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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
0
With MPs
0
Since Nov 2021
23
Active registrations
1

Most recent reported meeting: Nov 21, 2024.

Registrations in effect

In-house (organization) In effect since Nov 20, 2024

Filed by Wade Sobkowich, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

Lobbyists

  • Wade Sobkowich · EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

Institutions they may lobby: Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC), Canada Industrial Relations Board (CIRB), Canada Revenue Agency (CRA), Canadian International Trade Tribunal (CITT), Canadian Transportation Agency (CTA), Competition Tribunal (CT), Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC), Farm Products Council of Canada (FPCC), Finance Canada (FIN), Global Affairs Canada (GAC), Health Canada (HC), House of Commons, Infrastructure Canada (INFC), Justice Canada (JC), Natural Resources Canada (NRCan), Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC), Prime Minister's Office (PMO), Privy Council Office (PCO), Public Service Commission of Canada (PSC), Public Services and Procurement Canada (PSPC), Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP), Senate of Canada, Statistics Canada (StatCan), Transport Canada (TC), Transportation Safety Board of Canada (TSB)

What they're lobbying on (7)
  • Rail related issues in the grain supply chain including those covered within the Canada Transportation Act
  • Labour related matters for employers, pertaining to the Canada Labour Code
  • Labour issues relating to grain supply chain, Canada Labour Code and associated regulations
  • Canada's Ports, Canada Marine Act provisions associated with jurisdiction, anchorage management, governance
  • Policies governing the Seeds Act and Seeds Regulations.
  • Policies governing international trade
  • Canada Grain Act for grain handing licensees.

Registration 775791-350-24. Look it up in the official Registry

Reported meetings

Spreadsheet
  • Reported by Wade Sobkowich · In-house (organization)

    Labour issues relating to grain supply chain, Canada Labour Code and associated regulations Read more

    Rail related issues in the grain supply chain including those covered within the Canada Transportation Act

    Official report

  • Reported by Wade Sobkowich · In-house (organization)

    • Jonathan Alomoto · Senior Policy Advisor, Global Affairs Canada (GAC)
    Rail related issues in the grain supply chain including those covered within the Canada Transportation Act Read more

    Labour issues relating to grain supply chain, Canada Labour Code and associated regulations

    Official report

  • Reported by Wade Sobkowich · In-house (organization)

    • Rebecca Caldwell · Policy Advisor, Prime Minister's Office (PMO)
    Canada Grain Act for grain handing licensees. Read more

    Policies governing international trade

    Official report

  • Reported by Wade Sobkowich · In-house (organization)

    • Anita Anand · Minister of Transport, Transport Canada (TC)
    Rail related issues in the grain supply chain including those covered within the Canada Transportation Act Read more

    Labour issues relating to grain supply chain, Canada Labour Code and associated regulations

    Official report

  • Reported by Wade Sobkowich · In-house (organization)

    • Anita Anand · Minister of Transport, Transport Canada (TC)
    Rail related issues in the grain supply chain including those covered within the Canada Transportation Act Read more

    Labour issues relating to grain supply chain, Canada Labour Code and associated regulations

    Official report

  • Reported by Wade Sobkowich · In-house (organization)

    • Noemie Fiset-Tremblay · Director of Policy, Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC)
    • Paul Moen · Chief of Staff, Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC)
    Labour issues relating to grain supply chain, Canada Labour Code and associated regulations Read more

    Labour related matters for employers, pertaining to the Canada Labour Code

    Official report

  • Reported by Wade Sobkowich · In-house (organization)

    • Ryan Williams · Member of Parliament, House of Commons
    Labour issues relating to grain supply chain, Canada Labour Code and associated regulations Read more

    Rail related issues in the grain supply chain including those covered within the Canada Transportation Act

    Policies governing international trade

    Official report

  • Reported by Wade Sobkowich · In-house (organization)

    • Lawrence Hanson · Deputy Minister, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC)
    • Lawrence MacAulay · Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC)
    Policies governing international trade Read more

    Rail related issues in the grain supply chain including those covered within the Canada Transportation Act

    Canada Grain Act for grain handing licensees.

    Labour issues relating to grain supply chain, Canada Labour Code and associated regulations

    Official report

  • Reported by Wade Sobkowich · In-house (organization)

    • John Barlow · Member of Parliament
    • Mark Choi · Legislative Assistant, House of Commons
    Policies governing international trade Read more

    Canada Grain Act for grain handing licensees.

    Rail related issues in the grain supply chain including those covered within the Canada Transportation Act

    Official report

  • Reported by Wade Sobkowich · In-house (organization)

    • Tamara Rudge · Director General, Surface Policy, Transport Canada (TC)
    • Sonya Read · Director General, Marine Policy, Transport Canada (TC)

    AgricultureInternational TradeLabourTransportation

    Official report

  • Reported by Wade Sobkowich · In-house (organization)

    • Craig Docksteader · Director of Policy, Senate of Canada

    AgricultureInternational TradeLabourTransportation

    Official report

  • Reported by Wade Sobkowich · In-house (organization)

    • Allan Burnside · Senior Director, Analysis & Regulatory Affairs, Canadian Transportation Agency (CTA)

    AgricultureTransportation

    Official report

  • Reported by Wade Sobkowich · In-house (organization)

    AgricultureInternational TradeLabourTransportation

    Official report

  • Reported by Wade Sobkowich · In-house (organization)

    • Lawrence MacAulay · Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC)
    • Stefanie Beck · Deputy Minister, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC)
    • Shannon Nix · Assistant deputy Minister, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC)

    AgricultureInternational TradeLabourTransportation

    Official report

  • Reported by Wade Sobkowich · In-house (organization)

    AgricultureInternational TradeLabourTransportation

    Official report

  • Reported by Wade Sobkowich · In-house (organization)

    • John Barlow · Member of Parliament
    • Michael Kram · Member of Parliament
    • Damien C. Kurek · Member of Parliament, House of Commons
    • Robert Kitchen · Member of Parlilament, House of Commons

    Transportation

    Official report

  • Reported by Wade Sobkowich · In-house (organization)

    Transportation

    Official report

  • Reported by Wade Sobkowich · In-house (organization)

    Transportation

    Official report

  • Reported by Wade Sobkowich · In-house (organization)

    • Mark Whelan · Policy advisor, Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC)
    • Alexander Craney · Policy Advisor, Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC)

    AgricultureLabour

    Official report

  • Reported by Wade Sobkowich · In-house (organization)

    • Tom Rosser · Associate Deputy Minister, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC)
    • Shannon Nix · Assistant deputy Minister, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC)
    • Justine Akman · Director General, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC)

    AgricultureTransportation

    Official report

  • Reported by Wade Sobkowich · In-house (organization)

    • France Pégeot · Chief Executive Officer, Canadian Transportation Agency (CTA)
    • Arun Thangaraj · Deputy Minister, Transport Canada (TC)
    • Harry Orbach-Miller · Policy Advisor and Senior Coordinator, Prime Minister's Office (PMO)

    Transportation

    Official report

  • Reported by Wade Sobkowich · In-house (organization)

    • Jeremy Keats · Policy advisor, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC)

    AgricultureTransportation

    Official report

  • Reported by Wade Sobkowich · In-house (organization)

    and 5 more
    • Dan Mazier · Member of Parliament
    • Anson Duran · Policy advisor, Transport Canada (TC)
    • Varisha Naeem · Policy advisor, Transport Canada (TC)
    • Cathay Wagantall · Member of Parliament, House of Commons
    • Larry McGuire · Member of Parliament, 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.