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.
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
Supporting our National Parks and Tourism Sector - Invest in camping and RVing infrastructure to increase the overall contributions of the tourism industry to future economic development and prosperity throughout Canada.
Make a public and significant commitment to the electrification of campgrounds across Canada.Read more
Amend the Income Tax Act to classify small, family-run campgrounds with fewer than five full-time year-round employees as active businesses, making them eligible for the Small Business Deduction
Tariff measures that are imposed on US goods should be focused on goods and services already produced in Canada and that can be adequately supplied to consumers, thus giving a boost to those businesses. Recreational Vehicles are not one of those products. There are not enough Canadian RV manufacturers to fall back on to supply the market and retaliatory tariffs will have a catastrophic effect on Canadian RV businesses.
Increasing Support for Skilled Workers - Commit to increasing support for Skilled Workers by making education more accessible.
Parm Bains · Member of Parliament for Richmond East—Steveston
Communications with public office holders regarding the implementation of the Online Streaming Act, including regulations, policies or other conditions relating to its implementation.Read more
National Security (1): Canada Community Security Program (CCSP): Sustained and recurrent funding and program optimization; support for life-saving protective measures for communities at risk, particularly the Jewish community; funding for capital security upgrades and training; and ongoing support for security guards and paid duty officers.Read more
Advocacy for Montrose Industries Ltd. owner, developer and manager of industrial warehouse buildings and other lands which may be affected by a recent BC Supreme Court decision Cowichan Tribes v. Canada (Attorney General), 2025 BCSC 1490. The object of the lobbying is to convince the government of Canada to respond to that BCSC decision in such a way that protects the company from any resulting losses, costs or other negative impacts.Read more
Skilled trades workforce development, apprenticeship completion, labour mobility and workforce participation initiatives, including discussions related to the Construction Foundation of British Columbia’s Road to Red Seal program, Pathways to Apprenticeship Completion in the Trades (PACT), and workforce retention initiatives. Lobbying activities may include discussions related to labour mobility, apprenticeship completion, skills training, workforce participation, mental wellness supports for skilled trades workers, and policy or program alignment related to skilled trades workforce development and major projects readiness.Read more
Communicating with government officials about artificial intelligence (AI), including about (i) the potential regulation of AI by government, (ii) potential uses for AI in government, (iii) investments in AI by government, including via the AI Compute Access Fund, (iv) technological developments related to AI, (v) the promotion of AI literacy, training and skills development and (vi) the development, implementation and amendment of AI policies, including but not limited to the “Canadian Guardrails for Generative AI – Code of Practice”, the “Voluntary Code of Conduct on the Responsible Development and Management of Advanced Generative AI Systems” and the “Canadian AI Sovereign Compute Strategy.Read more
Seeking to ensure the interests of Canada’s independent producers are considered in any artificial intelligence (AI) policies or regulations, including the National AI Strategy.Read more
Broadcasting polices, including policies related to Canadian programming expenditures, digital media, and independently-produced programming.
Broadcasting regulations, including regulations related to Canadian programming.
Seeking to ensure the interests of Canada’s independent producers are considered in any amendments to the Broadcasting Act, Telecommunications Act, Online Streaming Act or Copyright Act.
Immigration: Enhancements to the Temporary Foreign Workers program and pathways to permanency for food and beverage processing labour.Read more
Health: Policies and regulations related to food and beverage products including the federal government's Health Eating Strategy, Front of Pack labelling regulations, Marketing to Children regulations, modifications to the Food Guide, modifications the Food and Drugs Regulations.
Discuss proposed zoning changes within the Northern Shelf Bio Region to meet ecological and cultural targets and the economic and social impacts these proposed changes will have will have on local communities.Read more
Discuss proposed zoning changes within the Northern Shelf Bio Region to meet ecological and cultural targets and the economic and social impacts these proposed changes will have will have on local communities.Read more
Discuss proposed zoning changes within the Northern Shelf Bio Region to meet ecological and cultural targets and the economic and social impacts these proposed changes will have will have on local communities.Read more
Looking to engage on policies and programs under development related to the adoption and deployment of data analytics, artificial intelligence, and digital infrastructure solutions across federal departments, agencies, and municipalities.Read more
Ryan Parmenter · Plastics and Marine Litter, Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC)
Consumer Issues:
Awareness of company's internal transformation and it's impact on customers, local area markets, and the retailing sector as a whole. Includes company commitment to innovation, sustainability & circular economy, diversity and inclusion.Read more
Diversification of trade, protection of Canadian jobs and creating fair consumer options in the market place.
Environment/Natural Resources/Transportation: Focus on the development of the circular economy, taxation, growth of electric vehicles, and climate positive actions that can be taken by Canadian households.
Reverse the $5 billion cut to public transit funding and increase the Building Communities Strong Fund’s overall size so transit agencies such as TransLink and BC Transit can proceed with urgently needed expansion projects that improve access to education and employment.Read more
Provide stable, recurring operations funding so TransLink and BC Transit can implement necessary service improvements and start work on key regional transportation projects.
Enforcement of the Canada Health Act principle of “universality” to prohibit the province of British Columbia from charging international students a $75 health fee to access government-insured medical services.
Ensure fair and predictable treatment for international students already studying in Canada by red-circling study permit renewals for current students and allowing them to transfer institutions or take courses at other institutions without requiring a new study permit application.
Convert the CMHC Apartment Construction Loan Program — Student Housing stream to grants so post-secondary institutions can access financing to build on-campus student housing, helping address the growing shortage of affordable housing for students in British Columbia.
Increase the allocation for post-secondary education in the Canada Social Transfer so provinces can properly fund institutions to help manage growing deficits brought on by underfunding and over reliance on student tuition.
Provide ongoing funding to municipalities for the infrastructure upgrades necessary to support an increasing population.
Reverse the $5 billion cut to public transit funding and increase the Building Communities Strong Fund’s overall size so transit agencies such as TransLink and BC Transit can proceed with urgently needed expansion projects that improve access to education and employment.Read more
Convert the CMHC Apartment Construction Loan Program — Student Housing stream to grants so post-secondary institutions can access financing to build on-campus student housing, helping address the growing shortage of affordable housing for students in British Columbia.
Provide stable, recurring operations funding so TransLink and BC Transit can implement necessary service improvements and start work on key regional transportation projects.
Enforcement of the Canada Health Act principle of “universality” to prohibit the province of British Columbia from charging international students a $75 health fee to access government-insured medical services.
Ensure fair and predictable treatment for international students already studying in Canada by red-circling study permit renewals for current students and allowing them to transfer institutions or take courses at other institutions without requiring a new study permit application.
Provide ongoing funding to municipalities for the infrastructure upgrades necessary to support an increasing population.
Increase the allocation for post-secondary education in the Canada Social Transfer so provinces can properly fund institutions to help manage growing deficits brought on by underfunding and over reliance on student tuition.
Provide ongoing funding to municipalities for the infrastructure upgrades necessary to support an increasing population.Read more
Reverse the $5 billion cut to public transit funding and increase the Building Communities Strong Fund’s overall size so transit agencies such as TransLink and BC Transit can proceed with urgently needed expansion projects that improve access to education and employment.
Ensure fair and predictable treatment for international students already studying in Canada by red-circling study permit renewals for current students and allowing them to transfer institutions or take courses at other institutions without requiring a new study permit application.
Provide stable, recurring operations funding so TransLink and BC Transit can implement necessary service improvements and start work on key regional transportation projects.
Enforcement of the Canada Health Act principle of “universality” to prohibit the province of British Columbia from charging international students a $75 health fee to access government-insured medical services.
Increase the allocation for post-secondary education in the Canada Social Transfer so provinces can properly fund institutions to help manage growing deficits brought on by underfunding and over reliance on student tuition.
Convert the CMHC Apartment Construction Loan Program — Student Housing stream to grants so post-secondary institutions can access financing to build on-campus student housing, helping address the growing shortage of affordable housing for students in British Columbia.
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.
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