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William Shelling's lobbying: the clients they represent and every meeting they've reported since November 2021.

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Consultant lobbyist

William Shelling

Counsel Public Affairs Inc.

Meetings this Parliament
110
Since Nov 2021
275
Active registrations
16

Reported meetings

    • Suze Youance · Senator, Senate of Canada
    Discuss apprenticeship training, skills development, and digital credentials for the Canadian Armed Forces

    Official report

    • Sharon Burey · Senator, Senate of Canada
    • John Burey · Assistant Director, Senate of Canada
    • Val Wolfe · Director of Parliamentary Affairs, Senate of Canada
    Discuss the impact of artificial intelligence on the Canadian job market and opportunities for reskilling.

    Official report

    • Brett Szmul · Policy Advisor, Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC)
    Discuss labour mobility in Canada with the introduction of a National Skills Passport

    Official report

    • Ritu Banerjee · Assistant Deputy Minister, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
    • Rodrigo Arancibia · Senior Director, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
    Engage National Defence, Health, and Global Affairs Canada on national readiness in response to emerging global health threats. Read more

    Engage Health and National Defence concerning Emergent's Winnipeg facility for the production of medical countermeasures.

    Official report

  • NorQuest College
    • Galen Richardson · Senior Advisor, Stakeholder Relations, Privy Council Office (PCO)
    • Elysee Atangana · Policy Advisor, Privy Council Office (PCO)
    Encourage flexibility in learning modalities to qualify for post-graduation work permits. Read more

    Align new post-graduate work permit restrictions to provincial labour market needs, and ensure that colleges have sufficient lead time to put new credit programs in place to provide the training required.

    Official report

  • Infosys Public Sector is supporting the implementation of the Electronic Procurement Solutions across the Government of Canada. They are also actively engaged with Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC), Department of National Defence (DND), Public Services and Procurement Canada (PSPC), Shared Services Canada (SSC) and Service Canada in their procurement processes. Read more

    Official report

    • Mollie Johnson · Deputy Minister, Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC)
    • Shawn McCallum · Chief of Staff to the Deputy Minister, Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC)
    • Nadine Stiller · Associate Regional Director General, Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC)
    Discussing the Client's priorities relating to tailings, release and transboundary water issues on the reserves Read more

    Advance accountability on the status of the environmental contamination at the dock in Fort Chipewyan.

    Official report

  • NorQuest College
    • Brett Szmul · Policy Advisor, Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC)
    To engage with government toward adoption of Recognized Institutions Framework. Read more

    Engage with government officials regarding skills training opportunities under the Skills for Success, Sectoral Workplace Solutions, and Just Transition programs.

    Official report

  • NorQuest College
    Engage the Department of National Defence on upskilling and retraining of personnel.

    Official report

  • NorQuest College
    • Arash Rahmani · Senior Policy Advisor, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC)
    Engage Immigration, Refugees, and Citizenship Canada to expand the Language Instruction for Newcomers to Canada (LINC) program.

    Official report

  • NorQuest College
    Engage with government officials regarding skills training opportunities under the Skills for Success, Sectoral Workplace Solutions, and Just Transition programs. Read more

    To engage with government toward adoption of Recognized Institutions Framework.

    Official report

    • Fahim Khan · Senior Policy Advisor, Finance Canada (FIN)
    To propose amendments to the Income Tax Act to incentivize parties with development-ready land to make it available for housing.

    Official report

    • Julie Dabrusin · Member of Parliament
    • Wade Grant · Member of Parliament
    • Nicole Ellement · Senior Regional Advisor - BC, AB, and SK, Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC)
    • Natalie Woodland · Ontario Regional Advisor, Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC)
    and 2 more
    • Terence Hubbard · President, Impact Assessment Agency of Canada (IAAC)
    • Nicole Folliet · Executive Director, Impact Assessment Agency of Canada (IAAC)
    Seek government support for economic development opportunities in Fort Chipewyan and the client's reserve lands. Read more

    Engage in discussions regarding the recognition of the client's rights & self-determination.

    Work with government on addition-to-reserve proposals to enhance economic development opportunities and recognize the client's presence in Fort Chipewyan.

    Official report

    • Jared Forman · Senior Advisor, Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC)
    • Nicole Ellement · Senior Regional Advisor - BC, AB, and SK, Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC)
    To obtain an acknowledgement of Canada’s role in the relocation of the Woodland Cree First Nation community from Marten River, and compensation including the return of Woodland Cree First Nation land as a reserve. Read more

    Engage government regarding the role of private sector investment in the development of Indigenous owned projects.

    Engage the government on services and education priorities on and off reserve for WCFN members

    Official report

  • NorQuest College
    • Conor Lewis · Policy Advisor, National Defence (DND)
    • Hilary Hendriks · Policy Advisor, National Defence (DND)
    Engage the Department of National Defence on upskilling and retraining of personnel.

    Official report

    • Nicole Ellement · Senior Regional Advisor, Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC)
    • Natalie Woodland · Ontario Regional Advisor, Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC)
    Discussing the Client's priorities relating to tailings, release and transboundary water issues on the reserves Read more

    Development of a baseline health study to monitor the impacts of the Athabasca oil sands on the client's members.

    Seek government support for economic development opportunities in Fort Chipewyan and the client's reserve lands.

    Arranging meetings to obtain information regarding Indigenous investment and ownership opportunities regarding the Government of Canada's ownership of the Trans Mountain pipeline.

    Advance accountability on the status of the environmental contamination at the dock in Fort Chipewyan.

    Work with government on addition-to-reserve proposals to enhance economic development opportunities and recognize the client's presence in Fort Chipewyan.

    Official report

  • Pearson Education Inc.
    • Akshala Surendranath · Senior Special Assistant, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC)
    Expand access to reliable, secure English language testing options for immigration, citizenship and foreign student admission to Canada. Read more

    Engagement with government officials on restoring immigration and international student levels, based on lessons learned during the COVID-19 pandemic.

    Engage the federal government regarding the need to modernize the General Education Development (GED) high school equivalency certificate, to facilitate access to post-secondary education, training and employment for Canadians.

    Official report

    • Rob Van Walleghem · Vice President, Privy Council Office (PCO)
    Seek government support for economic development opportunities in Fort Chipewyan and the client's reserve lands. Read more

    Work with government on addition-to-reserve proposals to enhance economic development opportunities and recognize the client's presence in Fort Chipewyan.

    Arranging meetings to obtain information regarding Indigenous investment and ownership opportunities regarding the Government of Canada's ownership of the Trans Mountain pipeline.

    Official report

    • Candace Anderson · Director, Privy Council Office (PCO)
    Arranging meetings to obtain information regarding Indigenous investment and ownership opportunities regarding the Government of Canada's ownership of the Trans Mountain pipeline. Read more

    Work with government on addition-to-reserve proposals to enhance economic development opportunities and recognize the client's presence in Fort Chipewyan.

    Seek government support for economic development opportunities in Fort Chipewyan and the client's reserve lands.

    Official report

    • Daniel Robinson · Associate Deputy Minister, Housing, Infrastructure and Communities Canada (HICC)
    To propose amendments to the Income Tax Act to incentivize parties with development-ready land to make it available for housing.

    Official report

    • Fahim Khan · Senior Policy Advisor, Finance Canada (FIN)
    To propose amendments to the Income Tax Act to incentivize parties with development-ready land to make it available for housing.

    Official report

    • Karen Hall · Assistant Deputy Minister, Finance Canada (FIN)
    To propose amendments to the Income Tax Act to incentivize parties with development-ready land to make it available for housing.

    Official report

    • Mark Fisher · President, Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC)
    Discussing the Client's priorities relating to tailings, release and transboundary water issues on the reserves Read more

    Advance accountability on the status of the environmental contamination at the dock in Fort Chipewyan.

    Official report

    • Nadine Spence · Vice President, Parks Canada (PC)
    Seek acknowledgement and a formal apology from the Government of Canada for the client's forced relocation from its traditional territory in Wood Buffalo National Park. Read more

    Ensure enforcement of federal government laws and regulations regarding the protection of treaty lands, at risk wildlife and rivers in proximity to the proposed Frontier Project near Wood Buffalo National Park.

    Official report

    • Jennifer Wheatley · Assistant Deputy Minister, Indigenous Services Canada (ISC)
    Engage in discussions regarding the enhancement of primary education for the client's members. Read more

    Development of a baseline health study to monitor the impacts of the Athabasca oil sands on the client's members.

    Addressing severe shortfalls and capacity issues in education delivery for indigenous youth.

    Official report

From the Office of the Commissioner of Lobbying's open data, published November 5, 2026. Reports cover oral, arranged meetings with designated public office holders since November 22, 2021; lobbyists file them by the 15th of the following month. Names of MPs are matched to the current House of Commons, and bills are linked when the lobbyist's own description makes clear which bill it means. Contains information licensed under the Open Data Licence Agreement — Office of the Commissioner of Lobbying. Licence. PolitiKit is independent and is not endorsed by the Commissioner of Lobbying.