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Lobbying by Great Canadian Railtour Company Ltd.: 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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Corporation

Great Canadian Railtour Company Ltd.

Meetings this Parliament
8
With MPs
4
Since Nov 2021
32
Active registrations
1

Most recent reported meeting: May 7, 2026.

Who they meet

Since the current Parliament opened.

MPs

Institutions

  • House of Commons3
  • Senate of Canada2
  • Privy Council Office (PCO)2
  • Transport Canada (TC)1

Registrations in effect

In-house (corporation) In effect since May 1, 2026

Filed by Tristan Armstrong, Chief Executive Officer

Lobbyists

  • Caley Denton · Chief Operating Officer
  • Jess Ketchum · Advisor
  • Peter Armstrong · Founder
  • Tristan Armstrong · Chief Executive Officer

Institutions they may lobby: Canadian Heritage (PCH), Canadian International Trade Tribunal (CITT), Canadian Tourism Commission (CTC), Canadian Transportation Agency (CTA), Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC), Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC), Finance Canada (FIN), House of Commons, Housing, Infrastructure and Communities Canada (HICC), Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED), Intergovernmental Affairs Secretariat (IGA), Office of the Information Commissioner of Canada (OIC), Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada (OPC), Pacific Economic Development Canada (PacifiCan), Parks Canada (PC), Prairies Economic Development Canada (PrairiesCan), Prime Minister's Office (PMO), Privy Council Office (PCO), Public Safety Canada (PS), Senate of Canada, Transport Canada (TC), Treasury Board Of Canada Secretariat (TBS)

What they're lobbying on (3)
  • Federal labour and employment policy.
  • Federal tourism policy, specifically the development of a federal tourism strategy
  • Federal rail transportation policy in respect of safe operations and regulations.

Registration 957946-477-50. Look it up in the official Registry

Reported meetings

Spreadsheet

Filed by Tristan Armstrong (25), Peter Armstrong (4), David McKenna (3).

  • Reported by Tristan Armstrong · In-house (corporation)

    Federal tourism policy, specifically the development of a federal tourism strategy Read more

    Federal rail transportation policy in respect of safe operations and regulations.

    Official report

  • Reported by Tristan Armstrong · In-house (corporation)

    Federal tourism policy, specifically the development of a federal tourism strategy

    Official report

  • Reported by Tristan Armstrong · In-house (corporation)

    • Karen Sorensen · Senator, Senate of Canada
    Federal tourism policy, specifically the development of a federal tourism strategy

    Official report

  • Reported by Tristan Armstrong · In-house (corporation)

    Federal tourism policy, specifically the development of a federal tourism strategy

    Official report

  • Reported by Tristan Armstrong · In-house (corporation)

    • Dominic LeBlanc · President of the King’s Privy Council for Can. & Minister resp. for Can.–U.S. Trade, Intergov. Affairs, Int. Trade & One Can. Economy, Privy Council Office (PCO)
    Federal tourism policy, specifically the development of a federal tourism strategy Read more

    Federal rail transportation policy in respect of safe operations and regulations.

    Official report

  • Reported by Tristan Armstrong · In-house (corporation)

    • Michael Vandergrift · Deputy Minister of Transport, Transport Canada (TC)
    • Desiree Sauve · Chief of Staff, Transport Canada (TC)
    • Brigitte Diogo · Associate Deputy Minister, Transport Canada (TC)
    Federal tourism policy, specifically the development of a federal tourism strategy

    Official report

  • Reported by Tristan Armstrong · In-house (corporation)

    • Farah Mohamed · Senator, Senate of Canada
    Federal rail transportation policy in respect of safe operations and regulations.

    Official report

  • Reported by Tristan Armstrong · In-house (corporation)

    • Galen Richardson · Director of Stakeholder Relations, Privy Council Office (PCO)
    • Shannon Ablett · Stakeholder Relations Manager, Privy Council Office (PCO)
    Federal rail transportation policy in respect of safe operations and regulations.

    Official report

  • Reported by Tristan Armstrong · In-house (corporation)

    Federal tourism policy, specifically the development of a federal tourism strategy

    Official report

  • Reported by Tristan Armstrong · In-house (corporation)

    • Paul Thompson · Deputy Minister Paul Thompson, Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC)
    Federal tourism policy, specifically the development of a federal tourism strategy

    Official report

  • Reported by Tristan Armstrong · In-house (corporation)

    • Andrew Campbell · Senior Vice President of Operations, Parks Canada (PC)
    • Christine Loth-Bown · Vice President, External Relations and Visitor Experience, Parks Canada (PC)
    Federal tourism policy, specifically the development of a federal tourism strategy

    Official report

  • Reported by Tristan Armstrong · In-house (corporation)

    • Randy Boissonnault · Member of Parliament, House of Commons
    Federal tourism policy, specifically the development of a federal tourism strategy

    Official report

  • Reported by Tristan Armstrong · In-house (corporation)

    • Jeff MacDonald · Director General, Climate Change Adaptation, Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC)
    • Nicholas Winfield · Director General, Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC)
    Federal tourism policy, specifically the development of a federal tourism strategy

    Official report

  • Reported by Tristan Armstrong · In-house (corporation)

    • Gurjiven Sandhu · Director of Policy, Pacific Economic Development Canada (PacifiCan)

    Tourism

    Official report

  • Reported by Tristan Armstrong · In-house (corporation)

    • Martin McKay · Regional Director General, Transport Canada (TC)
    • Maureen Cowan · Regional Director, Transport Canada (TC)
    • Michael McNeely · Regional Director, Transport Canada (TC)

    Transportation

    Official report

  • Reported by Tristan Armstrong · In-house (corporation)

    Tourism

    Official report

  • Reported by Tristan Armstrong · In-house (corporation)

    • Michelle Brownlee · Vice-President, Policy and Advocacy, Pacific Economic Development Canada (PacifiCan)

    Tourism

    Official report

  • Reported by Tristan Armstrong · In-house (corporation)

    Tourism

    Official report

  • Reported by Tristan Armstrong · In-house (corporation)

    Transportation

    Official report

  • Reported by Tristan Armstrong · In-house (corporation)

    • Arun Thangaraj · Deputy Minister, Transport Canada (TC)

    Transportation

    Official report

  • Reported by Tristan Armstrong · In-house (corporation)

    • Étienne-René Massie · Assistant Deputy Minister, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
    • Jenifer Pilon · Director General, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
    • Eleanor Hornback · Senior Policy Advisor, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)

    Tourism

    Official report

  • Reported by Tristan Armstrong · In-house (corporation)

    • Tyler Norman · Senior Advisor, Finance Canada (FIN)

    Tourism

    Official report

  • Reported by Tristan Armstrong · In-house (corporation)

    • Sandra Hassan · Deputy Minister, Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC)
    • Brenda Baxter · Assistant Deputy Minister, Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC)
    • Zia Proulx · Director General, Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC)

    Employment and TrainingLabour

    Official report

  • Reported by Tristan Armstrong · In-house (corporation)

    • Tamara Rudge · Director General, Surface Transportation Policy, Transport Canada (TC)

    Transportation

    Official report

  • Reported by Tristan Armstrong · In-house (corporation)

    • Wilder Walker-Stewart · Senior Policy Advisor, Transport Canada (TC)

    Transportation

    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.