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Meetings with Steven MacKinnon 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 Steven MacKinnon held office then.

  • RDEE Canada

    Reported by Yan Plante · In-house (organization)

    • Steven MacKinnon · Ministre de l’Emploi, du Développement de la main-d’œuvre et du Travail, Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC)
    Plan d'action sur les langues officielles ; Sollicitation auprès de titulaires de charge publique en ce qui concerne le renouvellement et la mise en oeuvre du plan d'action sur les langues officielles à l'horizon post 2023. Parmi les enjeux prioritaires que nous souhaitons voir refléter dans le nouveau plan d'action : une meilleure inclusion du développement économique et des enjeux liées aux entrepreneurs francophones en contexte minoritaire comme moyen d'épanouissement et de vitalité des communautés francophones et acadienne. Read more

    Official report

  • Unifor

    Reported by Lana Payne · In-house (organization)

    • Steven MacKinnon · Minister of Employment, Workforce Development and Labour, Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC)
    • Anita Anand · Minister of Transportation, Transport Canada (TC)
    Road Transportation - with respect to regulation, labour standards and enforcement, fleet renewal programs, and industry impact assessments with respect to technological and environmental change Read more

    Public Transportation Investment - with respect to domestic public procurement and local hiring requirements and developing a national transit policy and establishment of a national public transit fund.

    Official report

  • Unifor

    Reported by Lana Payne · In-house (organization)

    Employment Insurance - lobbying about reform of the employment insurance scheme program advocating for improved access, enhanced benefits, and increased administration; and EI claim matters related to service standards, the board of appeals process and social security tribunal as well as the appointment of the EI worker commissioner Read more

    International trade policy and trade negotiations.

    Official report

  • Reported by Andrea Seale · In-house (organization)

    • Steven MacKinnon · Member of Parliament
    • Pierre Laliberte · Commissioner for Workers, Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC)
    Employment Insurance special benefit programs, asking the federal government to improve these benefits by expanding eligibility.

    Official report

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

    • Steven MacKinnon · Minister of Employment, Workforce Development and Labour
    • Crystina Dundas · Senior Special Assistant, Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC)
    Communicating with government officials about safety and training priorities and programs for waterfront employees (including those offered at the BCMEA Training Centre), more specifically as it relates to operator responsibilities, physical demands, safety, process, equipment and controls and operating procedures. Read more

    Communicating with government officials about the importance of labour stability at ports, including with respect to the renewal of coastwide collective agreements.

    Official report

  • Canpotex Limited

    Reported by J. Gordon McKenzie · In-house (corporation)

    • Steven MacKinnon · Minister of Labour, Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC)
    • Justin Trudeau · Prime Minister of Canada, Prime Minister's Office (PMO)
    International trade matters, including international trade agreement negotiations, to enhance trade with overseas markets. Read more

    Policies related to supply chain reliability, including trade-enabling infrastructure and rail transportation.

    Official report

  • Reported by Sean Strickland · In-house (organization)

    • Steven MacKinnon · Member of Parliament
    • Justin Trudeau · Prime Minister, Prime Minister's Office (PMO)
    • Paul Moen · Chief of Staff, Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC)
    Advocacy in support of Canadian skilled trades workers on cross-border issues with respect to the United States.

    Official report

  • Reported by Ron Bedard · In-house (organization)

    • Steven MacKinnon · Minister of Employment, Workforce Development and Labour
    • Lisa Hepfner · Member of Parliament for Hamilton Mountain
    • Filomena Tassi · Member of Parliament for Hamilton West—Ancaster—Dundas, House of Commons
    • Chad Collins · Member of Parliament for Hamilton East—Stoney Creek, House of Commons
    and 4 more
    • Chelsea Kusnick · Senior Special Assistant, Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC)
    • John Fragos · Special Assistant, Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC)
    • Ramy Ismail · Senior Special Assistant, Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC)
    • Raj Gill · Special Assistant, Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC)
    Communicating with government officials about the potential imposition of tariffs (and counter-tariffs) on steel exports to (and imports from) the United States of America. Read more

    Official report

  • Mohawk College

    Reported by Paul Armstrong · In-house (organization)

    Continue to seek partnership and funding opportunities that support training, development, research, and innovation. Focusing on innovation and training for jobs of the future and the green economy. Programs to support the removal of barriers to education for underrepresented populations is a focus. Read more

    Official report

  • Simergex inc

    Reported by Sylvain Trudel · In-house (corporation)

    Lobbying related to the development of a Public Safety & Emergency Training Centre. Our organization is seeking the involvement and the support of the subject matter departments listed below regarding identified and much needed public safety requirements, discuss the significant benefits of any departmental participation as well as to address any options for government level sources of grants, loans and funding opportunities that will lead to the financing of our project's infrastructures. Read more

    Official report

  • Reported by Marty Warren · In-house (organization)

    Discuss countermeasures to the U.S. tariffs on Canadian goods Read more

    Ensure that government procurement rules focus on Canadian materials – e.g. wood; steel.

    Official report

  • Reported by Tracy Robinson · In-house (corporation)

    • Steven MacKinnon · Member of Parliament
    • Paul Moen · Chief of Staff, Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC)
    Canada Labour Code as it relates to Sick leave benefits, anti-replacement workers and Right to Disconnect

    Official report

  • Reported by Candace Laing · In-house (organization)

    INTERNAL TRADE - removing interprovincial barriers to trade, investment, and labour mobility within Canada Read more

    INTERNATIONAL TRADE - Negotiating bilateral, regional, and multilateral trade agreements and promoting them to Canadian businesses.

    EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING – National Workforce Strategy, programs that support small and medium sized enterprises, improving collection and dissemination of Labour Market Information, establishing the Employment Insurance Council to institutionalize social dialogue between workers and employers on issues related to employment and training needs, addressing barriers to labour mobility, improving effectiveness of employment supports and skills training.

    Official report

  • Reported by Dennis Darby · In-house (organization)

    • Steven MacKinnon · Minister of Employment, Workforce Development and Labour, Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC)
    Matters related to trade with USA as they related to trade policies, tariffs, trade agreements, regulatory reform, etc.

    Official report

  • Reported by Adam Legge · In-house (organization)

    Maintaining access to US markets in the face of tariff threats and CUSMA renewal. Discussing how issues related to defence spending, border crossings and illegal drug/gun trafficking impact trade and trade policy. Read more

    Increased supports for training, skills development and re-training to help Albertans and Canadians access high-quality jobs and help businesses address labour and skills shortages. The need is especially acute given the changing nature of work and the opportunities created by energy transition.

    Official report

  • Enbridge Inc.

    Reported by Greg Ebel · In-house (corporation)

    Discussions regarding climate policies and initiatives, including the federal carbon charge, the Clean Fuel Standard, methane regulations, and the output-based pricing system, as well as policy supports for innovations that reduce greenhouse gas emissions (including Renewable Natural Gas, Compressed Natural Gas, CCUS, hydrogen and power-to-gas). Read more

    Discussions regarding projects, expansions, optimizations, and changes to tolling arrangements relating to Enbridge’s liquids pipelines, natural gas pipelines, and utilities and power assets.

    Official report

  • Reported by Sean Strickland · In-house (organization)

    Advocacy in support of Canadian skilled trades workers on cross-border issues with respect to the United States.

    Official report

  • Reported by Linda Silas · In-house (organization)

    Address health workforce shortages through the implementation of a comprehensive, pan-Canadian health human resources strategy, in coordination with the provinces and territories, backed by sufficient funding and with real accountability for achieving desired health outcomes; and address critical data gaps through significantly enhancing existing health workforce data infrastructure to standardize data collection and analysis across workers, sectors and jurisdictions, with links to relevant patient information, healthcare utilization and outcome data, for more fit-for-purpose planning and tools available at the provincial, territorial, regional and training program level. In designing this, Canada should draw on global best practices in health workforce planning including in Australia and New Zealand. Read more

    Official report

  • Reported by Carolyn Chisholm · In-house (corporation)

    • Steven MacKinnon · Minister Labour, Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC)
    Discussion with federal agencies regarding labour measures.

    Official report

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

    Communicating with government officials about the importance of labour stability at ports, including with respect to the renewal of coastwide collective agreements. Read more

    Official report

  • Reported by Jasmin Begagic · In-house (corporation)

    Work with government to facilitate the process of selling goods and services online, and delivering them to consumers.

    Official report

  • Reported by David Montpetit · In-house (organization)

    • Steven MacKinnon · Minister of Labour and Seniors, Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC)
    Discussing with government the Canadian Transportation Act with respect to potential changes that have a direct impact on rail/trucking transportation along with port activities. Read more

    Official report

  • Reported by Jennifer Carr · In-house (organization)

    • Steven MacKinnon · Member of Parliament
    • Bryan May · Member of Parliament, House of Commons
    Awareness about costly outsourcing, scientific policy and integrity, and tax integrity.

    Official report

  • Reported by Beatrice Bruske · In-house (organization)

    Addressing the high cost of living and investing in affordable housing Read more

    Implementation of universal pharmacare, dental care, long term care and mental health care

    Investing in Employment Insurance, care workers, unionized jobs and strong workplace standards

    Official report

  • Unifor

    Reported by Lana Payne · In-house (organization)

    • Steven MacKinnon · Minister of Labour, Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC)
    International trade policy and trade negotiations.

    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.