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Valerie Grdisa's lobbying: the registrations they file and every meeting they've reported since November 2021.

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Registrant (responsible officer)

Valerie Grdisa

Chief Executive Officer

For companies and organizations, the most senior paid officer files the registration and the monthly reports, whoever attended the meeting.

Meetings this Parliament
62
Since Nov 2021
93
Active registrations
1

Reported meetings

    • Shalene Curtis-Micallef · Deputy Minister, Health Canada (HC)
    Support for regulated nurses working at full scope of practice Read more

    Influencing the Canada Health Transfer and Health Bilateral Agreements between the federal government and provinces and territories to urge governments to increase healthcare investments and invest in priority areas such as the health workforce, primary care, long-term care, mental health, data and virtual care, and surgeries and backlogs.

    Official report

  • Influencing the Canada Health Transfer and Health Bilateral Agreements between the federal government and provinces and territories to urge governments to increase healthcare investments and invest in priority areas such as the health workforce, primary care, long-term care, mental health, data and virtual care, and surgeries and backlogs. Read more

    Support for regulated nurses working at full scope of practice

    Official report

    • Emily Gough · Policy advisor, House of Commons
    Discussions aim to ensure that artificial intelligence and emerging health technologies are developed, assessed, and approved in ways that meet the needs of the Canadian population. Communications emphasize the importance of integrating nursing perspectives into governance, regulation, clinical and ethical evaluation, and approval processes for new technologies. Read more

    Official report

    • Nell Perry · Constituency Assistant, House of Commons
    Strategies to address the health human resources crisis and nursing shortages across Canada, including providing funding to provinces and territories to help optimize workloads; financial supports for nurses and health-care workers such as loan forgiveness, tax incentives, retention bonuses for senior nurses; creating a mental health action plan for health-care workers; increasing training and education for health-care workers. Read more

    Official report

    • rebecca patterson · Senator, Senate of Canada
    Communications address the need for federal investment in strategies to improve retention of nursing professionals, including support for mental health and well-being, improved working conditions, continuing professional development, and initiatives to reduce burnout and strengthen workforce stability across all regions of Canada. Read more

    Official report

    • Joan Kingston · Senator, Senate of Canada
    Communications address the need for federal investment in strategies to improve retention of nursing professionals, including support for mental health and well-being, improved working conditions, continuing professional development, and initiatives to reduce burnout and strengthen workforce stability across all regions of Canada. Read more

    Official report

    • Marc-André Blanchard · Chief of Staff, Prime Minister's Office (PMO)
    Harmonize nursing regulatory practices to support a responsive and sustainable nursing workforce Read more

    Communications relate to ongoing efforts to strengthen the collection, harmonization, and use of nursing workforce data at the pan-Canadian level. Discussions include modelling future health and workforce needs, supporting evidence-based health human resource planning, and investing in robust data systems to inform public policy and decision-making.

    Official report

  • S-233

    Bill S-233, An Act to amend the Criminal Code (assault against persons who provide health services and first responders) Read more

    Support for regulated nurses working at full scope of practice

    Support the development of a national licensure framework for nurses.

    Create a pan-Canadian health human resources strategy

    Discussions aim to ensure that artificial intelligence and emerging health technologies are developed, assessed, and approved in ways that meet the needs of the Canadian population. Communications emphasize the importance of integrating nursing perspectives into governance, regulation, clinical and ethical evaluation, and approval processes for new technologies.

    Allow nurses to certify the Disability Tax Credit form

    Official report

    • Mackenzy Metcalfe · Policy Advisor, Finance Canada (FIN)
    Communications relate to ongoing efforts to strengthen the collection, harmonization, and use of nursing workforce data at the pan-Canadian level. Discussions include modelling future health and workforce needs, supporting evidence-based health human resource planning, and investing in robust data systems to inform public policy and decision-making. Read more

    Allow nurses to certify the Disability Tax Credit form

    Influencing the Canada Health Transfer and Health Bilateral Agreements between the federal government and provinces and territories to urge governments to increase healthcare investments and invest in priority areas such as the health workforce, primary care, long-term care, mental health, data and virtual care, and surgeries and backlogs.

    Create a pan-Canadian health human resources strategy

    Official report

  • Create a pan-Canadian health human resources strategy Read more

    Harmonize nursing regulatory practices to support a responsive and sustainable nursing workforce

    Communications relate to ongoing efforts to strengthen the collection, harmonization, and use of nursing workforce data at the pan-Canadian level. Discussions include modelling future health and workforce needs, supporting evidence-based health human resource planning, and investing in robust data systems to inform public policy and decision-making.

    Discussions aim to ensure that artificial intelligence and emerging health technologies are developed, assessed, and approved in ways that meet the needs of the Canadian population. Communications emphasize the importance of integrating nursing perspectives into governance, regulation, clinical and ethical evaluation, and approval processes for new technologies.

    Allow nurses to certify the Disability Tax Credit form

    Official report

    • Jibril Hussein · Senior Policy Advisor, Health Canada (HC)
    Continue to act on Truth and Reconciliation Commission recommendations, including recommendation for new Indigenous healing centres, enhancing the education of health-care workers in culturally appropriate care, and increasing the diversity of the health workforce in Canada. Read more

    Seek funding for nursing research, including Indigenous nursing

    Enhancing access to sustainable health human resources (HHR) to better serve rural, remote and Indigenous communities across Canada. As well as greater HHR coordination across Canada and inter professional collaboration. This also includes increasing virtual care modalities and broadband internet minimum speeds.

    Official report

  • Discussions aim to ensure that artificial intelligence and emerging health technologies are developed, assessed, and approved in ways that meet the needs of the Canadian population. Communications emphasize the importance of integrating nursing perspectives into governance, regulation, clinical and ethical evaluation, and approval processes for new technologies. Read more

    Official report

  • Allow nurses to certify the Disability Tax Credit form Read more

    Strategies to address the health human resources crisis and nursing shortages across Canada, including providing funding to provinces and territories to help optimize workloads; financial supports for nurses and health-care workers such as loan forgiveness, tax incentives, retention bonuses for senior nurses; creating a mental health action plan for health-care workers; increasing training and education for health-care workers.

    Official report

  • Allow nurses to certify the Disability Tax Credit form Read more

    Strategies to address the health human resources crisis and nursing shortages across Canada, including providing funding to provinces and territories to help optimize workloads; financial supports for nurses and health-care workers such as loan forgiveness, tax incentives, retention bonuses for senior nurses; creating a mental health action plan for health-care workers; increasing training and education for health-care workers.

    Official report

  • Allow nurses to certify the Disability Tax Credit form

    Official report

  • Harmonize nursing regulatory practices to support a responsive and sustainable nursing workforce Read more

    Allow nurses to certify the Disability Tax Credit form

    Influencing the Canada Health Transfer and Health Bilateral Agreements between the federal government and provinces and territories to urge governments to increase healthcare investments and invest in priority areas such as the health workforce, primary care, long-term care, mental health, data and virtual care, and surgeries and backlogs.

    Create a pan-Canadian health human resources strategy

    Official report

    • Guillaume Bertrand · Director of Communications, Health Canada (HC)
    • Sandenga Yeba · Director of Policy & Deputy Chief of Staff, Health Canada (HC)
    Communications relate to ongoing efforts to strengthen the collection, harmonization, and use of nursing workforce data at the pan-Canadian level. Discussions include modelling future health and workforce needs, supporting evidence-based health human resource planning, and investing in robust data systems to inform public policy and decision-making. Read more

    Official report

    • Shalene Curtis-Micallef · Deputy Minister, Health Canada (HC)
    • Jocelyne Voisin · Senior Assistant Deputy Minister, Health Canada (HC)
    • Leigh Chapman · Chief Nursing Officer, Health Canada (HC)
    Support a Canadian Nurse Practitioner Initiative based on past similar initiatives Read more

    Communications relate to ongoing efforts to strengthen the collection, harmonization, and use of nursing workforce data at the pan-Canadian level. Discussions include modelling future health and workforce needs, supporting evidence-based health human resource planning, and investing in robust data systems to inform public policy and decision-making.

    Harmonize nursing regulatory practices to support a responsive and sustainable nursing workforce

    Create a pan-Canadian health human resources strategy

    Allow nurses to certify the Disability Tax Credit form

    Seek funding for nursing research, including Indigenous nursing

    Discussions focus on measures to expand the capacity to educate and support Indigenous nurses across Canada, including targeted investments in nursing education programs, partnerships with Indigenous and community-based institutions, and initiatives that improve access, retention, and graduation outcomes for Indigenous nursing students.

    Official report

    • Joshua Mbandi · Director of Policy, Finance Canada (FIN)
    • Victor Perak · Policy Advisor, Finance Canada (FIN)
    Allow nurses to certify the Disability Tax Credit form

    Official report

  • Enhancing access to sustainable health human resources (HHR) to better serve rural, remote and Indigenous communities across Canada. As well as greater HHR coordination across Canada and inter professional collaboration. This also includes increasing virtual care modalities and broadband internet minimum speeds. Read more

    Official report

    • Roy Karam · Senior Policy Advisor, Health Canada (HC)

    S-233

    Bill S-233, An Act to amend the Criminal Code (assault against persons who provide health services and first responders)

    Official report

  • S-233

    Bill S-233, An Act to amend the Criminal Code (assault against persons who provide health services and first responders)

    Official report

    • Rosemarie Moodie · Senator, Senate of Canada
    Create a national licensure framework for nurses Read more

    Support for regulated nurses working at full scope of practice

    Allow nurses to certify the Disability Tax Credit form

    Create a pan-Canadian health human resources strategy

    Official report

    • Dan Mazier · Member of Parliament
    • Kier Doyle · Parliamentary Assistant, House of Commons
    Support for regulated nurses working at full scope of practice Read more

    Create a national licensure framework for nurses

    Allow nurses to certify the Disability Tax Credit form

    Create a pan-Canadian health human resources strategy

    Official report

    • Joan Kingston · Senator, Senate of Canada
    Support for regulated nurses working at full scope of practice Read more

    Create a national licensure framework for nurses

    Allow nurses to certify the Disability Tax Credit form

    Create a pan-Canadian health human resources strategy

    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.