International Trade

+100% lobbying (20242025)

26 MPs have international trade as their top lobbying subject, with 5,949 total lobbying meetings recorded.

26 MPs
5,949 lobbying meetings
49,220 lobbying registrations
4,563 parliamentary speeches

MPs Most Lobbied on International Trade

1
Randy Hoback
Conservative

Prince Albert, Saskatchewan

1,179

meetings

2
Dean Allison
Conservative

Niagara West, Ontario

641

meetings

3
Dominic LeBlanc
Liberal

Beauséjour, New Brunswick

496

meetings

4
Ben Lobb
Conservative

Huron—Bruce, Ontario

464

meetings

5
Michael Chong
Conservative

Wellington—Halton Hills North, Ontario

441

meetings

6
Kyle Seeback
Conservative

Dufferin—Caledon, Ontario

398

meetings

7
Mark Carney
Liberal

Nepean, Ontario

237

meetings

8
Terry Sheehan
Liberal

Sault Ste. Marie—Algoma, Ontario

224

meetings

9
Maninder Sidhu
Liberal

Brampton East, Ontario

218

meetings

10
Yves-François Blanchet
Bloc Québécois

Beloeil—Chambly, Quebec

177

meetings

11
Linda Lapointe
Liberal

Rivière-des-Mille-Îles, Quebec

155

meetings

12
Shelby Kramp-Neuman
Conservative

Hastings—Lennox and Addington—Tyendinaga, Ontario

147

meetings

13
Fayçal El-Khoury
Liberal

Laval—Les Îles, Quebec

136

meetings

14
Louis Plamondon
Bloc Québécois

Bécancour—Nicolet—Saurel—Alnôbak, Quebec

134

meetings

15
Alexis Brunelle-Duceppe
Bloc Québécois

Lac-Saint-Jean, Quebec

123

meetings

16
Claude DeBellefeuille
Bloc Québécois

Beauharnois—Salaberry—Soulanges—Huntingdon, Quebec

95

meetings

17
Aslam Rana
Liberal

Hamilton Centre, Ontario

95

meetings

18
Marilène Gill
Bloc Québécois

Côte-Nord—Kawawachikamach—Nitassinan, Quebec

89

meetings

19
John-Paul Danko
Liberal

Hamilton West—Ancaster—Dundas, Ontario

86

meetings

20
Jamil Jivani
Conservative

Bowmanville—Oshawa North, Ontario

85

meetings

21
Stéphane Lauzon
Liberal

Argenteuil—La Petite-Nation, Quebec

83

meetings

22
Jacob Mantle
Conservative

York—Durham, Ontario

75

meetings

23
Chak Au
Conservative

Richmond Centre—Marpole, British Columbia

56

meetings

24
Harb Gill
Conservative

Windsor West, Ontario

54

meetings

25
Gaétan Malette
Conservative

Kapuskasing—Timmins—Mushkegowuk, Ontario

37

meetings

26
Jason Groleau
Conservative

Beauce, Quebec

24

meetings

Party Breakdown

Conservative12 (46%)
Liberal9 (35%)
Bloc Québécois5 (19%)

By Province

Ontario14
Quebec9
Saskatchewan1
New Brunswick1
British Columbia1

Lobbying Activity by Year

2008238
2009518
2010948
20111,520
20121,529
20131,593
20141,529
20151,490
20163,009
20173,717
20183,828
20192,313
20202,470
20211,884
20222,655
20232,528
20244,409
20258,831
2026 (partial)5,725

Lobbying Pipeline

How lobbying on this topic flows through Parliament

Registrations49,220
Briefing notes1,079
Parliament speeches4,563
Question Period172
9% of lobbying registrations get mentioned in Parliament.

Most Active Speakers

Mr. Kevin Lamoureux186
Mr. Mario Beaulieu123

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Recent Parliamentary Speeches

Shuvaloy Majumdar2026-06-16
International Trade

Oral Questions

Mr. Speaker, we have laws and basic standards to hold those responsible for slavery accountable in Canadian supply chains. Canadian law requires the government to table the anti-slavery report from the ombudsman every year. It has refused to do so for three straight years. Why does the government ke…

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Hon. Anita Anand2026-06-16
International Trade

Oral Questions

Mr. Speaker, on the contrary, this government always stands with its legal obligations. At the same time, we have introduced Bill C-35, and we very much hope that the opposition will work with us. Through the summer, we will be consulting, and we will be coming up with a list of goods that will be t…

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Jacob Mantle2026-06-12
International Trade

Oral Questions

Mr. Speaker, so far in 2026, the U.S. Customs authority has blocked 1,198 shipments worth about $75 million on concerns with forced labour. I know this because the U.S. authorities make their data publicly available. I checked it this morning. In contrast, the Liberal government does not. When I ask…

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Hon. Mona Fortier2026-06-12
International Trade

Oral Questions

Mr. Speaker, let me be clear, Canada and the United States share the goal of keeping goods produced through forced labour out of our supply chains. Canada already has strong protections in place, and we will take further action to strengthen them through new legislation. We will continue to work clo…

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Jacob Mantle2026-06-12
International Trade

Oral Questions

Mr. Speaker, the issue is not the law, whether that is the current law or any subsequent law the government may introduce. The issue is the Liberal government's complete and utter negligence in enforcing the current law. Now the Liberals have been caught, and that failure is threatening our entire e…

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