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Lobbying by Native Women's Association of 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

Native Women's Association of Canada

Meetings this Parliament
4
With MPs
3
Since Nov 2021
11
Active registrations
1

Most recent reported meeting: Jun 30, 2026.

Who they meet

Since the current Parliament opened.

MPs

Institutions

  • House of Commons2
  • Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada (CIRNAC)2
  • Women and Gender Equality (WAGE)1
  • Public Safety Canada (PS)1

Registrations in effect

In-house (organization) In effect since May 11, 2026 Receives government funding

Filed by Shirley Nepinak, President

Lobbyists

  • Shirley Nepinak · President

Institutions they may lobby: Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC), Canada School of Public Service (CSPS), Canadian Heritage (PCH), Correctional Service of Canada (CSC), Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada (CIRNAC), Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC), Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC), Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario (FedDev), Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO), Health Canada (HC), House of Commons, Housing, Infrastructure and Communities Canada (HICC), Indigenous Services Canada (ISC), Justice Canada (JC), Library and Archives Canada (LAC), Natural Resources Canada (NRCan), Office of the Federal Housing Advocate, Office of the Secretary to the Governor General (OSGG), Privy Council Office (PCO), Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC), Public Safety Canada (PS), Public Services and Procurement Canada (PSPC), Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP), Senate of Canada, Shared Services Canada (SSC), Transport Canada (TC), Treasury Board Of Canada Secretariat (TBS), Women and Gender Equality (WAGE)

What they're lobbying on (6)
  • Advocating for the Federal Government and associated departments to uphold and fulfill their obligations under the Federal Pathway on MMIWG (2021) related to the 231 Calls for Justice (2019). This includes providing funding resources required to do this work.
  • Seek funding from undetermined sources to support victims of violence against women with respect to murdered and missing Indigenous women and girls.
  • Seek funding from undetermined sources related to Indigenous women's employment, financial health and wellness, housing security, food security, resilience and safety, justice and human rights, health, environmental issues, public safety and emergency management, language and culture, and community engagement.
  • Funding for increased staff capacity for NWAC from the Aboriginal Skills and Employment Training Strategy (CIRNA/ Indigenous Services) and the Partnerships Initiative Program (ESDC).
  • Arrange meetings with the federal government to solidify the relationship between federal government and NWAC.
  • Funding for increased organizational capacity (core funding) from the Basic Organization Funding Capacity contribution program.

Registration 962012-361378-24. Look it up in the official Registry

Reported meetings

Spreadsheet

Filed by Lynne Groulx (7), Shirley Nepinak (4).

  • Reported by Shirley Nepinak · In-house (organization)

    Arrange meetings with the federal government to solidify the relationship between federal government and NWAC. Read more

    Advocating for the Federal Government and associated departments to uphold and fulfill their obligations under the Federal Pathway on MMIWG (2021) related to the 231 Calls for Justice (2019). This includes providing funding resources required to do this work.

    Seek funding from undetermined sources related to Indigenous women's employment, financial health and wellness, housing security, food security, resilience and safety, justice and human rights, health, environmental issues, public safety and emergency management, language and culture, and community engagement.

    Official report

  • Reported by Shirley Nepinak · In-house (organization)

    • Rebecca Alty · Minister of Crown Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs of Canada, Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada (CIRNAC)
    Funding for increased organizational capacity (core funding) from the Basic Organization Funding Capacity contribution program. Read more

    Funding for increased staff capacity for NWAC from the Aboriginal Skills and Employment Training Strategy (CIRNA/ Indigenous Services) and the Partnerships Initiative Program (ESDC).

    Seek funding from undetermined sources related to Indigenous women's employment, financial health and wellness, housing security, food security, resilience and safety, justice and human rights, health, environmental issues, public safety and emergency management, language and culture, and community engagement.

    Seek funding from undetermined sources to support victims of violence against women with respect to murdered and missing Indigenous women and girls.

    Advocating for the Federal Government and associated departments to uphold and fulfill their obligations under the Federal Pathway on MMIWG (2021) related to the 231 Calls for Justice (2019). This includes providing funding resources required to do this work.

    Official report

  • Reported by Shirley Nepinak · In-house (organization)

    • Frances McRae · Deputy Minister, Women and Gender Equality (WAGE)
    Advocating for the Federal Government and associated departments to uphold and fulfill their obligations under the Federal Pathway on MMIWG (2021) related to the 231 Calls for Justice (2019). This includes providing funding resources required to do this work. Read more

    Seek funding from undetermined sources related to Indigenous women's employment, financial health and wellness, housing security, food security, resilience and safety, justice and human rights, health, environmental issues, public safety and emergency management, language and culture, and community engagement.

    Arrange meetings with the federal government to solidify the relationship between federal government and NWAC.

    Official report

  • Reported by Shirley Nepinak · In-house (organization)

    • Rebecca Chartrand · Minister of Northern and Arctic Affairs and Canadian and Northern Economic Development Agency, Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada (CIRNAC)
    • Rechie Valdez · Member of Parliament
    • Rebecca Chartrand · Minister of Northern and Arctic Affairs and Canadian and Northern Economic Development Agency, Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada (CIRNAC)
    • Rebecca Alty · Minister of Crown Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs of Canada, Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada (CIRNAC)
    and 1 more
    Arrange meetings with the federal government to solidify the relationship between federal government and NWAC. Read more

    Seek funding from undetermined sources related to Indigenous women's employment, financial health and wellness, housing security, food security, resilience and safety, justice and human rights, health, environmental issues, public safety and emergency management, language and culture, and community engagement.

    Advocating for the Federal Government and associated departments to uphold and fulfill their obligations under the Federal Pathway on MMIWG (2021) related to the 231 Calls for Justice (2019). This includes providing funding resources required to do this work.

    Official report

  • Reported by Lynne Groulx · In-house (organization)

    • Kim Pate · Senator, Senate of Canada

    Justice and Law Enforcement

    Official report

  • Reported by Lynne Groulx · In-house (organization)

    • Mobina Jaffer · Senator, Senate of Canada

    Justice and Law Enforcement

    Official report

  • Reported by Lynne Groulx · In-house (organization)

    • Claude Carignan · Senator, Senate of Canada

    Justice and Law Enforcement

    Official report

  • Reported by Lynne Groulx · In-house (organization)

    • Nisa Tummon · Assistant Deputy Minister, Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC)

    Aboriginal Affairs

    Official report

  • Reported by Lynne Groulx · In-house (organization)

    • David Lametti · Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada, Justice Canada (JC)

    Aboriginal Affairs

    Official report

  • Reported by Lynne Groulx · In-house (organization)

    • Laurie Sargent · Assistant Deputy Minister, Justice Canada (JC)

    Aboriginal Affairs

    Official report

  • Reported by Lynne Groulx · In-house (organization)

    Aboriginal Affairs

    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.