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Lobbying by BHP Canada Inc.: 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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Corporation

BHP Canada Inc.

Meetings this Parliament
91
With MPs
18
Since Nov 2021
201
Active registrations
1

Most recent reported meeting: Aug 24, 2026.

Registrations in effect

In-house (corporation) In effect since Sep 1, 2026 Receives government funding

Filed by Daniel Heal, President: BHP Canada Inc

Lobbyists

  • Adil Currimbhoy · Head of Finance
  • Christine Magneson · Principal Government Relations
  • Jean-Pierre Peladeau · Specialist Corporate Affairs
  • Philip Nichols · VP Corporate Affairs North America
  • Susan McGrady · Head of Corporate Affairs Canada

Institutions they may lobby: Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC), Business Development Bank of Canada (BDC), Canadian Northern Economic Development Agency (CanNor), Canadian Transportation Agency (CTA), Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada (CIRNAC), Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC), Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC), Export Development Canada (EDC), Finance Canada (FIN), Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO), Global Affairs Canada (GAC), House of Commons, Impact Assessment Agency of Canada (IAAC), Indigenous Services Canada (ISC), Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED), Natural Resources Canada (NRCan), Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC), Prairies Economic Development Canada (PrairiesCan), Prime Minister's Office (PMO), Privy Council Office (PCO), Public Safety Canada (PS), Senate of Canada, Transport Canada (TC), Vancouver Fraser Port Authority (Port Metro Vancouver)

What they're lobbying on (8)
  • Engagement in support of international trade and market access
  • General updates on exploration activities in Canada
  • Support for work done in support of indigenous partners
  • Potential engagement in support of securing rail access to port
  • Lobbying in support of National Trade Corridor Fund and Strategic Innovation Fund applications
  • General updates on the progress of BHP Potash Developments
  • Exploration of low emissions energy options for BHP Canada developments or projects
  • Engagement in support of the development of potash export facility

Registration 966500-287004-30. Look it up in the official Registry

Reported meetings

Spreadsheet

Filed by Karina Gistelinck (132), Simon Thomas (64), Daniel Heal (5).

  • Reported by Daniel Heal · In-house (corporation)

    • Isabella Chan · Senior Assistant Deputy Minister, Natural Resources Canada (NRCan)
    • Andrew Ghattas · Senior Director, Natural Resources Canada (NRCan)
    • Luc Leboeuf · Director, Natural Resources Canada (NRCan)
    • Susan Redwood · Trade Commissioner, Global Affairs Canada (GAC)
    Engagement in support of the development of potash export facility Read more

    General updates on the progress of BHP Potash Developments

    Engagement in support of international trade and market access

    Official report

  • Reported by Daniel Heal · In-house (corporation)

    • Santhana Thevarajah · Operations and Tour Advisor, Natural Resources Canada (NRCan)
    • Kimiko McLean · Special Operations Assistant, Natural Resources Canada (NRCan)
    General updates on the progress of BHP Potash Developments

    Official report

  • Reported by Daniel Heal · In-house (corporation)

    • Isabella Chan · Senior Assistant Deputy Minister, Natural Resources Canada (NRCan)
    • Andrew Ghattas · Senior Director, Natural Resources Canada (NRCan)
    • Valerie Kiefer · Senior Policy Advisor, Natural Resources Canada (NRCan)
    General updates on the progress of BHP Potash Developments Read more

    General updates on exploration activities in Canada

    Official report

  • Reported by Daniel Heal · In-house (corporation)

    • Santhana Thevarajah · Operations and Tour Advisor, Natural Resources Canada (NRCan)
    • Kimiko McLean · Special Operations Assistant, Natural Resources Canada (NRCan)
    General updates on the progress of BHP Potash Developments

    Official report

  • Reported by Daniel Heal · In-house (corporation)

    • Janice Charette · Chief Trade Negotiator, Privy Council Office (PCO)
    Engagement in support of international trade and market access

    Official report

  • Reported by Karina Gistelinck · In-house (corporation)

    • Buckley Belanger · Secretary of State (Rural Development), Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
    Support for work done in support of indigenous partners Read more

    General updates on the progress of BHP Potash Developments

    Official report

  • Reported by Karina Gistelinck · In-house (corporation)

    • David Arnot · Senator, Senate of Canada
    • Tracy Muggli · Senator, Senate of Canada
    General updates on the progress of BHP Potash Developments Read more

    Support for work done in support of indigenous partners

    Official report

  • Reported by Karina Gistelinck · In-house (corporation)

    • Maninder Sidhu · Minister of International Trade, Global Affairs Canada (GAC)
    • Alexandre Côté · Regional Director and Senior Trade Commissioner, Global Affairs Canada (GAC)
    • Kimberly Brown · Deputy Director, Global Affairs Canada (GAC)
    General updates on the progress of BHP Potash Developments

    Official report

  • Reported by Karina Gistelinck · In-house (corporation)

    • Rebecca Alty · Minister, Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada (CIRNAC)
    Support for work done in support of indigenous partners Read more

    General updates on the progress of BHP Potash Developments

    Official report

  • Reported by Karina Gistelinck · In-house (corporation)

    • Aaron Fowler · Associate ADM, Global Affairs Canada (GAC)
    • Justine Smith · Deputy Director, Global Affairs Canada (GAC)
    General updates on the progress of BHP Potash Developments

    Official report

  • Reported by Karina Gistelinck · In-house (corporation)

    • Lynn McDonald · Director General, Global Affairs Canada (GAC)
    • Michael Cannon · Executive Director, Global Affairs Canada (GAC)
    Engagement in support of the development of potash export facility Read more

    General updates on the progress of BHP Potash Developments

    Official report

  • Reported by Karina Gistelinck · In-house (corporation)

    • Noemie Fiset-Tremblay · Chief of Staff, Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC)
    General updates on the progress of BHP Potash Developments

    Official report

  • Reported by Karina Gistelinck · In-house (corporation)

    • David Morrison · Senior Diplomatic and International Affairs Advisor to the Prime Minister, Privy Council Office (PCO)
    General updates on the progress of BHP Potash Developments Read more

    Engagement in support of the development of potash export facility

    Official report

  • Reported by Karina Gistelinck · In-house (corporation)

    • Glenn Purves · Deputy Minister, Global Affairs Canada (GAC)
    • Suzan Redwood · Trade Commissioner, Global Affairs Canada (GAC)
    • Arthur Laferriere · Trade Commissioner, Global Affairs Canada (GAC)
    Engagement in support of the development of potash export facility Read more

    General updates on the progress of BHP Potash Developments

    Official report

  • Reported by Karina Gistelinck · In-house (corporation)

    • Soha Samii · Regional Advisor for Western Canada, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
    General updates on the progress of BHP Potash Developments

    Official report

  • Reported by Karina Gistelinck · In-house (corporation)

    • Paul O'Keefe · Acting Director General, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
    General updates on the progress of BHP Potash Developments

    Official report

  • Reported by Karina Gistelinck · In-house (corporation)

    • Raj Gill · Regional Advisor, West and North, Transport Canada (TC)
    General updates on the progress of BHP Potash Developments

    Official report

  • Reported by Karina Gistelinck · In-house (corporation)

    • Todd Lewis · Senator, Senate of Canada
    General updates on the progress of BHP Potash Developments

    Official report

  • Reported by Karina Gistelinck · In-house (corporation)

    • Michael Vandergrift · Deputy Minister, Transport Canada (TC)
    General updates on the progress of BHP Potash Developments

    Official report

  • Reported by Karina Gistelinck · In-house (corporation)

    • Maximilian Baylor · Director General, Finance Canada (FIN)
    General updates on the progress of BHP Potash Developments

    Official report

  • Reported by Karina Gistelinck · In-house (corporation)

    • Galen Richardson · Senior Advisor, Stakeholder Relations, Privy Council Office (PCO)
    • Miro Froehlich · Director of Policy, Privy Council Office (PCO)
    General updates on the progress of BHP Potash Developments

    Official report

  • Reported by Karina Gistelinck · In-house (corporation)

    General updates on the progress of BHP Potash Developments

    Official report

  • Reported by Karina Gistelinck · In-house (corporation)

    • Mollie Johnson · Deputy Minister, Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC)
    • Megan Nichols · Assistant Deputy Minister, Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC)
    General updates on the progress of BHP Potash Developments

    Official report

  • Reported by Karina Gistelinck · In-house (corporation)

    • Cheryl Cardinal · Director, Finance Canada (FIN)
    • Quinn Ferris · Senior Advisor, Finance Canada (FIN)
    General updates on the progress of BHP Potash Developments

    Official report

  • Reported by Karina Gistelinck · In-house (corporation)

    • Samir Kassam · Deputy Chief of Staff and Director of Policy, Natural Resources Canada (NRCan)
    General updates on the progress of BHP Potash Developments

    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.