Registration - Consultant Lobbyist

Honda Canada / Ruth Thorkelson, Consultant Lobbyist

Registration Information

Client name: Honda Canada
Lobbyist name: Ruth Thorkelson, Consultant Lobbyist
Initial registration start date: 2026-03-04
Registration status: Active
Projected end date: No date provided
Registration number: 11975-6451

Associated Lobbying Activity Reports

Total number of Lobbying Activity Reports: 0

Lobbying Activity Reports - last 6 months: 0

Version 1 of 1 (2026-03-04 to present)

Lobbying Information

Subject Matter of the Lobbying Activities

Details Regarding the Identified Subject Matter

Will the consultant lobbyist be arranging meetings between a public office holder and the client for the purpose of attempting to influence any of the matters listed:

Yes

Specific Topics of Lobbying Communications	Intended Outcomes	Associated Subject Matters
Communicating with government officials about auto safety recall completion rates.	Development or enactment of any regulation, including the enactment of a regulation for the purposes of amending or repealing a regulation	Transportation
Communicating with government officials about Clean BC's "Roadmap to 2030".	Development, establishment, amendment or termination of any program, policy, directive or guideline of the government of British Columbia or a Provincial entity	Environment
Communicating with government officials about electric and hybrid vehicle battery management, including measures to regulate and recycle batteries.	Development, establishment, amendment or termination of any program, policy, directive or guideline of the government of British Columbia or a Provincial entity	Environment, Transportation
Communicating with government officials about the Ministry of Environment and Climate Changes' "Extended Producer Responsibility Five-Year Action Plan 2021-2026".	Development, establishment, amendment or termination of any program, policy, directive or guideline of the government of British Columbia or a Provincial entity	Environment
Communicating with government officials about zero-emission vehicles (ZEV), including the Zero-Emission Vehicles Act.	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	Environment, Transportation

BC Ministries/Provincial Entities

Energy and Climate Solutions
Environment and Parks
Insurance Corporation of British Columbia
Jobs and Economic Growth
Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly
Mining and Critical Minerals
Office of the Premier
Transportation and Transit

Contingency Information

Payment to the consultant lobbyist by the client, in whole or in part, is not contingent on the outcome of this lobbying activity.
Payment to the consultant lobbyist by the client, in whole or in part, is not contingent on the success in arranging a meeting with public office holders on behalf of the client.

Client Details

Client Contact Information

Honda Canada

Address:
123 Slater Street, Suite 700
Ottawa, Ontario, ON K1P 5H2
Canada

Website: www.honda.ca

Description of Business Activities

Honda Canada Inc. manufactures and sells automobiles, motorcycles, power equipment, marine products and service products.

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
Government of Canada	$15,370,455.00	2025-04-01
Government of Ontario	$23,999,150.00	2025-04-01

View all received government funding history

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

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

Affiliates with a Direct Interest in the Outcome

American Honda Motor Co
- 1919 Torrance Boulevard
  Torrance, CA 90501-2746
  United States of America
Honda Motor Company
- 1-1-2 Chome Minami-Aoyama
  Tokyo 107-8556
  Japan

Other Persons or Organizations with Direct Interests

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

Lobbyist Details

Ruth Thorkelson | Has not held any “former public office holder” positions in BC, as defined in the Lobbyists Transparency Act

Business address:
109 Signal Hill Circle SW
Calgary, AB T3H 2G9
Canada

Relevant Codes of Conduct

The consultant lobbyist does not have in place an undertaking to comply with any relevant codes of conduct.

Political, Sponsorship and Recall Contributions

Consultant has lobbied, or plans to lobby a member of the Legislative Assembly, including a Minister or Premier, on behalf of this client, on or after 2024-09-21:

Yes

Has made a political contribution as defined in the Lobbyists Transparency Act on or after 2024-09-21:	Consultant:	No
	Client:	No
Has made a sponsorship contribution as defined in the Lobbyists Transparency Act on or after 2024-09-21:	Consultant:	No
	Client:	No
Has made a recall contribution as defined in the Lobbyists Transparency Act on or after 2024-09-21:	Consultant:	No
	Client:	No

Gifts or Benefits Provided to Public Officer Holders

No gifts or benefits were provided to public office holders

Individuals Hired or Subcontracted to Lobbying on behalf of the Client

No records

Consultant Lobbyist Firm and Address

Firm: TACTIX Government Relations & Public Affairs Inc.

Address:
109 Signal Hill Circle SW
Calgary, AB T3H 2G9
Canada

Honda Canada

Name change history

Name change history
Name	From	To
Honda Canada	2026-03-04	current

Honda Canada

Senior Officer History
Senior Officer Name	From (YYYY-MM-DD)	To (YYYY-MM-DD)

Date Modified:: 2026-01-19

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Registration - Consultant Lobbyist

Honda Canada / Ruth Thorkelson, Consultant Lobbyist

Registration Information

Associated Lobbying Activity Reports

Version 1 of 1 (2026-03-04 to present)

Version 1 of 1 (2026-03-04 to present)

Details Regarding the Identified Subject Matter

BC Ministries/Provincial Entities

Contingency Information

Client Contact Information

Description of Business Activities

Contributors to the Lobbying Activity

Government Funding in the Last 12 Months

Received Government Funding

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

Affiliates with a Direct Interest in the Outcome

Other Persons or Organizations with Direct Interests

Relevant Codes of Conduct

Political, Sponsorship and Recall Contributions

Gifts or Benefits Provided to Public Officer Holders

Individuals Hired or Subcontracted to Lobbying on behalf of the Client

Consultant Lobbyist Firm and Address

Registration - Consultant Lobbyist

Honda Canada / Ruth Thorkelson, Consultant Lobbyist

Version 1 of 1 (2026-03-04 to present)

Details Regarding the Identified Subject Matter

BC Ministries/Provincial Entities

Contingency Information

Client Contact Information

Description of Business Activities

Contributors to the Lobbying Activity

Government Funding in the Last 12 Months

Received Government Funding

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

Affiliates with a Direct Interest in the Outcome

Other Persons or Organizations with Direct Interests

Relevant Codes of Conduct

Political, Sponsorship and Recall Contributions

Gifts or Benefits Provided to Public Officer Holders

Individuals Hired or Subcontracted to Lobbying on behalf of the Client

Consultant Lobbyist Firm and Address

Honda Canada

Name change history

Honda Canada

Ruth Thorkelson, TACTIX Government Relations & Public Affairs Inc. (Consultant Lobbyist)