Mark Johnson

Consultant lobbyist · PAA Advisory | Conseils

Mark Johnson of PAA Advisory | Conseils reported 11 meetings with Members of Parliament since October 2025, with 11 MPs on behalf of 4 clients, most often Canadian Gaming Association (CGA).

11 MP meetings since October 202511 MPs4 clients at those meetings14 clients registered since January 2025#75 among consultant lobbyists

Former public office: Director of Parliamentary Affairs, Public Safety Canada, until 2015. The registry flags this as a designated public office, a senior role. The Lobbying Act bars former designated public office holders from consultant lobbying for five years after leaving, unless the Commissioner grants an exemption. The revolving door

Meetings with MPs

11 communication reports naming a Member of Parliament since October 2025, newest first, with the registrant's own description where one was filed.

Date	Client	MPs	Subjects
2026-04-30	Cohere Discussions regarding digital policy and legislation, including as it relates to artificial intelligence (AI) and data protection, privacy and reduction of online harms.	Raquel Dancho	Government Procurement; Industry; Internal Trade; International Relations; Science and Technology
2026-04-16	Cohere Discussions regarding digital policy and legislation, including as it relates to artificial intelligence (AI) and data protection, privacy and reduction of online harms.	Dominique O'Rourke	Government Procurement; Industry; Internal Trade; International Relations; Science and Technology
2026-03-26	GoFundMe Engage with public officials to inform them of the policies and practices of GoFundMe as they relate to medical, memorial, and emergency issues (including disaster relief) in Canada.	Bob Zimmer	Health; Industry; Taxation and Finance; Privacy and Access to Information
2026-03-23	Canadian Gaming Association (CGA) Matters related to Section 207 and other sections of Criminal Code of Canada as they related to the provision and oversight of gambling in Canada including casino gaming,sports betting, lotteries, charitable gaming, horse racing and online gaming.	Branden Leslie	Justice and Law Enforcement; Sports; Taxation and Finance; Broadcasting; Federal-Provincial Relations
2026-03-23	Canadian Gaming Association (CGA) Matters related to Section 207 and other sections of Criminal Code of Canada as they related to the provision and oversight of gambling in Canada including casino gaming,sports betting, lotteries, charitable gaming, horse racing and online gaming.	Kevin Waugh	Justice and Law Enforcement; Sports; Taxation and Finance; Broadcasting; Federal-Provincial Relations
2026-03-23	Canadian Gaming Association (CGA) Matters related to Section 207 and other sections of Criminal Code of Canada as they related to the provision and oversight of gambling in Canada including casino gaming,sports betting, lotteries, charitable gaming, horse racing and online gaming.	Grant Jackson	Justice and Law Enforcement; Sports; Taxation and Finance; Broadcasting; Federal-Provincial Relations
2026-03-12	Cohere Discussions regarding digital policy and legislation, including as it relates to artificial intelligence (AI) and data protection, privacy and reduction of online harms.	Tony Baldinelli	Government Procurement; Industry; Internal Trade; International Relations; Science and Technology
2026-02-09	Canadian Gaming Association (CGA) Matters relating to the framework for gaming regulation in Canada, provincial regulatory regimes. Gaming advertising regulation. The creation of a sports betting advertising framework.	Kerry Diotte	Sports; Broadcasting; Federal-Provincial Relations; Media
2026-02-02	Canadian Gaming Association (CGA) Matters relating to the framework for gaming regulation in Canada, provincial regulatory regimes. Gaming advertising regulation. The creation of a sports betting advertising framework.	Bardish Chagger	Sports; Broadcasting; Federal-Provincial Relations; Media
2025-11-06	Chamber of Marine Commerce Immigration and Refugee Protection Act: working towards changes that might make it less difficult and restrictive for more skilled shipping industry labour to work in the Great Lakes - Seaway marine transportation industry.	Brad Vis	Employment and Training; Energy; Immigration; Industry; Internal Trade
2025-11-05	Chamber of Marine Commerce Immigration and Refugee Protection Act: working towards changes that might make it less difficult and restrictive for more skilled shipping industry labour to work in the Great Lakes - Seaway marine transportation industry.	Pauline Rochefort	Employment and Training; Energy; Immigration; Industry; Internal Trade

Lobbying is legal and registered. A meeting may be about anything; the subjects are the ones the registrant reported. Counts are communication reports in the federal Registry of Lobbyists that name a Member of Parliament or Parliamentary Secretary, one per report, since October 2025. Registrants have until the 15th of the next month to file, so recent weeks are undercounted.

Names are as the registrants filed them; MPs link to their pages when the name matches a sitting MP. Source: Registry of Lobbyists, Office of the Commissioner of Lobbying of Canada (lobbycanada.gc.ca). How this is counted: most active lobbyists.