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Lobbying by TransAlta Corporation: 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

TransAlta Corporation

Meetings this Parliament
36
With MPs
14
Since Nov 2021
186
Active registrations
1

Most recent reported meeting: Sep 23, 2026.

Registrations in effect

In-house (corporation) In effect since Jun 10, 2026

Filed by Joel Hunter, President & Chief Executive Officer (CEO)

Lobbyists

  • Duncan Webster · Manager, External Affairs
  • Grant Arnold · Executive Vice President, Growth & Chief Commercial Officer Former public office holder

    Formerly Senior Advisor, Major Projects Development, Strategic Policy & Innovation, Natural Resources Canada (2025–2026)

  • Joel Hunter · President & Chief Executive Officer
  • Laura Arnold · Vice President, External Affairs, Regulatory and Market Policy
  • Nadine Barber · Director, Policy and External Affairs
  • Nancy Brennan · Executive Vice President & Chief Legal, People and Corporate Affairs Officer

Institutions they may lobby: Business Development Bank of Canada (BDC), Canada Infrastructure Bank, Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission (CNSC), Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada (CIRNAC), Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC), Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC), Export Development Canada (EDC), Finance Canada (FIN), Global Affairs Canada (GAC), House of Commons, Impact Assessment Agency of Canada (IAAC), Indigenous Services Canada (ISC), Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED), Natural Resources Canada (NRCan), Parks Canada (PC), Prairies Economic Development Canada (PrairiesCan), 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)

What they're lobbying on (3)
  • TransAlta participated in the Canada Electricity Advisory Council launched in 2023 by Minister Wilkinson. The Electricity Council will provide advice to the Minister of Natural Resources to accelerate investment, and promote sustainable, affordable and reliable electricity systems. The Council’s work will cover both the reduction of emissions in the electricity sector needed to achieve net-zero by 2035 and the rapid growth of electricity generation needed to power a net-zero-emissions economy in 2050.
  • Work with the government regarding the country's electricity sector, goals for continued leadership in clean energy policies, and support for partnerships between First Nations and industry.
  • Advocate for a policy and regulatory environment that supports Canadian data sovereignty and the development of date centres in Canada.

Registration 964911-5208-48. Look it up in the official Registry

Reported meetings

Spreadsheet

Filed by John Kousinioris (166), Joel Hunter (20).

  • Reported by John Kousinioris · In-house (corporation)

    • Caroline Lee · Senior Policy Advisor, Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC)

    EnergyIndustry

    Official report

  • Reported by John Kousinioris · In-house (corporation)

    • Kyle Harrietha · Deputy Chief of Staff, Natural Resources Canada (NRCan)

    EnergyIndustry

    Official report

  • Reported by John Kousinioris · In-house (corporation)

    • Boyan Gerasimov · Director of Policy, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)

    EnergyIndustry

    Official report

  • Reported by John Kousinioris · In-house (corporation)

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

    BudgetClimateEnergy

    Official report

  • Reported by John Kousinioris · In-house (corporation)

    • Debbie Scharf · Assistant Deputy Minister, Natural Resources Canada (NRCan)
    • Michael Vandergrift · Deputy Minister, Natural Resources Canada (NRCan)

    BudgetClimateEnergyEnvironment

    Official report

  • Reported by John Kousinioris · In-house (corporation)

    • Caroline Lee · Senior Policy Advisor, Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC)

    ClimateEnergyEnvironment

    Official report

  • Reported by John Kousinioris · In-house (corporation)

    • Tushara Williams · Deputy Minister, Privy Council Office (PCO)
    • Paul Halucha · Deputy Secretary to the Cabinet, Privy Council Office (PCO)

    BudgetClimateEnergyEnvironment

    Official report

  • Reported by John Kousinioris · In-house (corporation)

    • Jonathan Wilkinson · Minister of Natural Resources, Natural Resources Canada (NRCan)
    • Michael Vandergrift · Deputy Minister, Natural Resources Canada (NRCan)

    BudgetClimateEnergyEnvironment

    Official report

  • Reported by John Kousinioris · In-house (corporation)

    • John Moffet · Assistant Deputy Minister, Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC)
    • Mark Cauchi · Director General, Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC)

    BudgetClimateEnergyEnvironment

    Official report

  • Reported by John Kousinioris · In-house (corporation)

    • Hilary Geller · Assistant deputy Minister, Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC)

    BudgetClimateEnergyEnvironment

    Official report

  • Reported by John Kousinioris · In-house (corporation)

    • Steven Guilbeault · Minister of Environment and Climate Change, Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC)
    • Caroline Lee · Senior Policy Advisor, Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC)
    • Nina Lothian · Senior Policy Advisor, Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC)

    BudgetClimateEnergyEnvironment

    Official report

  • Reported by John Kousinioris · In-house (corporation)

    • Paul Halucha · Deputy Secretary to the Cabinet, Privy Council Office (PCO)
    • Tushara Williams · Deputy Minister, Privy Council Office (PCO)

    BudgetClimateEnergyEnvironment

    Official report

  • Reported by John Kousinioris · In-house (corporation)

    • Susan Harper · Consul General of Canada in Dallas, Global Affairs Canada (GAC)
    • Delon Chan · Consul and Head of Office, Global Affairs Canada (GAC)

    ClimateEnergyEnvironment

    Official report

  • Reported by John Kousinioris · In-house (corporation)

    • Hannah WIlson · Senior Regional Desk, Prairies & North, Finance Canada (FIN)

    ClimateEnergyEnvironment

    Official report

  • Reported by John Kousinioris · In-house (corporation)

    • Caroline Lee · Senior Policy Advisor, Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC)

    ClimateEnergyEnvironment

    Official report

  • Reported by John Kousinioris · In-house (corporation)

    • John Moffet · Assistant Deputy Minister, Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC)

    ClimateEnergyEnvironment

    Official report

  • Reported by John Kousinioris · In-house (corporation)

    • Jonathan Wilkinson · Minister of Natural Resources, Natural Resources Canada (NRCan)
    • Debbie Scharf · Assistant Deputy Minister, Natural Resources Canada (NRCan)

    ClimateEnergyEnvironment

    Official report

  • Reported by John Kousinioris · In-house (corporation)

    • Mary Mckay · Director General, Natural Resources Canada (NRCan)

    Aboriginal AffairsBudgetClimateEnergyEnvironment

    Official report

  • Reported by John Kousinioris · In-house (corporation)

    • Debbie Scharf · Assistant Deputy Minister, Natural Resources Canada (NRCan)
    • Drew Leyburne · Assistant Deputy Minister, Natural Resources Canada (NRCan)
    • Erin O'Brien · Assistant Deputy Minister, Natural Resources Canada (NRCan)
    • Eric Costen · Assistant Deputy Minister, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
    and 5 more
    • Colette Kaminsky · Associate Assistant Deputy Minister, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
    • Glenn Purves · Assistant Deputy Minister, Finance Canada (FIN)
    • Vincent Ngan · Assistant Deputy Minister, Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC)
    • Jeff Labonté · Assistant Deputy Minister, Natural Resources Canada (NRCan)
    • Angie Bruce · Assistant Deputy Minister, Natural Resources Canada (NRCan)

    BudgetClimateEnergyEnvironment

    Official report

  • Reported by John Kousinioris · In-house (corporation)

    • Eamonn McGuinty · Senior Policy Advisor, Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC)

    BudgetClimateEnergyEnvironment

    Official report

  • Reported by John Kousinioris · In-house (corporation)

    • Ehren Cory · Chief Executive Officer, Infrastructure Canada (INFC)

    BudgetClimateEnergyEnvironmentInfrastructure

    Official report

  • Reported by John Kousinioris · In-house (corporation)

    • Eamonn McGuinty · Senior Policy Advisor, Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC)
    • Dominic Cormier · Chief of Staff, Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC)

    BudgetClimateEnergyEnvironment

    Official report

  • Reported by John Kousinioris · In-house (corporation)

    • Ehren Cory · Chief Executive Officer, Infrastructure Canada (INFC)

    BudgetEnergyInfrastructure

    Official report

  • Reported by John Kousinioris · In-house (corporation)

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

    BudgetClimateEnergy

    Official report

  • Reported by John Kousinioris · In-house (corporation)

    • Mollie Johnson · Assistant Deputy Minister, Natural Resources Canada (NRCan)

    BudgetClimateEnergyEnvironment

    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.