Organization
Canadian Vehicle Manufacturers' Association
- Meetings this Parliament
- 136
- With MPs
- 61
- Since Nov 2021
- 457
- Active registrations
- 1
Most recent reported meeting: Sep 21, 2026.
Lobbying by Canadian Vehicle Manufacturers' Association: 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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Most recent reported meeting: Sep 21, 2026.
In-house (organization) In effect since Sep 9, 2025
Filed by Brian Kingston, President & CEO
Formerly Trade Policy Analyst, Trade Policy Branch, Global Affairs Canada (2011–2012)
Formerly Economist, International affairs, Security and Justice, Treasury Board Secretariat (2011–2011)
Formerly Analyst, Social Development Policy, Privy Council Office (2010–2010)
Formerly Economist, Tax Policy Branch, Finance Canada (2010–2010)
Institutions they may lobby: Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA), Canada Revenue Agency (CRA), 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, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC), Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED), Intergovernmental Affairs Secretariat (IGA), Justice Canada (JC), Natural Resources Canada (NRCan), Office of the Information Commissioner of Canada (OIC), Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada (OPC), Prime Minister's Office (PMO), Privy Council Office (PCO), Public Safety Canada (PS), Senate of Canada, Statistics Canada (StatCan), Transport Canada (TC), Treasury Board Of Canada Secretariat (TBS)
Registration 946873-4591-58. Look it up in the official Registry
Reported by Brian Kingston · In-house (organization)
Coordination and alignment of research and analysis associated with U.S. of Light Duty Vehicle greenhouse gas emission regulation.
- Ensure the alignment of Canada and U.S. vehicle emission and greenhouse gas standards, for light duty (2025 and beyond), and heavy duty vehicles (2019 and beyond) under the Canadian Environmental Protection Act.
Ensure that the ZEV federal objectives support consumer uptake and demand, and comprehends the integrated nature of the auto industry and need for alignment with the U.S. federal ZEV policies and programs.
Reported by Brian Kingston · In-house (organization)
Ensure that the ZEV federal objectives support consumer uptake and demand, and comprehends the integrated nature of the auto industry and need for alignment with the U.S. federal ZEV policies and programs.
Reported by Brian Kingston · In-house (organization)
Reported by Brian Kingston · In-house (organization)
Reported by Brian Kingston · In-house (organization)
Reported by Brian Kingston · In-house (organization)
Reported by Brian Kingston · In-house (organization)
Reported by Brian Kingston · In-house (organization)
Reported by Brian Kingston · In-house (organization)
Ensure that the Mines to Mobility Strategy is aligned and coordinated with the U.S.
- Ensure the alignment of Canada and U.S. vehicle emission and greenhouse gas standards, for light duty (2025 and beyond), and heavy duty vehicles (2019 and beyond) under the Canadian Environmental Protection Act.
- Ensure that the proposed Clean Electricity Regulations do not impede the uptake and adoption of ZEV and building out ZEV charging infrastructure.
Ensure alignment with the US on chemicals management and vehicle emissions.
Ensure that the ZEV federal objectives support consumer uptake and demand, and comprehends the integrated nature of the auto industry and need for alignment with the U.S. federal ZEV policies and programs.
Reported by Brian Kingston · In-house (organization)
Reported by Brian Kingston · In-house (organization)
- Ensure the alignment of Canada and U.S. vehicle emission and greenhouse gas standards, for light duty (2025 and beyond), and heavy duty vehicles (2019 and beyond) under the Canadian Environmental Protection Act.
Ensure that the ZEV federal objectives support consumer uptake and demand, and comprehends the integrated nature of the auto industry and need for alignment with the U.S. federal ZEV policies and programs.
- Ensure alignment of Canada U.S. harmonized Tier 3 and beyond vehicle criteria air emission standards and supporting fuel quality requirements
Reported by Brian Kingston · In-house (organization)
Coordination and alignment of research and analysis associated with U.S. of Light Duty Vehicle greenhouse gas emission regulation.
- Ensure the Emissions Reduction Plan under the Climate Change Accountability Act implementation including the Pan-Canadian framework on Climate change comprehends the federal government's regulatory role respecting vehicle fuel economy/greenhouse gas emissions and criteria air contaminants and CUSMA.
- Ensure the alignment of Canada and U.S. vehicle emission and greenhouse gas standards, for light duty (2025 and beyond), and heavy duty vehicles (2019 and beyond) under the Canadian Environmental Protection Act.
- Ensure any further review of the Canadian Environmental Protection Act is applied in a manner that achieves the governments objectives and does not disrupt manufacturing operations and vehicles.
- Ensuring proposed regulatory requirements for vehicle safety and supporting programs and policies meet the intended safety objectives in a aligned manner
Ensure amendments to the implementation of the Greenhouse Pollution Pricing Act requirements do not negatively impact the vehicle manufacturing industry's competitiveness.
Ensure that the ZEV federal objectives support consumer uptake and demand, and comprehends the integrated nature of the auto industry and need for alignment with the U.S. federal ZEV policies and programs.
- Ensure the requirements of the Chemical Management plan are developed, and applied in a manner that achieves the governments government's objectives and does not disrupt vehicle manufacturing operations and vehicles and new vehicle battery operations.
Ensure alignment with the US on chemicals management and vehicle emissions.
-Ensure the implementation of Bill 69 the new Canadian Environmental Protection Act is applied in a manner that does not disrupt manufacturing operations, vehicles and the new vehicle battery operations.
- Ensure that the proposed Clean Electricity Regulations do not impede the uptake and adoption of ZEV and building out ZEV charging infrastructure.
Reported by Brian Kingston · In-house (organization)
- Ensuring proposed regulatory requirements for vehicle safety and supporting programs and policies meet the intended safety objectives in a aligned manner
Ensure that the ZEV federal objectives support consumer uptake and demand, and comprehends the integrated nature of the auto industry and need for alignment with the U.S. federal ZEV policies and programs.
Reported by Brian Kingston · In-house (organization)
Ensure that the Mines to Mobility Strategy is aligned and coordinated with the U.S.
- Ensure alignment of Canada U.S. harmonized Tier 3 and beyond vehicle criteria air emission standards and supporting fuel quality requirements
Coordination and alignment of research and analysis associated with U.S. of Light Duty Vehicle greenhouse gas emission regulation.
- Ensure an automotive strategy provides for a competitive environment that encourages maintenance of current and new automotive investment.
Ensure alignment with the US on chemicals management and vehicle emissions.
- Ensure the alignment of Canada and U.S. vehicle emission and greenhouse gas standards, for light duty (2025 and beyond), and heavy duty vehicles (2019 and beyond) under the Canadian Environmental Protection Act.
Ensure that the ZEV federal objectives support consumer uptake and demand, and comprehends the integrated nature of the auto industry and need for alignment with the U.S. federal ZEV policies and programs.
Reported by Brian Kingston · In-house (organization)
Coordination and alignment of research and analysis associated with U.S. of Light Duty Vehicle greenhouse gas emission regulation.
Ensure that the ZEV federal objectives support consumer uptake and demand, and comprehends the integrated nature of the auto industry and need for alignment with the U.S. federal ZEV policies and programs.
- Ensure an automotive strategy provides for a competitive environment that encourages maintenance of current and new automotive investment.
- CBSA Assessment & Revenue Management (CARM); Beyond the Border; Trusted Trader; Customs Self Assessment (CSA); support border policies and administration by CBSA supports and enhances trans-border shipments of goods, cross-border movement of workers who perform essential services, and security.
- Bilateral and plurolateral trade agreements comprehend the North American integration of the Automotive industry
- Global Affairs Canada; trade agreement negotiation and implementation that maximizes commercial benefits and export opportunities.
Reported by Brian Kingston · In-house (organization)
Ensure that the ZEV federal objectives support consumer uptake and demand, and comprehends the integrated nature of the auto industry and need for alignment with the U.S. federal ZEV policies and programs.
- Ensure an automotive strategy provides for a competitive environment that encourages maintenance of current and new automotive investment.
- Regulatory Cooperation Council workplans to remove differences and misaligned vehicles safety standards, connected vehicle and infrastructure requirements and vehicle emission standards between Canada and the U.S.
Reported by Brian Kingston · In-house (organization)
- Bilateral and plurolateral trade agreements comprehend the North American integration of the Automotive industry
Ensure that the ZEV federal objectives support consumer uptake and demand, and comprehends the integrated nature of the auto industry and need for alignment with the U.S. federal ZEV policies and programs.
Ensure that the Mines to Mobility Strategy is aligned and coordinated with the U.S.
- CBSA Assessment & Revenue Management (CARM); Beyond the Border; Trusted Trader; Customs Self Assessment (CSA); support border policies and administration by CBSA supports and enhances trans-border shipments of goods, cross-border movement of workers who perform essential services, and security.
- Global Affairs Canada; trade agreement negotiation and implementation that maximizes commercial benefits and export opportunities.
Reported by Brian Kingston · In-house (organization)
- Ensure the Emissions Reduction Plan under the Climate Change Accountability Act implementation including the Pan-Canadian framework on Climate change comprehends the federal government's regulatory role respecting vehicle fuel economy/greenhouse gas emissions and criteria air contaminants and CUSMA.
- Ensure any further review of the Canadian Environmental Protection Act is applied in a manner that achieves the governments objectives and does not disrupt manufacturing operations and vehicles.
- Ensure the alignment of Canada and U.S. vehicle emission and greenhouse gas standards, for light duty (2025 and beyond), and heavy duty vehicles (2019 and beyond) under the Canadian Environmental Protection Act.
Coordination and alignment of research and analysis associated with U.S. of Light Duty Vehicle greenhouse gas emission regulation.
- Ensure an automotive strategy provides for a competitive environment that encourages maintenance of current and new automotive investment.
Ensure that the Mines to Mobility Strategy is aligned and coordinated with the U.S.
Ensure that the ZEV federal objectives support consumer uptake and demand, and comprehends the integrated nature of the auto industry and need for alignment with the U.S. federal ZEV policies and programs.
- Global Affairs Canada; trade agreement negotiation and implementation that maximizes commercial benefits and export opportunities.
- Bilateral and plurolateral trade agreements comprehend the North American integration of the Automotive industry
Reported by Brian Kingston · In-house (organization)
- Ensure the Emissions Reduction Plan under the Climate Change Accountability Act implementation including the Pan-Canadian framework on Climate change comprehends the federal government's regulatory role respecting vehicle fuel economy/greenhouse gas emissions and criteria air contaminants and CUSMA.
- Ensure any further review of the Canadian Environmental Protection Act is applied in a manner that achieves the governments objectives and does not disrupt manufacturing operations and vehicles.
Coordination and alignment of research and analysis associated with U.S. of Light Duty Vehicle greenhouse gas emission regulation.
- Natural Resources Canada; ensure efficiencies in reporting fuel consumption data for the annual fuel consumption guide, website and fuel economy labels are consistent with those in the U.S.
- Ensure the requirements of the Chemical Management plan are developed, and applied in a manner that achieves the governments government's objectives and does not disrupt vehicle manufacturing operations and vehicles and new vehicle battery operations.
- Ensure the alignment of Canada and U.S. vehicle emission and greenhouse gas standards, for light duty (2025 and beyond), and heavy duty vehicles (2019 and beyond) under the Canadian Environmental Protection Act.
Ensure amendments to the implementation of the Greenhouse Pollution Pricing Act requirements do not negatively impact the vehicle manufacturing industry's competitiveness.
- Ensure an automotive strategy provides for a competitive environment that encourages maintenance of current and new automotive investment.
- Ensure that the proposed Clean Electricity Regulations do not impede the uptake and adoption of ZEV and building out ZEV charging infrastructure.
-Ensure the implementation of Bill 69 the new Canadian Environmental Protection Act is applied in a manner that does not disrupt manufacturing operations, vehicles and the new vehicle battery operations.
Ensure that the ZEV federal objectives support consumer uptake and demand, and comprehends the integrated nature of the auto industry and need for alignment with the U.S. federal ZEV policies and programs.
Reported by Brian Kingston · In-house (organization)
- Bilateral and plurolateral trade agreements comprehend the North American integration of the Automotive industry
Coordination and alignment of research and analysis associated with U.S. of Light Duty Vehicle greenhouse gas emission regulation.
- CBSA Assessment & Revenue Management (CARM); Beyond the Border; Trusted Trader; Customs Self Assessment (CSA); support border policies and administration by CBSA supports and enhances trans-border shipments of goods, cross-border movement of workers who perform essential services, and security.
Reported by Brian Kingston · In-house (organization)
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Reported by Brian Kingston · In-house (organization)
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Reported by Brian Kingston · In-house (organization)
IndustryInternational Trade
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.