Organization
Co-operatives and Mutuals Canada
- Meetings this Parliament
- 22
- With MPs
- 7
- Since Nov 2021
- 57
- Active registrations
- 1
Most recent reported meeting: Sep 10, 2026.
Lobbying by Co-operatives and Mutuals 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 Receives government funding
Filed by Michael Toye, Executive Director
Lobbyists
- Daniel Brunette · Senior Director, External Affairs
- Nancy Wanye · Manager, External Affairs
Institutions they may lobby: Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC), Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency (ACOA), Business Development Bank of Canada (BDC), Canada Development Investment Corporation (CDEV), Canada Economic Development for Quebec Regions, Canada Foundation for Innovation, Canada Infrastructure Bank, Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC), Canada Revenue Agency (CRA), Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC), Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA), Canadian Heritage (PCH), Canadian Northern Economic Development Agency (CanNor), Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC), Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada (CIRNAC), Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC), Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC), Farm Credit Canada (FCC), Farm Products Council of Canada (FPCC), Federal Economic Development Agency for Northern Ontario, Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario (FedDev), Finance Canada (FIN), Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO), Global Affairs Canada (GAC), House of Commons, Housing, Infrastructure and Communities Canada (HICC), Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC), Indigenous Services Canada (ISC), Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED), National Research Council (NRC), Natural Resources Canada (NRCan), Pacific Economic Development Canada (PacifiCan), Parks Canada (PC), Prairies Economic Development Canada (PrairiesCan), Prime Minister's Office (PMO), Public Services and Procurement Canada (PSPC), Rural Economic Development (Minister’s Office), Senate of Canada, Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC), Statistics Canada (StatCan), Treasury Board Of Canada Secretariat (TBS), Women and Gender Equality (WAGE)
What they're lobbying on (16)Hide details
- To promote that the Tax-deferred Co-operative Share Program be made permanent to help agricultural co-operatives meet their capitalization needs and remain a viable option for agribusinesses while allowing Canadian co-operatives to be stronger in the face of international competitors.
- To scale renewable energy co-operatives. Renewable energy co-operatives (RECs) can play a pivotal role in meeting net-zero goals while enhancing affordability and public buy-in. The federal government should invest in scaling RECs by ensuring equitable access to clean energy tax credits, financing, and capacity-building tools—placing Canadians at the heart of the transition.
- To strengthen co-operative housing. The Co-operative Housing Development Program (CHDP) has enabled billions in shovel-ready projects—complete with land, partnerships, and community backing—but available funding falls short. As Build Canada Homes is designed, the federal government must recapitalize CHDP to unlock the pipeline of shovel-ready projects and prioritize co-op and nonprofit housing development.
- Establishing a Federal Co-operative Investment Plan, inspired by the one in Quebec.
- Educating Parliamentarians, staffers and public servants on the co-operative model, the advantages and challenges faced by co-ops. Lack of awareness causes oversight and issues in programs and policies, when co-operatives should have access to the Business support and other programs offered by, or supported by, the government.
- Ensuring increased support to co-operatives and social enterprises, as underserved business models, by the BDC. As per the recent Legislative Review, co-operatives are significantly underserved by the BDC.
- Discuss the pro-active inclusion of co-operatives and social enterprises, in the procurement process. CMC would like co-operatives to be both eligible and prioritized in government procurement programs.
- Social Innovation and Social Finance Strategy. Advocating for renewal of commitments related to the Social Innovation and Social Finance Strategy, such as the Investment Readiness Program and SISF-related funding for co-operatives.
- Promoting Business Conversions to Co-operatives as a means of safeguarding jobs and economic drivers in communities
- Harmonizing tax rules and incentives related to Employee-Ownership Trusts, to ensure that business succession (conversions) to employee-owned worker co-operatives are eligible.
- To review and propose possible changes to the Canadian Co-operative Act
- To expand the definitions and exemption criteria so that all qualifying co-operatives can remain eligible for the Small Business Deduction (SBD).
- Support or investment in the Canadian Co-operative Investment Fund which provides patient capital and lending to finance the capitalization of new and emerging co-operatives. The fund exists and was set up with $25 million from the co-operative sector.
- Review and propose changes to the Income Tax Act, in terms of the treatment of Indivisible Reserves in co-operatives. Amounts earmarked for Indivisible resserves cannot return to members and as such those amounts are thus outside the governments' definition of "for-profit",
- Investments in co-operative-led programs to provide bridges to employment, support entrepreneurship, safeguard local businesses, create jobs and make life more affordable for Canadians, in particular women, newcomers, Indigenous people, youth, and Canadians living in rural communities.
- Establishing a Canadian Co-operative Capacity Building Program (CCBP) equipped with federal funding to help co-operatives either start up, scale up, gain skills and expertise, and or prepare for their next steps.
Registration 946181-330106-32. Look it up in the official Registry
Reported meetings
SpreadsheetFiled by Michael Toye (26), Daniel Brunette (17), Hugues Bourgeois (14).
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Reported by Hugues Bourgeois · In-house (organization)
- Bradley Boudreau · Policy Advisor, Canadian Northern Economic Development Agency (CanNor)
Aboriginal AffairsBudgetConsumer IssuesEconomic DevelopmentRegional DevelopmentSmall BusinessTaxation and Finance
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Reported by Hugues Bourgeois · In-house (organization)
- Pamela Duggan · Constituency Assistant, House of Commons
Economic DevelopmentRegional DevelopmentSmall BusinessTaxation and Finance
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Reported by Hugues Bourgeois · In-house (organization)
- Kendra Wilcox · Director of Policy & Programming, Rural Economic Development (Minister’s Office)
BudgetEconomic DevelopmentSmall BusinessTaxation and Finance
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Reported by Hugues Bourgeois · In-house (organization)
- Elise Wagner · Director of Policy, Global Affairs Canada (GAC)
BudgetEconomic DevelopmentSmall BusinessTaxation and Finance
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Reported by Hugues Bourgeois · In-house (organization)
- Damien C. Kurek · Member of Parliament, House of Commons
- Cheri Elliott · E/A Ottawa Office Manager to Damien C. Kurek, M.P., House of Commons
AgricultureEconomic DevelopmentEnergyInfrastructureRegional DevelopmentSmall BusinessTaxation and FinanceTelecommunications
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Reported by Hugues Bourgeois · In-house (organization)
- Lucie Moncion · Senator, Senate of Canada
- Marie-Pier Albert · Director of Parliamentary and Legal Affairs, Senate of Canada
Bilingualism/Official LanguagesBudgetConsumer IssuesFinancial InstitutionsHousing
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Reported by Hugues Bourgeois · In-house (organization)
- Natacha Engel · Senior Policy Advisor, Global Affairs Canada (GAC)
AgricultureBudgetEconomic DevelopmentForestryGovernment ProcurementSmall BusinessTaxation and Finance
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.