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Lobbying by Hotels Canada: 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

Hotels Canada

Meetings this Parliament
93
With MPs
36
Since Nov 2021
295
Active registrations
1

Most recent reported meeting: Sep 22, 2026.

Registrations in effect

In-house (organization) In effect since Jul 14, 2026 Receives government funding

Filed by Elizabeth McMahon, President & CEO

Lobbyists

  • Adrienne Foster · Chief, Advocacy and Public Affairs
  • Ava Maika · Policy Analyst Former public office holder

    Formerly Student, Evaluation and Policy Re-Design Branch, Indigenous Services Canada (2024–2025)

    Formerly Student, Regional Operations, Indigenous Services Canada (2023–2024)

  • Elizabeth McMahon · President & CEO

Institutions they may lobby: Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA), Canada Revenue Agency (CRA), Canadian Heritage (PCH), Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC), Finance Canada (FIN), Global Affairs Canada (GAC), Health Canada (HC), House of Commons, Housing, Infrastructure and Communities Canada (HICC), Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC), Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED), Justice Canada (JC), Prime Minister's Office (PMO), Privy Council Office (PCO), Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC), Public Services and Procurement Canada (PSPC), Senate of Canada, Transport Canada (TC), Treasury Board Of Canada Secretariat (TBS), Women and Gender Equality (WAGE)

What they're lobbying on (10)
  • Support for the hotel industry (taxation, marketing, workforce)
  • Advocating for $10 million in funding annually over four years for the International Convention Attraction Fund to strengthen Canada’s ability to compete for high-value global events.
  • Domestic workforce strategy, better alignment of youth employment programs with the hotel industry, connecting newcomers to hotel career
  • Building a competitive investment climate through targeted fiscal measures to stimulate private sector investment in hotels
  • Ensure the Temporary Foreign Worker Program is responsive to labour market needs
  • Access to CMHC financing for mixed use hotel/housing developments, higher Capital Cost Allowance rate for staff housing
  • Fraudulent Hotel Bookings through temporary resident visa applications
  • Transportation - proposed new international bilateral air routes with Canada. Consideration of airport rents at formerly owned federal airports across Canada.
  • Regulations and policies regarding fees to SOCAN and Re:Sound
  • Engage with the Federal Government on proposed new or amended taxation laws with respect to short-term accommodations.

Registration 811930-606-60. Look it up in the official Registry

Reported meetings

Spreadsheet

Filed by Susie Grynol (157), Elizabeth McMahon (129), Claude Paul Boivin (9).

  • Reported by Elizabeth McMahon · In-house (organization)

    Employment and Training - Support for the Temporary Foreign Workers Program. Read more

    Engage with the Federal Government on proposed new or amended taxation laws with respect to short-term accommodations.

    Tourism - Canadian Tourism Commission Budget as announced in the 2010 Federal Budget. Development of the proposed Federal Tourism Strategy as announced by the Prime Minister in June 2009.

    Official report

  • Reported by Elizabeth McMahon · In-house (organization)

    • Sandenga Yeba · Director of Policy, Office of the Minister of Tourism, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
    • Christiana Agustin · Deputy Director of Policy for the Minister of Tourism, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)

    HousingLabourTourism

    Official report

  • Reported by Elizabeth McMahon · In-house (organization)

    HousingLabourTourism

    Official report

  • Reported by Elizabeth McMahon · In-house (organization)

    • Simon Laberge · Senior Policy Advisor, Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC)

    LabourTourism

    Official report

  • Reported by Claude Paul Boivin · In-house (organization)

    • Lydia Houck · Policy advisor, Infrastructure Canada (INFC)

    Housing

    Official report

  • Reported by Claude Paul Boivin · In-house (organization)

    • Randy Boissonnault · Minister of Employment, Workforce Development and Official Languages Canada, Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC)

    Labour

    Official report

  • Reported by Claude Paul Boivin · In-house (organization)

    • Sandenga Yeba · Director of Policy, Office of the Minister of Tourism, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
    • Christiana Agustin · Deputy Director of Policy for the Minister of Tourism, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)

    Tourism

    Official report

  • Reported by Claude Paul Boivin · In-house (organization)

    HousingImmigrationTourism

    Official report

  • Reported by Claude Paul Boivin · In-house (organization)

    • Karen Sorensen · Senator, Senate of Canada

    HousingTourism

    Official report

  • Reported by Claude Paul Boivin · In-house (organization)

    • Lydia Houck · Policy Advisor in the Office of the Minister of Housing, Infrastructure and Communities, Infrastructure Canada (INFC)

    Housing

    Official report

  • Reported by Claude Paul Boivin · In-house (organization)

    • Christiana Agustin · Deputy Director of Policy for the Minister of Tourism, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
    • Francine Pauvif · Special Assistant- Operations, Office of the Minister of Tourism, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)

    Tourism

    Official report

  • Reported by Claude Paul Boivin · In-house (organization)

    • Kyle Fox · Director of Policy at the Office of the Minister of Housing, Infrastructure and Communities, Infrastructure Canada (INFC)
    • Lydia Houck · Policy Advisor in the Office of the Minister of Housing, Infrastructure and Communities, Infrastructure Canada (INFC)

    Housing

    Official report

  • Reported by Claude Paul Boivin · In-house (organization)

    • Cid Cabillan · Senior Policy and Issues Advisor to the Minister, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC)

    Immigration

    Official report

  • Reported by Susie Grynol · In-house (organization)

    • Nadia Kadri · Director of Policy, Office of the Minister of Employment, Workforce Development and Official Languages, Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC)
    • Simon Laberge · Senior Policy Advisor, Office of the Minister of Employment, Workforce Development and Official Languages, Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC)

    Employment and TrainingLabour

    Official report

  • Reported by Susie Grynol · In-house (organization)

    • Sandenga Yeba · Director of Policy, Office of the Minister of Tourism, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
    • Christiana Agustin · Deputy Director of Policy for the Minister of Tourism, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)

    HousingTourism

    Official report

  • Reported by Susie Grynol · In-house (organization)

    • Christiana Agustin · Deputy Director of Policy for the Minister of Tourism, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)

    HousingTourism

    Official report

  • Reported by Susie Grynol · In-house (organization)

    • Isabelle Buchanan · Senior Policy Assistant, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC)

    ImmigrationTourism

    Official report

  • Reported by Susie Grynol · In-house (organization)

    • Christiana Agustin · Deputy Director of Policy, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
    • Simon Boucher · Conseiller regional pour le Québec | Canada Economic Development for Quebec Regions, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)

    HousingTourism

    Official report

  • Reported by Susie Grynol · In-house (organization)

    • Francis Bilodeau · Associate Deputy Minister, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)

    HousingTourism

    Official report

  • Reported by Susie Grynol · In-house (organization)

    • Tyler Norman · Regional Advisor, British Columbia, Finance Canada (FIN)

    Housing

    Official report

  • Reported by Susie Grynol · In-house (organization)

    • Patrick Weiler · Member of Parliament
    • Karen Sorensen · Senator, Senate of Canada

    HousingTourism

    Official report

  • Reported by Susie Grynol · In-house (organization)

    • Iyad Kaghad · Senior Policy Advisor, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
    • Christiana Agustin · Deputy Director of Policy, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)

    HousingTourism

    Official report

  • Reported by Susie Grynol · In-house (organization)

    • Karen Sorensen · Senator, Senate of Canada

    HousingTourism

    Official report

  • Reported by Susie Grynol · In-house (organization)

    • Iyad Kaghad · Senior Policy Advisor, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)

    HousingTourism

    Official report

  • Reported by Susie Grynol · In-house (organization)

    • Micah Richardson · Deputy Director of Housing Policy, Infrastructure Canada (INFC)

    Housing

    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.