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

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Newest first, back to November 2021 if Ben Carr held office then.

  • Lockheed Martin

    Reported by Kristen Leroux · In-house (corporation)

    Communications with the Government of Canada to support the design and implementation of their defence industrial strategy Read more

    Industrial Technological Benefits policy including the application of the policy to future defence procurements

    Official report

  • Reported by John O'Leary · Consultant

    Raise awareness of Meetings Mean Business Canada and its ongoing work.

    Official report

  • Breakthrough T1D

    Reported by Mirianna Georges · Consultant

    and 13 more
    • Sean Fraser · Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada
    • Tom Kmiec · Member of Parliament
    • Joël Lightbound · Member of Parliament
    • Jennifer McKelvie · Member of Parliament
    • Anna Roberts · Member of Parliament
    • Sonia Sidhu · Member of Parliament
    • Gigi Osler · Senator, Senate of Canada
    • Jim Quinn · Senator, Senate of Canada
    • Colin Deacon · Senator, Senate of Canada
    • Ravalia Mohamed-Iqbal · Senator, Senate of Canada
    • Stan Kutcher · Senator, Senate of Canada
    • Jibril Hussein · Senior Policy Advisor, Health Canada (HC)
    • Justine Frame · Policy Advisor, Health Canada (HC)
    Supporting engagement on the value in curing type one diabetes across Canada by seeking funding for increased and innovative research.

    Official report

  • Marmen Inc

    Reported by David Pratt · Consultant

    Defence Procurement in regards to the expected Canadian Patrol Submarine Project.

    Official report

  • Reported by Cassandra Hallett · In-house (organization)

    Criminal Code of Canada amendment as it relates to Section 265 with a look to modernizing language regarding safety in classrooms for students, teachers, and education staff. Read more

    Privatization of education, to ensure that education remains publicly funded

    Expanding the portfolio of the Secretary of State for Children and Youth to include Education, while respecting provincial jurisdiction, as the federal government has direct involvement in a number of issues related to K-12 education.

    Seeking to influence the federal governments policies regarding Artificial Intelligence in Education.

    Official report

  • Reported by Chris Davison · In-house (organization)

    Advancing biofuels policy and the benefits of biofuels for canola farmers, processors, and rural communities. Read more

    Working to secure market access for Canadian canola products

    Official report

  • Reported by Rick White · In-house (organization)

    Environment and international trade: to advance the good management practices that are implemented on canola farms that contribute to environmental stewardship and competitive markets for farmers and to advance the canola biodiesel market domestically and abroad. Canada's Clean Fuel Regulations incentivizes the use of canola-based biofuels. Read more

    Official report

  • Reported by Dean Roberts · Consultant

    Climate/Environment- Advance canola- based biofuel as part of the solution for climate change. Canada's Clean Fuel Standard (CFS) incentivizes the use of canola-based biofuels. Read more

    Official report

  • Reported by Simon Wolle · In-house (organization)

    The Prime Minister must address the nation immediately, acknowledge the crisis of antisemitism, and outline concrete actions to ensure the safety of Jewish Canadians, defend Canadian values, and confront rising extremism threatening the country’s social fabric. Read more

    Official report

  • Reported by Sasha Kardos-Machado · Consultant

    S-211

    Matters relating to the framework for gaming regulation in Canada, provincial regulatory regimes. Gaming advertising regulation. The creation of a sports betting advertising framework., The creation of a national sports betting advertising framework, such as Bill S-211, An Act respecting a national framework on sports betting advertising. Read more

    Official report

  • Reported by Travis Allan · In-house (corporation)

    • Ben Carr · Committee Chair and Member of Parliament
    Canada's Automotive Strategy, implementation and design, including electric vehicles and charging infrastructure. Read more

    Vehicle greenhouse gas emissions standards, with respect to design and implementation.

    Electric vehicle charging incentives, with respect to existence, design and implementation.

    Official report

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

    Lobbying to reduce Red Tape by focusing on removing interprovincial trade barriers, facilitating labour mobility and improving government customer service. This includes providing input for the consultations on the Annual Regulatory Modernization Bill. 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.

    Official report

  • University of Manitoba

    Reported by Dr. Michael Benarroch · In-house (organization)

    • Ben Carr · Member of Parliament
    • Heath MacDonald · Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC)
    • Richard Davies · Regional Advisor, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC)
    Information sharing on opportunities for collaboration in the agriculture sector. Advocacy for supports for fostering impactful agriculture research.

    Official report

  • Cereals Canada Inc

    Reported by Dean Dias · In-house (organization)

    Encourage the development of infrastructure and innovation initiatives that will allow the Canadian agriculture and cereals industries to continue to be world leaders in science-based research and development, while ensuring the maintenance of our competitive export position into the future. Read more

    Official report

  • Reported by Kait LaForce · Consultant

    In support of the federal government's climate change objectives, seek expansion of the Low Carbon Cities Canada initiative to invest in urban greenhouse gas reduction projects focused on buildings, transportation and waste in major Canadian cities. Read more

    Engage the government on the benefits of virtual audits for retrofits aimed at low-income households.

    Official report

  • Reported by Emily Gilroy · Consultant

    Educating on the unique challenges and opportunities, such as housing, infrastructure, and community development, faced by rural Alberta municipalities. Read more

    Lobbying around the impact of a current study at the Standing Committee of Agriculture (AGRI) on Science in Canadian Agriculture and the Closure of Research Centres

    Official report

  • Reported by Sean O'Reilly · In-house (organization)

    PIPSC advocates for strengthening the federal government’s capacity to deliver high-quality public services and programs. This includes engagement on the impacts of the federal government’s comprehensive expenditure review and associated workforce adjustments on service delivery and the retention of internal expertise. PIPSC also engages on concerns related to the federal government's growing reliance on outsourcing and professional services contracts and the need to rebuild in-house public sector capacity. PIPSC advocacy focuses on the protection of scientific integrity and the role of evidence-based decision-making across federal departments and agencies, along with the integrity and fairness of Canada’s tax system, including appropriate resourcing for enforcement and compliance, and broader workforce management policies related to recruitment, retention, and the preservation of specialized expertise within the federal public service. Read more

    Official report

  • Reported by Sabrina Geremia · In-house (corporation)

    Communicating with government officials about proposed and existing youth privacy and age assurance measures, including the potential establishment of a youth privacy code. These communications may touch on, but are not limited to, the consultation launched by the Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada. 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.

    Official report

  • Unifor

    Reported by Lana Payne · In-house (organization)

    Advocating to protect Canadian jobs including through the adoption of "Buy Canadian" and "Sell Here, Build Here" polices; worker-centered industrial strategies and the promotion of good union jobs. Read more

    Official report

  • Reported by Fred Meier · In-house (organization)

    Applied research, industry partnerships, artificial intelligence adoption, applied research funding, workforce development, and the role of polytechnics in supporting SMEs and skills training. Read more

    Official report

  • Reported by Craig Jangula · Consultant

    • Ben Carr · Member of Parliament
    • Jason Smedvik · Special Assistant, House of Commons
    Work with the Federal government to improve domestic trade agreements for craft brewers. Improve existing internal trade agreements and modernize the excise tax structure to better support job creation, investment and economic growth across Canada. Read more

    Official report

  • Cohere Inc.

    Reported by Aidan Gomez · In-house (corporation)

    Discussions regarding digital policy and legislation, including as it relates to artificial intelligence (AI) and data protection, privacy and reduction of online harms. Read more

    Official report

  • Reported by Jayson Myers · In-house (organization)

    Policies, programs, and funding opportunities related to advanced manufacturing. Read more

    Policies and programs with respect to AI applications in manufacturing.

    Official report

  • Reported by Kait LaForce · Consultant

    Engage the government on the benefits of virtual audits for retrofits aimed at low-income households. Read more

    In support of the federal government's climate change objectives, seek expansion of the Low Carbon Cities Canada initiative to invest in urban greenhouse gas reduction projects focused on buildings, transportation and waste in major Canadian cities.

    Official report

  • Reported by Regan Watts · Consultant

    Adoption, commercialization, and governance around Artificial Intelligence.

    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.