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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.

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Organization

MS Canada

Meetings this Parliament
31
With MPs
19
Since Nov 2021
147
Active registrations
1

Most recent reported meeting: Sep 29, 2026.

Registrations 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)
  • 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)

    • Jason Easton · Chief of Staff, Global Affairs Canada (GAC)

    BudgetHealthResearch and Development

    Official report

  • Reported by Pamela Valentine · In-house (organization)

    • Brent Cotter · Senator, House of Commons

    Taxation and Finance

    Official report

  • Reported by Pamela Valentine · In-house (organization)

    • Jeelan Syed · Policy Advisor, Canada Revenue Agency (CRA)

    Employment and TrainingResearch and DevelopmentTaxation and Finance

    Official report

  • Reported by Pamela Valentine · In-house (organization)

    • emelyana titarenko · Senior Advisor, Health Canada (HC)

    Research and Development

    Official report

  • Reported by Pamela Valentine · In-house (organization)

    • Vikesh Srivastava · Director General, Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR)

    Health

    Official report

  • Reported by Pamela Valentine · In-house (organization)

    • Chantal Petitclerc · Senator, Senate of Canada

    Taxation and Finance

    Official report

  • Reported by Pamela Valentine · In-house (organization)

    and 8 more
    • Jean-Yves Duclos · Minister of Health, Health Canada (HC)
    • Chrystia Freeland · Deputy Prime Minister, House of Commons
    • Carla Qualtrough · Minister of Employment, Workforce Development and Disability Inclusion, Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC)
    • Kamal Khera · Minister of Seniors, Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC)
    • Diane Lebouthillier · Minister of National Revenue, Canada Revenue Agency (CRA)
    • Seamus O'Regan · Minister of Labour, Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC)
    • Marci Ien · MP, House of Commons
    • Carolyn Bennett · Minister of Mental Health and Addictions and Associate Minister of Health, Health Canada (HC)

    HealthResearch and DevelopmentTaxation and Finance

    Official report

  • Reported by Pamela Valentine · In-house (organization)

    • sharon harper · Manager, Health Canada (HC)
    • Pamela Simpson · Manager, Health Canada (HC)

    HealthHousing

    Official report

  • Reported by Pamela Valentine · In-house (organization)

    • Mike Morrice · Member of Parliament, House of Commons

    BudgetResearch and DevelopmentTaxation and Finance

    Official report

  • Reported by Pamela Valentine · In-house (organization)

    • Rosemarie Falk · Member of Parliament
    • Leigh Chapman · Chief Nursing Office, Health Canada (HC)

    BudgetEmployment and TrainingHealthHousingResearch and DevelopmentTaxation and Finance

    Official report

  • Reported by Pamela Valentine · In-house (organization)

    • Tony Van Bynen · Member of Parliament, House of Commons

    BudgetHealthHousingPensionsTaxation and Finance

    Official report

  • Reported by Pamela Valentine · In-house (organization)

    • Bonita Zarrillo · Member of Parliament, House of Commons

    BudgetHealthHousingTaxation and Finance

    Official report

  • Reported by Pamela Valentine · In-house (organization)

    • Robert Morrisey · Member of Parliament, House of Commons

    HealthResearch and DevelopmentTaxation and Finance

    Official report

  • Reported by Pamela Valentine · In-house (organization)

    Research and DevelopmentTaxation and Finance

    Official report

  • Reported by Pamela Valentine · In-house (organization)

    Health

    Official report

  • Reported by Pamela Valentine · In-house (organization)

    • Carla Qualtrough · Minister of Employment, Workforce Development and Disability Inclusion, Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC)

    HealthHousingResearch and Development

    Official report

  • Reported by Pamela Valentine · In-house (organization)

    • Damien C. Kurek · Member of Parliament, House of Commons

    Health

    Official report

  • Reported by Pamela Valentine · In-house (organization)

    and 59 more
    • Heather McPherson · Member of Parliament
    • Greg Fergus · Member of Parliament
    • Robert Oliphant · Member of Parliament
    • Darren Fisher · Member of Parliament
    • Kody Blois · Member of Parliament
    • Mike Lake · Member of Parliament
    • Judy A. Sgro · Member of Parliament
    • Sean Casey · Member of Parliament
    • Jamie Schmale · Member of Parliament
    • Stephanie Kusie · Member of Parliament
    • Leah Gazan · Member of Parliament
    • Elizabeth May · Member of Parliament
    • Rachael Thomas · mp
    • Laila Goodridge · mp
    • Kevin Waugh · Member of Parliament
    • John Brassard · Member of Parliament
    • Steven MacKinnon · Member of Parliament
    • Salma Zahid · Member of Parliament
    • Terry Duguid · Member of Parliament
    • Luc Thériault · Member of Parliament
    • Yves Perron · Member of Parliament
    • Marie-Hélène Gaudreau · Member of Parliament
    • Andréanne Larouche · Member of Parliament
    • Doug Shipley · Member of Parliament
    • Fraser Tolmie · mp
    • Taleeb Noormohamed · MP
    • Corey Tochor · Member of Parliament
    • Jean-Yves Duclos · Minister of Health, Health Canada (HC)
    • Jenica Atwin · MP, House of Commons
    • Patricia Duncan · Senator, Senate of Canada
    • valerie bradford · MP, House of Commons
    • Colin Carrie · MP, House of Commons
    • Monique Pauzé · MP, House of Commons
    • Marilou McPhedran · Senator, Senate of Canada
    • Paul Chiang · Member of Parliament, House of Commons
    • Sylvie Bérubé · MP, House of Commons
    • Gerald Soroka · Member of Parliament, House of Commons
    • Larry Maguire · Member of Parliament, House of Commons
    • Tony Loffreda · Senator, Senate of Canada
    • Michael V. McLeod · Member of Parliament, House of Commons
    • Bonita Zarillo · MP, House of Commons
    • Marie-Françoise Mégie · Senator, Senate of Canada
    • Ed Fast · Member of Parliament, House of Commons
    • Stephen Ellis · MP, House of Commons
    • Dennis Dawson · Senator, Senate of Canada
    • Karen Vecchio · Member of Parliament, House of Commons
    • Francis Drouin · Member of Parliament, House of Commons
    • Alice Zheng · Policy Advisor, Women and Gender Equality (WAGE)
    • Robert Kitchen · Member of Parlilament, House of Commons
    • patricia Sibal · Advisor, Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC)
    • Carla Qualtrough · Minister of Employment, Workforce Development and Disability Inclusion, Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC)
    • Mike Morrice · Member of Parliament, House of Commons
    • Sylvie Begin · Advisor, House of Commons
    • Candice Bergen · Member of Parliament, House of Commons
    • Ken Hardie · Member of Parliament, House of Commons
    • michael couteau · MP, House of Commons
    • Patricia Bovey · Senator, Senate of Canada
    • Richard Martel · Member of Parliament, House of Commons
    • Louise Chabot · Member of Parliament, House of Commons

    EducationEmployment and TrainingHealthResearch and DevelopmentTaxation and Finance

    Official report

  • Reported by Pamela Valentine · In-house (organization)

    • Jacqueline Sirois · POlicy Advisor to Speaker of the Senate George Furey, House of Commons

    BudgetEducationHealthHousingResearch and Development

    Official report

  • Reported by Pamela Valentine · In-house (organization)

    • Majid Jowhari · Member of Parliament, House of Commons

    EducationEmployment and TrainingHealthHousingResearch and Development

    Official report

  • Reported by Pamela Valentine · In-house (organization)

    • Andy Fillmore · Member of Parliament, House of Commons

    EducationEmployment and TrainingHealthHousingResearch and Development

    Official report

  • Reported by Pamela Valentine · In-house (organization)

    EducationEmployment and TrainingHealthHousingResearch and Development

    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.