Lobbying by Canada Green Building Council: its registrations, its lobbyists, the bills it has named and every meeting it has reported with federal office holders since November 2021.
In-house (organization)In effect since Jan 19, 2026Receives government funding
Filed by Thomas Mueller, President & Chief Executive Officer
Lobbyists
Basant Mohamed · Coordinator, Advocacy
Brent Gilmour · Chief Commercial Officer
Jean-Marc Fagelson · Advisor, Public Policy and Government RelationsFormer public office holder
Formerly Parliamentary Assistant, MP Anne Minh-Thu Quach, House of Commons (2014–2019)
Thomas Mueller · President & Chief Executive Officer
Institutions they may lobby: Business Development Bank of Canada (BDC), Canada Infrastructure Bank, Canada Lands Company Limited, Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC), 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), Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED), National Defence (DND), National Research Council (NRC), Natural Resources Canada (NRCan), Prime Minister's Office (PMO), Privy Council Office (PCO), Public Services and Procurement Canada (PSPC), Treasury Board Of Canada Secretariat (TBS)
What they're lobbying on (7)Hide details
Advocate for better access to whole-building data that will enable energy efficiency outcomes and in support of benchmarking, disclosure or labelling standards/guidelines. Support the continuity of ENERGY STAR Portfolio Manager as a foundational tool supporting the real estate sector.
Raise awareness of voluntary standards and certifications, such as the Zero Carbon Building Standard and LEED, to support government objectives and outcomes to scale up high-performing buildings for the Department of National Defence and housing for the Canadian Forces.
Advocate to include stronger energy efficiency, carbon emissions and resiliency performance measures or the use of voluntary standards in Canada's housing policies and in the policies of Build Canada Homes.
Support the development of the "Made-in-Canada Investment guidelines" with a green and transition taxonomy for buildings as announced by the federal government.
Support the greening government strategy and the operations to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from the federal buildings portfolio.
Support the implementation of Buy Clean principles in federal procurements that will require to reduce embodied carbon.
Support the integration of carbon emissions (operational and embodied) in National Energy Code of Canada for Buildings and National Building Code of Canada.
Mary-Elizabeth Power · Directrice en politiques, Housing, Infrastructure and Communities Canada (HICC)
Bayan Kadri · Policy Advisor, Housing, Infrastructure and Communities Canada (HICC)
Advocate to include stronger energy efficiency and carbon emissions reduction requirements in Canada's housing policies and new structure such as Build Canada Homes.Read more
Advocate to include stronger energy efficiency and carbon emissions reduction requirements in Canada's housing policies and new structure such as Build Canada Homes.Read more
Frank Des Rosiers · Assistant Deputy Minister, Natural Resources Canada (NRCan)
Advocate for better access to whole-building data that will enable energy efficiency outcomes and in support of benchmarking, disclosure or labelling standards/guidelines. Support the continuity of ENERGY STAR Portfolio Manager as a foundational tool supporting the real estate sector.Read more
Support the development of the "Made-in-Canada Investment guidelines" with a green and transition taxonomy for buildings as announced by the federal government.
Advocate to include stronger energy efficiency and carbon emissions reduction requirements in Canada's housing policies and new structure such as Build Canada Homes.
Michael Bonser · Associate Assistant Deputy Minister, Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC)
Support the development of the "Made-in-Canada Investment guidelines" with a green and transition taxonomy for buildings as announced by the federal government.Read more
Advocate to include stronger energy efficiency and carbon emissions reduction requirements in Canada's housing policies and new structure such as Build Canada Homes.
Heba Jibril · Legislative Assistant, House of Commons
Advocate to include stronger energy efficiency and carbon emissions reduction requirements in Canada's housing policies and new structure such as Build Canada Homes.Read more
Support the development of the "Made-in-Canada Investment guidelines" with a green and transition taxonomy for buildings as announced by the federal government.
Sanjana Shah · Senior Policy Advisor, Housing, Infrastructure and Communities Canada (HICC)
Bayan Kadri · Policy Advisor, Housing, Infrastructure and Communities Canada (HICC)
Include voluntary standards and certifications such as Zero Carbon Building Standard and LEED in support of government objectives and outcomes to scale up high-performing building for all Canadians and support new round of investments in programs using them (such as the green and inclusive community buildings program).Read more
Support the implementation of Buy Clean principles in federal procurements that will require to reduce embodied carbon.
Support the development of the "Made-in-Canada Investment guidelines" with a green and transition taxonomy for buildings as announced by the federal government.
Advocate to include stronger energy efficiency and carbon emissions reduction requirements in Canada's housing policies and new structure such as Build Canada Homes.
Guillaume Freire · Parliamentary Assistant, House of Commons
Advocate to include stronger energy efficiency and carbon emissions reduction requirements in Canada's housing policies and new structure such as Build Canada Homes.Read more
Rosalie Thibault · Parliamentary Assistant, House of Commons
Support the development of the "Made-in-Canada Investment guidelines" with a green and transition taxonomy for buildings as announced by the federal government.Read more
Advocate to include stronger energy efficiency and carbon emissions reduction requirements in Canada's housing policies and new structure such as Build Canada Homes.
Julien Fournier-Dorion · Attaché politique, House of Commons
Advocate for better access to whole-building data that will enable energy efficiency outcomes and in support of benchmarking, disclosure or labelling standards/guidelines. Support the continuity of ENERGY STAR Portfolio Manager as a foundational tool supporting the real estate sector.Read more
Support the development of the "Made-in-Canada Investment guidelines" with a green and transition taxonomy for buildings as announced by the federal government.
Advocate to include stronger energy efficiency and carbon emissions reduction requirements in Canada's housing policies and new structure such as Build Canada Homes.
Michael Bonser · Associate Assistant Deputy Minister, Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC)
Advocate to include stronger energy efficiency and carbon emissions reduction requirements in Canada's housing policies and new structure such as Build Canada Homes.Read more
Advocate for better access to whole-building data that will enable energy efficiency outcomes and in support of benchmarking, disclosure or labelling standards/guidelines. Support the continuity of ENERGY STAR Portfolio Manager as a foundational tool supporting the real estate sector.Read more
Advocate for investment from Natural Resources Canada, Treasury Board Secretariat and other federal departments in building data that will enable zero carbon transition planning and energy benchmarking, disclosure and labelling standards/guidelines.Read more
Advocate to include stronger energy efficiency and carbon emissions reduction requirements in Canada's Housing Plan.Read more
Advocate for investment from Natural Resources Canada, Treasury Board Secretariat and other federal departments in building data that will enable zero carbon transition planning and energy benchmarking, disclosure and labelling standards/guidelines.
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.
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