Lobbying organisation

Canadian Gaming Association (CGA)

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89 meetings with public office holders, Jun 25, 2025 to Jul 27, 2026, on 2 bills Arena tracks.

767 meetings on record since 2009, their first on record.

Meetings over time

  • Jun 2025: 3 meetings, with Marc Rivard, Caleb Loftus, Jillian Oconnor, Sonia Corrent, Denise MacGillivray
  • Jul 2025: 0 meetings
  • Aug 2025: 0 meetings
  • Sep 2025: 3 meetings, with Sandenga Yeba, Bryn Savage, Vince Gasparro, Miled Hill
  • Oct 2025: 18 meetings, with Matthew O'Connell, Jasraj Singh Hallan, Zachary Parkkari, Bryn Savage, Sandenga Yeba
  • Nov 2025: 3 meetings, with Salma Zahid, Claude DeBellefeuille, Racim Bedjaoui
  • Dec 2025: 22 meetings, with Yasir Naqvi, Maninder Sidhu, Rechie Valdez, Marc Rivard, Caleb Loftus
  • Jan 2026: 2 meetings, with Morgan MacDougall-Milne, Keith Torrie, Kyle Leonard
  • Feb 2026: 2 meetings, with Kerry Diotte, Bardish Chagger
  • Mar 2026: 12 meetings, with Grant Jackson, Fahim Khan, Branden Leslie, Kevin Waugh, Ruby Sahota
  • Apr 2026: 16 meetings, with Jibril Hussein, Salma Zahid, Marc Rivard, Jillian O'Connor, Gérard Deltell
  • May 2026: 1 meeting, with Thomas Law
  • Jun 2026: 1 meeting, with Marc Rivard, Jillian O'Connor, Caleb Loftus
  • Jul 2026: 6 meetings, with Darren Choi, Madison Taipalus, Wayne Long, Maggie Chi, Varun Srivatsan
Jun 2025peak 22 in a monthJul 2026

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What they lobby about

The registry's own subject categories, chosen by the lobbyist on each filing. Each one opens its own page.

Bills they lobbied on

  • C-2Strong Borders Act5

    All matters related to Proceeds of Crime (Money Laundering) and Terrorist Financing Act (PCMLFTA) and its regulations related to the gambling industry, such as Bill C-2, the Strong Borders Act, and Bill C-12, the Strengthening Canada's Immigration System and Borders Act.

    • Kyle Leonard · Director of Stakeholder Relations · Public Safety Canada (PS)
    • Matthew O'Connell · Deputy Director Financial Sector Policy · Finance Canada (FIN)
    • Racim Bedjaoui · Parliamentary Assistant · House of Commons
    • Rob Jamieson · Chief of Staff · Public Safety Canada (PS)
    • Rob Jamieson · Chief of Staff to Hon. Ruby Sahota, Secretary of State (Combatting Crime) · Public Safety Canada (PS)
  • C-12Strengthening Canada's Immigration System and Borders Act4

    All matters related to Proceeds of Crime (Money Laundering) and Terrorist Financing Act (PCMLFTA) and its regulations related to the gambling industry, such as Bill C-2, the Strong Borders Act, and Bill C-12, the Strengthening Canada's Immigration System and Borders Act.

    • Kyle Leonard · Director of Stakeholder Relations · Public Safety Canada (PS)
    • Racim Bedjaoui · Parliamentary Assistant · House of Commons
    • Rob Jamieson · Chief of Staff · Public Safety Canada (PS)
    • Rob Jamieson · Chief of Staff to Hon. Ruby Sahota, Secretary of State (Combatting Crime) · Public Safety Canada (PS)

Who they met

Not in Arena's member list24 met · 64 meetings
  • Darren Choi
  • Marc Rivard
  • Jillian O'Connor
  • Bryn Savage
  • Caleb Loftus
  • Cecilia Van Egmond
  • David Frank-Savoie
  • Denise MacGillivray
  • Ericka Tulloch
  • Madison Taipalus
  • Matthew O'Connell
  • Omar Lockhat
  • Sonia Corrent
  • Alain Richard
  • Anika Riopel
  • Aya Al-Shalchi
  • Glen McInnis
  • Rob Jamieson
  • Sandenga Yeba
  • Sophie Corriveau
  • Abdul Rehman Amin
  • Andrea Stoppa
  • Angelina Wan
  • Ben Chin

The 40 most-met of 90 people named in these filings.

House of Commons (64) · Health Canada (HC) (29) · Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) (15) · Canadian Heritage (PCH) (13) · Finance Canada (FIN) (8) · Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC) (5)

In their own words

  • Matters relating to the framework for gaming regulation in Canada, provincial regulatory regimes. Gaming advertising regulation. The creation of a sports betting advertising framework., The creation of a national sports betting advertising framework, such as Bill S-211, An Act respecting a national framework on sports betting advertising.
  • Matters relating to the framework for gaming regulation in Canada, including provincial regulatory regimes and gaming advertising regulation. The creation of a national sports betting advertising framework, such as Bill S-211, An Act respecting a national framework on sports betting advertising.
  • Canada Gazette, Part I, Volume 155, Number 25: Order Amending Schedules 2 and 3 to the Tobacco and Vaping Products Act (Flavours) Lobby efforts focus on flavour ban impact to small business, illicit market, and consumer behavior post ban based on lived experience.

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