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

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Consultant lobbyist

Robert Zhu

Roots Strategies

Former public offices

  • Director of Outreach, Diversity, and Inclusion, Liberal Research Bureau, House of Commons (2022–2024)
  • Manager of Outreach, Liberal Research Bureau, House of Commons (2021–2022)
  • Advisor, Liberal Research Bureau, House of Commons (2020–2021)
  • Special Assistant, Liberal Research Bureau, House of Commons (2019–2020)
Meetings this Parliament
28
Since Nov 2021
28
Active registrations
3

Current clients

Reported meetings

  • Indspire
    • Michael MacPhee · Assistant Deputy Minister, Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC)
    • Lori Brooks · Director General, Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC)
    Request funding for Indspire's student success programs, including mentoring, research and analysis and annual youth empowerment and Indigenous education events. Read more

    Request funding from the Government of Canada for Indspire's scholarship and bursaries program in support of First Nations, Inuit, and Métis post secondary students across Canada.

    Official report

    • Gerald Gosselin · Director General, Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC)
    Seeking funding for Friendship Centres to deliver programs and services to urban Indigenous Peoples and to discuss opportunities for collaboration with the Government of Canada to strengthen supports for urban Indigenous communities. Read more

    Official report

    • Jaime Battiste · Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Crown-Indigenous Relations, Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada (CIRNAC)
    Seeking funding for Friendship Centres to deliver programs and services to urban Indigenous Peoples and to discuss opportunities for collaboration with the Government of Canada to strengthen supports for urban Indigenous communities. Read more

    Official report

    • Harry Burton · Atlantic Regional Advisor, Prime Minister's Office (PMO)
    • Alyth Roos · Policy Advisor, Prime Minister's Office (PMO)
    • Celine Yegani · Regional Advisor, Prairies and North, Prime Minister's Office (PMO)
    Seeking funding for Friendship Centres to deliver programs and services to urban Indigenous Peoples and to discuss opportunities for collaboration with the Government of Canada to strengthen supports for urban Indigenous communities. Read more

    Official report

  • Seeking funding for Friendship Centres to deliver programs and services to urban Indigenous Peoples and to discuss opportunities for collaboration with the Government of Canada to strengthen supports for urban Indigenous communities. Read more

    Official report

  • Seeking funding for Friendship Centres to deliver programs and services to urban Indigenous Peoples and to discuss opportunities for collaboration with the Government of Canada to strengthen supports for urban Indigenous communities. Read more

    Official report

    • Nathan Abdelnour · Senior Policy Advisor, Canadian Heritage (PCH)
    Seeking federal funding to support the 2028 North American Indigenous Games (NAIG)

    Official report

    • Celine Yegani · Regional Advisor, Prairies and North, Prime Minister's Office (PMO)
    Seeking federal funding to support the 2028 North American Indigenous Games (NAIG)

    Official report

    • Nathan Abdelnour · Senior Policy Advisor, Canadian Heritage (PCH)
    Seeking federal funding to support the 2028 North American Indigenous Games (NAIG)

    Official report

  • Indspire
    • Patty Hajdu · Minister of Jobs and Families, Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC)
    • Reem Al-Ameri · Senior Policy Advisor, Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC)
    • Mike MacPhee · Assistant Deputy Minister, Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC)
    Request funding from the Government of Canada for Indspire's scholarship and bursaries program in support of First Nations, Inuit, and Métis post secondary students across Canada. Read more

    Official report

    • Jerica Mariano · Senior Operations Advisor, Canadian Heritage (PCH)
    Seeking federal funding to support the 2028 North American Indigenous Games (NAIG)

    Official report

    • Nathan Abdelnour · Senior Policy Advisor, Canadian Heritage (PCH)
    Seeking federal funding to support the 2028 North American Indigenous Games (NAIG)

    Official report

    • Miles Wu · Senior Policy Advisor, Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC)
    Seeking funding for Friendship Centres to deliver programs and services to urban Indigenous Peoples and to discuss opportunities for collaboration with the Government of Canada to strengthen supports for urban Indigenous communities. Read more

    Official report

  • Indspire
    • Miles Wu · Senior Policy Advisor, Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC)
    Request funding from the Government of Canada for Indspire's scholarship and bursaries program in support of First Nations, Inuit, and Métis post secondary students across Canada. Read more

    Official report

    • Madison Taipalus · Senior Policy Advisor, Canadian Heritage (PCH)
    Seeking federal funding to support the 2028 Northern American Indigenous Games (NAIG)

    Official report

    • Jerica Mariano · Senior Operations Advisor, Canadian Heritage (PCH)
    Seeking federal funding to support the 2028 Northern American Indigenous Games (NAIG)

    Official report

    • Celine Yegani · Regional Advisor, Prairies and North, Prime Minister's Office (PMO)
    Seeking federal funding to support the 2028 Northern American Indigenous Games (NAIG)

    Official report

    • Zachary Torok · Policy Advisor, Public Safety Canada (PS)
    Seeking Friend Centres' participation in Canada Community Security Program (CCSP) and other programs that address Friendship Centres' evolving security and safety needs. Read more

    Official report

    • Cameron Macdonald · Policy Advisor, Prairies Economic Development Canada (PrairiesCan)
    Seeking federal funding to support the 2028 Northern American Indigenous Games (NAIG)

    Official report

    • Cameron Macdonald · Policy Advisor, Public Safety Canada (PS)
    • Tania Amghar · Deputy Director of Policy, Public Safety Canada (PS)
    Seeking funding to support Friendship Centres delivering emergency assistance to Indigenous Peoples and their families impacted by wildfires and flooding.

    Official report

    • Athusha Puvanendra · Policy Advisor, Women and Gender Equality (WAGE)
    Seeking support for renewal of Urban Programming for Indigenous Peoples

    Official report

    • Rebecca Alty · Minister of Crown-Indigenous Relations, Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada (CIRNAC)
    • Valerie Gideon · Deputy Minister of Crown-Indigenous Relations, Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada (CIRNAC)
    • Mary-Luisa Kapelus · Senior Assistant Deputy Minister, Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada (CIRNAC)
    • Tracy Karuhugo · Policy and Prairies Advisor, Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada (CIRNAC)
    Seeking support for renewal of Urban Programming for Indigenous Peoples

    Official report

    • Eamonn Schwartz · Senior Policy Advisor, Housing, Infrastructure and Communities Canada (HICC)
    Seeking federal support for Friendship Centre-led housing and infrastructure initiatives, including funding opportunities under the Urban, Rural, and Northern Indigenous Housing Strategy. Read more

    Official report

    • Gregor Robertson · Minister of Housing, Infrastructure and Communities, Housing, Infrastructure and Communities Canada (HICC)
    • Eamonn Schwartz · Senior Policy Advisor, Housing, Infrastructure and Communities Canada (HICC)
    Seeking support for renewal of Urban Programming for Indigenous Peoples

    Official report

    • Jérémy Collard · Director of Communications, Indigenous Services Canada (ISC)
    Seeking support for renewal of Urban Programming for Indigenous Peoples

    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.