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

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Registrant (responsible officer)

Philip Witherington

President and 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
111
Since Nov 2021
112
Active registrations
1

Reported meetings

  • Manulife Financial Corporation
    • Taras Zalusky · Chief of Staff to the Minister, Global Affairs Canada (GAC)
    Policies and programs related to Canada trade relations with other countries and Canada's economic competitiveness.

    Official report

  • Manulife Financial Corporation
    • Ian Foucher · Chief of Staff, Finance Canada (FIN)
    Insurance Companies Act and regulations to amend the Act to permit greater investment by insurers outside of the financial sector and to improve the ability of Canadian companies to compete and grow outside of Canada. Read more

    Policies and programs related to Canada trade relations with other countries and Canada's economic competitiveness.

    Official report

  • Manulife Financial Corporation
    • Paul Thoppil · High Commissioner for Canada in Singapore and Canadian Indo-Pacific trade representative, Global Affairs Canada (GAC)
    Policies and programs related to Canada trade relations with other countries and Canada's economic competitiveness.

    Official report

  • Manulife Financial Corporation
    • Taras Zalusky · Chief of Staff to the Minister, Global Affairs Canada (GAC)
    Policies and programs related to Canada trade relations with other countries and Canada's economic competitiveness.

    Official report

  • Manulife Financial Corporation
    • Nicholas Hotsko · Economist, Finance Canada (FIN)
    • Jeremy Weil · Director General, Corporate Finance and Asset Management, Finance Canada (FIN)
    Insurance Companies Act and regulations to amend the Act to permit greater investment by insurers outside of the financial sector and to improve the ability of Canadian companies to compete and grow outside of Canada. Read more

    Changes programs and policies to increase private sector infrastructure investment and attract foreign capital to Canada

    Official report

  • Manulife Financial Corporation
    • Alexander Bonnyman · Strategy & Analytics, Privy Council Office (PCO)
    • Michael Brisson · Senior Policy Advisor, Finance Canada (FIN)
    Changes programs and policies to increase private sector infrastructure investment and attract foreign capital to Canada Read more

    Insurance Companies Act and regulations to amend the Act to permit greater investment by insurers outside of the financial sector and to improve the ability of Canadian companies to compete and grow outside of Canada.

    Official report

  • Manulife Financial Corporation
    • Galen Richardson · Director of Stakeholder Relations, Privy Council Office (PCO)
    Changes programs and policies to increase private sector infrastructure investment and attract foreign capital to Canada Read more

    Policies and programs related to Canada trade relations with other countries and Canada's economic competitiveness.

    Insurance Companies Act and regulations to amend the Act to permit greater investment by insurers outside of the financial sector and to improve the ability of Canadian companies to compete and grow outside of Canada.

    Official report

  • Manulife Financial Corporation
    • Jim Nickel · Ambassador of Canada to Vietnam, Global Affairs Canada (GAC)
    Policies and programs related to Canada trade relations with other countries and Canada's economic competitiveness.

    Official report

  • Manulife Financial Corporation
    • Paul Thoppil · High Commissioner for Canada in Singapore and Canadian Indo-Pacific trade representative, Global Affairs Canada (GAC)
    Policies and programs related to Canada trade relations with other countries and Canada's economic competitiveness.

    Official report

  • Manulife Financial Corporation
    • Neeraj Bhalla · Director of Community Outreach, Global Affairs Canada (GAC)
    • Kevin Lemkay · Chief of Staff, Global Affairs Canada (GAC)
    Policies and programs related to Canada trade relations with other countries and Canada's economic competitiveness.

    Official report

  • Manulife Financial Corporation
    • Neeraj Bhalla · Director of Community Outreach, Global Affairs Canada (GAC)
    Policies and programs related to Canada trade relations with other countries and Canada's economic competitiveness.

    Official report

  • Manulife Financial Corporation
    • Kevin Lemkay · Chief of Staff, Global Affairs Canada (GAC)
    • Neeraj Bhalla · Director of Community Outreach, Global Affairs Canada (GAC)
    Policies and programs related to Canada trade relations with other countries and Canada's economic competitiveness.

    Official report

  • Manulife Financial Corporation
    Standards for banking (open banking) and regulation of data processing including the use of artificial intelligence.

    Official report

  • Manulife Financial Corporation
    Policies and programs related to Canada trade relations with other countries and Canada's economic competitiveness.

    Official report

  • Manulife Financial Corporation
    Policies and programs related to Canada trade relations with other countries and Canada's economic competitiveness.

    Official report

  • Manulife Financial Corporation
    • Neeraj Bhalla · Director of Community Outreach, Global Affairs Canada (GAC)
    Policies and programs related to Canada trade relations with other countries and Canada's economic competitiveness.

    Official report

  • Manulife Financial Corporation
    • Neeraj Bhalla · Director of Community Outreach, Global Affairs Canada (GAC)
    Policies and programs related to Canada trade relations with other countries and Canada's economic competitiveness.

    Official report

  • Manulife Financial Corporation
    • Mark Carney · Prime Minister, Prime Minister's Office (PMO)
    Changes programs and policies to increase private sector infrastructure investment and attract foreign capital to Canada Read more

    Insurance Companies Act and regulations to amend the Act to permit greater investment by insurers outside of the financial sector and to improve the ability of Canadian companies to compete and grow outside of Canada.

    Official report

  • Manulife Financial Corporation

    C-15

    Bill C-15 with respect to proposal to change the tax treatment on income earned by Canadian insurance companies on foreign property.

    Official report

  • Manulife Financial Corporation
    • Nick Leswick · Deputy Minister, Finance Canada (FIN)
    • Julien Brazeau · Assistant Deputy Minister, Finance Canada (FIN)

    C-15

    Bill C-15 with respect to proposal to change the tax treatment on income earned by Canadian insurance companies on foreign property.

    Official report

  • Manulife Financial Corporation
    • Neeraj Bhalla · Director of Community Outreach, Global Affairs Canada (GAC)
    Policies and programs related to Canada trade relations with other countries and Canada's economic competitiveness.

    Official report

  • Manulife Financial Corporation
    • Kevin Lemkay · Chief of Staff, Global Affairs Canada (GAC)
    Policies and programs related to Canada trade relations with other countries and Canada's economic competitiveness.

    Official report

  • Manulife Financial Corporation
    Policies and programs related to Canada trade relations with other countries.

    Official report

  • Manulife Financial Corporation
    • Ian Foucher · Chief of Staff, Finance Canada (FIN)
    Policies and programs related to Canada trade relations with other countries.

    Official report

  • Manulife Financial Corporation
    • Ian Foucher · Chief of Staff, Finance Canada (FIN)
    Policies and programs related to Canada trade relations with other countries.

    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.