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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 Kurt Niquidet · In-house (organization)

    • Lynn McDonald · Director General, Global Affairs Canada (GAC)
    Agreements or collaboration between Canada and the US on Softwood Lumber.

    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)

    • Jonathan Wilkinson · Member of Parliament, House of Commons
    • Chrystia Freeland · Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance, House of Commons
    Softwood Lumber support program.

    Official report

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

    • Chris Forbes · Deputy Minister, Finance Canada (FIN)
    Softwood Lumber support program.

    Official report

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

    • Lewis Anderson · Parliamentary Assistant, House of Commons
    Softwood Lumber support program.

    Official report

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

    • Samir Kassam · Director of Policy, Natural Resources Canada (NRCan)
    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)

    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. Read more

    Official report

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

    • Aaron Fowler · Associate Deputy Minister, Global Affairs Canada (GAC)
    • Michael Cannon · Director, Global Affairs Canada (GAC)
    Agreements or collaboration between Canada and the US on Softwood Lumber.

    Official report

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

    • Aaron Fowler · Associate Deputy Minister, Global Affairs Canada (GAC)

    International Trade

    Official report

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

    • Mary Ng · Minister of International Trade, Global Affairs Canada (GAC)
    • Aaron Fowler · Associate Deputy Minister, Global Affairs Canada (GAC)

    IndustryInternational Trade

    Official report

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

    • Glenn Hargrove · Assistant Deputy Minister, Natural Resources Canada (NRCan)

    International Trade

    Official report

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

    • Ed Fast · Member of Parliament, House of Commons

    International Trade

    Official report

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

    • Jwane Izzetpanah · Stakeholder Relations Advisor, House of Commons
    • Aaron Wudrick · Director of Policy, House of Commons

    International Trade

    Official report

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

    • Glenn Hargrove · Assistant Deputy Minister, Natural Resources Canada (NRCan)

    International Trade

    Official report

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

    • Glenn Hargrove · Assistant Deputy Minister, Natural Resources Canada (NRCan)

    International Trade

    Official report

  • Reported by Linda Coady · In-house (organization)

    • Mary Ng · Minister of International Trade, Global Affairs Canada (GAC)

    ForestryInternational Trade

    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.