12-Month Lobbying Summary - In-house Organization

Canadian Chamber of Commerce/La Chambre de commerce du Canada / Perrin Beatty, President & Chief Executive Officer

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Active - Last Updated: 2022-06-13

Who is lobbying?

Canadian Chamber of Commerce/La Chambre de commerce du Canada (Address, activities & membership)

Perrin Beatty, President & Chief Executive Officer

Received government funding or funding expected in current financial year

Yes

What is being lobbied?

Subject Matters

Aboriginal Affairs
Agriculture
Arts and Culture
Broadcasting
Budget
Climate
Constitutional Issues
Consumer Issues
Defence
Economic Development
Education
Employment and Training
Energy
Environment
Financial Institutions
Fisheries
Forestry
Government Procurement
Health
Immigration
Industry
Infrastructure
Intellectual Property
Internal Trade
International Development
International Relations
International Trade
Justice and Law Enforcement
Labour
Mining
National Security/Security
Natural Resources
Pensions
Privacy and Access to Information
Regional Development
Research and Development
Science and Technology
Small Business
Sports
Taxation and Finance
Telecommunications
Tourism
Transportation

Subject Matter Details

Grant, Contribution or Other Financial Benefit, Policies or Program

INDUSTRY - Encouraging the government to invest in cybersecurity research & development (R&D) and innovation; expanding and diversifying the cyber workforce and talent pipeline; supporting the secure digitalization of small-and-medium-sized enterprises (SMEs); and improving the global competitiveness of Canada’s cybersecurity industry.
INDUSTRY – With regard to measurement of Canadian business conditions and decisions during and following the COVID-19 pandemic.

Legislative Proposal, Bill or Resolution

AGRICULTURE - Promoting policies to enhance the domestic and international competitiveness of Canada's agriculture sector.
TAXATION AND FINANCE - Responding to proposals addressing taxation of digital services.

Legislative Proposal, Bill or Resolution, Policies or Program

ENERGY – Support policies to ensure the diversification of Canada’s trade in energy products to world markets, especially pipelines, transmission lines, renewable energy assets and Carbon Capture Utilization and Storage (CCUS) related major infrastructure projects.
INDUSTRY – Ensuring that the Competition Act and related competition policy measures support a productive business environment.
INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY - Strengthening legislation to better protect businesses and IP through the Trademark, Copyright, and Patent Act; investigating the possibility of a Canadian form of a patent or innovation box to enhance the development and commercialization of intellectual property, including patents.
LABOUR: Ensuring that any changes to the Canada Labour Code are implemented in response to defined and demonstrated issues and not to increase regulatory burdens for employers.
PRIVACY AND ACCESS TO INFORMATION - Improving digital privacy legislation to meet the needs of industry.

Legislative Proposal, Bill or Resolution, Policies or Program, Regulation

CANNABIS – support for policies that will improve the competitiveness of the regulated cannabis industry and working with governments to achieve their health and safety objectives.
ENVIRONMENT – Promoting the harmonization of regulations with provinces; impacts of the federal carbon pricing legislation on businesses; implementation of the Pan-Canadian Framework for Clean Growth and Climate Change; review of Canada's environmental assessment process, and the Canadian Energy Regulator; carbon pricing regimes; carbon border adjustments; offset markets; and other policy measures towards Net Zero 2050 goals.
INDIGENOUS AFFAIRS - With respect to federal government policies to improve the economic potential, contribution and capacity of Canada's Indigenous peoples as well as providing more clarity regarding the role of business in the duty to consult and reconciliation with Indigenous peoples.
INTERNATIONAL TRADE - Improving federal laws and regulations pertaining to responsible business conduct rules for Canadian companies.
SMALL BUSINESS – Legislation, regulations and support programs that give Canadian small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) the tools to grow in Canada and internationally, including reducing their red tape and compliance burden.
TAXATION AND FINANCE – With regard to the measurement and improvement of Canada’s tax competitiveness, including: reforming the taxation, remittance, filing and audit processes of Canadian businesses; removing tax barriers for childcare expenses; addressing the taxation of family business transfers; and mobilizing private capital for recovery and growth.

Policies or Program

DEFENCE - Creating industrial opportunities for Canadian businesses through increased defence procurement and related defence policies.
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT - Encouraging private sector generated economic development in Canada’s provinces and territories
EDUCATION - Aligning employer and workforce needs with education and training; expanding work integrated learning and learning integrated work opportunities.
EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING – Programs that support small and medium sized enterprises; improving collection and dissemination of Labour Market Information; creating flexible, accessible and navigable learning and upskilling/reskilling options.
EMPLOYMENT INSURANCE (EI) - Conducting a comprehensive review of the EI program; reducing the regulatory and financial burden for employers; equalizing premium rates between employer and employee contributions; phasing out EI funding to programs that are not core to the mandate.
GOVERNMENT PROCUREMENT - Creating more opportunities for Canadian small and medium-sized enterprises, Indigenous, female and other under-represented entrepreneurs to learn about and compete for federal procurement opportunities.
HEALTH - Federal measures to assist Canadian businesses cope with, and recover from the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic
HEALTH – Improve the capacity of Canada’s biomanufacturing and life sciences sector.
IMMIGRATION - Reducing regulatory burdens for employers; Promoting immigration to smaller, rural and northern communities; Supporting regional and community immigration strategies; Modernizing the Temporary Foreign Workers Program; Facilitating pathways to permanent residency for temporary residents (international students and temporary foreign workers); Expediting Foreign Credential Recognition; Improving language training and supports; Improving the Start-up Visa process; Improving client services to potential immigrants and new Canadians.
INDUSTRY – Expand investments in broadband and 5G internet to provide more access to rural and remote communities
INFRASTRUCTURE - In regard to the development of a national infrastructure plan, priority infrastructure projects, border infrastructure, public private partnerships, funding models and government consultations.
INFRASTRUCTURE – Improvement of Canada’s infrastructure through the National Infrastructure Assessment.
INTERNAL TRADE - removing interprovincial barriers to trade, investment, and labour mobility within Canada
INTERNATIONAL TRADE - Border infrastructure and CBSA programs/policies affecting importers and exporters.
INTERNATIONAL TRADE - Negotiating bilateral, regional, and multilateral trade agreements and promoting them to Canadian businesses.
NATURAL RESOURCES - Support for the adoption of policy recommendations to strengthen Canada’s world-leading position in the mining industry, oil and gas, and forestry products.
TAXATION AND FINANCE – With regard to undertaking a comprehensive and independent tax system review.
TAXATION AND FINANCE – With respect to establishing a solid fiscal anchor to ensure long-term sustainability of public finances.
TELECOMMUNICATIONS - Creating the right investment incentives to foster vibrant competition in the sector as a whole; responding to decisions regarding third-party access that will impact the deployment of internet services in rural and remote communities; and responding to regulatory proposals re: cell phone pricing.
TRANSPORTATION - Regarding the consistent funding of trade-enabling infrastructure projects; the development of a competitive and efficient transportation network including all modes of transportation.

Policies or Program, Regulation

CLIMATE - Regulations and programs related to zero emission vehicles, their sale, and deployment of necessary infrastructure.
ENVIRONMENT - Policies regarding energy inputs for the mining of cryptocurrencies within Canadian jurisdictions and coordination with established Canadian utilities.
INDUSTRY - Improving the Scientific Research and Experimental Development (SR&ED) tax credit program to drive innovation by restoring it to 20% and reinstate the Depreciable Property Tax Credit; increase the role that the federal government plays in creating opportunities for small and medium sized businesses to digitalize and conduct more business activities online; developing a digital economy strategy for Canada.
INDUSTRY - With regard to federal measures to assist Canadian businesses cope with and recover from the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic
INTERNATIONAL TRADE – With respect to issues relating to import and export controls
TAXATION AND FINANCE - With regard to modernizing our financial systems through open banking and digital currencies

Subject matter details in previous versions
Legislative Proposal, Bill or Resolution
- Aboriginal Affairs - With respect to federal government policies to improve the economic potential and contribution of Canada's Aboriginal peoples as well as providing more clarity regarding the role of business in the duty to consult and reconciliation with Aboriginal peoples.
- Environment - Canadian Energy Regulator with respect to regulations and implementation
- Taxation and Finance - Responding to proposals to address taxation of digital services.
Legislative Proposal, Bill or Resolution, Policies or Program
- Energy – Energy- Support policies to ensure the diversification of Canada’s trade in energy products to world markets, especially pipelines and related major infrastructure projects; and continue engagement with the Government legislation, Bill C-69 to overhaul to Canada’s environmental assessment processes and create an Impact Assessment Agency.
Legislative Proposal, Bill or Resolution, Policies or Program, Regulation
- Aboriginal Affairs - Economic capacity building for Indigenous peoples and businesses including access to affordable capital; developing a pan-Canadian duty to consult and accommodate framework that recognizes the different approaches to engagement, consultation, accommodation each community and project requires; allowing First Nations to extricate themselves from one or more aspects of the Indian Act via a Band Council resolution and the demonstrated support of a clear majority of band members; clarifying the impact on business of the recognition and implementation of Indigenous rights in Canadian laws, policies and regulations; developing educational materials on the histories of Indigenous peoples as outlined in the Truth and Reconciliation Commission’s Call-to-Action 92
- Cannabis – support for policies that will improve the growth and competitiveness of the regulated cannabis sector while helping governments achieve their health and safety objectives.
Policies or Program
- CLIMATE - with regard to international negotiations, Clean Energy Dialogue with U.S., federal climate change policy, North American clean energy and environment agreement.
- ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT - With regard to the measures the federal government needs to take to encourage private sector generated economic development in Canada’s territories and all remote communities and the development of the services sector both domestically and internationally.
- EDUCATION - Aligning employer and workforce needs with education and training; Expanding Work Integrated Learning Opportunities
- Economic Development - with regard to the development of the services sector both domestically and internationally.
- Employment Insurance Reform - Conducting a comprehensive review of the EI program; Reducing the regulatory burden for employers; Equalizing premium rates between employer and employee contributions; Phasing out EI funding to programs that are not core to the mandate
- Employment/Training - Committing to life-long learning, upskilling and reskilling; Supporting Small and Medium Sized Enterprises; Improving collection and dissemination of Labour Marketing Information
- Environment – Harmonization of regulations with provinces, federal carbon pricing legislation, Pan-Canadian Framework for Clean Growth and Climate Change, and Review of Canada's environmental assessment process.
- Government Procurement - Creating more opportunities for Canadian SMEs, Indigenous, female and other under-represented entrepreneurs to have more opportunities to learn about and compete for federal procurement opportunities and become suppliers to the federal government. Advocating the federal government consider set-asides for these businesses that equal their representation in the broader business community and/or population of Canada. Promoting innovative busines in Canada through procurement policy. With regard to the Integrity Framework, ensure it is as focused on not penalizing suppliers that should not be punished as on those who should.
- HEALTH - With regard to federal measures to assist Canadian businesses cope with and recover from the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic
- IMMIGRATION: Reducing regulatory burdens for employers; Promoting immigration to smaller, rural and northern communities; Supporting regional and community immigration strategies; Modernizing the Temporary Foreign Workers Program; Facilitating pathways to permanent residency for temporary residents (international students and temporary foreign workers); Expediting Foreign Credential Recognition; Improving language training and supports; Improving the Start-up Visa process; Improving client services to potential immigrants and new Canadians
- INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY - Strengthened legislation to better protect. Make counterfeiting and piracy criminal offences under the Criminal Code; Trademark counterfeiting a specific criminal offence under the Trade-Marks Act; and impose stronger penalties for counterfeiting and piracy that endangers the health and safety of Canadians. Investigate the possibility of a Canadian form of a patent or innovation box to enhance the development and commercialization of intellectual property, including patents. The creation of a national intellectual property enforcement center.
- INTERNATIONAL TRADE - Promote balanced bilateral, regional, and multilateral trade agreements for Canadian businesses.
- INTERNATIONAL TRADE - with respect to federal laws and regulations pertaining to responsible business conduct of Canadian companies.
- Infrastructure: In regard to the development of a national infrastructure plan, priority infrastructure projects, border infrastructure, public private partnerships, funding models and government consultations.
- International Trade - border infrastructure and CBSA programs/policies affecting importers and exporters.
- International Trade - promote liberalization of trade in services.
- International Trade - seek more active engagement of Canada's businesses in existing agreements.
- International Trade: Expanding trade and investment links with Canada trading partners.
- Labour: Ensuring that any changes to the Canada Labour Code are implemented in response to defined and demonstrated issues and not to increase regulatory burdens for employers.
- Labour: Asking the federal government, specifically Global Affairs Canada, to work with the Canadian private sector to identify ways to increase long-term formal employment opportunities for the poor in developing countries, and facilitate the availability of financial institutional products and services, including microfinance, to stimulate job creation for the poor
- Natural Resources: support for the adoption of policy recommendations to strengthen Canada’s world-leading position in the mining industry
- PRIVACY AND ACCESS TO INFORMATION - with regard to the provisions of PIPEDA, to ensure business has clear compliance objectives, that the government of Canada ensures continued freedom to operate and innovate in the digital environment. Responding to National Consultations on Digital and Data Transformation.
- Pensions: With regard to providing additional retirement savings options to Canadians that do not impose additional costs and/or administrative burdens on employers.
- SPENDING CONTROL - Undertake a thorough review of all government spending costs and establish a long-term plan to achieve a balanced budget by limiting operations expenditure growth
- Small Business - Effectively communicating federal support programs via channels small and medium businesses (SMEs) use; assisting SMEs to easily identify free trade agreement opportunities; providing SMEs with digital/searchable access to in-country legal and regulatory expertise.
- Small Business - Reducing red tape and the compliance burden and encouraging effective fiscal and economic policy measures to improve the business climate for SMEs, including more opportunities for Canadian SMEs to become suppliers to the federal government
- TAX/DEBT REDUCTION - Ensure the federal debt-to-Gross Domestic Product target falls to below 30% by 2015 - Federal Budget Taxation and Finance
- TRANSPORTATION - in regards to the development of a National Transportation Strategy and a National Infrastructure Plan
- TRANSPORTATION - in regards to the development of a competitive and efficient transportation network including all modes of transportation
- Taxation and Finance - Appoint a Royal Commission to conduct a comprehensive review of taxation guided by the principles of competitiveness, simplicity, fairness, and neutrality; broaden the tax base; adjust the tax mix; bridge the digital tax divide; simplify the tax filing experience; legislate a taxpayer charter of rights; provide a representative for small businesses to resolve conflicts with Canada Revenue Agency; and conduct regular comprehensive reviews.
- Taxation and Finance - Investigate the possibility of a Canadian form of a patent or innovation box tailored to provide a preferential corporate tax regime for profits arising from patents/innovation
- Telecommunications. With regard to telecommunications policies that are focused on creating the right investment incentives to foster vibrant competition in the sector as a whole and not favour certain companies.
- The importance of both durable and technical skills.
Policies or Program, Regulation
- Environment - with respect to advocacy for environmental and energy policy on the energy inputs for the mining of cryptocurrencies within Canadian jurisdictions and coordination with established Canadian utilities
- INDUSTRY - Stimulate R&D in the pharmaceutical industry by extending data protection and implementing a five-year patent restoration system. Improving the SR&ED tax credit program to drive innovation by restoring it to 20% and reinstating the Depreciable Property Tax Credit. Pushing the government to continue to encourage small and medium sized businesses to do more online. Investigate the possibility of a preferential corporate tax regime for profits arising from patents/innovation to encourage companies to base their R&D activities in Canada and to commercialize them in Canada. A digital economy strategy for Canada, with respect to more of an emphasis being placed on the digital economy by the government. A balanced strategy for Canada. Changes to Canada’s Anti-spam legislation that reduce the regulatory burden and eliminate ambiguities in the legislation.
- INTERNATIONAL TRADE – COVID-19 Supply chain and market access issues affecting Canadian companies.
- INTERNATIONAL TRADE – with respect to issues relating to import and export controls
- Small Business – Legislation, regulations and support programs that give Canadian SMEs the tools to grow in Canada and internationally including more opportunities to learn about and compete for federal procurement opportunities.
- Taxation and Finance - with regard to modernizing our financial systems to manage with the remittance of digital assets, cryptocurrencies and digital currencies
Regulation
- Telecommunications - Responding to decisions regarding third-party access that will impact the deployment of internet services in rural and remote communities.
- Telecommunications - Responding to regulatory proposals re: cell phone pricing

Who is being lobbied?

Government Institutions

Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC)
Atomic Energy of Canada Limited (AECL)
Bank of Canada
Business Development Bank of Canada (BDC)
Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA)
Canada Post Corporation (CPC)
Canada Revenue Agency (CRA)
Canadian Commercial Corporation (CCC)
Canadian Heritage (PCH)
Canadian Human Rights Tribunal (CHRT)
Canadian International Trade Tribunal (CITT)
Canadian Northern Economic Development Agency (CanNor)
Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC)
Canadian Transportation Agency (CTA)
Competition Bureau Canada (COBU)
Competition Tribunal (CT)
Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada (CIRNAC)
Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC)
Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC)
Export Development Canada (EDC)
Finance Canada (FIN)
Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO)
Global Affairs Canada (GAC)
Halifax Port Authority
Health Canada (HC)
House of Commons
Immigration and Refugee Board (IRB)
Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC)
Impact Assessment Agency of Canada (IAAC)
Indigenous Services Canada (ISC)
Infrastructure Canada (INFC)
Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
Intergovernmental Affairs Secretariat (IGA)
Justice Canada (JC)
Library and Archives Canada (LAC)
Marine Atlantic Inc.
National Defence (DND)
Natural Resources Canada (NRCan)
Office of the Auditor General of Canada (OAG)
Office of the Commissioner of Official Languages (OCOL)
Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada (OPC)
Port Alberni Port Authority
Prime Minister's Office (PMO)
Privy Council Office (PCO)
Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC)
Public Safety Canada (PS)
Public Services and Procurement Canada (PSPC)
Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP)
Rural Economic Development (Minister’s Office)
Senate of Canada
Service Canada (ServCan)
Shared Services Canada (SSC)
Statistics Canada (StatCan)
Transport Canada (TC)
Transportation Safety Board of Canada (TSB)
Treasury Board Of Canada Secretariat (TBS)
VIA Rail Canada
Vancouver Fraser Port Authority (Port Metro Vancouver)
Veterans Affairs Canada (VAC)
Women and Gender Equality (WAGE)

Government institutions added through a communication report:

Communications Security Establishment Canada (CSEC)

Communication techniques

Who are the lobbyists?

Mark Agnew, Senior Vice President, Policy and Government Relations | Designated public offices held
Ulrike Bahr-Gedalia, Senior Director, Digital Economy, Technology & Innovation | No public offices held
Perrin Beatty, President and Chief Executive Officer | Public offices held
David Billedeau, Senior Director, Natural Resources, Environment, and Sustainability | Public offices held
Gayla Brock-Woodland, Chief Operating Officer | No public offices held
Jarred Cohen, Policy Advisor | Public offices held
Alla Drigola Birk, Senior Director, Parliamentary Affairs and SME Policy | Public offices held
Ian Faris, Senior Vice-President, Chamber Network and Advocacy | Public offices held
Patrick Gill, Senior Director, Operations & Partnerships, the Business Data Lab | Public offices held
Robin Guy, Senior Director, Transportation, Infrastructure & Regulatory Policy | Designated public offices held
Michael Harvey, Vice President, Policy & International | Public offices held
Gaphel Kongtsa, Policy Advisor | Public offices held
Kathy Megyery, Vice President, Policy, Quebec | No public offices held
Leah Nord, Senior Director, Workforce Strategies and Inclusive Growth | Public offices held
Diana Palmerin-Velasco, Director, Indigenous Affairs & Diversity & Inclusion Policy | No public offices held
Stephen Tapp, Chief Economist | Public offices held
Phil Taylor, Managing Director, External Communications | No public offices held

Lobbyists in previous versions
- Mark Agnew, Senior Director, International Policy | Designated public offices held
- Ulrike Bahr-Gedalia, Senior Director, Digital Economy | No public offices held
- Alla Drigola, Director, Parliamentary Affairs and SME Policy | Public offices held
- Alla Drigola Birk, Director, Parliamentary Affairs and SME Policy | Public offices held
- Grace Egan, Policy Advisor | No public offices held
- Jennifer Fox, Senior Director, Transportation, Infrastructure and Regulatory Policy | No public offices held
- Patrick Gill, Senior Director, Tax and Financial Policy | Public offices held
- Aaron Henry, Senior Director, Natural Resources and Environmental Policy | Public offices held
- Stephen Kanagaratnam, Policy Advisor | Public offices held
- Trevin Stratton, Chief Economist and Vice President, Policy and Advocacy | No public offices held

Registration number: 782298-15787
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Monthly Communication Reports

What oral and arranged communications have taken place?

What oral and arranged communications have taken place?
Date	DPOH, Position Title \| Government Institution	Subject Matters
2022-05-31	Jean-Sebastien Bock, Director of Policy \| Minister's Office, Health Canada (HC) Jamie Kippen, Chief of Staff \| Minister's Office, Health Canada (HC)	Health
2022-05-31	Adam Van Koeverden, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Health Health Canada (HC)	Health
2022-05-31	Stephen Ellis, Member of Parliament House of Commons	Health
2022-05-31	Greg McLean, Member of Parliament House of Commons	Industry, Climate, Natural Resources
2022-05-31	Boyan Gerasimov, Director of Policy \| Minister's Office, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED) Bianca Hossain, Policy Advisor \| Minister's Office, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)	Industry
2022-05-31	Anson Duran, Policy Advisor \| Minister's Office, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)	Agriculture, Industry
2022-05-31	Yash Nanda, Policy Advisor \| Office of the Minister, Finance Canada (FIN) Bud Sambasivam, Policy Advisor \| Office of the Minister, Finance Canada (FIN)	Agriculture, Industry
2022-05-31	Emerson Vandenburg, Policy Advisor \| Minister's Office, Finance Canada (FIN)	Agriculture, Industry
2022-05-31	Randy Hoback, Member of Parliament House of Commons	Agriculture, Energy, International Trade, Labour, Industry, International Relations, Natural Resources
2022-05-31	Arif Virani, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of International Trade, Small Business and Export Promotion Global Affairs Canada (GAC) Andrew Welsh, Special Assistant - Policy and Regional Affairs \| Minister's Office, Global Affairs Canada (GAC)	Agriculture, Energy, Intellectual Property, International Trade, Taxation and Finance, Industry, International Relations, Infrastructure, Natural Resources
2022-05-31	Dominic LeBlanc, Minister of Intergovernmental Affairs, Infrastructure and Communities \| Minister's Office, Infrastructure Canada (INFC) Brandan Rowe, Director of Policy \| Minister's Office, Infrastructure Canada (INFC)	Internal Trade, Infrastructure
2022-05-31	Melissa Lantsman, Member of Parliament House of Commons	Transportation, Industry, Internal Trade
2022-05-31	George Chahal, Member of Parliament House of Commons	Transportation, Infrastructure, Natural Resources
2022-05-31	Ben Lobb, Member of Parliament House of Commons	Immigration, Intellectual Property, Science and Technology, Telecommunications, National Security/Security, Industry, Economic Development, Privacy and Access to Information
2022-05-31	Mark Schaan, Acting Senior Assistant Deputy Minister \| Strategy and Innovation Policy Sector, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)	Intellectual Property, Science and Technology, Telecommunications, National Security/Security, Industry, Economic Development, Privacy and Access to Information
2022-05-31	Kelly Acton, Assistant Deputy Minister, Digital Policy and Performance Treasury Board Of Canada Secretariat (TBS) Catherine Luelo, Deputy Minister, Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat and Chief Information Officer of Canada Treasury Board Of Canada Secretariat (TBS)	Intellectual Property, Labour, Science and Technology, Telecommunications, National Security/Security, Industry, Economic Development, Privacy and Access to Information, Government Procurement
2022-05-31	Greg McLean, Member of Parliament House of Commons	Natural Resources
2022-05-31	Arun Thangaraj, Associate Deputy Minister Transport Canada (TC)	Transportation
2022-05-31	Jeff Labonté, Assistant Deputy Minister \| Lands and Minerals Sector, Natural Resources Canada (NRCan)	Natural Resources
2022-05-31	Samir Kassam, Policy Advisor \| Office of the Minister of International Trade, Small Business and Export Promotion, Global Affairs Canada (GAC)	International Trade
2022-05-30	Eric Costen, Assistant Deputy Minister Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)	Health
2022-05-30	Simon Kennedy, Deputy Minister Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)	Health
2022-05-30	Ziad Aboultaif, Member of Parliament House of Commons Stephanie Kusie, Member of Parliament House of Commons Dane Lloyd, Member of Parliament House of Commons Dan Mazier, Member of Parliament House of Commons Greg McLean, Member of Parliament House of Commons Glen Motz, Member of Parliament House of Commons Tako Van Popta, Member of Parliament House of Commons Brad Vis, Member of Parliament House of Commons Cathay Wagantall, Member of Parliament House of Commons	Taxation and Finance, Tourism, Transportation, Industry, Natural Resources
2022-05-30	Craig Docksteader, Director of Policy \| Office of the Leader of the Opposition in the Senate, Senate of Canada Jean-Martine Masse, Chief of Staff \| Office of the Leader of the Opposition in the Senate, Senate of Canada	Taxation and Finance, Transportation, Industry, Natural Resources
2022-05-30	Cheryl Cardinal, Director of Indigenous Policy and Procurement \| Office of the Minister, Public Services and Procurement Canada (PSPC) Lars Wessman, Senior Policy Advisor \| Minister's Office, Public Services and Procurement Canada (PSPC)	Energy, Industry, Climate, Natural Resources
2022-05-30	Paul Moen, Chief of Staff \| Minister's Office, Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC)	Energy, Labour, Industry, Climate
2022-05-30	Ben Chin, Senior Advisor Prime Minister's Office (PMO) Astrid Krizus, Climate Advisor Prime Minister's Office (PMO)	Energy, Industry, Climate, Natural Resources
2022-05-30	John Hannaford, Deputy Minister Natural Resources Canada (NRCan)	Energy, Industry, Climate, Natural Resources
2022-05-30	Elliott Lockington, Chief of Staff \| Office of the Associate Minister of Finance, Finance Canada (FIN)	Energy, Transportation, Industry, Natural Resources
2022-05-30	Shannon Archibald, Assistant Deputy Minister and Deputy Chief Technology Officer Shared Services Canada (SSC)	Science and Technology, Telecommunications, National Security/Security, Industry, Economic Development, Government Procurement
2022-05-30	Tracy Gray, Member of Parliament House of Commons	Labour, Science and Technology, Small Business, National Security/Security, Employment and Training, Industry, Economic Development
2022-05-30	Sandenga Yeba, Senior Policy Advisor \| Minister's Office, Health Canada (HC)	Health, Industry
2022-05-30	Husain Aboghodieh, Policy Advisor \| Office of the Minister of International Trade, Small Business and Export Promotion, Global Affairs Canada (GAC) Jillian White, Director of Policy \| Office of the Minister of International Trade, Small Business and Export Promotion, Global Affairs Canada (GAC)	International Trade, Small Business, Privacy and Access to Information
2022-05-30	Brent Homan , Deputy Commissioner, Compliance Sector Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada (OPC) Gregory Smolynec, Deputy Commissioner, Policy and Promotion Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada (OPC) Daniel Therrien, Privacy Commissioner Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada (OPC)	Privacy and Access to Information
2022-05-30	Tyler Meredith, Director of Policy \| Office of the Minister, Finance Canada (FIN) Yash Nanda, Policy Advisor \| Office of the Minister, Finance Canada (FIN)	Industry
2022-05-16	Anson Duran, Senior Policy Advisor \| Office of the Minister of Innovation, Science and Industry , Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)	Industry
2022-05-16	Bianca Hossain, Policy Advisor \| Office of the Minister of Innovation, Science and Industry , Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)	Industry
2022-05-16	Diane Bellemare, Senator Senate of Canada	Employment and Training
2022-05-13	Dan Vandal, Minister of Northern Affairs Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada (CIRNAC)	Employment and Training, Natural Resources
2022-05-06	Adam Chambers, Member of Parliament House of Commons	Industry
2022-05-06	Miles Wu, Policy Advisor \| Office of the Minister of Minister of Employment, Workforce Development and Disability Inclusion, Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC)	Employment and Training
2022-04-29	Gabriel Vermette, Policy Advisor \| Office of the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Global Affairs Canada (GAC)	International Trade
2022-04-28	Samir Kassam, Policy Advisor \| Office of the Minister of International Trade, Export Promotion, Small Business and Economic Development, Global Affairs Canada (GAC) Charlie Skipworth, Parliamentary Secretary Assistant \| Office of the Minister of International Trade, Export Promotion, Small Business and Economic Development, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED) Arif Virani, Member of Parliament House of Commons	International Trade
2022-04-28	Anson Duran, Senior Policy Advisor \| Office of the Minister of Innovation, Science and Industry , Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)	Agriculture, Industry, Economic Development
2022-04-25	Garnett Genuis, Member of Parliament House of Commons	Defence, Energy, Environment, Immigration, International Trade, Natural Resources
2022-04-25	John McKay, Member of Parliament House of Commons	Agriculture, Defence, Energy, Environment, Immigration, International Trade, International Relations, Natural Resources
2022-04-22	Peter M. Boehm, Senator Senate of Canada	Defence, Health, International Trade, National Security/Security, Industry, International Relations
2022-04-19	Jaxson Khan, Policy Advisor \| Office of the Minister of Innovation, Science and Industry , Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)	Immigration, Science and Technology, Industry, Budget, Economic Development, Privacy and Access to Information
2022-04-19	Terry Beech, Member of Parliament House of Commons	Transportation, Industry, Economic Development, Infrastructure
2022-04-11	Susan Fitzpatrick, Head, Canadian Drug Agency Transition Office Health Canada (HC)	Health
2022-04-11	Husain Aboghodieh, Policy Advisor \| Office of the Minister of International Trade, Export Promotion, Small Business and Economic Development, Global Affairs Canada (GAC) Laurence Harvey, Senior Policy Advisor \| Office of the Minister of International Trade, Export Promotion, Small Business and Economic Development, Global Affairs Canada (GAC)	International Trade
2022-04-08	Boyan Gerasimov, Director of Policy \| Office of the Minister of Innovation, Science and Industry , Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)	Industry, Economic Development
2022-04-07	Kelly Bryant, Director of Policy \| Office of the Minister of Employment, Workforce Development and Disability Inclusion, Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC)	Employment and Training
2022-04-07	Randy Hoback, Member of Parliament House of Commons	International Trade
2022-04-05	Chrystia Freeland, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance \| Minister's Office, Finance Canada (FIN)	Taxation and Finance
2022-04-05	Adam Chambers, Member of Parliament House of Commons	Energy, Immigration, Small Business, Taxation and Finance, Industry, Budget, Privacy and Access to Information
2022-03-30	Bianca Hossain, Policy Advisor \| Office of the Minister of Innovation, Science and Industry , Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)	Employment and Training
2022-03-30	Jean-Sebastien Bock, Director of Policy \| Office of the Minister, Health Canada (HC) Nathanielle Morin, Policy Advisor \| Office of the Minister, Health Canada (HC)	Health, Industry
2022-03-29	John Aldag, Member of Parliament House of Commons	Industry, Mining, Natural Resources
2022-03-28	Francesco Sorbara, Member of Parliment House of Commons	Taxation and Finance
2022-03-25	Tony Baldinelli, Member of Parliament House of Commons Candice Bergen, Member of Parliament House of Commons Hendrik Brakel, Director of Policy and Parliamentary Affairs \| Office of the Leader of the Official Opposition, House of Commons Shawn Driscoll, Stakeholder Relations Advisor \| Office of the Leader of the Official Opposition, House of Commons Randy Hoback, Member of Parliament House of Commons Hamish Wright, Policy Advisor \| Office of the Leader of the Official Opposition, House of Commons	Agriculture, Environment, Health, International Trade, Taxation and Finance, Employment and Training, Industry, Budget, Climate, International Relations, Infrastructure, Natural Resources
2022-03-23	Rob Jamieson, Senior Advisor \| Office of the Miniser, Public Safety Canada (PS)	Science and Technology, National Security/Security, Industry, Economic Development
2022-03-18	Brandan Rowe, Director of Policy \| Office of the Minister, Infrastructure Canada (INFC)	Internal Trade
2022-03-18	Steven Guilbeault, Minister of Environment and Climate Change Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC) Paul Halucha, Associate Deputy Minister Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC) Christine Hogan, Deputy Minister Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC) Eamonn McGuinty, Advisor to the Minister \| Office of the Minister, Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC)	Energy, Environment, Infrastructure, Natural Resources
2022-03-17	Elise Wagner, Policy Advisor Prime Minister's Office (PMO)	Defence, Energy, Health, International Trade, Taxation and Finance, Natural Resources
2022-03-09	Daniel Blaikie, Member of Parliament House of Commons	Environment, Health, Industry, Budget, Natural Resources
2022-03-08	Miles Hopper, Senior Policy Advisor \| Office of the Minister, Finance Canada (FIN) Tyler Meredith, Director of Policy \| Office of the Minister, Finance Canada (FIN) Yash Nanda, Policy Advisor \| Office of the Minister, Finance Canada (FIN)	Environment, Industry, Budget, Natural Resources
2022-03-04	Berit Beattie, Policy Advisor \| Office of the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Global Affairs Canada (GAC) Caroline Séguin, Director of Outreach and Strategic Initiatives \| Office of the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Global Affairs Canada (GAC)	Agriculture, Defence, Energy, Environment, Health, Immigration, International Trade, Small Business, Employment and Training, Economic Development, International Relations
2022-03-04	Rob Jamieson, Senior Advisor \| Office of the Minister if Public Safety, Public Safety Canada (PS)	Science and Technology, National Security/Security, Industry, Budget, Economic Development
2022-03-03	Victoria Dempster, Policy Advisor (Atlantic Regional Affairs) \| Office, Infrastructure Canada (INFC) Brandan Rowe, Director of Policy \| Office of the Minister, Infrastructure Canada (INFC)	Environment
2022-03-02	Catherine Luelo, Deputy Minister at the Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat and CIO of Canada \| Office of the Chief Technology Officer, Treasury Board Of Canada Secretariat (TBS)	Science and Technology, National Security/Security, Industry, Economic Development, Privacy and Access to Information
2022-02-25	Heather Jeffrey, Associate Deputy Minister \| Office of the Associate Deputy Minister, Health Canada (HC) Stephen Lucas, Deputy Minister \| Office of the Deputy Minister, Health Canada (HC)	Health, Industry
2022-02-24	Miodrag Jovanovic, Assistant Deputy Minister \| Tax Policy Branch, Finance Canada (FIN)	Taxation and Finance
2022-02-23	Francis Drouin, Member of Parliament House of Commons	Agriculture, Industry
2022-02-23	Sandenga Yeba, Senior Policy Advisor \| Office of the Minister of Health, Health Canada (HC)	Health, Industry
2022-02-22	Kody Blois, Member of Parliament House of Commons	Agriculture, Industry
2022-02-17	François-Philippe Champagne, Minister of Innovation, Science and Industry \| Minister's Office, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED) Andy Fillmore, Member of Parliament House of Commons Boyan Gerasimov, Director of Policy \| Office of the Minister of Innovation, Science and Industry , Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED) Mark Schaan, Associate Assistant Deputy Minister \| Strategy and Innovation Policy Sector, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED) Thi Tran, Director of Issues Management and Parliamentary Affairs \| Office of the Minister of Innovation, Science and Industry , Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)	Industry, Privacy and Access to Information
2022-02-15	Hilary Peirce, Senior Policy Advisor \| Office of the President of the Treasury Board, Treasury Board Of Canada Secretariat (TBS) Carlos Pena, Special Assistant, Policy \| Office of the President of the Treasury Board, Treasury Board Of Canada Secretariat (TBS)	Industry, Economic Development
2022-02-04	Chrystia Freeland, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance \| Minister's Office, Finance Canada (FIN) Miles Hopper, Senior Policy Advisor \| Minister's Office, Finance Canada (FIN) Malcolm McEachern, Senior Regional Advisor - Atlantic \| Minister's Office, Finance Canada (FIN) Yash Nanda, Policy Advisor \| Office of the Minister, Finance Canada (FIN)	Aboriginal Affairs, Agriculture, Energy, Environment, Health, Labour, Small Business, Taxation and Finance, Transportation, Employment and Training, Industry, Budget, Climate, Internal Trade, Infrastructure
2022-02-03	Berit Beattie, Policy Advisor \| Office of the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Global Affairs Canada (GAC) Jeremy Bruce, Policy Advisor \| Office of the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Global Affairs Canada (GAC)	Defence, Energy, Environment, Financial Institutions, Health, International Trade, Climate, International Relations, Natural Resources
2022-02-01	Peter Opdam, Policy Advisor \| Office of the Minister of Innovation, Science and Industry , Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)	Science and Technology, Industry, Economic Development
2022-01-27	Husain Aboghodieh, Policy Advisor \| Office of the Minister of International Trade, Export Promotion, Small Business and Economic Development, Global Affairs Canada (GAC)	Industry
2022-01-18	Eric Sutherland, Executive Director, Pan-Canadian Health Data Strategy \| Corporate Data and Surveillance Branch, Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC) Jocelyne Voisin, Associate Assistant Deputy Minister \| Strategic Policy Branch, Health Canada (HC)	Health
2022-01-14	Marian Campbell Jarvis, Assistant Deputy Minister \| Strategic Planning and Programming, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) Sebastian Clarke, Special Assistant, Ontario \| Minister's Office, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) Sean Fraser, Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship \| Minister's Office, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) Kyle Nicholson, Policy Advisor \| Minister's Office, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC)	Immigration
2022-01-14	Karen Vecchio, Member of Parliament House of Commons	Industry, Economic Development
2022-01-13	Stephanie Kusie, Member of Parliament House of Commons	Employment and Training
2022-01-13	Robert Black, Senator Senate of Canada	Agriculture, Environment, Economic Development
2021-12-17	Francis Bilodeau, Senior Assistant Deputy Minister \| Strategy and Innovation Policy Sector, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)	Environment
2021-12-17	Melissa Lantsman, Member of Parliament House of Commons	Transportation, Infrastructure
2021-12-16	François-Philippe Champagne, Minister of Innovation, Science and Industry \| Minister's Office, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED) Madwa-Nika Phanord-Cadet, Policy Advisor \| Office of the Minister of Innovation, Science and Industry , Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)	Environment, Health, Small Business, Industry, Privacy and Access to Information
2021-12-15	Sheri Meyerhoffer, Canadian Ombudsperson for Responsible Enterprise \| Office of Canadian Ombudsperson for Responsible Enterprise, Global Affairs Canada (GAC)	International Trade
2021-12-13	Jasraj Hallan , Member of Parliament House of Commons	Immigration
2021-12-10	Jay Allen, Executive Director for Trade Policy and Negotiations \| Asia Division, Global Affairs Canada (GAC)	International Trade
2021-12-10	Jillian White, Director of Policy \| Office of the Minister of International Trade, Export Promotion, Small Business and Economic Development, Global Affairs Canada (GAC)	International Trade
2021-12-08	Diane Bellemare, Senator Senate of Canada	Employment and Training
2021-12-08	Tako Van Popta, Member of Parliament House of Commons	Employment and Training
2021-12-07	Ayesha Chughtai, Regional Advisor, Prairies and North Prime Minister's Office (PMO) Youmy Han, Regional Advisor, British Columbia Prime Minister's Office (PMO)	Industry
2021-12-07	Andrew Scheer, Member of Parliament House of Commons	Infrastructure
2021-12-07	Michael D. Chong, Member of Parliament House of Commons	Defence, Energy, International Trade, Industry, Government Procurement, Natural Resources
2021-12-02	Catherine Luelo, Deputy Minister and Chief Information Officer of Canada \| Office of the Chief Information Officer , Treasury Board Of Canada Secretariat (TBS)	Health, Labour, Science and Technology, Small Business, Taxation and Finance, Telecommunications, National Security/Security, Industry, Economic Development, Infrastructure, Privacy and Access to Information
2021-12-02	Steven MacKinnon, Chief Government Whip House of Commons	Environment, International Trade, Small Business, Taxation and Finance, Tourism, Transportation, Industry, Climate, Infrastructure, Privacy and Access to Information
2021-12-02	Richard Cannings, Member of Parliament House of Commons	Agriculture, Environment, Health, Small Business, Taxation and Finance, Tourism, Transportation, Industry, Climate, Infrastructure
2021-12-02	Candice Bergen, Member of Parliament House of Commons	Agriculture, Environment, International Trade, Labour, Small Business, Taxation and Finance, Tourism, Transportation, Industry, Climate, Infrastructure
2021-11-24	Ian Cameron, Director of Communications \| Minister's Office, Natural Resources Canada (NRCan) Jonathan Wilkinson, Minister of Natural Resources \| Minister's Office, Natural Resources Canada (NRCan)	Energy, Environment, Industry, Natural Resources
2021-11-24	Aneil Jaswal, Senior Policy Advisor \| Minister's Office, Finance Canada (FIN)	Small Business, Taxation and Finance, Industry
2021-11-19	Tracy Gray, Member of Parliament House of Commons	Small Business, Taxation and Finance, Tourism, Industry
2021-11-16	Miled Hill, Director of Policy \| Minister's Office, Transport Canada (TC)	Transportation
2021-11-09	Laurence Harvey, Senior Policy Advisor \| Office of the Minister of International Trade, Export Promotion, Small Business and Economic Development, Global Affairs Canada (GAC) Jillian White, Director of Policy \| Office of the Minister of International Trade, Export Promotion, Small Business and Economic Development, Global Affairs Canada (GAC)	International Trade
2021-11-05	Ted Gallivan, Executive Vice President Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) Heather Jeffrey, Associate Deputy Minister Health Canada (HC) Scott Jones, Federal Lead on Proof of Vaccine Credentials and Associate Deputy Minister Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) Michael Keenan, Deputy Minister Transport Canada (TC) Thao Pham, Deputy Minister for the COVID-19 Response (Communications) Privy Council Office (PCO) Kathy Thompson, Executive Vice President \| Office of the President and Chief Public Health Officer, Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC) Paul Thompson, Associate Deputy Minister Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED) Denis Vinette, Vice-President, COVID-19 Border Task Force Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA)	Health, International Trade, Tourism, Transportation, Industry, International Relations
2021-11-04	Madeleine Chenette, Permanent Representative of Canada to the OECD Global Affairs Canada (GAC)	Health, International Trade, Taxation and Finance, International Relations
2021-11-02	Greg Peterson, Assistant Chief Statistician \| Economic Statistics, Statistics Canada (StatCan)	Small Business, Industry
2021-10-28	Mary Ng, Minister of International Trade, Export Promotion, Small Business, and Economic Development \| Minister's Office, Global Affairs Canada (GAC)	International Trade, Small Business, Industry
2021-10-22	Mélanie Joly, Minister of Economic Development and Official Languages \| Minister's Office, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)	Small Business, Employment and Training, Industry, Internal Trade
2021-10-22	Kody Blois, Member of Parliament House of Commons	Immigration, Small Business, Economic Development, Internal Trade
2021-10-21	Aneil Jaswal, Senior Policy Advisor \| Minister's Office, Finance Canada (FIN)	Small Business, Industry
2021-10-20	Chrystia Freeland, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance \| Minister's Office, Finance Canada (FIN)	Small Business, Taxation and Finance, Industry, Internal Trade
2021-10-14	François-Philippe Champagne, Minister of Innovation, Science and Industry \| Minister's Office, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)	Health, International Trade, Employment and Training, Industry
2021-10-12	Julie Miville-Dechéne, Senator Senate of Canada	International Trade
2021-09-29	Martin Loken, Minister (Political Affairs) \| Embassy of Canada to the United States of America, Global Affairs Canada (GAC)	Environment, International Trade, Natural Resources
2021-08-25	Scott Jones, Federal Lead on Proof of Vaccine Credentials and Associate Deputy Minister Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) Soyoung Park, Assistant Deputy Minister, Proof of Vaccination Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC)	Health, Science and Technology, Industry, International Relations, Privacy and Access to Information
2021-08-12	Simon Kennedy, Deputy Minister Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)	Health, Transportation, Industry
2021-07-30	Chrystia Freeland, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance Finance Canada (FIN)	Small Business, Tourism, Industry
2021-07-28	Paul Halucha, Assistant Secretary to the Cabinet \| Office of the Deputy Secretary to the Cabinet (Operations), Privy Council Office (PCO) Michael Keenan, Deputy Minister Transport Canada (TC) Stephen Lucas, Deputy Minister Health Canada (HC) Paul MacKinnon, Executive Vice President \| Office of the Executive Vice-President, Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) Thao Pham, Deputy Minister, COVID Recovery Privy Council Office (PCO) Catherine Rudick, Director of Operations \| Office of the Deputy Secretary to the Cabinet (Operations), Privy Council Office (PCO) Michael Sabia, Deputy Minister Finance Canada (FIN) Iain Stewart, President Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC) Paul Thompson, Associate Deputy Minister Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)	Health, Small Business, Transportation, Industry, International Relations
2021-07-26	Ed Fast, Member of Parliament House of Commons	Small Business, Industry
2021-07-21	Dominic Barton, Ambassador of Canada to China \| Embassy of Canada, China, Global Affairs Canada (GAC)	International Trade
2021-07-19	Zachary Nixon, Special Assistant, Regional Affairs Ontario \| Minister's Office, Global Affairs Canada (GAC) Ivana Spasovska, Senior Special Assistant, Regional Affairs & Stakeholder Relations \| Minister's Office, Global Affairs Canada (GAC)	Small Business, Industry
2021-07-19	Chrystia Freeland, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance \| Minister's Office, Finance Canada (FIN)	Small Business, Taxation and Finance
2021-07-19	Simon Kennedy, Deputy Minister Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED) Paul Thompson, Associate Deputy Minister Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED) Charles Vincent, Associate Assistant Deputy Minister \| Industry Sector, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)	Health, Small Business, Industry, International Relations, Privacy and Access to Information
2021-07-16	Jason Easton, Chief of Staff \| Minister's Office, Global Affairs Canada (GAC) Mary Ng, Minister of Small Business, Export Promotion and International Trade \| Minister's Office, Global Affairs Canada (GAC)	Small Business, Industry
2021-07-16	Hendrik Brakel, Chief Economic Policy Advisor \| Office of the Leader of the Official Opposition, House of Commons Renze Nauta, Director of Policy \| Office of the Leader of the Opposition, House of Commons	Health, Science and Technology, Small Business, Taxation and Finance, Industry
2021-07-15	Jim Kapches, Senior Policy Advisor Prime Minister's Office (PMO) Michael Milech, Policy Advisor Prime Minister's Office (PMO)	Health, Transportation, Industry
2021-07-14	Terry Duguid, Member of Parliament House of Commons Landon Wilcock, Senior Policy Advisor to the Liberal Caucus \| Liberal Research Bureau, House of Commons	Climate, Infrastructure
2021-07-13	Mélanie Joly, Minister of Economic Development and Official Languages Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)	Small Business, Industry
2021-07-13	Hendrik Brakel, Chief Economic Policy Advisor \| Office of the Leader of the Official Opposition, House of Commons Mathieu Dumont, Stakeholder Relations Advisor \| Office of the Leader of the Official Opposition, House of Commons Andrew Swidzinski, Policy Advisor \| Office of the Leader of the Official Opposition, House of Commons	Small Business
2021-07-09	Michael Keenan, Deputy Minister Transport Canada (TC)	Transportation
2021-07-08	Tyler Meredith, Director of Economic Strategy and Planning \| Minister's Office, Finance Canada (FIN)	Taxation and Finance
2021-07-08	Hendrik Brakel, Chief Economic Policy Advisor \| Office of the Leader of the Official Opposition, House of Commons	Taxation and Finance, Industry
2021-07-08	Jeff Labonté, Assistant Deputy Minister \| Land and Minerals Sector, Natural Resources Canada (NRCan)	Environment, International Trade
2021-07-07	Marc Brouillard, Chief Technology Officer Treasury Board Of Canada Secretariat (TBS) Shannon Glenn, Assistant Vice President Business Development Bank of Canada (BDC) Scott Jones, Head \| Canadian Centre for Cyber Security, Communications Security Establishment Canada (CSEC) Simon Kennedy, Deputy Minister Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED) Thomas Park, Partner, Lead \| BDC Deep Tech Fund, Business Development Bank of Canada (BDC) Dominic Rochon, Senior Assistant Deputy Minister \| National and Cyber Security Branch, Public Safety Canada (PS) Shawn Tupper, Deputy Secretary to the Cabinet \| Office of the Deputy Secretary to the Cabinet (Operations), Privy Council Office (PCO) Nipun Vats, Assistant Deputy Minister Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED) Charles Vincent, Associate Assistant Deputy Minister \| Industry Sector, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED) Sarah Wilshaw, Chief Trade Commissioner \| International Business Development, Investment and Innovation (Chief Trade Commissioner), Global Affairs Canada (GAC)	Intellectual Property, Science and Technology, National Security/Security, Industry
2021-07-07	Natacha Engel, Senior Policy Advisor \| Minister's Office, Global Affairs Canada (GAC) Ivana Spasovska, Senior Special Assistant - Regional Affairs (ON) \| Minister's Office, Global Affairs Canada (GAC)	Science and Technology, Industry
2021-07-06	Lara Ives, Executive Director \| Policy, Research & Parliamentary Affairs, Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada (OPC) Gregory Smolynec, Deputy Commissioner Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada (OPC)	Science and Technology, National Security/Security, Industry, Privacy and Access to Information

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Canadian Chamber of Commerce / La Chambre de commerce du Canada - Address, activities & membership

Address:

275 Slater Street
Floor 17
Ottawa, ON K1P 5H9
Canada

Telephone number: 613-238-4000 Ext. 2245

Fax number: 613-238-7643

Contact information in previous versions
- 360 Albert Street
  Suite 420
  Ottawa, ON K1R 7X7
  Canada
  
  Telephone number: 613-238-4000 Ext. 245
  
  Fax number: 613-238-7643

Description of the organization's activities:
Founded in 1925, the Canadian Chamber of Commerce is the nation's largest business association, representing small and large firms from every sector and region in Canada. The Canadian Chamber is a network of 420 community chambers and boards of trade across Canada, in addition to individual corporate members and over 80 trade and professional organizations. The total membership exceeds 192,000. It is dedicated to the promotion and development of a strong economy. The chamber monitors federal and international issues, solicits the views of the Canadian business community and communicates them to policymakers in Ottawa and internationally. Headquartered in Ottawa, it also has staff in Toronto, Montreal and Calgary. www.chamber.ca

Descriptions of the organization's activity in previous versions:
- Founded in 1925, the Canadian Chamber of Commerce is the nation's largest business association, representing small and large firms from every sector and region in Canada. The Canadian Chamber is a network of 350 community chambers and boards of trade across Canada, in addition to individual corporate members and over 65 trade and professional organizations. The total membership exceeds 170,000. It is dedicated to the promotion and development of a strong economy. The chamber monitors federal and international issues, solicits the views of the Canadian business community and communicates them to policymakers in Ottawa and internationally. Headquartered in Ottawa, it also has staff in Toronto, Montreal and Calgary. www.chamber.ca

Organization's membership or classes of membership:
THE CHAMBER'S MEMBERSHIP CONSISTS OF: ORGANIZATION MEMBERS INCLUDING CHAMBERS OF COMMERCE AND BOARDS OF TRADE LOCATED IN CANADA; CORPORATION MEMBERS CONSISTING OF CORPORATIONS, FIRMS AND PARTNERSHIPS ASSOCIATED WITH THE BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONAL LIFE OF CANADA; ASSOCIATE MEMBERS INCLUDING BUSINESS, TRADE AND PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS ASSOCIATED WITH THE BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONAL LIFE OF CANADA; INDIVIDUAL MEMBERS CONSISTING OF PERSONS ASSOCIATED WITH THE BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONAL LIFE OF CANADA; AND INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATION MEMBERS WHOSE PURPOSE IT IS TO PROMOTE TRADE AND ECONOMIC RELATIONS BETWEEN CANADA AND OTHER COUNTRIES.

End date of the last completed financial year: 2021-12-31

List of Government Funding
Government Institution	Funding Received in Last Financial Year	Funding Expected in Current Financial Year
Business Development Bank of Canada (BDC)	$35,000.00	Yes
Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC)	$5,000.00	No
Canada Post Corporation (CPC)	$30,000.00	Yes
Canada Revenue Agency (CRA)	$118,464.75	No
Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC)	$12,180.00	Yes
Export Development Canada (EDC)	$79,100.00	Yes
Health Canada (HC)	$4,947,978.19	Yes
Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)	$2,300.00	No
Montreal Port Authority	$5,000.00	Yes
Office of the Taxpayer’s Ombudsperson	$2,300.00	No
VIA Rail Canada	$15,000.00	Yes
Vancouver Fraser Port Authority (Port Metro Vancouver)	$57,500.00	Yes

Government funding in previous versions

List of Government Funding
End date of the last completed financial year	Government Institution	Funding Received in Last Financial Year	Funding Expected in Current Financial Year
2020-12-31	Canada Foundation for Innovation	$2,300.00	No
2020-12-31	Canada Post Corporation (CPC)	$10,000.00	No
2020-12-31	Canada Revenue Agency (CRA)	$850,623.60	No
2020-12-31	Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC)	$22,451.00	Yes
2020-12-31	Export Development Canada (EDC)	$51,000.00	Yes
2020-12-31	Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario (FedDev)	$2,300.00	No
2020-12-31	Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)	$530,300.00	No
2020-12-31	Montreal Port Authority	$5,000.00	No
2020-12-31	Office of the Procurement Ombudsman (OPO)	$2,300.00	No
2020-12-31	Ontario Federation of Agriculture	$5,000.00	No
2020-12-31	VIA Rail Canada	$10,000.00	Yes
2020-12-31	Vancouver Fraser Port Authority (Port Metro Vancouver)	$40,000.00	Yes

Position	Period Held	Last Date Designated Public Office Held
Acting Chief of Staff House of Commons, Office of MP Garnett Genuis	September 2021 to October 2021	Not a designated office
Executive Assistant House of Commons, Office of MP Garnett Genuis	August 2020 to September 2021	Not a designated office
Parliamentary Assistant House of Commons, Office of MP Garnett Genuis	November 2019 to August 2020	Not a designated office
Intern Senate of Canada, Office of Senator Marilou McPhedran	May 2018 to June 2018	Not a designated office

Position	Period Held	Last Date Designated Public Office Held
Junior Policy Officer Foreign Affairs and International Trade, Regional Trade Policy	May 2010 to December 2010	Not a designated office
Intern Science and Technology, Office of the Minister of State	May 2009 to September 2009	September 4, 2009
Intern Foreign Affairs and International Trade, Office of the Minister	May 2008 to September 2008	September 5, 2008
Intern Office of the Member of Parliament for St Catharines, House of Commons	September 2007 to April 2008	Not a designated office

Position	Period Held	Last Date Designated Public Office Held
Deputy Chief of Staff and Director of Parliamentary Affairs Agriculture and Agrifood Canada, Office of the Minister	June 2004 to August 2005	Not a designated office
Deputy Chief of Staff and Directory of Parliamentary Affairs Indian Affairs and Northern Development, Office of the Minister	December 2003 to June 2004	Not a designated office
Executive Assistant Office of the Secretary of State (Rural Development) (FedNor), Office of the Secretary of State	July 2001 to December 2003	Not a designated office
Special Assistant Foreign Affairs and International Trade, Office of the Minister for International Trade	December 1995 to January 1997	Not a designated office
Special Assistant Treasury Board Secretariat, Office of the President	December 1993 to December 1995	Not a designated office

Position	Period Held	Last Date Designated Public Office Held
Deputy Chief Economist Export Development Canada, Economics	September 2017 to June 2021	Not a designated office
Senior Economist Office of the Parliamentary Budget Officer, Economic and Fiscal Analysis	August 2008 to January 2013	Not a designated office
Researcher Finance Canada, Economic Studies and Policy Analysis Division	June 2004 to August 2004	Not a designated office
Economist Bank of Canada, Research Department	October 2001 to August 2003	Not a designated office

Position	Period Held	Last Date Designated Public Office Held
Policy Analyst Natural Resources, Strategic Policy	December 2017 to July 2018	Not a designated office
Policy Analyst Natural Resources, Energy Sector	December 2016 to December 2017	Not a designated office

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Position	Period Held	Last Date Designated Public Office Held
Analyst Privy Council Office, Foreign and Defence Policy Secretariat	September 2011 to May 2012	Not a designated office
Head of Political Affairs Canadian Embassy to Brazil, Political Affairs Section	September 2008 to September 2011	Not a designated office
Head of Political Affairs Canadian Embassy to Venezuela, Political Affairs Section	September 2003 to September 2006	Not a designated office
Head of Political Affairs Canadian Embassy to Colombia, Political Affairs Section	September 2000 to September 2003	Not a designated office
Second Secretary Permanent Mission of Canada to the United Nations in New York, Political Affairs Section	August 1998 to September 2000	Not a designated office
Legal Counsel, Law of the Sea Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade, Environmental and Oceans Law Division	August 1997 to August 1998	Not a designated office
Desk Officer, OAS Affairs Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade, South American Affairs Division	July 1996 to August 1997	Not a designated office

Position	Period Held	Last Date Designated Public Office Held
Policy Advisor (Contract) Shared Services Canada, Corporate Services	March 2015 to June 2015	Not a designated office
Policy Advisor Fisheries and Oceans Canada, Corporate Services	December 2014 to January 2017	Not a designated office
Policy Advisor Shared Services Canada, Policy Advisor	February 2013 to May 2014	Not a designated office
Policy Analyst (FSWEP) Employment and Social Development Canada, Corporate Services	June 2012 to September 2012	Not a designated office

Position	Period Held	Last Date Designated Public Office Held
Chief of Staff Office of the Minister of State (Sport), Canadian Heritage	June 2014 to November 2015	November 15, 2015
Director of Policy Office of the Minister of State (Sport), Canadian Heritage	June 2011 to June 2014	June 14, 2014
Policy Advisor Office of the Minister of International Cooperation, Canadian International Development Agency	October 2009 to June 2011	June 19, 2011
Policy Advisor Office of the Minister of State (Foreign Affairs)(Americas), Department of Foreign Affairs	November 2008 to October 2009	October 12, 2009
Policy Advisor Office of the Minister of Transportation, Infrastructure and Communities, Department of Transportation	June 2008 to November 2008	November 4, 2008
Special Assistant (Policy) Minister’s Office – Office of Secretary of State (Foreign Affairs and International Trade)(Sport), Dept. of Foreign Affairs and International Trade, Dept. of Canadian Heritage	January 2008 to June 2008	Not a designated office
Operations Assistant Conservative Resource Group, House of Commons	May 2007 to October 2007	Not a designated office
Student Office of the Hon. David Emerson, Member of Parliament for Vancouver--Kingsway, House of Commons	February 2006 to May 2007	Not a designated office
Student Intern Office of David Tilson, Member of Parliament for Dufferin--Caledon, House of Commons	June 2004 to August 2004	Not a designated office

Position	Period Held	Last Date Designated Public Office Held
Member Advisory Group on the Branding of the Public Service of Canada, Advisory Group on the Branding of the Public Service of Canada	2007 to 2008	Not a designated office
Chair Private Sector Advisory Board of the Networks of Centres of Excellence, Private Sector Advisory Board of the Networks of Centres of Excellence	2007 to 2008	Not a designated office
Member The Canada Border Services Advisory Committee, The Canada Border Services Advisory Committee	2005 to April 2008	Not a designated office
Member The Canadian International Development Agency Expert Panel on Partnership programming, The Canadian International Development Agency Expert Panel on Partnership progra	2005 to 2008	Not a designated office
Member The Canadian International Development Agency Expert Panel on Partnership programming, The Canadian International Development Agency Expert Panel on Partnership progra	2005 to 2008	Not a designated office
Member The Advisory Council on national Security, The Advisory Council on national Security	2005 to 2009	Not a designated office
Member of Committee The External Advisory Committee on the Office of the Privacy Commissioner, The External Advisory Committee on the Office of the Privacy Commissioner	2005 to 2008	Not a designated office
President and Chief Executive Officer Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, Canadian Broadcasting Corporation	1995 to 1999	Not a designated office
Secretary of State for External Affairs External Affairs, External Affairs	1993 to 1993	Not a designated office
Minister Communications, Communications	1991 to 1993	Not a designated office
Minister Health & Welfare, Health & Welfare	1989 to 1991	Not a designated office
Minister National Defence, National Defence	1986 to 1989	Not a designated office
Solicitor General of Canada Solicitor General, Solicitor General	August 1985 to June 1986	Not a designated office
Minister of National Revenue and Minister responsible for Canada Post Corporation National Revenue, National Revenue	September 1984 to August 1985	Not a designated office
Minister of State Treasury Board, Treasury Board	June 1979 to February 1980	Not a designated office
Member of Parliament Government of Canada, House of Commons	1972 to 1993	Not a designated office