Client of a consultant lobbyist
GroupeTAQ
- Meetings this Parliament
- 7
- With MPs
- 0
- Since Nov 2021
- 7
- Active registrations
- 1
Most recent reported meeting: Sep 29, 2026.
Lobbying by GroupeTAQ: 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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Consultant In effect since Jul 6, 2026 Receives government funding
Consultant Kent Hehr of Northern Arc Public Affairs
Consultant lobbyists
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Kent Hehr
Former designated public office holder
Formerly Member of Parliament Calgary Centre, Member of Parliament, Calgary Centre, House of Commons (2015–2019)
Formerly Minister, Minister, Sport and Persons with Disabilities (2017–2018)
Formerly Associate Minister, Associate Minister, National Defence (2015–2017)
Formerly Minister, Minister, Veterans Affairs (2015–2017)
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Kent Hehr
Former designated public office holder
Formerly Minister, Minister, Sport and Persons with Disabilities (2017–2018)
Formerly Associate Minister, Associate Minister, National Defence (2015–2017)
Formerly Minister, Minister, Veterans Affairs (2015–2017)
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Kent Hehr
Former designated public office holder
Formerly Minister, Minister, Sport and Persons with Disabilities (2017–2018)
Formerly Minister, Minister, Veterans Affairs (2015–2017)
Formerly Associate Minister, Associate Minister, National Defence (2015–2017)
Institutions they may lobby: Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC), Canada Economic Development for Quebec Regions, Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC), Global Affairs Canada (GAC), House of Commons, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED), National Defence (DND), Privy Council Office (PCO), Public Services and Procurement Canada (PSPC)
What they're lobbying on (10)Hide details
- To seek funding under the CED Quebec Economic Development Program (QEDP) for organizational capacity development, food-processing infrastructure and quality-assurance capacity development.
- Matters affecting the implementation of the Accessible Canada Act and the Disability Inclusion Action Plan as they relate to adapted enterprises providing inclusive employment to persons with disabilities.
- Matters affecting the federal food security strategy as it relates to the food-processing and food-security activities of an adapted enterprise.
- To seek funding under the Local Food Infrastructure Fund (LFIF) for community food-security and food-distribution activities.
- Communications with federal officials regarding the domestic manufacture and procurement of military snowshoes (cold-weather mobility equipment) produced in Canada by an adapted enterprise. Activities include ensuring awareness of Canadian production capacity, NATO-accredited military product lines, and Buy Canadian considerations in defence procurement, and positioning a Quebec-based manufacturer as a domestic supplier.
- To seek funding under the ESDC Enabling Accessibility Fund for workplace accessibility improvements.
- To seek funding under the CanExport SMEs program for international market development activities.
- Matters affecting federal Buy Canadian policies and domestic manufacturing resilience initiatives as they relate to Canadian-manufactured consumer goods produced by adapted enterprises.
- Matters affecting implementation of the Accessible Canada Act and the Disability Inclusion Action Plan as they relate to adapted enterprises providing inclusive employment.
- To seek funding under the ESDC Opportunities Fund for Persons with Disabilities.
Registration 963531-386034-4. Look it up in the official Registry
Reported meetings
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Reported by Kent Hehr · Consultant
- Victor Kandasamy · Director of Regional Affairs, Public Services and Procurement Canada (PSPC)
- Chanel Sterrier · Director of Policy, Public Services and Procurement Canada (PSPC)
Communications with federal officials regarding the domestic manufacture and procurement of military snowshoes (cold-weather mobility equipment) produced in Canada by an adapted enterprise. Activities include ensuring awareness of Canadian production capacity, NATO-accredited military product lines, and Buy Canadian considerations in defence procurement, and positioning a Quebec-based manufacturer as a domestic supplier. Read more
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Reported by Kent Hehr · Consultant
- Chantal Riendeau · Senior Lead, Engagement, Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC)
- Sherri Van de Hoef · Manager - Monitoring, Reporting and Engagement, Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC)
Matters affecting the implementation of the Accessible Canada Act and the Disability Inclusion Action Plan as they relate to adapted enterprises providing inclusive employment to persons with disabilities. Read more
Matters affecting implementation of the Accessible Canada Act and the Disability Inclusion Action Plan as they relate to adapted enterprises providing inclusive employment.
To seek funding under the ESDC Opportunities Fund for Persons with Disabilities.
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Reported by Kent Hehr · Consultant
- Cédrick Devedeux Delorme · Policy Advisor, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
To seek funding under the CED Quebec Economic Development Program (QEDP) for organizational capacity development, food-processing infrastructure and quality-assurance capacity development. Read more
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Reported by Kent Hehr · Consultant
- Sebastian Clarke · Director of Policy, Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC)
To seek funding under the ESDC Opportunities Fund for Persons with Disabilities. Read more
To seek funding under the ESDC Enabling Accessibility Fund for workplace accessibility improvements.
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Reported by Kent Hehr · Consultant
- Yasmin Veiga · Regional Advisor, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC)
To seek funding under the ESDC Opportunities Fund for Persons with Disabilities. Read more
To seek funding under the Local Food Infrastructure Fund (LFIF) for community food-security and food-distribution activities.
To seek funding under the ESDC Enabling Accessibility Fund for workplace accessibility improvements.
To seek funding under the CED Quebec Economic Development Program (QEDP) for organizational capacity development, food-processing infrastructure and quality-assurance capacity development.
Matters affecting the federal food security strategy as it relates to the food-processing and food-security activities of an adapted enterprise.
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Reported by Kent Hehr · Consultant
- Laurent Blanchard · Policy Advisor, Public Services and Procurement Canada (PSPC)
Communications with federal officials regarding the domestic manufacture and procurement of military snowshoes (cold-weather mobility equipment) produced in Canada by an adapted enterprise. Activities include ensuring awareness of Canadian production capacity, NATO-accredited military product lines, and Buy Canadian considerations in defence procurement, and positioning a Quebec-based manufacturer as a domestic supplier. Read more
Matters affecting implementation of the Accessible Canada Act and the Disability Inclusion Action Plan as they relate to adapted enterprises providing inclusive employment.
Matters affecting federal Buy Canadian policies and domestic manufacturing resilience initiatives as they relate to Canadian-manufactured consumer goods produced by adapted enterprises.
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Reported by Kent Hehr · Consultant
- Ezechiel Nana · Regional Advisor, National Defence (DND)
Matters affecting federal Buy Canadian policies and domestic manufacturing resilience initiatives as they relate to Canadian-manufactured consumer goods produced by adapted enterprises. Read more
Communications with federal officials regarding the domestic manufacture and procurement of military snowshoes (cold-weather mobility equipment) produced in Canada by an adapted enterprise. Activities include ensuring awareness of Canadian production capacity, NATO-accredited military product lines, and Buy Canadian considerations in defence procurement, and positioning a Quebec-based manufacturer as a domestic supplier.
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.