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Meetings with Ali Ehsassi 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 Ali Ehsassi held office then.

  • Reported by Stephen Brown · In-house (organization)

    and 9 more
    Advocating for stronger legislation to address hate crime and online hate. Read more

    Advocating for upholding Canada's commitments to international human rights.

    Advocating for policy initiatives related to combating Islamophobia and discrimination; Supporting various programs to protect fundamental freedoms in Canada.

    Official report

  • Reported by Mark Hamel · Consultant

    Government not grant any additional access to our Canadian dairy market in any future free trade agreement and protect Canadian sovereignty in future trade deals. Read more

    Discussions regarding a request for financial support from the federal and provincial governments to bring new processing capacity to life in Ontario. The funding would be used in partnership with the dairy industry to help build a new processing facility in Ontario and modernize aging infrastructure.

    Seek to maintain Canada’s current position on agriculture and supply management

    Official report

  • Reported by Pete Overdevest · Consultant

    Government not grant any additional access to our Canadian dairy market in any future free trade agreement and protect Canadian sovereignty in future trade deals. Read more

    Discussions regarding a request for financial support from the federal and provincial governments to bring new processing capacity to life in Ontario. The funding would be used in partnership with the dairy industry to help build a new processing facility in Ontario and modernize aging infrastructure.

    Seek to maintain Canada’s current position on agriculture and supply management.

    Official report

  • Reported by Samira Wagner · Consultant

    • Ali Ehsassi · Parliamentary Secretary, Privy Council Office (PCO)
    Supplier Diversity Alliance Canada (SDAC) aims to advance equitable and inclusive procurement practices by increasing economic opportunities for diverse suppliers that include Women, Black, Indigenous Peoples, Refugee, Racialized, Persons with Disabilities, and 2SLGBTQ+ entrepreneurs. Read more

    Official report

  • Reported by Cheryl Smith · In-house (organization)

    Government not grant any additional access to our Canadian dairy market in any future free trade agreement and protect Canadian sovereignty in future trade deals. Read more

    Discussions regarding a request for financial support from the federal and provincial governments to bring new processing capacity to life in Ontario. The funding would be used in partnership with the dairy industry to help build a new processing facility in Ontario and modernize aging infrastructure.

    Seek to maintain Canada’s current position on agriculture and supply management

    Official report

  • Reported by Carol Wilding · In-house (organization)

    Facilitate ongoing conversations with government decision-makers to discuss changes to the Income Tax Act, and the Income Tax Regulations. Read more

    Engage in discussions with government decision-makers regarding pre-budget consultations as well as measures contained in Budget Implementation Acts.

    Official report

  • Reported by Barbara Zvan · In-house (organization)

    Implementing climate-related financial disclosure frameworks, policies, and other measures for public and private companies. Working with various government representatives and entities to understand and implement measures to overcome barriers to increasing the level of climate-related financial disclosures. This includes defining what constitutes a small company and other work to identify appropriate levels of disclosure. Read more

    Official report

  • Reported by Greg Moffatt · In-house (organization)

    • Chris Lewis · Member of Parliament
    • Ali Ehsassi · Member of Parliament
    • Michael MacDonald · Senator, Senate of Canada
    • Raymonde Saint-Germain · Senator, Senate of Canada
    and 1 more
    • Simon-Pierre Savard-Tremblay · Member of Parliament, House of Commons
    International Trade Issues associated with cross border trade between Canada and the USA. This includes negotiations with the USA on the implementation of the Canada, US, Mexico Agreement (CUSMA) and other trade agreements. Impact of US Tariffs on Canadian industry. Read more

    Official report

  • Reported by Claire Bragg · Consultant

    Ensure Northeastern Universities compliance in all upcoming regulations regarding international students. Read more

    Providing clarity to government around some of the regulatory hurdles experienced by post-secondary institutions regarding foreign students, visas and immigration

    Official report

  • Reported by Sophia Stacey · Consultant

    • Ali Ehsassi · Member of Parliament
    • Charles Smith · Senior Issues Advisor, Global Affairs Canada (GAC)
    Advocating for the inclusion of Canadian steel amounts in new, publicly funded manufacturing projects, and for responses to the US tariffs on the Canadian steel industry. Read more

    Official report

  • Reported by Christopher Loomis · In-house (organization)

    • Ali Ehsassi · Member of Parliament
    • Charles Smith · Senior Issues Advisor, Global Affairs Canada (GAC)
    Free and Fair Trade through: - Federal government improvements to and enforcement of the Special Import Measures Act (SIMA) - Federal government enforcement and support of the Canadian International Trade Tribunal (CITT) rulings for the benefit of Canadian companies and their employees - Increased penalties, boarder resources and enforcement to prevent trade circumvention - International and Canadian tariffs Read more

    Fair & Equitable Access for Canadian Companies to Canadian Infrastructure Construction Projects: - Minimum Canadian Content - Procurement Bid Balancing - Climate/carbon procurement - Procurement Reciprocity

    Official report

  • Fertilizer Canada

    Reported by Michael Bourque · In-house (organization)

    Engagement with the federal government on issues affecting the international trade of fertilizer products, including policies related to market access, global competitiveness, and the secure and stable supply of fertilizer imports and exports critical to agricultural production. Read more

    Advocating for policies and programs that support the development, production, and manufacturing of key fertilizer products—including nitrogen, potash, phosphate, and sulphur—in Canada to enhance domestic production and ensure national food and economic security.

    Engaging the federal government on policy, regulatory, and infrastructure initiatives related to the reliable and efficient movement of essential crop input products throughout Canada and to international markets. This includes discussions on supply chain resiliency, transportation corridors, and trade-enabling infrastructure necessary to support domestic agriculture and international food systems.

    Official report

  • Reported by Richard Maksymetz · Consultant

    Communicating with government officials, in general, about increasing government funding for national defence and border security. Read more

    Communicating with government officials about investments in the company's digital services and technologies, including the company's modern AI-enabled platforms, such as ANVIL and ANVIL Smithy. The goal of these communications is to secure a contract with the federal government.

    Communicating with government officials about the modernization of the federal procurement system, more specifically as it relates to national defence procurement and border security procurement.

    Official report

  • Reported by John Illingworth · In-house (organization)

    Increase funding to the Canada Book Fund and maintain all other programs that support writing and publishing in Canada. Read more

    Lobbying to amend the Copyright Modernization Act. Amend the section (old section 21) to limit fair dealing exemption for education.

    Operating grant, contributions to projects in technology development, research, marketing, professional development

    Official report

  • Reported by Eric Gales · In-house (corporation)

    Work with government to promote and support Canada’s digital economy, including ensuring the availability of a high-skilled tech workforce.

    Official report

  • Reported by Derek Nighbor · In-house (organization)

    • Dominic LeBlanc · President of the King's Privy Council for Canada and Minister responsible for Canada-U.S. Trade, Intergovernmental Affairs, Internal Trade, Global Affairs Canada (GAC)
    • Ali Ehsassi · Parliamentary Secretary to the President of the King’s Privy Council for Canada and Minister responsible for Canada-U.S. Trade
    • Corey Hogan · Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Energy and Natural Resources
    • Michael Vandergrift · Deputy Minister, Natural Resources Canada (NRCan)
    and 2 more
    • Michael Sabia · Clerk of the Privy Council and Secretary to the Cabinet, Privy Council Office (PCO)
    • Christiane Fox · Deputy Clerk of the Privy Council and Associate Secretary to the Cabinet, Privy Council Office (PCO)
    Discussing trade challenges affecting countries around the world in relation to Canada's trade interests with focus on the enhancement of the forest sector (e.g. tariff and non-tariff measures). Read more

    Support forest sector's current and future employment needs. (e.g. E.I., Immigration, Mobility, Skilled Trades, Accreditation Policy, Labour Market Information, Apprenticeship, training)

    General review of all forest sector files and update on state of the industry to give public officials a better understanding of recent industry developments and key issues.

    Support for the transformation of the forest sector, including any impact on current or future regulations or policy initiatives. .

    Official report

  • Reported by Gaby Bourbara · In-house (corporation)

    • Ali Ehsassi · Parliamentary Secretary, Privy Council Office (PCO)
    • Miro Froehlich · Director of Policy, Privy Council Office (PCO)
    Policies and frameworks to accelerate access to innovative medicines post-Health Canada approval, including efforts to reduce time-to-reimbursement and streamline federal/provincial listing processes Read more

    Patent Act as it relates to reporting requirements and pricing guidelines, and the protection of intellectual property in biopharmaceutical products

    Policy measures to ensure security of drug supply in Canada and preserve Canada’s attractiveness for biopharmaceutical launches, including in response to foreign pricing regulations

    Engage with Canadian government officials to discuss and provide input on Canada’s countermeasures and policies in response to foreign tariffs affecting the pharmaceutical industry, as well as free trade agreements as they relate to the biopharmaceutical industry

    Official report

  • Music Canada

    Reported by Patrick Rogers · In-house (organization)

    • Ali Ehsassi · Member of Parliament
    • Émilie Simard · Director of Issues Relations, Intergovernmental Affairs Secretariat (IGA)
    Having conversations about Canada’s music marketplace and the role of Canada’s major labels and artists in it Read more

    Legislative proposal to ensure that individuals are able to protect the use of their voice and visual likeness from artificial intelligence applications

    Policy pursuant to International Trade, industry regulation and the Canada-United States-Mexico Agreement (CUSMA) review regarding culture, the digital environment and copyright and labour practices that protect Canadian artists and the creative industries.

    Discuss potential artificial intelligence regulations and governance measures that ensure that creators and their intellectual property are protected in the digital environment

    Regulations pursuant to the Broadcasting Act - Ensuring that CRTC regulations that affect the Canadian recording industry appropriately promote Canadian artists and creative industries.

    Official report

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

    Advocating for specific implementation measures related to recent policies or measures outlined in the latest budget process. Read more

    Advocated for broad supports to Canada's manufacturing sector to cope with U.S. trade developments. This includes relief for technology investment, on-the-job training, excise duty, broad red tape reduction, using both grants (e.g. SIF) and taxation (e.g. capital gains, corporate tax, excise duty).

    Official report

  • Reported by Eric Gales · In-house (corporation)

    Work with government to promote and support Canada’s digital economy, including ensuring the availability of a high-skilled tech workforce.

    Official report

  • Reported by Mary Anne Carter · Consultant

    Discussions pertaining to the review of the Canada-United States-Mexico Agreement (CUSMA)

    Official report

  • Reported by Huw Williams · Consultant

    Supporting continued infrastructure investments, especially into transportation infrastructure and trade infrastructure.

    Official report

  • Reported by Noah Shack · In-house (organization)

    Infrastructure and community relations with regard to the expansion of current PSC (Public Safety Canada) security related funding proposals to include broader definitions of participation and extended funding qualification timetables as well as broader range of items to be funded Read more

    Official report

  • IBM Canada Limited

    Reported by Deb Pimentel · In-house (corporation)

    • Ali Ehsassi · Parliamentary Secretary to Minister responsible for Canada-U.S. Trade, Intergovernmental Affairs and One Canadian Economy
    Communicating with government officials about trade between Canada and the United States, including as it relates to the Canada-United States-Mexico Agreement (CUSMA), formerly known as the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), more specifically about trade in the science and technology sector, in the information technology sector and in the information services sector. Read more

    Communicating with government officials about procurement policies, procedures and processes, including proposals to modernize and streamline the federal government’s procurement policies, procedures and processes.

    Official report

  • 3M CANADA COMPANY

    Reported by Marie-Claude Brandys · In-house (corporation)

    Addressing proposals surrounding tariffs and trade policy Read more

    Budget recommendations in respect to use of tax relief and fiscal incentives to drive meaningful innovation and promote commercialization Budget recommendations in respect of creating a federal innovation agenda with tools aimed at enhancing Canadian industry performance Budget recommendations in respect of developing a Climate Change policy in a manner promoting innovation and economic development Budget recommendations in respect of reducing impediments to trade and flow of people

    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.