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Lobbying by Associated Equipment Distributors: 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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Associated Equipment Distributors

Meetings this Parliament
3
With MPs
3
Since Nov 2021
3
Active registrations
1

Most recent reported meeting: Apr 10, 2026.

Registrations in effect

Consultant In effect since Mar 6, 2025

Consultant James Ball of Impact Public Affairs

Consultant lobbyists

  • James Ball

Institutions they may lobby: Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC), Finance Canada (FIN), Global Affairs Canada (GAC), House of Commons, Housing, Infrastructure and Communities Canada (HICC), Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED), Natural Resources Canada (NRCan), Prime Minister's Office (PMO), Senate of Canada, Transport Canada (TC)

What they're lobbying on (7)
  • Interested in the continued promotion of skills training and development of Canadians.
  • Updating the Mobile Equipment and Machinery Depreciation Rates to be more in line with rates in the United States that encourage companies to acquire new, innovative and more environmentally friendly equipment.
  • Removing obstacles that place unnecessary burdens and costs on importing and exporting equipment, parts and other supplies.
  • Supporting continued infrastructure investments, especially into transportation infrastructure and trade infrastructure.
  • Supporting the Canadian Government in keeping Canada friendly to investments in important sectors, such as energy.
  • Supporting for a continued national housing strategy that addresses housing shortages in cities across Canada.
  • Oppose any amendment to the Copyright Act that would create a right to modify equipment in the area of diagnosis, maintenance and repair.

Registration 959102-380693-1. Look it up in the official Registry

Reported meetings

Spreadsheet

  • Reported by James Ball · Consultant

    Supporting continued infrastructure investments, especially into transportation infrastructure and trade infrastructure. Read more

    Removing obstacles that place unnecessary burdens and costs on importing and exporting equipment, parts and other supplies.

    Interested in the continued promotion of skills training and development of Canadians.

    Updating the Mobile Equipment and Machinery Depreciation Rates to be more in line with rates in the United States that encourage companies to acquire new, innovative and more environmentally friendly equipment.

    Supporting the Canadian Government in keeping Canada friendly to investments in important sectors, such as energy.

    Oppose any amendment to the Copyright Act that would create a right to modify equipment in the area of diagnosis, maintenance and repair.

    Official report

  • Reported by James Ball · Consultant

    Removing obstacles that place unnecessary burdens and costs on importing and exporting equipment, parts and other supplies. Read more

    Interested in the continued promotion of skills training and development of Canadians.

    Updating the Mobile Equipment and Machinery Depreciation Rates to be more in line with rates in the United States that encourage companies to acquire new, innovative and more environmentally friendly equipment.

    Supporting the Canadian Government in keeping Canada friendly to investments in important sectors, such as energy.

    Oppose any amendment to the Copyright Act that would create a right to modify equipment in the area of diagnosis, maintenance and repair.

    Official report

  • Reported by James Ball · Consultant

    Interested in the continued promotion of skills training and development of Canadians. Read more

    Oppose any amendment to the Copyright Act that would create a right to modify equipment in the area of diagnosis, maintenance and repair.

    Supporting the Canadian Government in keeping Canada friendly to investments in important sectors, such as energy.

    Removing obstacles that place unnecessary burdens and costs on importing and exporting equipment, parts and other supplies.

    Updating the Mobile Equipment and Machinery Depreciation Rates to be more in line with rates in the United States that encourage companies to acquire new, innovative and more environmentally friendly equipment.

    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.