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Lobbying by Association of Equipment Manufacturers: 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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Association of Equipment Manufacturers

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

Most recent reported meeting: Oct 6, 2026.

Registrations in effect

Consultant In effect since Oct 6, 2026

Consultant Ruth Thorkelson of Tactix

Consultant lobbyists

  • Ruth Thorkelson

Institutions they may lobby: Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC), Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA), Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC), Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC), Finance Canada (FIN), Global Affairs Canada (GAC), Health Canada (HC), House of Commons, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED), Natural Resources Canada (NRCan), Privy Council Office (PCO), Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC), Senate of Canada, Treasury Board Of Canada Secretariat (TBS)

What they're lobbying on (6)
  • Amendments to the Copyright Act and Regulations which may affect the service and operation of agriculture and construction equipment.
  • Amendments to the Income Tax Act and Regulations which may affect agriculture and the tax treatment of capital expenditures on equipment.
  • Regulations, directives and policies developed under the Pest Control Products Act in regard to equipment and potential operator exposure.
  • Ongoing discussions with federal officials regarding Canada-US bilateral trade of construction, forestry, mining and agriculture equipment under the terms of the Canada-United States-Mexico Agreement (CUSMA).
  • Regulations, directives, and policies developed in regard to the off-road equipment sector.
  • Discussions with officials regarding labour training opportunities for skilled workforce in the agriculture and construction equipment sectors.

Registration 927570-388342-2. Look it up in the official Registry

Reported meetings

Spreadsheet

  • Reported by Ruth Thorkelson · Consultant

    • Glenn Purves · Deputy Minister of International Trade, Global Affairs Canada (GAC)
    • Martin Moen · Associate Asst Dep. Minister of International Trade and Chair of the Canada/U.S. Trade and Economic Task Force, Global Affairs Canada (GAC)
    • Brett Szmul · Lead Policy Advisor, Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC)
    • Nicholas Chesterley · Director General, Finance Canada (FIN)
    and 1 more
    • Yasmin Atassi · Senior Policy Advisor, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
    Discussions with officials regarding labour training opportunities for skilled workforce in the agriculture and construction equipment sectors. Read more

    Amendments to the Income Tax Act and Regulations which may affect agriculture and the tax treatment of capital expenditures on equipment.

    Ongoing discussions with federal officials regarding Canada-US bilateral trade of construction, forestry, mining and agriculture equipment under the terms of the Canada-United States-Mexico Agreement (CUSMA).

    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.