Organization
Oceana Canada
- Meetings this Parliament
- 79
- With MPs
- 16
- Since Nov 2021
- 251
- Active registrations
- 1
Most recent reported meeting: Sep 17, 2026.
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.
← LobbyingRegistrations 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)Hide details
- 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
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Reported by Joshua Laughren · In-house (organization)
- Kathy Graham · Director General, Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO)
- Christie Chute · Manager, Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO)
- Georgina Galloway · Assistant Director, Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO)
- Ashley Thorvaldson · Assistant Manager, Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO)
Fisheries
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Reported by Joshua Laughren · In-house (organization)
- Patricia Sibal · Policy Advisor, House of Commons
- Alexander Craney · Exempt Staff, Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC)
- Andrew Welsh · Policy Advisor, House of Commons
Consumer Issues
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Reported by Joshua Laughren · In-house (organization)
- Mark Waddell · Director General, Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO)
Fisheries
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Reported by Joshua Laughren · In-house (organization)
- Jason Rondeau · Director of Policy, Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO)
- Neil MacIsaac · Policy Advisor, Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO)
Fisheries
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Reported by Joshua Laughren · In-house (organization)
- Kurtis Layden · Senior Policy Advisor, Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC)
Environment
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Reported by Joshua Laughren · In-house (organization)
- Ryan Parmenter · Director, Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC)
Environment
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Reported by Joshua Laughren · In-house (organization)
- Brett Gilchrist · Director General, Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO)
- Michel Charron · Director General, Transport Canada (TC)
- Pierre Beaufils · Senior Advisor, Transport Canada (TC)
- Lynn Alberta · Senior Advisor, Transport Canada (TC)
Animal WelfareFisheries
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Reported by Joshua Laughren · In-house (organization)
- Tracey Spack · Director, Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC)
Environment
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Reported by Joshua Laughren · In-house (organization)
- Kurtis Layden · Parliamentary Affairs and Policy Advisor, Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC)
Environment
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Reported by Joshua Laughren · In-house (organization)
- Joel Taguchi · Legislative Assistant, House of Commons
Consumer Issues
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Reported by Joshua Laughren · In-house (organization)
- Mathieu Paradis · Legislative Assistant, House of Commons
Consumer Issues
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Reported by Joshua Laughren · In-house (organization)
- Tracy Spack · Director General, Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC)
Environment
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Reported by Joshua Laughren · In-house (organization)
- Mark Waddell · Director General, Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO)
Fisheries
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Reported by Joshua Laughren · In-house (organization)
- Neil MacIsaac · Policy Advisor, Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO)
Fisheries
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Reported by Joshua Laughren · In-house (organization)
- Kurtis Layden · Parliamentary Affairs and Policy Advisor, Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC)
Environment
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Reported by Joshua Laughren · In-house (organization)
- Kurtis Layden · Parliamentary Affairs and Policy Advisor, Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC)
Environment
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Reported by Joshua Laughren · In-house (organization)
- Kurtis Layden · Parliamentary Affairs and Policy Advisor, Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC)
Environment
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Reported by Joshua Laughren · In-house (organization)
- Neil MacIsaac · Policy Advisor, Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO)
Fisheries
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Reported by Joshua Laughren · In-house (organization)
- Todd Williams · Director General, Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO)
- Marc Clemens · Manager, Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO)
- Amy Lebeau · Senior Policy Advisor, Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO)
- Derek Mahoney · Senior Analyst, Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO)
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- David Rodger · Policy Advisor, Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO)
Fisheries
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Reported by Joshua Laughren · In-house (organization)
- Kurtis Layden · Parliamentary Affairs and Policy Advisor, Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC)
Environment
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Reported by Joshua Laughren · In-house (organization)
- Laurel Collins · Member of Parliament, House of Commons
Environment
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Reported by Joshua Laughren · In-house (organization)
- Elizabeth May · Member of Parliament
- Mike Morrice · Member of Parliament, House of Commons
- Debra Eindiguar · Policy Advisor, House of Commons
Environment
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Reported by Joshua Laughren · In-house (organization)
- Mark Waddell · Director General, Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO)
- Marc Clemens · Manager, Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO)
- Ingrid Burgetz · National Manager, Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO)
- Amy Lebeau · Senior Policy Advisor, Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO)
Fisheries
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Reported by Joshua Laughren · In-house (organization)
- Kurtis Layden · Parliamentary Affairs and Policy Advisor, Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC)
Environment
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Reported by Joshua Laughren · In-house (organization)
- Neil Macisaac · Director of Operations, Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO)
Fisheries
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.