Lobbying by The United Church of Canada: its registrations, its lobbyists, the bills it has named and every meeting it has reported with federal office holders since November 2021.
In-house (organization)In effect since Mar 31, 2026
Filed by Michael Blair, General Secretary, General Council
Lobbyists
Adele Halliday · Anti-Racism and Equity Lead
Ammar Youzbashi · Refugee Program Advisor
Beth Baskin · Program Coordinator, Social Analysis & Congregational Engagement
Beth Lorimer · Program Coordinator, Ecological Justice, KAIROS
Brandi Bilodeau · Indigenous Rights Coordinator
Cheryl McNamara · Media Coordinator, KAIROS Canada
Christie Neufeldt · Program Coordinator, Central America & Peru
Connor Sarazin · Operations and HR Specialist
Danielle Kamtié · Africa Partnerships and Global Climate Justice Program Coordinator
Emo Yango · Team Lead Migrant and Diaspora Church Planting
Jane Thirikwa · Program Coordinator Global Advocacy 2S LGBTQIA+
Japhet Ndhlovu · Executive Minister, Church in Mission
Khwaka Kukubo · Advisor, Refugee Program
Kimberly Heath · Moderator
Leah Shifferaw · Migrant Justice Team Lead
Lori Neale · Identity and Mission Network Coordinator
Lori-Ann Livingston · Press and Public Relations Lead
Mimi Al-Nahhas · Refugee Sponsorship Program Support
Murray Pruden · Director of Indigenous Programs
Rachel Warden · Gender Justice, Women of Courage, and Latin America Partnerships Program Coordinator, KAIROS
Sara Stratton · Reconciliation and Indigenous Justice Animator
Sarah Williams · Identity and Mission Network Coordinator
Shannon Neufeldt · Member Relations and Network Coordinator
Shona Fulcher · Director of Operations
Silvia Cristina Vasquez-Olguin · Global Partnerships Coordinator for Latin America and Gender Justice
Siobhan Rowan · Organizational Development Manager
Tania Principe · Executive Director
Thi Van Hoang · Program Coordinator, Sustainable Development and Humanitarian Response
Wendy Gichuru · Regional Coordinator, Africa/The Middle East
Won Hur · Global Partnership Program Coordinator
Institutions they may lobby: Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada (CIRNAC), Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC), Finance Canada (FIN), Global Affairs Canada (GAC), House of Commons, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC), Justice Canada (JC), National Defence (DND), Public Safety Canada (PS), Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP), Senate of Canada
What they're lobbying on (25)Hide details
Canada’s role in advancing global reform
Participation in and informal conversations regarding legislative bills
Discussing arms embargo on Israel
civil society delegation engaging on LGBTQIA+ rights
International relations and development assistance
LGBTQIA+ persecution and how Canada must act through diplomacy, funding, envoy pathways
Canadian Foreign Policy in the Mesoamerica, the Caribbean and South America
Investing in Women Peacebuilders to Address the Climate, Conflict, and Gender Nexu
Responding to global economic crises: Canada’s role and responsibilities
Engagement with Canadian foreign policy and international assistance across global regions
International Development Week to urge stronger support for international development as a strategic pillar of Canada’s foreign policy.
global debt crisis and Canada’s role as a bilateral lender and in global debt reform.
participated in the Cooperation Canada Hill Day event
advocate for Gender Justice, Ecological Justice, Indigenous Rights, Migrant Justice and climate justice
Canada’s international trade policy and international development policy around the world
Canada's international development policy with respect to immigration
Canada policy in regard to Indigenous/Racialized people
Concerns regarding climate
Human Rights Concerns in the world
Canada’s international trade policy and international development policy with respect in promoting a just peace in Palestine and Israel
Encourage the Canadian government to meet its commitments to increase the international assistance envelop in budget in context of high food insecurity, increasing disasters due to impact of climate change, FIAP and advancing gender equality
Canada's international development assistance and prioritize women-led grassroots organizations.
labeling of Israeli settlement goods entering Canada; and support for exclusion of settlement products from Canada-Israeli Free Trade Agreement
Canada’s international trade policy and international development policy with respect to mining in Africa in general terms. No discussion of any particular proposal, bill, program, regulation, policy or program.
Canada's international trade policy and international development policy with respect to mining in El Salvedor and Guatemala
Matthieu Kimmell · Executive Director | Directeur Exécutif Israel, Palestine, Egypt, Jordan Division, Global Affairs Canada, Global Affairs Canada (GAC)
Maxandré Fortier · Desk Officer, Palestine, Global Affairs Canada (GAC)
Jennifer Pedersen · Deputy Director, Human Rights and Freedoms Division, International Security and Political Affairs Branch, Global Affairs Canada, Global Affairs Canada (GAC)
Bronwyn Greenlagh · Policy Analyst, Human Rights and Freedoms Division, International Security and Political Affairs Branch, Global Affairs Canada, Global Affairs Canada (GAC)
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.
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