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Lobbying by Heating, Refrigeration & Air Conditioning Institute of 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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Organization

Heating, Refrigeration & Air Conditioning Institute of Canada

Meetings this Parliament
28
With MPs
14
Since Nov 2021
74
Active registrations
1

Most recent reported meeting: Jun 30, 2026.

Registrations in effect

In-house (organization) In effect since Aug 25, 2026 Receives government funding

Filed by Edward MacLeod, PRESIDENT & CEO

Lobbyists

  • Abhilash Kantamneni · Director, Government Relations
  • Edward MacLeod · President & CEO
  • Martin Luymes · VP Stakeholder Relations
  • Perry Chao · Director Regulatory Affairs

Institutions they may lobby: CUSMA Secretariat, Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA), Canada Emission Reduction Incentives Agency, Canada Infrastructure Bank, Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC), Competition Bureau Canada (COBU), Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC), Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC), Finance Canada (FIN), Financial Consumer Agency of Canada (FCAC), Global Affairs Canada (GAC), Health Canada (HC), House of Commons, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED), Intergovernmental Affairs Secretariat (IGA), Natural Resources Canada (NRCan), Prime Minister's Office (PMO), Senate of Canada, Transport Canada (TC)

What they're lobbying on (9)
  • Workforce Development -- supporting the transition to low carbon economy
  • Development of the national occupational analysis with respect to the refrigeration and air conditioning trade
  • Amendments to the Energy Efficiency Regulations with respect to heating, ventilation, air conditioning and refrigeration equipment and systems
  • Amendments to Climate Change Regulations with respect to halocarbon refrigerants
  • Amendment, regulation or policy changes to Health Canada regarding IAQ (Indoor Air Quality)
  • Administration of the Federal/Provincial Environmental Awareness Training Program for refrigerant handlers
  • Amendments to the Transportation of Dangerous Goods Regulations with respect to refrigerant cylinders
  • Reducing or eliminating barriers to trade in HVACR products within the federation and with other nations.
  • Amendments to the Halocarbon and Ozone Depleting Substances Regulations with respect to halocarbon refrigerants

Registration 940975-381-55. Look it up in the official Registry

Reported meetings

Spreadsheet

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.