Organization
Canadian Association of Optometrists
- Meetings this Parliament
- 23
- With MPs
- 14
- Since Nov 2021
- 72
- Active registrations
- 1
Most recent reported meeting: Oct 9, 2026.
Lobbying by Canadian Association of Optometrists: 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 Apr 20, 2026
Filed by Joelle Walker, Chief Executive Officer
Lobbyists
- Bonnie Kirkwood · Director, Government Relations and Advocacy
- Joelle Walker · Chief Executive Officer
Institutions they may lobby: Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency (ACOA), Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC), Finance Canada (FIN), Global Affairs Canada (GAC), Health Canada (HC), 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 Defence (DND), Prime Minister's Office (PMO), Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC), Public Safety Canada (PS), Senate of Canada, Veterans Affairs Canada (VAC)
What they're lobbying on (6)Hide details
- Advocate for federal funding for a new optometry school
- Advocate for the inclusion of optometrists under the Canada Student Loan Forgiveness Program.
- Advocate for content and implementation of An Act to establish a national strategy on eye care. Meet with relevant Health Canada civil servants and political staff, and members of parliament as required.
- Advocate for optometrist small businesses as it relates to income splitting, income sprinkling, capital gains taxation and other business related measures.
- Advocate for improved vision services under the Interim Federal Health Program
- Advocate for the improvements of vision services under the Non-Insured Health Program.
Registration 963506-336166-19. Look it up in the official Registry
Reported meetings
SpreadsheetFiled by Francois Couillard (52), Joelle Walker (20).
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Reported by Joelle Walker · In-house (organization)
- Marc-Andre Robichaud · Executive Assistant, House of Commons
Advocate for federal funding for a new optometry school
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Reported by Joelle Walker · In-house (organization)
- Dave MacKenzie · Member of Parliament, House of Commons
Advocate for federal funding for a new optometry school
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Reported by Joelle Walker · In-house (organization)
- Marjorie Michel · Minister of Health
- Maggie Chi · Member of Parliament
- Jake Sawatzky · Member of Parliament
Advocate for federal funding for a new optometry school
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Reported by Joelle Walker · In-house (organization)
- Corey Hogan · Member of Parliament
Advocate for federal funding for a new optometry school
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Reported by Joelle Walker · In-house (organization)
- Corey Hogan · Member of Parliament
Advocate for federal funding for a new optometry school
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Reported by Joelle Walker · In-house (organization)
- Mike Lake · Member of Parliament
Advocate for federal funding for a new optometry school
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Reported by Joelle Walker · In-house (organization)
- Thomas Simpson · Deputy Chief of staff, Housing, Infrastructure and Communities Canada (HICC)
Advocate for federal funding for a new optometry school
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Reported by Joelle Walker · In-house (organization)
- Serge Cormier · Member of Parliament
Advocate for federal funding for a new optometry school
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Reported by Joelle Walker · In-house (organization)
- Shannon Miedema · Member of Parliament
Advocate for content and implementation of An Act to establish a national strategy on eye care. Meet with relevant Health Canada civil servants and political staff, and members of parliament as required. Read more
Advocate for federal funding for a new optometry school
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Reported by Joelle Walker · In-house (organization)
- Judy A. Sgro · Member of Parliament
Advocate for content and implementation of An Act to establish a national strategy on eye care. Meet with relevant Health Canada civil servants and political staff, and members of parliament as required. Read more
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Reported by Joelle Walker · In-house (organization)
- Maggie Chi · Member of Parliament
Advocate for content and implementation of An Act to establish a national strategy on eye care. Meet with relevant Health Canada civil servants and political staff, and members of parliament as required. Read more
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Reported by Joelle Walker · In-house (organization)
- Dan Mazier · Member of Parliament
Advocate for content and implementation of An Act to establish a national strategy on eye care. Meet with relevant Health Canada civil servants and political staff, and members of parliament as required. Read more
Advocate for federal funding for a new optometry school
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Reported by Joelle Walker · In-house (organization)
- Judy A. Sgro · Member of Parliament
Advocate for content and implementation of An Act to establish a national strategy on eye care. Meet with relevant Health Canada civil servants and political staff, and members of parliament as required. Read more
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Reported by Joelle Walker · In-house (organization)
- Christian Judd · Director, West, Program, Housing, Infrastructure and Communities Canada (HICC)
- Christine Lemieux · Manager, Housing, Infrastructure and Communities Canada (HICC)
Advocate for federal funding for a new optometry school
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Reported by Joelle Walker · In-house (organization)
- Michelle Owens · Executive Director, Health Canada (HC)
Advocate for content and implementation of An Act to establish a national strategy on eye care. Meet with relevant Health Canada civil servants and political staff, and members of parliament as required. Read more
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Reported by Joelle Walker · In-house (organization)
- Jibril Hussein · Senior Policy Advisor, Health Canada (HC)
Advocate for federal funding for a new optometry school Read more
Advocate for content and implementation of An Act to establish a national strategy on eye care. Meet with relevant Health Canada civil servants and political staff, and members of parliament as required.
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Reported by Joelle Walker · In-house (organization)
- David McKenzie · Member of Parliament
Advocate for federal funding for a new optometry school
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Reported by Joelle Walker · In-house (organization)
- Judy A. Sgro · Member of Parliament
Advocate for content and implementation of An Act to establish a national strategy on eye care. Meet with relevant Health Canada civil servants and political staff, and members of parliament as required. Read more
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Reported by Joelle Walker · In-house (organization)
- Elaine Chong · Director, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC)
Advocate for improved vision services under the Interim Federal Health Program
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Reported by Joelle Walker · In-house (organization)
- Jibril Hussein · Senior Policy Advisor, Health Canada (HC)
Advocate for the inclusion of optometrists under the Canada Student Loan Forgiveness Program. Read more
Advocate for content and implementation of An Act to establish a national strategy on eye care. Meet with relevant Health Canada civil servants and political staff, and members of parliament as required.
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Reported by Francois Couillard · In-house (organization)
- David Myles · Member of Parliament
Advocate for optometrist small businesses as it relates to income splitting, income sprinkling, capital gains taxation and other business related measures.
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Reported by Francois Couillard · In-house (organization)
- Andrea Currie · Acting Director, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC)
Advocate for improved vision services under the Interim Federal Health Program
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Reported by Francois Couillard · In-house (organization)
- Judy A. Sgro · Member of Parliament
Private Members Bill C-284, An Act to establish a national strategy on eye care - meet with Senators and Members of Parliament to encourage them to move forward on the passage and implementation of Bill C-284 Read more
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Reported by Francois Couillard · In-house (organization)
- Mohamed-Iqbal Ravalia · Senator, Senate of Canada
Health
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Reported by Francois Couillard · In-house (organization)
- Paul Faucette · Director, Parliamentary Affairs, Senate of Canada
Health
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.