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)
- René Cormier · Senator, Senate of Canada
- Peter Harder · Senator, Senate of Canada
- Lucie Moncion · Senator, Senate of Canada
Bilingualism/Official Languages
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Reported by Sylvia Martin-Laforge · In-house (organization)
- Marc Gold · Senator, Senate of Canada
- Raymonde Gagné · Senator, Senate of Canada
Bilingualism/Official Languages
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Reported by Sylvia Martin-Laforge · In-house (organization)
- Rose-May Poirier · Senator, Senate of Canada
- Jeffrey Poirier · Director of Parliamentary Affairs, Senate of Canada
Bilingualism/Official Languages
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Reported by Sylvia Martin-Laforge · In-house (organization)
- Judith Seidman · Senator, Senate of Canada
Bilingualism/Official Languages
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Reported by Sylvia Martin-Laforge · In-house (organization)
- Emma Meldrum · Parliamentary Affairs Advisor, Senate of Canada
- Luc Bourgeois · Conseiller aux affaires parlementaires, Senate of Canada
Bilingualism/Official Languages
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Reported by Sylvia Martin-Laforge · In-house (organization)
- Jeffrey Poirier · Parliamentary Affairs Advisor, Senate of Canada
- Marie-Pierre Albert · Director of Parliamentary and Legal Affairs, Senate of Canada
- Rod Legett · Director of Parliamentary Affairs, Senate of Canada
- Genevieve Levesque · Director of Parliamentary and Legal Affairs, Senate of Canada
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)
- Marc Serré · Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Official Languages, House of Commons
Bilingualism/Official Languages
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Reported by Sylvia Martin-Laforge · In-house (organization)
- Nathaniel Mullin · Officer, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
- Richard Léger · Officer, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
Bilingualism/Official Languages
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Reported by Sylvia Martin-Laforge · In-house (organization)
- Sherry Romanado · Member of Parliament
- Patricia Lattanzio · Member of Parliament
- Anthony Housefather · Member of Parliament
- Angelo Iacono · Member of Parliament
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- Francis Scarpaleggia · Member of Parliament
- Emmanuella Lambropoulos · Member of Parliament
Bilingualism/Official Languages
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Reported by Sylvia Martin-Laforge · In-house (organization)
- Nathaniel Mullin · Officer, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
Bilingualism/Official Languages
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Reported by Sylvia Martin-Laforge · In-house (organization)
- Patricia Lattanzio · Member of Parliament
- Arielle Kayabaga · Member of Parliament
- Marc Serré · Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Official Languages, House of Commons
- Francis Drouin · Member of Parliament, House of Commons
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- Nathaniel Mullin · Officer, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
Bilingualism/Official Languages
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Reported by Sylvia Martin-Laforge · In-house (organization)
- Marc Serré · Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Official Languages, House of Commons
- Nathaniel Mullin · Officer, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
Bilingualism/Official Languages
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Reported by Sylvia Martin-Laforge · In-house (organization)
- Pablo Rodriguez · Minister of Canadian Heritage, Canadian Heritage (PCH)
- Norair Serenguilian · Director of Relations with Communities, Canadian Heritage (PCH)
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.