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Lobbying by The Pollution Probe 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

The Pollution Probe Foundation

Meetings this Parliament
7
With MPs
0
Since Nov 2021
25
Active registrations
1

Most recent reported meeting: Sep 11, 2026.

Registrations in effect

In-house (organization) In effect since Mar 31, 2026 Receives government funding

Filed by Melissa DeYoung, Chief Executive Officer

Lobbyists

  • Blaine Stand · Director, Circular Economy & Water
  • Cedric Smith · Director, Transportation
  • Fern Tran · Director, Corporate Services & EV Charging Incentives
  • Mariana Eret · Policy Analyst
  • Melissa DeYoung · Chief Executive Officer
  • Richard Carlson · Director, Energy Policy and Energy Exchange

Institutions they may lobby: Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC), Health Canada (HC), Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED), Intergovernmental Affairs Secretariat (IGA), Natural Resources Canada (NRCan), Prime Minister's Office (PMO), Transport Canada (TC)

What they're lobbying on (17)
  • Vehicle greenhouse gas emission regulations. Supporting government initiatives around GHG emissions for vehicles.
  • The Canadian Environmental Protection Act as it relates to the creation of greenhouse gas emissions standards for vehicles.
  • Supporting initiatives to reduce the emissions intensity of the energy system.
  • Supporting government in the implementation of Annex 3 - Chemicals of Mutual Concern as part of the bi-national Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement.
  • Reduce pollution and GHG emissions from shipping.
  • Reduce pollution and GHG emissions from freight moved by trucks.
  • Promoting solutions for the effective development of a low-carbon energy system.
  • Promoting low-carbon innovation
  • Promoting community energy and emissions plans.
  • Promote policies for the development of a low-carbon hydrogen sector in Canada.
  • Promote actions that will accelerate the decarbonization of the transportation sector.
  • Encouraging the creation of programs that promote nutrient recovery and re-use that address environmental challenges and support food security
  • Encouraging the creation of programs that promote improvement in vehicle fuel efficiency levels.
  • Encouraging action to reduce plastic pollution and produce a circular economy.
  • Encouraging action on greenhouse gas mitigation and chemicals of mutual concern under the Canadian Environmental Protection Act
  • Addressing pharmaceutical pollution in the Great Lakes.
  • Accelerate the adoption of electric and hydrogen vehicles.

Registration 960532-244722-39. Look it up in the official Registry

Reported meetings

Spreadsheet

Filed by Christopher Hilkene (18), Melissa DeYoung (7).

  • Reported by Melissa DeYoung · In-house (organization)

    • Lucinda Brommersma · Policy Analyst, Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC)
    Encouraging action to reduce plastic pollution and produce a circular economy.

    Official report

  • Reported by Melissa DeYoung · In-house (organization)

    • Matt LeBrun · Director, Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC)
    • Lucinda Brommersma · Policy Analyst, Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC)
    • Laura Orzel · Policy Analyst, Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC)
    Encouraging action to reduce plastic pollution and produce a circular economy.

    Official report

  • Reported by Melissa DeYoung · In-house (organization)

    • Lucinda Brommersma · Policy Analyst, Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC)
    Encouraging action to reduce plastic pollution and produce a circular economy.

    Official report

  • Reported by Melissa DeYoung · In-house (organization)

    • Lucinda Brommersma · Policy Analyst, Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC)
    • Karen Farley · Policy Advisor, Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC)
    Encouraging action to reduce plastic pollution and produce a circular economy.

    Official report

  • Reported by Melissa DeYoung · In-house (organization)

    • Eric Corneau · Manager, Sector Strategies, Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC)
    • Laura Orzel · Policy Analyst, Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC)
    • Mireille Nzindukiyimana · Junior Policy Analyst, Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC)
    Encouraging action to reduce plastic pollution and produce a circular economy.

    Official report

  • Reported by Melissa DeYoung · In-house (organization)

    • Christopher Frye · Senior Policy Advisor, Natural Resources Canada (NRCan)
    Encouraging the creation of programs that promote improvement in vehicle fuel efficiency levels. Read more

    Accelerate the adoption of electric and hydrogen vehicles.

    Reduce pollution and GHG emissions from shipping.

    Promote actions that will accelerate the decarbonization of the transportation sector.

    The Canadian Environmental Protection Act as it relates to the creation of greenhouse gas emissions standards for vehicles.

    Reduce pollution and GHG emissions from freight moved by trucks.

    Vehicle greenhouse gas emission regulations. Supporting government initiatives around GHG emissions for vehicles.

    Official report

  • Reported by Melissa DeYoung · In-house (organization)

    • Anna Van der Kamp · Executive Director, Programs, Natural Resources Canada (NRCan)
    • Thierry Spiess · Deputy Director, Natural Resources Canada (NRCan)
    • Monika Ficker · Senior Manager, Natural Resources Canada (NRCan)
    • Louise Tanguay · Deputy Director, Natural Resources Canada (NRCan)
    Accelerate the adoption of electric and hydrogen vehicles. Read more

    Vehicle greenhouse gas emission regulations. Supporting government initiatives around GHG emissions for vehicles.

    Encouraging the creation of programs that promote improvement in vehicle fuel efficiency levels.

    Promote actions that will accelerate the decarbonization of the transportation sector.

    Official report

  • Reported by Christopher Hilkene · In-house (organization)

    • Kathees Anandavel · Senior Policy Advisor, Natural Resources Canada (NRCan)
    • Caroline Czach · Policy Analyst, Natural Resources Canada (NRCan)
    Promote policies for the development of a low-carbon hydrogen sector in Canada. Read more

    Promoting solutions for the effective development of a low-carbon energy system.

    Supporting initiatives to reduce the emissions intensity of the energy system.

    Promoting community energy and emissions plans.

    Official report

  • Reported by Christopher Hilkene · In-house (organization)

    • Christopher Kelly · Policy Analyst, Natural Resources Canada (NRCan)
    • Philipe St-Jean · Manager, Natural Resources Canada (NRCan)

    Energy

    Official report

  • Reported by Christopher Hilkene · In-house (organization)

    • Joshua Swift · Policy Advisor, Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC)

    Environment

    Official report

  • Reported by Christopher Hilkene · In-house (organization)

    • Anna Van der Kamp · Executive Director, Programs, Natural Resources Canada (NRCan)
    • Louise Tanguay · Director, Natural Resources Canada (NRCan)
    • Andrew Rideout · Program Officer, Natural Resources Canada (NRCan)
    • Joe Homsy · Policy Advisor, Transport Canada (TC)

    Transportation

    Official report

  • Reported by Christopher Hilkene · In-house (organization)

    • Joshua Swift · Policy Advisor, Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC)

    Environment

    Official report

  • Reported by Christopher Hilkene · In-house (organization)

    • Zoiey Cobb · Director, Environmental Policy Analysis and Evaluation, Transport Canada (TC)
    • Raman Yousif · Science and Technology Advisor, Natural Resources Canada (NRCan)

    Environment

    Official report

  • Reported by Christopher Hilkene · In-house (organization)

    • Maygan McGuire · Senior Manager, Natural Resources Canada (NRCan)

    Energy

    Official report

  • Reported by Christopher Hilkene · In-house (organization)

    • Andrea Dann · Senior Program Officer, Natural Resources Canada (NRCan)
    • Andrew Ridout · Program Officer, Natural Resources Canada (NRCan)

    Environment

    Official report

  • Reported by Christopher Hilkene · In-house (organization)

    • Paula Vieira · Director General, Transport Canada (TC)

    Environment

    Official report

  • Reported by Christopher Hilkene · In-house (organization)

    • Gillian Cardillo · Program Officer, Natural Resources Canada (NRCan)
    • Amandeep Garcha · Senior Policy Advisor, Natural Resources Canada (NRCan)

    Energy

    Official report

  • Reported by Christopher Hilkene · In-house (organization)

    • Gillian Cardillo · Program Officer, Natural Resources Canada (NRCan)
    • Amandeep Garcha · Senior Policy Advisor, Natural Resources Canada (NRCan)

    Energy

    Official report

  • Reported by Christopher Hilkene · In-house (organization)

    • Rahil Khan · Deputy Director, Natural Gas, Natural Resources Canada (NRCan)
    • John Lau · Market Analysis, Natural Resources Canada (NRCan)

    Energy

    Official report

  • Reported by Christopher Hilkene · In-house (organization)

    • Joshua Swift · Special Assistant - Ontario Desk, Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC)

    Environment

    Official report

  • Reported by Christopher Hilkene · In-house (organization)

    • Carla Torchia · Manager, Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC)

    Environment

    Official report

  • Reported by Christopher Hilkene · In-house (organization)

    • Michael Goffin · Regional Director General, Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC)

    Environment

    Official report

  • Reported by Christopher Hilkene · In-house (organization)

    • John Lau · Market Analysis, Natural Resources Canada (NRCan)

    Energy

    Official report

  • Reported by Christopher Hilkene · In-house (organization)

    • Rahil Khan · Policy Advisor, Natural Resources Canada (NRCan)
    • John Lau · Market Analysis, Natural Resources Canada (NRCan)

    Energy

    Official report

  • Reported by Christopher Hilkene · In-house (organization)

    • Jennifer Vincent · Manager, Great Lakes Harmful Pollutants, Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC)
    • Sandra George · Program Coordinator, Great Lakes Harmful Pollutants, Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC)

    Environment

    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.