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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.

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

    Matters affecting the potential modernization of the Canada Grain Act.

    Official report

  • Reported by Tyler Bjornson · Consultant

    • Anita Anand · Minister of Transport, Transport Canada (TC)
    • Wilder Walker-Stewart · Policy Advisor, Transport Canada (TC)
    To educate government on how labour disruption issues affect grain shipments. Read more

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

    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

    • Rebecca Caldwell · Policy Advisor, Prime Minister's Office (PMO)
    Matters affecting rail transportation further to implementation of the modernized Canada Transportation Act and related regulatory measures. Read more

    Matters affecting the potential modernization of the Canada Grain Act.

    Official report

  • Reported by Tyler Bjornson · Consultant

    • Kevin Coon · Chief of Staff, Global Affairs Canada (GAC)
    To educate government on how labour disruption issues affect grain shipments. 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

    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

    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.

    Matters affecting the potential modernization of the Canada Grain Act.

    Official report

  • Reported by Tyler Bjornson · Consultant

    • Lawrence MacAulay · Minister of Agriculture and Agri-food, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC)
    • Lawrence Hanson · Deputy Minister, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC)
    • Jeremy Keats · Policy Advisor, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC)
    • Hilary Peirce · Director of Policy, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC)
    To educate government on how labour disruption issues affect grain shipments. Read more

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

    Matters affecting the potential modernization of the Canada Grain Act.

    Official report

  • Reported by Tyler Bjornson · Consultant

    • Ryan Williams · Member of Parliament, House of Commons
    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.

    Official report

  • Reported by Tyler Bjornson · Consultant

    • Paul Moen · Chief of Staff to the Minister, Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC)
    • Noemie Fiset-Tremblay · Director of Policy, Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC)
    To educate government on how labour disruption issues affect grain shipments.

    Official report

  • Reported by Tyler Bjornson · Consultant

    • Arun Thangaraj · Deputy Minister, Transport Canada (TC)
    Matters affecting rail transportation further to implementation of the modernized Canada Transportation Act and related regulatory measures.

    Official report

  • Reported by Tyler Bjornson · Consultant

    • Samuel Saint-Vincent · Senior Policy Advisor, Finance Canada (FIN)

    Labour

    Official report

  • Reported by Tyler Bjornson · Consultant

    • Jason Easton · Strategic Advisor, Prime Minister's Office (PMO)
    • Harry Orbach-Miller · Policy Advisor, Prime Minister's Office (PMO)

    Labour

    Official report

  • Reported by Tyler Bjornson · Consultant

    • Kevin Coon · Chief of Staff, Global Affairs Canada (GAC)

    Labour

    Official report

  • Reported by Tyler Bjornson · Consultant

    • Paul Moen · Chief of Staff, Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC)
    • Hilary Peirce · Director of Policy, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC)

    Labour

    Official report

  • Reported by Tyler Bjornson · Consultant

    • Brent Cotter · Senator, Senate of Canada

    Transportation

    Official report

  • Reported by Tyler Bjornson · Consultant

    • Ted Falk · Member of Parliament
    • Branden Leslie · Member of Parliament
    • Larry Maguire · Member of Parliament, House of Commons

    Transportation

    Official report

  • Reported by Tyler Bjornson · Consultant

    • Kathleen Donohue · Vice President, Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA)

    Agriculture

    Official report

  • Reported by Tyler Bjornson · Consultant

    • Richard Lehoux · Member of Parliament, House of Commons

    Transportation

    Official report

  • Reported by Tyler Bjornson · Consultant

    Transportation

    Official report

  • Reported by Tyler Bjornson · Consultant

    • Mary Robinson · Senator, Senate of Canada

    Transportation

    Official report

  • Reported by Tyler Bjornson · Consultant

    • Lawrence MacAulay · Minister of Agriculture and Agri-food, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC)
    • Stephanie Beck · Deputy Minister, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC)
    • Shannon Nix · Assistant Deputy Minister, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC)
    • Jeremy Keats · Policy Advisor, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC)

    Transportation

    Official report

  • Reported by Tyler Bjornson · Consultant

    Transportation

    Official report

  • Reported by Tyler Bjornson · Consultant

    and 6 more
    • Kevin Waugh · Member of Parliament
    • Kelly Block · Member of Parliament
    • Randy Hoback · Member of Parliament
    • Cathay Wagantall · Member of Parliament, House of Commons
    • Robert Kitchen · Member of Parlilament, House of Commons
    • Denise Batters · Senator, Senate of Canada

    Transportation

    Official report

  • Reported by Tyler Bjornson · Consultant

    Transportation

    Official report

  • Reported by Tyler Bjornson · Consultant

    • Mark Emes · Jr. Policy Advisor, House of Commons
    • David Murray · Director of Policy, House of Commons
    • Bryce McRae · Manager of Stakeholder Relations, House of Commons

    Transportation

    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.