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Lobbying by BC Lumber Trade Council: 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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Organization

BC Lumber Trade Council

Meetings this Parliament
53
With MPs
9
Since Nov 2021
92
Active registrations
1

Most recent reported meeting: Sep 24, 2026.

Registrations in effect

In-house (organization) In effect since Jul 20, 2026

Filed by Kimberly Haakstad, Interim President

Lobbyists

  • Kimberly Haakstad · Interim President

Institutions they may lobby: Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC), Finance Canada (FIN), Global Affairs Canada (GAC), House of Commons, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED), Intergovernmental Affairs Secretariat (IGA), Natural Resources Canada (NRCan), Prime Minister's Office (PMO), Privy Council Office (PCO)

What they're lobbying on (8)
  • Discussion on federal support in response to tariffs and duties.
  • Request for Softwood Lumber Defence Support.
  • Communicating economic status of industry with regard to policies that support ongoing competitiveness of BC's forest industry.
  • Impacts of US tariffs on Canadian lumber exports - Federal backstop program in 2025.
  • Softwood Lumber support program.
  • Softwood Lumber Agreement between the Government of Canada and the Government of the United Sates of America with regards to negotiations impacting members and renegotiating of Canada/US Mexico (CUSMA) Agreement.
  • Discussions on trade diversification.
  • Agreements or collaboration between Canada and the US on Softwood Lumber.

Registration 960090-5622-39. Look it up in the official Registry

Reported meetings

Spreadsheet

Filed by Kurt Niquidet (86), Kimberly Haakstad (5), Linda Coady (1).

  • Reported by Kimberly Haakstad · In-house (organization)

    • Glenn Hargrove · Assistant Deputy Minister, Natural Resources Canada (NRCan)
    Discussion on federal support in response to tariffs and duties.

    Official report

  • Reported by Kimberly Haakstad · In-house (organization)

    • Paul Moen · Chief of Staff, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
    Discussion on federal support in response to tariffs and duties.

    Official report

  • Reported by Kimberly Haakstad · In-house (organization)

    • Miro Froehlich · Director of Policy, Privy Council Office (PCO)
    • Galen Richardson · Senior Advisor, Stakeholder Relations, Privy Council Office (PCO)
    Discussion on federal support in response to tariffs and duties.

    Official report

  • Reported by Kimberly Haakstad · In-house (organization)

    • Brandan Rowe · Chief of Staff, Privy Council Office (PCO)
    • Galen Richardson · Senior Advisor, Stakeholder Relations, Privy Council Office (PCO)
    Discussion on federal support in response to tariffs and duties.

    Official report

  • Reported by Kimberly Haakstad · In-house (organization)

    • Tim Krupa · Director of Policy, Prime Minister's Office (PMO)
    • Manjeet Vinning · Regional Advisor, British Columbia, Prime Minister's Office (PMO)
    Discussion on federal support in response to tariffs and duties.

    Official report

  • Reported by Kurt Niquidet · In-house (organization)

    • Martin Moen · Associate Asst Dep. Minister of International Trade and Chair of the Canada/U.S. Trade and Economic Task Force, Global Affairs Canada (GAC)
    • Danielle Newmann · Director, Global Affairs Canada (GAC)
    Agreements or collaboration between Canada and the US on Softwood Lumber. Read more

    Softwood Lumber support program.

    Official report

  • Reported by Kurt Niquidet · In-house (organization)

    • Brandan Rowe · Chief of Staff, Privy Council Office (PCO)
    • Galen Richardson · Senior Advisor, Stakeholder Relations, Privy Council Office (PCO)
    Softwood Lumber support program. Read more

    Agreements or collaboration between Canada and the US on Softwood Lumber.

    Official report

  • Reported by Kurt Niquidet · In-house (organization)

    Communicating economic status of industry with regard to policies that support ongoing competitiveness of BC's forest industry.

    Official report

  • Reported by Kurt Niquidet · In-house (organization)

    • Samir Kassam · Deputy Chief of Staff and Director of Policy, Natural Resources Canada (NRCan)
    Softwood Lumber support program.

    Official report

  • Reported by Kurt Niquidet · In-house (organization)

    • Mathew Hall · Senior Global Affairs Advisor, Prime Minister's Office (PMO)
    Softwood Lumber support program.

    Official report

  • Reported by Kurt Niquidet · In-house (organization)

    • Manjeet Vinning · Regional Advisor, British Columbia, Prime Minister's Office (PMO)
    Communicating economic status of industry with regard to policies that support ongoing competitiveness of BC's forest industry.

    Official report

  • Reported by Kurt Niquidet · In-house (organization)

    • Paul Moen · Chief of Staff, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
    • Samii Soha · Policy Advisor, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
    Softwood Lumber support program.

    Official report

  • Reported by Kurt Niquidet · In-house (organization)

    • Glenn Hargrove · Assistant Deputy Minister, Natural Resources Canada (NRCan)
    • Joyce Henry · Director General, Natural Resources Canada (NRCan)
    Softwood Lumber support program.

    Official report

  • Reported by Kurt Niquidet · In-house (organization)

    • Paul Moen · Chief of Staff, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
    • Soha Samii · Regional Advisor for Western Canada, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
    Softwood Lumber support program.

    Official report

  • Reported by Kurt Niquidet · In-house (organization)

    • Dominic LeBlanc · President of the King's Privy Council for Canada and Minister of International Trade and Intergovernmental Affairs
    • Carlos Leitão · Member of Parliament
    • Janice Charette · Chief Trade Negotiator to the United States, Privy Council Office (PCO)
    • Martin Moen · ADM, Global Affairs Canada (GAC)
    Agreements or collaboration between Canada and the US on Softwood Lumber. Read more

    Softwood Lumber support program.

    Official report

  • Reported by Kurt Niquidet · In-house (organization)

    • Martin Moen · ADM, Global Affairs Canada (GAC)
    • Glenn Hargrove · Assistant Deputy Minister, Natural Resources Canada (NRCan)
    Agreements or collaboration between Canada and the US on Softwood Lumber. Read more

    Softwood Lumber support program.

    Official report

  • Reported by Kurt Niquidet · In-house (organization)

    • Paul Moen · Chief of Staff, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
    Softwood Lumber support program.

    Official report

  • Reported by Kurt Niquidet · In-house (organization)

    • Paul Moen · Chief of Staff, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
    Softwood Lumber support program.

    Official report

  • Reported by Kurt Niquidet · In-house (organization)

    • Martin Moen · ADM, Global Affairs Canada (GAC)
    Agreements or collaboration between Canada and the US on Softwood Lumber.

    Official report

  • Reported by Kurt Niquidet · In-house (organization)

    • Paul Moen · Chief of Staff, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
    Softwood Lumber support program.

    Official report

  • Reported by Kurt Niquidet · In-house (organization)

    • Glenn Hargrove · Assistant Deputy Minister, Natural Resources Canada (NRCan)
    Softwood Lumber support program.

    Official report

  • Reported by Kurt Niquidet · In-house (organization)

    • Mark Glauser · Deputy Ambassador, Global Affairs Canada (GAC)
    • Jay Allen · Economic Minister, Global Affairs Canada (GAC)
    Agreements or collaboration between Canada and the US on Softwood Lumber.

    Official report

  • Reported by Kurt Niquidet · In-house (organization)

    • Joyce Henry · Director General, Natural Resources Canada (NRCan)
    Softwood Lumber support program.

    Official report

  • Reported by Kurt Niquidet · In-house (organization)

    • Mélanie Joly · Minister of Industry and Minister responsible for Canada Economic Development for Quebec Regions, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
    • Tim Hodgson · Minister, Natural Resources Canada (NRCan)
    • François-Philippe Champagne · Minister, Finance Canada (FIN)
    Softwood Lumber support program.

    Official report

  • Reported by Kurt Niquidet · In-house (organization)

    • Sean Mitchell · Director, Natural Resources Canada (NRCan)
    Softwood Lumber support program.

    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.