Organization
Canadian Dental Association
- Meetings this Parliament
- 67
- With MPs
- 45
- Since Nov 2021
- 179
- Active registrations
- 1
Most recent reported meeting: Oct 6, 2026.
Lobbying by Canadian Dental Association: 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 Jun 2, 2026 Receives government funding
Filed by Dr. Aaron Burry, Chief Executive Officer
Lobbyists
- Aaron Burry · Chief Executive Officer
- Astha Shah · Health Policy Advisor and Scientific Editor
- Benoit Soucy · Director, Clinical & Scientific Affairs
- Costa Papadopoulos · Principal Health Policy Advisor
- Dave Upward · Head of Digital Services
- Donna Cunningham · Digital Services Advisor
- Geoff Valentine · Head of Programs & Services
- Irem Turken · GR Associate
- Lucas Veiga · Head of Government Relations and Policy
- Mishail Bhatia · GR Strategist
- Riti Bhandari · Policy Advisor
- Zelda Burt · Head of Communications
Institutions they may lobby: Canada Revenue Agency (CRA), Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR), Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada (CIRNAC), Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC), Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC), Finance Canada (FIN), Global Affairs Canada (GAC), Health Canada (HC), House of Commons, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC), Indigenous Services Canada (ISC), Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED), Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada (OPC), Prime Minister's Office (PMO), Privy Council Office (PCO), Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC), Public Services and Procurement Canada (PSPC), Senate of Canada, Statistics Canada (StatCan), Treasury Board Of Canada Secretariat (TBS), Veterans Affairs Canada (VAC)
What they're lobbying on (24)Hide details
- DENTAL CARE FUNDING: discussions around the federal budgetary process and program development with regard to funding of dental care, including the Canadian Dental Care Plan and the Interim Federal Health Program.
- HEALTH HUMAN RESOURCES: discussions on addressing health human resources challenges within dentistry, including challenges in remote areas, the Canada student loan forgiveness, Canada Student Grant, PGWP for dental assistants, internationally trained dentists, administrative staffing.
- US Tariffs: working with the federal government to advocate on minimizing the impact of tariffs on access to dental care in Canada.
- DE-INSURANCE: To discuss the potential impact of the Canadian Dental Care Plan (CDCP) on employer-provided dental coverage and to advocate for a range of strategies that prevent employers from dropping their dental benefits, including but not limited to tax credits and changes in eligibility requirements.
- TAXATION OF HEALTH BENEFITS: to discuss the negative impact and strain that taxing employer provided health benefits would have on the health of Canadians and on the provincially funded healthcare system.
- SENIORS ORAL HEALTH: funding and administration of oral health care for seniors living independently and in long term care facilities
- PRE-BUDGET CONSULTATIONS: Federal investments or taxation changes to improve the oral health care of Canadians and practice environment for dentists
- PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES: increased funding and federal leadership to improveprovincially funded dental programs for persons with disabilities.
- PERSONAL INFORMATION PROTECTION AND ELECTRONIC DOCUMENT ACT (PIPEDA): PRIVACY PROTECTION OF HEALTH INFORMATION AND THE REGULATORY REVIEW: Improvement to privacy legislation to protect the privacy of health information
- ORAL HEALTH RESEARCH, ACCESS AND DATA: increased funding for research and projects to help improve the oral health of Canadians, such as filing of submissions and advocacy for improvements to the Oral Health Access Fund
- NON INSURED HEALTH BENEFITS: Improvement to the dental program in order to enhance the oral health status of patients accessing the program.
- NATIONAL TOBACCO CONTROL PROGRAMS: Strengthening Canada's tobacco control strategy
- MARKETING TO KIDS: Sugar/Healthy Eating: to discuss the importance regarding regulations and legislation, Including Bill C-252, surrounding food and beverage marketing to young children. Healthy Eating: to discuss the issue of food labeling and healthy eating for Canadians and its positive impact on oral health.
- ISO TECHNICAL COMMITTEE 106: creation of international standards for dental devices and materials
- INDIGENOUS ORAL HEALTH: Programs and policies related to prevention and care to improve the oral health of Indigenous peoples.
- HEALTH PROMOTION AND DISEASE PREVENTION: Increased investment and improved regulations to protect and enhance the oral health of Canadians
- HEALTH INFORMATION TECHNOLOGIES (ELECTRONIC HEALTH RECORDS): Investment and needed regulations to facilitate the development of EHRs in Canada
- FLUORIDE: promotion of positive public health initiatives and achievements
- EXCISE TAX ACT: GST AND DENTAL SERVICES: Changes to the application of the GST (zero-rate) on Dental practices
- DENTAL EDUCATION: Increase funding for Canadian Faculties of Dentistry
- CHEMICAL MANAGEMENT PLAN: The Challenge Process, with regard to regulation of Bisphenol A in oral health care.
- CEPA (Canadian Environment Protection Act) - Mercury- ROMS (Risk Management Strategy) with regard to safe disposal of dental amalgam waste.
- CAPITAL GAINS TAX: to discuss the impact that the recent changes to the capital gains tax regulations have on Canadian dentists and to advocate for amendments and/or exemptions that would mitigate the adverse effects.
- ANTI INDIGENOUS RACISM IN HEALTH: discussions to promote the Truth and Reconciliation Calls to Action as they relate to Health, such as funding for cultural safety programs in dentistry.
Registration 951607-15732-49. Look it up in the official Registry
Reported meetings
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Reported by Dr. Aaron Burry · In-house (organization)
- Darren Hall · Policy Advisor, House of Commons
- Shawn Driscoll · stakeholder relations advisor, Health Canada (HC)
HealthTaxation and Finance
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Reported by Dr. Aaron Burry · In-house (organization)
- Jeff Valois · Director of Operations, Prime Minister's Office (PMO)
HealthTaxation and Finance
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Reported by Dr. Aaron Burry · In-house (organization)
- Don Davies · Member of Parliament
HealthTaxation and Finance
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Reported by Dr. Aaron Burry · In-house (organization)
- Yash Nanda · Policy Advisor, Finance Canada (FIN)
HealthTaxation and Finance
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Reported by Dr. Aaron Burry · In-house (organization)
- Stephen Lucas · Deputy Minister, Health Canada (HC)
- Lynne Tomson · Associate Assistant Deputy Minister, Health Canada (HC)
- James Taylor · Chief Dental Officer, Health Canada (HC)
- Marika Nadeau · Director General with dental care task force, Health Canada (HC)
HealthTaxation and Finance
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Reported by Dr. Aaron Burry · In-house (organization)
- Darren Fisher · Member of Parliament
- Connor Fisher · Atlantic Regional Advisor to the Minister of Seniors, House of Commons
HealthTaxation and Finance
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Reported by Dr. Aaron Burry · In-house (organization)
- Laila Goodridge · Member of Parliament
HealthTaxation and Finance
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Reported by Dr. Aaron Burry · In-house (organization)
- Helen Gao · A/Chief of Staff, Indigenous Services Canada (ISC)
HealthTaxation and Finance
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Reported by Dr. Aaron Burry · In-house (organization)
- Jessica Morrison · Director of Policy, House of Commons
- Nathan Bowles · Director of Policy, House of Commons
HealthTaxation and Finance
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Reported by Dr. Aaron Burry · In-house (organization)
- Yash Nanda · Policy advisor, Finance Canada (FIN)
HealthTaxation and Finance
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Reported by Dr. Aaron Burry · In-house (organization)
- Stephen Ellis · Member of Parliament, House of Commons
Health
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Reported by Dr. Aaron Burry · In-house (organization)
- Stephen Ellis · Member of Parliament, House of Commons
Health
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Reported by Dr. Aaron Burry · In-house (organization)
- Eshan Naik · Director of Policy, House of Commons
Health
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Reported by Dr. Aaron Burry · In-house (organization)
- Ryan Turnbull · Member of Parliament
Health
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Reported by Dr. Aaron Burry · In-house (organization)
- Eric Gustavson · Policy Advisor, Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC)
- Kevin Murphy · Director of Disability Inclusion, Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC)
HealthTaxation and Finance
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Reported by Dr. Aaron Burry · In-house (organization)
- Hassan Yussuff · Senator, Senate of Canada
HealthTaxation and Finance
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Reported by Dr. Aaron Burry · In-house (organization)
- Judith Seidman · Senator, Senate of Canada
HealthTaxation and Finance
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Reported by Dr. Aaron Burry · In-house (organization)
- Tony Loffreda · Senator, Senate of Canada
HealthTaxation and Finance
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Reported by Dr. Aaron Burry · In-house (organization)
- Josh Dadjo · Director of Parliamentary Affairs, Senate of Canada
HealthTaxation and Finance
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Reported by Dr. Aaron Burry · In-house (organization)
- Stephen Ellis · Member of Parliament, House of Commons
HealthTaxation and Finance
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Reported by Dr. Aaron Burry · In-house (organization)
- Stan Kutcher · Senator, Senate of Canada
HealthTaxation and Finance
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Reported by Dr. Aaron Burry · In-house (organization)
- Mohamed-Iqbal Ravalia · Senator, Senate of Canada
HealthTaxation and Finance
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Reported by Dr. Aaron Burry · In-house (organization)
- Jane Cordy · Senator, Senate of Canada
HealthTaxation and Finance
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Reported by Dr. Aaron Burry · In-house (organization)
- Nadia Kadri · Director of Policy, Finance Canada (FIN)
- Leena Walia · Senior Policy Advisor, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
HealthTaxation and Finance
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Reported by Dr. Aaron Burry · In-house (organization)
- Ratna Omidvar · Senator, Senate of Canada
HealthTaxation and Finance
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.