Organization
Habitat for Humanity Canada
- Meetings this Parliament
- 44
- With MPs
- 28
- Since Nov 2021
- 92
- Active registrations
- 1
Most recent reported meeting: Jun 29, 2026.
Lobbying by Habitat for Humanity Canada: its registrations, its lobbyists, the bills it has named and every meeting it has reported with federal office holders since November 2021.
← LobbyingRegistrations in effect
In-house (organization) In effect since Feb 3, 2026 Receives government funding
Filed by Pedro Barata, President and CEO
Lobbyists
- Alana Lavoie · National Director of Government Relations
- Pedro Barata · President and CEO
- Sophia Koukoulas · Senior Manager, Government Relations
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Stacey Sawchuck · Senior Director, Programs
Former public office holder
Formerly Administration officer, constituency office, Susan Whelan Member of Parliament (2004–2004)
Formerly Administration Officer, Minister of International Development, Foreign Affairs and International Trade (2003–2003)
Institutions they may lobby: Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency (ACOA), Canada Infrastructure Bank, Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC), Canada Revenue Agency (CRA), Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada (CIRNAC), Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC), Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario (FedDev), Finance Canada (FIN), Global Affairs Canada (GAC), House of Commons, Housing, Infrastructure and Communities Canada (HICC), Indigenous Services Canada (ISC), Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED), Office of the Federal Housing Advocate, Prime Minister's Office (PMO), Rural Economic Development (Minister’s Office), Women and Gender Equality (WAGE)
What they're lobbying on (14)Hide details
- Federal housing programs and funding for affordable homeownership partners and programs.
- National Housing Strategy - to discuss and secure opportunities for Habitat for Humanity to help to meet the aims of the strategy.
- National Housing Co-Investment Fund/Affordable Housing Fund
- Investment in Affordable Housing funding for affordable homeownership partners and programs
- International development funding to create opportunities for housing, and capacity-building to support housing.
- Advocacy related to recognizing shelter as part of Canada's official development assistance policy and programs.
- Incentives and funding to encourage other orders of government to facilitate the creation of more affordable housing
- Housing and public infrastructure funding incentives delivered to muncipalities
- GST treatment on affordable homeownership housing
- Funding to create opportunities for skills training on home build sites
- Federal support for HFHC's Indigenous Housing Program.
- Federal Lands Initiative - encouraging the government to identify and free up unused federal lands for affordable housing purposes and to encourage and provide incentives for other orders of government to do the same.
- Federal housing programs aimed at local governments
- Actions to support and sustain Canada’s charitable sector, include establishing a designated department for charities and non-profits and providing matching donations or other incentives that will encourage charitable giving.
Registration 958772-300605-18. Look it up in the official Registry
Reported meetings
SpreadsheetFiled by Pedro Barata (76), Julia Deans (16).
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Reported by Pedro Barata · In-house (organization)
- Coleen Volk · President and Chief Executive Officer, Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC)
Federal housing programs and funding for affordable homeownership partners and programs.
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Reported by Pedro Barata · In-house (organization)
- Jennifer McKelvie · Member of the House of Commons
Federal housing programs and funding for affordable homeownership partners and programs.
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Reported by Pedro Barata · In-house (organization)
- Fahim Khan · Senior Policy Advisor, Finance Canada (FIN)
Federal housing programs and funding for affordable homeownership partners and programs. Read more
National Housing Strategy - to discuss and secure opportunities for Habitat for Humanity to help to meet the aims of the strategy.
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Reported by Pedro Barata · In-house (organization)
- Ana Bailão · Chief Executive Officer, Housing, Infrastructure and Communities Canada (HICC)
- Jeffery Coles · Senior Vice-President of Investments, Housing, Infrastructure and Communities Canada (HICC)
- Braden Root-McCraig · Senior Officer, Housing, Infrastructure and Communities Canada (HICC)
- Michael Manocha · Director, Investments, Housing, Infrastructure and Communities Canada (HICC)
Investment in Affordable Housing funding for affordable homeownership partners and programs Read more
Federal housing programs and funding for affordable homeownership partners and programs.
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Reported by Pedro Barata · In-house (organization)
- Gregor Robertson · Minister of Housing, Infrastructure and Communities, Housing, Infrastructure and Communities Canada (HICC)
- Renee Proctor · Communications Advisor and Press Secretary, Housing, Infrastructure and Communities Canada (HICC)
- Ryan Spero · Regional Advisor for Ontario, Housing, Infrastructure and Communities Canada (HICC)
Federal housing programs and funding for affordable homeownership partners and programs.
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Reported by Pedro Barata · In-house (organization)
- Mary-Elizabeth Power · Director of Policy, Housing, Infrastructure and Communities Canada (HICC)
Federal housing programs aimed at local governments
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Reported by Pedro Barata · In-house (organization)
- Sanjana Shah · Policy Advisor, Housing, Infrastructure and Communities Canada (HICC)
- Mary-Elizabeth Power · Director of Policy, Housing, Infrastructure and Communities Canada (HICC)
Federal housing programs aimed at local governments
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Reported by Pedro Barata · In-house (organization)
- Braden Root-McCraig · Senior Officer, Housing, Infrastructure and Communities Canada (HICC)
- Michael Manocha · Director, Investments, Housing, Infrastructure and Communities Canada (HICC)
- Ana Bailão · Chief Executive Officer, Housing, Infrastructure and Communities Canada (HICC)
Federal housing programs aimed at local governments Read more
Investment in Affordable Housing funding for affordable homeownership partners and programs
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Reported by Pedro Barata · In-house (organization)
- Amandeep Sodhi · Member of Parliament
International development funding to create opportunities for housing, and capacity-building to support housing.
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Reported by Pedro Barata · In-house (organization)
- Steven Guilbeault · Member of Parliament, House of Commons
International development funding to create opportunities for housing, and capacity-building to support housing.
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Reported by Pedro Barata · In-house (organization)
- Wade Chang · Member of Parliament
International development funding to create opportunities for housing, and capacity-building to support housing.
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Reported by Pedro Barata · In-house (organization)
- Ana Bailão · Chief Executive Officer, Housing, Infrastructure and Communities Canada (HICC)
- Braden Root-McCraig · Senior Officer, Housing, Infrastructure and Communities Canada (HICC)
Federal housing programs and funding for affordable homeownership partners and programs.
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Reported by Pedro Barata · In-house (organization)
- Mary-Elizabeth Power · Director of Policy, Housing, Infrastructure and Communities Canada (HICC)
- Sanjana Shah · Policy Advisor, Housing, Infrastructure and Communities Canada (HICC)
Federal housing programs and funding for affordable homeownership partners and programs.
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Reported by Pedro Barata · In-house (organization)
- Elizabeth May · Member of Parliament
GST treatment on affordable homeownership housing Read more
Investment in Affordable Housing funding for affordable homeownership partners and programs
National Housing Co-Investment Fund/Affordable Housing Fund
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Reported by Pedro Barata · In-house (organization)
- John Williamson · Member of Parliament
Investment in Affordable Housing funding for affordable homeownership partners and programs Read more
GST treatment on affordable homeownership housing
National Housing Co-Investment Fund/Affordable Housing Fund
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Reported by Pedro Barata · In-house (organization)
- Fares Al Soud · Member of Parliament
Investment in Affordable Housing funding for affordable homeownership partners and programs Read more
GST treatment on affordable homeownership housing
National Housing Co-Investment Fund/Affordable Housing Fund
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Reported by Pedro Barata · In-house (organization)
- James Bezan · Member of Parliament
Investment in Affordable Housing funding for affordable homeownership partners and programs Read more
GST treatment on affordable homeownership housing
National Housing Co-Investment Fund/Affordable Housing Fund
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Reported by Pedro Barata · In-house (organization)
- Jeff Kibble · Member of Parliament
National Housing Co-Investment Fund/Affordable Housing Fund Read more
GST treatment on affordable homeownership housing
Investment in Affordable Housing funding for affordable homeownership partners and programs
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Reported by Pedro Barata · In-house (organization)
- Bruce Fanjoy · Member of Parliament
- Monica Izaguirre-Canales · Director of Parliamentary Affairs, House of Commons
- Ethan Manderville · Executive Assistant, House of Commons
GST treatment on affordable homeownership housing Read more
Investment in Affordable Housing funding for affordable homeownership partners and programs
National Housing Co-Investment Fund/Affordable Housing Fund
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Reported by Pedro Barata · In-house (organization)
- Lianne Rood · Member of Parliament
GST treatment on affordable homeownership housing Read more
Investment in Affordable Housing funding for affordable homeownership partners and programs
National Housing Co-Investment Fund/Affordable Housing Fund
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Reported by Pedro Barata · In-house (organization)
- Iqra Khalid · Member of Parliament
GST treatment on affordable homeownership housing Read more
Investment in Affordable Housing funding for affordable homeownership partners and programs
National Housing Co-Investment Fund/Affordable Housing Fund
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Reported by Pedro Barata · In-house (organization)
- Blaine Calkins · Member of Parliament
National Housing Co-Investment Fund/Affordable Housing Fund Read more
Investment in Affordable Housing funding for affordable homeownership partners and programs
GST treatment on affordable homeownership housing
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Reported by Pedro Barata · In-house (organization)
- Kevin Waugh · Member of Parliament
Investment in Affordable Housing funding for affordable homeownership partners and programs Read more
GST treatment on affordable homeownership housing
National Housing Co-Investment Fund/Affordable Housing Fund
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Reported by Pedro Barata · In-house (organization)
- Emma Harrison · Member of Parliament
National Housing Co-Investment Fund/Affordable Housing Fund Read more
Investment in Affordable Housing funding for affordable homeownership partners and programs
GST treatment on affordable homeownership housing
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Reported by Pedro Barata · In-house (organization)
- Jaime Battiste · Member of Parliament
GST treatment on affordable homeownership housing Read more
Investment in Affordable Housing funding for affordable homeownership partners and programs
National Housing Co-Investment Fund/Affordable Housing Fund
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.