Corporation
Imperial Oil Limited
- Meetings this Parliament
- 73
- With MPs
- 21
- Since Nov 2021
- 304
- Active registrations
- 1
Most recent reported meeting: Sep 25, 2026.
Lobbying by Imperial Oil Limited: its registrations, its lobbyists, the bills it has named and every meeting it has reported with federal office holders since November 2021.
← LobbyingRegistrations in effect
In-house (corporation) In effect since Sep 1, 2026
Filed by John Whelan, Chairman, President and CEO
Lobbyists
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Andrea Smotra · Government Relations Advisor
Former designated public office holder
Formerly Advisor, Regional Affairs, --, Prime Minister's Office (2013–2015)
Formerly Director of Regional Affairs, Office of the Minister, Department of Agriculture and Agri-Food (2008–2013)
Formerly Special Assistant, Office of the Minister of National Revenue, Canada Revenue Agency (2006–2008)
Formerly Special Assistant, Office of the Minister, Department of Agriculture and Agri-Food (2007–2008)
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James Kusie · Vice President, Public & Government Affairs
Former designated public office holder
Formerly Director of Communications and Issues Management, Minister's Office, Government House Leader (2010–2010)
Formerly Director of Issues Management and Parliamentary Affairs, Minister's Office, Transport Canada (2009–2010)
Formerly Deputy Director Issues Management, Prime Minister's Office, Prime Minister's Office (2008–2009)
Formerly Senior Special Assistant Parliamentary Affairs, Minister's Office, Environment Canada (2007–2008)
- Brad Kilpatrick · Advanced Petroleum Measurement Engineer
- Brian Smith · Measurement Advisor
- Cheryl Gomez-Smith · Senior Vice President, Upstream
- Dan Lyons · Senior Vice-President, Finance and Administration
- Danielle Speers · Senior Climate Policy Advisor
- David Caskenette · Indirect Tax Lead
- Emilie Courtemanche · Climate Policy Advisor
- Gerret Scott · Measurement Supervisor - Operations Enablement
- Heather D. Eggleston · Integration Manager
- Ian Laing · Vice President and General Counsel
- Jack Fraser · Vice-President, Oil Sands Mining
- Jamie Suddaby · Joint Interest Business Manager
- Jason MacDonald · Senior Fuels Policy Advisor
- Jeff Wilson · Government Relations Advisor
- Jessica Dillabough · Environmental & Sustainability Manager
- John Whelan · Chairman, President and CEO
- Jonathan D. Morgan · Vice President, Imperial Chemicals
- Jonathan Webb · Senior Policy & Advocacy Advisor
- Kaitlyn Korol · Senior Technology Advisor – Upstream Emission Reduction
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Karissa Khan · Environmental & Regulatory Advisor – Air (Ontario)
Former public office holder
Formerly Landscape Assessment Officer, Environmental Protection Operations, Environment and Climate Change Canada (2015–2016)
- Kristina Zimmer · Public & Government Affairs Manager
- Laralyn Klesken · Vice-President, Procurement
- Laura Bishop · Indigenous Engagement Manager
- Leanne Young · Policy & Advocacy Advisor
- Lili Goncalves · Sr. Environmental Advisor
- Mark Prinsen · Project Manager - Development
- Michelle Belisle · Air & GHG Manager
- Nicola Pfaff · Ventures Business Planning Advisor
- Ryan Levins · Regulatory Affairs Advisor
- Sheldon Butt · Risk and Controls Supervisor
- Stuart Lunn · Vice President, Policy & Advocacy
Institutions they may lobby: Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC), Bank of Canada, Canada Development Investment Corporation (CDEV), Canada Revenue Agency (CRA), Canadian Energy Regulator (CER), Canadian Northern Economic Development Agency (CanNor), Competition Bureau Canada (COBU), Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada (CIRNAC), Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC), Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC), Finance Canada (FIN), Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO), Global Affairs Canada (GAC), Health Canada (HC), House of Commons, Housing, Infrastructure and Communities Canada (HICC), Impact Assessment Agency of Canada (IAAC), Indigenous Services Canada (ISC), Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED), Justice Canada (JC), National Defence (DND), Natural Resources Canada (NRCan), Prairies Economic Development Canada (PrairiesCan), Prime Minister's Office (PMO), Privy Council Office (PCO), Public Services and Procurement Canada (PSPC), Senate of Canada, Transport Canada (TC), Treasury Board Of Canada Secretariat (TBS)
What they're lobbying on (39)Hide details
- Communicating with government officials about the reliability of fuel supplies, including the Line 5 shutdown and its impacts on the international trade of oil and gas.
- Communicating with government officials about the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, including about contaminated sites, management of toxic substances, environmental charges and taxes, waste management, and sustainable development. Discussions include the development of regulations regarding waste water treatment and effluent release as they relate to the oil sands.
- Communicating with government officials about fuel measurement standards.
- Communicating with government officials about taxation, more specifically federal excise taxes on fuel products.
- Communicating with government officials about the reliability of fuel supplies in Western Canada, Ontario and the Northwest Territories.
- Communicating with government officials, in general, about Canada's energy sector, including energy resilience, security, and infrastructure.
- Communicating with government officials, in general, about the global competitiveness of the energy sector in Canada.
- Communicating with government officials about industrial carbon pricing, including the Output-Based Pricing System (OBPS).
- Communicating with government officials about the “Canada-Alberta Memorandum of Understanding”, which was announced in November 2025, more specifically as it relates to oil and gas sector.
- Communicating with government officials about the “Climate Competitiveness Strategy”, which was announced in November 2025, more specifically as it relates to oil and gas sector.
- Communicating with government officials, including via government roundtables, about value-added agriculture, including as it relates to biofuels.
- Communicating with government officials about the Clean Fuel Regulations (SOR/2022-140) under the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, including those that apply to biofuels, fuel standards and emissions.
- Communicating with government officials about operations in the Northwest Territories, more specifically as it relates to the company’s Norman Wells Operations in the Northwest Territories.
- Communicating with government officials about international trade, including tariffs and surtaxes on steel and aluminum.
- Communicating with government officials about the Income Tax Act, R.S.C., 1985, c. 1 (5th Supp.), including as it relates to the taxation of bare trusts and investment tax credits.
- Communicating with government officials about existing and proposed methane regulations, including SOR/2018-66 ("Regulations Respecting Reduction in the Release of Methane and Certain Volatile Organic Compounds (Upstream Oil and Gas Sector)"), and existing and proposed methane equivalency agreements.
- Communicating with government officials, in general, about potential private sector investments in the extractive sector in Saskatchewan.
- Communicating with the Government of Canada about the Fall Economic Statement Implementation Act, 2023 (formerly known as Bill C-59), more specifically about proposed environmental amendments to the Competition Act.
- Communicating with government officials, in general, about the production of renewable diesel, including the construction and operation of Imperial’s renewal diesel facility at their Strathcona refinery in Alberta.
- Communicating with government officials about potential labour disruptions in the transportation sector and their potential impact on fuel supplies in Canada.
- Communicating with government officials about the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (UNDRIP).
- Communicating with government officials about the Strategic Innovation Fund (SIF), more specifically the Net Zero Accelerator for industrial transformation.
- Communicating with government officials about the proposed global plastics treaty being discussed by the Fourth Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee (INC-4).
- Communicating with government officials about the Petroleum and Gas Revenue Act, more specifically about oil and gas royalties and taxes.
- Communicating with government officials about the Joint Canada-Alberta Oil Sands Monitoring (JOSM) program, including annual work plans, technical reports, and compilation reports.
- Communicating with government officials about the Impact Assessment Act and the Canadian Energy Regulator Act, with respect to the oil and gas sector.
- Communicating with government officials about the Greenhouse Gas Pollution Pricing Act, specifically those sections related to the Federal Greenhouse Gas Offset System.
- Communicating with government officials about the Energy Monitoring Act and the Income Tax Act, more specifically about accounting practices used under both pieces of legislation.
- Communicating with government officials about the Clean Technology Investment Tax Credit.
- Communicating with government officials about the Canadian Petroleum Resources Act, including about exploration licenses.
- Communicating with government officials about the Canadian Oil and Gas Operations Act, more specifically about the exploration, production, conservation, processing and transportation of oil and gas.
- Communicating with government officials about the Canada Shipping Act and the Canada Marine Act, more specifically about marine transportation.
- Communicating with government officials about the Canada-Newfoundland Atlantic Accord Implementation Act, more specifically about offshore petroleum oil and gas development.
- Communicating with government officials about proposed regulations related to volatile organic compounds (VOC) emissions from aboveground storage facilities.
- Communicating with government officials about its proposed investment tax credit for Carbon Capture, Utilization and Storage (CCUS) projects.
- Communicating with government officials about its circular economy initiatives, more specifically proposed circular economy regulations.
- Communicating with government officials about draft Clean Electricity Regulations.
- Communicating with government officials about a proposed oil and gas emissions cap, including the "Regulatory Framework for an Oil and Gas Sector Greenhouse Gas Emissions Cap" (released in December 2023).
- Communicating with government officials about (proposed) policies and regulations related to plastics, more specifically the Proposed Integrated Management Approach to Plastic Products to Prevent Waste and Pollution.
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Reported meetings
SpreadsheetFiled by Brad Corson (229), John Whelan (75).
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Reported by Brad Corson · In-house (corporation)
- Kyle Harrietha · Deputy Chief of Staff & Director of Parliamentary Affairs, Natural Resources Canada (NRCan)
Energy
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Reported by Brad Corson · In-house (corporation)
- Jonathan Wilkinson · Minister of Natural Resources, House of Commons
- Kyle Harrietha · Deputy Chief of Staff & Director of Parliamentary Affairs, Natural Resources Canada (NRCan)
EnergyEnvironment
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Reported by Brad Corson · In-house (corporation)
- Kyle Harrietha · Deputy Chief of Staff & Director of Parliamentary Affairs, Natural Resources Canada (NRCan)
EnergyEnvironment
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Reported by Brad Corson · In-house (corporation)
- Glen Hargrove · Assistant Deputy Minister, Fuels Sector, Natural Resources Canada (NRCan)
- Drew Leyburne · Assistant Deputy Minister, Energy Technology Sector, Natural Resources Canada (NRCan)
- John Moffet · Assistant Deputy Minister, Environmental Protection Branch, Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC)
EnergyEnvironment
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Reported by Brad Corson · In-house (corporation)
- Kyle Harrietha · Deputy Chief of Staff & Director of Parliamentary Affairs, Natural Resources Canada (NRCan)
EnergyEnvironment
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Reported by Brad Corson · In-house (corporation)
- Kyle Harrietha · Deputy Chief of Staff & Director of Parliamentary Affairs, Natural Resources Canada (NRCan)
EnergyEnvironment
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Reported by Brad Corson · In-house (corporation)
- François-Philippe Champagne · Minister of Innovation, Science and Industry
- Jonathan Wilkinson · Minister of Natural Resources, House of Commons
- Steven Guilbeault · Minister of Environment and Climate Change, House of Commons
Energy
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Reported by Brad Corson · In-house (corporation)
- Kyle Harrietha · Deputy Chief of Staff & Director of Parliamentary Affairs, Natural Resources Canada (NRCan)
EnergyEnvironment
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Reported by Brad Corson · In-house (corporation)
- John Moffet · Assistant Deputy Minister, Environmental Protection Branch, Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC)
EnergyEnvironment
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Reported by Brad Corson · In-house (corporation)
- Kyle Harrietha · Deputy Chief of Staff & Director of Parliamentary Affairs, Natural Resources Canada (NRCan)
- Fiona Simons · Director of Policy, Clean Energy and Innovation, Natural Resources Canada (NRCan)
- Sandy Schembri · Senior Policy & Regional Affairs Advisor, Natural Resources Canada (NRCan)
Energy
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Reported by Brad Corson · In-house (corporation)
- Kyle Harrietha · Deputy Chief of Staff & Director of Parliamentary Affairs, Natural Resources Canada (NRCan)
EnergyEnvironment
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Reported by Brad Corson · In-house (corporation)
- Chrystia Freeland · Minister of Finance & Deputy Prime Minister, House of Commons
Energy
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Reported by Brad Corson · In-house (corporation)
- Ed Fast · Member of Parliament for Abbotsford, House of Commons
Energy
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Reported by Brad Corson · In-house (corporation)
- Brent Parker · Acting Vice-President, External Relations and Strategic Policy, Impact Assessment Agency of Canada (IAAC)
Energy
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Reported by Brad Corson · In-house (corporation)
- Brent Parker · Acting Vice-President, External Relations and Strategic Policy, Impact Assessment Agency of Canada (IAAC)
Energy
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Reported by Brad Corson · In-house (corporation)
- John Moffet · Assistant Deputy Minister, Environmental Protection Branch, Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC)
- Douglas Nevison · Acting Assistant Deputy Minister, Climate Change Branch, Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC)
EnergyEnvironment
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Reported by Brad Corson · In-house (corporation)
- John Moffet · Assistant Deputy Minister, Environmental Protection Branch, Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC)
- Doug Nevison · Acting Assistant Deputy Minister, Climate Change Branch, Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC)
EnergyEnvironment
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Reported by Brad Corson · In-house (corporation)
- Michael Sabia · Deputy Minister, Finance Canada (FIN)
- Bud Sambasivam · Senior Policy Advisor, Finance Canada (FIN)
- Maude Lavoie · Associate Assistant Deputy Minister, Tax Policy Branch, Finance Canada (FIN)
EnergyTaxation and Finance
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Reported by Brad Corson · In-house (corporation)
- John Moffet · Assistant Deputy Minister, Environmental Protection Branch, Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC)
EnergyEnvironment
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Reported by Brad Corson · In-house (corporation)
- Leslie Church · Director of Policy, Finance Canada (FIN)
- Bud Sambasivam · Senior Policy Advisor, Finance Canada (FIN)
EnergyTaxation and Finance
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Reported by Brad Corson · In-house (corporation)
- Dan Albas · Member of Parliament for Central Okanagan—Similkameen—Nicola
Energy
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Reported by Brad Corson · In-house (corporation)
- Valerie Bradford · Member of Parliament for Kitchener South–Hespele, House of Commons
Energy
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Reported by Brad Corson · In-house (corporation)
- Nathalie Drouin · Deputy Clerk of the Privy Council & Associate Secretary, Privy Council Office (PCO)
- Kaili Levesque · Assistant Secretary to the Cabinet, Economic and Regional Development Policy, Privy Council Office (PCO)
Energy
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Reported by Brad Corson · In-house (corporation)
- Ben Chin · Senior Advisor, Prime Minister's Office (PMO)
Energy
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Reported by Brad Corson · In-house (corporation)
- Kyle Harrietha · Deputy Chief of Staff & Director of Parliamentary Affairs, Natural Resources Canada (NRCan)
Energy
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.