Organization
MS Canada
- Meetings this Parliament
- 31
- With MPs
- 19
- Since Nov 2021
- 147
- Active registrations
- 1
Most recent reported meeting: Sep 29, 2026.
Lobbying by MS Canada: its registrations, its lobbyists, the bills it has named and every meeting it has reported with federal office holders since November 2021.
← LobbyingRegistrations in effect
In-house (organization) In effect since Aug 24, 2026 Receives government funding
Filed by Pamela Valentine, President & CEO
Lobbyists
- Alanah Duffy · Manager, Government Relations
- Benjamin Davis · Senior Vice-President, Mission
- Danielle Mandell · Vice President People & Community
- Jeff Mamer · Senior Director, Community
- Jennie Young · VP, Research and Scientific Engagement
- Julie Kelndorfer · Director, Government Relations and Advocacy
- Julie Petrin · Director, Strategy & Impact
- Mona Bates · Senior Director, Community
- Pamela Valentine · President & CEO
- Sarah MacDonald · AVP Programs
- Treena Gracey · Specialist, Mission and People
Institutions they may lobby: Accessibility Standards Canada, Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency (ACOA), Canada Employment Insurance Commission, Canada Post Corporation (CPC), Canada Revenue Agency (CRA), Canadian Heritage (PCH), Canadian Human Rights Commission (CHRC), Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR), Canadian Transportation Agency (CTA), Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC), Finance Canada (FIN), Global Affairs Canada (GAC), Health Canada (HC), House of Commons, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED), Office of the Commissioner of Lobbying (OCL), Office of the Federal Housing Advocate, Office of the Information Commissioner of Canada (OIC), Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada (OPC), Patented Medicine Prices Review Board (PMPRB), Prime Minister's Office (PMO), Privy Council Office (PCO), Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC), Public Services and Procurement Canada (PSPC), Rural Economic Development (Minister’s Office), Senate of Canada, Service Canada (ServCan), Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC), Statistics Canada (StatCan), Transport Canada (TC), Treasury Board Of Canada Secretariat (TBS), Veterans Affairs Canada (VAC), Women and Gender Equality (WAGE)
What they're lobbying on (17)Hide details
- Postal service disruption and the significant hardships these disruptions cause for Canadians and on health charities
- We ask the federal government to fund MS research in partnership with MS Canada, leveraging our connections and expertise to focus and further our understanding of MS, pursue leading-edge research on repair and regeneration, and explore prevention strategies, including targeting the Epstein-Barr virus (EBV).
- Safe Long-Term Care Act with respect to persons affected by MS
- National Housing Strategy with respect for persons with MS and other chronic conditions and disabilities
- Measures and funding for the charitable sector generally
- Home care, with respect to creation with provincial/ territorial governments programs relating to increased home care for persons with MS and other disabilities/ diseases and the support of caregivers
- Federal Budget: Allocate funding for the Canada Disability Benefit, the Employment Insurance Sickness Benefit; health research; access to treatment and care; and other budgetary policy as it relates to MS.
- Establishment of national strategy for neurological conditions, with respect to persons with MS and other neurological conditions.
- Employment Insurance sickness benefits, with respect to creation of flexible benefits for persons with MS and other episodic disabilities
- Disability Tax Credit with respect to making it refundable and ensuring eligibility for Canadians with episodic disabilities
- Comprehensive disability income programs, with respect to persons with MS and other chronic and episodic disabilities
- CIHR as it relates to federal funding & long term investment in health research
- Canada Pension Plan – Disability with respect to eligibility for persons with MS and other chronic and episodic disabilities
- Canada Health Transfer - health system funding transfer and agreements intended for provinces/territories to support the delivery of healthcare services, including MS care
- Canada Health Act and regulations, as it relates to long-term and home care
- Bill C-64, An Act Respecting Pharmacare with respect for persons with MS and other chronic conditions and disabilities
- Access to treatments as it relates to the current regulatory and price negotiation processes to enhance timely access to all Health Canada approved MS disease-modifying therapies, with respect to the National Strategy for Drugs for Rare Diseases and national pharmacare.
Registration 935976-14937-87. Look it up in the official Registry
Reported meetings
Spreadsheet-
Reported by Pamela Valentine · In-house (organization)
- Shuvaloy Majumdar · Member of Parliament
BudgetHealth
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Reported by Pamela Valentine · In-house (organization)
- Majid Jowhari · Member of Parliament, House of Commons
BudgetHealth
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Reported by Pamela Valentine · In-house (organization)
- Kamal Khera · Minister of Seniors, Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC)
- Kevin Murphy · Director, Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC)
- darren choi · Regional Advisor, House of Commons
BudgetHealthHousing
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Reported by Pamela Valentine · In-house (organization)
- Terry Sheehan · Member of Parliament
BudgetHealth
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Reported by Pamela Valentine · In-house (organization)
- Eshan Naik · Director of Policy, House of Commons
- Ophelia John · Special Assistant Policy, Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC)
BudgetHealth
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Reported by Pamela Valentine · In-house (organization)
- Randy Boissonnault · Minister of Tourism and Associate Minister of Finance, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
Employment and TrainingTaxation and Finance
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Reported by Pamela Valentine · In-house (organization)
- Ya'ara Saks · Member of the House of Commons, House of Commons
Health
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Reported by Pamela Valentine · In-house (organization)
- Seamus O'Regan · Minister of Labour, Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC)
Employment and TrainingTaxation and Finance
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Reported by Pamela Valentine · In-house (organization)
- Carla Qualtrough · Minister of Employment, Workforce Development and Disability Inclusion, Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC)
Taxation and Finance
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Reported by Pamela Valentine · In-house (organization)
- Mark Holland · Member of Parliament, House of Commons
- Kamal Khera · Minister of Seniors, Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC)
HealthTaxation and Finance
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Reported by Pamela Valentine · In-house (organization)
- Emelyana Titarenko · Senior Advisor, House of Commons
HealthResearch and DevelopmentTaxation and Finance
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Reported by Pamela Valentine · In-house (organization)
- Dan Albas · Member of Parliament
BudgetHealthResearch and Development
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Reported by Pamela Valentine · In-house (organization)
- Kevin Murphy · Director, Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC)
BudgetHealthResearch and Development
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Reported by Pamela Valentine · In-house (organization)
- Krista Dicembre · Business Dev Analyst, Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR)
- Esther Richards · Sr Partnership Lead, Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR)
- Jean-Michel Levesque · Ministerial Liason, Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR)
- Vikesh Srivastava · Director General, Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR)
Health
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Reported by Pamela Valentine · In-house (organization)
- Paul Chiang · Member of Parliament, House of Commons
BudgetHealthResearch and Development
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Reported by Pamela Valentine · In-house (organization)
- Kim Pate · Senator, Senate of Canada
BudgetHealthResearch and Development
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Reported by Pamela Valentine · In-house (organization)
- Don Davies · Member of Parliament
BudgetHealthResearch and Development
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Reported by Pamela Valentine · In-house (organization)
- Salma Zahid · Member of Parliament
BudgetHealthResearch and Development
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Reported by Pamela Valentine · In-house (organization)
- Stephen Ellis · MP, House of Commons
BudgetHealthResearch and Development
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Reported by Pamela Valentine · In-house (organization)
- Alexander Craney · Exempt Staff, Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC)
BudgetHealthResearch and Development
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Reported by Pamela Valentine · In-house (organization)
- Maryse Nadeau · Chief of staff, House of Commons
BudgetHealthResearch and Development
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Reported by Pamela Valentine · In-house (organization)
- Richard Mavin · Parliamentary Assistant, House of Commons
BudgetHealthResearch and Development
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Reported by Pamela Valentine · In-house (organization)
- Donna Dasko · Senator, Senate of Canada
BudgetHealthResearch and Development
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Reported by Pamela Valentine · In-house (organization)
- John Brassard · Member of Parliament
BudgetHealthResearch and Development
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Reported by Pamela Valentine · In-house (organization)
- Paula Simons · Senator, Senate of Canada
BudgetHealthResearch and Development
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.