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Lobbying by Breakthrough T1D: 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

Breakthrough T1D

Meetings this Parliament
63
With MPs
36
Since Nov 2021
93
Active registrations
1

Most recent reported meeting: Jul 30, 2026.

Registrations in effect

In-house (organization) In effect since Jul 17, 2026

Filed by Jessica Diniz, President and Chief Executive Officer

Lobbyists

  • Caroline Bouchard · National Director, Government Relations and Advocacy
  • Dr. Sarah Linklater · Chief Science Officer
  • Jessica Diniz · President & Chief Executive Officer
  • Joey Wong · National GR and Advocacy Officer
  • Kimberley Hanson · Chief External Relations Officer

Institutions they may lobby: Canada Revenue Agency (CRA), Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR), Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada (CIRNAC), Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC), Finance Canada (FIN), Health Canada (HC), House of Commons, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED), Prime Minister's Office (PMO), Privy Council Office (PCO), Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC), Senate of Canada, Treasury Board Of Canada Secretariat (TBS)

What they're lobbying on (9)
  • Seek increased funding for type 1 diabetes research
  • Discussions and information sharing on improving regulatory pathways for cell and gene therapy
  • Discussions and information sharing around: Procurement and tariffs impact Insulin production Stock piles
  • To seek funding to expand the foundation's educational program to raise awarenes of type 1 diabetes and diabetes management in Canada.
  • Ensuring Bill C-64, the National Pharmacare Act, meets the needs of Canadians living with type 1 diabetes by having adequate insulin and diabetes devices coverage, while respecting patient choice.
  • Seek an increase funding for the Canadian Clinical Trial Network to find a cure for Type 1 Diabetes (T1D).
  • Ongoing conversation with Health Minister's Office regarding JDRF-CIHR Partnership to Defeat Diabetes renewal funding.
  • Meeting with Juvenile Diabetes Caucus Co-Chairs to discuss strategies and tactics to move JDRF Canada Pre-Budget Submission priorities forward including additional funding for research towards a cure for type 1 diabetes
  • Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) and the Strategy for Patient-Orientated Research (SPOR) Discussions with CIHR and SPOR Network about collaboration towards the creation of a type 1 diabètes registry

Registration 956508-243401-40. Look it up in the official Registry

Reported meetings

Spreadsheet

Filed by Jessica Diniz (81), Dave Prowten (12).

  • Reported by Jessica Diniz · In-house (organization)

    • Galen Richardson · Senior Regional Advisor, West and North, Finance Canada (FIN)
    • Cassie Miller · Policy Assistant, Finance Canada (FIN)
    • Allison Haley · Director of Parliamentary Affairs, House of Commons

    BudgetHealthResearch and DevelopmentScience and TechnologyTaxation and Finance

    Official report

  • Reported by Jessica Diniz · In-house (organization)

    BudgetHealthResearch and DevelopmentScience and TechnologyTaxation and Finance

    Official report

  • Reported by Jessica Diniz · In-house (organization)

    • Adam van Koeverden · Member of Parliament
    • Jake Stewart · Member of Parliament, House of Commons
    • Jade Mallette · Director of Parliamentary Affairs, Health Canada (HC)

    BudgetHealthResearch and DevelopmentScience and TechnologyTaxation and Finance

    Official report

  • Reported by Jessica Diniz · In-house (organization)

    • Kevin Murphy · Director, Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC)

    BudgetHealthRegional DevelopmentResearch and DevelopmentScience and TechnologyTaxation and Finance

    Official report

  • Reported by Jessica Diniz · In-house (organization)

    • Chris d'Entremont · Member of Parliament
    • Mark Holland · Minister of Health, Health Canada (HC)

    BudgetEconomic DevelopmentHealthResearch and DevelopmentScience and TechnologyTaxation and Finance

    Official report

  • Reported by Jessica Diniz · In-house (organization)

    • Élisabeth Brière · Member of Parliament
    • Tammy Clifford · A/President, Health Canada (HC)
    • Vikesh Srivastava · Director General / Strategic Partnerships and International Relations, Health Canada (HC)

    BudgetHealthResearch and DevelopmentScience and TechnologyTaxation and Finance

    Official report

  • Reported by Dave Prowten · In-house (organization)

    BudgetHealthResearch and DevelopmentScience and TechnologyTaxation and Finance

    Official report

  • Reported by Dave Prowten · In-house (organization)

    • Chelsea Madryga · Parliamentary Affairs Advisor, Health Canada (HC)
    • Eshan Naik · Director of Policy, Health Canada (HC)

    BudgetHealthResearch and DevelopmentScience and TechnologyTaxation and Finance

    Official report

  • Reported by Dave Prowten · In-house (organization)

    • Carol Hughes · Member of Parliament, House of Commons
    • Nancy Hartling · Senator, Senate of Canada

    BudgetHealthResearch and DevelopmentScience and Technology

    Official report

  • Reported by Dave Prowten · In-house (organization)

    • Nancy Hartling · Senator, Senate of Canada

    BudgetHealthResearch and DevelopmentScience and TechnologyTaxation and Finance

    Official report

  • Reported by Dave Prowten · In-house (organization)

    • Yash Nanda · Policy Advisor, Finance Canada (FIN)

    BudgetHealthResearch and DevelopmentScience and Technology

    Official report

  • Reported by Dave Prowten · In-house (organization)

    HealthResearch and DevelopmentScience and Technology

    Official report

  • Reported by Dave Prowten · In-house (organization)

    • Nathanielle Morin · Policy Advisor, Health Canada (HC)
    • Chelsea Madryga · Parliamentary Affairs Advisor, Health Canada (HC)

    HealthRegional DevelopmentResearch and DevelopmentScience and Technology

    Official report

  • Reported by Dave Prowten · In-house (organization)

    • Leena Walia · Policy Advisor, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)

    BudgetHealth

    Official report

  • Reported by Dave Prowten · In-house (organization)

    and 3 more
    • Clifford Small · Member of Parliament
    • Stephen Ellis · Member of Parliament, House of Commons
    • Anthony Lamoureux · Director of Parliamentary Affairs, Senate of Canada

    BudgetHealthResearch and DevelopmentScience and Technology

    Official report

  • Reported by Dave Prowten · In-house (organization)

    BudgetHealthResearch and DevelopmentScience and Technology

    Official report

  • Reported by Dave Prowten · In-house (organization)

    and 20 more
    • John Brassard · Member of Parliament
    • Philip Lawrence · Member of Parliament
    • Michael Barrett · Member of Parliament
    • Eric Melillo · Member of Parliament
    • Dean Allison · Member of Parliament
    • Helena Jaczek · Member of Parliament
    • Jeremy Patzer · Member of Parliament
    • Alexandra Mendès · Member of Parliament
    • Clifford Small · Member of Parliament
    • Jean-Yves Duclos · Minister of Health, Health Canada (HC)
    • Damien C. Kurek · Member of Parliament, House of Commons
    • John Aldag · Member of Parliament, House of Commons
    • Tracy Gray · Member of Parliament, House of Commons
    • Bonita Zarrillo · Member of Parliament, House of Commons
    • Churence Rogers · Member of Parliament, House of Commons
    • Karen Vecchio · Member of Parliament, House of Commons
    • Valerie Bradford · Member of Parliament, House of Commons
    • Jim Carr · Member of Parliament, House of Commons
    • Sylvie Berube · Member of Parliament, House of Commons
    • Nancy Hartling · Senator, Senate of Canada

    BudgetHealthResearch and DevelopmentScience and Technology

    Official report

  • Reported by Dave Prowten · In-house (organization)

    and 22 more
    • Ginette Petitpas Taylor · Member of Parliament
    • Lori Idlout · Member of Parliament
    • Brendan Hanley · Member of Parliament
    • Darren Fisher · Member of Parliament
    • Scott Aitchison · Member of Parliament
    • Lisa Hepfner · Member of Parliament
    • Arielle Kayabaga · Member of Parliament
    • Salma Zahid · Member of Parliament
    • Ted Falk · Member of Parliament
    • Kelly Block · Member of Parliament
    • Joël Godin · Member of Parliament
    • Sonia Sidhu · Member of Parliament
    • Peter Julian · Member of Parliament, House of Commons
    • Lawrence MacAulay · Member of Parliament, House of Commons
    • Ken McDonald · Member of Parliament, House of Commons
    • Michelle Ferreri · Member of Parliament, House of Commons
    • Carol Hughes · Member of Parliament, House of Commons
    • Francesco Sorbara · Member of Parliment, House of Commons
    • Lindsay Mathyssen · Member of Parliament, House of Commons
    • Pam Damoff · Member of Parliament, House of Commons
    • Tony Loffreda · Senator, Senate of Canada
    • Stephen Ellis · Member of Parliament, House of Commons

    BudgetHealthResearch and DevelopmentScience and Technology

    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.