Consultant lobbyist
Sara Gangbar
Crestview Strategy
- Meetings this Parliament
- 6
- Since Nov 2021
- 11
- Active registrations
- 0
Sara Gangbar's lobbying: the clients they represent and every meeting they've reported since November 2021.
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Earlier, since November 2021
- Women's Legal Education & Action Fund (LEAF) 1 · last Dec 3, 2025
- Nucleon Energy Inc 1 · last Oct 8, 2025
- National Association of Career Colleges 4 · last Oct 8, 2025
- Groupe 3737 5 · last Jan 27, 2025
Reported meetings
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- Marilou McPhedran · Senator, Senate of Canada
Advocate for amendments to the Employment Insurance Act to allow parents receiving maternity/parental benefits who lose their jobs to access EI regular benefits without restrictive caps. Read more
Advocate for operational funding to support national gender equality organizations advancing rights and systemic change for women, girls, trans and non-binary people.
Advocate to establish an independent federal GBV Commissioner to oversee and ensure accountability for Canada’s National Action Plan on Gender-Based Violence with dedicated funding.
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- Atiq Rahman · Associate Deputy Minister, Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC)
- Brett Smuzl · Policy Advisor, Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC)
Support for a pilot program enabling international students at Regulated Career Colleges (RCCs) to qualify for Post-Graduate Work Permits (PGWP), linking study permits to in-demand jobs, enhanced quality assurance for international students, and anti-fraud measures in the regulated career college sector. Read more
Advocacy for expanding the Veterans Affairs Education & Training Benefit (ETB), developing scholarship programs for military spouses, and supporting veteran employment and transition strategies.
Promotion of employer-driven training, support for standardized national credential recognition (e.g., “Blue/Red Seal” programs), and advocacy for increased labour mobility and rapid response to workforce needs.
Matching funding to support training for military personnel, their spouses, and dependents to secure in-demand jobs.
Advocacy for federal support of digital/remote program delivery, increased youth employment pathways, and partnership on public awareness campaigns about the role of regulated career colleges.
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- Corey Tochor · Member of Parliament
To introduce the nucleon energy technology and influence federal policy and regulatory support to advance clean technology initiatives in Alberta.
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- Taleeb Noormohamed · Member of Parliament
- Leslie Church · Member of Parliament
- Raquel Dancho · Member of Parliament
- Reem Al-Ameri · Senior Policy Advisor, Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC)
Support for a pilot program enabling international students at Regulated Career Colleges (RCCs) to qualify for Post-Graduate Work Permits (PGWP), linking study permits to in-demand jobs, enhanced quality assurance for international students, and anti-fraud measures in the regulated career college sector. Read more
Advocacy for expanding the Veterans Affairs Education & Training Benefit (ETB), developing scholarship programs for military spouses, and supporting veteran employment and transition strategies.
Promotion of employer-driven training, support for standardized national credential recognition (e.g., “Blue/Red Seal” programs), and advocacy for increased labour mobility and rapid response to workforce needs.
Matching funding to support training for military personnel, their spouses, and dependents to secure in-demand jobs.
Advocacy for federal support of digital/remote program delivery, increased youth employment pathways, and partnership on public awareness campaigns about the role of regulated career colleges.
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- Manuela Tomic · Senior Policy Advisor, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
Private Career Colleges are not eligible to have students apply for Post Graduate Worker Permits. The NACC would like to see this changed as it believes their students are being disadvantaged and discriminated against. To do this there must be a directive from the ministerial level that will allow for post graduate students to make application for the worker permits. Read more
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- Leigh Chapman · Chief Nursing Officer, Health Canada (HC)
Private Career Colleges are not eligible to have students apply for Post Graduate Worker Permits. The NACC would like to see this changed as it believes their students are being disadvantaged and discriminated against. To do this there must be a directive from the ministerial level that will allow for post graduate students to make application for the worker permits. Read more
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- Mary Ng · Minister of Export Promotion, International Trade and Economic Development, Global Affairs Canada (GAC)
Advocating for sustained funding for programs that ensure Black, Indigenous or People of Colour (BIPOC) owned businesses and entrepreneurs are able to achieve their business goals. Read more
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- Lindsay Jean · Policy Advisor, Justice Canada (JC)
Advocating for sustained funding for programs that ensure Black, Indigenous or People of Colour (BIPOC) owned businesses and entrepreneurs are able to achieve their business goals. Read more
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- Arash Rahmani · Senior Special Assistant, Operations and Outreach, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC)
Advocating for sustained funding for programs that ensure Black, Indigenous or People of Colour (BIPOC) owned businesses and entrepreneurs are able to achieve their business goals. Read more
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- Francesco Sorbara · Member of Parliment, House of Commons
Advocating for sustained funding for programs that ensure Black, Indigenous or People of Colour (BIPOC) owned businesses and entrepreneurs are able to achieve their business goals. Read more
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- Tony Van Bynen · MP for Newmarket—Aurora, House of Commons
- Francis Bilodeau · Acting Deputy Minister, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
- Etienne-Rene Massie · Assistant Deputy Minister, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
- Kamal Khera · Minister of Diversity, Inclusion and Persons with Disabilities, Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC)
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- Leila Dance · MP for Elmwood-Transcona, House of Commons
Advocating for sustained funding for programs that ensure Black, Indigenous or People of Colour (BIPOC) owned businesses and entrepreneurs are able to achieve their business goals. Read more
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.