Registration - Organization

Hitachi Rail Canada Inc. / Arnaud Besse, President

Registration Information

Organization name: Hitachi Rail Canada Inc.
Previous Organization names
Senior Officer Name: Arnaud Besse, President
Senior Officer Change History
Initial registration start date: 2023-08-19
Registration status: Active
Projected end date: No date provided
Registration number: 12156-5190

Associated Lobbying Activity Reports

Total number of Lobbying Activity Reports: 0

Lobbying Activity Reports - last 6 months: 0

Version 10 of 10 (2026-04-01 to present)

Registration versions:

Version 10 of 10 (2026-04-01 to present)

Lobbying Information

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
Policy and program recommendations regarding the government's priorities in transportation.	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, Industry, Information Technology, Infrastructure, Insurance, Intellectual Property, Science and Technology, Telecommunications, Transportation
Provision of consulting and operational services (solutions) for transportation infrastructure projects.	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 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, Industry, Information Technology, Infrastructure, Insurance, Intellectual Property, Science and Technology, Telecommunications, Transportation

BC Ministries/Provincial Entities

BC Transit
British Columbia Railway Company
Energy and Climate Solutions
Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly
Mining and Critical Minerals
Office of the Premier
Transportation and Transit

Organization Details

Senior Officer Name and Position during the Period of this Registration

Arnaud Besse, President

Organization Contact Information

Hitachi Rail Canada Inc.

Address:
100 Consilium Place, Suite 1700
Toronto, ON M1H 3E3
Canada

Description of Activities

Design, delivery and supply of Communications Based Train Control Systems to urban railways in B.C.

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

Contributors to the Lobbying Activity

No person or organization contributed over $1000CDN, within the preceding 12 months, toward the lobbying activity on behalf of the organization that has a direct interest in the outcome of the lobbying activity.

Government Funding in the Last 12 Months

Note: The requirement to provide all government funding requested in the last 12 months was no longer required after May 27, 2025.

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
Invest Ontario	$4,500,000.00	2024-03-04 to 2028-12-31

View all received government funding history

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

Hitachi Rail Canada Inc. is not working together with any other entity for the purpose of lobbying.

Affiliates with a Direct Interest in the Outcome

Hitachi Rail GTS Holding Limited
- 7th Floor, One New Ludgate
  60 Ludgate Hill
  London EC4M7AW
  United Kingdom
Hitachi Rail STS Canada Ltd
- 110 Matheson Boulevard, West, 3rd Floor
  Missasauga, ON L5R 4G7
  Canada
Hitachi Rail STS USA Ltd
- 1000 Technology Dr,
  Pittsburgh, PA 15219
  United States of America

Other Persons or Organizations with Direct Interests

Hitachi, LTD.
- 6-6, Marunouchi 1-chome, Chiyoda-Ku,
  Tokyo 100-8280
  Japan
Hitachi Rail Limited
- 7th Floor, One New Ludgate, 60 Ludgate Hill
  London EC4M7AW
  United Kingdom

Lobbyists Details

Lobbyists Employed by this Organization

Lobbyist

Contributions

Dave Beckley
Subscribes to a Code of Conduct: Yes
Former Public Office Holder in BC: No