12-Month Lobbying Summary - Organization

General Motors of Canada Company / Kristian Aquilina, President and Managing Director

Registration Summary

Currently inactive - Activity Ended: 2025-12-01

Who is lobbying?

General Motors of Canada Company (Address & business activities)

Kristian Aquilina, President and Managing Director

Government Funding

Did General Motors of Canada Company receive government funding within the last 12 months? Yes

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

General Motors of Canada Company is not working together with any other entity for the purpose of lobbying.

Direct Interests of the Lobbying Activity

Affiliates

General Motors of Canada Company has the following affiliates that could have a direct interest in the outcome of the lobbying activities:

General Motors Company (Address information)

Other Affiliates

The activities of General Motors of Canada Company are not controlled or directed by another person or organization with a direct interest in the outcome of this undertaking

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 General Motors of Canada Company:

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:

Specific Topics of Lobbying Communications	Intended Outcomes	Associated Subject Matters
Advocacy regarding the development of an extended producer responsibility requirement for EV batteries in British Columbia under the existing EPR regulation/framework.	Development or enactment of any regulation, including the enactment of a regulation for the purposes of amending or repealing a regulation	Environment
Advocacy regarding the development of the zero emission vehicle (ZEV) regulation and supportive policies	Development or enactment of any regulation, including the enactment of a regulation for the purposes of amending or repealing a regulation	Environment

Subject matter details in previous versions

Specific Topics of Lobbying Communications	Intended Outcomes	Associated Subject Matters
Seeking amendments to BC’s PST regulations to appropriately differentiate commercial, non passenger electric vehicles (EV) as distinct from passenger EV which are subject to incremental increases in PST and remove a potential barrier to commercial EV adoption.	Development or enactment of any regulation, including the enactment of a regulation for the purposes of amending or repealing a regulation	Consumer Issues

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

British Columbia Hydro and Power Authority
Energy and Climate Solutions
Environment and Parks
Finance
Jobs, Economic Development and Innovation
Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly
Office of the Premier

Ministries/Provincial Entities in previous versions
- Energy, Mines and Low Carbon Innovation
- Environment and Climate Change Strategy

Who are the lobbyists?

In-house Lobbyists

Lobbyist

Contributions

Kristian Aquilina
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

Jennifer Fox
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

Tammy Giroux
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

Sarah Goldfeder
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: 10137-1532
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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
2025-03-20	No	Sarah Goldfeder	Adrian Dix, MLA for Vancouver-Renfrew \| Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly	View
2025-03-20	No	Sarah Goldfeder	Brenda Bailey, MLA for Vancouver-South Granville \| Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly	View
2025-03-20	No	Sarah Goldfeder	Chris O'Riley, President & CEO \| British Columbia Hydro and Power Authority	View

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General Motors of Canada Company - Address & business activities

Address:

500 Wentworth Drive West
Oshawa, ON L1J 0C5
Canada

Contact information in previous versions
- 500 Wentworth Drive West
  Oshawa, ON L1J 0C5
  Canada
- 1908 Colonel Sam Drive
  Mail Code: CA1-019-001
  Oshawa, ON L1H 8P7
  Canada
- 1908 Colonel Sam Drive
  Mail Code: CA1-019-001
  Oshawa, ON L1H 8P7
  Canada
  
  Fax number: 905-644-7772
- 1908 Colonel Sam Drive
  Mail Code: CA1-019-001
  Oshawa, BC L1H 8P7
  Canada
  
  Fax number: 905-644-7772
- 1908 Colonel Sam Drive
  Mail Code: CA1-019-001
  Oshawa, BC L1H 8P7
  Canada
  
  Fax number: 905-644-7772
- 1908 Colonel Sam Drive
  Mail Code: CA1-019-001
  Oshawa, ON L1H 8P7
  Canada
  
  Fax number: 905-644-7772
- 1908 Colonel Sam Drive
  Mail Code: CA1-019-001
  Oshawa, ON L1H 8P7
  Canada
  
  Fax number: 905-644-3830

Description of Activities:
General Motors Company is best known as one of the world's largest full-line vehicle manufacturer. It designs, engineers, manufactures and sells cars and trucks worldwide.

Descriptions of the organization's activity in previous versions:
- General Motors Company is best known as one of the world's largest full-line vehicle manufacturer. It designs, engineers, manufactures and sells cars and trucks worldwide.

Received Government Funding

The Received Government Funding table below is not intended to be additive. Adding all of the entries together does not necessarily provide an accurate sum of all government funding received. There may be redundancy (reporting of the same funding more than once) caused by overlap in the "Date/Period Received" between 2 or more entries.

Source of Government Funding	Funding Received	Date/Period Received
ISED	$25,900,000.00	2025-04-10
MEDJCT	$8,500,000.00	2025-06-11
NRCan	$120,000.00	2025-04-11
NRCan	$81,000.00	2025-06-18
Ontario Government	$14,700,000.00	2024-08-12

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Date Modified:: 2025-11-05

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12-Month Lobbying Summary - Organization

General Motors of Canada Company / Kristian Aquilina, President and Managing Director

Who is lobbying?

General Motors of Canada Company (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?