Meetings with Arnold Viersen reported by registered lobbyists. Lobbyists must report every oral, arranged meeting with an MP, minister or other designated public office holder.
Serena Smith · Director of Policy, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC)
Mary Robinson · Senator, Senate of Canada
Josh Underwood · Legislative Assistant, House of Commons
Robert Black · Senator, Senate of Canada
Yash Nanda · Policy Advisor, Prime Minister's Office (PMO)
Varun Srivatsan · Director of Policy, Finance Canada (FIN)
Rene Sylvestre · Director of Strategic Investment, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
McDonald's Canada seeks to engage with government to share information its labour and skills training strategy.Read more
Meeting with public office holders on environmental policy and issues related to plastics, recycling and any other proposed changes to plastics regulations.
McDonald's Canada aims to share the reality in and around restaurants regarding public safety.
McDonald's Canada seeks to inform government about its sourcing and investments in Canadian agriculture commodities.
Bill C-267: An Act to establish a national framework to promote the durability of electronic products and essential home appliances / right to repair and repairabilityRead more
Engaging with federal officials, Ministers, Members of Parliament, Senators, deputy ministers, ministerial staff, parliamentary staff, departmental representatives, and other federal stakeholders on policies and programs that support purpose-built rental housing development, housing supply, and community infrastructure across Canada. Providing federal officials with information on industry-wide challenges affecting rental development, including project feasibility, infrastructure constraints, approval timelines, documentation requirements, and coordination across federal housing initiatives.
Discussions include meetings to advance National Apartment Council advocacy priorities, including existing federal housing programs such as MLI Select and the Apartment Construction Loan Program (ACLP), GST/HST measures, the Multi-Unit Residential Building (MURB) program, and the development of a federal capital gains tax deferral mechanism for rental property owners and housing developers who reinvest proceeds from the sale of rental properties into new Canadian rental housing supply, including purpose-built rental housing.Read more
Discussions regarding the government’s housing policy and the implementation of these policies by Housing, Infrastructure and Communities Canada, the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation, and Build Canada HomesRead more
Parliamentary consideration of Bill C-20 (An Act respecting the establishment of Build Canada Homes) and the impact on the Housing Sector.
HEALTH: Seeking to influence government policy as it relates to palliative care and the funding of non-essential medical procedures. Focus of lobbying will be on the Canada Health Act and related statutes and regulations, as well as Motion 456, seeking a national palliative care strategy.Read more
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
Nicholas Chesterley · Director General, Finance Canada (FIN)
Michele Legault · Director, Finance Canada (FIN)
Samuel Millar · Assistant deputy Minister, Finance Canada (FIN)
Development and implementation of climate policy including Canada's Healthy Environment, Healthy Economy plan, the Greenhouse Gas Pollutions Pricing Act and Output Based Pricing SystemRead more
Input on policies to support clean hydrogen and carbon capture and sequestration (CCS) investments including planned investment tax credits.
Input on policies to support competitive and reliable Canadian fertilizer manufacturing, agriculture and food security.
Monitoring for any changes to the output-based pricing system and its provincial equivalency, and any related programs that advance or impede emissions-reducing technologies.Read more
Input regarding policies that enhance or impede the competitiveness of Canada's agriculture and fertilizer industries.
Ensuring the ongoing reliability of the transportation supply chain.
Providing input on the development and implementation of climate and environmental policies related to fertilizer production, including industrial decarbonization frameworks such as the Output-Based Pricing System (OBPS), Emissions-Intensive Trade-Exposed (EITE) assessments, and related provincial programs.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.
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.
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.
Engagement with government through consultations and meetings related to emissions standards, electric vehicle strategies and battery material supply chain with respect to the design of policy and regulatory frameworks to ensure: barriers to electric vehicle adoption are being addressed; an effective battery material supply chain for the North American industry is being established; effective and strong vehicle greenhouse gas standards are in place; and that attention is being paid to barriers facing the adoption of electric trucks.Read more
Tesla will encourage government departments and their agencies to establish or further enhance policies and programs that support the deployment of electric vehicle charging infrastructure in Canada. In particular, for light duty vehicle charging in multi-unit residential properties, in dense urban settings, along remote corridors and at federal properties, including national parks. Heavy-duty freight electrification and supporting infrastructure in the logistics sector will also be a focus. Furthermore, Tesla will apply, from time to time, for infrastructure funding where eligible, through competitive merit-based funding application processes as they are issued by Natural Resources Canada.
Engage with government and provide guidance with regard to the establishment and implementation of an effective electric vehicle strategy for Canada in a holistic manner, focused on demand and supply policy in the electric vehicle space. This includes providing recommendations to government with respect to addressing any policy, program and regulatory proposals which may impact market fairness and equality among automotive retailers or brands, or that may negatively impact subsets of consumers in Canada. This further includes providing recommendations to government in regard to transitioning some demand-side program funding streams from tax-base to revenue-neutral, non-tax and avoidable regulatory charges, while increasing access and providing program benefits to consumers interested in larger vehicle classes. The objective is to maximize greenhouse gas reduction benefits of these demand-side programs while also establishing the required supply-side policy to support demand-side goals, such as through strict light duty vehicle emissions regulation, zero emission vehicle standards or a combination of both.
Engage with government and provide guidance with regard to policy responses to international trade practices, in an effort to protect Canada's battery and automotive sector, ensure the achievement of Canada's greenhouse gas reduction objectives.
Federal policies affecting transportation system costs and shipping competitiveness for Canadian forest products, including regulatory and service frameworks.Read more
Federal policies and programs supporting the expansion and diversification of international markets for Canadian forest products and strengthening Canada’s global trade position.
Engagement with public office holders regarding the state of Canada’s forest sector and public policy issues affecting sector competitiveness, environmental performance, trade, investment, and employment.
Supporting the development and adoption of secure, convenient digital verification and authentication solutions to enhance consumer protection and confidence in Canada’s digital economy.Read more
Promoting the recognition and adoption of modern digital payments infrastructure as a foundation for Canada’s economic resilience and innovation
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.Read more
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.
Canadian Federation of Independent Business (CFIB) shares its suggestions for Budget 2025 focusing on: reducing Employment Insurance premiums for small businesses; reducing taxes, red tape and barriers to internal trade; and revisiting the proposed capital gains tax changes.
CFIB supports the principle behind the Canada Jobs Grant but encourages flexibility in its implementation and consideration of small and medium-size enterprises (SMEs)' needs, for example by supporting informal work place training.
Canadian Agricultural Products Act and Dairy Products Regulations with respect to standards for cheese;Read more
Canada-United States-Mexico Agreement (CUSMA) - the agreement has been signed and the impacts on dairy have been assessed. As the deal moves toward ratification Alberta Milk has actively promoted the impacts on our sector and sought mitigation.
International Trade - Alberta Milk met with MP and Ministers regarding the CUSMA. Impact on the dairy industry including the loss of markets and need for compensation
Agriculture and International Trade - Promote and defend Canada's supply management system as it relates to the World Trade Organization and Canada-European Trade Agreement negotiations, as well as other bilateral and multilateral negotiations.Read more
Arranging meetings and outreach with Public Office Holders to introduce Shoppers Drug Mart and discuss key priorities including improving the health care delivery system in Canada.Read more
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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