Organization
Business Council of Alberta
- Meetings this Parliament
- 103
- With MPs
- 22
- Since Nov 2021
- 430
- Active registrations
- 1
Most recent reported meeting: Sep 22, 2026.
Lobbying by Business Council of Alberta: its registrations, its lobbyists, the bills it has named and every meeting it has reported with federal office holders since November 2021.
← LobbyingRegistrations in effect
In-house (organization) In effect since Sep 1, 2026
Filed by Adam Legge, President
Lobbyists
- Adam Legge · President
- Lauren Stewart · Vice President, Communications and External Affairs
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Mike Holden · Vice President, Policy & Chief Economist
Former public office holder
Formerly Analyst, Parliamentary Information and Research Service, Library of Parliament (2001–2010)
Institutions they may lobby: Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC), Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency (ACOA), Canadian Energy Regulator (CER), Canadian Heritage (PCH), Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission (CNSC), Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada (CIRNAC), Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC), Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC), Finance Canada (FIN), Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO), Global Affairs Canada (GAC), House of Commons, Housing, Infrastructure and Communities Canada (HICC), Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC), Impact Assessment Agency of Canada (IAAC), Indigenous Services Canada (ISC), Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED), Intergovernmental Affairs Secretariat (IGA), Justice Canada (JC), National Defence (DND), Natural Resources Canada (NRCan), Pacific Economic Development Canada (PacifiCan), Prairies Economic Development Canada (PrairiesCan), Prime Minister's Office (PMO), Privy Council Office (PCO), Public Safety Canada (PS), Public Services and Procurement Canada (PSPC), Senate of Canada, Statistics Canada (StatCan), Transport Canada (TC), Treasury Board Of Canada Secretariat (TBS)
What they're lobbying on (24)Hide details
- Advocating for the passage of Bill C-39, without significant amendments that would undermine Canada's competitiveness.
- Expressing our support for the Pacific Link Pipeline, and advocating for policies that support resource development in Western Canada.
- Advocating alongside other members of the Western Business Coalition for federal policies that strengthen Canada's economic competitiveness and attract business investment, including streamlining major project approvals, improving regulatory efficiency and accountability, expanding accelerated depreciation for capital investment, strengthening the reliability of Canada's trade and transportation infrastructure, and aligning economic immigration programs with provincial labour market needs.
- Exploring opportunities to support the federal government's One Canadian Economy agenda through reduced interprovincial trade barriers, increased labour mobility, and strengthened collaboration on nation-building projects.
- Enhancing global market access for Alberta exports by expanding pipeline access to tidewater, including through the removal of the Tanker Ban. Advocating for modernization and increased capacity in trade-related transportation infrastructure, in order to diversify export markets.
- Supporting continued access to U.S. markets amid tariff threats and uncertainty surrounding the Canada-United States-Mexico Agreement (CUSMA). Exploring measures to reduce trade uncertainty, support businesses affected by U.S. tariffs and Canadian counter-tariffs, and strengthen Canada's trade competitiveness.
- Supporting the federal government's defence and economic security priorities by exploring opportunities for Alberta to strengthen Canada's defence industrial base, attract investment, and contribute to resilient supply chains and strategic infrastructure.
- Supporting a strong Alberta within a united Canada by exploring policies that address fairness in the federation, strengthen Alberta’s economic contribution, and improve federal-provincial collaboration on shared priorities.
- Exploring strategies to support economic growth in Alberta and Canada while ensuring long-term fiscal sustainability and broad-based prosperity. Providing an update on the Business Council of Alberta’s priorities, including productivity, competitiveness, labour shortages, infrastructure, and housing, and identifying opportunities to collaborate with the federal government on advancing shared policy goals.
- Attracting investment to Alberta and Canada by exploring ways to address regulatory barriers to business investment and create a competitive business landscape.
- Proposing amendments to the new greenwashing provisions which, as written, will undermine Canadian businesses’ ability to raise capital, take risks, innovate, and make good-faith environmental progress in uncertain conditions.
- The federal government should respect the CRTC’s Fibre to the Premise decision, which supports a more competitive telecommunications sector and reinforces regulatory autonomy, a principle that is key to investor confidence and a dynamic business environment across all sectors of the Canadian economy.
- Federal natural resources and environment policy. Unlocking investment and growth in Canada's natural resource industries, and how they can contribute to Canada's productivity, prosperity, and environmental goals. Discriminatory and/or counterproductive impacts on Alberta and Alberta-concentrated industries.
- Exploring opportunities to increase economic activity and value-added processing in agriculture; and discussing the removal of barriers to achieving that goal.
- Expressing our opposition to the proposed emissions cap as being bad for the environment, the economy, the federation, and Canada’s international standing.
- Improving Canada's system of major project approvals and permitting to allow projects to get built faster, generate economic growth and advance Indigenous Economic Diversification. Issues range from speeding up environmental impact assessments, to removing fed/prov duplication, to better coordinating permitting processes across the federal government.
- Removing barriers to interprovincial trade.
- Providing information via our "Alberta Update" to senior government officials on economic developments in the province. Exploring ways to improve co-operation and collaboration between the federal and provincial governments.
- The merits and drawbacks of the federal government's proposed oil and gas sector emissions cap; and the most efficient, cost-effective ways to promote a competitive energy sector in Alberta while working towards deep emissions cuts.
- Proposing amendments to the Clean Electricity Regulations that reflect the concerns of Alberta businesses.
- We are seeking to enhance Indigenous economic opportunities through the creation of a federal equivalent to Alberta's AIOC. Doing so would promote Indigenous economic participation and equity sharing agreements in resource development and other projects.
- Increased supports for training, skills development and re-training to help Albertans and Canadians access high-quality jobs and help businesses address labour and skills shortages. The need is especially acute given the changing nature of work and the opportunities created by energy transition.
- Federal policy to achieve net zero carbon emissions by 2050: The future of Alberta's energy sector and the role it can play in helping to achieve that policy goal.
- Working to address labour force challenges through targeted immigration efforts for skilled and in-demand occupations, and to increase social and economic prosperity. Modernizing Canada's approach to selection of economic immigrants and addressing outstanding issues in terms of foreign credential recognition, process modernization and newcomer supports.
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Reported meetings
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Reported by Adam Legge · In-house (organization)
- Nicole Ellement · Senior Regional Advisor - BC, AB, and SK, Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC)
- Caroline Lee · Chief of Staff, Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC)
Improving Canada's system of major project approvals and permitting to allow projects to get built faster, generate economic growth and advance Indigenous Economic Diversification. Issues range from speeding up environmental impact assessments, to removing fed/prov duplication, to better coordinating permitting processes across the federal government. Read more
Attracting investment to Alberta and Canada by exploring ways to address regulatory barriers to business investment and create a competitive business landscape.
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Reported by Adam Legge · In-house (organization)
- Michael DeJong · Assistant Secretary, Treasury Board Of Canada Secretariat (TBS)
- Jenelle Power · Executive Director, Regulatory Policy and Cooperation Direct, Treasury Board Of Canada Secretariat (TBS)
Attracting investment to Alberta and Canada by exploring ways to address regulatory barriers to business investment and create a competitive business landscape. Read more
Improving Canada's system of major project approvals and permitting to allow projects to get built faster, generate economic growth and advance Indigenous Economic Diversification. Issues range from speeding up environmental impact assessments, to removing fed/prov duplication, to better coordinating permitting processes across the federal government.
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Reported by Adam Legge · In-house (organization)
- Galen Richardson · Director of Stakeholder Relations, Privy Council Office (PCO)
Attracting investment to Alberta and Canada by exploring ways to address regulatory barriers to business investment and create a competitive business landscape. Read more
Improving Canada's system of major project approvals and permitting to allow projects to get built faster, generate economic growth and advance Indigenous Economic Diversification. Issues range from speeding up environmental impact assessments, to removing fed/prov duplication, to better coordinating permitting processes across the federal government.
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Reported by Adam Legge · In-house (organization)
- Raj Gill · Advisor, Transport Canada (TC)
- Owen Crawford-Lem · Policy Advisor, Transport Canada (TC)
Improving Canada's system of major project approvals and permitting to allow projects to get built faster, generate economic growth and advance Indigenous Economic Diversification. Issues range from speeding up environmental impact assessments, to removing fed/prov duplication, to better coordinating permitting processes across the federal government. Read more
Attracting investment to Alberta and Canada by exploring ways to address regulatory barriers to business investment and create a competitive business landscape.
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Reported by Adam Legge · In-house (organization)
- Samir Kassam · Deputy Chief of Staff and Director of Policy, Natural Resources Canada (NRCan)
Improving Canada's system of major project approvals and permitting to allow projects to get built faster, generate economic growth and advance Indigenous Economic Diversification. Issues range from speeding up environmental impact assessments, to removing fed/prov duplication, to better coordinating permitting processes across the federal government. Read more
Attracting investment to Alberta and Canada by exploring ways to address regulatory barriers to business investment and create a competitive business landscape.
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Reported by Adam Legge · In-house (organization)
- Melanie Vanstone · Director General, Multi-Modal and Road Safety Programs, Transport Canada (TC)
- Andrew Sun · Director, Departmental Regulatory Affairs, Transport Canada (TC)
Improving Canada's system of major project approvals and permitting to allow projects to get built faster, generate economic growth and advance Indigenous Economic Diversification. Issues range from speeding up environmental impact assessments, to removing fed/prov duplication, to better coordinating permitting processes across the federal government. Read more
Attracting investment to Alberta and Canada by exploring ways to address regulatory barriers to business investment and create a competitive business landscape.
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Reported by Adam Legge · In-house (organization)
- Etienne-Rene Massie · Assistant Deputy Minister, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
- Sheryl Groeneweg · Director General, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
- Josie Brocca · Director General, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
- Anik Laferriere · Director of Issues Management, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
Attracting investment to Alberta and Canada by exploring ways to address regulatory barriers to business investment and create a competitive business landscape. Read more
Improving Canada's system of major project approvals and permitting to allow projects to get built faster, generate economic growth and advance Indigenous Economic Diversification. Issues range from speeding up environmental impact assessments, to removing fed/prov duplication, to better coordinating permitting processes across the federal government.
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Reported by Adam Legge · In-house (organization)
- Michael DeJong · Assistant Secretary, Treasury Board Of Canada Secretariat (TBS)
Attracting investment to Alberta and Canada by exploring ways to address regulatory barriers to business investment and create a competitive business landscape.
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Reported by Adam Legge · In-house (organization)
- Ayla Dumais · Stakeholder Relations Advisor, House of Commons
Attracting investment to Alberta and Canada by exploring ways to address regulatory barriers to business investment and create a competitive business landscape.
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Reported by Adam Legge · In-house (organization)
- Celine Yegani · Prairies and North Advisor, Prime Minister's Office (PMO)
Attracting investment to Alberta and Canada by exploring ways to address regulatory barriers to business investment and create a competitive business landscape. Read more
Improving Canada's system of major project approvals and permitting to allow projects to get built faster, generate economic growth and advance Indigenous Economic Diversification. Issues range from speeding up environmental impact assessments, to removing fed/prov duplication, to better coordinating permitting processes across the federal government.
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Reported by Adam Legge · In-house (organization)
- Paul Moen · Chief of Staff, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
Proposing amendments to the new greenwashing provisions which, as written, will undermine Canadian businesses’ ability to raise capital, take risks, innovate, and make good-faith environmental progress in uncertain conditions. Read more
Exploring strategies to support economic growth in Alberta and Canada while ensuring long-term fiscal sustainability and broad-based prosperity. Providing an update on the Business Council of Alberta’s priorities, including productivity, competitiveness, labour shortages, infrastructure, and housing, and identifying opportunities to collaborate with the federal government on advancing shared policy goals.
Maintaining access to US markets in the face of tariff threats and CUSMA renewal. Discussing how issues related to defence spending, border crossings and illegal drug/gun trafficking impact trade and trade policy.
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Reported by Adam Legge · In-house (organization)
- Jordan Thompson · Director, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC)
- Emmanuelle Deault-Bonin · Director General, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC)
Working to address labour force challenges through targeted immigration efforts for skilled and in-demand occupations, and to increase social and economic prosperity. Modernizing Canada's approach to selection of economic immigrants and addressing outstanding issues in terms of foreign credential recognition, process modernization and newcomer supports. Read more
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Reported by Adam Legge · In-house (organization)
- Dane Lloyd · Member of Parliament
Exploring strategies to support economic growth in Alberta and Canada while ensuring long-term fiscal sustainability and broad-based prosperity. Providing an update on the Business Council of Alberta’s priorities, including productivity, competitiveness, labour shortages, infrastructure, and housing, and identifying opportunities to collaborate with the federal government on advancing shared policy goals. Read more
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Reported by Adam Legge · In-house (organization)
- Wendy Hadwen · Assistant Deputy Minister, National Defence (DND)
Maintaining access to US markets in the face of tariff threats and CUSMA renewal. Discussing how issues related to defence spending, border crossings and illegal drug/gun trafficking impact trade and trade policy. Read more
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Reported by Adam Legge · In-house (organization)
- Alexis Conrad · Assistant Secretary to the Cabinet, Economic Regional Development Policy, Privy Council Office (PCO)
Improving Canada's system of major project approvals and permitting to allow projects to get built faster, generate economic growth and advance Indigenous Economic Diversification. Issues range from speeding up environmental impact assessments, to removing fed/prov duplication, to better coordinating permitting processes across the federal government. Read more
Enhancing global market access for Alberta exports - tidewater access for pipelines, need for investment in trade-related transportation infrastructure, need to address internal trade barriers.
Attracting investment to Alberta and Canada by exploring ways to address regulatory barriers to business investment and create a competitive business landscape.
Maintaining access to US markets in the face of tariff threats and CUSMA renewal. Discussing how issues related to defence spending, border crossings and illegal drug/gun trafficking impact trade and trade policy.
Preserving and enhancing Canada’s access to trade opportunities in global markets; addressing trade disputes, including the differing impact of those disputes across Canada.
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Reported by Adam Legge · In-house (organization)
- Mollie Johnson · Deputy Minister, Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC)
- John Moffet · Associate Deputy Minister, Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC)
Enhancing global market access for Alberta exports - tidewater access for pipelines, need for investment in trade-related transportation infrastructure, need to address internal trade barriers. Read more
Federal natural resources and environment policy. Unlocking investment and growth in Canada's natural resource industries, and how they can contribute to Canada's productivity, prosperity, and environmental goals. Discriminatory and/or counterproductive impacts on Alberta and Alberta-concentrated industries.
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Reported by Adam Legge · In-house (organization)
- Daniel Holton · Executive Director - Trade Strategy and Economic Security, Global Affairs Canada (GAC)
Maintaining access to US markets in the face of tariff threats and CUSMA renewal. Discussing how issues related to defence spending, border crossings and illegal drug/gun trafficking impact trade and trade policy. Read more
Preserving and enhancing Canada’s access to trade opportunities in global markets; addressing trade disputes, including the differing impact of those disputes across Canada.
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Reported by Adam Legge · In-house (organization)
- Galen Richardson · Director of Stakeholder Relations, Privy Council Office (PCO)
Enhancing global market access for Alberta exports - tidewater access for pipelines, need for investment in trade-related transportation infrastructure, need to address internal trade barriers. Read more
Federal natural resources and environment policy. Unlocking investment and growth in Canada's natural resource industries, and how they can contribute to Canada's productivity, prosperity, and environmental goals. Discriminatory and/or counterproductive impacts on Alberta and Alberta-concentrated industries.
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Reported by Adam Legge · In-house (organization)
- Terrence Hubbard · President, Impact Assessment Agency of Canada (IAAC)
Improving Canada's system of major project approvals and permitting to allow projects to get built faster, generate economic growth and advance Indigenous Economic Diversification. Issues range from speeding up environmental impact assessments, to removing fed/prov duplication, to better coordinating permitting processes across the federal government. Read more
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Reported by Adam Legge · In-house (organization)
- Michael DeJong · Assistant Secretary, Treasury Board Of Canada Secretariat (TBS)
Attracting investment to Alberta and Canada by exploring ways to address regulatory barriers to business investment and create a competitive business landscape.
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Reported by Adam Legge · In-house (organization)
- Terry Duguid · Member of Parliament
The merits and drawbacks of the federal government's proposed oil and gas sector emissions cap; and the most efficient, cost-effective ways to promote a competitive energy sector in Alberta while working towards deep emissions cuts. Read more
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Reported by Adam Legge · In-house (organization)
- Caroline Lee · Chief of Staff, Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC)
- Nicole Ellement · Senior Regional Advisor - BC, AB, and SK, Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC)
- Matthew Paisley · Director of Policy, Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC)
The merits and drawbacks of the federal government's proposed oil and gas sector emissions cap; and the most efficient, cost-effective ways to promote a competitive energy sector in Alberta while working towards deep emissions cuts. Read more
Proposing amendments to the Clean Electricity Regulations that reflect the concerns of Alberta businesses.
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Reported by Adam Legge · In-house (organization)
- Melanie Vanstone · Director General, Transport Canada (TC)
- Nadine Theriault · Manager/Senior Policy Advisor, Transport Canada (TC)
- Jennifer Carter · Director, Strategy, Transport Canada (TC)
- Marie-Anne Dromaguet · Chief, Legislative and Regulatory Affairs, Transport Canada (TC)
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- Colin Stacey · Director General, Special Project(s), Transport Canada (TC)
- Jennifer Balcom · Policy Advisor, Transport Canada (TC)
- Alexei Kondrackyj · A/Policy Advisor, Transport Canada (TC)
Attracting investment to Alberta and Canada by exploring ways to address regulatory barriers to business investment and create a competitive business landscape.
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Reported by Adam Legge · In-house (organization)
- Corey Hogan · Member of Parliament
Exploring strategies to support economic growth in Alberta and Canada while ensuring long-term fiscal sustainability and broad-based prosperity. Providing an update on the Business Council of Alberta’s priorities, including productivity, competitiveness, labour shortages, infrastructure, and housing, and identifying opportunities to collaborate with the federal government on advancing shared policy goals. Read more
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Reported by Adam Legge · In-house (organization)
- Jeannine Ritchot · Assistant Deputy Minister, Multilateral Relations, Privy Council Office (PCO)
Removing barriers to interprovincial trade.
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.