Client of a consultant lobbyist
Athabasca Chipewyan First Nation
- Meetings this Parliament
- 6
- With MPs
- 1
- Since Nov 2021
- 43
- Active registrations
- 1
Most recent reported meeting: Jun 25, 2026.
Lobbying by Athabasca Chipewyan First Nation: 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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Consultant In effect since Jul 23, 2026 Receives government funding
Consultant Ben Parsons of Counsel Public Affairs Inc.
Consultant lobbyists
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Ben Parsons
Former public office holder
Formerly Special Assistant, House of Commons, Liberal Research Bureau (2016–2017)
Formerly Special Assistant, House of Commons, Liberal Research Bureau (2009–2011)
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Ben Parsons
Former public office holder
Formerly Special Assistant, House of Commons, Liberal Research Bureau (2016–2017)
Formerly Special Assistant, House of Commons, Liberal Research Bureau (2009–2011)
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Ben Parsons
Former public office holder
Formerly Special Assistant, House of Commons, Liberal Research Bureau (2016–2017)
Formerly Special Assistant, House of Commons, Liberal Research Bureau (2009–2011)
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Ben Parsons
Former public office holder
Formerly Special Assistant, House of Commons, Liberal Research Bureau (2016–2017)
Formerly Special Assistant, House of Commons, Liberal Research Bureau (2009–2011)
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Ben Parsons
Former public office holder
Formerly Special Assistant, House of Commons, Liberal Research Bureau (2016–2017)
Formerly Special Assistant, House of Commons, Liberal Research Bureau (2009–2011)
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Ben Parsons
Former public office holder
Formerly Special Assistant, House of Commons, Liberal Research Bureau (2016–2017)
Formerly Special Assistant, House of Commons, Liberal Research Bureau (2009–2011)
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Ben Parsons
Former public office holder
Formerly Special Assistant, House of Commons, Liberal Research Bureau (2016–2017)
Formerly Special Assistant, House of Commons, Liberal Research Bureau (2009–2011)
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Ben Parsons
Former public office holder
Formerly Special Assistant, House of Commons, Liberal Research Bureau (2016–2017)
Formerly Special Assistant, House of Commons, Liberal Research Bureau (2009–2011)
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Ben Parsons
Former public office holder
Formerly Special Assistant, House of Commons, Liberal Research Bureau (2016–2017)
Formerly Special Assistant, House of Commons, Liberal Research Bureau (2009–2011)
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Ben Parsons
Former public office holder
Formerly Special Assistant, House of Commons, Liberal Research Bureau (2016–2017)
Formerly Special Assistant, House of Commons, Liberal Research Bureau (2009–2011)
Institutions they may lobby: Canada Revenue Agency (CRA), Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada (CIRNAC), Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC), Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC), Finance Canada (FIN), Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO), Health Canada (HC), House of Commons, Impact Assessment Agency of Canada (IAAC), Indigenous Services Canada (ISC), Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED), Justice Canada (JC), National Defence (DND), Natural Resources Canada (NRCan), Parks Canada (PC), Prime Minister's Office (PMO), Senate of Canada, Transport Canada (TC)
What they're lobbying on (22)Hide details
- Seek a remission order for taxes levied on individuals living on lands now recognized as reserve lands
- Discussing the Client's priorities relating to tailings, release and transboundary water issues on the reserves
- Advance accountability on the status of the environmental contamination at the dock in Fort Chipewyan.
- Work with government on addition-to-reserve proposals to enhance economic development opportunities and recognize ACFN's presence in Fort Chipewyan.
- Strengthening Canada's oil sands mining effluent regulations.
- Species at risk protection for wood bison and caribou in northern Alberta.
- Seek government support for the development of essential infrastructure and housing on ACFN reserve lands.
- Seek government support for economic development opportunities in Fort Chipewyan and ACFN reserve lands.
- Seek acknowledgement and a formal apology from the Government of Canada for ACFN's forced relocation from its traditional territory in Wood Buffalo National Park.
- Responding to the 2023 wildfires in Northern Alberta.
- Expediting the addition to reserve process.
- Ensure enforcement of federal government laws and regulations regarding the protection of treaty lands, at risk wildlife and rivers in proximity to the proposed Frontier Project near Wood Buffalo National Park.
- Engagement with government officials on disruptions to business, health & safety requirements, and opportunities to help with the COVID-19 pandemic.
- Engagement around the establishment of a national framework for indigenous policing and related justice reforms.
- Engagement around the establishment of a national framework for indigenous policing and related justice reforms.
- Engagement around the establishment of a national framework for indigenous policing and related justice reforms.
- Engage in discussions regarding the recognition of ACFN's rights & self-determination.
- Engage in discussions regarding the enhancement of primary education for ACFN members.
- Development of a baseline health study to monitor the impacts of the Athabasca oil sands on ACFN members.
- Carbon pricing, and government measures to mitigate climate change
- Arranging meetings to obtain information regarding Indigenous investment and ownership opportunities regarding the Government of Canada's ownership of the Trans Mountain pipeline.
- Addressing severe shortfalls and capacity issues in education delivery for indigenous youth.
Registration 933600-362393-25. Look it up in the official Registry
Reported meetings
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Reported by Ben Parsons · Consultant
- Nicole Ellement · Senior Regional Advisor - BC, AB, and SK, Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC)
- Natalie Woodland · Ontario Regional Advisor, Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC)
Discussing the Client's priorities relating to tailings, release and transboundary water issues on the reserves Read more
Development of a baseline health study to monitor the impacts of the Athabasca oil sands on ACFN members.
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Reported by Ben Parsons · Consultant
- Mark Fisher · President, Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC)
Advance accountability on the status of the environmental contamination at the dock in Fort Chipewyan. Read more
Discussing the Client's priorities relating to tailings, release and transboundary water issues on the reserves
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Reported by Ben Parsons · Consultant
- Nadine Spence · Vice President, Parks Canada (PC)
Seek acknowledgement and a formal apology from the Government of Canada for ACFN's forced relocation from its traditional territory in Wood Buffalo National Park. Read more
Ensure enforcement of federal government laws and regulations regarding the protection of treaty lands, at risk wildlife and rivers in proximity to the proposed Frontier Project near Wood Buffalo National Park.
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Reported by Ben Parsons · Consultant
- Jennifer Wheatley · Assistant Deputy Minister, Indigenous Services Canada (ISC)
Addressing severe shortfalls and capacity issues in education delivery for indigenous youth. Read more
Development of a baseline health study to monitor the impacts of the Athabasca oil sands on ACFN members.
Engage in discussions regarding the enhancement of primary education for ACFN members.
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Reported by Ben Parsons · Consultant
- Arun Thangaraj · Deputy Minister, Transport Canada (TC)
Advance accountability on the status of the environmental contamination at the dock in Fort Chipewyan.
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Reported by Ben Parsons · Consultant
- Eleanor Olszewski · Member of Parliament
Arranging meetings to obtain information regarding Indigenous investment and ownership opportunities regarding the Government of Canada's ownership of the Trans Mountain pipeline. Read more
Development of a baseline health study to monitor the impacts of the Athabasca oil sands on ACFN members.
Seek government support for economic development opportunities in Fort Chipewyan and ACFN reserve lands.
Work with government on addition-to-reserve proposals to enhance economic development opportunities and recognize ACFN's presence in Fort Chipewyan.
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Reported by Ben Parsons · Consultant
- Jennifer Lash · Senior Advisor, Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC)
Environment
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Reported by Ben Parsons · Consultant
- Steven Guilbeault · Member of Parliament, House of Commons
- Jennifer Lash · Senior Advisor, Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC)
- Oliver Anderson · Director Of Communications, Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC)
Aboriginal AffairsEnvironmentNatural Resources
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Reported by Ben Parsons · Consultant
- Patricia Sibal · Director, Transport Canada (TC)
Infrastructure
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Reported by Ben Parsons · Consultant
- Patricia Sibal · Policy Advisor, Transport Canada (TC)
Infrastructure
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Reported by Ben Parsons · Consultant
- Jennifer Lash · Senior Advisor, Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC)
Infrastructure
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Reported by Ben Parsons · Consultant
- Patricia Sibal · Policy advisor, Transport Canada (TC)
Aboriginal AffairsInfrastructure
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Reported by Ben Parsons · Consultant
- Jennifer Lash · Policy Advisor, Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC)
Aboriginal AffairsEnvironment
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Reported by Ben Parsons · Consultant
- Dawid Burzynski · Regional Advisor, Indigenous Services Canada (ISC)
Aboriginal Affairs
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Reported by Ben Parsons · Consultant
- Dawid Burzynski · Regional Advisor, Indigenous Services Canada (ISC)
Aboriginal Affairs
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Reported by Ben Parsons · Consultant
- Steven Guilbeault · Minister of Environment and Climate Change, Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC)
- Jennifer Lash · Policy Advisor, Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC)
- Marie Froggatt · Executive Assistant, Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC)
Aboriginal AffairsEnvironment
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Reported by Ben Parsons · Consultant
- Jennifer Lash · Policy Advisor, Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC)
Aboriginal AffairsEnvironment
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Reported by Ben Parsons · Consultant
- Jennifer Lash · Policy Advisor, Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC)
Aboriginal AffairsEnvironment
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Reported by Ben Parsons · Consultant
- Kathleen Legault-Meek · Director of Parliamentary Affairs, Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC)
Environment
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Reported by Ben Parsons · Consultant
- Kathleen Legault-Meek · Director of Parliamentary Affairs, Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC)
Environment
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Reported by Ben Parsons · Consultant
- Sherry Smith · Director of Policy, Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada (CIRNAC)
Aboriginal Affairs
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Reported by Ben Parsons · Consultant
- Jennifer Lash · Policy Advisor, Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC)
EnvironmentNatural Resources
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Reported by Ben Parsons · Consultant
- Tristan Laycock · Director of Parliamentary Affairs, National Defence (DND)
EnvironmentTransportation
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Reported by Ben Parsons · Consultant
- Tristan Laycock · Policy Advisor, National Defence (DND)
EnvironmentForestryTransportation
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Reported by Ben Parsons · Consultant
- Jennifer Lash · Policy Advisor, Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC)
Environment
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.