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Lobbying by Cannabis Council of Canada: 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

Cannabis Council of Canada

Meetings this Parliament
23
With MPs
6
Since Nov 2021
100
Active registrations
0

Most recent reported meeting: Jun 1, 2026.

Registrations in effect

Cannabis Council of Canada has no active registration. Organizations must register once paid lobbying passes the legal threshold, and their registration ends when it stops.

Reported meetings

Spreadsheet

Filed by George Smitherman (56), Paul McCarthy (44).

  • Reported by George Smitherman · In-house (organization)

    • Nicholas Kang · Senior Policy Advisor, Prime Minister's Office (PMO)

    Economic DevelopmentHealthTaxation and Finance

    Official report

  • Reported by George Smitherman · In-house (organization)

    • Eshan Naik · Director of Policy, Health Canada (HC)

    BudgetHealthTaxation and Finance

    Official report

  • Reported by George Smitherman · In-house (organization)

    • Mirna Vukicevic · Policy Advisor, Canada Revenue Agency (CRA)

    BudgetTaxation and Finance

    Official report

  • Reported by George Smitherman · In-house (organization)

    • Yash Nanda · Policy Advisor, Finance Canada (FIN)
    • Galen Richardson · Senior Regional Advisor, West and North, Finance Canada (FIN)
    • Tyler Norman · Regional Advisor, British Columbia, Finance Canada (FIN)

    BudgetTaxation and Finance

    Official report

  • Reported by George Smitherman · In-house (organization)

    • Nicholas Kang · Senior Policy Advisor, Prime Minister's Office (PMO)

    BudgetHealthTaxation and Finance

    Official report

  • Reported by George Smitherman · In-house (organization)

    HealthTaxation and Finance

    Official report

  • Reported by George Smitherman · In-house (organization)

    Taxation and Finance

    Official report

  • Reported by George Smitherman · In-house (organization)

    • Jed Graham · Policy Advisor, Health Canada (HC)

    HealthTaxation and Finance

    Official report

  • Reported by George Smitherman · In-house (organization)

    • Patrick Weiler · Member of Parliament
    • Eric Costen · Senior Associate Deputy Minister, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)

    BudgetTaxation and Finance

    Official report

  • Reported by George Smitherman · In-house (organization)

    • Eric Costen · Senior Associate Deputy Minister, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)

    BudgetTaxation and Finance

    Official report

  • Reported by George Smitherman · In-house (organization)

    • Simon Kennedy · Deputy Minister, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
    • Eric Costen · Senior Associate Deputy Minister, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
    • Allie Chalke · Deputy Director of Policy, Prime Minister's Office (PMO)
    • Shaili Patel · Director of Policy, Health Canada (HC)

    BudgetTaxation and Finance

    Official report

  • Reported by George Smitherman · In-house (organization)

    • Eric Costen · Senior Associate Deputy Minister, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)

    BudgetEconomic DevelopmentTaxation and Finance

    Official report

  • Reported by George Smitherman · In-house (organization)

    • Jed Graham · Policy Advisor, Health Canada (HC)

    BudgetTaxation and Finance

    Official report

  • Reported by George Smitherman · In-house (organization)

    • Jamie Kippen · Chief of Staff, Health Canada (HC)

    BudgetTaxation and Finance

    Official report

  • Reported by George Smitherman · In-house (organization)

    BudgetTaxation and Finance

    Official report

  • Reported by George Smitherman · In-house (organization)

    • Ben Chin · Senior Advisor, Prime Minister's Office (PMO)

    BudgetTaxation and Finance

    Official report

  • Reported by George Smitherman · In-house (organization)

    • Jed Graham · Policy Advisor, Health Canada (HC)

    Health

    Official report

  • Reported by George Smitherman · In-house (organization)

    • Leslie Church · Chief of Staff to the Minister, Finance Canada (FIN)
    • Yash Nanda · Senior Policy Advisor, Finance Canada (FIN)
    • Bud Sambasivam · Director of Policy, Finance Canada (FIN)
    • Christophe Cinqmars-Viau · Senior Policy Advisor, Finance Canada (FIN)

    BudgetTaxation and Finance

    Official report

  • Reported by George Smitherman · In-house (organization)

    • Nathaniel Erskine-Smith · Member of Parliament, House of Commons

    Health

    Official report

  • Reported by George Smitherman · In-house (organization)

    • Jed Graham · Policy Advisor, Health Canada (HC)

    Health

    Official report

  • Reported by George Smitherman · In-house (organization)

    • Kristin McLeod · Director, Public Safety Canada (PS)
    • John Clare · Director General, Health Canada (HC)
    • Benoit Seguin · Director General, Health Canada (HC)
    • David Pellman · Director General Licensing, Health Canada (HC)
    and 2 more
    • Teressa Laforest · Director General Inspections, Health Canada (HC)
    • Anika Chasse · Acting Director General Compliance, Health Canada (HC)

    BudgetEconomic DevelopmentHealthJustice and Law Enforcement

    Official report

  • Reported by George Smitherman · In-house (organization)

    • Leslie Church · Chief of Staff to the Minister, Finance Canada (FIN)

    Budget

    Official report

  • Reported by George Smitherman · In-house (organization)

    • Nick Leswick · ADM, Finance Canada (FIN)

    Budget

    Official report

  • Reported by George Smitherman · In-house (organization)

    • Morris Rosenberg · Expert Panel Chair, Health Canada (HC)

    BudgetEconomic DevelopmentHealthJustice and Law Enforcement

    Official report

  • Reported by George Smitherman · In-house (organization)

    • Phil King · Director Excise, Finance Canada (FIN)

    BudgetEconomic 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.