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Lobbying by World Animal Protection: 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

World Animal Protection

Meetings this Parliament
15
With MPs
14
Since Nov 2021
90
Active registrations
1

Most recent reported meeting: May 7, 2026.

Bills they've lobbied on

Named in their own descriptions of meetings or of their registration. Their words are quoted below each bill.

Who they meet

Since the current Parliament opened.

MPs

Institutions

  • House of Commons15

Registrations in effect

In-house (organization) In effect since May 21, 2025

Filed by Colin Saravanamuttoo, Executive Director, Canada

Lobbyists

  • Erin Ryan · Campaign Manager, Wildlife
  • Isaac Smith · Legislative Affairs Manager
  • Lynn Kavanagh · Campaign Manager, Farming
  • Melissa Matlow · Campaign Director

Institutions they may lobby: Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC), Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA), Canadian Coast Guard (CCG), Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA), Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC), Finance Canada (FIN), Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO), Global Affairs Canada (GAC), Health Canada (HC), House of Commons, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED), Justice Canada (JC), National Defence (DND), 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

What they're lobbying on (8)
  • Support the establishment of a seaside sanctuary for cold water cetaceans in a bay off the coast of Port Hilford, Nova Scotia and support the rescue and transfer of cetaceans retired from the entertainment industry to this or other seaside sanctuaries.
  • World Animal Protection would like to see the Government of Canada acknowledge and act on the importance of animal welfare to addressing the biggest challenges of our time including pandemic risk, antimicrobial resistance, climate change and biodiversity loss.
  • Pass significant restrictions on the commercial breeding, farming, keeping, display and trade in wild animals that carry significant risks to animal health and welfare, human health and safety and our environment;
  • We also encourage the Federal Government to work towards implementing the recommendations in our Animal Protection Index (API) at: https://api.worldanimalprotection.org/country/canada.
  • Require the protection of animals and their welfare in disaster/emergency preparedness, response and risk reduction plans and strategies
  • Provide incentives to encourage farmers to transition to more humane and sustainable farming practices;
  • Promote increased production and consumption of plant-based foods as recommended by Canada’s Food Guide to promote healthy diets and reduce carbon emissions;
  • Phase-out the prophylactic use of antimicrobials in farming through better animal welfare practices.

Registration 944885-17019-36. Look it up in the official Registry

Reported meetings

Spreadsheet

  • Reported by Colin Saravanamuttoo · In-house (organization)

    Promote increased production and consumption of plant-based foods as recommended by Canada’s Food Guide to promote healthy diets and reduce carbon emissions;

    Official report

  • Reported by Colin Saravanamuttoo · In-house (organization)

    Promote increased production and consumption of plant-based foods as recommended by Canada’s Food Guide to promote healthy diets and reduce carbon emissions;

    Official report

  • Reported by Colin Saravanamuttoo · In-house (organization)

    Pass significant restrictions on the commercial breeding, farming, keeping, display and trade in wild animals that carry significant risks to animal health and welfare, human health and safety and our environment; Read more

    Promote increased production and consumption of plant-based foods as recommended by Canada’s Food Guide to promote healthy diets and reduce carbon emissions;

    Official report

  • Reported by Colin Saravanamuttoo · In-house (organization)

    Pass significant restrictions on the commercial breeding, farming, keeping, display and trade in wild animals that carry significant risks to animal health and welfare, human health and safety and our environment; Read more

    Official report

  • Reported by Colin Saravanamuttoo · In-house (organization)

    • Steven Guilbeault · Member of Parliament, House of Commons
    Promote increased production and consumption of plant-based foods as recommended by Canada’s Food Guide to promote healthy diets and reduce carbon emissions;

    Official report

  • Reported by Colin Saravanamuttoo · In-house (organization)

    Promote increased production and consumption of plant-based foods as recommended by Canada’s Food Guide to promote healthy diets and reduce carbon emissions; Read more

    Pass significant restrictions on the commercial breeding, farming, keeping, display and trade in wild animals that carry significant risks to animal health and welfare, human health and safety and our environment;

    Official report

  • Reported by Colin Saravanamuttoo · In-house (organization)

    Pass significant restrictions on the commercial breeding, farming, keeping, display and trade in wild animals that carry significant risks to animal health and welfare, human health and safety and our environment; Read more

    Support the establishment of a seaside sanctuary for cold water cetaceans in a bay off the coast of Port Hilford, Nova Scotia and support the rescue and transfer of cetaceans retired from the entertainment industry to this or other seaside sanctuaries.

    Promote increased production and consumption of plant-based foods as recommended by Canada’s Food Guide to promote healthy diets and reduce carbon emissions;

    Official report

  • Reported by Colin Saravanamuttoo · In-house (organization)

    Promote increased production and consumption of plant-based foods as recommended by Canada’s Food Guide to promote healthy diets and reduce carbon emissions; Read more

    Pass significant restrictions on the commercial breeding, farming, keeping, display and trade in wild animals that carry significant risks to animal health and welfare, human health and safety and our environment;

    Official report

  • Reported by Colin Saravanamuttoo · In-house (organization)

    Promote increased production and consumption of plant-based foods as recommended by Canada’s Food Guide to promote healthy diets and reduce carbon emissions; Read more

    Pass significant restrictions on the commercial breeding, farming, keeping, display and trade in wild animals that carry significant risks to animal health and welfare, human health and safety and our environment;

    Official report

  • Reported by Colin Saravanamuttoo · In-house (organization)

    Promote increased production and consumption of plant-based foods as recommended by Canada’s Food Guide to promote healthy diets and reduce carbon emissions; Read more

    Provide incentives to encourage farmers to transition to more humane and sustainable farming practices;

    Phase-out the prophylactic use of antimicrobials in farming through better animal welfare practices.

    Official report

  • Reported by Colin Saravanamuttoo · In-house (organization)

    Pass significant restrictions on the commercial breeding, farming, keeping, display and trade in wild animals that carry significant risks to animal health and welfare, human health and safety and our environment; Read more

    Official report

  • Reported by Colin Saravanamuttoo · In-house (organization)

    Promote increased production and consumption of plant-based foods as recommended by Canada’s Food Guide to promote healthy diets and reduce carbon emissions; Read more

    Provide incentives to encourage farmers to transition to more humane and sustainable farming practices;

    Official report

  • Reported by Colin Saravanamuttoo · In-house (organization)

    Support the establishment of a seaside sanctuary for cold water cetaceans in a bay off the coast of Port Hilford, Nova Scotia and support the rescue and transfer of cetaceans retired from the entertainment industry to this or other seaside sanctuaries. Read more

    Promote increased production and consumption of plant-based foods as recommended by Canada’s Food Guide to promote healthy diets and reduce carbon emissions;

    Pass significant restrictions on the commercial breeding, farming, keeping, display and trade in wild animals that carry significant risks to animal health and welfare, human health and safety and our environment;

    Official report

  • Reported by Colin Saravanamuttoo · In-house (organization)

    Promote increased production and consumption of plant-based foods as recommended by Canada’s Food Guide to promote healthy diets and reduce carbon emissions; Read more

    Pass significant restrictions on the commercial breeding, farming, keeping, display and trade in wild animals that carry significant risks to animal health and welfare, human health and safety and our environment;

    Provide incentives to encourage farmers to transition to more humane and sustainable farming practices;

    Official report

  • Reported by Colin Saravanamuttoo · In-house (organization)

    Pass significant restrictions on the commercial breeding, farming, keeping, display and trade in wild animals that carry significant risks to animal health and welfare, human health and safety and our environment; Read more

    Promote increased production and consumption of plant-based foods as recommended by Canada’s Food Guide to promote healthy diets and reduce carbon emissions;

    Provide incentives to encourage farmers to transition to more humane and sustainable farming practices;

    Support the establishment of a seaside sanctuary for cold water cetaceans in a bay off the coast of Port Hilford, Nova Scotia and support the rescue and transfer of cetaceans retired from the entertainment industry to this or other seaside sanctuaries.

    Official report

  • Reported by Colin Saravanamuttoo · In-house (organization)

    • Nathaniel Erskine-Smith · Member of Parliament, House of Commons
    Promote increased production and consumption of plant-based foods as recommended by Canada’s Food Guide to promote healthy diets and reduce carbon emissions; Read more

    Support the establishment of a seaside sanctuary for cold water cetaceans in a bay off the coast of Port Hilford, Nova Scotia and support the rescue and transfer of cetaceans retired from the entertainment industry to this or other seaside sanctuaries.

    Pass significant restrictions on the commercial breeding, farming, keeping, display and trade in wild animals that carry significant risks to animal health and welfare, human health and safety and our environment;

    World Animal Protection would like to see the Government of Canada acknowledge and act on the importance of animal welfare to addressing the biggest challenges of our time including pandemic risk, antimicrobial resistance, climate change and biodiversity loss.

    Official report

  • Reported by Colin Saravanamuttoo · In-house (organization)

    • Leah Taylor Roy · MP, House of Commons

    S-1544-1

    Pass significant restrictions on the commercial breeding, farming, keeping, display and trade in wild animals that carry significant risks to animal health and welfare, human health and safety and our environment; Pass Bill S-15, An Act to amend the Criminal Code and the Wild Animal And Plant Protection and Regulation of International and Interprovincial Trade Act. Read more

    Promote increased production and consumption of plant-based foods as recommended by Canada’s Food Guide to promote healthy diets and reduce carbon emissions;

    Provide incentives to encourage farmers to transition to more humane and sustainable farming practices;

    Official report

  • Reported by Colin Saravanamuttoo · In-house (organization)

    S-1544-1

    Pass significant restrictions on the commercial breeding, farming, keeping, display and trade in wild animals that carry significant risks to animal health and welfare, human health and safety and our environment; Pass Bill S-15, An Act to amend the Criminal Code and the Wild Animal And Plant Protection and Regulation of International and Interprovincial Trade Act. Read more

    Promote increased production and consumption of plant-based foods as recommended by Canada’s Food Guide to promote healthy diets and reduce carbon emissions;

    Provide incentives to encourage farmers to transition to more humane and sustainable farming practices;

    Official report

  • Reported by Colin Saravanamuttoo · In-house (organization)

    S-1544-1

    Pass significant restrictions on the commercial breeding, farming, keeping, display and trade in wild animals that carry significant risks to animal health and welfare, human health and safety and our environment; Pass Bill S-15, An Act to amend the Criminal Code and the Wild Animal And Plant Protection and Regulation of International and Interprovincial Trade Act. Read more

    Promote increased production and consumption of plant-based foods as recommended by Canada’s Food Guide to promote healthy diets and reduce carbon emissions;

    Phase-out the prophylactic use of antimicrobials in farming through better animal welfare practices.

    Official report

  • Reported by Colin Saravanamuttoo · In-house (organization)

    • Julie Dabrusin · Member of Parliament
    • Leah Taylor Roy · MP, House of Commons
    • Nathaniel Erskine-Smith · Member of Parliament, House of Commons

    S-1544-1

    Pass significant restrictions on the commercial breeding, farming, keeping, display and trade in wild animals that carry significant risks to animal health and welfare, human health and safety and our environment; Pass Bill S-15, An Act to amend the Criminal Code and the Wild Animal And Plant Protection and Regulation of International and Interprovincial Trade Act. Read more

    Promote increased production and consumption of plant-based foods as recommended by Canada’s Food Guide to promote healthy diets and reduce carbon emissions;

    Provide incentives to encourage farmers to transition to more humane and sustainable farming practices;

    Official report

  • Reported by Colin Saravanamuttoo · In-house (organization)

    • Leah Taylor Roy · MP, House of Commons
    Provide incentives to encourage farmers to transition to more humane and sustainable farming practices; Read more

    Promote increased production and consumption of plant-based foods as recommended by Canada’s Food Guide to promote healthy diets and reduce carbon emissions;

    Official report

  • Reported by Colin Saravanamuttoo · In-house (organization)

    • Laurel Collins · Member of Parliament, House of Commons

    S-1544-1

    Promote increased production and consumption of plant-based foods as recommended by Canada’s Food Guide to promote healthy diets and reduce carbon emissions; Read more

    Provide incentives to encourage farmers to transition to more humane and sustainable farming practices;

    Pass significant restrictions on the commercial breeding, farming, keeping, display and trade in wild animals that carry significant risks to animal health and welfare, human health and safety and our environment; Pass Bill S-15, An Act to amend the Criminal Code and the Wild Animal And Plant Protection and Regulation of International and Interprovincial Trade Act.

    Official report

  • Reported by Colin Saravanamuttoo · In-house (organization)

    • Rosa Galvez · Senator, Senate of Canada

    C-29344-1 S-1544-1

    Promote increased production and consumption of plant-based foods as recommended by Canada’s Food Guide to promote healthy diets and reduce carbon emissions; Read more

    Pass significant restrictions on the commercial breeding, farming, keeping, display and trade in wild animals that carry significant risks to animal health and welfare, human health and safety and our environment; Pass Bill S-15, An Act to amend the Criminal Code and the Wild Animal And Plant Protection and Regulation of International and Interprovincial Trade Act.

    Provide incentives to encourage farmers to transition to more humane and sustainable farming practices;

    World Animal Protection would like to see the Government of Canada acknowledge and act on the importance of animal welfare to addressing the biggest challenges of our time including pandemic risk, antimicrobial resistance, climate change and biodiversity loss. eg; Pass Bill C293, An Act respecting pandemic prevention and preparedness. This bill addresses the share drivers of pandemic risk and biodiversity loss

    Official report

  • Reported by Colin Saravanamuttoo · In-house (organization)

    • Nathaniel Erskine-Smith · Member of Parliament, House of Commons

    AgricultureAnimal WelfareClimateEnvironmentHealth

    Official report

  • Reported by Colin Saravanamuttoo · In-house (organization)

    AgricultureAnimal WelfareClimateEnvironmentHealth

    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.