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Lobbying by IMPERIAL TOBACCO CANADA LIMITED: 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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IMPERIAL TOBACCO CANADA LIMITED

Meetings this Parliament
18
With MPs
10
Since Nov 2021
26
Active registrations
1

Most recent reported meeting: Sep 25, 2026.

Registrations in effect

In-house (corporation) In effect since Oct 8, 2026

Filed by Frank Silva, President & CEO

Lobbyists

  • Eric Gagnon · Vice President, Legal and External Affairs
  • Lauren Campbell · Government and Regulatory Affairs Executive
  • Leah Mulholland · Senior Manager, Government and Regulatory Affairs
  • Sabrina Chartrand · Head of Corporate and Government Affairs

Institutions they may lobby: Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA), Canada Revenue Agency (CRA), Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada (CIRNAC), Finance Canada (FIN), Health Canada (HC), House of Commons, Indigenous Services Canada (ISC), Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED), Justice Canada (JC), Prime Minister's Office (PMO), Privy Council Office (PCO), Public Safety Canada (PS), Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP), Senate of Canada, Treasury Board Of Canada Secretariat (TBS)

What they're lobbying on (5)
  • Small Business & Tourism: Lobby in favor of the implementation of the federal government`s Red Tape Reduction Commission and advocate for the inclusion of principles that are specific to the tobacco industry.
  • Monitor all developments regarding Bill S-5 An Act to amend the Tobacco Act and the Non-smokers’ Health Act and to make consequential amendments to other Acts
  • Health Canada: Advocate for reasonable tobacco control policies and regulations.
  • Finance/Public Safety/Health Canada: Lobby the federal government to raise the awareness of illegal tobacco trade activities in Canada; to dedicate more enforcement resources to combat this illegal industry; and to bring the illicit trade of cigarettes in line with the taxation and regulation regimes that the tobacco industry is submitted to.
  • Finance: Continue to demonstrate the unintended consequences of a high taxation regime on the illicit trade of cigarettes in Canada.

Registration 954784-5116-42. Look it up in the official Registry

Reported meetings

Spreadsheet

Filed by Frank Silva (20), Ralf Wittenberg (6).

  • Reported by Frank Silva · In-house (corporation)

    • Celine Yegani · Regional Advisor, Prairies and North, Prime Minister's Office (PMO)
    • Julie Harb · Policy Advisor, Prime Minister's Office (PMO)
    Health Canada: Advocate for reasonable tobacco control policies and regulations.

    Official report

  • Reported by Frank Silva · In-house (corporation)

    • Nina Sartor · Senior Policy Advisor, Public Safety Canada (PS)
    Finance/Public Safety/Health Canada: Lobby the federal government to raise the awareness of illegal tobacco trade activities in Canada; to dedicate more enforcement resources to combat this illegal industry; and to bring the illicit trade of cigarettes in line with the taxation and regulation regimes that the tobacco industry is submitted to. Read more

    Official report

  • Reported by Frank Silva · In-house (corporation)

    Monitor all developments regarding Bill S-5 An Act to amend the Tobacco Act and the Non-smokers’ Health Act and to make consequential amendments to other Acts

    Official report

  • Reported by Frank Silva · In-house (corporation)

    • Djamel Boumenna · Senior Policy Advisor, Public Services and Procurement Canada (PSPC)
    Monitor all developments regarding Bill S-5 An Act to amend the Tobacco Act and the Non-smokers’ Health Act and to make consequential amendments to other Acts

    Official report

  • Reported by Frank Silva · In-house (corporation)

    • Alexis Keizer · Regional Advisor, Atlantic, Justice Canada (JC)
    Monitor all developments regarding Bill S-5 An Act to amend the Tobacco Act and the Non-smokers’ Health Act and to make consequential amendments to other Acts

    Official report

  • Reported by Frank Silva · In-house (corporation)

    • Dominic LeBlanc · President of the King's Privy Council for Canada and Minister of International Trade and Intergovernmental Affairs
    Health Canada: Advocate for reasonable tobacco control policies and regulations.

    Official report

  • Reported by Frank Silva · In-house (corporation)

    • Élyse Moisan · Conseillère politique, Finance Canada (FIN)
    Health Canada: Advocate for reasonable tobacco control policies and regulations.

    Official report

  • Reported by Frank Silva · In-house (corporation)

    Health Canada: Advocate for reasonable tobacco control policies and regulations.

    Official report

  • Reported by Frank Silva · In-house (corporation)

    • Guy Gallant · Chief of Staff to the Minister, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC)
    Health Canada: Advocate for reasonable tobacco control policies and regulations.

    Official report

  • Reported by Frank Silva · In-house (corporation)

    Health Canada: Advocate for reasonable tobacco control policies and regulations.

    Official report

  • Reported by Frank Silva · In-house (corporation)

    • Elizabeth Wong · Policy advisor, Treasury Board Of Canada Secretariat (TBS)
    Health Canada: Advocate for reasonable tobacco control policies and regulations.

    Official report

  • Reported by Frank Silva · In-house (corporation)

    Health Canada: Advocate for reasonable tobacco control policies and regulations.

    Official report

  • Reported by Frank Silva · In-house (corporation)

    Health Canada: Advocate for reasonable tobacco control policies and regulations.

    Official report

  • Reported by Frank Silva · In-house (corporation)

    • Mackenzy Metcalfe · Policy Advisor, Finance Canada (FIN)
    Finance/Public Safety/Health Canada: Lobby the federal government to raise the awareness of illegal tobacco trade activities in Canada; to dedicate more enforcement resources to combat this illegal industry; and to bring the illicit trade of cigarettes in line with the taxation and regulation regimes that the tobacco industry is submitted to. Read more

    Official report

  • Reported by Frank Silva · In-house (corporation)

    Health Canada: Advocate for reasonable tobacco control policies and regulations.

    Official report

  • Reported by Frank Silva · In-house (corporation)

    Health Canada: Advocate for reasonable tobacco control policies and regulations.

    Official report

  • Reported by Frank Silva · In-house (corporation)

    Health Canada: Advocate for reasonable tobacco control policies and regulations.

    Official report

  • Reported by Frank Silva · In-house (corporation)

    Health Canada: Advocate for reasonable tobacco control policies and regulations.

    Official report

  • Reported by Frank Silva · In-house (corporation)

    Health Canada: Advocate for reasonable tobacco control policies and regulations.

    Official report

  • Reported by Frank Silva · In-house (corporation)

    Justice and Law Enforcement

    Official report

  • Reported by Ralf Wittenberg · In-house (corporation)

    • Philippe-Alexandre Langlois · Policy Advisor, Canada Revenue Agency (CRA)

    Justice and Law EnforcementTaxation and Finance

    Official report

  • Reported by Ralf Wittenberg · In-house (corporation)

    Justice and Law Enforcement

    Official report

  • Reported by Ralf Wittenberg · In-house (corporation)

    • Paul Chiang · Member of Parliament, House of Commons

    Justice and Law Enforcement

    Official report

  • Reported by Ralf Wittenberg · In-house (corporation)

    • Holly Duggan · Acting Manager of Stakeholder Relations, House of Commons

    HealthJustice and Law EnforcementTaxation and Finance

    Official report

  • Reported by Ralf Wittenberg · In-house (corporation)

    • Miodrag Jovanovic · Assistant Deputy Minister, Finance Canada (FIN)
    • Maude Lavoie · Associate Assistant Deputy Minister, Finance Canada (FIN)

    Taxation and Finance

    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.