Organization
The United Church of Canada
- Meetings this Parliament
- 59
- With MPs
- 32
- Since Nov 2021
- 181
- Active registrations
- 1
Most recent reported meeting: Jul 14, 2026.
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.
← LobbyingRegistrations in effect
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
Registration 947661-310665-27. Look it up in the official Registry
Reported meetings
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Reported by Michael Blair · In-house (organization)
- Robert Oliphant · Parliamentary Secretary for Foreign Affairs, Global Affairs Canada (GAC)
- Matthew Trnkus · Senior Foreign Policy Advisor, Global Affairs Canada (GAC)
- Karen Austin · Deputy Director International Assistance, Central America and Cuba, Global Affairs Canada (GAC)
- Catherine Despatie · Parliamentary Secretary Assistant, Global Affairs Canada (GAC)
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- Victry Anya · Departmental Advisor, Global Affairs Canada (GAC)
Canadian Foreign Policy in the Mesoamerica, the Caribbean and South America
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Reported by Michael Blair · In-house (organization)
- Carolyn Knobel · Executive Director Central America, Dominican Republic and Cuba Integrated Division, Global Affairs Canada (GAC)
- Karen Austin · Deputy Director International Assistance, Central America and Cuba Central America, Americas Branch, Global Affairs Canada (GAC)
- Jakob Maniatacos · Senior Desk Officer Political, Global Affairs Canada (GAC)
- Maeva Bernadotte · Senior International Development Officer, Global Affairs Canada (GAC)
Canadian Foreign Policy in the Mesoamerica, the Caribbean and South America Read more
Human Rights Concerns in the world
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Reported by Michael Blair · In-house (organization)
- Leah Fancey · Outreach Coordinator, House of Commons
Concerns regarding climate Read more
Responding to global economic crises: Canada’s role and responsibilities
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Reported by Michael Blair · In-house (organization)
- Peter Fragiskatos · Member of Parliament
- Jillian Ferguson · Chief of Staff to MP Fragiskatos, House of Commons
Responding to global economic crises: Canada’s role and responsibilities Read more
Concerns regarding climate
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Reported by Michael Blair · In-house (organization)
- Robert Oliphant · Member of Parliament
- Michael Barrett · Member of Parliament
Canada’s international trade policy and international development policy with respect in promoting a just peace in Palestine and Israel Read more
Discussing arms embargo on Israel
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Reported by Michael Blair · In-house (organization)
- Garth Ehrhardt · Director, Climate and Nature Finance, Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC)
- Justine Coutu · Policy Advisor, Climate Finance and Partnerships, Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC)
- Celine Celine · Director, Environment, Food Systems and Program Support,, Global Affairs Canada (GAC)
- Kerry Max · Deputy Director, Partnering for Climate, Global Affairs Canada (GAC)
Concerns regarding climate
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Reported by Michael Blair · In-house (organization)
- Dominique O'Rourke · Member of Parliament (Guelph)
Responding to global economic crises: Canada’s role and responsibilities
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Reported by Michael Blair · In-house (organization)
- Nathaniel Erskine-Smith · Member of Parliament, House of Commons
Canada’s international trade policy and international development policy around the world
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Reported by Michael Blair · In-house (organization)
- Savithri Wesche · Senior Analyst, Global Affairs Canada (GAC)
- Valerie Cola · Economist, Global Affairs Canada (GAC)
Canada’s international trade policy and international development policy around the world
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Reported by Michael Blair · In-house (organization)
- Diana Muñoz Jiménez · Senior International Assistance Officer -Analyst, Global Affairs Canada (GAC)
Canada’s international trade policy and international development policy around the world
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Reported by Michael Blair · In-house (organization)
- Anita Vandenbeld · Member of Parliament
Canada’s international trade policy and international development policy around the world
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Reported by Michael Blair · In-house (organization)
- Anita Vandenbeld · Member of Parliament
Canada’s international trade policy and international development policy around the world
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Reported by Michael Blair · In-house (organization)
- Peter Harder · Senator, Senate of Canada
Canada's international development assistance and prioritize women-led grassroots organizations. Read more
Canada’s international trade policy and international development policy around the world
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Reported by Michael Blair · In-house (organization)
- Mary Coyle · Senator, Senate of Canada
Canada’s international trade policy and international development policy around the world Read more
Canada's international development assistance and prioritize women-led grassroots organizations.
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Reported by Michael Blair · In-house (organization)
- Robert Oliphant · Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Global Affairs Canada (GAC)
Canada’s international trade policy and international development policy around the world
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Reported by Michael Blair · In-house (organization)
- Ernie Klassen · Liberal Member of Parliament for South-Surrey-White Rock
- Isabelle Buchanan · Policy Advisor,, Global Affairs Canada (GAC)
Concerns regarding climate Read more
Canada’s international trade policy and international development policy around the world
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Reported by Michael Blair · In-house (organization)
- Maxandre Fortier · Desk Officer, Palestine, Global Affairs Canada (GAC)
- Nancy Bergeron · Deputy Director - Israel, West Bank, Gaza, Global Affairs Canada (GAC)
Canada’s international trade policy and international development policy around the world Read more
Canada’s international trade policy and international development policy with respect in promoting a just peace in Palestine and Israel
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Reported by Michael Blair · In-house (organization)
- Olivier Jacques · Ambassador, Global Affairs Canada (GAC)
- Caroline Amyot · Head of Political Section, Canadian Embassy Guatemala, Global Affairs Canada (GAC)
- Monica Izaguirre · Political Officer at Embassy of Canada in Guatemala, Global Affairs Canada (GAC)
Canada’s international trade policy and international development policy around the world
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Reported by Michael Blair · In-house (organization)
- Yuen Pau Woo · Senator, Senate of Canada
Human Rights Concerns in the world
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Reported by Michael Blair · In-house (organization)
- Hedy Fry · Member of Parliament
- Anita Vandenbeld · Member of Parliament
- Elizabeth May · Member of Parliament
- Alexandre Boulerice · Member of Parliament, House of Commons
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- Marilou McPhedran · Senator, Senate of Canada
- Rebecca Patterson · Senator, Senate of Canada
- Yonah Martin · Senator, Senate of Canada
- Amina Gerba · Senator, Senate of Canada
Canada’s international trade policy and international development policy around the world
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Reported by Michael Blair · In-house (organization)
- Julie Dabrusin · Minister of the Environment and Climate Change, Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC)
- Jeanne-Marie Huddleston · Canada’s Chief Climate Negotiator, Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC)
Concerns regarding climate
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Reported by Michael Blair · In-house (organization)
- Mary Coyle · Senator, Senate of Canada
Concerns regarding climate
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Reported by Michael Blair · In-house (organization)
- Jeanne-Marie Huddleston · Canada’s Chief Climate Negotiator, Global Affairs Canada (GAC)
Concerns regarding climate
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Reported by Michael Blair · In-house (organization)
- Adler Aristilde · Ambassador of Canada to Zimbabwe, Global Affairs Canada (GAC)
Canada’s international trade policy and international development policy around the world
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Reported by Michael Blair · In-house (organization)
- Jenny Kwan · Member of Parliament
Canada’s international trade policy and international development policy with respect in promoting a just peace in Palestine and Israel Read more
Human Rights Concerns in the world
Canada’s international trade policy and international development policy around the world
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.