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Lobbying by Rick Hansen Foundation: 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

Rick Hansen Foundation

Meetings this Parliament
77
With MPs
18
Since Nov 2021
204
Active registrations
1

Most recent reported meeting: Sep 25, 2026.

Registrations in effect

In-house (organization) In effect since Jul 31, 2026 Receives government funding

Filed by Doramy Ehling, Chief Executive Officer

Lobbyists

  • Amanda Basi · Senior Director, Programs
  • Doramy Ehling · Chief Executive Officer
  • Mike Reid · Vice President, Resource Development

Institutions they may lobby: Accessibility Standards Canada, Canada Foundation for Innovation, Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC), Canada Post Corporation (CPC), Canadian Heritage (PCH), Canadian Human Rights Commission (CHRC), 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), Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario (FedDev), Finance Canada (FIN), Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO), Global Affairs Canada (GAC), Health Canada (HC), House of Commons, Housing, Infrastructure and Communities Canada (HICC), Indigenous Services Canada (ISC), Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED), Justice Canada (JC), National Capital Commission (NCC), National Defence (DND), Office of the Secretary to the Governor General (OSGG), Pacific Economic Development Canada (PacifiCan), Parks Canada (PC), Prime Minister's Office (PMO), Privy Council Office (PCO), Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC), Public Safety Canada (PS), Public Services and Procurement Canada (PSPC), Senate of Canada, Transport Canada (TC), Treasury Board Of Canada Secretariat (TBS), VIA Rail Canada, Veterans Affairs Canada (VAC)

What they're lobbying on (6)
  • Work with the various government programs that support accessibility, inclusion, and a world without barriers, particularly in the built environment around an accessibility Certification Program which will assess and rate the built environment of Canada against a common standard (example Canadian Standards Association).
  • Work with the Government of Canada to seek funding and support for RHF national initiatives designed to educate and engage Canadians about the importance of promoting accessibility, in coordination with National AccessAbility Week.
  • Work with the Government of Canada to provide leadership in salmon and sturgeon conservation and related initiatives and research.
  • Work with the Government of Canada to promote the Rick Hansen School Program to promote the adoption of this already existing program in every school in Canada.
  • Work with Government of Canada to endorse and support the Rick Hansen Foundation Accessibility Certification Program Program as the national standard to assess and certify the built environment.
  • Communication with the Government of Canada, to keep them informed of the use and outcomes of their investment in spinal cord injury research, as well as the outcomes of any projects around which we collaborate in order to maintain funding and to seek future funding.

Registration 834912-15817-64. Look it up in the official Registry

Reported meetings

Spreadsheet

  • Reported by Doramy Ehling · In-house (organization)

    • Harjit Sajjan · Minister, Pacific Economic Development Canada (PacifiCan)

    Economic DevelopmentInfrastructure

    Official report

  • Reported by Doramy Ehling · In-house (organization)

    • Tara Hartley · Regional Director, Public Services and Procurement Canada (PSPC)
    • Gina Lum · Acting for the Regional Director of Human Resources, Public Services and Procurement Canada (PSPC)
    • Lisa Banxachai · Regional Director, Public Services and Procurement Canada (PSPC)
    • Jaimie Lee · Senior Maintenance Management Specialist, Public Services and Procurement Canada (PSPC)
    and 4 more
    • Shaista Khan · Occupational Health and Safety Coordinator, Public Services and Procurement Canada (PSPC)
    • Kam Dhanoa · Regional Manager, Portfolio Management, Public Services and Procurement Canada (PSPC)
    • Cindy Croston · Regional Director, Public Services and Procurement Canada (PSPC)
    • Cheryl Beitel · Regional Director, Human Resources, Public Services and Procurement Canada (PSPC)

    Economic DevelopmentInfrastructure

    Official report

  • Reported by Doramy Ehling · In-house (organization)

    • Ken MacKillop · Secretary to the Governor General and Herald Chancellor, Office of the Secretary to the Governor General (OSGG)

    Infrastructure

    Official report

  • Reported by Doramy Ehling · In-house (organization)

    • Carla Qualtrough · Minister of Sport and Physical Activity, Canadian Heritage (PCH)

    Sports

    Official report

  • Reported by Doramy Ehling · In-house (organization)

    • Dino Zuppa · Chief Operating Officer and Director General of Standards and Research, Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC)
    • Chantal Demers · Senior Advisor to the COO, Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC)

    Economic DevelopmentInfrastructure

    Official report

  • Reported by Doramy Ehling · In-house (organization)

    • Harjit Sajjan · Minister, Pacific Economic Development Canada (PacifiCan)

    Economic DevelopmentInfrastructure

    Official report

  • Reported by Doramy Ehling · In-house (organization)

    • Dino Zuppa · Chief Operating Officer and Director General of Standards and Research, Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC)

    Economic DevelopmentInfrastructure

    Official report

  • Reported by Doramy Ehling · In-house (organization)

    • Terry Beech · Minister, Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC)
    • Julie Astley · Chief of Staff, Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC)
    • Darren Choi · Regional Advisor, Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC)
    • Nathan Bowles · Senior Advisor, Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC)
    and 1 more
    • Justine Vincent · Parliamentary Affairs, Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC)

    Economic DevelopmentInfrastructure

    Official report

  • Reported by Doramy Ehling · In-house (organization)

    • Nicholas Kang · Senior Policy Advisor, Prime Minister's Office (PMO)

    Economic DevelopmentInfrastructure

    Official report

  • Reported by Doramy Ehling · In-house (organization)

    • Yasir Naqvi · Parliamentary Secretary, Health Canada (HC)
    • Fazal Musa · Legislative Assistant, House of Commons

    Health

    Official report

  • Reported by Doramy Ehling · In-house (organization)

    • Annette Gibbons · Deputy Minister, Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO)
    • Kevin Brosseau · Associate Deputy Minister, Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO)
    • Alix Dostal · Senior Associate Deputy Minister, Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO)

    Fisheries

    Official report

  • Reported by Doramy Ehling · In-house (organization)

    • Tina Namiesniowski · Senior Associate Deputy Minister, Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC)
    • Alfred MacLeod · Assistant Deputy Minister, Treasury Board Of Canada Secretariat (TBS)
    • Dino Zuppa · COO, Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC)
    • Mae Johnson · Senior Executive Advisor, Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC)

    Economic DevelopmentInfrastructure

    Official report

  • Reported by Doramy Ehling · In-house (organization)

    • Kelly Gillis · Deputy Minister, Infrastructure Canada (INFC)
    • Jean Lamirande · Director General, Infrastructure Canada (INFC)
    • Tim Angus · Director General, Infrastructure Canada (INFC)
    • Ian Donaldson · Director, Infrastructure Canada (INFC)

    Infrastructure

    Official report

  • Reported by Doramy Ehling · In-house (organization)

    • Justin Trudeau · Prime Minister of Canada, Prime Minister's Office (PMO)
    • Riya Khanna · Regional Advisor, Prime Minister's Office (PMO)
    • Nick Kang · Senior Policy Advisor, Prime Minister's Office (PMO)

    Economic DevelopmentFisheriesHealthInfrastructure

    Official report

  • Reported by Doramy Ehling · In-house (organization)

    • Mary Simon · Governor General, Office of the Secretary to the Governor General (OSGG)
    • Ken MacKillop · Secretary to the Governor General, Office of the Secretary to the Governor General (OSGG)

    Economic DevelopmentHealthInfrastructure

    Official report

  • Reported by Doramy Ehling · In-house (organization)

    • John Hannaford · Clerk of the Privy Council and Secretary to the Cabinet, Privy Council Office (PCO)
    • Jennifer Miller · Director General, Privy Council Office (PCO)
    • Jeff Waring · Director General, Privy Council Office (PCO)

    Economic DevelopmentInfrastructure

    Official report

  • Reported by Doramy Ehling · In-house (organization)

    • Nicholas Kang · Senior Policy Advisor, Prime Minister's Office (PMO)

    Economic DevelopmentInfrastructure

    Official report

  • Reported by Doramy Ehling · In-house (organization)

    • Sean Fraser · Minister, Infrastructure Canada (INFC)
    • Aman Parmar · Regional Affairs Advisor BC, Infrastructure Canada (INFC)
    • Linda Hooper · Senior Operations Advisor, Infrastructure Canada (INFC)

    HousingInfrastructure

    Official report

  • Reported by Doramy Ehling · In-house (organization)

    • Philip Rizcallah · Chief Executive Officer, Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC)

    Economic Development

    Official report

  • Reported by Doramy Ehling · In-house (organization)

    • Stephanie Cadieux · Chief Accessibility Officer, Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC)

    Economic DevelopmentInfrastructure

    Official report

  • Reported by Doramy Ehling · In-house (organization)

    • Terry Beech · Minister of Citizen's Services, Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC)
    • Julie Astley · Chief of Staff, Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC)

    Economic DevelopmentFisheries

    Official report

  • Reported by Doramy Ehling · In-house (organization)

    • Philip Rizcallah · Chief Executive Officer, Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC)

    Economic DevelopmentInfrastructure

    Official report

  • Reported by Doramy Ehling · In-house (organization)

    • Lisa Banxachai · Regional Director, Public Services and Procurement Canada (PSPC)
    • Jaimie Lee · Senior Maintenance Management Specialist, Public Services and Procurement Canada (PSPC)
    • Michelle Nigro · Regional Manager Accommodation Management, Public Services and Procurement Canada (PSPC)
    • Tess Menges · Manager, Public Services and Procurement Canada (PSPC)
    and 1 more
    • Tara Hartley · Regional Director, Public Services and Procurement Canada (PSPC)

    Economic DevelopmentInfrastructure

    Official report

  • Reported by Doramy Ehling · In-house (organization)

    • Carla Qualtrough · Minister of Employment, Workforce, and Disability Inclusion, Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC)
    • Bernadette Kudzin · Constituency Manager, House of Commons

    Economic DevelopmentSports

    Official report

  • Reported by Doramy Ehling · In-house (organization)

    • David Murray · Director of Policy, House of Commons
    • Michael Plentis · Stakeholder Relations Advisor, House of Commons

    Economic DevelopmentInfrastructure

    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.