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Lobbying by United for Literacy: 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

United for Literacy

Meetings this Parliament
39
With MPs
7
Since Nov 2021
78
Active registrations
1

Most recent reported meeting: Oct 20, 2026.

Registrations in effect

In-house (organization) In effect since Sep 18, 2026 Receives government funding

Filed by Mélanie Valcin, President and CEO

Lobbyists

  • Kalyani Mathur · Director - Program Development
  • Kathleen Provost · VP Philanthropy and Communications
  • Lalit Varma · VP Finance and Administration
  • Mark Anto · Regional Director - Quebec, Nunavut, NWT and Atlantic Canada
  • Maureen Anglin · Regional Director - Ontario
  • Mélanie Valcin · President and CEO
  • Richard Harvey · VP Programs and Impact
  • Sathya Amirthavasagam · Director - Information Systems & Analytics

Institutions they may lobby: Canada Revenue Agency (CRA), Canadian Heritage (PCH), Canadian Human Rights Commission (CHRC), Correctional Service of Canada (CSC), Elections Canada, Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC), Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC), Financial Consumer Agency of Canada (FCAC), 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), Justice Canada (JC), National Defence (DND), Prime Minister's Office (PMO), Privy Council Office (PCO), Public Safety Canada (PS), Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP), Senate of Canada, Statistics Canada (StatCan)

What they're lobbying on (2)
  • Increasing funding for literacy. Stabilizing current sources of Federal government funding for United for Literacy. Increasing awareness of the issue of literacy. Increasing the profile of United for Literacy. Federal funding is used to design, deliver and evaluate literacy and essential skills programs that promote success within formal education, training, and employment systems in Canada.
  • Activities include sharing information about literacy challenges in Canada; educating and raising awareness among public servants and elected officials; sharing results of program evaluation (impact, best practices, lessons learned, implications for the sector, needs of the Literacy & Essential Skills sector); advocating for policy changes and program investments.

Registration 953056-16684-49. Look it up in the official Registry

Reported meetings

Spreadsheet

Filed by Mélanie Valcin (76), Sandi Kiverago (2).

  • Reported by Mélanie Valcin · In-house (organization)

    • Riley Schnurr · Minister Exempt Staff, Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC)

    EducationEmployment and Training

    Official report

  • Reported by Mélanie Valcin · In-house (organization)

    • Ratna Omidvar · Senator, Senate of Canada

    EducationEmployment and TrainingImmigrationResearch and Development

    Official report

  • Reported by Mélanie Valcin · In-house (organization)

    • Kerry-Lynne Findlay · Chief Whip - Conservative, House of Commons
    • Rachael Thomas · Administrative Assistant and Program Support, Indigenous Services Canada (ISC)
    • Tracy Gray · Member of Parliament, House of Commons
    • Michelle Ferreri · Member of Parliament, House of Commons

    EducationEmployment and TrainingImmigration

    Official report

  • Reported by Mélanie Valcin · In-house (organization)

    • Lydia Mackay Swiatkowska · Minister Exempt Staff, Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC)

    EducationEmployment and TrainingImmigrationResearch and Development

    Official report

  • Reported by Mélanie Valcin · In-house (organization)

    • Mary Simon · Governor General of Canada, Prime Minister's Office (PMO)

    Aboriginal AffairsEducationEmployment and Training

    Official report

  • Reported by Mélanie Valcin · In-house (organization)

    • Solveig Routier · Director, Indigenous Services Canada (ISC)

    Aboriginal AffairsEducationEmployment and Training

    Official report

  • Reported by Mélanie Valcin · In-house (organization)

    • Elizabeth Dowdeswell · Lieutenant Governor Ontario, Prime Minister's Office (PMO)

    Aboriginal AffairsEducation

    Official report

  • Reported by Mélanie Valcin · In-house (organization)

    • Michel Cornillon Brixeño · Senior Polocy Advisor, Canada Revenue Agency (CRA)

    Aboriginal AffairsEducationEmployment and TrainingImmigration

    Official report

  • Reported by Mélanie Valcin · In-house (organization)

    • James Christie · Senior Policy Advisor, Women and Gender Equality (WAGE)

    Aboriginal AffairsEducationEmployment and Training

    Official report

  • Reported by Mélanie Valcin · In-house (organization)

    • Christine MacIntyre · Chief of Staff, Prime Minister's Office (PMO)

    Aboriginal AffairsEducationEmployment and Training

    Official report

  • Reported by Mélanie Valcin · In-house (organization)

    • Wanda Elaine Thomas Bernard · Senator, Senate of Canada

    Aboriginal AffairsEducationEmployment and TrainingHealth

    Official report

  • Reported by Mélanie Valcin · In-house (organization)

    • Michele Audette · Senator, Senate of Canada

    Aboriginal AffairsEducationEmployment and Training

    Official report

  • Reported by Mélanie Valcin · In-house (organization)

    • Louise Chabot · Member of Parliament, House of Commons

    Aboriginal AffairsEducationEmployment and Training

    Official report

  • Reported by Mélanie Valcin · In-house (organization)

    • Éric Forest · Senator, Senate of Canada

    Aboriginal AffairsEducationEmployment and Training

    Official report

  • Reported by Mélanie Valcin · In-house (organization)

    • Lucie Moncion · Senator, Senate of Canada

    Aboriginal AffairsEducationEmployment and TrainingHealthImmigration

    Official report

  • Reported by Mélanie Valcin · In-house (organization)

    • Marie-Claude Bibeau · Minister of National Revenue, Canada Revenue Agency (CRA)

    Aboriginal AffairsEmployment and TrainingImmigration

    Official report

  • Reported by Mélanie Valcin · In-house (organization)

    • Anne Kelly · Commissioner, Correctional Service of Canada (CSC)

    EducationEmployment and Training

    Official report

  • Reported by Mélanie Valcin · In-house (organization)

    • Talal Dakalbab · SADM, Public Safety Canada (PS)

    EducationEmployment and Training

    Official report

  • Reported by Mélanie Valcin · In-house (organization)

    • Jennifer Esdaile · Director, Public Safety Canada (PS)

    EducationEmployment and TrainingResearch and Development

    Official report

  • Reported by Mélanie Valcin · In-house (organization)

    • Christopher Ferko · Senior Policy Analyst, Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC)
    • Benoit Lafond · Senior Policy Analyst, Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC)

    EducationEmployment and TrainingResearch and Development

    Official report

  • Reported by Mélanie Valcin · In-house (organization)

    • Paul Jorgenson · Outreach Officer, Elections Canada

    EducationResearch and Development

    Official report

  • Reported by Mélanie Valcin · In-house (organization)

    • Chris Ferko · Senior Policy Analyst, Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC)

    EducationEmployment and Training

    Official report

  • Reported by Mélanie Valcin · In-house (organization)

    • Isabelle Cholette · A/Senior Program Analyst, Canadian Heritage (PCH)

    Aboriginal AffairsEducationImmigrationLabour

    Official report

  • Reported by Mélanie Valcin · In-house (organization)

    EducationEmployment and TrainingResearch and Development

    Official report

  • Reported by Mélanie Valcin · In-house (organization)

    • Aicha Paquette-Dioury · Special Assistant, Canadian Heritage (PCH)

    Research and Development

    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.