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Lobbying by Canadian Counselling and Psychotherapy Association: 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

Canadian Counselling and Psychotherapy Association

Meetings this Parliament
5
With MPs
5
Since Nov 2021
31
Active registrations
1

Most recent reported meeting: Oct 29, 2026.

Registrations in effect

In-house (organization) In effect since Jul 31, 2025

Filed by Kim Hollihan, Chief Executive Officer

Lobbyists

  • Danika Charlebois · Indigenous Advocacy Lead
  • Karina Albert · Senior Director of Strategic Initiatives
  • Vicki-Anne Rodrigue · Lead, National Advocacy

Institutions they may lobby: Canada Revenue Agency (CRA), Canadian Heritage (PCH), Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada (CIRNAC), Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC), Finance Canada (FIN), Health Canada (HC), House of Commons, Immigration and Refugee Board (IRB), Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC), Indigenous Services Canada (ISC), Prime Minister's Office (PMO), Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC), Senate of Canada, Treasury Board Of Canada Secretariat (TBS), Veterans Affairs Canada (VAC), Women and Gender Equality (WAGE)

What they're lobbying on (3)
  • That the federal government reinstate Canadian Certified Counsellors (CCCs) as eligible providers in unregulated provinces under the Non-Insured Health Benefits (NIHB) and Jordan’s Principle programs, and commit to reforming these programs to ensure culturally safe, equitable, and inclusive access to mental health services for First Nations and Inuit peoples.
  • That the federal government enact the Mental Health and Substance Use Health Care for All Parity Act and commit to sustainable funding.
  • That the federal government strengthen mental health services in rural, remote, and northern communities by expanding the Canada Student Loan forgiveness program to include counsellors, psychotherapists, and counselling therapists, supporting both access to care and workforce recruitment.

Registration 947914-316025-29. Look it up in the official Registry

Reported meetings

Spreadsheet

  • Reported by Kim Hollihan · In-house (organization)

    • Jordano Nudo · Policy Advisor, Indigenous Services Canada (ISC)

    Aboriginal Affairs

    Official report

  • Reported by Kim Hollihan · In-house (organization)

    • Jenica Atwin · MP - Fredericton, House of Commons

    Aboriginal AffairsBudgetHealthTaxation and Finance

    Official report

  • Reported by Kim Hollihan · In-house (organization)

    • John Williamson · Member of Parliament
    • Andy Fillmore · Member of Parliament, House of Commons

    Aboriginal AffairsBudgetHealthTaxation and Finance

    Official report

  • Reported by Kim Hollihan · In-house (organization)

    and 2 more
    • Wayne Long · Member of Parliament
    • stephen ellis · Member of Parliament, House of Commons

    Aboriginal AffairsBudgetHealthTaxation and Finance

    Official report

  • Reported by Kim Hollihan · In-house (organization)

    • Lena Metlege Diab · Member of Parliament
    • Larry Maguire · Member of Parliament, House of Commons
    • Griffin Marsh · Director Of Policy, Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada (CIRNAC)

    Aboriginal AffairsBudgetEducationTaxation and Finance

    Official report

  • Reported by Kim Hollihan · In-house (organization)

    • Lindsay Mathyssen · Member of Parliament, House of Commons

    Taxation and Finance

    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.