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Lobbying by Western Grain Elevator 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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Western Grain Elevator Association

Meetings this Parliament
25
With MPs
10
Since Nov 2021
106
Active registrations
1

Most recent reported meeting: Apr 14, 2026.

Who they meet

Since the current Parliament opened.

MPs

Institutions

  • House of Commons10
  • Transport Canada (TC)4
  • Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC)4
  • Senate of Canada2
  • Global Affairs Canada (GAC)2
  • Treasury Board Of Canada Secretariat (TBS)1
  • Finance Canada (FIN)1
  • Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC)1

Registrations in effect

Consultant In effect since Oct 27, 2025

Consultant Tyler Bjornson of T. Bjornson & Associates Consulting Inc.

Consultant lobbyists

  • Tyler Bjornson Former designated public office holder

    Formerly Chief of Staff, Office of the Minister, Natural Resources Canada (2008–2009)

    Formerly Acting Executive Director / Director of Caucus Services, Conservative Resource Group, Parliament of Canada (2007–2008)

    Formerly Deputy Director / Trade Policy Officer, Technical Barriers to Trade and Regional Trade Division, Foreign Affairs and International Trade (2000–2005)

    Formerly Policy and Negotiations Analyst, Litigation Management Branch, Indian and Northern Affairs Canada (1998–1999)

  • Tyler Bjornson Former designated public office holder

    Formerly Chief of Staff, Office of the Minister, Natural Resources Canada (2008–2009)

    Formerly Acting Executive Director / Director of Caucus Services, Conservative Resource Group, Parliament of Canada (2007–2008)

    Formerly Deputy Director / Trade Policy Officer, Technical Barriers to Trade and Regional Trade Division, Foreign Affairs and International Trade (2000–2005)

    Formerly Policy and Negotiations Analyst, Litigation Management Branch, Indian and Northern Affairs Canada (1998–1999)

  • Tyler Bjornson Former designated public office holder

    Formerly Chief of Staff, Office of the Minister, Natural Resources Canada (2008–2009)

    Formerly Acting Executive Director / Director of Caucus Services, Conservative Resource Group, Parliament of Canada (2007–2008)

    Formerly Deputy Director / Trade Policy Officer, Technical Barriers to Trade and Regional Trade Division, Foreign Affairs and International Trade (2000–2005)

    Formerly Policy and Negotiations Analyst, Litigation Management Branch, Indian and Northern Affairs Canada (1998–1999)

  • Tyler Bjornson Former designated public office holder

    Formerly Chief of Staff, Office of the Minister, Natural Resources Canada (2008–2009)

    Formerly Acting Executive Director / Director of Caucus Services, Conservative Resource Group, Parliament of Canada (2007–2008)

    Formerly Deputy Director / Trade Policy Officer, Technical Barriers to Trade and Regional Trade Division, Foreign Affairs and International Trade (2000–2005)

    Formerly Policy and Negotiations Analyst, Litigation Management Branch, Indian and Northern Affairs Canada (1998–1999)

  • Tyler Bjornson Former designated public office holder

    Formerly Chief of Staff, Office of the Minister, Natural Resources Canada (2008–2009)

    Formerly Acting Executive Director / Director of Caucus Services, Conservative Resource Group, Parliament of Canada (2007–2008)

    Formerly Deputy Director / Trade Policy Officer, Technical Barriers to Trade and Regional Trade Division, Foreign Affairs and International Trade (2000–2005)

    Formerly Policy and Negotiations Analyst, Litigation Management Branch, Indian and Northern Affairs Canada (1998–1999)

  • Tyler Bjornson Former designated public office holder

    Formerly Chief of Staff, Office of the Minister, Natural Resources Canada (2008–2009)

    Formerly Acting Executive Director / Director of Caucus Services, Conservative Resource Group, Parliament of Canada (2007–2008)

    Formerly Deputy Director / Trade Policy Officer, Technical Barriers to Trade and Regional Trade Division, Foreign Affairs and International Trade (2000–2005)

    Formerly Policy and Negotiations Analyst, Litigation Management Branch, Indian and Northern Affairs Canada (1998–1999)

  • Tyler Bjornson Former designated public office holder

    Formerly Chief of Staff, Office of the Minister, Natural Resources Canada (2008–2009)

    Formerly Acting Executive Director / Director of Caucus Services, Conservative Resource Group, Parliament of Canada (2007–2008)

    Formerly Deputy Director / Trade Policy Officer, Technical Barriers to Trade and Regional Trade Division, Foreign Affairs and International Trade (2000–2005)

    Formerly Policy and Negotiations Analyst, Litigation Management Branch, Indian and Northern Affairs Canada (1998–1999)

  • Tyler Bjornson Former designated public office holder

    Formerly Chief of Staff, Office of the Minister, Natural Resources Canada (2008–2009)

    Formerly Acting Executive Director / Director of Caucus Services, Conservative Resource Group, Parliament of Canada (2007–2008)

    Formerly Deputy Director / Trade Policy Officer, Technical Barriers to Trade and Regional Trade Division, Foreign Affairs and International Trade (2000–2005)

    Formerly Policy and Negotiations Analyst, Litigation Management Branch, Indian and Northern Affairs Canada (1998–1999)

  • Tyler Bjornson Former designated public office holder

    Formerly Chief of Staff, Office of the Minister, Natural Resources Canada (2008–2009)

    Formerly Acting Executive Director / Director of Caucus Services, Conservative Resource Group, Parliament of Canada (2007–2008)

    Formerly Deputy Director / Trade Policy Officer, Technical Barriers to Trade and Regional Trade Division, Foreign Affairs and International Trade (2000–2005)

    Formerly Policy and Negotiations Analyst, Litigation Management Branch, Indian and Northern Affairs Canada (1998–1999)

  • Tyler Bjornson Former designated public office holder

    Formerly Chief of Staff, Office of the Minister, Natural Resources Canada (2008–2009)

    Formerly Acting Executive Director / Director of Caucus Services, Conservative Resource Group, Parliament of Canada (2007–2008)

    Formerly Deputy Director / Trade Policy Officer, Technical Barriers to Trade and Regional Trade Division, Foreign Affairs and International Trade (2000–2005)

    Formerly Policy and Negotiations Analyst, Litigation Management Branch, Indian and Northern Affairs Canada (1998–1999)

  • Tyler Bjornson Former designated public office holder

    Formerly Chief of Staff, Office of the Minister, Natural Resources Canada (2008–2009)

    Formerly Acting Executive Director / Director of Caucus Services, Conservative Resource Group, Parliament of Canada (2007–2008)

    Formerly Deputy Director / Trade Policy Officer, Technical Barriers to Trade and Regional Trade Division, Foreign Affairs and International Trade (2000–2005)

    Formerly Policy and Negotiations Analyst, Litigation Management Branch, Indian and Northern Affairs Canada (1998–1999)

  • Tyler Bjornson Former public office holder

    Formerly Chief of Staff, Office of the Minister, Natural Resources Canada (2008–2009)

    Formerly Acting Executive Director / Director of Caucus Services, Conservative Resource Group, Parliament of Canada (2007–2008)

    Formerly Deputy Director / Trade Policy Officer, Technical Barriers to Trade and Regional Trade Division, Foreign Affairs and International Trade (2000–2005)

    Formerly Policy and Negotiations Analyst, Litigation Management Branch, Indian and Northern Affairs Canada (1998–1999)

Institutions they may lobby: Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC), Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA), Canadian Grain Commission (CGC), Canadian Transportation Agency (CTA), Competition Tribunal (CT), Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC), Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC), Finance Canada (FIN), Global Affairs Canada (GAC), Health Canada (HC), House of Commons, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED), Montreal Port Authority, Natural Resources Canada (NRCan), Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC), Prairies Economic Development Canada (PrairiesCan), Prime Minister's Office (PMO), Prince Rupert Port Authority, Privy Council Office (PCO), Public Safety Canada (PS), Senate of Canada, Thunder Bay Port Authority, Transport Canada (TC), Treasury Board Of Canada Secretariat (TBS), Vancouver Fraser Port Authority (Port Metro Vancouver)

What they're lobbying on (5)
  • To discuss the challenges with geopolitical trade tensions and the possible financial solutions to help grain exporters deal with related financial losses.
  • To educate government on how labour disruption issues affect grain shipments.
  • To discuss challenges with and seek changes to port authority policy, governance and regulatory matters experienced by grain port terminal operations.
  • Matters affecting the potential modernization of the Canada Grain Act.
  • Matters affecting rail transportation further to implementation of the modernized Canada Transportation Act and related regulatory measures.

Registration 895656-339206-15. Look it up in the official Registry

Reported meetings

Spreadsheet

  • Reported by Tyler Bjornson · Consultant

    • Serena Smith · Director of Policy, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC)
    • Jeremy Keats · Senior Policy Advisor, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC)
    To discuss challenges with and seek changes to port authority policy, governance and regulatory matters experienced by grain port terminal operations. Read more

    Matters affecting the potential modernization of the Canada Grain Act.

    Official report

  • Reported by Tyler Bjornson · Consultant

    • Jed Graham · Policy Advisor, Transport Canada (TC)
    • Owen Crawford-Lem · Policy Advisor, Transport Canada (TC)
    To educate government on how labour disruption issues affect grain shipments. Read more

    To discuss challenges with and seek changes to port authority policy, governance and regulatory matters experienced by grain port terminal operations.

    Official report

  • Reported by Tyler Bjornson · Consultant

    • Brett Szmul · Policy advisor, Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC)
    To educate government on how labour disruption issues affect grain shipments.

    Official report

  • Reported by Tyler Bjornson · Consultant

    • Michael Vandergrift · Deputy Minister, Transport Canada (TC)
    • Craig Hutton · Associate Assistant Deputy Minister, Transport Canada (TC)
    Matters affecting rail transportation further to implementation of the modernized Canada Transportation Act and related regulatory measures. Read more

    To educate government on how labour disruption issues affect grain shipments.

    To discuss challenges with and seek changes to port authority policy, governance and regulatory matters experienced by grain port terminal operations.

    Official report

  • Reported by Tyler Bjornson · Consultant

    To discuss the challenges with geopolitical trade tensions and the possible financial solutions to help grain exporters deal with related financial losses. Read more

    To educate government on how labour disruption issues affect grain shipments.

    Official report

  • Reported by Tyler Bjornson · Consultant

    To educate government on how labour disruption issues affect grain shipments.

    Official report

  • Reported by Tyler Bjornson · Consultant

    • Chris Moran · Assistant Deputy Minister, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC)
    To discuss the challenges with geopolitical trade tensions and the possible financial solutions to help grain exporters deal with related financial losses.

    Official report

  • Reported by Tyler Bjornson · Consultant

    • Mackenzy Metcalfe · Policy Advisor, Finance Canada (FIN)
    • Charles-Olivier Dubé · Policy Advisor, Finance Canada (FIN)
    To discuss the challenges with geopolitical trade tensions and the possible financial solutions to help grain exporters deal with related financial losses.

    Official report

  • Reported by Tyler Bjornson · Consultant

    To discuss the challenges with geopolitical trade tensions and the possible financial solutions to help grain exporters deal with related financial losses. Read more

    Matters affecting the potential modernization of the Canada Grain Act.

    Official report

  • Reported by Tyler Bjornson · Consultant

    • Heath MacDonald · Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC)
    • Guy Gallant · Chief of Staff, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC)
    • Jeremy Gauthier · Senior Policy Advisor, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC)
    • Lawrence Hanson · Deputy Minister, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC)
    Matters affecting the potential modernization of the Canada Grain Act. Read more

    To discuss the challenges with geopolitical trade tensions and the possible financial solutions to help grain exporters deal with related financial losses.

    Official report

  • Reported by Tyler Bjornson · Consultant

    • Todd Lewis · Senator, Senate of Canada
    Matters affecting the potential modernization of the Canada Grain Act. Read more

    To discuss the challenges with geopolitical trade tensions and the possible financial solutions to help grain exporters deal with related financial losses.

    Official report

  • Reported by Tyler Bjornson · Consultant

    • Mary Robinson · Senator, Senate of Canada
    To discuss the challenges with geopolitical trade tensions and the possible financial solutions to help grain exporters deal with related financial losses. Read more

    Matters affecting the potential modernization of the Canada Grain Act.

    Official report

  • Reported by Tyler Bjornson · Consultant

    To discuss the challenges with geopolitical trade tensions and the possible financial solutions to help grain exporters deal with related financial losses.

    Official report

  • Reported by Tyler Bjornson · Consultant

    To discuss the challenges with geopolitical trade tensions and the possible financial solutions to help grain exporters deal with related financial losses.

    Official report

  • Reported by Tyler Bjornson · Consultant

    • Katherine Leung · Policy Advisor, House of Commons
    • Catherine Gallant · Stakeholder Relations Advisor, House of Commons
    To discuss the challenges with geopolitical trade tensions and the possible financial solutions to help grain exporters deal with related financial losses.

    Official report

  • Reported by Tyler Bjornson · Consultant

    To discuss the challenges with geopolitical trade tensions and the possible financial solutions to help grain exporters deal with related financial losses.

    Official report

  • Reported by Tyler Bjornson · Consultant

    • Annahat Kochhar · Policy Advisor, Treasury Board Of Canada Secretariat (TBS)
    To discuss the challenges with geopolitical trade tensions and the possible financial solutions to help grain exporters deal with related financial losses.

    Official report

  • Reported by Tyler Bjornson · Consultant

    • Jed Graham · Senior Policy Advisor, Transport Canada (TC)
    • Owen Crawford-Lem · Policy Advisor, Transport Canada (TC)
    To discuss challenges with and seek changes to port authority policy, governance and regulatory matters experienced by grain port terminal operations. Read more

    Matters affecting rail transportation further to implementation of the modernized Canada Transportation Act and related regulatory measures.

    Official report

  • Reported by Tyler Bjornson · Consultant

    To discuss the challenges with geopolitical trade tensions and the possible financial solutions to help grain exporters deal with related financial losses.

    Official report

  • Reported by Tyler Bjornson · Consultant

    • Aaron Fowler · Chief Trade Negotiator, Global Affairs Canada (GAC)
    To discuss the challenges with geopolitical trade tensions and the possible financial solutions to help grain exporters deal with related financial losses.

    Official report

  • Reported by Tyler Bjornson · Consultant

    To discuss the challenges with geopolitical trade tensions and the possible financial solutions to help grain exporters deal with related financial losses. Read more

    Matters affecting the potential modernization of the Canada Grain Act.

    Official report

  • Reported by Tyler Bjornson · Consultant

    To discuss the challenges with geopolitical trade tensions and the possible financial solutions to help grain exporters deal with related financial losses. Read more

    Matters affecting the potential modernization of the Canada Grain Act.

    Official report

  • Reported by Tyler Bjornson · Consultant

    • Richard Duke · Issues Manager, Global Affairs Canada (GAC)
    • David Burkholder · Special Assistant, Global Affairs Canada (GAC)
    To discuss the challenges with geopolitical trade tensions and the possible financial solutions to help grain exporters deal with related financial losses.

    Official report

  • Reported by Tyler Bjornson · Consultant

    • Tom Rosser · ?Assistant Deputy Minister, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC)
    • Shannon Nix · Assistant Deputy Minister, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC)
    To discuss the challenges with geopolitical trade tensions and the possible financial solutions to help grain exporters deal with related financial losses. Read more

    Matters affecting the potential modernization of the Canada Grain Act.

    Official report

  • Reported by Tyler Bjornson · Consultant

    • Jed Graham · Senior Policy Advisor, Transport Canada (TC)
    Matters affecting rail transportation further to implementation of the modernized Canada Transportation Act and related regulatory measures.

    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.