Lobbying
Who is lobbying the federal government, whom they meet and on what. Paid lobbyists must register, and must report every arranged meeting with ministers, MPs, senators, their senior staff and senior officials.
- Meetings reported this Parliament
- 63,431
- Organizations lobbying
- 5,887
- Meetings with MPs
- 19,604
- Active registrations
- 7,937
Latest reported meetings
Most recent meeting: Oct 30, 2026
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Reported by Greg MacNeil · Consultant
- Galen Richardson · Senior Advisor, Stakeholder Relations, Intergovernmental Affairs Secretariat (IGA)
Work with government to promote and support Canada’s digital economy, including advocating for the development of a high-skilled tech workforce.
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Reported by Greg MacNeil · Consultant
- Ramiz Razzak · Policy Advisor, Prime Minister's Office (PMO)
Work with government to promote and support Canada’s digital economy, including advocating for the development of a high-skilled tech workforce.
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Reported by Greg MacNeil · Consultant
- Mark Schaan · Associate Deputy Minister, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
Work with government to promote and support Canada’s digital economy, including advocating for the development of a high-skilled tech workforce.
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Reported by Heather Ryan · In-house (corporation)
- Cheryl Cardinal · Director, Strategic Initiatives and Indigenous Equity, Finance Canada (FIN)
- Quinn Ferris · Senior advisor, Finance Canada (FIN)
- Rachel Sutton · Policy advisor, Finance Canada (FIN)
As it pertains to the oil and gas industry, food/home and building supply/crop supplies/feed retailing, wholesaling and manufacturing industries: Clean Fuels Standards and Climate Change Principles. FCLs actions to reduce carbon footprint through waste diversion activities and the reduction of emissions, etc. Read more
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Reported by Daniel Kelly · In-house (organization)
- Andrea Stoppa · Director of Parliamentary Affairs, House of Commons
Retirement Income Policies, and proposed Canada Pension Plan increases. CFIB is against mandatory increases in Canada Pension Plan, and has provided alternative approaches. CFIB has also shared recommendations to reduce disincentives to work for older workers. Read more
Sharing data information and recommendations related to the state of small and medium-size enterprises (SMEs) overall and for specific sectors which could also include provincial data.
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Reported by Daniel Kelly · In-house (organization)
- Hawa Mire · Director of Operations, House of Commons
Advocating on behalf of small and medium-sized businesses to facilitate trade between Canada and other countries (CAN-US tariffs, the Canada-United States-Mexico Agreement, Chinese tariffs). Read more
Sharing data information and recommendations related to the state of small and medium-size enterprises (SMEs) overall and for specific sectors which could also include provincial data.
Canadian Federation of Independent Business (CFIB) shares its suggestions for Budget 2026 focusing on: reducing the small business tax rate from 9% to 6% and increasing the small business deduction (SBD) threshold to $700,000 and index it to inflation going forward.
Canada is experiencing an “entrepreneurial drought”: a sustained period where business closures consistently outpace new business starts, leading to a shrinking entrepreneurial base and declining confidence in entrepreneurship. CFIB recommends that reversing this trend should be treated as a national economic priority.
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Reported by Daniel Kelly · In-house (organization)
- Seth Pickard-Tattrie · Chief of Staff to the Minister, Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada (CIRNAC)
Sharing data information and recommendations related to the state of small and medium-size enterprises (SMEs) overall and for specific sectors which could also include provincial data. Read more
Advocating on behalf of small and medium-sized businesses to facilitate trade between Canada and other countries (CAN-US tariffs, the Canada-United States-Mexico Agreement, Chinese tariffs).
Canadian Federation of Independent Business (CFIB) shares its suggestions for Budget 2026 focusing on: reducing the small business tax rate from 9% to 6% and increasing the small business deduction (SBD) threshold to $700,000 and index it to inflation going forward.
Canada is experiencing an “entrepreneurial drought”: a sustained period where business closures consistently outpace new business starts, leading to a shrinking entrepreneurial base and declining confidence in entrepreneurship. CFIB recommends that reversing this trend should be treated as a national economic priority.
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Reported by Jessica Fisher · Consultant
- Quinn Ferris · Senior Regional Advisor, West and North, Finance Canada (FIN)
Seeking funding from Canadian Heritage, PrairiesCan and the Canada Council for the Arts for operations of prairie art organisations
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Reported by Scott Balfour · In-house (corporation)
- Rachel Sutton · Policy Advisor, Finance Canada (FIN)
- Cheryl Cardinal · Director, Strategic initiatives and indigenous equity, Finance Canada (FIN)
Matters involving the National Electricity Strategy, the Build Canada Act, Major Projects, Projects of National Interest, inter-provincial and intra-provincial transmission and energy trade, East-West energy development, natural gas transmission and regulatory policy matters. Read more
Tax reform; the proposed changes to the excessive interest and financing expenses limitation under the Income Tax Act.
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Reported by Scott Balfour · In-house (corporation)
- Shawn Grover · Senior Policy Advisor, Prime Minister's Office (PMO)
- Harry Burton · Atlantic Desk, Prime Minister's Office (PMO)
Matters involving the National Electricity Strategy, the Build Canada Act, Major Projects, Projects of National Interest, inter-provincial and intra-provincial transmission and energy trade, East-West energy development, natural gas transmission and regulatory policy matters. Read more
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Reported by Todd Stone · In-house (organization)
- Varun Srivatsan · Director of Policy, Finance Canada (FIN)
Advocacy for the inclusion of technical, feasibility and engineering studies as Canadian Exploration Expense under the Income Tax Act Read more
Accelerate critical and defence mineral projects and strengthen investment in Canada's critical minerals sector.
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Reported by Todd Stone · In-house (organization)
- David McFarlane · Policy Director, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
- Yasmin Atassi · Senior Policy Advisor, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
- Brian Botting · Director of Defence Industrial Strategy (Sr Advisor, Defence Industrial Strategy), Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
Advocacy for the inclusion of technical, feasibility and engineering studies as Canadian Exploration Expense under the Income Tax Act Read more
Accelerate critical and defence mineral projects and strengthen investment in Canada's critical minerals sector.
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Reported by Todd Stone · In-house (organization)
- Salman Arif · Director of Stakeholder Relations, Prime Minister's Office (PMO)
Advocacy for the inclusion of technical, feasibility and engineering studies as Canadian Exploration Expense under the Income Tax Act Read more
Accelerate critical and defence mineral projects and strengthen investment in Canada's critical minerals sector.
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Reported by Leah Young · Consultant
- Gregory Frame · Policy Advisor, Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC)
Seeking funding for health care, aboriginal studies and aerospace program and facility development on campus
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Reported by Patrick Deane · In-house (organization)
- Sheila Kennedy · A/Director, Digital Research Infrastructure Strategy, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
Advocacy to advance Canadian leadership in priority areas, including artificial intelligence and defence, to support world-class research and the attraction and retention of top talent, including, but not limited to, specific calls for proposals. Read more
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Reported by Don Moors · Consultant
- Simon Wood · Senior Parliamentary Affairs Advisor, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
- Anushka Kurian · Director of Policy, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
Monitor development of privacy and AI policy, with respect to payments and data.
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Reported by Don Moors · Consultant
- Mackenzy Metcalfe · Policy Advisor, Finance Canada (FIN)
Developments of Digital Economy Strategy with respect to policies relating to payments Read more
Developments regarding Bill C-27, An Act to enact the Consumer Privacy Protection Act, the Personal Information and Data Protection Tribunal Act and the Artificial Intelligence and Data Act and to make consequential and related amendments to other Acts
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Reported by Allen Langdon · In-house (organization)
- Jennifer Withington · Assistant Chief Statistician, Statistics Canada (StatCan)
- Michele Evans · ADM, Prairies Economic Development Canada (PrairiesCan)
- Ibrahim Yimer · VP, National Research Council (NRC)
- Jean-Francois Houle · Assistant VP, National Research Council (NRC)
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- Alison McDermott · Associate VP, Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC)
- Robbyn Plumb · ADM, Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC)
- Abla Hanna · ADM, Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC)
- Kurt Chin Quee · Assistant Deputy Minister, Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC)
- Lorenzo Ieraci · ADM, Public Services and Procurement Canada (PSPC)
Advocate for tax credits for using recycled resin in products and for inclusion of recycling sector in the Clean Tech Manufacturing ITCs. Read more
Advocate for regulation of unfair trade practices and/or "dumping" of plastic resin from overseas.
Advocate for Federal funding for innovative plastics recycling infrastructure.
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Reported by Teodora Durca · Consultant
- Brenna Walsh · Senior Policy Advisor, Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC)
Trade - Engagement with government with respect to the consultation re. surtax on critical manufacturing sectors. And more broadly, engagement respect to economic security and trade policy design. Read more
Energy - Advocate for support for clean technology and green hydrogen through Investment Tax Credits and capital cost reductions in order to accelerate deployment of these technologies while striving to meet Canada's net-zero goals.
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Reported by Patrick Searle · In-house (organization)
- Jeffrey Li · Deputy Director of Policy, Finance Canada (FIN)
The Council of Canadian Innovators (CCI) is engaging with government officials to discuss the alignment between CCI’s priorities and the federal government’s efforts to foster innovation in Canada. These discussions focus on ensuring that government programs and policies effectively support high-growth Canadian technology firms and strengthen the country’s innovation ecosystem. Read more
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Reported by Géraldine Martin · In-house (corporation)
- Ariane Villemaire · Gestionnaire, Programmes d’entrepreneuriat et de développement des PME, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
Représentations et démarches afin que Innovation, Sciences et Développement économique Canada fournisse une aide financière à Evol spécifiquement pour qu'elle puisse offrir des prêts et de l'accompagnement aux femmes entrepreneures. Read more
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Reported by Géraldine Martin · In-house (corporation)
- Sylvie Lemire · Conseillère, Canada Economic Development for Quebec Regions
- Anne-Marie Grenier · Conseillère principale, Canada Economic Development for Quebec Regions
- Eric-Pascal Ciaburro · Conseiller, Canada Economic Development for Quebec Regions
Représentations et démarches afin que Développement Économique Canada puisse participer financièrement à la mise sur pied d’un Fonds spécifiquement dédié à l'entrepreneuriat d'impact, diversifié et inclusif. Read more
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Reported by Debbie Murray · In-house (organization)
- Randa Saryeddine · Director General, Intermodal Surface, Security & Emergency Preparedness, Transport Canada (TC)
Policy, regulatory proposals and potential legislation relating to supply chain stability, resilience and competitiveness, its role in the maritime industry and the critical nature of private sector activity at our ports and for workers. Read more
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Reported by Laura Litchfield · In-house (organization)
- Sanjana Shah · Policy Advisor, Housing, Infrastructure and Communities Canada (HICC)
Federal energy policies and programs affecting Canada's hearth and barbecue industry, including energy affordability, energy resilience, home heating fuel choice, and the role of gaseous and solid fuel heating appliances in Canada's energy system. Read more
Federal policies and programs affecting the competitiveness of Canada's hearth and barbecue industry, including Canadian manufacturing, international and interprovincial trade, tariffs, supply chains, and economic development.
Federal housing, energy retrofit, and consumer appliance replacement policies and programs, including the design and eligibility criteria of existing and proposed rebate programs and the inclusion of hearth appliances in appliance replacement and energy efficiency initiatives.
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Reported by Marty Warren · In-house (organization)
- Sebastian Clarke · Director of Intergovernmental Affairs and External Relations, Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC)
Discuss Canada's response plan to the Stelco layoffs, with respect to member support through Service Canada offerings
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.