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Lobbying by Carpenters' Regional Council: 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

Carpenters' Regional Council

Meetings this Parliament
51
With MPs
27
Since Nov 2021
51
Active registrations
1

Most recent reported meeting: May 21, 2026.

Registrations in effect

In-house (organization) In effect since May 21, 2026 Receives government funding

Filed by Steven Weisman, International Representative

Lobbyists

  • Finn Johnson · Director of Government Relations and Communications
  • Steven Weisman · International Representative

Institutions they may lobby: Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC), Finance Canada (FIN), House of Commons, Housing, Infrastructure and Communities Canada (HICC), Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC), Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED), Intergovernmental Affairs Secretariat (IGA), Natural Resources Canada (NRCan), Prime Minister's Office (PMO), Privy Council Office (PCO), Senate of Canada, Transport Canada (TC), Women and Gender Equality (WAGE)

What they're lobbying on (6)
  • Amend the Income Tax Act to allow skilled tradespeople the ability to deduct travel expenses that are incurred during the course of travelling long distances (over 100km) for their employment which are not otherwise covered by their employer.
  • Reform the procurement process for Federally funded infrastructure projects to increase transparency, tackling the underground economy in the construction industry.
  • Embedding prevailing wage, local hiring requirements, and a minimum number of work hours to be performed by apprentices into Federally funded infrastructure projects.
  • Incentivizing the creation of more child care spaces for individuals working non-traditional work hours, such as skilled tradespeople.
  • Increasing the Federal Government's programming and funding allocated for training and retaining Canada's skilled trades workforce.
  • Establishment of a Temporary Foreign Worker Pilot Program in the construction industry whereby workers are paid a higher prevailing wage and have union protection under a collective agreement.

Registration 965388-381759-8. Look it up in the official Registry

Reported meetings

Spreadsheet

Filed by Michael Rowe (50), Steven Weisman (1).

  • Reported by Michael Rowe · In-house (organization)

    Embedding prevailing wage, local hiring requirements, and a minimum number of work hours to be performed by apprentices into Federally funded infrastructure projects. Read more

    Increasing the Federal Government's programming and funding allocated for training and retaining Canada's skilled trades workforce.

    Incentivizing the creation of more child care spaces for individuals working non-traditional work hours, such as skilled tradespeople.

    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.