12-Month Lobbying Summary - Organization

Canadian Institute of Steel Construction / Rita Rahmati, Director of Communications and Public Affairs

Registration Summary

Currently active - Last Updated: 2026-08-11

Who is lobbying?

Canadian Institute of Steel Construction (Address & business activities)

Rita Rahmati, Director of Communications and Public Affairs

Senior Officer in previous versions
- Keanin Loomis, President & CEO

Government Funding

Did Canadian Institute of Steel Construction receive government funding within the last 12 months? Yes

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

Canadian Institute of Steel Construction is not working together with any other entity for the purpose of lobbying.

Direct Interests of the Lobbying Activity

Affiliates

Canadian Institute of Steel Construction does not have any affiliates that could have a direct interest in the outcome of the lobbying activities

Other Affiliates

The activities of Canadian Institute of Steel Construction 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 Canadian Institute of Steel Construction:

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
Implementing minimum local fabrication rules for steel products in BC government construction projects can help secure stable, well-paying jobs, stimulate economic growth, and expedite response time following natural disasters such as earthquakes, floods, or fires. A local approach also reduces the carbon footprint associated with importing steel.	Development of any legislative proposal by the government of British Columbia, a Provincial entity or a member of the Legislative Assembly Introduction, amendment, passage or defeat of any Bill or resolution in or before 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 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	Economic Development and Trade, Government Procurement, Infrastructure, Labour/Labour Relations
Innovation and Productivity Grants: Providing grants to support innovation and productivity in the steel industry.	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	Economic Development and Trade, Finances and Budgets, Government Procurement, Industry, Infrastructure
Introductory and informational meeting regarding BC Hydro’s North Coast Transmission Line program, including discussion of steel demand, procurement timelines, and domestic supply capacity.	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	Energy, Industry, Infrastructure, Non-Profit Organization
Legislation for Construction Prompt Payment	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	Economic Development and Trade, Employment and Training, Finances and Budgets, Government Procurement, Infrastructure, Small Business, Taxation and Finance, Transportation
Policy & programs recommendations supporting and retaining BC manufacturers in the province.	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	Economic Development and Trade, Employment and Training, Finances and Budgets, Government Procurement, Industry, Infrastructure, Internal Trade, International Trade, Science and Technology

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

B.C. Infrastructure Benefits Inc.
BC Transit
BC Transportation Financing Authority
British Columbia Hydro and Power Authority
Energy and Climate Solutions
Finance
Housing and Municipal Affairs
Infrastructure
Infrastructure BC Inc.
Jobs and Economic Growth
Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly
Office of the Premier
Parliamentary Secretary for Transit
Transportation and Transit

Who are the lobbyists?

In-house Lobbyists

Lobbyist

Contributions

Rita Rahmati
Subscribes to a Code of Conduct: No
Former Public Office Holder in BC: No

Lobbied a member of the Legislative Assembly, including a Minister or Premier, on behalf of this organization on or after 2024-09-21 and before 2026-09-22: Yes	Political: No Sponsorship: No Recall: 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 2026-09-22: Yes	Political: No Sponsorship: No Recall: No

Lobbyists in previous versions

In-house Lobbyists
Lobbyist	BC Former Public Office Holder Positions	Contributions
Keanin Loomis	Former Public Office Holder in BC: No	Contributions: No
Chris Weckesser	Former Public Office Holder in BC: No	Contributions: No

Registration number: 12419-5329
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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
2026-09-15	No	Rita Rahmati	Tom McCarthy, Deputy Minister \| Policy and Coordination, Office of the Premier	View
2026-07-16	No	Chris Weckesser	George Anderson, Parliamentary Secretary \| Energy and Climate Solutions	View
2026-05-28	Yes	Keanin Loomis	Jonathan Dube, Acting Deputy Minister \| Finance	View
2026-05-28	Yes	Keanin Loomis	Tom McCarthy, Deputy Minister \| Office of the Premier	View
2026-05-05	Yes	Chris Weckesser , Rita Rahmati	Jonathan Dube, Acting Deputy Minister \| Finance Jeremy Hewitt, Assistant Deputy Minister, Policy and Legislation Division \| Finance Sean La Guardia, Senior Executive Director \| Performance Budgeting Office, Finance Bobbi Plecas, Deputy Minister \| Infrastructure	View
2026-04-30	Yes	Chris Weckesser	Emily Colombo, Regional Manager, Economic Strategy \| Jobs and Economic Growth Danielle Grbavac, Executive Director, Economic Strategy \| Jobs and Economic Growth Brad Van Dyck, Senior Manager, Industry Initiatives \| Jobs and Economic Growth	View
2026-04-17	Yes	Chris Weckesser	Steve Anderson, Executive Director, Trade Policy \| Jobs and Economic Growth Benjamin Kolisnyk, Director, Trade Policy \| Jobs and Economic Growth	View
2026-04-07	Yes	Chris Weckesser	Trevor Halford, Interim Leader of the Opposition \| Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly Misty Van Popta, MLA for Langley-Walnut Grove \| Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly	View
2026-04-01	Yes	Chris Weckesser , Rita Rahmati	Bill Earis, Director, Commercial/Contracts – Fraser River Tunnel Project \| Transportation Investment Corporation (TI Corp), BC Transportation Financing Authority Ken Nash, Associate Project Director – George Massey Crossing \| Transportation Investment Corporation (TI Corp), BC Transportation Financing Authority Jennifer Ng, Vice President, Project Services \| Transportation Investment Corporation (TI Corp), BC Transportation Financing Authority	View
2026-04-01	Yes	Chris Weckesser , Rita Rahmati	Steve Anderson, Executive Director, Trade Policy \| Jobs and Economic Growth Jane Constable, Ministerial Advisor, JEG \| Jobs and Economic Growth Ravi Kalhon, Minister \| Jobs and Economic Growth Braeden Mayer, Ministerial Advisory \| Jobs and Economic Growth, Jobs and Economic Growth	View
2026-04-01	Yes	Chris Weckesser , Rita Rahmati	Harman Bhangu, MLA for Langley-Abbotsford \| Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly Kiel Giddens, MLA for Prince George-Mackenzie \| Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly Trevor Halford, Interim Leader of the Opposition \| Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly Misty Van Popta, MLA for Langley-Walnut Grove \| Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly	View
2026-04-01	Yes	Chris Weckesser , Rita Rahmati	Mike Farnworth, MLA for Port Coquitlam \| Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly Kenedee Ludwar, Executive Director, Engineering Services, MoTT \| Transportation and Transit Joey Mitchell, Senior Advisor, Ministry of Transportation and Transit (MoTT) \| Transportation and Transit Heather Wood, Deputy Minister \| Minister's Office, Transportation and Transit	View
2026-03-31	Yes	Chris Weckesser , Rita Rahmati	Jennifer Melles, Assistant Deputy Minister \| Infrastructure	View
2026-03-31	Yes	Chris Weckesser , Rita Rahmati	Eugene Tseng, A/Senior Executive Director \| Energy and Climate Solutions Mark Urwin, Executive Director \| Energy and Climate Solutions	View
2026-03-31	Yes	Chris Weckesser , Rita Rahmati	Tom McCarthy, Deputy Minister \| Office of the Premier Meghan Sali, Director of Policy \| Office of the Premier	View
2026-01-29	Yes	Keanin Loomis , Chris Weckesser	Trevor Halford, Interim Leader of the Opposition \| Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly	View
2026-01-21	Yes	Keanin Loomis , Chris Weckesser	Mike Farnworth, MLA for Port Coquitlam \| Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly Kenedee Ludwar, Executive Director, Engineering Services \| Transportation and Transit Joey Mitchell, Senior Ministerial Advisor \| Minister's Office, Transportation and Transit	View
2026-01-13	Yes	Keanin Loomis , Chris Weckesser , Rita Rahmati	Chris Bianco, Chief, Supply Chain Officer \| British Columbia Hydro and Power Authority Siobhan Jackson, Director, NCTL \| British Columbia Hydro and Power Authority	View
2025-12-16	Yes	Rita Rahmati	Peter Argast, Executive Director \| Major Projects Branch, Transportation and Transit Kenedee Ludwar, Executive Director \| Engineering Services, Transportation and Transit Kevin Volk, Assistant Deputy Minister, Integrated Transportation & Infrastructure Services Division \| Transportation and Transit	View
2025-11-26	Yes	Chris Weckesser	Jane Constable, Ministerial Advisor \| Office of the Minister, Jobs and Economic Growth	View

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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
Ontario Ministry of Economic Development, Job Creation and Trade	$650,744.00	2026-09-01 to 2028-08-31
Ontario Ministry of Labour, Immigration, Training and Skills Development	$821,654.00	2026-07-01 to 2027-06-30

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Date Modified:: 2026-08-18

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12-Month Lobbying Summary - Organization

Canadian Institute of Steel Construction / Rita Rahmati, Director of Communications and Public Affairs

Who is lobbying?

Canadian Institute of Steel Construction (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

Canadian Institute of Steel Construction / Rita Rahmati, Director of Communications and Public Affairs

Canadian Institute of Steel Construction (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

Canadian Institute of Steel Construction - Address & business activities

Canadian Institute of Steel Construction / Rita Rahmati, Director of Communications and Public Affairs

Received Government Funding