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Lobbying by Association of Consulting Engineering Companies - Canada/L’Association des firmes d’ingénieurs-conseils du 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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Association of Consulting Engineering Companies - Canada/L’Association des firmes d’ingénieurs-conseils du Canada

Meetings this Parliament
4
With MPs
0
Since Nov 2021
11
Active registrations
1

Most recent reported meeting: Oct 23, 2025.

Registrations in effect

Consultant In effect since May 15, 2026

Consultant Rob LeForte of First Lake Solutions

Consultant lobbyists

  • Rob LeForte
  • Rob LeForte
  • Rob LeForte
  • Rob LeForte

Institutions they may lobby: Canadian Heritage (PCH), Finance Canada (FIN), Global Affairs Canada (GAC), House of Commons, Housing, Infrastructure and Communities Canada (HICC), Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED), National Capital Commission (NCC), Natural Resources Canada (NRCan), Prime Minister's Office (PMO), Privy Council Office (PCO), Public Services and Procurement Canada (PSPC), Rural Economic Development (Minister’s Office), Senate of Canada, Transport Canada (TC), Treasury Board Of Canada Secretariat (TBS)

What they're lobbying on (6)
  • Transportation - long-term strategic transportation policy is required.
  • International Trade - ensure that international trade agreements respect engineering services as a professional service, rather than a commodity.
  • Infrastructure: The Association of Consulting Engineering Companies - Canada is advocating that a long-term sustainable infrastructure program be created to provide better value to taxpayers. In particular, funding for Infrastructure Canada and Public Works and Government Services Canada are of interest.
  • Government Procurement - The Association of Consulting Engineering Companies - Canada is advocating that Treasury Board, government departments and agencies, change the policy by which it procures consulting engineering services. Use of Qualifications-Based Selection procurement policy is recommended.
  • Economic Development - ACEC is looking to encourage government departments to develop infrastructure investment programs that will sustain and grow the expertise and capacity of the Canadian consulting engineering sector in order to make it more competitive and to provide long-term value to taxpayers.
  • Budget - monitoring government infrastructure investment on behalf of ACEC members. This includes ongoing and new programs. Lobbying for a long-term and sustainable level of infrastructure funding that focuses on value term value rather than short term expenditures.

Registration 900778-365585-5. Look it up in the official Registry

Reported meetings

Spreadsheet

  • Reported by Rob LeForte · Consultant

    • Marie-Christine Demers · Senior Policy Advisor, Natural Resources Canada (NRCan)
    Infrastructure: The Association of Consulting Engineering Companies - Canada is advocating that a long-term sustainable infrastructure program be created to provide better value to taxpayers. In particular, funding for Infrastructure Canada and Public Works and Government Services Canada are of interest. Read more

    Economic Development - ACEC is looking to encourage government departments to develop infrastructure investment programs that will sustain and grow the expertise and capacity of the Canadian consulting engineering sector in order to make it more competitive and to provide long-term value to taxpayers.

    Budget - monitoring government infrastructure investment on behalf of ACEC members. This includes ongoing and new programs. Lobbying for a long-term and sustainable level of infrastructure funding that focuses on value term value rather than short term expenditures.

    Official report

  • Reported by Rob LeForte · Consultant

    • Galen Robertson · Senior Advisor Stakeholder Relations, Intergovernmental Affairs Secretariat (IGA)
    • Miro Froehlich · Director of Policy, Intergovernmental Affairs Secretariat (IGA)
    Economic Development - ACEC is looking to encourage government departments to develop infrastructure investment programs that will sustain and grow the expertise and capacity of the Canadian consulting engineering sector in order to make it more competitive and to provide long-term value to taxpayers. Read more

    Infrastructure: The Association of Consulting Engineering Companies - Canada is advocating that a long-term sustainable infrastructure program be created to provide better value to taxpayers. In particular, funding for Infrastructure Canada and Public Works and Government Services Canada are of interest.

    Budget - monitoring government infrastructure investment on behalf of ACEC members. This includes ongoing and new programs. Lobbying for a long-term and sustainable level of infrastructure funding that focuses on value term value rather than short term expenditures.

    Official report

  • Reported by Rob LeForte · Consultant

    • Chris Knipe · Policy Advisor, Housing, Infrastructure and Communities Canada (HICC)
    Budget - monitoring government infrastructure investment on behalf of ACEC members. This includes ongoing and new programs. Lobbying for a long-term and sustainable level of infrastructure funding that focuses on value term value rather than short term expenditures. Read more

    Infrastructure: The Association of Consulting Engineering Companies - Canada is advocating that a long-term sustainable infrastructure program be created to provide better value to taxpayers. In particular, funding for Infrastructure Canada and Public Works and Government Services Canada are of interest.

    Official report

  • Reported by Rob LeForte · Consultant

    • Miled Hill · Senior Policy Advisor, Prime Minister's Office (PMO)
    Infrastructure: The Association of Consulting Engineering Companies - Canada is advocating that a long-term sustainable infrastructure program be created to provide better value to taxpayers. In particular, funding for Infrastructure Canada and Public Works and Government Services Canada are of interest. Read more

    Budget - monitoring government infrastructure investment on behalf of ACEC members. This includes ongoing and new programs. Lobbying for a long-term and sustainable level of infrastructure funding that focuses on value term value rather than short term expenditures.

    Transportation - long-term strategic transportation policy is required.

    Official report

  • Reported by Rob LeForte · Consultant

    • Sean Fraser · Minister of Housing, Infrastructure and Communities, Infrastructure Canada (INFC)
    Economic Development - ACEC is looking to encourage government departments to develop infrastructure investment programs that will sustain and grow the expertise and capacity of the Canadian consulting engineering sector in order to make it more competitive and to provide long-term value to taxpayers. Read more

    Infrastructure: The Association of Consulting Engineering Companies - Canada is advocating that a long-term sustainable infrastructure program be created to provide better value to taxpayers. In particular, funding for Infrastructure Canada and Public Works and Government Services Canada are of interest.

    Budget - monitoring government infrastructure investment on behalf of ACEC members. This includes ongoing and new programs. Lobbying for a long-term and sustainable level of infrastructure funding that focuses on value term value rather than short term expenditures.

    Official report

  • Reported by Rob LeForte · Consultant

    • Blake Oliver · Senior Policy Advisor, Finance Canada (FIN)

    BudgetGovernment ProcurementInfrastructure

    Official report

  • Reported by Rob LeForte · Consultant

    Economic DevelopmentGovernment ProcurementInfrastructureInternal TradeRegional DevelopmentTransportation

    Official report

  • Reported by Rob LeForte · Consultant

    • Miled Hill · Director of Policy, Transport Canada (TC)
    • Ninu Forrest · Senior Special Assistant, Transport Canada (TC)

    Economic DevelopmentEnvironmentGovernment ProcurementInfrastructureInternal TradeInternational TradeMiningTransportation

    Official report

  • Reported by Rob LeForte · Consultant

    • Churence Rogers · Member of Parliament, House of Commons

    Economic DevelopmentGovernment ProcurementInfrastructureRegional Development

    Official report

  • Reported by Rob LeForte · Consultant

    • Jim Quinn · Senator, Senate of Canada

    Economic DevelopmentGovernment ProcurementInfrastructureInternal TradeInternational TradeTransportation

    Official report

  • Reported by Rob LeForte · Consultant

    • Nathan Bessner · Policy Advisor, Infrastructure Canada (INFC)

    Government ProcurementInfrastructure

    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.