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The Canadian National Railway Company/La Compagnie des chemins de fer nationaux du Canada / Tracy Robinson, President and Chief Executive Officer

Registration Summary

Active - Last Updated: 2023-05-01

Who is lobbying?

The Canadian National Railway Company/La Compagnie des chemins de fer nationaux du Canada (Address & business activities)

Tracy Robinson, President and Chief Executive Officer

Received government funding or funding expected in current financial year

Yes

Business Relationships

The Canadian National Railway Company/La Compagnie des chemins de fer nationaux du Canada is not a subsidiary of any other parent companies.

Beneficiaries of the Lobbying Activity

The Canadian National Railway Company/La Compagnie des chemins de fer nationaux du Canada has the following subsidiaries that could have a direct interest in the outcome of the undertaking

Algoma Central Railway Inc. (Address information)
BC Rail Partnership (Address information)
Canada Southern Railway Company (Address information)
Canadian National Railway Management Inc. (Address information)
Canadian Northern Quebec Railway Company (Address information)
Compagnie de gestion de Matane inc. (Address information)
Quebec and Lake Saint John Railway Company (Address information)

What is being lobbied?

Subject Matters

Aboriginal Affairs
Agriculture
Bilingualism/Official Languages
Climate
Economic Development
Employment and Training
Energy
Environment
Forestry
Immigration
Industry
Infrastructure
Internal Trade
International Trade
Labour
Mining
National Security/Security
Natural Resources
Research and Development
Taxation and Finance
Telecommunications
Transportation

Subject Matter Details

Grant, Contribution or Other Financial Benefit

Funding related to Green Transportation Initiatives
Funding related to the National Transportation Corridor Fund
Infrastructure funding related to Railway Crossing Safety Improvement
Infrastructure funding related to port and terminal access upgrades
Infrastructure projects that support Canada’s supply chain.

Legislative Proposal, Bill or Resolution

Bill C-47 Budget Implementation Act- Provisions Related to Extended Interswitching

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

Canada Labour Code as it relates to Sick leave benefits, anti-replacement workers and Right to Disconnect
Changes to regulations regarding sick leave, replacement workers and Right to Disconnect
Official Languages legislation

Policies or Program

Issues affecting railway safety, operations and investments
Regulation of transportation of grain and oilseeds
Revision of the Duty and Rest Period Rules for Railway Operating Employees and fatigue
Revisions to the Canadian Railway Operating Rules (Various)

Regulation

Railway Grade Crossings
Regulations governing Enhanced Train Control
Regulatory and policy alignment between Canada and the U.S.
Revisions to rules respecting track safety
Revisions to the Railway Locomotive Inspection and Safety Rules
The Canada Transportation Act and other Acts respecting transportation
The Canada Transportation Act and other Acts respecting transportation and to make related and consequential amendments to other Acts (Transportation Modernization Act)
Transportation of Dangerous Goods Act

Who is being lobbied?

Government Institutions

Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC)
Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency (ACOA)
Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA)
Canada Economic Development for Quebec Regions
Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA)
Canadian Heritage (PCH)
Canadian Transportation Agency (CTA)
Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada (CIRNAC)
Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC)
Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC)
Finance Canada (FIN)
Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO)
Global Affairs Canada (GAC)
Health Canada (HC)
House of Commons
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)
National Defence (DND)
Natural Resources Canada (NRCan)
Parks Canada (PC)
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)
Senate of Canada
Service Canada (ServCan)
Transport Canada (TC)
Transportation Safety Board of Canada (TSB)
Treasury Board Of Canada Secretariat (TBS)
Veterans Affairs Canada (VAC)
Women and Gender Equality (WAGE)

Government institutions in previous versions
- Economic Development and Official Languages

Communication techniques

Communication techniques that have been used or are expected to be used in the course of the undertaking:

Written communication
Oral communication
Arrange one or more meetings

Who are the lobbyists?

Senior Officers whose lobbying activities represent less than 20% of their Duties

Tracy Robinson, President and Chief Executive Officer | No public offices held
Olivier Chouc, Senior Vice-President, Chief Legal Officer | No public offices held
Janet Drysdale, Senior Vice President, Chief Stakeholder Relations Officer | No public offices held

Senior Officers and Employees whose lobbying activities represent 20% or more of their Duties

Melissa Cotton, Senior Manager, Gov't Affairs | Public offices held
Eric Harvey, Counsel | Public offices held

Registration number: 951358-5260
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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
2023-10-30	Paul Moen, Chief of Staff to the Minister of Labour Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC) Seamus O'Regan, Minister Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC) Lhori Webster, Director of Policy Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC)	Labour, Transportation, Economic Development
2023-10-30	Sandra Hassan, Deputy Minister Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC) Kaili Levesque, Deputy Secretary to the Cabinet \| Privy Council Office, Privy Council Office (PCO) tom rosser, Associate Deputy Minister Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC) Arun Thangaraj, Deputy Minister Transport Canada (TC) Shawn Tupper, Deputy Minister Public Safety Canada (PS)	Labour, Transportation, Economic Development
2023-10-26	Taylor Bachrach, Member of Parliament \| House of Commons, House of Commons	Transportation
2023-10-25	Jean-Guy Dagenais, Senator Senate of Canada	Transportation
2023-10-19	Taylor Bachrach, Member of Parliament \| House of Commons, House of Commons	Transportation
2023-10-19	Churence Rogers, Member of Parliament House of Commons	Transportation
2023-10-19	Vance Badawey, Member of Parliament House of Commons	Transportation
2023-10-18	Shannon Nix, ADM Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC)	Transportation, Agriculture
2023-10-18	Dominic Rochon, ADM Transport Canada (TC) Arun Thangaraj, Deputy Minister Transport Canada (TC)	Transportation
2023-10-18	Brad Vis, Member of Parliament House of Commons	Transportation, Economic Development
2023-10-16	Robert Dick, Assistant Deputy Minister, Pacific \| Regional Director General's Office - Pacific Region, Transport Canada (TC)	Transportation
2023-10-11	Pablo Rodriguez, Minister of Transport Transport Canada (TC)	Transportation
2023-10-05	Annie Koutrakis, Member of Parliament House of Commons	Transportation
2023-10-04	Anson Duran, Director of Policy \| Minister's Office, Transport Canada (TC)	Transportation, Bilingualism/Official Languages
2023-10-04	Sandra Hassan, Deputy Minister Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC)	Labour, Transportation
2023-10-04	Tony Loffreda, Senator Senate of Canada	Transportation, Economic Development
2023-10-03	Justine Akman, Policy Advisor \| Minister's Office, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC)	Transportation, Agriculture
2023-09-28	Samir Kassam, Policy Advisor / Issues Manager Global Affairs Canada (GAC) Elise Wagner, Director of Policy \| Minister's Office, Global Affairs Canada (GAC)	Transportation, International Trade, Economic Development
2023-09-28	Ben Chin, Senior Advisor Prime Minister's Office (PMO) Paul Halucha, Deputy Secretary to the Cabinet Privy Council Office (PCO)	Transportation, International Trade, Economic Development
2023-09-28	Leslie Church, Chief of Staff \| Minister's Office, Finance Canada (FIN) Tyler Norman, Regional Advisor, British Columbia Finance Canada (FIN) Galen Richardson, Senior Regional Advisor, West and North Finance Canada (FIN) Bud Sambasivam, Director, Policy \| Office of the Minister of Finance, Finance Canada (FIN) Hannah WIlson, Senior Regional Desk, Prairies & North Finance Canada (FIN)	Transportation, International Trade, Economic Development
2023-09-28	Sandy Schembri, Director, Net-Zero Energy \| Minister's Office, Natural Resources Canada (NRCan) Jordan Stein, Regional Advisor \| Minister's Office, Transport Canada (TC)	Transportation, International Trade, Economic Development
2023-09-28	Dominic Rochon, ADM Transport Canada (TC)	Transportation, Economic Development
2023-08-29	Lisa Setlakwe, Associate Deputy Minister Transport Canada (TC)	Transportation
2023-08-16	Miled Hill, Senior Policy Advisor Transport Canada (TC) Pablo Rodriguez, Minister of Transport Transport Canada (TC)	Transportation
2023-07-17	François-Philippe Champagne, Minister of Innovation, Sciences and Economic Development Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)	Transportation, Economic Development
2023-07-13	Leslyn Lewis, Member of Parliament House of Commons	Transportation, Agriculture
2023-07-10	Omar Alghabra, Minister of Transport Transport Canada (TC)	Infrastructure, Transportation, International Trade
2023-06-22	Darren Hall, Policy Advisor House of Commons Bryce McRae, Stakeholder Manager House of Commons David Murray, Director of Policy House of Commons Andrew Swidzinski, Director of Policy House of Commons	Transportation, Economic Development
2023-06-13	Hassan Yussuff, Senator Senate of Canada	Labour, Transportation
2023-06-07	Jean-Guy Dagenais, Senator Senate of Canada	Transportation, Economic Development
2023-06-05	Weldon Epp, Associate Deputy Minister Global Affairs Canada (GAC)	International Trade, Economic Development
2023-06-02	Serge Bijimine, Assistant Deputy Minister, Policy Transport Canada (TC)	Transportation
2023-05-31	Peter M. Boehm, Senator Senate of Canada	Transportation, Taxation and Finance
2023-05-31	Brent Cotter, Senator Senate of Canada	Transportation, Taxation and Finance, Economic Development
2023-05-30	Elizabeth Marshall, Senator Senate of Canada	Transportation, Taxation and Finance
2023-05-30	Éric Forest, Senator Senate of Canada Larry Smith, Senator Senate of Canada	Transportation, Taxation and Finance
2023-05-29	Pat Kelly, Member of Parliament House of Commons	Transportation, Economic Development
2023-05-29	Marty Morantz, Member of Parliament House of Commons	Transportation, Economic Development
2023-05-19	Kyle Seeback, Member of Parliament House of Commons	Transportation, Economic Development
2023-05-19	Xavier Barsalou-Duval, Member of Parliament House of Commons Daniel Blaikie, Member of Parliament House of Commons Rick Perkins, Member of Parliament House of Commons	Transportation, Taxation and Finance
2023-05-18	Omar Alghabra, Minister of Transport Transport Canada (TC) Elisabeth D'Amours, Policy advisor \| Minister's Office, Transport Canada (TC)	Transportation
2023-05-18	Jérémy Gauthier, Chief of Staff to the Minister Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC) Emerson Vandenberg, Director of Policy Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC)	Transportation, Agriculture, Economic Development
2023-05-17	Paula Simons, Senator Senate of Canada	Transportation, Economic Development
2023-05-17	Clement Gignac, Senator Senate of Canada	Transportation, Economic Development
2023-05-11	Tom Oommen, Director General Canadian Transportation Agency (CTA) France Pegeot, Chair Canadian Transportation Agency (CTA)	Transportation, Economic Development
2023-05-10	Taylor Bachrach, Member of Parliament \| House of Commons, House of Commons	Transportation, Economic Development
2023-05-09	Angad Dhillon, Chief of Staff to the Minister Transport Canada (TC) Miled Hill, Senior Policy Advisor Transport Canada (TC)	Transportation, Economic Development
2023-05-08	Mark Strahl, Member of Parliament House of Commons	Transportation, Economic Development
2023-05-02	Francis Drouin, Member of Parliament House of Commons	Transportation, Economic Development
2023-05-02	Shawn Driscoll, Stakeholder Relations Advisor House of Commons Andrew Swidzinski, Director of Policy House of Commons	Transportation, Economic Development
2023-05-02	Matt Jeneroux, Member of Parliament House of Commons	Transportation, Economic Development
2023-04-26	Sandra Hassan, Deputy Minister Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC)	Labour
2023-04-26	Christian Dea, Chief Economist Transport Canada (TC)	Transportation
2023-04-10	Omar Alghabra, Minister of Transport Transport Canada (TC)	Transportation
2023-04-03	Michael Sabia, Deputy Minister Finance Canada (FIN)	Transportation
2023-03-31	Ninu Forrest, Senior Special Assistant \| Executive Office, Transport Canada (TC) Miled Hill, Senior Policy Advisor Transport Canada (TC)	National Security/Security, Telecommunications
2023-03-30	Serge Bijimine, Assistant Deputy Minister, Policy Transport Canada (TC) Dominic Rochon, ADM Transport Canada (TC) Arun Thangaraj, Deputy Minister Transport Canada (TC)	Transportation
2023-03-27	Michael Burton, Chief of Staff Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada (CIRNAC)	Aboriginal Affairs
2023-03-22	Stéfanie Beck, Deputy Minister Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC)	Labour, Transportation, Agriculture, Economic Development
2023-03-19	Michael Sabia, Deputy Minister Finance Canada (FIN)	Labour
2023-03-16	Serge Bijimine, Assistant Deputy Minister, Policy Transport Canada (TC) Tamara Rudge, Director General Transport Canada (TC) Arun Thangaraj, Deputy Minister Transport Canada (TC)	Labour
2023-03-16	Kaili Levesque, Deputy Secretary to the Cabinet \| Privy Council Office, Privy Council Office (PCO)	Labour
2023-03-16	Sandra Hassan, Deputy Minister Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC) Paul Moen, Chief of Staff to the Minister of Labour Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC)	Labour
2023-03-15	Geneviève Hinse, Chief of Staff \| Government Leader - Québec Lieutenant, House of Commons Marie-Laurence Lapointe, Senior Advisor Canada Economic Development for Quebec Regions Philip Proulx, Manager, Executive Office Prime Minister's Office (PMO)	Bilingualism/Official Languages
2023-03-14	Richard Leger, Senior policy advisor Economic Development and Official Languages	Bilingualism/Official Languages
2023-03-14	Alexandre Boule, Policy Advisor Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency (ACOA)	Bilingualism/Official Languages
2023-03-08	Frank Des Rosiers, Assistant Deputy Minister Natural Resources Canada (NRCan) John Hannaford, Deputy Minister Natural Resources Canada (NRCan)	Transportation, Economic Development, Natural Resources
2023-03-08	Elliott Lockington, Chief of Staff Finance Canada (FIN) Leena Walia, Regional Advisor Finance Canada (FIN)	Labour, Transportation, Taxation and Finance, Economic Development
2023-03-03	Arun Thangaraj, Deputy Minister Transport Canada (TC)	Labour
2023-02-24	Arun Thangaraj, Deputy Minister Transport Canada (TC)	Transportation
2023-02-22	Lisa Setlakwe, Associate Deputy Minister Transport Canada (TC)	Transportation
2023-02-13	Fiona Simons, Director Of Policy \| Minister's Office, Natural Resources Canada (NRCan) Jonathan Wilkinson, Minister of Natural Resources Natural Resources Canada (NRCan)	Transportation
2023-01-18	Robert Dick, Assistant Deputy Minister, Pacific \| Regional Director General's Office - Pacific Region, Transport Canada (TC)	Aboriginal Affairs, Transportation
2023-01-11	Robert Dick, Assistant Deputy Minister, Pacific \| Regional Director General's Office - Pacific Region, Transport Canada (TC)	Aboriginal Affairs, Transportation, International Trade
2022-12-13	Frank Des Rosiers, Assistant Deputy Minister Natural Resources Canada (NRCan)	Transportation, International Trade, Natural Resources
2022-12-13	Mark Strahl, Member of Parliament House of Commons	Transportation

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The Canadian National Railway Company / La Compagnie des chemins de fer nationaux du Canada - Address & business activities

Address:

935 de La Gauchetiere St. West
Montréal, QC H3B 2M9
Canada

Telephone number: 613-549-2296

Contact information in previous versions
- 935 de La Gauchetiere St. West
  Montréal, QC H3B 2M9
  Canada
  
  Telephone number: 613-562-4730
  
  Fax number: 613-562-9324
- 935 de La Gauchetiere St. West
  Montréal, QC H3B 2M9
  Canada
  
  Telephone number: 613-562-4730
  
  Fax number: 613-562-9324
- 935 de La Gauchetiere St. West
  Montréal, QC H3B 2M9
  Canada
  
  Telephone number: 613-562-9580
  
  Fax number: 613-562-9324
- 1 Rideau Street, Suite 110
  Ottawa, ON K1N 8S7
  Canada
  
  Telephone number: 613-562-9580
  
  Fax number: 613-562-9324

Description of activities:
CN operates Canada's largest railway system, supplying customers in Canada, the U.S. and abroad with freight rail transportation and related services.

End date of the last completed financial year: 2022-12-31

List of Government Funding
Government Institution	Funding Received in Last Financial Year	Funding Expected in Current Financial Year
Transport Canada - National Trade Corridor Fund	$22,500,000.00	Yes
Transport Canada - Rail Safety Improvement Program	$8,714,869.21	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
2021-12-31	Transport Canada - National Trade Corridor Fund	$22,500,000.00	Yes
2021-12-31	Transport Canada - Rail Safety Improvement Program	$8,714,869.21	Yes

Position	Period Held	Last Date Designated Public Office Held
Legal Counsel Transport Canada, Legal Services	September 2002 to July 2006	Not a designated office
Legal Counsel Canadian Transportation Agency, Legal Services	September 2000 to September 2002	Not a designated office
Counsel Foreign Affairs and International Trade, Trade Law Division (JLT)	May 1999 to September 2000	Not a designated office
Legal Counsel Canadian Transportation Agency, Legal Services	June 1998 to May 1999	Not a designated office

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12-Month Lobbying Summary - In-house Corporation

The Canadian National Railway Company/La Compagnie des chemins de fer nationaux du Canada / Tracy Robinson, President and Chief Executive Officer

Who is lobbying?

The Canadian National Railway Company/La Compagnie des chemins de fer nationaux du Canada (Address & business activities)

Received government funding or funding expected in current financial year

Business Relationships

Beneficiaries of the Lobbying Activity

The Canadian National Railway Company/La Compagnie des chemins de fer nationaux du Canada has the following subsidiaries that could have a direct interest in the outcome of the undertaking

What is being lobbied?

Subject Matters

Subject Matter Details

Grant, Contribution or Other Financial Benefit

Legislative Proposal, Bill or Resolution

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

Policies or Program

Regulation

Who is being lobbied?

Government Institutions

Communication techniques

Who are the lobbyists?

Senior Officers whose lobbying activities represent less than 20% of their Duties

Senior Officers and Employees whose lobbying activities represent 20% or more of their Duties

What oral and arranged communications have taken place?

12-Month Lobbying Summary - In-house Corporation

The Canadian National Railway Company/La Compagnie des chemins de fer nationaux du Canada / Tracy Robinson, President and Chief Executive Officer

The Canadian National Railway Company/La Compagnie des chemins de fer nationaux du Canada (Address & business activities)

Received government funding or funding expected in current financial year

Business Relationships

Beneficiaries of the Lobbying Activity

The Canadian National Railway Company/La Compagnie des chemins de fer nationaux du Canada has the following subsidiaries that could have a direct interest in the outcome of the undertaking

Subject Matters

Subject Matter Details

Grant, Contribution or Other Financial Benefit

Legislative Proposal, Bill or Resolution

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

Policies or Program

Regulation

Government Institutions

Communication techniques

Senior Officers whose lobbying activities represent less than 20% of their Duties

Senior Officers and Employees whose lobbying activities represent 20% or more of their Duties

The Canadian National Railway Company / La Compagnie des chemins de fer nationaux du Canada - Address & business activities

BC Rail Partnership

Algoma Central Railway Inc.

Compagnie de gestion de Matane inc.

Canadian Northern Quebec Railway Company

Canadian National Railway Management Inc.

Canada Southern Railway Company

Quebec and Lake Saint John Railway Company