12-Month Lobbying Summary - Consultant

Western Grain Elevator Association / Tyler Bjornson, Consultant

Registration Summary

Active - Last Updated: 2024-06-03

Who is lobbying?

Western Grain Elevator Association (Address & client representative)

Received government funding or funding expected in current financial year

Business Relationships

Western Grain Elevator Association is not a subsidiary of any other parent companies.
Western Grain Elevator Association is not a coalition.

Beneficiaries of the Lobbying Activity

The activities of Western Grain Elevator Association are not controlled or directed by another individual, organization or corporation with a direct interest in the outcome of this undertaking.
Western Grain Elevator Association does not have any subsidiaries that could have a direct interest in the outcome of the undertaking

What is being lobbied?

Subject Matter Details

Details Regarding the Identified Subject Matter
Subject matters	Details	Categories
Transportation	Matters affecting rail transportation further to implementation of the modernized Canada Transportation Act and related regulatory measures.	Policies or Program, Regulation
Agriculture	Matters affecting the potential modernization of the Canada Grain Act.	Legislative Proposal, Bill or Resolution
Transportation	To discuss challenges with and seek changes to port authority policy, governance and regulatory matters experienced by grain port terminal operations.	Legislative Proposal, Bill or Resolution, Policies or Program, Regulation
Labour	To educate government on how labour disruption issues affect grain shipments.	Policies or Program

Subject matter details in previous versions

Details Regarding the Identified Subject Matter
Subject matters	Details	Categories
Subject matters were not required to be associated with subject matter details when this content was submitted	Matters affecting rail transportation further to implementation of the modernized Canada Transportation Act and related regulatory measures.	Policies or Program, Regulation
Subject matters were not required to be associated with subject matter details when this content was submitted	Matters affecting the potential modernization of the Canada Grain Act.	Legislative Proposal, Bill or Resolution
Subject matters were not required to be associated with subject matter details when this content was submitted	To discuss challenges with and seek changes to port authority policy, governance and regulatory matters experienced by grain port terminal operations.	Legislative Proposal, Bill or Resolution, Policies or Program, Regulation
Subject matters were not required to be associated with subject matter details when this content was submitted	To educate government on how labour issues are preventing the effective loading of grain in the rain in the Port of Vancouver and seek solutions.	Policies or Program

Subject matters in previous versions

Agriculture
Industry
Infrastructure
Internal Trade
International Relations
International Trade
Justice and Law Enforcement
Labour
Regional Development
Science and Technology
Taxation and Finance
Transportation

Who is being lobbied?

Government Institutions

Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC)
Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA)
Canadian Grain Commission (CGC)
Canadian Transportation Agency (CTA)
Competition Tribunal (CT)
Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC)
Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC)
Finance Canada (FIN)
Global Affairs Canada (GAC)
House of Commons
Infrastructure Canada (INFC)
Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
Montreal Port Authority
Natural Resources Canada (NRCan)
Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC)
Prairies Economic Development Canada (PrairiesCan)
Prime Minister's Office (PMO)
Prince Rupert Port Authority
Privy Council Office (PCO)
Public Safety Canada (PS)
Senate of Canada
Thunder Bay Port Authority
Transport Canada (TC)
Vancouver Fraser Port Authority (Port Metro Vancouver)

Communication techniques

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

Written communication
Oral communication
Grass-roots communication
Arrange one or more meetings

Who is the lobbyist?

Tyler Bjornson, Consultant (Business address and contact information)

Designated public offices held

Consulting Firm

T. Bjornson & Associates Consulting Inc. (Address & contact information)

Registration number: 895656-339206
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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
2024-06-05	Brent Cotter, Senator Senate of Canada	Transportation
2024-05-30	Ted Falk, Member of Parliament House of Commons Branden Leslie, Member of Parliament House of Commons Larry Maguire, Member of Parliament House of Commons	Transportation
2024-05-23	Kathleen Donohue, Vice President \| International Affairs, Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA)	Agriculture
2024-05-23	Richard Lehoux, Member of Parliament House of Commons	Transportation
2024-05-23	Marcus Powlowski, Member of Parliament House of Commons	Transportation
2024-05-23	Mary Robinson, Senator Senate of Canada	Transportation
2024-05-23	Stephanie Beck, Deputy Minister Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC) Jeremy Keats, Policy Advisor \| Minister's Office, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC) Lawrence MacAulay, Minister of Agriculture and Agri-food Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC) Shannon Nix, Assistant Deputy Minister \| Strategic Policy, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC)	Transportation
2024-05-23	Dan Muys, Member of Parliament House of Commons	Transportation
2024-05-22	Denise Batters, Senator Senate of Canada Kelly Block, Member of Parliament House of Commons Rosemarie Falk, Member of Parliament House of Commons Randy Hoback, Member of Parliament House of Commons Robert Kitchen, Member of Parlilament House of Commons Michael Kram, Member of Parliament House of Commons Jeremy Patzer, Member of Parliament House of Commons Warren Steinley, Member of Parliament House of Commons Cathay Wagantall, Member of Parliament House of Commons Kevin Waugh, Member of Parliament House of Commons	Transportation
2024-05-22	John Barlow, Member of Parliament House of Commons	Transportation
2024-05-09	Mark Emes, Jr. Policy Advisor \| Conservative Research Bureau, House of Commons Bryce McRae, Manager of Stakeholder Relations \| Office of the Party Leader - Conservative, House of Commons David Murray, Director of Policy \| Conservative Research Bureau, House of Commons	Transportation
2024-05-09	Jeremy Keats, Policy Advisor \| Minister's Office, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC) Matthew Mann, Chief of Staff \| Minister's Office, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC) Emerson Vandenburg, Director of Policy \| Minister's Office, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC)	Transportation
2024-02-15	Jim Quinn, Senator Senate of Canada	Transportation
2023-12-12	Scott Tannas, Senator Senate of Canada	Transportation
2023-12-11	Eric Melillo, Member of Parliment House of Commons	Transportation
2023-11-23	Branden Leslie, Member of Parliament House of Commons	Transportation
2023-11-23	Robert Black, Senator Senate of Canada	Transportation
2023-11-22	Shuvaloy Majumdar, Member Of Parliment House of Commons	Transportation
2023-11-22	Ian Todd, Chief of Staff House of Commons	Transportation
2023-11-22	Alexander Carney , Senior Policy Advisor Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC) Mark Whelan, Regional Advisor Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC)	Labour
2023-11-22	Harry Orbach-Miller, Policy Advisor and Senior Coordinator \| Prime Minister's Office, Prime Minister's Office (PMO)	Transportation
2023-11-22	Arun Thangaraj, Deputy Minister Transport Canada (TC)	Transportation
2023-11-22	Shannon Nix, Assistant Deputy Minister Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC) Tom Rosser, Assistant Deputy Minister \| Market and Industry Services Branch, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC)	Agriculture
2023-11-22	France Pegeot, CEO and Chair Canadian Transportation Agency (CTA)	Transportation
2023-11-21	Dan Mazier, Member of Parliament House of Commons	Transportation
2023-11-21	Chris Warkentin, Member of Parliment House of Commons	Transportation
2023-11-21	Earl Dreeshen, Member of Parliament House of Commons	Transportation
2023-11-21	James Keats , Policy Advisor Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC) Patrick Mangan, Assistant to the Parliamentary Secretary Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC)	Transportation
2023-11-21	Jeremy Patzer, Member of Parliament House of Commons	Transportation
2023-11-21	James Bezan, Member of Parliament House of Commons Ted Falk, Member of Parliament House of Commons Larry Maguire, Member of Parliament House of Commons	Transportation
2023-11-21	Cathay Wagantall, Member of Parliament House of Commons	Transportation
2023-11-21	Anson Duran, Director of Policy Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED) Varisha Naeem, Special Assistant Transport Canada (TC) Patricia Sibal, Policy advisor Transport Canada (TC)	Transportation
2023-11-14	Tamara Rugde, Director General, Surface Transportation Policy Transport Canada (TC) Lisa Setlakwe, Assistant Deputy Minister, Safety and Security Transport Canada (TC)	Transportation
2023-11-09	John Barlow, Member of Parliament House of Commons	Agriculture
2023-10-30	Anson Duran, Senior Policy Advisor Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED) Varisha Naeem, Special Assistant Transport Canada (TC) Patricia Sibal, Policy advisor Transport Canada (TC)	Transportation
2023-10-17	Michael Ferguson, Senior Special Assistant Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC) Jeremy Keats, Policy Advisor Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC) Patrick Mangan, Assistant to the Parliamentary Secretary Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC) Matthew Mann, Chief of Staff \| Office of the Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC) Maria Morley, Director of Operations Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC) Arianna Myers, Special Assistant Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC) Alison Porter, Director of Policy \| Minister's Office NHCAP, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC)	Agriculture
2023-09-20	Blake Oliver, Senior Policy Advisor Finance Canada (FIN)	Transportation
2023-09-12	Nicholas Wright , Special Assistant \| Transport Minister's Office, Transport Canada (TC)	Transportation
2023-08-29	Alistair MacGregor, Member of Parliament House of Commons	Transportation

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List of Public Offices Held
Position	Period Held	Last Date Designated Public Office Held
Chief of Staff Natural Resources Canada, Office of the Minister	October 2008 to April 2009	April 29, 2009
Acting Executive Director / Director of Caucus Services Parliament of Canada, Conservative Resource Group	September 2007 to October 2008	Not a designated office
Deputy Director / Trade Policy Officer Foreign Affairs and International Trade, Technical Barriers to Trade and Regional Trade Division	2000 to 2005	Not a designated office
Policy and Negotiations Analyst Indian and Northern Affairs Canada, Litigation Management Branch	1998 to 1999	Not a designated office

Date Modified:: 2024-04-04

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12-Month Lobbying Summary - Consultant

Western Grain Elevator Association / Tyler Bjornson, Consultant

Who is lobbying?

Western Grain Elevator Association (Address & client representative)

Received government funding or funding expected in current financial year

Business Relationships

Beneficiaries of the Lobbying Activity

What is being lobbied?

Subject Matter Details

Subject matters in previous versions

Who is being lobbied?

Government Institutions

Communication techniques

Who is the lobbyist?

Tyler Bjornson, Consultant (Business address and contact information)

Consulting Firm

What oral and arranged communications have taken place?

12-Month Lobbying Summary - Consultant

Western Grain Elevator Association / Tyler Bjornson, Consultant

Western Grain Elevator Association (Address & client representative)

Received government funding or funding expected in current financial year

Business Relationships

Beneficiaries of the Lobbying Activity

Subject Matter Details

Subject matters in previous versions

Government Institutions

Communication techniques

Tyler Bjornson, Consultant (Business address and contact information)

Consulting Firm

Western Grain Elevator Association - Address & Client Representative

T. Bjornson & Associates Consulting Inc.