller Régional - Québec/Atlantique, Global Affairs Canada (GAC)

    Economic DevelopmentIndustry

    Official report

  • Reported by Dennis Darby · In-house (organization)

    • Chrystia Freeland · Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance, Finance Canada (FIN)
    • Isabelle Jacques · Assistant Deputy Minister, Finance Canada (FIN)

    Economic DevelopmentIndustryTaxation and Finance

    Official report

  • Reported by Dennis Darby · In-house (organization)

    • Pascale St-Onge · Minister of Sport and Minister responsible for the Economic Development Agency of Canada for the Regions of Quebec, Canadian Heritage (PCH)

    Economic DevelopmentIndustryInternational Trade

    Official report

  • Reported by Dennis Darby · In-house (organization)

    • Farangies Shah · Policy Advisor, Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC)
    • Simon Laberge · Policy Advisor, Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC)

    Labour

    Official report

  • Reported by Dennis Darby · In-house (organization)

    • Cédric Sarault · Regional Desk, Québec, Finance Canada (FIN)

    Economic DevelopmentIndustryTaxation and Finance

    Official report

  • Reported by Dennis Darby · In-house (organization)

    • François-Philippe Champagne · Minister of Innovation, Science and Industry, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
    • Justin Trudeau · Prime Minister of Canada, Prime Minister's Office (PMO)
    • Pascale St-Onge · Minister of Sport and Minister responsible for the Economic Development Agency of Canada for the Regions of Quebec, Canadian Heritage (PCH)

    Economic DevelopmentIndustryInternational TradeLabour

    Official report

  • Reported by Dennis Darby · In-house (organization)

    • William Harvey-Blouin · Regional Advisor, Quebec, Prime Minister's Office (PMO)
    • Victor Esposito · Advance, Prime Minister's Office (PMO)

    Economic Development

    Official report

  • Reported by Dennis Darby · In-house (organization)

    • Cédric Sarault · Regional Desk, Québec, Finance Canada (FIN)

    Economic DevelopmentIndustryTaxation and Finance

    Official report

  • Reported by Dennis Darby · In-house (organization)

    • Victor Esposito · Advance, Prime Minister's Office (PMO)

    Economic DevelopmentIndustry

    Official report

  • Reported by Dennis Darby · In-house (organization)

    • François-Philippe Champagne · Minister of Innovation, Science and Industry, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
    • Shannon Zimmerman · Senior Advisor, Finance Canada (FIN)
    • Boyan Gerasimov · Director of Policy, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)

    BudgetEconomic DevelopmentIndustryTaxation and Finance

    Official report

  • Reported by Dennis Darby · In-house (organization)

    • Martin Simard · Senior Director, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
    • Paul Morrison · Manager, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)

    IndustryPensions

    Official report

  • Reported by Dennis Darby · In-house (organization)

    • Nicholas Ignatieff · Manager, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
    • Rebekka Bond · Consultant, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)

    Industry

    Official report

  • Reported by Dennis Darby · In-house (organization)

    • Miles Wu · Policy Advisor, Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC)

    Employment and Training

    Official report

  • Reported by Dennis Darby · In-house (organization)

    • Rebekka Bond · Consultant, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)

    Industry

    Official report

  • Reported by Dennis Darby · In-house (organization)

    • Manon Brassard · Deputy Minister/President, Canada Economic Development for Quebec Regions
    • Marie-Eve Harvey · Director General, Canada Economic Development for Quebec Regions

    Economic Development

    Official report

  • Reported by Dennis Darby · In-house (organization)

    • Peter Opdem · Policy Advisor, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)

    Economic DevelopmentIndustry

    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.