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Lobbying by Engineers Canada: 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

Engineers Canada

Meetings this Parliament
7
With MPs
2
Since Nov 2021
24
Active registrations
1

Most recent reported meeting: Feb 10, 2026.

Registrations in effect

In-house (organization) In effect since Apr 9, 2026

Filed by Philip Rizcallah, Chief Executive Officer

Lobbyists

  • Abiola Sulaiman · Interim Manager, Public Affairs
  • Jeanette Southwood · Vice President, Corporate Affairs and Strategic Partnerships
  • Kim Bouffard · Manager, Belonging and Engagement
  • Kyle Smith · Manager, Regulatory Research and International Mobility
  • Nathan Durham · Manager, Public Affairs

Institutions they may lobby: Canadian Heritage (PCH), Canadian Human Rights Commission (CHRC), Canadian Transportation Agency (CTA), Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada (CIRNAC), Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC), Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC), Finance Canada (FIN), Global Affairs Canada (GAC), House of Commons, Housing, Infrastructure and Communities Canada (HICC), Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC), Indigenous Services Canada (ISC), Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED), 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 Service Commission of Canada (PSC), Public Services and Procurement Canada (PSPC), Senate of Canada, Transport Canada (TC), Transportation Safety Board of Canada (TSB), Treasury Board Of Canada Secretariat (TBS)

What they're lobbying on (18)
  • Employment and Social Development Canada, with regard to the Foreign Credential Recognition Program and funding for engineering accreditation projects.
  • Housing and Infrastructure Canada, with regard to climate resiliency and the involvement of engineers in federal housing initiatives.
  • The Major Projects Office and associated departments with regard to major projects established under federal legislation and the involvement of engineers.
  • The Department of National Defence with regard to major defence procurement initiatives and the involvement of engineers.
  • Women and Gender Equality Canada, with respect to new funding opportunities for gender equality programming as announced in Budget 2025.
  • Global Affairs Canada, with respect to the role of professional licensure in established criteris for the express entry system.
  • Budget and all subsequent budget implementation bils, with respect to new policies and programs that impact the engineering profession, including infrastructure funding and housing construction, as well as the promotion of engineering regulation within the federal public service and in federal procurement.
  • Infrastructure funding, with respect to the scope of regulation of specified engineering work.
  • Climate change policies and climate-related legislation, with respect to measures to improve climate adaptation and resilience and incentivize investment in new technologies.
  • The National Research Council, with regard to the National Building Code and associated policy development initiatives for building and construction.
  • The Official Languages Act, with respect to the implications of the Act for the federal procurement process according to PSPC policy notification 48R-1 and 48R-2
  • Natural Resources Canada with respect to the climate change adaptation and mitigation programs, development of standards and codes for adaptation of Canada's infrastructure towards the effects of climate change.
  • Infrastructure funding, with respect to climate change resiliency, mitigation and adaptation.
  • Housing policy, with respect to the creation of a Housing Design Catalogue and expanding support for prefabrication.
  • Federal Public Sector Labour Relations Act and other laws or regulations related to the employment of federal public servants, with respect to the licensure of professional engineers.
  • Federal government funding and policy support for equity, diversity, inclusion and accessibility initiatives
  • Employment and Social Development Canada - Foreign Credential Recognition Program (FCRP) - with respect to the programs to improve the integration of international engineering graduates into the engineering profession and workforce in Canada
  • Canadian Free Trade Agreement, regarding interprovincial labour mobility, including the specifications that regulatory bodies must meet under the CFTA and the scope of legitimate objections to labour mobility provisions, measures to streamline recognition for engineers and other regulated professionals.

Registration 958854-16844-41. Look it up in the official Registry

Reported meetings

Spreadsheet

Filed by Gerard McDonald (14), Philip Rizcallah (10).

  • Reported by Philip Rizcallah · In-house (organization)

    • Tania Amghar · Deputy Director of Policy, Public Safety Canada (PS)
    Climate change policies and climate-related legislation, with respect to measures to improve climate adaptation and resilience and incentivize investment in new technologies. Read more

    Official report

  • Reported by Philip Rizcallah · In-house (organization)

    Climate change policies and climate-related legislation, with respect to measures to improve climate adaptation and resilience and incentivize investment in new technologies. Read more

    Official report

  • Reported by Philip Rizcallah · In-house (organization)

    Climate change policies and climate-related legislation, with respect to measures to improve climate adaptation and resilience and incentivize investment in new technologies. Read more

    Official report

  • Reported by Philip Rizcallah · In-house (organization)

    • Tracy Muggli · Senator, Senate of Canada
    Climate change policies and climate-related legislation, with respect to measures to improve climate adaptation and resilience and incentivize investment in new technologies. Read more

    Official report

  • Reported by Philip Rizcallah · In-house (organization)

    • Charles Smith · Senior Advisor, Finance Canada (FIN)
    Budget and all subsequent budget implementation bils, with respect to new policies and programs that impact the engineering profession, including infrastructure funding and housing construction, as well as the promotion of engineering regulation within the federal public service and in federal procurement. Read more

    Official report

  • Reported by Philip Rizcallah · In-house (organization)

    • Dylan Odd · Director of Parliamentary Affairs, Senate of Canada
    • Jay Okrainetz · Parliamentary Affairs Advisor, Senate of Canada
    Climate change policies and climate-related legislation, with respect to measures to improve climate adaptation and resilience and incentivize investment in new technologies. Read more

    Official report

  • Reported by Philip Rizcallah · In-house (organization)

    • Charles-Olivier Dubé · Policy Advisor, Finance Canada (FIN)
    Infrastructure funding, with respect to the scope of regulation of specified engineering work. Read more

    Budget and all subsequent budget implementation bils, with respect to new policies and programs that impact the engineering profession, including infrastructure funding and housing construction, as well as the promotion of engineering regulation within the federal public service and in federal procurement.

    Official report

  • Reported by Philip Rizcallah · In-house (organization)

    • Zachariah Downey · Director of Parliamentary Affairs, Transport Canada (TC)
    Canadian Free Trade Agreement, regarding interprovincial labour mobility, including the specifications that regulatory bodies must meet under the CFTA and the scope of legitimate objections to labour mobility provisions, measures to streamline recognition for engineers and other regulated professionals. Read more

    Official report

  • Reported by Philip Rizcallah · In-house (organization)

    • Kelly Gillis · Deputy Minister of Housing, Infrastructure and Communities, Infrastructure Canada (INFC)
    Infrastructure funding, with respect to climate change resiliency, mitigation and adaptation. Read more

    Housing policy, with respect to the creation of a Housing Design Catalogue and expanding support for prefabrication.

    Official report

  • Reported by Philip Rizcallah · In-house (organization)

    • Shahad Khalladi · Deputy Director, Policy, Women and Gender Equality (WAGE)

    BudgetEducation

    Official report

  • Reported by Gerard McDonald · In-house (organization)

    • Victor Kandasamy · Policy Advisor & Senior advisor, Public Services and Procurement Canada (PSPC)

    Government ProcurementHousingInfrastructure

    Official report

  • Reported by Gerard McDonald · In-house (organization)

    • Jan Gorski · Senior Policy Advisor, Natural Resources Canada (NRCan)

    ClimateInfrastructure

    Official report

  • Reported by Gerard McDonald · In-house (organization)

    • Micah Richardson · Deputy Director of Policy, Housing, Infrastructure Canada (INFC)
    • Matthew Paisley · Senior Policy Advisor, Infrastructure Canada (INFC)

    HousingInfrastructure

    Official report

  • Reported by Gerard McDonald · In-house (organization)

    • David Murray · Director of Policy, House of Commons
    • Mark Emes · Policy Advisor, House of Commons

    Immigration

    Official report

  • Reported by Gerard McDonald · In-house (organization)

    • Joanna Manger · Director General, Marine Safety & Security, Transport Canada (TC)

    Transportation

    Official report

  • Reported by Gerard McDonald · In-house (organization)

    Labour

    Official report

  • Reported by Gerard McDonald · In-house (organization)

    • Miled Hill · Director of Policy, Transport Canada (TC)

    Transportation

    Official report

  • Reported by Gerard McDonald · In-house (organization)

    • Carole Bidal · Associate Assistant Deputy Minister, Treasury Board Of Canada Secretariat (TBS)
    • Matthew Millar · Director, Organization and Evaluation of Work, Treasury Board Of Canada Secretariat (TBS)

    Labour

    Official report

  • Reported by Gerard McDonald · In-house (organization)

    • Hilary Peirce · Director of Labour Relations, Treasury Board Of Canada Secretariat (TBS)

    Labour

    Official report

  • Reported by Gerard McDonald · In-house (organization)

    Labour

    Official report

  • Reported by Gerard McDonald · In-house (organization)

    Immigration

    Official report

  • Reported by Gerard McDonald · In-house (organization)

    ClimateInfrastructure

    Official report

  • Reported by Gerard McDonald · In-house (organization)

    • Jade Millette · Director of Labour Relations, Treasury Board Of Canada Secretariat (TBS)

    Employment and TrainingLabour

    Official report

  • Reported by Gerard McDonald · In-house (organization)

    • John Cuddihy · Director of Infrastructure and Environment, Infrastructure Canada (INFC)
    • Sean Smith · Manager, GHG Emissions, Infrastructure Canada (INFC)

    ClimateInfrastructure

    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.