Thilo Schaefer · Director of Community Relations, House of Commons
Activating a national workforce framework that aligns federal employment services, housing, immigration, and infrastructure planning at the community level, with Employment Service Providers recognized as delivery infrastructure for national workforce outcomes.Read more
Seeking sustained, flexible, federal investment in youth employment programs and related funding mechanisms.
Seeking stable, multi-year federal funding for: youth employment programming through ESDC, including reinstatement of COVID-era flexibility provisions for Canada Summer Jobs and work-integrated learning (WIL) initiatives, to address rising youth unemployment rates and fragmented pathways into the workforce.
Seeking funding from Government of Canada to capacitate First Work member organizations to deliver employment services and to support small- and medium-sized enterprises.
Hamid Mohamed · Senior Advisor, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
Engaging with the Minister's office to discuss youth employment policy priorities, including participation in sector events and a planned advocacy meeting with First Work members.Read more
Cathy Wynn · Manager, Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC)
Kelsey Da Silva · Policy Officer, Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC)
Danielle Williams · Senior Policy Analyst, Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC)
Discuss with the Minister's office the appropriate mechanisms for interfacing with cross-country delegations engaged in bilateral exchanges on public employment services models.Read more
Engaging with the Minister's office to discuss youth employment policy priorities, including participation in sector events and a planned advocacy meeting with First Work members.
Seeking funding from Government of Canada to capacitate First Work member organizations to deliver employment services and to support small- and medium-sized enterprises.
Samuel Bryant · Regional Advisor, Ontario, Prime Minister's Office (PMO)
Kunal Parmar · Ontario MRO Director, Prime Minister's Office (PMO)
Activating a national workforce framework that aligns federal employment services, housing, immigration, and infrastructure planning at the community level, with Employment Service Providers recognized as delivery infrastructure for national workforce outcomes.Read more
Francine Pauvif · Policy Advisor, Women and Gender Equality (WAGE)
Engaging with the Minister's office to discuss youth employment policy priorities, including participation in sector events and a planned advocacy meeting with First Work members.Read more
Seeking sustained, flexible, federal investment in youth employment programs and related funding mechanisms.
Activating a national workforce framework that aligns federal employment services, housing, immigration, and infrastructure planning at the community level, with Employment Service Providers recognized as delivery infrastructure for national workforce outcomes.
Reem Al-Ameri · Policy Advisor, Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC)
Discuss with the Minister's office the appropriate mechanisms for interfacing with cross-country delegations engaged in bilateral exchanges on public employment services models.Read more
Activating a national workforce framework that aligns federal employment services, housing, immigration, and infrastructure planning at the community level, with Employment Service Providers recognized as delivery infrastructure for national workforce outcomes.
Keiran Gibbs · Director of Policy, Justice Canada (JC)
Francine Pauvif · Policy Advisor, Women and Gender Equality (WAGE)
Lisa Xie · Policy Advisor, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
Manuela Tomic · Senior Policy Advisor, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
Jonathan Alomoto · Director of Policy, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC)
Chelsea Kusnick · Chief of Staff to the Minister, Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC)
Nimra Noman · Operations Advisor, Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC)
Karam Chima · Deputy Chief of Staff and Director of Operations, Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC)
Reem Al-Ameri · Policy Advisor, Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC)
Jason MacDonald · Ontario Regional Advisor, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC)
Activating a national workforce framework that aligns federal employment services, housing, immigration, and infrastructure planning at the community level, with Employment Service Providers recognized as delivery infrastructure for national workforce outcomes.Read more
Seeking funding from Government of Canada to capacitate First Work member organizations to deliver employment services and to support small- and medium-sized enterprises.
Seeking greater activation of Labour Market Development Agreements to align with small and medium-sized business hiring, training, and retention needs, leveraging community-based Employment Service Providers.
Arranging and attending meetings and outreach with Public Office Holders for a lobby day and reception. First Work would like to share insights and recommendations for youth programming, employment services and advance solutions for youth employment.
Seeking sustained, flexible, federal investment in youth employment programs and related funding mechanisms.
Seeking stable, multi-year federal funding for: youth employment programming through ESDC, including reinstatement of COVID-era flexibility provisions for Canada Summer Jobs and work-integrated learning (WIL) initiatives, to address rising youth unemployment rates and fragmented pathways into the workforce.
Donyah Farhat · Manager, Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC)
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Lori Brooks · Director General, Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC)
Seeking funding from Government of Canada to capacitate First Work member organizations to deliver employment services and to support small- and medium-sized enterprises.Read more
Activating a national workforce framework that aligns federal employment services, housing, immigration, and infrastructure planning at the community level, with Employment Service Providers recognized as delivery infrastructure for national workforce outcomes.
Seeking sustained, flexible, federal investment in youth employment programs and related funding mechanisms.
Arranging and attending meetings and outreach with Public Office Holders for a lobby day and reception. First Work would like to share insights and recommendations for youth programming, employment services and advance solutions for youth employment.
Seeking greater activation of Labour Market Development Agreements to align with small and medium-sized business hiring, training, and retention needs, leveraging community-based Employment Service Providers.
Seeking stable, multi-year federal funding for: youth employment programming through ESDC, including reinstatement of COVID-era flexibility provisions for Canada Summer Jobs and work-integrated learning (WIL) initiatives, to address rising youth unemployment rates and fragmented pathways into the workforce.
Miles Wu · Senior Policy Advisor, Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC)
Engaging with the Minister's office to discuss youth employment policy priorities, including participation in sector events and a planned advocacy meeting with First Work members.Read more
Advocating for alignment between federal employment verification requirements and provincial service delivery models to address gaps in program administration.
Seeking funding from Government of Canada to capacitate First Work member organizations to deliver employment services and to support small- and medium-sized enterprises.
Seeking sustained federal investment in youth employment programs in the upcoming federal budget.
Wendy Wu · Senior Ontario Advisor, Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC)
Reem Al-Ameri · Policy Advisor, Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC)
Seeking sustained federal investment in youth employment programs in the upcoming federal budget.Read more
Advocating for alignment between federal employment verification requirements and provincial service delivery models to address gaps in program administration.
Engaging with the Minister's office to discuss youth employment policy priorities, including participation in sector events and a planned advocacy meeting with First Work members.
Seeking funding from Government of Canada to capacitate First Work member organizations to deliver employment services and to support small- and medium-sized enterprises.
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.
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