Organization
Association for Action on Smoking and Health
- Meetings this Parliament
- 3
- With MPs
- 0
- Since Nov 2021
- 14
- Active registrations
- 1
Most recent reported meeting: Jun 1, 2026.
Lobbying by Association for Action on Smoking and Health: 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 (organization) In effect since Apr 15, 2026 Receives government funding
Filed by Les Hagen, Executive Director
Lobbyists
- Les Hagen · Executive Director
Institutions they may lobby: Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC), Finance Canada (FIN), Health Canada (HC), House of Commons, Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC)
What they're lobbying on (8)Hide details
- Tobacco Fee Act - Requires tobacco companies for pay for the implementation of the federal tobacco control strategy.
- Canadian Environmental Protection Act: The regulation of cigarette filters and disposable vaping products.
- Global Agreement on Plastic Pollution: Federal government efforts to promote and adhere to a treaty addressing cigarette filters and disposable vaping products and align with the provisions of the Framework Convention on Tobacco Control.
- World Health Organization Framework Convention on Tobacco Control: Federal government adherence to the treaty including measures to avoid tobacco industry interference
- Tobacco and Vaping Products Act and Regulations: Proposed new regulations to reduce youth vaping including restricting nicotine content and flavour additives.
- Tobacco and Vaping Products Act and Regulations: Proposed new regulations regarding the packaging and labelling of tobacco products including health warnings.
- Federal Tobacco Control Strategy: Policies and programs to reduce and prevent tobacco use.
- Excise Act: Taxation of tobacco and vaping products.
Registration 789109-275284-16. Look it up in the official Registry
Reported meetings
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Reported by Les Hagen · In-house (organization)
- Jibril Hussein · Senior Policy Advisor, Health Canada (HC)
Federal Tobacco Control Strategy: Policies and programs to reduce and prevent tobacco use. Read more
World Health Organization Framework Convention on Tobacco Control: Federal government adherence to the treaty including measures to avoid tobacco industry interference
Tobacco and Vaping Products Act and Regulations: Proposed new regulations to reduce youth vaping including restricting nicotine content and flavour additives.
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Reported by Les Hagen · In-house (organization)
- Jibril Hussein · Senior Policy Advisor, Health Canada (HC)
Federal Tobacco Control Strategy: Policies and programs to reduce and prevent tobacco use.
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Reported by Les Hagen · In-house (organization)
- Tim Appleby · Director, Office of Policy and Strategic Planning Tobacco Control Directorate, Health Canada (HC)
Federal Tobacco Control Strategy: Policies and programs to reduce and prevent tobacco use.
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Reported by Les Hagen · In-house (organization)
- Farangies Shah · Director of Policy, Health Canada (HC)
- Jeremy Proulx · Chief of Staff, Health Canada (HC)
Tobacco and Vaping Products Act and Regulations: Proposed new regulations to reduce youth vaping including restricting nicotine content and flavour additives.
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Reported by Les Hagen · In-house (organization)
- Farangies Shah · Director of Policy, Health Canada (HC)
Tobacco and Vaping Products Act and Regulations: Proposed new regulations to reduce youth vaping including restricting nicotine content and flavour additives.
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Reported by Les Hagen · In-house (organization)
- Farangies Shah · Director of Policy, Health Canada (HC)
- Julia Duncan · Senior Policy Advisor, Health Canada (HC)
Tobacco and Vaping Products Act and Regulations: Proposed new regulations to reduce youth vaping including restricting nicotine content and flavour additives.
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Reported by Les Hagen · In-house (organization)
- Farangies Shah · Director of Policy, Health Canada (HC)
- Julia Duncan · Senior Policy Advisor, Health Canada (HC)
- Kendal Weber · Assistant Deputy Minister, Health Canada (HC)
- Ya'ara Saks · Associate Minister of Health, Health Canada (HC)
World Health Organization Framework Convention on Tobacco Control: Federal government adherence to the treaty including measures to avoid tobacco industry interference Read more
Federal Tobacco Control Strategy: Policies and programs to reduce and prevent tobacco use.
Tobacco and Vaping Products Act and Regulations: Proposed new regulations to reduce youth vaping including restricting nicotine content and flavour additives.
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Reported by Les Hagen · In-house (organization)
- Finn Long · Policy Advisor, Health Canada (HC)
Consumer IssuesHealth
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Reported by Les Hagen · In-house (organization)
- Mary Gramiak · Policy Advisor, Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC)
- Mireille Rigby · Senior Policy Analyst, Health Canada (HC)
- Andrew Beck · Director, Health Canada (HC)
EnvironmentHealthInternational Relations
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Reported by Les Hagen · In-house (organization)
- Mireille Rigby · Senior Policy Analyst, Health Canada (HC)
EnvironmentHealthInternational Relations
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Reported by Les Hagen · In-house (organization)
- Kendal Weber · Assistant Deputy Minister, Health Canada (HC)
Health
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Reported by Les Hagen · In-house (organization)
- Don Davies · Member of Parliament
- Stephen Ellis · Member of Parliament, House of Commons
Health
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Reported by Les Hagen · In-house (organization)
- Julia Duncan · Senior Policy Advisor, Health Canada (HC)
- Shaili Patel · Director of Policy, Health Canada (HC)
Health
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Reported by Les Hagen · In-house (organization)
- Mike Lake · Member of Parliament
Health
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.