Wal-Mart Canada Corp.

Lobbying by Wal-Mart Canada Corp.: 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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Corporation

Meetings this Parliament: 0
With MPs: 0
Since Nov 2021: 148
Active registrations: 1

Most recent reported meeting: Oct 11, 2024.

Registrations in effect

In-house (corporation) In effect since Oct 16, 2026

Filed by Venessa Yates, President and CEO

Lobbyists

Alex Gray · Senior Manager, Public Affairs
Bryan MacLeod · Senior Manager, Public Affairs
Nick Ritcey · Senior Manager, Public Affairs
Steeve Azoulay · Senior Director, Public Affairs Former public office holder
Formerly Policy Advisor, Department of Justice, Office of the Minister of Justice and Attorney General (2004–2006)
Venessa Yates · President and CEO

Institutions they may lobby: Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC), Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency (ACOA), Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA), Canada Economic Development for Quebec Regions, Canada Revenue Agency (CRA), Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety (CCOHS), Canadian Dairy Commission (CDC), Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA), Canadian Heritage (PCH), Competition Bureau Canada (COBU), Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC), Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC), Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario (FedDev), Finance Canada (FIN), Global Affairs Canada (GAC), Halifax Port Authority, Health Canada (HC), House of Commons, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC), Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED), Justice Canada (JC), Montreal Port Authority, Natural Resources Canada (NRCan), Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada (OPC), Pacific Economic Development Canada (PacifiCan), Prairies Economic Development Canada (PrairiesCan), Prime Minister's Office (PMO), Privy Council Office (PCO), Public Safety Canada (PS), Senate of Canada, Toronto Port Authority, Transport Canada (TC), Treasury Board Of Canada Secretariat (TBS), Vancouver Fraser Port Authority (Port Metro Vancouver), Veterans Affairs Canada (VAC), Women and Gender Equality (WAGE)

What they're lobbying on (8)

Communicate with government on issues of importance for Canadian retailers, including global supply and domestic chain management, consumer issues, food security, organized retail crime and violence against frontline workers, health and wellness, the future of work, and the economic growth
Monitor and participate in the government’s financial services consultations.
Monitor and participate in discussions related to federal policies and programs relevant to retail and ecommerce, pharmacies, and supply chain management in general.
Increase awareness of Walmart’s investments in Canada.
Increase awareness of Walmart’s environmental and sustainability objectives, including the reduction of plastic waste, electric vehicles, and conservation.
Increase awareness of Walmart’s commitment to corporate diversity, equity, and inclusion.
Communicate with officials on opportunities to expand federal skills and training programs to support careers in the retail, transportation, and logistics industries.
Communicate with officials on immigration policies and programs, and opportunities to collaborate in support of refugee resettlement.

Registration 960556-369075-24. Look it up in the official Registry

Reported meetings

Spreadsheet

Filed by Gonzalo Gebara (80), Jp Suarez (48), Horacio Barbeito (20).

Feb 17, 2023

Reported by Gonzalo Gebara · In-house (corporation)
- Francesco Sorbara · Member of Parliment, House of Commons
ImmigrationJustice and Law EnforcementLabourTransportation

Official report
Feb 6, 2023

Reported by Gonzalo Gebara · In-house (corporation)
- Julia Van Drie · Director of Policy, Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC)
ImmigrationIndustryLabour

Official report
Jan 27, 2023

Reported by Gonzalo Gebara · In-house (corporation)
- Paul Moen · Chief of Staff to the Minister of Labour, Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC)
ImmigrationIndustryLabour

Official report
Jan 18, 2023

Reported by Gonzalo Gebara · In-house (corporation)
- Cameron Yung · Policy Advisor - Office of the Minister of International Trade, Export Promotion, Small Business and Economic Development, Global Affairs Canada (GAC)
Economic DevelopmentInternational TradeLabour

Official report
Jan 11, 2023

Reported by Gonzalo Gebara · In-house (corporation)
- Bernadette Clement · Senator, Senate of Canada
ImmigrationIndustryLabour

Official report
Dec 13, 2022

Reported by Jp Suarez · In-house (corporation)
- Paul Halucha · Associate Deputy Minister of Environment and Climate Change, Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC)
Environment

Official report
Dec 7, 2022

Reported by Jp Suarez · In-house (corporation)
- Christiane Fox · Deputy Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC)
- Lori MacDonald · Senior Associate Deputy Minister of Employment and Social Development and Chief Operating Officer for Service Canada, Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC)
- Michael MacPhee · Assistant Deputy Minister (Temporary Foreign Worker Program), Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC)
ImmigrationIndustryLabour

Official report
Dec 1, 2022

Reported by Jp Suarez · In-house (corporation)
- Olga Radchenko · Chief of Staff to the Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC)
ImmigrationIndustryLabour

Official report
Nov 23, 2022

Reported by Jp Suarez · In-house (corporation)
- Marie-France Lalonde · Member of Parliament
ImmigrationIndustryLabour

Official report
Nov 15, 2022

Reported by Jp Suarez · In-house (corporation)
- Greg Fergus · Member of Parliament
ImmigrationIndustryLabour

Official report
Nov 15, 2022

Reported by Jp Suarez · In-house (corporation)
- Eric Duncan · Member of Parliament
Economic DevelopmentHousingImmigrationLabour

Official report
Nov 15, 2022

Reported by Jp Suarez · In-house (corporation)
- Rachel Bendayan · Member of Parliament
ImmigrationLabour

Official report
Nov 12, 2022

Reported by Jp Suarez · In-house (corporation)
- Brendan Hanley · Member of Parliament
Health

Official report
Nov 10, 2022

Reported by Jp Suarez · In-house (corporation)
- Francesco Sorbara · Member of Parliment, House of Commons
ImmigrationLabour

Official report
Nov 2, 2022

Reported by Jp Suarez · In-house (corporation)
- Lisa Jorgensen · Director of Policy to the Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada, Justice Canada (JC)
Justice and Law Enforcement

Official report
Oct 25, 2022

Reported by Jp Suarez · In-house (corporation)
- Annie Koutrakis · Member of Parliament
ImmigrationLabourTransportation

Official report
Oct 17, 2022

Reported by Jp Suarez · In-house (corporation)
- Peter Schiefke · Member of Parliament
ImmigrationLabourTransportation

Official report
Oct 7, 2022

Reported by Jp Suarez · In-house (corporation)
- Stephanie Kusie · Member of Parliament
LabourTransportation

Official report
Oct 6, 2022

Reported by Jp Suarez · In-house (corporation)
- Mathew Hall · Senior Policy Advisor, Finance Canada (FIN)
ImmigrationLabour

Official report
Oct 5, 2022

Reported by Jp Suarez · In-house (corporation)
- Jim Quinn · Senator, Senate of Canada
ImmigrationLabourTransportation

Official report
Oct 5, 2022

Reported by Jp Suarez · In-house (corporation)
- Christiane Fox · Deputy Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC)
ImmigrationLabour

Official report
Oct 4, 2022

Reported by Jp Suarez · In-house (corporation)
- Irek Kusmierczyk · Member of Parliament, House of Commons
ImmigrationLabourTransportation

Official report
Sep 29, 2022

Reported by Jp Suarez · In-house (corporation)
- Rebecca Caldwell · Senior Policy Advisor, Prime Minister's Office (PMO)
- Alan Ning · Regional Advisor, Ontario, Prime Minister's Office (PMO)
- Nathalie Gahimbare · Policy Advisor, Privy Council Office (PCO)
ImmigrationIndustryLabourTransportation

Official report
Sep 22, 2022

Reported by Jp Suarez · In-house (corporation)
- Julia Van Drie · Minister Exempt Staff, Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC)
ImmigrationIndustryLabourTransportation

Official report
Sep 12, 2022

Reported by Jp Suarez · In-house (corporation)
- Robert Black · Senator, Senate of Canada
AgricultureImmigrationLabour

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.