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Lobbying by Cardus: 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

Cardus

Meetings this Parliament
16
With MPs
13
Since Nov 2021
16
Active registrations
1

Most recent reported meeting: Oct 1, 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 Commons13
  • Justice Canada (JC)2
  • Women and Gender Equality (WAGE)1
  • Senate of Canada1
  • Housing, Infrastructure and Communities Canada (HICC)1

Registrations in effect

In-house (organization) In effect since Sep 1, 2026

Filed by Michael Van Pelt, Chief Executive Officer

Lobbyists

  • Renze Nauta · Program Director, Work & Economics Former designated public office holder

    Formerly Director of Policy and Stakeholder Relations, Office of the Leader of the Opposition, House of Commons (2020–2021)

    Formerly Director of Policy and Research, Office of the Leader of the Opposition, House of Commons (2019–2020)

    Formerly Director of Policy and Parliamentary Affairs, Office of the Leader of the Opposition, House of Commons (2019–2019)

    Formerly Director of Policy, Office of the Leader of the Opposition, House of Commons (2018–2019)

  • Andreae Sennyah · Director of Policy Former public office holder

    Formerly Legislative Assistant, Office of Garnett Genuis, M.P., House of Commons (2019–2019)

    Formerly Resources Assistant, Transformation and Operational Integration Division, Domestic Network, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (2018–2019)

    Formerly Research Assistant, Litigation Management and Resolution Branch, Indigenous and Northern Affairs Canada (2016–2016)

  • Brian Dijkema · President, Canada
  • Jean-Christophe Jasmin · Directeur pour le Québec Former public office holder

    Formerly Claims Adjudicator, National Spike Center, Service Canada (2012–2012)

    Formerly Field Operations Supervisor, Census, Statistics Canada (2011–2011)

    Formerly Claims Adjudicator, National Spike Center, Service Canada (2010–2011)

    Formerly Team Leader, National Spike Center, Service Canada (2010–2010)

  • Michael Van Pelt · Chief Executive Officer Former public office holder

    Formerly Member, Ministerial Advisory Council on Social Innovation, Employment and Social Development Canada (2014–2016)

    Formerly Member, Voluntary Advisory Council on Social Partnerships, Human Resources and Skills Development Canada (2011–2013)

    Formerly Director, Board of International Centre for Human Rights & Democratic Development, Foreign Affairs (2009–2012)

  • Peter Jon Mitchell · Program Director, Family
  • Ray Pennings · Executive Vice President
  • Sienna Hermary · Stakeholder Manager Former public office holder

    Formerly Intern, Office of MP Tako van Popta - Langley-Aldergrove, House of Commons (2023–2023)

  • Étienne-Alexandre Beauregard · Researcher

Institutions they may lobby: Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC), Health Canada (HC), House of Commons, Housing, Infrastructure and Communities Canada (HICC), Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC), Justice Canada (JC), Prime Minister's Office (PMO), Senate of Canada, Women and Gender Equality (WAGE)

What they're lobbying on (10)
  • Changes to Employment Insurance, as it relates to maternity and parental benefits
  • Child care policy, including the Canada-Wide Early Learning and Child Care Agreements
  • Medical Assistance in Dying and Medical Assistance in Dying as it relates to mental illness.
  • Privately Sponsored Refugee Program
  • Prostitution policy, including with respect to the Criminal Code
  • Bill C-39, An Act respecting certain measures to strengthen the economy
  • Application of a subsidiarity lens to public policy formulation, including consideration of the role of civil society and the role of provincial and municipal governments in solving problems and delivering services.
  • Increasing the federal charitable donation tax credit
  • Strengthening online protections for children
  • Bill S-211: National Framework on Sports Betting Advertising Act

Registration 725476-238182-9. Look it up in the official Registry

Reported meetings

Spreadsheet

  • Reported by Michael Van Pelt · In-house (organization)

    • Alicia Cooke · Policy and Regional Advisor (West & North), Justice Canada (JC)
    Prostitution policy, including with respect to the Criminal Code

    Official report

  • Reported by Michael Van Pelt · In-house (organization)

    Medical Assistance in Dying and Medical Assistance in Dying as it relates to mental illness.

    Official report

  • Reported by Michael Van Pelt · In-house (organization)

    Child care policy, including the Canada-Wide Early Learning and Child Care Agreements

    Official report

  • Reported by Michael Van Pelt · In-house (organization)

    Changes to Employment Insurance, as it relates to maternity and parental benefits Read more

    Application of a subsidiarity lens to public policy formulation, including consideration of the role of civil society and the role of provincial and municipal governments in solving problems and delivering services.

    Prostitution policy, including with respect to the Criminal Code

    Official report

  • Reported by Michael Van Pelt · In-house (organization)

    Prostitution policy, including with respect to the Criminal Code Read more

    Application of a subsidiarity lens to public policy formulation, including consideration of the role of civil society and the role of provincial and municipal governments in solving problems and delivering services.

    Official report

  • Reported by Michael Van Pelt · In-house (organization)

    Medical Assistance in Dying and Medical Assistance in Dying as it relates to mental illness.

    Official report

  • Reported by Michael Van Pelt · In-house (organization)

    Medical Assistance in Dying and Medical Assistance in Dying as it relates to mental illness.

    Official report

  • Reported by Michael Van Pelt · In-house (organization)

    • Mridul Sharma · Senior Regional & Stakeholder Advisor, Women and Gender Equality (WAGE)
    Prostitution policy, including with respect to the Criminal Code

    Official report

  • Reported by Michael Van Pelt · In-house (organization)

    Medical Assistance in Dying and Medical Assistance in Dying as it relates to mental illness.

    Official report

  • Reported by Michael Van Pelt · In-house (organization)

    • Tamara Jansen · Member of Parliament
    • Pierre Dalphond · Senator, Senate of Canada
    • Kristopher Wells · Senator, Senate of Canada
    Preventing the expansion of Medical Assistance in Dying to mental disorders as the sole underlying medical condition (MD-SUMC)

    Official report

  • Reported by Michael Van Pelt · In-house (organization)

    Evaluation and policy recommendations related to the implementation of the Canada-Wide Early Learning and Child Care Agreements

    Official report

  • Reported by Michael Van Pelt · In-house (organization)

    C-9

    Bill C-9 An Act to amend the Criminal Code (hate propaganda, hate crime and access to religious or cultural places)

    Official report

  • Reported by Michael Van Pelt · In-house (organization)

    • Bayan Kadri · Policy Advisor, Housing, Infrastructure and Communities Canada (HICC)
    Budget 2025 implementation recommendations for the Building Communities Strong Fund

    Official report

  • Reported by Michael Van Pelt · In-house (organization)

    S-211

    Preventing the expansion of Medical Assistance in Dying to mental disorders as the sole underlying medical condition (MD-SUMC) Read more

    Bill S-211: National Framework on Sports Betting Advertising Act

    Official report

  • Reported by Michael Van Pelt · In-house (organization)

    S-211

    Bill S-211: National Framework on Sports Betting Advertising Act

    Official report

  • Reported by Michael Van Pelt · In-house (organization)

    S-211

    Bill S-211: National Framework on Sports Betting Advertising Act

    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.