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Lobbying by AP Group: 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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Client of a consultant lobbyist

AP Group

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

Most recent reported meeting: Sep 10, 2026.

Registrations in effect

Consultant In effect since Aug 10, 2026

Consultant Patrick Dion of Patrick Dion Consulting

Consultant lobbyists

  • Patrick Dion Former public office holder

    Formerly Special Assistant, Office of the Secretary of State (Finance), Government of Canada (1998–1999)

    Formerly Economist, International Trade and Finance, Finance Canada (1997–1998)

    Formerly Legislative Assistant, Office of Barry Campbell, M.P. (St. Paul's), House of Commons (1993–1997)

Institutions they may lobby: Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC), Build Canada Homes, Business Development Bank of Canada (BDC), CUSMA Secretariat, Canada Agricultural Review Tribunal (CART), Canada Lands Company Limited, Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC), Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada (CIRNAC), Defence Construction Canada (DCC), Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC), Export Development Canada (EDC), Federal Economic Development Agency for Northern Ontario, Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario (FedDev), Finance Canada (FIN), House of Commons, Housing, Infrastructure and Communities Canada (HICC), Impact Assessment Agency of Canada (IAAC), Indigenous Services Canada (ISC), Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED), Intergovernmental Affairs Secretariat (IGA), National Defence (DND), National Security and Intelligence Review Agency Secretariat, Natural Resources Canada (NRCan), Pacific Economic Development Canada (PacifiCan), Parks Canada (PC), Prime Minister's Office (PMO), Privy Council Office (PCO), Public Safety Canada (PS), Rural Economic Development (Minister’s Office), Senate of Canada, Transport Canada (TC), Treasury Board Of Canada Secretariat (TBS), Vancouver Fraser Port Authority (Port Metro Vancouver)

What they're lobbying on (3)
  • Working with the client to identify opportunities for Government of Canada assistance in adapting to the loss of US markets in the medium to long term.
  • Working with the client to identify and secure support from the Government of Canada to address the potentially catastrophic impact of the latest s.338 tariffs imposed by the Trump administration.
  • Work with the client to engage with government departments to encourage them to purchase Canadian-made engineered wood products (particularly specialty plywoods for concrete forming) rather than those imported from countries like Russia and China (often via Vietnam). This may include direct aware contracts with Build Canada Homes, DRDC, PSPC and/or any other listed department.

Registration 778442-387410-1. Look it up in the official Registry

Reported meetings

Spreadsheet

  • Reported by Patrick Dion · Consultant

    • Charles Melchers · Executive Director, Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA)
    Working with the client to identify and secure support from the Government of Canada to address the potentially catastrophic impact of the latest s.338 tariffs imposed by the Trump administration. Read more

    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.