Lobbying registration dated 2026-04-02
Registrant: Kent Hehr
Client: Trident Pump Inc.
Targeted institutions:
Global Affairs Canada (GAC)
Natural Resources Canada (NRCan)
House of Commons
Public Services and Procurement Canada (PSPC)
Indigenous Services Canada (ISC)
National Research Council (NRC)
Prairies Economic Development Canada (PrairiesCan)
National Defence (DND)
Government funding received:
Lobbying activity details:
Indigenous Services Canada emergency management programs, with respect to procurement and deployment of community-owned wildfire suppression and flood response equipment for First Nations communities.
CanExport program and Trade Commissioner Service initiatives, with respect to export market development funding and support for international sales of Canadian-manufactured emergency response equipment.
Innovative Solutions Canada (ISC) Pathway to Commercialization, with respect to direct federal procurement of pre-qualified emergency response equipment and marketing ISC-validated technologies to federal departments.
PrairiesCan Business Scale-Up Program, with respect to grant funding for manufacturing expansion, facility upgrades, and market development for emergency response and wildfire suppression equipment manufacturing in Alberta.
Natural Resources Canada's Fighting and Managing Wildfires in a Changing Climate program, with respect to federal equipment procurement funding for wildfire suppression systems and emergency response equipment for provincial and Indigenous community deployment.
Details:
Department of National Defence programs and procurement mechanisms, with respect to IDEaS (Innovation for Defence Excellence and Security) Competitive Projects funding, NRC IRAP Defence Investment (DI) Assist program, NATO Stock Number (NSN) sponsorship for procurement facilitation, cross-departmental introductions to DND procurement, Defence Construction Canada, and CANSOFCOM, and inclusion of Trident Pump Inc. in capability briefings and innovation showcases ahead of the 2026 wildfire season.