CANADIAN NATIONAL RAILWAY

Total Lobbying Spend

Filings

190

Firms Hired

Active Period

1999–2025

Spending by Year

Annual lobbying expenditures

Year	Total Spent	Filings	Firms
2025	—	5	2
2024	—	5	1
2023	—	6	2
2022	—	8	2
2021	—	15	5
2020	—	4	1
2019	—	6	2
2018	—	11	2
2017	—	8	2
2016	—	9	2
2015	—	9	2
2014	—	8	2
2013	—	8	2
2012	—	12	3
2011	—	12	3
2010	—	13	3
2009	—	12	3
2008	—	14	3
2007	—	4	2
2006	—	3	2
2005	—	2	1
2004	—	3	2
2003	—	2	1
2002	—	2	2
2001	—	4	2
2000	—	2	1
1999	—	3	1

Most frequently reported lobbying issues

Issue Code	Description	Reports
Railroads	—	172
Transportation	—	49
Trade (domestic/foreign)	—	43
Taxation/Internal Revenue Code	—	42
Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace	—	39
Homeland Security	—	22
Torts	—	16
Budget/Appropriations	—	2
Agriculture	—	1
Environment/Superfund	—	1
Education	—	1

Lobbying firms retained by this client

Firm Name	Total Paid	Filings
BLANK ROME GOVERNMENT RELATIONS	—	19
CHAMBERS, CONLON & HARTWELL, LLC	—	72
COMBE CONSLTANT, INC.	—	21
FOLEY & LARDNER LLP	—	62
NELSON MULLINS RILEY & SCARBOROUGH	—	10
NORTON ROSE FULBRIGHT US LLP	—	3
THE VOGEL GROUP	—	3

Source: Senate Lobbying Disclosure Act (LDA) filings.