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Lobbying by David Suzuki 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

David Suzuki Foundation

Meetings this Parliament
115
With MPs
32
Since Nov 2021
571
Active registrations
1

Most recent reported meeting: Oct 8, 2026.

Registrations in effect

In-house (organization) In effect since Oct 15, 2026

Filed by Pierre Iachetti, Executive Director

Lobbyists

  • Andréanne Brazeau · Senior Climate Analyst
  • Ariel Savion-Lemieux · Manager of Climate Solutions
  • Erin Roger · Director of Nature
  • John Driscoll · Fisheries Science Policy Analyst
  • Lisa Gue · Environmental Health Policy Analyst
  • Pierre Iachetti · Executive Director
  • Rachel Plotkin · Ontario Science Projects Manager
  • Stephen Thomas · Clean Energy Manager
  • Thomas Green · Climate Solutions Policy Analyst

Institutions they may lobby: Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC), Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC), Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC), Finance Canada (FIN), Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO), Health Canada (HC), House of Commons, Housing, Infrastructure and Communities Canada (HICC), Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED), Natural Resources Canada (NRCan), Parks Canada (PC), Prime Minister's Office (PMO), Privy Council Office (PCO), Senate of Canada, Transport Canada (TC)

What they're lobbying on (32)
  • Implementation of the National Strategy Respecting Environmental Racism and Environmental Justice
  • Advocating for a Global Agreement on Plastics
  • Implementation of Canada's international climate commitments
  • Implementation of Canada's industrial carbon pricing system (Output-Based Pricing System Regulations)
  • Strengthening environmental protection in decisions under the Pest Control Products Act and Pest Control Products Regulations, and related activities of Health Canada's Pesticides Regulatory Directorate
  • Finalizing the BC salmon aquaculture transition plan to achieve 2029 ban on open net-pen salmon aquaculture in BC
  • Advocating against policies and decisions that promote the expansion of fossil fuel infrastructure.
  • Achieving Canada's commitments to protect 30% of its marine environment by 2030
  • Addressing key science and management gaps for managed fish stocks.
  • Standard for assessing equivalency under the Canadian Environmental Protection Act
  • Full implementation of the 2023 amendments to the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999 (Bill S-5), and decisions under the Act
  • Integration of environment and human rights obligations in Canadian trade policy, negotiations and implementation statutes
  • Modernizing BC commercial fisheries: licensing and quota
  • Building out interprovincial clean electricity grid and economy-wide electrification
  • Maintaining strong federal environmental laws, regulations, standards and safeguards, and avoiding regression
  • Addressing gaps in regulation of BC aquaculture - federal role
  • Implementation of the Clean Electricity Regulations, the Federal Clean Electricity Strategy and other policies related to achieving a zero-emissions electricity system
  • Implementation of the Species at Risk Act
  • Banning fossil fuel advertising
  • Input to fish stocks prescribed to the fish stocks provisions of Fisheries Act
  • Input to national strategy for implementing ecosystem approach to fisheries management
  • Advancing sustainable forestry and repair of forest degradation
  • Supporting Indigenous-led conservation and governance
  • High level input on climate and energy policy and governance
  • Expanding prohibitions on non-essential single-use plastics
  • Implementation of the Northern Shelf Bioregion Marine Protected Area Network
  • Implementation of Pacific Salmon Strategy Initiative
  • Implementation of 2030 Nature Strategy and Global Biodiversity Framework, including budget measures (resourcing).
  • Implementation of the Net-Zero Emissions Accountability Act, including setting ambitious emissions reduction targets and developing and implementing robust emission reduction plans.
  • Ending public financing for fossil fuels
  • Advancing proposal to tax the excess profits of oil and gas companies to help finance climate adaptation and energy affordability measures.
  • Adoption of the Green Budget Coalition recommendations in the federal Budget and budget bill

Registration 962064-16500-87. Look it up in the official Registry

Reported meetings

Spreadsheet

Filed by Severn Cullis-Suzuki (431), Pierre Iachetti (96), Linda Nowlan (41), David Barbosa (3).

  • Reported by Pierre Iachetti · In-house (organization)

    • Alan Cliff · Policy advisor, Prime Minister's Office (PMO)
    Building out interprovincial clean electricity grid and economy-wide electrification Read more

    Adoption of the Green Budget Coalition recommendations in the federal Budget and budget bill

    Strengthening Canada's industrial carbon pricing system (Output-Based Pricing System Regulations)

    Official report

  • Reported by Pierre Iachetti · In-house (organization)

    • Alexis Conrad · Assistant Secretary to the Cabinet, Privy Council Office (PCO)
    • Sunny Uppal · Director of Operations, Privy Council Office (PCO)
    Adoption of the Green Budget Coalition recommendations in the federal Budget and budget bill Read more

    Building out interprovincial clean electricity grid and economy-wide electrification

    Implementation of 2030 Nature Strategy and Global Biodiversity Framework, including budget measures (resourcing).

    Strengthening Canada's industrial carbon pricing system (Output-Based Pricing System Regulations)

    Official report

  • Reported by Pierre Iachetti · In-house (organization)

    • Ainslee Emerson · Senior Director, Natural Resources Canada (NRCan)
    • Debbie Scharf · Associate Assistant Deputy Minister, Natural Resources Canada (NRCan)
    • Christina Paradiso · Director General, Natural Resources Canada (NRCan)
    • Glenn Hargrove · Assistant Deputy Minister, Natural Resources Canada (NRCan)
    and 2 more
    • Maxime St-Laurent · Senior Policy Analyst, Natural Resources Canada (NRCan)
    • Anna van der Kamp · Executive Director, Decarbonization Programs, Natural Resources Canada (NRCan)
    Building out interprovincial clean electricity grid and economy-wide electrification Read more

    Adoption of the Green Budget Coalition recommendations in the federal Budget and budget bill

    Strengthening Canada's industrial carbon pricing system (Output-Based Pricing System Regulations)

    Official report

  • Reported by Pierre Iachetti · In-house (organization)

    • Fiona Simons · Policy Advisor, Housing, Infrastructure and Communities Canada (HICC)
    Building out interprovincial clean electricity grid and economy-wide electrification Read more

    Implementation of the Clean Electricity Regulations, the Federal Clean Electricity Strategy and other policies related to achieving a zero-emissions electricity system

    Adoption of the Green Budget Coalition recommendations in the federal Budget and budget bill

    Official report

  • Reported by Pierre Iachetti · In-house (organization)

    • Fiona Simons · Policy Advisor, Housing, Infrastructure and Communities Canada (HICC)
    Adoption of the Green Budget Coalition recommendations in the federal Budget and budget bill Read more

    Implementation of the Clean Electricity Regulations, the Federal Clean Electricity Strategy and other policies related to achieving a zero-emissions electricity system

    Building out interprovincial clean electricity grid and economy-wide electrification

    Official report

  • Reported by Pierre Iachetti · In-house (organization)

    • Matthew Paisley · Policy Director, Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC)
    Strengthening the regulations Respecting Reduction in the Release of Methane and Certain Volatile Organic Compounds (Upstream Oil and Gas Sector) Read more

    Maintaining strong federal environmental laws, regulations, standards and safeguards, and avoiding regression

    Strengthening Canada's industrial carbon pricing system (Output-Based Pricing System Regulations)

    Standard for assessing equivalency under the Canadian Environmental Protection Act

    Official report

  • Reported by Pierre Iachetti · In-house (organization)

    • Matt Jones · Assistant Deputy Minister, Health Canada (HC)

    S-544-1

    Strengthening environmental protection in decisions under the Pest Control Products Act and Pest Control Products Regulations, and related activities of the Pest Management Regulatory Agency Read more

    Full implementation of the 2023 amendments to the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999 (Bill S-5), and decisions under the Act

    Adoption of the Green Budget Coalition recommendations in the federal Budget and budget bill

    Official report

  • Reported by Pierre Iachetti · In-house (organization)

    • Matthew Paisley · Policy Director, Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC)

    S-544-1

    Adoption of the Green Budget Coalition recommendations in the federal Budget and budget bill Read more

    Full implementation of the 2023 amendments to the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999 (Bill S-5), and decisions under the Act

    Implementation of 2030 Nature Strategy and Global Biodiversity Framework, including budget measures (resourcing).

    Official report

  • Reported by Pierre Iachetti · In-house (organization)

    • Brenna Walsh · Senior policy advisor, Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC)
    • Isabella Iantorno · Issues Manager and Committees Advisor, Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC)

    S-544-1

    Full implementation of the 2023 amendments to the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999 (Bill S-5), and decisions under the Act Read more

    Proposal to add the class of PFAS, excluding fluoropolymers, on Part 2 of Schedule 1 of the Canadian Environmental Protection Act.

    Official report

  • Reported by Pierre Iachetti · In-house (organization)

    • Isabelle Hurley · Deputy Policy Director, Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC)
    • Nicole Ellement · Senior Regional Advisor, Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC)
    Advocating for Canada to be a leader in negotiations of the Global Agreement on Plastics Read more

    Expanding prohibitions on non-essential single-use plastics

    Official report

  • Reported by Pierre Iachetti · In-house (organization)

    • Isabelle Hurley · Special Assistant - ATL Desk, Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC)
    Implementation of 2030 Nature Strategy and Global Biodiversity Framework, including budget measures (resourcing).

    Official report

  • Reported by Pierre Iachetti · In-house (organization)

    • Kathy Graham · Director General, Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO)
    Implementation of the Northern Shelf Bioregion Marine Protected Area Network Read more

    Achieving Canada's commitments to protect 30% of its marine environment by 2030

    Implementation of 2030 Nature Strategy and Global Biodiversity Framework, including budget measures (resourcing).

    Official report

  • Reported by Pierre Iachetti · In-house (organization)

    • Nathalie Provost · Secretary of State for Nature, Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC)
    • Jean-Sebastien Bock · Chief of Staff, Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC)
    • William Desmarais · Policy Advisor, Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC)
    Supporting Indigenous-led conservation and governance Read more

    Implementation of the Species at Risk Act

    Integration of environment and human rights obligations in Canadian trade policy, negotiations and implementation statutes

    Advancing sustainable forestry and repair of forest degradation

    Implementation of 2030 Nature Strategy and Global Biodiversity Framework, including budget measures (resourcing).

    Official report

  • Reported by Pierre Iachetti · In-house (organization)

    • Steven Guilbeault · Member of Parliament, House of Commons
    Maintaining strong federal environmental laws, regulations, standards and safeguards, and avoiding regression Read more

    Integration of environment and human rights obligations in Canadian trade policy, negotiations and implementation statutes

    Official report

  • Reported by Pierre Iachetti · In-house (organization)

    • Matthew Paisley · Policy Director, Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC)
    Adoption of the Green Budget Coalition recommendations in the federal Budget and budget bill Read more

    Strengthening Canada's industrial carbon pricing system (Output-Based Pricing System Regulations)

    Official report

  • Reported by Pierre Iachetti · In-house (organization)

    • Jean-Sebastien Bock · Chief of staff, Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC)
    • Daniel Schnurr · Senior Parliamentary Affairs Advisor, Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC)
    • William Desmarais · Policy Advisor, Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC)
    • Marie-France Proulx · Director of Communications, Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC)
    Achieving Canada's commitments to protect 30% of its marine environment by 2030 Read more

    Adoption of the Green Budget Coalition recommendations in the federal Budget and budget bill

    Official report

  • Reported by Pierre Iachetti · In-house (organization)

    • Brenna Walsh · Senior policy advisor, Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC)
    • Matthew Paisley · Policy Director, Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC)
    Implementation of the Clean Electricity Regulations, the Federal Clean Electricity Strategy and other policies related to achieving a zero-emissions electricity system Read more

    Standard for assessing equivalency under the Canadian Environmental Protection Act

    Official report

  • Reported by Pierre Iachetti · In-house (organization)

    • Matthew Paisley · Policy Director, Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC)
    Strengthening the regulations Respecting Reduction in the Release of Methane and Certain Volatile Organic Compounds (Upstream Oil and Gas Sector) Read more

    Protecting the environment and respecting Indigenous and human rights obligations in the implementation of the One Canadian Economy Act

    Implementation of the Clean Electricity Regulations, the Federal Clean Electricity Strategy and other policies related to achieving a zero-emissions electricity system

    Strengthening Canada's industrial carbon pricing system (Output-Based Pricing System Regulations)

    Official report

  • Reported by Pierre Iachetti · In-house (organization)

    • Matt Jones · Assistant Deputy Minister, Health Canada (HC)
    Strengthening environmental protection in decisions under the Pest Control Products Act and Pest Control Products Regulations, and related activities of the Pest Management Regulatory Agency Read more

    Maintaining strong federal environmental laws, regulations, standards and safeguards, and avoiding regression

    Official report

  • Reported by Pierre Iachetti · In-house (organization)

    • Matthew Paisley · Policy Director, Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC)

    S-544-1

    Standard for assessing equivalency under the Canadian Environmental Protection Act Read more

    Implementation of the Clean Electricity Regulations, the Federal Clean Electricity Strategy and other policies related to achieving a zero-emissions electricity system

    Full implementation of the 2023 amendments to the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999 (Bill S-5), and decisions under the Act

    Official report

  • Reported by Pierre Iachetti · In-house (organization)

    • Anna Classen · Regional Director General, Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO)
    Maintaining strong federal environmental laws, regulations, standards and safeguards, and avoiding regression Read more

    Addressing key science and management gaps for managed fish stocks.

    Official report

  • Reported by Pierre Iachetti · In-house (organization)

    Building out interprovincial clean electricity grid and economy-wide electrification Read more

    High level input on climate and energy policy and governance

    Official report

  • Reported by Pierre Iachetti · In-house (organization)

    • Steven Guilbeault · Minister of Canadian Identity and Culture and Minister responsible for Official Languages, Canadian Heritage (PCH)
    • Hillary Leftick · Chief of Staff, Canadian Heritage (PCH)
    Adoption of the Green Budget Coalition recommendations in the federal Budget and budget bill Read more

    Implementation of 2030 Nature Strategy and Global Biodiversity Framework, including budget measures (resourcing).

    Official report

  • Reported by Pierre Iachetti · In-house (organization)

    • Madison Taipalus · Senior Policy Advisor, Canadian Heritage (PCH)
    Implementation of 2030 Nature Strategy and Global Biodiversity Framework, including budget measures (resourcing).

    Official report

  • Reported by Pierre Iachetti · In-house (organization)

    Adoption of the Green Budget Coalition recommendations in the federal Budget and budget bill

    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.