Lobbying Act
Last update: 11-01-2018
Designated Public Office Holders (DPOH)
The following persons have been identified, pursuant to section 2.1 and 12.c.1 of the Lobbying Act, as Designated Public Office Holders (DPOH). As such they are prohibited from lobbying the federal government for five years after leaving their jobs. Designated Public Office Holders must also respond to inquiry by the Commissioner of Lobbying.
DPOH at Headquarters (Ottawa)
Chrystia Freeland
Minister of Foreign Affairs
François-Philippe
Minister of International Trade - Exempt Staff
Marie-Claude Bibeau
Minister of International Development and Minister of La Francophonie - Exempt Staff
Ian Shugart
Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs - Exempt Staff
Timothy Sargent
Deputy Minister of International Trade
Diane Jacovella
Deputy Minister of International Development
David Morrison
Associate Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs
Peter Boehm
Deputy Minister for the G7 Summit and Personal Representative of the Prime Minister
Jonathan Fried
Coordinator, International Economic Relations
and Personal Representative (Sherpa) to the Prime Minister on the G20
Ailish Campbell
Assistant Deputy Minister, International Business
Stephanie Beck
Assistant Deputy Minister, Europe, Middle East and Maghreb
Daniel Danagher
Assistant Deputy Minister, International Plateform
Jeffrey Davidson
Corporate Social Responsibility Counsello
Leslie Norton
Assistant Deputy Minister, Sub-Saharan Africa
Mark Gwozdecky
Assistant Deputy Minister, International Security and political affairs
Christopher MacLennan
Assistant Deputy Minister, Global Issues and Development
Caroline Leclerc
Assistant Deputy Minister, Partnerships for Development Innovation
Donald Bobiash
Assistant Deputy Minister, Asia Pacific
Sous-ministre adjoint, Asie-Pacifique
Steve Verheul
Assistant Deputy Minister, Trade Policy and Negotiations
Alan Kessel
Legal Advisor
Mojsej, Charles
Assistant Deputy Minister, Public Affairs
Martin Benjamin
Assistant Deputy Minister, Americas and Chief Development Officer
Elissa Golberg
Assistant Deputy Minister, Strategic Policy
Sous-ministre adjoint, Politique stratégique
Arun Thangaraj
Assistant Deputy Minister, Corporate Planning, Finance and Information Technologie
Francis Trudel
Assistant Deputy Minister, Human Resources
Peter McGovern
Assistant Deputy Minister, Summits Management Office
Bruce Christie
Associate Assistant Deputy Minister, Trade Policy and Negotiations
DPOH in diplomatic missions
Pierre Alarie
Ambassador, Mexico, Mexico
Marc-André Blanchard
Ambassador and Permanent Representative of Canada
to the United Nations, New York, United States of America
Kerry Buck
Ambassador and Permanent Representative of Canada to NATO
Janice Charette
High Commissioner, London, United Kingdom
Isabelle Hudon
Ambassador, Paris, France
Graeme Clark
Deputy Ambassador, Paris, France
Ian Burney
Ambassador, Tokyo, Japan
Dan Costello
Ambassador, European Union, Brussels, Belgium
Stephen de Boer
Ambassador and Permanent Representative of Canada
to the Conference on Disarmament and
to the World Trade Organization, Geneva, Switzerland
Stéphane Dion
Ambassador, Berlin, Germany
Sarah Fountain Smith
Deputy High Commissioner, London, United Kingdom
John Kur
Ambassador, Moscow, Russia
David MacNaughton
Ambassador, Washington, United States of America
Bugailiskis, Alexandra
Ambassador, Rome, Italy
Nadir Patel
High Commissioner, New Delhi, India
Phyllis Yaffe
Consul General, New York, United States of America
John McCallum
Ambassador, Beijing, China
Riccardo Savone Ambassador, Brasilia, Brazil
Kirsten Hillman
Deputy Ambassador, Washington, United States of America
Lise Filiatrault
Ambassador, Dakar, Senegal
Martin Loken
Ambassador, Political, Washington, United States of America
Employees still subject to the Lobbying Act as DPOH
Jon Allen
Retired
Mark Bailey
Retired
Gaston Barban
Retired
Philippe Beaulne
Retired
Stewart Beck
Retired
Yves Brodeur
Retired
Kim Butler
On leave
Philip Calvert
Retired
Mackenzie Clugston
Retired
William Crosbie
Retired
Gitane De Silva
Retired
Christine Desloges
Retired
Gary Doer
Order in Council completed
Marketa Evans
Order in Council completed
Patricia Fortier
Retired
Marie Gervais Vidricaire
Retired
Susan Gregson
Retired
Paul Hunt
Retired
Jamal Khokhar
On leave
Denis Kingsley
Retired
Louise Leger
Retired
Kenneth Macartney
Retired
Grant Manuge
Retired
Thomas MacDonald
Retired
Kenneth Neufeld
Retired
Kevin O'Shea
Retired
Robert Peck
Retired
David Plunkett
Retired
Neil Reeder
Retired
Sheila Riordan
Retired
Guillermo Rishchynski
On leave
Gilles Rivard
Retired
Morris Rosenberg
Retired
Guy Saint-Jacques
Retired
Darren Schemmer
Retired
Graham Shantz
Retired
Sue Stimpson
Retired
Jill Strik
Retired
Carmen Sylvain
Retired
Hau Sing Tse
On leave
