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Lobbying by The Co-operators Group Ltd.: 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

The Co-operators Group Ltd.

Meetings this Parliament
14
With MPs
4
Since Nov 2021
28
Active registrations
1

Most recent reported meeting: Sep 23, 2026.

Registrations in effect

In-house (corporation) In effect since Sep 22, 2026

Filed by Rob Wesseling, President and Chief Executive Officer

Lobbyists

  • Alec Blundell · EVP and COO, Co-operators Life Insurance Company & President & COO, The CUMIS Group Ltd.
  • Chad Park · Interim EVP, MRGCS and VP, Sustainability and Citizenship
  • Christine Fast · Vice President, Taxation
  • Kaitlin Abeele · Government Relations Specialist
  • Kallie Fanson · Government Relations Consultant
  • Lisa Guglietti · EVP, Chief Operating Officer, P&C Insurance Solutions
  • Maya Milardovic · Associate Vice President, Government Relations
  • Meghann Li · Senior Government Relations Consultant
  • Michelle Laidlaw · Associate Vice President, National Product Portfolio
  • Robert Wesseling · President and Chief Executive Officer
  • Roger Beauchemin · President & CEO, Addenda Capital Inc.
  • Samantha Sheppard · Senior Government Relations Consultant
  • Steve Johnston · Associate Vice President, National Product Portfolio

Institutions they may lobby: Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA), Canada Infrastructure Bank, Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC), Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC), Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC), Finance Canada (FIN), Global Affairs Canada (GAC), Health Canada (HC), House of Commons, Housing, Infrastructure and Communities Canada (HICC), Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED), Justice Canada (JC), National Research Council (NRC), Natural Resources Canada (NRCan), Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions Canada (OSFI), Prime Minister's Office (PMO), Public Safety Canada (PS), Senate of Canada, Transport Canada (TC), Treasury Board Of Canada Secretariat (TBS)

What they're lobbying on (7)
  • Sovereign AI: Communicating with government regarding the development and adoption of sovereign artificial intelligence capabilities in Canada, including opportunities for regulated financial institutions and credit unions to participate in Canada’s emerging sovereign AI ecosystem.
  • Climate Adaptation: Implementation of the National Adaptation Strategy, advancing flood and earthquake resiliency, including the development of a national high-risk flood insurance program and a federal earthquake backstop, flood mapping, weather harden houses/changes in building codes as well as call for more public education programs on flood, wildfire, earthquakes, and other climate risks and climate-resilient approaches to planning and building.
  • Taxation: Impacts of tax rules and regulations on Canadian insurers
  • Infrastructure Investing: Engaging with government on regulatory and prudential considerations affecting investment in climate resilience and infrastructure, including regulations related to capital requirements.
  • Co-op Sector: Commit resources to build capacity in the co-op sector and promote co-operatives as a sustainable and well understood business model that can have significant impact on the economy.
  • Resilient and Low-Carbon Economy: Call upon the Government to create a framework to catalyze the deployment of private capital for climate-related capacity building and supporting a stable and reliable sustainable finance market. Support policies that catalyze a broad societal partnership to improve community resiliency.
  • Auto theft: Advocate for implementation of the national auto theft strategy, led by the federal government, in co-ordination with provinces and territories; empower and invest in the Canada Border Services Agency; break down informational silos through expanded sharing of intelligence and customs information; harmonize Canadian vehicle export policy with international best practices; and modernize the country’s outdated anti-theft vehicle standards.

Registration 929200-5997-91. Look it up in the official Registry

Reported meetings

Spreadsheet

  • Reported by Rob Wesseling · In-house (corporation)

    • Geneviève Nadeau · Senior Policy Analyst, Infrastructure Canada (INFC)
    • John Cuddihy · Director, Infrastructure and Environment, Infrastructure Canada (INFC)

    ClimateEnvironmentInfrastructure

    Official report

  • Reported by Rob Wesseling · In-house (corporation)

    • Gerard Peets · Assistant Deputy Minister, Infrastructure Canada (INFC)
    • Lo Chiang Cheng · Director General, Infrastructure Canada (INFC)
    • John Cuddihy · Director, Infrastructure Canada (INFC)

    ClimateEnvironmentInfrastructure

    Official report

  • Reported by Rob Wesseling · In-house (corporation)

    • Lloyd Longfield · Member of Parliament, House of Commons

    ClimateEnvironmentInfrastructure

    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.