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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.

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Organization

YWCA Canada

Meetings this Parliament
42
With MPs
18
Since Nov 2021
245
Active registrations
1

Most recent reported meeting: Jun 18, 2026.

Registrations in effect

In-house (organization) In effect since May 14, 2026 Receives government funding

Filed by Aline Nizigama, CEO

Lobbyists

  • Aline Nizigama · CEO
  • 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)
  • 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

Spreadsheet

Filed by Aline Nizigama (167), Raine Liliefeldt (78).

  • Reported by Aline Nizigama · In-house (organization)

    • Caroline Bourbonniere · Director of Policy, Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada (CIRNAC)

    BudgetHousing

    Official report

  • Reported by Aline Nizigama · In-house (organization)

    • Francesco Sorbara · Member of Parliment, House of Commons

    BudgetHousing

    Official report

  • Reported by Aline Nizigama · In-house (organization)

    • Margaret Dawn Anderson · Senator, Senate of Canada

    BudgetHousing

    Official report

  • Reported by Aline Nizigama · In-house (organization)

    • Dennis Glen Patterson · Senator, Senate of Canada

    BudgetHousing

    Official report

  • Reported by Aline Nizigama · In-house (organization)

    • Rebecca Caldwell · Senior Policy Advisor, Prime Minister's Office (PMO)

    BudgetHousing

    Official report

  • Reported by Aline Nizigama · In-house (organization)

    • Sebastian Clarke · Director of Operations, Infrastructure Canada (INFC)

    BudgetHousing

    Official report

  • Reported by Aline Nizigama · In-house (organization)

    • Eric Gustavson · Senior Policy Advisor, Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC)

    Budget

    Official report

  • Reported by Aline Nizigama · In-house (organization)

    • Kim Pate · Senator, Senate of Canada

    Budget

    Official report

  • Reported by Aline Nizigama · In-house (organization)

    Budget

    Official report

  • Reported by Aline Nizigama · In-house (organization)

    • Marty Morantz · Member of Parliament, House of Commons

    Budget

    Official report

  • Reported by Aline Nizigama · In-house (organization)

    • Carina Gabriele · Senior Policy Advisor, Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC)

    HousingJustice and Law EnforcementTelecommunications

    Official report

  • Reported by Aline Nizigama · In-house (organization)

    • Emily Hartman · Director of Policy, Women and Gender Equality (WAGE)
    • Dunerci Caceres · Chief of Staff to the Minister, Women and Gender Equality (WAGE)

    Budget

    Official report

  • Reported by Aline Nizigama · In-house (organization)

    • Alice Zheng · Policy Advisor, Women and Gender Equality (WAGE)
    • Emily Hartman · Director of Policy, Women and Gender Equality (WAGE)

    BudgetHousing

    Official report

  • Reported by Aline Nizigama · In-house (organization)

    • Alice Zheng · Policy Advisor, Women and Gender Equality (WAGE)
    • Crystal Garret Baird · Director General, Women and Gender Equality (WAGE)

    BudgetFederal-Provincial RelationsJustice and Law Enforcement

    Official report

  • Reported by Aline Nizigama · In-house (organization)

    • Alice Zheng · Policy Advisor, Women and Gender Equality (WAGE)

    BudgetFederal-Provincial RelationsJustice and Law Enforcement

    Official report

  • Reported by Aline Nizigama · In-house (organization)

    • Natalie St. Lawrence · Director General, Women and Gender Equality (WAGE)
    • Gillian Moore · Manager, Women and Gender Equality (WAGE)
    • Jill Varley · Director, Women and Gender Equality (WAGE)
    • Tannis Bujaczek · Director, Women and Gender Equality (WAGE)
    and 1 more
    • Tetyana Belitska · Senior Policy Analyst, Women and Gender Equality (WAGE)

    Budget

    Official report

  • Reported by Aline Nizigama · In-house (organization)

    • Joanna Baker · Director General, Women and Gender Equality (WAGE)
    • Natalie St. Lawrence · Director General, Women and Gender Equality (WAGE)

    Health

    Official report

  • Reported by Raine Liliefeldt · In-house (organization)

    • Rebecca Caldwell · Senior Policy Advisor, Prime Minister's Office (PMO)
    • Daniel Saad · Senior Policy Advisor, Prime Minister's Office (PMO)

    BudgetEconomic DevelopmentHealth

    Official report

  • Reported by Raine Liliefeldt · In-house (organization)

    • Emily Hartman · Director of Policy, Women and Gender Equality (WAGE)
    • James Christie · Senior Policy Advisor, Women and Gender Equality (WAGE)

    BudgetEconomic DevelopmentHealth

    Official report

  • Reported by Raine Liliefeldt · In-house (organization)

    • Stan Kutcher · Senator, Senate of Canada

    BudgetHousing

    Official report

  • Reported by Raine Liliefeldt · In-house (organization)

    • Frances McRae · Deputy Minister, Women and Gender Equality (WAGE)

    BudgetEconomic DevelopmentFederal-Provincial RelationsHousing

    Official report

  • Reported by Raine Liliefeldt · In-house (organization)

    • Julie Harb · Policy Advisor, Canadian Heritage (PCH)

    Telecommunications

    Official report

  • Reported by Raine Liliefeldt · In-house (organization)

    • Alia Butt · Assistant Deputy Minister, Strategic Policy, Women and Gender Equality (WAGE)
    • Gail Mitchell · Assistant Deputy Minister Departmental Program and Operations, Women and Gender Equality (WAGE)
    • Joanna Baker · Director General, Programs Branch, Women and Gender Equality (WAGE)
    • Jennifer Cairnie · Director, Strategic and Program Policy, Women and Gender Equality (WAGE)
    and 2 more
    • Crystal Garrett-Baird · Director General, Women and Gender Equality (WAGE)
    • Gillian Moore · Manager, Strategic Policy, Women and Gender Equality (WAGE)

    BudgetEconomic DevelopmentEmployment and TrainingJustice and Law Enforcement

    Official report

  • Reported by Raine Liliefeldt · In-house (organization)

    • Carolyn Bennett · Minister of Mental Health and Addictions and Associate Minister of Health, Health Canada (HC)

    BudgetEmployment and TrainingHealth

    Official report

  • Reported by Raine Liliefeldt · In-house (organization)

    • Alice Zheng · Policy Advisor, Women and Gender Equality (WAGE)

    BudgetFederal-Provincial RelationsJustice and Law Enforcement

    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.