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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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GroupeTAQ

Meetings this Parliament
2
With MPs
0
Since Nov 2021
2
Active registrations
1

Most recent reported meeting: Sep 29, 2026.

Registrations in effect

Consultant In effect since Sep 22, 2026 Receives government funding

Consultant Hamza Kamal of Northern Arc Public Affairs

Consultant lobbyists

  • Hamza Kamal Former public office holder

    Formerly Legislative Assistant, Member of Parliament's Office, House of Commons, Sonia Sidhu, MP for Brampton South (2025–2025)

    Formerly Constituency Assistant, Member of Parliament's Office, House of Commons, Shafqat Ali, MP for Brampton Centre (2024–2025)

    Formerly Intern, Member of Parliament's Office, Yasir Naqvi, MP for Ottawa Centre, House of Commons (2024–2024)

    Formerly Constituency Assistant, Member of Parliament's Office, Shafqat Ali, MP for Brampton Centre, House of Commons (2023–2024)

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)
  • 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.
  • 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 CanExport SMEs program for international market development activities.
  • To seek funding under the ESDC Opportunities Fund for Persons with Disabilities.
  • To seek funding under the CED Quebec Economic Development Program (QEDP) for organizational capacity development, food-processing infrastructure and quality-assurance capacity development.
  • 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.
  • 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 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 federal Buy Canadian policies and domestic manufacturing resilience initiatives as they relate to Canadian-manufactured consumer goods produced by adapted enterprises.

Registration 961851-388195-1. Look it up in the official Registry

Reported meetings

Spreadsheet

  • Reported by Hamza Kamal · 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

    Official report

  • Reported by Hamza Kamal · Consultant

    • Alana Powell · Senior Policy Advisor, Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC)
    To seek funding under the ESDC Opportunities Fund for Persons with Disabilities.

    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.