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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)

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

    ClimateEnergyEnvironment

    Official report

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

    • Bud Sambasivam · Deputy Director, Policy, Finance Canada (FIN)

    BudgetClimateEnergyEnvironment

    Official report

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

    • Seamus O'Regan · Minister of Labour, Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC)

    BudgetClimateEnergyEnvironment

    Official report

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

    • John Hannaford · Deputy Minister, Natural Resources Canada (NRCan)
    • Chris Forbes · Deputy Minister, Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC)
    • Glenn Purves · Assistant Deputy Minister, Finance Canada (FIN)
    • Glenn Campbell · Assistant Deputy Minister, Infrastructure Canada (INFC)
    and 1 more
    • John Casola · Chief Investment Officer, Infrastructure Canada (INFC)

    BudgetClimateEnergyEnvironmentInfrastructure

    Official report

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

    • Bud Sambasivam · Director, Policy, Finance Canada (FIN)

    BudgetClimateEnergyEnvironment

    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)

    • Soren Halverson · Special Advisor to the Deputy Minister, Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC)

    BudgetClimateEnergyEnvironment

    Official report

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

    • Chrystia Freeland · Deputy Prime Minister/Minister, Finance Canada (FIN)
    • Yash Nanda · Policy Advisor, Finance Canada (FIN)
    • Blake Oliver · Senior Policy Advisor, Finance Canada (FIN)
    • Bud Sambasivam · Deputy Director, Policy, Finance Canada (FIN)

    BudgetClimateEnergyEnvironment

    Official report

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

    • Soren Halverson · Special Advisor to the Deputy Minister, Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC)

    BudgetClimateEnergyEnvironment

    Official report

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

    • Eamonn McGuinty · Senior Policy Advisor, Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC)
    • Joshua Swift · Special Assistant - Ontario Desk, Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC)
    • Fiona Simons · Director of Policy, Natural Resources Canada (NRCan)
    • Vincent Desmarais-Adam · Special Assistant - Parliamentary and Regional Advisor, Natural Resources Canada (NRCan)
    and 3 more
    • Kevin Deagle · Senior Policy Advisor, Natural Resources Canada (NRCan)
    • Boyan Gerasimov · Director of Policy, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
    • Yash Nanda · Policy Advisor, Finance Canada (FIN)

    BudgetClimateEnergyEnvironment

    Official report

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

    • Carol Hughes · Member of Parliament, House of Commons

    BudgetClimateEnergyEnvironment

    Official report

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

    and 6 more
    • Kelly Block · Member of Parliament
    • Alex Ruff · Member of Parliament
    • Kyle Seeback · Member of Parliament
    • Greg McLean · Member of Parliament
    • Damien C. Kurek · Member of Parliament, House of Commons
    • Larry Maguire · Member of Parliament, House of Commons

    BudgetClimateEnergyEnvironment

    Official report

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

    • Julie Dabrusin · Member of Parliament
    • Kody Blois · Member of Parliament
    • Rachel Bendayan · Member of Parliament
    • James Hutchingame · Parliamentary Affairs and Policy Advisor, Natural Resources Canada (NRCan)
    and 5 more
    • George Chahal · Member of Parliament, House of Commons
    • Dan Vandal · Member of Parliament, House of Commons
    • Ken Hardie · Member of Parliament, House of Commons
    • Leah Taylor Roy · Member of Parliament, House of Commons
    • John Aldag · Member of Parliament, House of Commons

    BudgetClimateEnergyEnvironment

    Official report

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

    • Kendal Hembroff · Director General, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)

    ClimateEnergyEnvironmentScience and Technology

    Official report

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

    • Eric Costen · Assistant Deputy Minister, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
    • Kendal Hembroff · Director General, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
    • Colette Kaminsky · Associate Assistant Deputy Minister, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
    • Drew Leyburne · Assistant Deputy Minister, Natural Resources Canada (NRCan)
    and 6 more
    • Vincent Ngan · Assistant Deputy Minister, Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC)
    • Megan Nichols · Associate Assistant Deputy Minister, Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC)
    • Erin O'Brien · Assistant Deputy Minister, Natural Resources Canada (NRCan)
    • Christina Paradiso · Director General, Natural Resources Canada (NRCan)
    • Glenn Purves · Assistant Deputy Minister, Finance Canada (FIN)
    • Debbie Scharf · Assistant Deputy Minister, Natural Resources Canada (NRCan)

    BudgetClimateEnergyEnvironment

    Official report

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

    • Michael Garrard · Director General, Finance Canada (FIN)

    BudgetClimateEnergyEnvironment

    Official report

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

    • Galen Richardson · Senior Regional Advisor, West and North, Finance Canada (FIN)
    • Hannah WIlson · Senior Regional Desk, Prairies & North, Finance Canada (FIN)

    ClimateEnergyEnvironment

    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)

    ClimateEnergyEnvironment

    Official report

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

    • Debbie Scharf · Assistant Deputy Minister, Natural Resources Canada (NRCan)
    • André Bernier · Director General, Natural Resources Canada (NRCan)

    ClimateEnergy

    Official report

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

    • Soren Halverson · Special Advisor to the Deputy Minister, Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC)
    • John Moffet · Assistant Deputy Minister, Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC)
    • Eamonn McGuinty · Senior Policy Advisor, Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC)

    ClimateEnergyEnvironment

    Official report

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

    • Soren Halverson · Special Advisor to the Deputy Minister, Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC)

    ClimateEnergyEnvironment

    Official report

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

    • Shawn Driscoll · Advisor, Office of the Leader of the Opposition, House of Commons

    ClimateEnergyEnvironment

    Official report

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

    • Galen Richardson · Senior Regional Advisor, West and North, Finance Canada (FIN)

    ClimateEnergy

    Official report

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

    • Jonathan Wilkinson · Minister of Natural Resources, Natural Resources Canada (NRCan)
    • Fiona Simons · Director of Policy, Natural Resources Canada (NRCan)

    ClimateEnergy

    Official report

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

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

    ClimateEnergy

    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.