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Lobbying by Oceana Canada: 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

Oceana Canada

Meetings this Parliament
79
With MPs
16
Since Nov 2021
251
Active registrations
1

Most recent reported meeting: Sep 17, 2026.

Registrations in effect

In-house (organization) In effect since Jun 12, 2026

Filed by Joshua Laughren, Executive Director

Lobbyists

  • Anthony Merante · Plastic Campaigner
  • Hanna Vatcher · Campaigner
  • Isabelle Jubinville · Marine Scientist
  • Jack Daly · Marine Scientist
  • Joshua Laughren · Executive Director
  • Kimberly Elmslie · Campaign Director
  • Rebecca Schijns · Fishery Scientist
  • Ryan Orgera · Director, Coalition for Fisheries Transparency

Institutions they may lobby: Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency (ACOA), CUSMA Secretariat, Canadian Coast Guard (CCG), Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA), Canadian Heritage (PCH), Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC), Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO), Health Canada (HC), House of Commons, Natural Resources Canada (NRCan), Parks Canada (PC), Prime Minister's Office (PMO), Senate of Canada, Transport Canada (TC), Treasury Board Of Canada Secretariat (TBS)

What they're lobbying on (17)
  • Advocate greater transparency in Canada’s fisheries
  • Advocate for Canada to sign on to the global Mombasa Declaration
  • Federal support for plastic alternatives and reuse policies.
  • Policies to support a circular economy in Canada.
  • Advocating for harmful chemicals to be eliminated from plastics used in food packaging.
  • Advocating for harmful chemicals to be eliminated from plastics used in food packaging.
  • Funding to co-ordinate refill options at FIFA 2026
  • Advocating for modernizing the Fisheries Act and policies to be inclusive of Indigenous Knowledge Systems, ecosystem-approaches and climate change.
  • Advocate for the implementation of the precautionary approach framework for forage fish stocks.
  • Advocate for the batching of certain stocks under the new rebuilding regulations and implementing rebuilding plans.
  • Improved transparency and traceability in the seafood value chain in Canada to combat seafood fraud (defined as any activity that misrepresents the product that is being purchased) through improved labelling and documentation, traceability verification measures and greater consumer information.
  • Advocating for the public availability of information regarding fish stock targets and limits through annual reports.
  • Advocating for sustainable fisheries decisions.
  • Advocating for regulations on recycled content for certain plastic manufactured items.
  • Advocating for improvement to fisheries and shipping measures that will protect North Atlantic right whales. This includes changes to regulations under the Fisheries Act and Canada Shipping Act.
  • Advocate for the creation of a registry for plastic manufactured items.
  • Advocate for marine protected areas.

Registration 926968-357849-29. Look it up in the official Registry

Reported meetings

Spreadsheet

  • Reported by Joshua Laughren · In-house (organization)

    • Neil Macisaac · Chief of Staff to the Minister, Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO)
    • Kevin McHarg · Senior Operations Advisor, Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO)
    Advocating for sustainable fisheries decisions. Read more

    Advocate for the batching of certain stocks under the new rebuilding regulations and implementing rebuilding plans.

    Official report

  • Reported by Joshua Laughren · In-house (organization)

    • Matt Jones · ADM, Health Canada (HC)
    • Greg Carreau · Director General, Health Canada (HC)
    • Robin Churchill · Director, Health Canada (HC)
    Advocating for harmful chemicals to be eliminated from plastics used in food packaging.

    Official report

  • Reported by Joshua Laughren · In-house (organization)

    • Neil Macisaac · Chief of Staff to the Minister, Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO)
    • Kurtis Layden · Policy Advisor, Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO)
    Advocate for marine protected areas. Read more

    Advocate for the batching of certain stocks under the new rebuilding regulations and implementing rebuilding plans.

    Advocate for input on the Regulations Amending the Fishery (General) Regulations under development by Fisheries and Oceans Canada.

    Advocating for improvement to fisheries and shipping measures that will protect North Atlantic right whales. This includes changes to regulations under the Fisheries Act and Canada Shipping Act.

    Official report

  • Reported by Joshua Laughren · In-house (organization)

    • Eddy Perez · Senior International Affairs Advisor, Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC)
    Advocating for regulations on recycled content for certain plastic manufactured items.

    Official report

  • Reported by Joshua Laughren · In-house (organization)

    • Annette Gibbons · Deputy Minister, Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO)
    • Kaili Levesque · Associate Deputy Minister, Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO)
    • Niall O'Dea · Assistant Deputy Minister, Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO)
    • Adam Burns · Assistant Deputy Minister, Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO)
    and 1 more
    • Arran McPherson · Assistant Deputy Minister, Ecosystems and Oceans Science, Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO)
    Advocate for marine protected areas. Read more

    Advocate for the batching of certain stocks under the new rebuilding regulations.

    Advocating for sustainable fisheries decisions.

    Official report

  • Reported by Joshua Laughren · In-house (organization)

    • Kurtis Layden · Director of Policy, Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC)
    Advocating for regulations on recycled content for certain plastic manufactured items.

    Official report

  • Reported by Joshua Laughren · In-house (organization)

    • Kurtis Layden · Director of Policy, Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC)
    • Eddy Perez · Senior Advisor International Affairs, Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC)
    Advocating for regulations on recycled content for certain plastic manufactured items. Read more

    Advocate for the creation of a registry for plastic manufactured items.

    Official report

  • Reported by Joshua Laughren · In-house (organization)

    • Kurtis Layden · Director of Policy, Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC)
    • Eddy Perez · Senior Advisor International Affairs, Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC)
    Advocate for the creation of a registry for plastic manufactured items. Read more

    Advocating for regulations on recycled content for certain plastic manufactured items.

    Official report

  • Reported by Joshua Laughren · In-house (organization)

    • Sylvain Vezina · Regional Director General, Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO)
    • Sebastien Beauchamp · Chief of Enforcement Operations, Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO)
    • Judy Dore · Regional Manager, Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO)
    • Andre Drapeau · Regional Manager, Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO)
    and 1 more
    • Jean Picard · Director, Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO)
    Advocating for sustainable fisheries decisions. Read more

    Advocate for the batching of certain stocks under the new rebuilding regulations.

    Advocate for input on the Regulations Amending the Fishery (General) Regulations under development by Fisheries and Oceans Canada.

    Official report

  • Reported by Joshua Laughren · In-house (organization)

    • William McGillivray · Regional Director General, Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO)
    • Atef Mansour · Division Manager, Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO)
    • Wayne Walsh · Regional Director, Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO)
    • Jackie Janes · Regional Director, Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO)
    Advocating for sustainable fisheries decisions. Read more

    Advocate for the batching of certain stocks under the new rebuilding regulations.

    Advocate for input on the Regulations Amending the Fishery (General) Regulations under development by Fisheries and Oceans Canada.

    Official report

  • Reported by Joshua Laughren · In-house (organization)

    • Paul Gillis · Assistant Regional Director - Maritimes, Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO)
    • Kerri Graham · Regional Director, Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO)
    • Wendy Williams · Regional Director, Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO)
    • Jacinta Berthier · Regional Director, Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO)
    and 1 more
    • Corinne Pomerleau · Assistant Regional Director, Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO)
    Advocating for sustainable fisheries decisions. Read more

    Advocate for input on the Regulations Amending the Fishery (General) Regulations under development by Fisheries and Oceans Canada.

    Advocate for the batching of certain stocks under the new rebuilding regulations.

    Official report

  • Reported by Joshua Laughren · In-house (organization)

    • Adam Burns · Assistant Deputy Minister, Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO)
    • Niall O'Dea · Assistant Deputy Minister, Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO)
    • Connor Robinson · Director of Policy, Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO)
    • Bernard Vigneault · Director General, Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO)
    Advocate for the batching of certain stocks under the new rebuilding regulations. Read more

    Advocate for input on the Regulations Amending the Fishery (General) Regulations under development by Fisheries and Oceans Canada.

    Advocating for sustainable fisheries decisions.

    Official report

  • Reported by Joshua Laughren · In-house (organization)

    • Fares Al Soud · Policy Advisor, Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO)
    Advocate for the batching of certain stocks under the new rebuilding regulations. Read more

    Advocating for sustainable fisheries decisions.

    Official report

  • Reported by Joshua Laughren · In-house (organization)

    • Kurtis Layden · Director of Policy, Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC)
    Advocating for regulations on recycled content for certain plastic manufactured items.

    Official report

  • Reported by Joshua Laughren · In-house (organization)

    • Jessica Morrison · Director of Policy, Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO)
    • Fares Al Soud · Policy Advisor, Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO)
    Advocating for sustainable fisheries decisions.

    Official report

  • Reported by Joshua Laughren · In-house (organization)

    • Fares Al Soud · Policy Advisor, Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO)
    Advocating for sustainable fisheries decisions.

    Official report

  • Reported by Joshua Laughren · In-house (organization)

    • Fares Al Soud · Policy Advisor, Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO)

    Fisheries

    Official report

  • Reported by Joshua Laughren · In-house (organization)

    • Annette Gibbons · Deputy Minister, Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO)
    • Kevin Brosseau · Associate Deputy Minister, Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO)
    • Carolyn Quinn · Chief of Staff, Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO)
    • Niall O'Dea · Assistant Deputy Minister, Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO)
    and 4 more
    • Arran McPherson · Assistant Deputy Minister, Ecosystems and Oceans Science, Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO)
    • Adam Burns · Assistant Deputy Minister, Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO)
    • David Didluck · Acting Regional Director General, Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO)
    • Marian Campbell Jarvis · Assistant Deputy Minister, Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO)

    Fisheries

    Official report

  • Reported by Joshua Laughren · In-house (organization)

    • Tony Maas · Deputy Director, Prime Minister's Office (PMO)
    • Deliah Bernard · Indigenous Affairs and Policy Advisor, Prime Minister's Office (PMO)

    Fisheries

    Official report

  • Reported by Joshua Laughren · In-house (organization)

    • Niall O'Dea · Assistant Deputy Minister, Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO)
    • Arran McPherson · Assistant Deputy Minister, Ecosystems and Oceans Science, Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO)
    • Adam Burns · Assistant Deputy Minister, Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO)

    Fisheries

    Official report

  • Reported by Joshua Laughren · In-house (organization)

    • Kurtis Layden · Director of Policy, Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC)

    Environment

    Official report

  • Reported by Joshua Laughren · In-house (organization)

    • Kurtis Layden · Director of Policy, Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC)

    Environment

    Official report

  • Reported by Joshua Laughren · In-house (organization)

    • Fares Al Soud · Policy Advisor, Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO)
    • Gabriel Bourget · Director Of Communications, Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO)

    Fisheries

    Official report

  • Reported by Joshua Laughren · In-house (organization)

    • Kurtis Layden · Director of Policy, Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC)

    Environment

    Official report

  • Reported by Joshua Laughren · In-house (organization)

    • Annette Gibbons · Deputy Minister, Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO)
    • Kevin Brosseau · Associate Deputy Minister, Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO)
    • Caroline Quinn · Chief of Staff to the Deputy Minister, Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO)
    • Brett Gilchrist · Director, Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO)

    Fisheries

    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.