Industry

+56% lobbying (2024→2025)

21 MPs count Industry as their top lobbying subject, across 5,629 meetings on the federal registry. No MP hears about it more than François-Philippe Champagne, with 1,354 meetings. Lobbying on this subject rose 56% from 2024 to 2025.

21 MPs
5,629 lobbying meetings
64,056 lobbying registrations
13,227 parliamentary speeches

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MPs Most Lobbied on Industry

1
François-Philippe Champagne
Liberal

Saint-Maurice—Champlain, Quebec

1,354

meetings

2
Greg Fergus
Liberal

Hull—Aylmer, Quebec

581

meetings

3
Ali Ehsassi
Liberal

Willowdale, Ontario

437

meetings

4
Chris Lewis
Conservative

Essex, Ontario

385

meetings

5
Bardish Chagger
Liberal

Waterloo, Ontario

382

meetings

6
Anita Anand
Liberal

Oakville East, Ontario

376

meetings

7
Brad Vis
Conservative

Mission—Matsqui—Abbotsford, British Columbia

332

meetings

8
Raquel Dancho
Conservative

Kildonan—St. Paul, Manitoba

273

meetings

9
David McGuinty
Liberal

Ottawa South, Ontario

251

meetings

10
Terry Dowdall
Conservative

Simcoe—Grey, Ontario

193

meetings

11
Shafqat Ali
Liberal

Brampton—Chinguacousy Park, Ontario

167

meetings

12
Iqwinder Gaheer
Liberal

Mississauga—Malton, Ontario

166

meetings

13
Cheryl Gallant
Conservative

Algonquin—Renfrew—Pembroke, Ontario

134

meetings

14
Dominique O'Rourke
Liberal

Guelph, Ontario

121

meetings

15
Sima Acan
Liberal

Oakville West, Ontario

103

meetings

16
Michael Ma
Liberal

Markham—Unionville, Ontario

87

meetings

17
Rhonda Kirkland
Conservative

Oshawa, Ontario

81

meetings

18
Connie Cody
Conservative

Cambridge, Ontario

79

meetings

19
Kathy Borrelli
Conservative

Windsor—Tecumseh—Lakeshore, Ontario

62

meetings

20
Kurt Holman
Conservative

London—Fanshawe, Ontario

37

meetings

21
Bienvenu-Olivier Ntumba
Liberal

Mont-Saint-Bruno—L'Acadie, Quebec

28

meetings

Party Breakdown

Liberal12 (57%)
Conservative9 (43%)

By Province

Ontario16
Quebec3
British Columbia1
Manitoba1

Lobbying Activity by Year

2008312
2009930
20101,216
20111,771
20121,761
20131,914
20141,809
20151,189
20162,993
20173,048
20183,261
20192,100
20203,690
20213,289
20223,970
20234,699
20245,891
20259,181
2026 (partial)9,029

Lobbying Pipeline

How lobbying on this topic flows through Parliament

Registrations64,056
Briefing notes4,707
Parliament speeches13,227
Question Period194
21% of lobbying registrations get mentioned in Parliament.

Most Active Speakers

Mr. Kevin Lamoureux190
Right Hon. Justin Trudeau143

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Recent Parliamentary Speeches

Richard Bragdon2026-09-22
Forestry Industry

Oral Questions

Mr. Speaker, I rise with a heavy heart. The announced idling of the AV Nackawic mill is putting hundreds of hard-working Canadians out of a job heading into Christmas. This is not the first time my hometown has experienced this. My father worked at the same mill for over 50 years and experienced a c…

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Hon. Wayne Long2026-09-22
Forestry Industry

Oral Questions

Mr. Speaker, I want to thank the member for his leadership on this file. Our thoughts are with the workers and their families at this difficult time. As the member knows, we had a productive meeting last week. We are working with the province and with industry on the matter. He and I will continue t…

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Richard Bragdon2026-09-22
Forestry Industry

Oral Questions

Mr. Speaker, a young lady who contacted me was wondering how her family was going to make ends meet, let alone provide a Christmas for her children with her husband now facing unemployment. We know that forestry mills are facing huge competitive disadvantages here in Canada, namely because of tariff…

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Hon. Wayne Long2026-09-22
Forestry Industry

Oral Questions

Mr. Speaker, again, I applaud the member's leadership on this issue. Our thoughts are certainly with the workers and their families who are affected by the closure of AV Nackawic. We are going to work with the province. We are working with leadership in the community to find a solution. We are going…

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Kyle Seeback2026-09-21
Automotive Industry

Oral Questions

Mr. Speaker, almost a year ago the industry minister stood in the House and proclaimed that the Stellantis plant would reopen or she would get Canadians' money back. Neither one turned out to be true, because the Liberals are all talk and no action. It is the same thing when they say they are going …

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