Organization
YWCA Canada
- Meetings this Parliament
- 42
- With MPs
- 18
- Since Nov 2021
- 245
- Active registrations
- 1
Most recent reported meeting: Jun 18, 2026.
Lobbying by YWCA 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 May 14, 2026 Receives government funding
Filed by Aline Nizigama, CEO
Lobbyists
- Aline Nizigama · CEO
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Hamzia Bawa-Zeba · Advocacy Officer
Former public office holder
Formerly Research Analyst, Consular Policy and Programs, Global Affairs Canada (2023–2025)
Institutions they may lobby: Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC), Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC), Canadian Heritage (PCH), Canadian Human Rights Commission (CHRC), Canadian Human Rights Tribunal (CHRT), Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada (CIRNAC), Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC), Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario (FedDev), Finance Canada (FIN), Global Affairs Canada (GAC), Health Canada (HC), House of Commons, Housing, Infrastructure and Communities Canada (HICC), Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED), Justice Canada (JC), National Defence (DND), Office of the Federal Housing Advocate, Prime Minister's Office (PMO), Privy Council Office (PCO), Public Safety Canada (PS), Rural Economic Development (Minister’s Office), Senate of Canada, Women and Gender Equality (WAGE)
What they're lobbying on (8)Hide details
- Strategies to prevent gender-based violence through firearm safety measures, including national firearms buyback program
- Advancing investments, policies and programs around caregiving and the care economy with a gender equity focus, including supporting the majority-women community services workforce.
- Investments in Canada-Wide Early Learning and Child Care, rollout of childcare agreements across Canada.
- Women's Housing and Homelessness, ensuring a gender equity lens in federal housing policy and affordable housing investments, and the renewal of funding for housing dedicated to women.
- We are seeking investments in women's labour market participation, including investments in re-skilling programs that are gender-responsive.
- Advancing policies, programs and investments in gender-based violence prevention and intervention, including the National Action Plan to End Gender-Based Violence.
- Federal budget with respect to investments in the social service sector for funding the supports the mental health of frontline community service workers.
- Addressing online hate and technology-facilitated violence through online safety legislation, policies or regulations.
Registration 954496-362688-21. Look it up in the official Registry
Reported meetings
SpreadsheetFiled by Aline Nizigama (167), Raine Liliefeldt (78).
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Reported by Aline Nizigama · In-house (organization)
- Alice Zheng · Policy Advisor, Women and Gender Equality (WAGE)
Budget
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Reported by Aline Nizigama · In-house (organization)
- Sebastian Clarke · Director of Operations, Infrastructure Canada (INFC)
- Michael Kurliak · Policy Advisor, Infrastructure Canada (INFC)
- Rebecca Caldwell · Senior Policy Advisor, Prime Minister's Office (PMO)
- Daniel Saad · Senior Policy Advisor, Prime Minister's Office (PMO)
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- Kate Bezanson · Special Advisor - Gender, Prime Minister's Office (PMO)
BudgetHousing
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Reported by Aline Nizigama · In-house (organization)
- Griffin Kelly · Director of Policy, Women and Gender Equality (WAGE)
BudgetFederal-Provincial RelationsHousingJustice and Law EnforcementTelecommunications
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Reported by Aline Nizigama · In-house (organization)
- Leah Taylor Roy · Member of Parliament, House of Commons
BudgetHousing
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Reported by Aline Nizigama · In-house (organization)
- Griffin Kelly · Director of Policy, Women and Gender Equality (WAGE)
BudgetEconomic DevelopmentEmployment and TrainingHousing
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Reported by Aline Nizigama · In-house (organization)
- Kate Bezanson · Special Advisor, Prime Minister's Office (PMO)
- Rebecca Caldwell · Senior Policy Advisor, Prime Minister's Office (PMO)
BudgetHousing
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Reported by Aline Nizigama · In-house (organization)
- Lisa Hepfner · Member of Parliament
BudgetEconomic DevelopmentEmployment and TrainingFederal-Provincial RelationsHousingJustice and Law Enforcement
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Reported by Aline Nizigama · In-house (organization)
- Arielle Kayabaga · Member of Parliament
BudgetFederal-Provincial RelationsHousingJustice and Law Enforcement
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Reported by Aline Nizigama · In-house (organization)
- Kim Pate · Senator, Senate of Canada
BudgetHousing
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Reported by Aline Nizigama · In-house (organization)
- Christopher Evelyn · Chief of Staff, Minister Monsef, Women and Gender Equality (WAGE)
BudgetChild ServicesFederal-Provincial Relations
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Reported by Aline Nizigama · In-house (organization)
- Myers Arianna · Policy Advisor, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC)
BudgetHousing
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Reported by Aline Nizigama · In-house (organization)
- Karen Vecchio · Member of Parliament, House of Commons
BudgetHousing
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Reported by Aline Nizigama · In-house (organization)
- Andréanne Larouche · Member of Parliament
BudgetHousing
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Reported by Aline Nizigama · In-house (organization)
- Catherine Shipton · Policy Advisor, Global Affairs Canada (GAC)
Justice and Law EnforcementTelecommunications
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Reported by Aline Nizigama · In-house (organization)
- Dahlia James · Senior Policy Advisor, Justice Canada (JC)
- Isabelle Laliberté · Policy Advisory, Justice Canada (JC)
Justice and Law EnforcementTelecommunications
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Reported by Aline Nizigama · In-house (organization)
- Leah Taylor Roy · Member of Parliament, House of Commons
BudgetHousing
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Reported by Aline Nizigama · In-house (organization)
- Julia Duncan · Senior Policy Advisor, Health Canada (HC)
- Farangies Shah · Director of Policy, Health Canada (HC)
BudgetEconomic DevelopmentEmployment and TrainingHealth
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Reported by Aline Nizigama · In-house (organization)
- Alice Zheng · Policy Advisor, Women and Gender Equality (WAGE)
BudgetFederal-Provincial RelationsJustice and Law EnforcementTelecommunications
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Reported by Aline Nizigama · In-house (organization)
- Jenna Sudds · Minister of Families, Children and Social Development of Canada, Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC)
- Lydia Mackay-Swiatowska · Policy Advisor, Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC)
BudgetEconomic DevelopmentEmployment and Training
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Reported by Aline Nizigama · In-house (organization)
- Crystal Garret-Baird · Director General, Women and Gender Equality (WAGE)
- Alice Zheng · Policy Advisor, Women and Gender Equality (WAGE)
BudgetFederal-Provincial RelationsJustice and Law Enforcement
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Reported by Aline Nizigama · In-house (organization)
- Douglas Wong · Senior Policy Advisor, Finance Canada (FIN)
- Andrew Bevan · Chief of Staff, Finance Canada (FIN)
BudgetHousing
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Reported by Aline Nizigama · In-house (organization)
- Jenny Kwan · Member of Parliament
BudgetHousing
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Reported by Aline Nizigama · In-house (organization)
- Lisa Hepfner · Parliamentary Secretary, Women and Gender Equality (WAGE)
BudgetHousing
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Reported by Aline Nizigama · In-house (organization)
- Leah Gazan · Member of Parliament
BudgetHousing
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Reported by Aline Nizigama · In-house (organization)
- Michael Kurliak · Policy Advisor, Infrastructure Canada (INFC)
- Kyle Fox · Director of Policy, Infrastructure Canada (INFC)
BudgetHousing
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.