Organization
TALQ
- Meetings this Parliament
- 15
- With MPs
- 7
- Since Nov 2021
- 39
- Active registrations
- 1
Most recent reported meeting: Oct 1, 2026.
Lobbying by TALQ: 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 Mar 31, 2026 Receives government funding
Filed by Sylvia Martin-Laforge, Director General
Lobbyists
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Sylvia Martin-Laforge · Director General
Former public office holder
Formerly Senior Analyst, Official Languages, Department of Canadian Heritage (2005–2007)
Formerly Senior Analyst, Official Languages, Privy Council Office (2002–2004)
Formerly Senior Review Manager, Corporate Review Branch, Department of Canadian Heritage (2001–2002)
Formerly Director of Policy and Programs, Ontario Region, Department of Canadian Heritage (1998–2000)
Institutions they may lobby: Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC), Canada Economic Development for Quebec Regions, Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC), Canadian Heritage (PCH), Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC), Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC), Global Affairs Canada (GAC), House of Commons, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC), Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED), Justice Canada (JC), Natural Resources Canada (NRCan), Office of the Commissioner of Official Languages (OCOL), Prime Minister's Office (PMO), Senate of Canada, Service Canada (ServCan), Statistics Canada (StatCan), Treasury Board Of Canada Secretariat (TBS)
What they're lobbying on (6)Hide details
- Request funding from the Development of Official-Language Communities Program - Community Life Component – for the purpose of meeting operating costs for the of the Quebec Community Groups Network (QCGN).
- Obtain funding to help improve life outcomes for vulnerable groups within Canada’s Official Language Minority Communities the Social Financing Initiative, and other programs contained in the Action Plan for Official Languages 2023–2028: Protection-Promotion-Collaboration
- Obtain funding for, and ensure equitable access to the Government of Canada's new official languages' strategy (Action Plan) 2023-2028
- Modernization of the Official Languages Act.
- Inter-Action: Multiculturalism Grants and Contributions Funding to assist the socio-economic integration of individuals and communities and their contributions, strengthening the vitality of Canada's English linguistic minority communities, and building an integrated and socially cohesive society.
- Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada Research on Official Language Minority Communities. Funding to lead research projects related to immigrants and Canada's English linguistic minority communities.
Registration 781428-15117-27. Look it up in the official Registry
Reported meetings
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Reported by Sylvia Martin-Laforge · In-house (organization)
- Kelly Burke · Commissioner of Official Languages, Office of the Commissioner of Official Languages (OCOL)
- Pierre Leduc · Assistant Commissioner, Policy and Communications, Office of the Commissioner of Official Languages (OCOL)
- Charles Taker · Commissioner’s Representative, Office of the Commissioner of Official Languages (OCOL)
- Patrick Wolfe · CEB Assistant Commissioner, Office of the Commissioner of Official Languages (OCOL)
Modernization of the Official Languages Act.
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Reported by Sylvia Martin-Laforge · In-house (organization)
- Kelly Burke · Commissioner of Official Languages, Office of the Commissioner of Official Languages (OCOL)
- Charles Taker · Commissioner’s Representative, Office of the Commissioner of Official Languages (OCOL)
- Pierre Leduc · Assistant Commissioner, Policy and Communications, Office of the Commissioner of Official Languages (OCOL)
Modernization of the Official Languages Act.
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Reported by Sylvia Martin-Laforge · In-house (organization)
- Colette Kaminsky · Senior Assistant Deputy Minister, Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC)
- Sarah Boily · Director General, Canadian Heritage (PCH)
- Julie Boyer · Assistant Deputy Minister, Official Languages, Heritage and Regions, Canadian Heritage (PCH)
- Colin James · Director General, Strategy and Horizontal Policy Directorate, Strategic and Service Policy Branch, Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC)
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- Carsten Quell · Executive Director, Official Languages Centre of Excellence, Office of the Chief Human Resources Officer, Treasury Board Of Canada Secretariat (TBS)
- Elisha Ram · Senior Assistant Deputy Minister, Income Security and Social Development, Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC)
- Vidya ShankarNarayan · Senior Assistant Deputy Minister, Treasury Board Of Canada Secretariat (TBS)
- Shannon Plunkett · Policy Analyst, Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC)
Modernization of the Official Languages Act.
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Reported by Sylvia Martin-Laforge · In-house (organization)
- Annie Koutrakis · Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Jobs and Families (Parliamentary Secretary), Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC)
- Aaron Rosenbaum · Digital Communications and Operations Advisor, Secretary of State for Children & Youth, Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC)
- Michael Danzer · Québec Regional Advisor, Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC)
Modernization of the Official Languages Act.
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Reported by Sylvia Martin-Laforge · In-house (organization)
- Marc Miller · Minister of Canadian Identity and Culture Minister responsible for Official Languages, Canadian Heritage (PCH)
- Luke Guimond · Director of Official Languages, Canadian Heritage (PCH)
Modernization of the Official Languages Act.
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Reported by Sylvia Martin-Laforge · In-house (organization)
- Marc Miller · Minister of Canadian Identity and Culture Minister responsible for Official Languages
- Luke Guimond · Director of Official Languages, Canadian Heritage (PCH)
Modernization of the Official Languages Act.
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Reported by Sylvia Martin-Laforge · In-house (organization)
- Raymond Théberge · Commissioner of Official Languages, Office of the Commissioner of Official Languages (OCOL)
- Charles Taker · Commissioner’s Representative, Quebec and Nunavut Region, Office of the Commissioner of Official Languages, Office of the Commissioner of Official Languages (OCOL)
- Pierre , Leduc · Assistant Commissioner, Policy and Communications, Office of the Commissioner of Official Languages (OCOL)
- Charles Dauphinais-Pedneault · Senior Policy Analyst, Office of the Commissioner of Official Languages (OCOL)
Modernization of the Official Languages Act.
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Reported by Sylvia Martin-Laforge · In-house (organization)
- Madeleine Chenette · Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Canadian Identity and Culture and Minister responsible for Official Languages
- Mathieu Lebon-Volia · Legislative Assistant & Assistant to the Parliamentary Secretary, Canadian Heritage (PCH)
Modernization of the Official Languages Act.
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Reported by Sylvia Martin-Laforge · In-house (organization)
- Allister Surette · Chair of the Standing Senate Committee on Official Languages, Senate of Canada
- Anthony Lamoureux · Director of Issues Management, Senate of Canada
- Sylvain Bérubé · Attaché, Senate of Canada
Modernization of the Official Languages Act.
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Reported by Sylvia Martin-Laforge · In-house (organization)
- Steven Guilbeault · Minister of Canadian Identity and Culture, Minister responsible for Official Languages, House of Commons
- Luke Guimond · Director of Official Languages, House of Commons
Modernization of the Official Languages Act.
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Reported by Sylvia Martin-Laforge · In-house (organization)
- Yvan Baker · Chair of the Standing Committee on Official Languages
- Daniel Marino · Senior Parliamentary Assistant, House of Commons
Modernization of the Official Languages Act.
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Reported by Sylvia Martin-Laforge · In-house (organization)
- Charles Taker · Commissioner’s Representative, Quebec and Nunavut Region, Office of the Commissioner of Official Languages, Office of the Commissioner of Official Languages (OCOL)
Modernization of the Official Languages Act.
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Reported by Sylvia Martin-Laforge · In-house (organization)
- Shafqat Ali · President of the Treasury Board of Canada, Treasury Board Of Canada Secretariat (TBS)
- Annahat Kochhar · Policy Advisor, Office of the President of the Treasury Board of Canada, Treasury Board Of Canada Secretariat (TBS)
- Elliott Lockington · Chief of Staff to the President of the Treasury Board of Canada, Treasury Board Of Canada Secretariat (TBS)
- Ali Taimur · Director of Operations to the Treasury Board President, Treasury Board Of Canada Secretariat (TBS)
Modernization of the Official Languages Act.
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Reported by Sylvia Martin-Laforge · In-house (organization)
- Francis Scarpaleggia · Speaker of the House of Commons of Canada
Modernization of the Official Languages Act.
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Reported by Sylvia Martin-Laforge · In-house (organization)
- Alistor Surette · Senator, Senate of Canada
Modernization of the Official Languages Act.
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Reported by Sylvia Martin-Laforge · In-house (organization)
- Rachel Bendayan · Minister of Official Languages of Canada
- Elliott Lockington · Chief of Staff to the Minister, Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC)
- Guimond Luke · Director, Parliamentary Affairs, Office of the Minister for Official Languages, House of Commons
Modernization of the Official Languages Act.
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Reported by Sylvia Martin-Laforge · In-house (organization)
- Ginette Petitpas Taylor · Minister of Employment, Workforce Development and Official Languages, Minister of Veterans Affairs, Associate Minister of National Defence,, Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC)
- Wyatt Westover · Press Secretary, Office of the Minister of Employment, Workforce Development and Official Languages, Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC)
- Annie Berger · Policy Advisor - Official Languages, Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC)
Modernization of the Official Languages Act.
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Reported by Sylvia Martin-Laforge · In-house (organization)
- Judith Seidman · Senator, Senate of Canada
- René Cormier · Senator, Senate of Canada
Bilingualism/Official Languages
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Reported by Sylvia Martin-Laforge · In-house (organization)
- Joël Godin · Member of Parliament
Bilingualism/Official Languages
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Reported by Sylvia Martin-Laforge · In-house (organization)
- Sophie Anne Levesque · Constituency Office and Political Attaché, Canadian Heritage (PCH)
- Wyatt Westover · Parliamentary Assistant, Canadian Heritage (PCH)
Bilingualism/Official Languages
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Reported by Sylvia Martin-Laforge · In-house (organization)
- Patricia Lattanzio · Member of Parliament
- Anthony Housefather · Member of Parliament
Bilingualism/Official Languages
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Reported by Sylvia Martin-Laforge · In-house (organization)
- Emma Meldrum · Legislative Assistant, Senate of Canada
- Bernadette Clement · Senator, Senate of Canada
Bilingualism/Official Languages
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Reported by Sylvia Martin-Laforge · In-house (organization)
- Nathaniel Mullin · Senior Advisor, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
Bilingualism/Official Languages
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Reported by Sylvia Martin-Laforge · In-house (organization)
- Don Plett · Senator, Senate of Canada
Bilingualism/Official Languages
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Reported by Sylvia Martin-Laforge · In-house (organization)
- Jean-Martin Masse · Chief of Staff, Senate of Canada
Bilingualism/Official Languages
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.