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Lobbying by Equality Fund: 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

Equality Fund

Meetings this Parliament
3
With MPs
1
Since Nov 2021
52
Active registrations
1

Most recent reported meeting: Oct 21, 2025.

Registrations in effect

In-house (organization) In effect since Mar 31, 2026 Receives government funding

Filed by Jessica Tomlin, CEO

Lobbyists

  • Beatriz Gonzalez Manchon · Co-Vice President, Global Programs
  • Jessica Tomlin · CEO
  • Katharine Im-Jenkins · Managing Director
  • Melinda Wells · Vice President, Strategic Partnerships
  • Ogenna Maduekwe · Chief Financial Officer
  • Susan Snider · Vice President, Strategy, Innovation and Impact

Institutions they may lobby: Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC), Finance Canada (FIN), Global Affairs Canada (GAC), House of Commons, Prime Minister's Office (PMO), Senate of Canada, Treasury Board Of Canada Secretariat (TBS), Women and Gender Equality (WAGE)

What they're lobbying on (3)
  • Discussions with Government officials on the importance of Gender-Lens Investing (GLI) to support feminist movements globally. This includes highlighting how GLI can address structural inequality, increase access to capital for women and non-binary people, and promote gender equity by directing investment capital to empower underserved populations. This aligns with the Equality Fund’s commitment to mobilize resources and create an inclusive financial ecosystem to further gender equality goals.
  • Discussions with Government officials on international assistance programs directly funding women’s rights organizations around the world to ensure better quality partnerships and lighter administrative and monitoring and evaluation requirements.
  • Discussions with Government officials on Canada's feminist approach to international assistance with respect to increasing the amount of funding directed to women's rights organizations and movements in developing countries around the world.

Registration 930809-359807-18. Look it up in the official Registry

Reported meetings

Spreadsheet

  • Reported by Jessica Tomlin · In-house (organization)

    • Matthew Stenson · Senior Policy Advisor, Global Affairs Canada (GAC)

    International Development

    Official report

  • Reported by Jessica Tomlin · In-house (organization)

    • Harjit Sajjan · Minister of International Development and Minister responsible for the Pacific Economic Development Agency of Canada, Global Affairs Canada (GAC)

    International Development

    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.