12-Month Lobbying Summary - Organization

McKesson Canada Corporation / Dimitris Polygenis, President

Registration Summary

Currently active - Last Updated: 2025-10-01

Who is lobbying?

McKesson Canada Corporation (Address & business activities)

Dimitris Polygenis, President

Senior Officer in previous versions
- Joan Eliasek, President

Government Funding

Did McKesson Canada Corporation receive government funding within the last 12 months? No

Other Entities (working together for the purposes of lobbying) Information

McKesson Canada Corporation is not working together with any other entity for the purpose of lobbying.

Direct Interests of the Lobbying Activity

Affiliates

McKesson Canada Corporation has the following affiliates that could have a direct interest in the outcome of the lobbying activities:

McKesson Specialty Prescription Services (Atlantic) (Address information)
Medicine Shoppe Atlantic Corporation (Address information)
Medicine Shoppe Canada Corporation (Address information)
Medicine Shoppe Canada Real Estate Corporation (Address information)
Pharmessor Group Corporation (Address information)
Well.ca ULC (Address information)

Affiliates as entered in previous versions
Registration version: 22
- McKesson Specialty Prescription Services (Atlantic) (Address information)
- Medicine Shoppe Atlantic Corporation (Address information)
- Medicine Shoppe Canada Corporation (Address information)
- Medicine Shoppe Canada Real Estate Corporation (Address information)
- Pharmessor Group Corporation (Address information)
Registration version: 21
- McKesson Specialty Prescription Services (Atlantic) (Address information)
- Medicine Shoppe Atlantic Corporation (Address information)
- Medicine Shoppe Canada Corporation (Address information)
- Medicine Shoppe Canada Real Estate Corporation (Address information)
- Pharmessor Group Corporation (Address information)
- Well.ca (Address information)

Other Affiliates

The activities of McKesson Canada Corporation are controlled or directed by the following person or organization with a direct interest in the outcome of this undertaking:

McKesson Corporation (Address information)

Contributors with a Direct Interest in the Outcome

No person or organization contributed over $1000CDN, within the preceding 12 months, toward the lobbying activity on behalf of McKesson Canada Corporation:

What is being lobbied?

Subject Matter of the Lobbying Activities

Details Regarding the Identified Subject Matter

Will any of the lobbyists listed within this registration arrange a meeting between a public office holder and any other individual for the purpose of attempting to influence any of the matters listed below:

Yes

Specific Topics of Lobbying Communications	Intended Outcomes	Associated Subject Matters
Discuss implications of tariffs, importation, and other global trade policies that impact the stability of Canada's drug supply	Development of any legislative proposal by the government of British Columbia, a Provincial entity or a member of the Legislative Assembly Development or enactment of any regulation, including the enactment of a regulation for the purposes of amending or repealing a regulation Development, establishment, amendment or termination of any program, policy, directive or guideline of the government of British Columbia or a Provincial entity	Health, International Relations, International Trade, Taxation and Finance
Educate on the role of McKesson Canada's pharmaceutical wholesale, pharmacy banner, specialty pharmacy, healthcare services, and technology solutions play in BC	Development, establishment, amendment or termination of any program, policy, directive or guideline of the government of British Columbia or a Provincial entity	COVID-19, Finances and Budgets, Government Procurement, Health, Hospitals, Senior Citizens, Small Business
Policy recommendations around COVID-19 response and implications on pharmaceutical and emergency response policy	Development of any legislative proposal by the government of British Columbia, a Provincial entity or a member of the Legislative Assembly Development, establishment, amendment or termination of any program, policy, directive or guideline of the government of British Columbia or a Provincial entity Awarding, amendment or termination of any contract, grant or financial benefit by or on behalf of the government of British Columbia or a Provincial entity Decision by the Executive Council or a member of the Executive Council to transfer from the Crown for consideration all or part of, or any interest in or asset of, any business, enterprise or institution that provides goods or services to the Crown, a Provincial entity or the public Decision by the Executive Council or a member of the Executive Council to have the private sector instead of the Crown provide goods or services to the government of British Columbia or a Provincial entity	COVID-19, Economic Development and Trade, Emergency Preparedness, Government Procurement, Health, Privatization and Outsourcing, Senior Citizens, Small Business
Policy recommendations for ongoing specialty compounding program	Development, establishment, amendment or termination of any program, policy, directive or guideline of the government of British Columbia or a Provincial entity Awarding, amendment or termination of any contract, grant or financial benefit by or on behalf of the government of British Columbia or a Provincial entity	Finances and Budgets, Government Procurement, Health
Policy recommendations for to improve public health distribution	Development, establishment, amendment or termination of any program, policy, directive or guideline of the government of British Columbia or a Provincial entity Awarding, amendment or termination of any contract, grant or financial benefit by or on behalf of the government of British Columbia or a Provincial entity Decision by the Executive Council or a member of the Executive Council to transfer from the Crown for consideration all or part of, or any interest in or asset of, any business, enterprise or institution that provides goods or services to the Crown, a Provincial entity or the public Decision by the Executive Council or a member of the Executive Council to have the private sector instead of the Crown provide goods or services to the government of British Columbia or a Provincial entity	COVID-19, Emergency Preparedness, Finances and Budgets, Health, Privatization and Outsourcing, Senior Citizens
Policy recommendations on opportunities to supplement public capacity in oncology care	Development, establishment, amendment or termination of any program, policy, directive or guideline of the government of British Columbia or a Provincial entity Awarding, amendment or termination of any contract, grant or financial benefit by or on behalf of the government of British Columbia or a Provincial entity Decision by the Executive Council or a member of the Executive Council to transfer from the Crown for consideration all or part of, or any interest in or asset of, any business, enterprise or institution that provides goods or services to the Crown, a Provincial entity or the public Decision by the Executive Council or a member of the Executive Council to have the private sector instead of the Crown provide goods or services to the government of British Columbia or a Provincial entity	Finances and Budgets, Government Procurement, Health, Hospitals

Gifts or benefits provided by the organization

Gifts or Benefits Provided to Public Officer Holders
Name	Gift or Benefit Description	Circumstance	Date Promised	Value Promised	Date Given	Value Given
No Records

Who is being lobbied?

Ministries/Provincial Entities

BC Transit
Emergency Management and Climate Readiness
Energy and Climate Solutions
Finance
Fraser Health Authority
Health
Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly
Minister of State for Artificial Intelligence and New Technologies
Office of the Premier
Parliamentary Secretary for Mental Health and Addictions
Parliamentary Secretary for Rural Health
Parliamentary Secretary for Seniors' Services and Long-Term Care
Provincial Health Services Authority
Public Safety and Solicitor General
Transportation and Transit
Vancouver Coastal Health Authority
Vancouver Island Health Authority

Ministries/Provincial Entities in previous versions
- Mental Health and Addictions
- Parliamentary Secretary for Emergency Preparedness

Who are the lobbyists?

In-house Lobbyists

Lobbyist

Contributions

Anthony Leong
Subscribes to a Code of Conduct: No
Former Public Office Holder in BC: No

Lobbied or plans to lobby a member of the Legislative Assembly, including a Minister or Premier, on behalf of this organization, on or after 2024-09-21: Yes

Political: No
Sponsorship: No
Recall: No

Smita Patil
Subscribes to a Code of Conduct: No
Former Public Office Holder in BC: No

Lobbied or plans to lobby a member of the Legislative Assembly, including a Minister or Premier, on behalf of this organization, on or after 2024-09-21: No

Hitesh Sharma
Subscribes to a Code of Conduct: No
Former Public Office Holder in BC: No

Lobbied or plans to lobby a member of the Legislative Assembly, including a Minister or Premier, on behalf of this organization, on or after 2024-09-21: Yes

Political: No
Sponsorship: No
Recall: No

Registration number: 11549-2064
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Lobbying Activity Reports

What lobbying activities have taken place in the last 12 months?

What lobbying activities have taken place in the last 12 months?
Date	Arranging a Meeting	Lobbyists	Senior Public Office Holder, Position Title \| Ministry/Provincial Entity	Subject Matters
2025-10-29	No	Hitesh Sharma	Caroline Hogg, Advisor to the Minister \| Health	View
2025-10-29	No	Hitesh Sharma	Brennan Day, MLA for Courtenay-Comox \| Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly	View

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12-Month Lobbying Summary - Organization

McKesson Canada Corporation / Dimitris Polygenis, President

Who is lobbying?

McKesson Canada Corporation (Address & business activities)

Government Funding

Other Entities (working together for the purposes of lobbying) Information

Direct Interests of the Lobbying Activity

Affiliates

Other Affiliates

Contributors with a Direct Interest in the Outcome

What is being lobbied?

Details Regarding the Identified Subject Matter

Gifts or benefits provided by the organization

Who is being lobbied?

Ministries/Provincial Entities

Who are the lobbyists?

What lobbying activities have taken place in the last 12 months?

12-Month Lobbying Summary - Organization

McKesson Canada Corporation / Dimitris Polygenis, President

McKesson Canada Corporation (Address & business activities)

Government Funding

Other Entities (working together for the purposes of lobbying) Information

Direct Interests of the Lobbying Activity

Affiliates

Other Affiliates

Contributors with a Direct Interest in the Outcome

Details Regarding the Identified Subject Matter

Gifts or benefits provided by the organization

Ministries/Provincial Entities

McKesson Canada Corporation - Address & business activities

McKesson Canada Corporation / Dimitris Polygenis, President

Medicine Shoppe Atlantic Corporation

McKesson Specialty Prescription Services (Atlantic)

Medicine Shoppe Canada Real Estate Corporation

Medicine Shoppe Canada Corporation

Well.ca

Pharmessor Group Corporation

McKesson Specialty Prescription Services (Atlantic)

Medicine Shoppe Canada Corporation

Medicine Shoppe Atlantic Corporation

McKesson Corporation

Pharmessor Group Corporation

Medicine Shoppe Canada Real Estate Corporation

Medicine Shoppe Atlantic Corporation

McKesson Specialty Prescription Services (Atlantic)

Medicine Shoppe Canada Real Estate Corporation

Medicine Shoppe Canada Corporation

Well.ca ULC

Pharmessor Group Corporation