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

← Carlos Leitão

Lobbying since the current Parliament opened

Reported meetings
135
Organizations
125

Met most often

Every reported meeting

Newest first, back to November 2021 if Carlos Leitão held office then.

  • GHGSat Inc.

    Reported by Stephane Germain · In-house (corporation)

    Seeking funding from the government of Canada related to growing its satellite services business. This includes funding from Industry, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED), the Canadian Space Agency (CSA), Department of National Defence (DND), Defence Research and Development Canada (DRDC), Natural Resources Canada (NRCan) and Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC). Read more

    Communicating with various departments to explain corporate capabilities in satellite services with possibility of providing such services to the government, or via the government to international organizations.

    Official report

  • AltaLink Management Ltd.

    Reported by Paul Lee · In-house (corporation)

    and 8 more
    Commenting on the proposed investment tax credit of up to 15% for investments in clean electricity. Read more

    Requesting financial support for transmission infrastructure that supports renewable energy development in Alberta from the Canada Infrastructure Bank.

    Engaging government stakeholders in discussions regarding wildfire risk in Alberta, including the development of a mitigation and response strategy and the use of artificial intelligence for monitoring in collaboration with affected or at-risk communities.

    Requesting funding under the Smart Renewables and Electrification Pathways Program to be used towards a high voltage, grid-connected energy storage system, and transmission infrastructure that supports renewable energy development in Alberta.

    Official report

  • AluQuebec

    Reported by Charlotte Laramée · In-house (organization)

    Sensibiliser au rôle d'AluQuébec (porter la voix des PME manufacturières en aluminium) et à l'impact des tarifs douaniers sur les entreprises

    Official report

  • Drakkar

    Reported by Hugues Théorêt · Consultant

    Helping the company to become a key supplier to the Department of National Defence.

    Official report

  • Thales Canada Inc.

    Reported by Ian Krepps · In-house (corporation)

    • Carlos Leitão · Member of Parliament
    • Cyril Nawar · Regional Advisor, Quebec, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
    • Robert Fleming · Parliamentary Assistant, House of Commons
    Discussions about Canadian defence industrial capabilities regarding shipbuilding and acquisition of new capabilities by DND, and the Canadian Coast Guard for in-service support, continuous capability sustainment, C4ISR and networking programs, ground vehicles, optronics, military avionics and related equipment, identity and access management solutions, and cybersecurity and AI solutions and technologies Read more

    Official report

  • Stratford Shakespearean Festival of Canada

    Reported by Anita Gaffney · In-house (organization)

    • Peter Fragiskatos · Member of Parliament
    • Carlos Leitão · Member of Parliament
    • Shafqat Ali · President of the Treasury Board, Finance Canada (FIN)
    • Nikki Hipkin · Director of Operations, Prairies Economic Development Canada (PrairiesCan)
    and 3 more
    • Daryl Fridhandler · Senator, Senate of Canada
    • Miled Hill · Senior Policy Advisor, Prime Minister's Office (PMO)
    • Isabelle Mondou · Deputy Clerk, Privy Council Office (PCO)
    Arts funding including funds to keep the organization viable, to fund new revenue streams (tax credits for live performance industry) and tourism recovery/growth efforts; increased funding for the Canada Council for the Arts. Source of the funding may include: Heritage, Tourism, Economic Development, CRA/Revenue. Read more

    Official report

  • White Birch Papers

    Reported by Marc Desmarais · Consultant

    • Carlos Leitão · Member of Parliament
    • Stéphane Lauzon · Member of Parliament
    • Cyril Nawar · Policy Advisor, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
    Meetings with elected and non-elected officials regarding the Strategic Response Fund Program. Read more

    Meetings with elected and non-elected officials regarding the company's forestry and pulp and paper priority issues.

    Meetings with elected and non-elected officials pertaining to the Investments in Forest Industry Transformation program at Natural Resources Canada.

    Meetings with elected and non-elected officials regarding the United States tariffs.

    Official report

  • Octasic Inc.

    Reported by Andre Komlosy · Consultant

    • Carlos Leitão · Député
    • Cyril Nawar · Conseiller régional pour le Québec, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
    Recherche d'informations afin de fournir des conseils stratégiques, le cas échéant sur diverses opportunités de contrats en défense

    Official report

  • Association des fabricants de meubles du Québec

    Reported by Marc Desmarais · Consultant

    • Carlos Leitão · Member of Parliament
    • Penela Guy · Strategic Advisor for the Province of Quebec, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
    Meetings with elected and non-elected officials regarding the potential application of United States tariffs on the goods of the furniture industry. Read more

    Meetings with elected and non-elected officials regarding the federal government prioritization of Canadian furniture in their calls for tenders, the implementation of clear and strict criteria within the "Buy Canadian" policy to support local industries and the establishment monitoring mechanisms to ensure compliance with procurement guidelines.

    Meetings with elected and non-elected officials regarding the impact of temporary foreign workers on the furniture industry.

    Meetings with elected and non-elected officials regarding dumping practices and the implementation of regulatory mechanisms adapted to limit market distortions.

    Meetings with elected and non-elected officials regarding the potential implementation of the United States tariffs and the negotiations on the 2026 United States, Mexico and Canada Trade Agreement.

    Official report

  • Maple Leaf Foods Inc.

    Reported by Curtis Frank · In-house (corporation)

    • Carlos Leitão · Member of Parliament
    • Lisa Xie · Policy Advisor, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
    Funding under Strategic Innovation Fund and other government programs to support food manufacturing in Canada.

    Official report

  • Food and Beverage Canada

    Reported by Kristina Proulx · In-house (organization)

    • Carlos Leitão · Member of Parliament
    • Lisa Xie · Policy Advisor, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
    Science and Technology: ISED policies and programs to promote innovation and technology adoption in the food and beverage processing sector Read more

    Industry: The adoption of innovation in the food and beverage sector in the context of the Strategic Innovation Fund.

    Official report

  • Citizens' Climate Lobby Canada

    Reported by Mary Bonn · In-house (organization)

    and 9 more
    Aligning Canada's financial system with the climate science. Recommendations: climate taxonomy, sustainable investment guidelines that exclude fossil fuels, climate-aligned transition plans, emissions targets, disclosure requirements regarding climate-related financial risk, tighter regulations surrounding who can be on boards of federally regulated entities, factoring climate risk into capital adequacy requirements, Sustainable Development Working Group. Read more

    Industrial carbon pricing in Canada. Industrial carbon pricing gives large industrial emitters an incentive to reduce emissions that cause climate change. Points of discussion: commitment to annual price increases, periodic review of provincial and territorial systems, oversupply of emission reduction credits, offset credits, transparency, expanded scope of the federal Benchmark, potential conflicts with the Alberta-Canada MOU.

    Official report

  • Glencore Canada Corporation

    Reported by Michael Boone · In-house (corporation)

    • Carlos Leitão · Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Industry
    Critical minerals, related policy development and financial support for extraction, processing and recycling projects and activities.

    Official report

  • Council of Forest Industries

    Reported by Kimberly Haakstad · In-house (organization)

    • Dominic LeBlanc · President of the King's Privy Council for Canada and Minister of International Trade and Intergovernmental Affairs
    • Carlos Leitão · Member of Parliament
    • Janice Charette · Chief Trade Negotiator to the United States, Privy Council Office (PCO)
    • Martin Moen · Associate Asst Dep. Minister, Global Affairs Canada (GAC)
    Agreements or collaboration between Canada and the US on Softwood Lumber. Read more

    Discussion on Softwood Lumber Support Program

    Official report

  • BC Lumber Trade Council

    Reported by Kurt Niquidet · In-house (organization)

    • Dominic LeBlanc · President of the King's Privy Council for Canada and Minister of International Trade and Intergovernmental Affairs
    • Carlos Leitão · Member of Parliament
    • Janice Charette · Chief Trade Negotiator to the United States, Privy Council Office (PCO)
    • Martin Moen · ADM, Global Affairs Canada (GAC)
    Agreements or collaboration between Canada and the US on Softwood Lumber. Read more

    Softwood Lumber support program.

    Official report

  • CGC Inc.

    Reported by Emily Gilroy · Consultant

    • Carlos Leitão · Member of Parliament
    • Robert Flemming · Parliamentary Assistant, House of Commons
    • Cyril Nawar · Regional Advisor, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
    Engage with the government of Canada on federal initiatives aimed at improving Canada’s domestic manufacturing capacities.

    Official report

  • Alliage 02

    Reported by Lanie Dufour · Consultant

    and 4 more
    • Cédrick Devedeux Delorme · Cabinet de la ministre l’Industrie & Ministre responsable de Développement économique Canada pour les régions du Québec, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
    • Victor Kandasamy · Conseiller politique, House of Commons
    • Richard Martel · Député, House of Commons
    • Michael Danzer · Conseiller régional pour le Québec, Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC)
    Représentation auprès des élus fédéraux et fonction publique concernant le Programme des travailleurs étrangers temporaires.

    Official report

  • MS Canada

    Reported by Pamela Valentine · In-house (organization)

    and 12 more
    Employment Insurance sickness benefits, with respect to creation of flexible benefits for persons with MS and other episodic disabilities Read more

    Disability Tax Credit with respect to making it refundable and ensuring eligibility for Canadians with episodic disabilities

    Comprehensive disability income programs, with respect to persons with MS and other chronic and episodic disabilities

    Federal Budget: Allocate funding for the Canada Disability Benefit, the Employment Insurance Sickness Benefit; health research; access to treatment and care; and other budgetary policy as it relates to MS.

    Home care, with respect to creation with provincial/ territorial governments programs relating to increased home care for persons with MS and other disabilities/ diseases and the support of caregivers

    We ask the federal government to fund MS research in partnership with MS Canada, leveraging our connections and expertise to focus and further our understanding of MS, pursue leading-edge research on repair and regeneration, and explore prevention strategies, including targeting the Epstein-Barr virus (EBV).

    Access to treatments as it relates to the current regulatory and price negotiation processes to enhance timely access to all Health Canada approved MS disease-modifying therapies, with respect to the National Strategy for Drugs for Rare Diseases and national pharmacare.

    Canada Health Act and regulations, as it relates to long-term and home care

    Official report

  • UNITED STEEL, PAPER AND FORESTRY, RUBBER, MANUFACTURING, ENERGY, ALLIED INDUSTRIAL AND SERVICE WORKERS INTERNATIONAL UNION

    Reported by Marty Warren · In-house (organization)

    Discuss the detrimental impact of offshoring jobs in the telecommunications sector.

    Official report

  • Polytechnique Montréal

    Reported by Maud Cohen · In-house (organization)

    • Carlos Leitão · Member of Parliament
    • Cyril Nawar · Conseiller régional pour le Québec, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
    Discussions sur les possibilités de financement pour le développement des instituts et centres de recherche de Polytechnique Montréal. Read more

    Discussions en vue d’améliorer nos capacités collectives d’innovation, de valorisation de la recherche universitaires et de transfert technologique pour le bien-être et la prospérité de la société.

    Official report

  • Groupe JAMP Pharma

    Reported by Emily Krispis · Consultant

    Démarches visant à obtenir un financement pour soutenir et consolider une production pharmaceutique locale et robuste au Canada. Read more

    Démarches visant à renforcer l'autonomie pharmaceutique au Canada, dans le contexte de la modernisation réglementaire suivant les consultations sur les initiatives visant à réduire le fardeau administratif pour faciliter l’accès aux médicaments.

    Official report

  • Voyageur Aviation Corp.

    Reported by Jake Rooke · Consultant

    • Carlos Leitão · Parliamentary Secretary Industry and MP
    • Annie Koutrakis · Member of Parliament
    • Brian Botting · Senior Advisor, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
    Advancing procurement opportunities with the Government of Canada for aircraft related services. This includes with the RCAF, RCN, Transport Canada, Canadian Coast Guard, NRC, CANSOFCOM, RCMP, CBSA. Procurement opportunities include the MAPLE program, NSAP, MAISAR and AETE. Read more

    Official report

  • BMO Financial Group

    Reported by Darryl White · In-house (corporation)

    Federal government programs and policies to combat financial crimes Read more

    The federal government’s framework for stablecoins and digital assets

    Official report

  • Drakkar

    Reported by Hugues Théorêt · Consultant

    Helping the company to become a key supplier to the Department of National Defence.

    Official report

  • Northern Graphite

    Reported by Anthony Matar · Consultant

    Seeking financial support for Critical Minerals Projects in Quebec

    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.