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Lobbying by Global Automakers 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

Global Automakers of Canada

Meetings this Parliament
100
With MPs
30
Since Nov 2021
276
Active registrations
1

Most recent reported meeting: Sep 28, 2026.

Registrations in effect

In-house (organization) In effect since Aug 27, 2026

Filed by Lucas Malinowski, President and Chief Executive Officer

Lobbyists

  • Greg Overwater · Director, Technical and Regulatory Affairs
  • Lucas Malinowski · President and Chief Executive Officer
  • Maria Norris · Office Manager
  • Patrice Maltais · Director of Stakeholder Relations & Quebec Affairs

Institutions they may lobby: CUSMA Secretariat, Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA), Canada Infrastructure Bank, Canada Revenue Agency (CRA), Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC), Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC), Finance Canada (FIN), Global Affairs Canada (GAC), House of Commons, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED), Justice Canada (JC), Montreal Port Authority, Natural Resources Canada (NRCan), Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada (OPC), Prime Minister's Office (PMO), Privy Council Office (PCO), Public Safety Canada (PS), Public Services and Procurement Canada (PSPC), Senate of Canada, Transport Canada (TC), Treasury Board Of Canada Secretariat (TBS), Vancouver Fraser Port Authority (Port Metro Vancouver), Women and Gender Equality (WAGE)

What they're lobbying on (22)
  • Canada-China strategic partnership and implications for Canada's automotive industry
  • Vehicle Emissions Standards - Ensuring achievable standards support the competitiveness of the Canadian automotive industry and support a unified national approach to vehicle emissions standards and sales.
  • On-Road Vehicle and Emissions Regulations - ensure ongoing competitiveness of Canada's automotive sector.
  • Ensuring Canada Revenue Agency's application of the Green Levy to Zero Emissions Vehicles is consistent with other policies and regulations across government.
  • Addressing organized crime vehicle theft through banning the sale and possession of auto theft tools, stronger sentencing provisions for those stealing vehicles, increased law enforcement coordianation across Canada and with international partners, as well as export controls on used vehicles exiting Canada through our ports, and increased inspection of containers in particular through the Port of Montreal by CBSA
  • Canada's response to potential changes to U.S. treatement of Canadian imports.
  • Review of the Canada-US-Mexico Agreement - Supporting continued competitiveness and investment in an integrated North American automotive industry.
  • Proposed legislation to eradicate forced labour from Canadian supply chains and strengthen enforcement of its existing forced labour import prohibition as set out in Budgets 2023 and 2024
  • Transport Canada - Federal infrastructure - New crossing between Windsor and Detroit. Vancouver Gateway, Halifax Gateway -to facilitate international trade
  • renewable fuels, altnerantive fuels and associated fuel quality issues to ensure motor vehicles and vehicle systems are not adversely impacted
  • Regulatory Cooperation Council work on Transportation and Environment sub-committees to align vehicle safety standards, connected vehicle infrastructure and emission standards on a North American basis
  • Privacy legislation and overhaul of the PIPEDA to effect the balance between the protection of personal information and appropriate commercial uses of personal information as well as the need for federal oversight over privacy legislation
  • Privacy and protection of consumer information as vehicles become more connected and automated
  • NRCan fuel consumption test methods - Ensuring consistency of test methodology with the United States as well as ensuring appropriate provisions for Canada-unique vehicles
  • Motor Vehicle Safety Act - any proposed changes to the Act are consistent with provisions in the United States
  • Industry Canada - Strategic Policy for Automotive Sector - pertaining to retention of North American production footprint as well as incentives or other mechanisms employed to ensure all manufacturers and distributors are treated equitably
  • Federal Luxury Tax and Implementation of same and ensuring the electric vehicles are exempted from the legislation
  • Extended Producer Responsibilty - proposals for end of life management for ozone depleting substances and volatile organic compounds (VOC's)
  • Ensuring that voluntary Canadian Automotive Service Standard (CASIS) prevails as mechanism for automotive aftermarket to secure service and repair information and to ensure that any Right to Repair legislation considered has an automotive carve out because of CASIS
  • Elimination of tariff on finished vehicles
  • Chemical Management Plan under Canadian Environmental Protection Act,1999 - risk management plans for chemical substance of concern potentially contained within the automobile or its components.
  • Canadian Motor Vehicle Safety Standards - Consultation and discussion on proposed amendments to various standards to align with similar Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards (FMVSS) in the United States with consideration to United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE) standards

Registration 871952-394-41. Look it up in the official Registry

Reported meetings

Spreadsheet

Filed by Dave Adams (261), Lucas Malinowski (15).

  • Reported by Dave Adams · In-house (organization)

    • Rob Stewart · Deputy Minsiter, Global Affairs Canada (GAC)
    • John Hannaford · Deputy Minister, Natural Resources Canada (NRCan)
    • Jeff Labonté · Assistant Deputy Minister, Natural Resources Canada (NRCan)

    ClimateEconomic DevelopmentEnvironmentIndustry

    Official report

  • Reported by Dave Adams · In-house (organization)

    and 2 more
    • Francesco Sorbara · Member of Parliment, House of Commons
    • Arif Virani · Member of Parliament, House of Commons

    ClimateEconomic DevelopmentEnvironmentIndustry

    Official report

  • Reported by Dave Adams · In-house (organization)

    • Leslyn Lewis · Member of Parliament
    • Dean Allison · Member of Parliament
    • Colin Carrie · Member of Parliament, House of Commons

    Consumer IssuesEconomic DevelopmentEnvironmentIndustry

    Official report

  • Reported by Dave Adams · In-house (organization)

    • François-Philippe Champagne · Minister of Innovation, Sciences and Economic Development, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
    • Ian Foucher · Chief of Staff, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)

    Economic DevelopmentEnvironmentIndustry

    Official report

  • Reported by Dave Adams · In-house (organization)

    • Blake Oliver · Senior Policy Advisor, Finance Canada (FIN)

    ClimateEconomic DevelopmentEnvironmentIndustry

    Official report

  • Reported by Dave Adams · In-house (organization)

    • Fred Gaspar · Vice President, Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA)

    Consumer IssuesIndustryInfrastructureJustice and Law Enforcement

    Official report

  • Reported by Dave Adams · In-house (organization)

    • Raphaël Beauchamp · Policy Advisor, Natural Resources Canada (NRCan)

    ClimateEducationEnvironmentIndustryInfrastructure

    Official report

  • Reported by Dave Adams · In-house (organization)

    EnvironmentIndustry

    Official report

  • Reported by Dave Adams · In-house (organization)

    • Joshua Swift · Special Assistant - Ontario Desk, Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC)

    EnvironmentIndustry

    Official report

  • Reported by Dave Adams · In-house (organization)

    • Dominic Cormier · Chief of Staff, Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC)

    EnvironmentIndustry

    Official report

  • Reported by Dave Adams · In-house (organization)

    • Marjory Loveys · Director of Policy and Indigenous Relations, Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC)

    EnvironmentIndustry

    Official report

  • Reported by Dave Adams · In-house (organization)

    • Marjory Loveys · Director of Policy and Indigenous Relations, Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC)

    EnvironmentIndustry

    Official report

  • Reported by Dave Adams · In-house (organization)

    • Andy Fillmore · Member of Parliament, House of Commons

    Industry

    Official report

  • Reported by Dave Adams · In-house (organization)

    • Marjory Loveys · Director of Policy and Indigenous Relations, Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC)

    Environment

    Official report

  • Reported by Dave Adams · In-house (organization)

    • Anson Duran · Senior Policy Director, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
    • Kevin Deagle · Policy Advisor, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)

    Industry

    Official report

  • Reported by Dave Adams · In-house (organization)

    • Ben Chin · Senior Advisor, Prime Minister's Office (PMO)
    • Tony Maas · Policy Advisor, Prime Minister's Office (PMO)

    EnvironmentIndustry

    Official report

  • Reported by Dave Adams · In-house (organization)

    • François-Philippe Champagne · Minister of Innovation, Sciences and Economic Development, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
    • Ian Foucher · Chief of Staff, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
    • Kevin Deagle · Policy Advisor, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
    • Simon Kennedy · Deputy Minister, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
    and 8 more
    • Eric Costen · Senior ADM, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
    • Steven Guilbeault · Minister of Environment and Climate Change, Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC)
    • Dominic Cormier · Chief of Staff, Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC)
    • Paul Halucha · Associate Deputy Minister, Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC)
    • Marjory Loveys · Director of Policy and Indigenous Relations, Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC)
    • Jonathan Wilkinson · Minister of Natural Resources, Natural Resources Canada (NRCan)
    • Claire Seaborn · Chief of Staff, Natural Resources Canada (NRCan)
    • Laura Mitchell · Director of Operations, Natural Resources Canada (NRCan)

    EnvironmentIndustry

    Official report

  • Reported by Dave Adams · In-house (organization)

    • Varisha Naeem · Special Assistant to Hon.Omar Alghabra & Chief of Staff, Transport Canada (TC)

    EnvironmentIndustry

    Official report

  • Reported by Dave Adams · In-house (organization)

    • Kevin Deagle · Policy Advisor, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)

    EnvironmentIndustry

    Official report

  • Reported by Dave Adams · In-house (organization)

    EnvironmentIndustryInternational Trade

    Official report

  • Reported by Dave Adams · In-house (organization)

    • Samir Kassam · Policy Advisor / Issues Manager, Global Affairs Canada (GAC)

    EnvironmentInternational Trade

    Official report

  • Reported by Dave Adams · In-house (organization)

    and 7 more
    • Auston Pierce · Staff, Natural Resources Canada (NRCan)
    • Francesco Sorbara · Member of Parliment, House of Commons
    • Valerie Bradford · Member of Parliament, House of Commons
    • Tina Derak · Researcher (MP Officer), House of Commons
    • Kyle Leonard · Communications Assistant, House of Commons
    • Natalia Zhou · Parliamentary Assistant, House of Commons
    • Sashalie Quiros · Senior Communications Advisor, House of Commons

    EnvironmentIndustry

    Official report

  • Reported by Dave Adams · In-house (organization)

    • Raphaël Beauchamp · Policy Advisor, Natural Resources Canada (NRCan)
    • Fiona Simons · Director of Policy, Natural Resources Canada (NRCan)

    EnvironmentIndustry

    Official report

  • Reported by Dave Adams · In-house (organization)

    • Jason Easton · Chief of Staff, Global Affairs Canada (GAC)

    IndustryInternational Trade

    Official report

  • Reported by Dave Adams · In-house (organization)

    • Serge Bijimine · Assistant Deputy Minister, Policy, Transport Canada (TC)
    • Elizabeth Smalley · Director, Strategic Planning and Integration, Transport Canada (TC)
    • Maxine Bilodeau · Dir., Environmental Policy Framework and Integration, Transport Canada (TC)
    • Nathalie Morin · Executive Director, Transport Canada (TC)

    EnvironmentIndustry

    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.