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Lobbying by Canadian Propane Association: 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

Canadian Propane Association

Meetings this Parliament
57
With MPs
28
Since Nov 2021
132
Active registrations
1

Most recent reported meeting: Aug 31, 2026.

Registrations in effect

In-house (organization) In effect since Jul 8, 2026

Filed by Shannon Watt, CEO & President

Lobbyists

  • Allan Murphy · Senior Vice President Former designated public office holder

    Formerly Senior Advisor, Halifax office/ACOA Minister's office (Ottawa), Minister of National Defence/ACOA (2009–2010)

    Formerly Regional Affairs Director, Halifax Regional Office, Minister of Foreign Affairs /ACOA (2006–2006)

  • Chris Crawford · Vice President, Ontario & Manitoba Former designated public office holder

    Formerly Policy Advisor, Caucus Liaison and Stakeholder Relations, Office of the Minister of State, Federal Economic Development Agency for Souther, Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario (2013–2015)

    Formerly Policy Advisor - Ontario and Atlantic Canada, Office of the Minister of Infrastructure and Communities, Minister of the Econom, Infrastructure Canada (2013–2013)

    Formerly Director of Parliamentary Affairs, Office of the Minister of Intergovernmental Affairs and President of the Queen's, Intergovernmental Affairs and President of the Queen's Privy Council for Canada (2012–2013)

    Formerly Special Assistant, Office of the Minister of Intergovernmental Affairs and President of the Queen's, Intergovermental Affairs and President of the Queen's Privy Council for Canada (2011–2012)

  • Jim Bellwood · Manager, Business Development
  • Katie Kachur · VP, Western Canada
  • Melissa Michaud · Vice President, Operations
  • Robert Loenhart · Vice-President, Regulatory Affairs
  • Shannon Watt · CEO & President

Institutions they may lobby: Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC), Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA), 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), Impact Assessment Agency of Canada (IAAC), Indigenous Services Canada (ISC), Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED), 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, Shared Services Canada (SSC), Transport Canada (TC), Treasury Board Of Canada Secretariat (TBS)

What they're lobbying on (8)
  • Discussions with government officials regarding the national electricity strategy and the role of propane, renewable propane and rDME in Canada, including their potential as lower-emissions, efficient fuels, in relation to environmental, energy, industry, finance, agriculture and transportation policies.
  • Reduction in interprovincial trade barriers: to remove barriers to labour mobility and provide a national regulatory approach for propane through streamlining/harmonizing existing prov/fed regulations while ensuring the continued safety and security of the industry.
  • Propane exports: to promote and support existing and future opportunities to export Canadian propane to new and existing foreign markets like Japan and Korea.
  • Discussions with government officials with respect to recognizing and promoting propane, renewable propane and rDME as a cleaner burning, efficient fuels in Canada, as it relates to the environment, energy, industry, finance, agriculture and transportation.
  • Discussions with government officials as it pertains to the effect of possible rail strikes on the energy sector in Canada.
  • Discussions with government officials as it pertains to the transportation of propane via rail, pipeline, trucking and perhaps marine. Also the transportation of propane across Canada/U.S Border.
  • Discussions with government as it pertains to legislation in areas such as Finance, Indigenous, Transportation, Agriculture, Natural Resources and Environment.
  • Aboriginal Affairs with respect to the promotion of the use of propane as a clean burning efficient fuel in First Nations communities.

Registration 953010-282264-39. Look it up in the official Registry

Reported meetings

Spreadsheet

Filed by Shannon Watt (130), Allan Murphy (2).

  • Reported by Shannon Watt · In-house (organization)

    EnergyEnvironment

    Official report

  • Reported by Shannon Watt · In-house (organization)

    EnergyEnvironment

    Official report

  • Reported by Shannon Watt · In-house (organization)

    • Brenna Walsh · Policy and Atlantic Advisor, Natural Resources Canada (NRCan)
    • Yasmine Atassi · Sr. Policy and Ontario Advisor, Natural Resources Canada (NRCan)

    EnergyEnvironment

    Official report

  • Reported by Shannon Watt · In-house (organization)

    EnergyEnvironment

    Official report

  • Reported by Shannon Watt · In-house (organization)

    EnergyEnvironment

    Official report

  • Reported by Shannon Watt · In-house (organization)

    • Michael Plentis · Office of the Leader of the Opposition (MP Pierre Poilievre), House of Commons

    EnergyEnvironment

    Official report

  • Reported by Shannon Watt · In-house (organization)

    EnergyEnvironment

    Official report

  • Reported by Shannon Watt · In-house (organization)

    • Paul Moen · Chief of Staff, Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC)

    EnergyLabourTransportation

    Official report

  • Reported by Shannon Watt · In-house (organization)

    • Karen Vecchio · Member of Parliament, House of Commons

    EnergyEnvironment

    Official report

  • Reported by Shannon Watt · In-house (organization)

    Energy

    Official report

  • Reported by Shannon Watt · In-house (organization)

    • Jwane Izzetpanah · Stakeholder Relations Advisor, House of Commons

    EnergyEnvironment

    Official report

  • Reported by Shannon Watt · In-house (organization)

    EnergyIndustry

    Official report

  • Reported by Shannon Watt · In-house (organization)

    • Michael Zinck · Assistant Deputy Minister, Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC)

    ClimateEnergyEnvironment

    Official report

  • Reported by Shannon Watt · In-house (organization)

    • Mark Duggan · Director of Issues Management, Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC)

    EnergyTransportation

    Official report

  • Reported by Shannon Watt · In-house (organization)

    • Patricia Sibal · Sr. Policy Advisor, Transport Canada (TC)

    EnergyTransportation

    Official report

  • Reported by Shannon Watt · In-house (organization)

    • Laura Scaffidi · Press Secretary to Minister of Transport, Transport Canada (TC)

    EnergyTransportation

    Official report

  • Reported by Shannon Watt · In-house (organization)

    • Laura Scaffidi · Press Secretary to Minister of Transport, Transport Canada (TC)

    Transportation

    Official report

  • Reported by Shannon Watt · In-house (organization)

    • Ira Khedkar · Communications and Atlantic Advisor, Natural Resources Canada (NRCan)
    • Jonathan Wilkinson · Minister of Energy and Natural Resources, Natural Resources Canada (NRCan)

    EnergyEnvironmentTaxation and Finance

    Official report

  • Reported by Shannon Watt · In-house (organization)

    • Ira Khedkar · Communications and Atlantic Advisor, Natural Resources Canada (NRCan)
    • Jonathan Wilkinson · Minister of Energy and Natural Resources, Natural Resources Canada (NRCan)

    EnergyEnvironmentTaxation and Finance

    Official report

  • Reported by Shannon Watt · In-house (organization)

    • Pierre Poilievre · Member of Parliament
    • David Murray · Policy Advisor, House of Commons

    EnergyEnvironmentTaxation and Finance

    Official report

  • Reported by Shannon Watt · In-house (organization)

    • Ira Khadkar · Advisor, Atlantic Canada, Natural Resources Canada (NRCan)

    EnergyTaxation and Finance

    Official report

  • Reported by Shannon Watt · In-house (organization)

    • Caroline Lee · Senior Advisor, Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC)
    • Kelsey Lane · Special Assistant, Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC)

    ClimateEnergyEnvironment

    Official report

  • Reported by Shannon Watt · In-house (organization)

    EnergyEnvironmentTaxation and Finance

    Official report

  • Reported by Shannon Watt · In-house (organization)

    • Rick Perkins · Member of Parliament, House of Commons

    Economic DevelopmentEnergyEnvironment

    Official report

  • Reported by Shannon Watt · In-house (organization)

    EnergyEnvironment

    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.