Honda Canada Inc. disclosed four communications with federal officials in August 2026 covering trade, CUSMA and innovation funding, according to the lobbying registry.
What the filing shows
Honda Canada Inc., registered as a client under the Lobbying Act, reported four communications with federal officials between August 16, 2026 and August 28, 2026, according to the Office of the Commissioner of Lobbying of Canada registry. Under the Lobbying Act, organizations that lobby federal officials must register, and lobbyists file monthly communication reports for oral, arranged meetings with designated public office holders.
The subjects listed in the filing included international trade issues and support measures for the automotive industry, including potential tariffs on automobiles; funding under the Strategic Innovation Fund and the newly created Strategic Response Fund; competitiveness and economic and trade uncertainty, including the Auto Strategy and its pillars and Employment Insurance; and the Canada-United States-Mexico Agreement, with a focus on ensuring protections previously covered under the North American Free Trade Agreement.
The registry shows Honda Canada Inc. has reported four lobbying filings over the last 12 months, indicating the August 2026 report represents the company's full disclosed lobbying activity for that period. The filing did not specify additional detail beyond the subject matter descriptions and the officials contacted.
Who was lobbied
The filing listed five designated public office holders contacted, each with one communication recorded. They included Yasmin Atassi, Senior Policy Advisor at Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED), and Simran Arulraj, Policy Advisor at the same department.
Also contacted was Tim Krupa, Director of Policy at the Prime Minister's Office, and Tim Hodgson, Minister of Energy and Natural Resources at Natural Resources Canada. Mélanie Joly, Minister of Industry and Minister responsible for Canada Economic Development for Quebec Regions, was listed as a contact at ISED as well.
The list of officials spans the Prime Minister's Office, a cabinet-level ministry overseeing natural resources, and the department responsible for industry policy, reflecting the range of institutions named in the registry for this reporting period. Each of the five contacts was associated with exactly one communication in the filing.
Honda Motor on the public record
According to federal proactive disclosure records, Honda Motor was associated with 15 federal contracts and grants over the last 24 months, with a total value of $5.6 million. The most recent award listed in those records was dated May 22, 2026.
The Government of Canada publishes contracts worth more than $10,000, and grants and contributions worth more than $25,000, through proactive disclosure, which is the source for the contract and grant figures reported here. The lobbying registry entries and the proactive disclosure records together make up the public filings reviewed for this report on Honda Motor and its Canadian subsidiary, Honda Canada Inc.
