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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.

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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.

Registrations 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)
  • 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

Spreadsheet

Filed by Francois Couillard (52), Joelle Walker (20).

  • Reported by Francois Couillard · In-house (organization)

    • Andrea Currie · Acting Director, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC)
    • Anam Ijaz · Program Advisor, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC)

    HealthImmigration

    Official report

  • Reported by Francois Couillard · In-house (organization)

    Aboriginal AffairsEducationHealth

    Official report

  • Reported by Francois Couillard · In-house (organization)

    • Helena Jaczek · Member of Parliament
    • Parm Bains · Member of Parliament
    • Carla Qualtrough · Minister for Sport and Physical Activity, House of Commons

    Aboriginal AffairsEducationHealth

    Official report

  • Reported by Francois Couillard · In-house (organization)

    • Julie Vignola · Member of Parliament, House of Commons

    Aboriginal AffairsEducationHealth

    Official report

  • Reported by Francois Couillard · In-house (organization)

    • Andrew Cardozo · Senator, Senate of Canada

    Aboriginal AffairsEducationHealth

    Official report

  • Reported by Francois Couillard · In-house (organization)

    • Anton Lori · Stakeholder Relations Advisor, House of Commons
    • Connor MacDonald · Policy Advisor, House of Commons
    • David Murray · Director Of Policy, House of Commons
    • Jwane Izzetpanah · Stakeholder Relations Advisor, House of Commons

    Aboriginal AffairsEducationHealth

    Official report

  • Reported by Francois Couillard · In-house (organization)

    • Mehek Noorani · Parliamentary Affairs and Policy Advisor, Senate of Canada

    Aboriginal AffairsEducationHealth

    Official report

  • Reported by Francois Couillard · In-house (organization)

    Aboriginal AffairsEducationHealth

    Official report

  • Reported by Francois Couillard · In-house (organization)

    Aboriginal AffairsEducationHealth

    Official report

  • Reported by Francois Couillard · In-house (organization)

    • Jean-Guy Dagenais · Senator, Senate of Canada

    Aboriginal AffairsEducationHealth

    Official report

  • Reported by Francois Couillard · In-house (organization)

    • Andrew Osborne · Parliamentary Assistant, Senate of Canada
    • Emily Grant · Parliamentary Affairs and Policy Advisor, Senate of Canada

    Aboriginal AffairsEducationHealth

    Official report

  • Reported by Francois Couillard · In-house (organization)

    Aboriginal AffairsEducationHealth

    Official report

  • Reported by Francois Couillard · In-house (organization)

    • Han Dong · Member of Parliament, House of Commons

    Aboriginal AffairsEducationHealth

    Official report

  • Reported by Francois Couillard · In-house (organization)

    • Andy Fillmore · Member of Parliament, House of Commons

    Aboriginal AffairsEducationHealth

    Official report

  • Reported by Francois Couillard · In-house (organization)

    Aboriginal AffairsEducationHealthTaxation and Finance

    Official report

  • Reported by Francois Couillard · In-house (organization)

    • Majid Jowhari · Member of Parliament, House of Commons

    Aboriginal AffairsEducationHealthTaxation and Finance

    Official report

  • Reported by Francois Couillard · In-house (organization)

    Aboriginal AffairsEducationHealth

    Official report

  • Reported by Francois Couillard · In-house (organization)

    Aboriginal AffairsEducationHealth

    Official report

  • Reported by Francois Couillard · In-house (organization)

    • Stephanie Claxton · Policy Advosir, Health Canada (HC)

    Aboriginal AffairsEducationHealth

    Official report

  • Reported by Francois Couillard · In-house (organization)

    EducationHealth

    Official report

  • Reported by Francois Couillard · In-house (organization)

    • Peter Fragiskatos · Member of Parliament
    • Karen Vecchio · Member of Parliament, House of Commons
    • Damien C. Kurek · Member of Parliament, House of Commons
    • Salma Ataullahjan · Senator, Senate of Canada

    Health

    Official report

  • Reported by Francois Couillard · In-house (organization)

    • Ted Falk · Member of Parliament
    • Judy A. Sgro · Member of Parliament
    • John McKay · Member of Parliament, House of Commons
    • Julie Vignola · Member of Parliament, House of Commons
    and 1 more
    • Francis Drouin · Member of Parliament, House of Commons

    Health

    Official report

  • Reported by Francois Couillard · In-house (organization)

    • Robert Kitchen · Member of Parlilament, House of Commons

    Aboriginal AffairsEducationHealthTaxation and Finance

    Official report

  • Reported by Francois Couillard · In-house (organization)

    • Yash Nanda · Senior Advisor, Finance Canada (FIN)

    Aboriginal AffairsEducationHealthTaxation and Finance

    Official report

  • Reported by Francois Couillard · In-house (organization)

    Aboriginal AffairsEducationHealthTaxation 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.