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Lobbying by Alberta's Industrial Heartland 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

Alberta's Industrial Heartland Association

Meetings this Parliament
4
With MPs
4
Since Nov 2021
66
Active registrations
1

Most recent reported meeting: Jun 1, 2026.

Registrations in effect

In-house (organization) In effect since May 11, 2026 Receives government funding

Filed by Mark Plamondon, Executive Director

Lobbyists

  • David Howe · Manager, Strategic Projects
  • David MacLean · Director, External Relations
  • Kendra Dawe · Government Relations Manager
  • Mark Plamondon · Executive Director
  • Mohamed Khaja · Program Director, Mobility

Institutions they may lobby: Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC), Canadian Energy Regulator (CER), Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada (CIRNAC), Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC), Finance Canada (FIN), 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), Prairies Economic Development Canada (PrairiesCan), Prime Minister's Office (PMO), Public Services and Procurement Canada (PSPC), Senate of Canada, Transport Canada (TC)

What they're lobbying on (9)
  • Hydrogen, Heavy-Duty freight, transportation, emissions reduction. Goals: Create a dedicated hydrogen freight infrastructure funding stream. Strengthen clean hydrogen tax incentives for transportation with clear eligibility for heavy-duty transportation, refuelling infrastructure, and downstream hydrogen applications. Close the early commercialization gap to improve the financial viability of early hydrogen freight projects and accelerate market adoption. Streamline approvals and regulatory alignment for hydrogen freight deployment
  • Developing regulatory and fiscal framework for enable ammonia exports of Canada's West Coast to overseas markets. Advocacy also includes infrastucture investments to facilitate this emerging sector.
  • Advocating for Investment Tax Credits or other incentives that help level the investment attraction playing field with competing jurisdictions around the world.
  • Working with Transport Canada to explore means in which to improve rail reliability and safety to Canada's West Coast.
  • Working with Global Affairs Canada (GAC - including Invest in Canada), Innovation, Science and Industry (ISI), Western Economic Diversification (WD), and Natural Resources Canada (NRCan) to jointly promote investment opportunities in Alberta's Industrial Heartland.
  • Grant programs under the Innovation, Science and Industry Ministry that may apply to the petrochemical and hydrocarbon processing sector such as the Strategic Innovation Fund and Western Economic Diversification initiatives.
  • Engaging with Natural Resources Canada, Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC), the Impact Assessment Agency of Canada (IAAC) and Canada Energy Regulator (CER) regarding Nova Gas Transmission Ltd. (NGTL) expansion regulatory timelines.
  • Encouraging regulatory, policy, program, or financial support for carbon capture, utilization, and storage (CCUS) infrastructure.
  • Clean Fuel Standard guidelines and implementation.

Registration 933930-360688-21. Look it up in the official Registry

Reported meetings

Spreadsheet

  • Reported by Mark Plamondon · In-house (organization)

    • Julie Dabrusin · Member of Parliament
    • James Hutchingame · Special Assistant (Parliamentary & Regional Advisor), Natural Resources Canada (NRCan)
    • Kaylie Stathopulos · Special Assistant to Parliamentary Secretary, West Desk, Natural Resources Canada (NRCan)

    ClimateEconomic DevelopmentEnergyIndustryRegional DevelopmentTaxation and Finance

    Official report

  • Reported by Mark Plamondon · In-house (organization)

    • John Hannaford · Deputy Minister, Natural Resources Canada (NRCan)
    • Drew Leyburne · Assistant Deputy Minister, Natural Resources Canada (NRCan)
    • Glenn Hargrove · Assistant Deputy Minister, Natural Resources Canada (NRCan)

    ClimateEconomic DevelopmentEnergyIndustryRegional DevelopmentTaxation and FinanceTransportation

    Official report

  • Reported by Mark Plamondon · In-house (organization)

    • Justin Mohr · Policy Analyst, Finance Canada (FIN)

    Economic DevelopmentEnergyIndustryRegional DevelopmentTaxation and Finance

    Official report

  • Reported by Mark Plamondon · In-house (organization)

    • George Chahal · Member of Parliament - Calgary Skyview, House of Commons

    ClimateEconomic DevelopmentEnergyEnvironmentIndustryRegional Development

    Official report

  • Reported by Mark Plamondon · In-house (organization)

    • Terence Hubbard · Vice-President, Impact Assessment Agency of Canada (IAAC)

    Economic DevelopmentEnergyIndustryRegional Development

    Official report

  • Reported by Mark Plamondon · In-house (organization)

    • Kyle Harrietha · Chief of Staff and Director of Parliamentary Affairs, Natural Resources Canada (NRCan)

    ClimateEconomic DevelopmentEnergyEnvironmentIndustryRegional Development

    Official report

  • Reported by Mark Plamondon · In-house (organization)

    • Rouben Khatchadourian · Director of Operations, Privy Council Office (PCO)
    • Daniel Vanderlip · Senior Policy Analyst, Privy Council Office (PCO)
    • Jason Greenland · Senior Policy Analyst, Privy Council Office (PCO)

    ClimateEconomic DevelopmentEnergyEnvironmentIndustryRegional Development

    Official report

  • Reported by Mark Plamondon · In-house (organization)

    • Galen Richardson · Officer, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)

    ClimateEconomic DevelopmentEnergyEnvironmentIndustryRegional DevelopmentTransportation

    Official report

  • Reported by Mark Plamondon · In-house (organization)

    • Randy Boissonnault · Minister of Tourism and Associate Minister of Finance, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
    • Elliott Lockington · Chief of Staff, Finance Canada (FIN)
    • Bud Sambasivam · Policy Advisor, Prime Minister's Office (PMO)
    • Morgan Breitkreutz · Regional Advisor and Special Representative for the Prairies, House of Commons

    ClimateEconomic DevelopmentEnergyEnvironmentIndustryRegional DevelopmentTaxation and FinanceTransportation

    Official report

  • Reported by Mark Plamondon · In-house (organization)

    • Blake Desjarlais · MP Edmonton Griesbach, House of Commons

    ClimateEconomic DevelopmentEnergyEnvironmentIndustryRegional Development

    Official report

  • Reported by Mark Plamondon · In-house (organization)

    • Greg McLean · MP - Calgary Centre
    • Bob Zimmer · Member of Parliament
    • Laila Goodridge · Member of Parliament - Fort McMurray-Cold Lake
    • Patrick Cousineau · Chief of Staff, House of Commons

    ClimateEconomic DevelopmentEnergyEnvironmentIndustryRegional DevelopmentTaxation and FinanceTransportation

    Official report

  • Reported by Mark Plamondon · In-house (organization)

    • Blake Oliver · Senior Policy Advisor, Natural Resources Canada (NRCan)

    ClimateEconomic DevelopmentEnergyEnvironmentIndustryRegional DevelopmentTransportation

    Official report

  • Reported by Mark Plamondon · In-house (organization)

    • Ayesha Chughtai · Regional Advisor, Prairies and North, Prime Minister's Office (PMO)

    ClimateEconomic DevelopmentEnergyEnvironmentIndustryRegional Development

    Official report

  • Reported by Mark Plamondon · In-house (organization)

    • Kaili Levesque · Assistant Secretary to the Cabinet, Privy Council Office (PCO)
    • Louise Baird · Assistant Deputy Minister, Privy Council Office (PCO)
    • Rouben Khatchadourian · Director of Operations, Privy Council Office (PCO)

    ClimateEconomic DevelopmentEnergyEnvironmentIndustryRegional Development

    Official report

  • Reported by Mark Plamondon · In-house (organization)

    • Anoop Kapoor · Assistant Deputy Minister, Policy, Western Economic Diversification Canada (WD)

    Economic DevelopmentEnergyEnvironmentIndustryRegional Development

    Official report

  • Reported by Mark Plamondon · In-house (organization)

    • Ayesha Chughtai · Regional Advisor, Prairies and North, Prime Minister's Office (PMO)

    ClimateEconomic DevelopmentEnergyEnvironmentIndustryRegional Development

    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.