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Meetings with Parm Bains reported by registered lobbyists. Lobbyists must report every oral, arranged meeting with an MP, minister or other designated public office holder.

← Parm Bains

Lobbying since the current Parliament opened

Reported meetings
215
Organizations
161

Met most often

Every reported meeting

Newest first, back to November 2021 if Parm Bains held office then.

  • Reported by Liam Hastings · In-house (corporation)

    Pilotage Act with respect to safe shipping on the BC Coast

    Official report

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

    Recognition of Chronic Kidney Disease as a chronic disease by PHAC and federal adoption of a national strategy for chronic kidney disease

    Official report

  • Reported by Kelly Mariotti · In-house (organization)

    C-267 S-4

    Bill C-267: An Act to establish a national framework to promote the durability of electronic products and essential home appliances / right to repair and repairability Read more

    Bill S-4 Amendments to the Energy Efficiency Act

    Official report

  • Reported by Megan Tanel · In-house (organization)

    and 12 more
    • Jacques Gourde · Member of Parliament
    • Parm Bains · Member of Parliament
    • Heath MacDonald · Minister, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC)
    • Bayan Kadri · Policy Advisor to the Minister of Housing and Infrastructure, Housing, Infrastructure and Communities Canada (HICC)
    • Philip Jennings · Deputy Minister of Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
    • Charles Vincent · Senior Assistant Deputy Minister, Industry Sector, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
    • Veronica Ramrattan · Assistant Deputy Minister of Natural Resources Canada's Strategic Policy and Planning Sector, Natural Resources Canada (NRCan)
    • Samir Kassam · Deputy Chief of Staff, Natural Resources Canada (NRCan)
    • Mary Robinson · Senator, Senate of Canada
    • Alyth Roos · Special Assistant Policy, Prime Minister's Office (PMO)
    • MacKenzy Metcalfe · Policy Advisor, Finance Canada (FIN)
    • Niloo Boroun · Director of International Policy, Finance Canada (FIN)
    Discussions with officials regarding labour training opportunities for skilled workforce in the agriculture and construction equipment sectors. Read more

    Regulations, directives, and policies developed in regard to the off-road equipment sector.

    Ongoing discussions with federal officials regarding Canada-US bilateral trade of construction, forestry, mining and agriculture equipment under the terms of the Canada-United States-Mexico Agreement (CUSMA).

    Regulations, directives and policies developed under the Pest Control Products Act in regard to equipment and potential operator exposure.

    Amendments to the Income Tax Act and Regulations which may affect agriculture and the tax treatment of capital expenditures on equipment.

    Amendments to the Copyright Act and Competition Act and Regulations which may affect the service and operation of agriculture and construction equipment.

    Official report

  • Reported by Carrie Bernard · Consultant

    S-5

    Funding AI Scribes subscriptions for Family Doctors and establishing clear national standards for privacy, safety and responsible use. Read more

    Funds should be directed to supporting family practices, as part of the Federal government's Health Infrastructure Fund announced in Budget 2025.

    Efforts to reducing administrative burden for family physicians by addressing federal health forms.

    Connected Care for Canadians Act (BILL S-5) : Urging federal policy makers to adopt this legislation quickly and to ensure that it is supported by a robust set of regulations.

    Fulfill key investments to support family doctors, promised by the Liberal Party during the 2025 Federal elections. This includes initiatives to provide admin burden relief, set up a new FP practice fund, and create new residency seats.

    Official report

  • Reported by Mike Allan · In-house (organization)

    S-5

    Connected Care for Canadians Act (BILL S-5) : Urging federal policy makers to adopt this legislation quickly and to ensure that it is supported by a robust set of regulations. Read more

    Funding AI Scribes subscriptions for Family Doctors and establishing clear national standards for privacy, safety and responsible use.

    Funds should be directed to supporting family practices, as part of the Federal government's Health Infrastructure Fund announced in Budget 2025.

    Efforts to reducing administrative burden for family physicians by addressing federal health forms.

    Fulfill key investments to support family doctors, promised by the Liberal Party during the 2025 Federal elections. This includes initiatives to provide admin burden relief, set up a new FP practice fund, and create new residency seats.

    Official report

  • Reported by Samira Wagner · Consultant

    and 4 more
    Seek support of this federal proposal and encourage ministers and government officials to raise and support the recommendation in discussions with federal counterparts as part of engagement leading up to the 2027 federal budget process. The objective is to accelerate critical and defence mineral projects and strengthen investment in Canada's critical minerals sector. Read more

    Obtaining support for the Association for Mineral Exploration's recommendation that the Government of Canada expand eligible expenses under the Canadian Exploration Expense (CEE) framework to include engineering and feasibility study costs associated with advancing mineral exploration projects toward development.

    Official report

  • Reported by Amber Mitchell · In-house (organization)

    • Parm Bains · Member of Parliament, Richmond East/Steveston

    C-39

    Opposition to Canada-Labour, Bill C-39 and proposed amendments that would grant the federal government expanded authority to intervene in and effectively end legal strikes, representing a significant departure from long-established collective bargaining principles. Read more

    Official report

  • CanadaHelps

    Reported by Duncan Rayner · Consultant

    Explore potential funding opportunities for the development of a digital operating system for the back office functions of charities.

    Official report

  • Reported by Aaron Skelton · In-house (organization)

    Natural Health Products Regulations – fair and consistent interpretation by the regulator. Plain Language Labeling under the self-care products framework. Personal importation of natural health products. Read more

    Official report

  • CanadaHelps Canadon

    Reported by Duke Chang · In-house (organization)

    To arrange meetings with Parliamentarians and relevant departments to seek funding in order to improve the digital capabilities for Canada's charities.

    Official report

  • Reported by Sajjid Lakhani · Consultant

    Amendments to the Food and Drugs Act – Ensure sensible rules for natural health products. Address prohibition on sampling of natural health products directly to the consumer. Implication of Health Canada’s proposed Consumer Health Products Framework. Consideration of the 53 recommendations made in 1998 by the Standing Committee on Health. Read more

    Natural Health Products Regulations – advocacy for fair and consistent interpretation by the regulator. Ensuring plain Language Labeling under the self-care products framework is fair. Advocacy against allowing personal importation of natural health products.

    Oppose amendments to the Food and Drugs Act to extend powers brought in under the 'ProtectCanadians from Unsafe Drugs Act (Vanessa’s Law)' to regulate natural health products.

    Official report

  • Reported by Joy Johnson · In-house (organization)

    Discussion regarding research and development, infrastructure initiatives and investments in the areas of artificial intelligence (AI), quantum, and dual-use technologies Read more

    Official report

  • Digital Main Street

    Reported by Rob Krauss · Consultant

    and 20 more
    Engage with the government on small business matters, including the importance of digital tools to small business growth and advocate for balanced policymaking that preserves effective digital advertising, audience-building and personalized business solutions for small businesses Read more

    Official report

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

    and 5 more
    • Maggie Chi · Member of Parliament
    • Maxime Blanchette-Joncas · Member of Parliament
    • Tracy Muggli · Senator, House of Commons
    • Peter Harder · Senator, Senate of Canada
    • Nancy Hamzawi · President, Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC)
    Recognition of Chronic Kidney Disease as a chronic disease by PHAC and federal adoption of a national strategy for chronic kidney disease

    Official report

  • Reported by Jeff Zabudsky · In-house (organization)

    Appreciation for skilled trades funding announcement and need to direct funding towards post-secondary facilities and equipment to maintain and increase capacity for workforce development as well as expanding federal funding for skilled trades beyond Red Seal certified trades into trades covered by Transport Canada certification. Read more

    Modernization of trades training

    Official report

  • Reported by Elisa Obermann · In-house (organization)

    and 4 more
    • Ron McKinnon · MP for Coquitlam—Port Coquitlam
    • Patrick Weiler · Member of Parliament
    • Nicole Rustad · Chief of Staff to MP Stephen Fuhr, House of Commons
    • McKinley Hawkins · Legislative Assistant, House of Commons
    Advocate for programs that support demonstration, R&D, and deployment of marine renewable energy technologies (offshore wind, tidal energy, wave energy, river current energy) at a utility-scale and small-scale in remote/Indigenous/coastal/rural communities. Read more

    Support for clean technology/clean electricity through Investment Tax Credits and capital cost reductions in order to accelerate deployment of technologies that will help achieve net-zero goals while supporting economic growth

    Official report

  • Reported by Vittoria Bellissimo · In-house (organization)

    and 4 more
    • Ron McKinnon · MP for Coquitlam—Port Coquitlam
    • Patrick Weiler · MP for West Vancouver—Sunshine Coast—Sea to Sky Country
    • McKinley Hawkins · Legislative Assistant, House of Commons
    • Nicole Rustard · Chief of Staff to MP Stephen Fuhr, House of Commons
    Development of a fund or program to provide access to low cost capital for Canadians wishing to purchase and install residential photovoltaic solar and energy storage. Read more

    Development of financial mechanisms to increase Indigenous communities' and companies' ability to access the capital required to develop renewable energy and energy storage projects.

    Providing advice on policy measures and improvements to increase Canada's investability in renewable energy sector

    Official report

  • Carbon Removal Canada

    Reported by Na'im Merchant · In-house (organization)

    and 2 more
    Carbon Removal Canada seeks to ensure that demonstration funding programs are open to permanent carbon removal technologies, helping more projects bridge the gap between pilot and commercial scale, while securing new funding streams for demonstration projects. Read more

    Official report

  • Reported by Joy Johnson · In-house (organization)

    and 1 more
    Discussion regarding research and development, infrastructure initiatives and investments in the areas of artificial intelligence (AI), quantum, and dual-use technologies Read more

    Official report

  • Reported by Jeff Zabudsky · In-house (organization)

    Modernization of trades training Read more

    Appreciation for skilled trades funding announcement and need to direct funding towards post-secondary facilities and equipment to maintain and increase capacity for workforce development as well as expanding federal funding for skilled trades beyond Red Seal certified trades into trades covered by Transport Canada certification.

    Official report

  • Reported by Lyren Chiu · In-house (organization)

    Engaging in activities that will involve communication with public office holders to advance international economic interests. These activities may include arranging meetings between potential investors and government officials or advocating for policies that enhance the region's appeal to international businesses. Read more

    Official report

  • Carbon Removal Canada

    Reported by Na'im Merchant · In-house (organization)

    Carbon Removal Canada seeks to ensure that demonstration funding programs are open to permanent carbon removal technologies, helping more projects bridge the gap between pilot and commercial scale, while securing new funding streams for demonstration projects. Read more

    Official report

  • Reported by Rhonda Barnet · In-house (organization)

    Discuss policies or programs that support innovation and enhance Canada’s innovation ecosystem by bringing together industry, post-secondary institutions, not-for-profit organizations and government agencies to increase Canada's economic competitiveness. Read more

    Official report

  • Riipen Networks Inc.

    Reported by Natalie Sutton · Consultant

    Communicating with government officials about government funding for skills training initiatives, including for the company's "Level UP" program. Read more

    Communicating with government officials about the company's solutions and services, including but not limited to (i) its work-integrated learning services and (ii) experiential education solutions. The goal of these communications is to secure contracts with the federal government.

    Communicating with government officials about skills training initiatives, including the federal government's Innovative Work-Integrated Learning ("I-WIL") Initiative.

    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.