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Lobbying by Watershed Watch Salmon Society: 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

Watershed Watch Salmon Society

Meetings this Parliament
24
With MPs
6
Since Nov 2021
42
Active registrations
1

Most recent reported meeting: Sep 17, 2026.

Registrations in effect

In-house (organization) In effect since May 25, 2026 Receives government funding

Filed by Aaron Hill, Executive Director

Lobbyists

  • Aaron Hill · Executive Director
  • Craig Orr · Conservation Advisor
  • David Mills · Fisheries Advisor
  • Greg Taylor · Consultant and Fisheries Advisor
  • Karlis Hawkins · Campaign and Communications Coordinator
  • Lina Azeez · Habitats Program Director
  • Meghan Rooney · Assistant Director
  • Stan Proboszcz · Senior Science and Policy Analyst

Institutions they may lobby: Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC), Finance Canada (FIN), Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO), House of Commons, Impact Assessment Agency of Canada (IAAC), Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED), Prime Minister's Office (PMO), Public Safety Canada (PS)

What they're lobbying on (10)
  • DFO Pacific salmon stock assessment and monitoring programs Advocating for sustained and increased funding, staffing and operational capacity for Pacific salmon stock assessment and monitoring, including spawning-ground enumeration, test fisheries, catch monitoring, tagging, data analysis, forecasting and timely public reporting, to support salmon conservation, stock rebuilding and evidence-based fisheries management decisions.
  • Protection of wild salmon from the impacts of salmon farming, with a particular focus on parasite and disease transfer to wild populations. Meetings regarding the fish farm transition plan and upcoming commitment to remove fish farms by 2029.
  • Policy and program recommendations regarding the Canada Water Act and Canada Water Agency, including mandate, implementation and resourcing.
  • Policy and program recommendations regarding the government's response measures related to flood recovery.
  • Implementation of recommendations from the Cohen Commission of Inquiry into the Decline of Sockeye Salmon in the Fraser River
  • Implementation of Canada's Policy for the Conservation of Wild Pacific Salmon; DFO’s Allocation Policy for Pacific Salmon; DFO’s Salmonid Enhancement Program; DFO’s Policy for Selective Fishing in Canada’s Pacific Fisheries
  • Canadian Food Inspection Agency regarding the Health of Animals Act and Fish Health Regulations under the Fisheries Act
  • Canadian Environmental Assessment Act with respect to hydropower developments, with a focus on river diversion or run-of-river hydropower
  • Amendments to the Navigable Waters Protection Act and the link to triggering environmental assessments
  • Amendments to Fisheries Act, Species at Risk Act and Canadian Environmental Assessment Act regarding habitat protection

Registration 906304-308425-28. Look it up in the official Registry

Reported meetings

Spreadsheet

  • Reported by Aaron Hill · In-house (organization)

    • Kaili Levesque · Associate Deputy Minister, Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO)
    Implementation of Canada's Policy for the Conservation of Wild Pacific Salmon; DFO’s Allocation Policy for Pacific Salmon; DFO’s Salmonid Enhancement Program; DFO’s Policy for Selective Fishing in Canada’s Pacific Fisheries Read more

    Official report

  • Reported by Aaron Hill · In-house (organization)

    • David Didluk · Regional Director, Reconciliation and Partnerships, Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO)
    • Steve Gotch · Area Director, Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO)
    Implementation of Canada's Policy for the Conservation of Wild Pacific Salmon; DFO’s Allocation Policy for Pacific Salmon; DFO’s Salmonid Enhancement Program; DFO’s Policy for Selective Fishing in Canada’s Pacific Fisheries Read more

    Amendments to Fisheries Act, Species at Risk Act and Canadian Environmental Assessment Act regarding habitat protection

    Official report

  • Reported by Aaron Hill · In-house (organization)

    • Joshua Lindner · Senior Regional Advisor, Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO)
    • Faizel Gulamhussein · Chief of Staff, Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO)
    Implementation of Canada's Policy for the Conservation of Wild Pacific Salmon; DFO’s Allocation Policy for Pacific Salmon; DFO’s Salmonid Enhancement Program; DFO’s Policy for Selective Fishing in Canada’s Pacific Fisheries Read more

    Official report

  • Reported by Aaron Hill · In-house (organization)

    • Joshua Linder · Senior Regional Advisor - Pacific, Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO)
    • Evan Sambasivam · Regional Advisor, Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO)

    Fisheries

    Official report

  • Reported by Aaron Hill · In-house (organization)

    • Susan Chambers · Regional Director General, Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO)

    Fisheries

    Official report

  • Reported by Aaron Hill · In-house (organization)

    • Dale Desrochers · Section Head, Salmonid Enhancement Program, South Coast Area, Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO)
    • Byron Nutton · Section Head, Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO)

    EnvironmentFisheries

    Official report

  • Reported by Aaron Hill · In-house (organization)

    EnvironmentNatural Resources

    Official report

  • Reported by Aaron Hill · In-house (organization)

    • Rachel Blaney · MP North Island, House of Commons

    Fisheries

    Official report

  • Reported by Aaron Hill · In-house (organization)

    • Annette Gibbons · Deputy Minister, Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO)
    • Rebecca Reid · Regional Director General, Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO)

    Fisheries

    Official report

  • Reported by Aaron Hill · In-house (organization)

    • Wes Shoemaker · Executive Head Pacific Salmon Strategy Transformation, Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO)
    • Jonathan Robinson · Manager, Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO)
    • Joyce Murray · Minister of Fisheries, Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO)

    Fisheries

    Official report

  • Reported by Aaron Hill · In-house (organization)

    • Mike Fraser · Fishery Officer, Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO)

    EnvironmentFisheries

    Official report

  • Reported by Aaron Hill · In-house (organization)

    • Jonathan Robinson · Manager, Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO)
    • Neil Macisaac · Director of Operations, Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO)
    • Jason Rondeau · Director of Policy, Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO)

    EnvironmentFisheries

    Official report

  • Reported by Aaron Hill · In-house (organization)

    • Bill Blair · Minister of Emergency Preparedness, House of Commons

    EnvironmentInfrastructure

    Official report

  • Reported by Aaron Hill · In-house (organization)

    • Miriam Gennaro · Senior Director, Infrastructure Canada (INFC)

    EnvironmentInfrastructure

    Official report

  • Reported by Aaron Hill · In-house (organization)

    • Lisa Marie Barron · MP and NDP Fisheries Critic, House of Commons

    Fisheries

    Official report

  • Reported by Aaron Hill · In-house (organization)

    • Sarah Murdoch · Regional Director, Policy and Economic Analysis, Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO)

    Fisheries

    Official report

  • Reported by Aaron Hill · In-house (organization)

    • Joyce Murray · Minister of Fisheries, Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO)

    Fisheries

    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.