Organization
Children First Canada
- Meetings this Parliament
- 40
- With MPs
- 23
- Since Nov 2021
- 140
- Active registrations
- 1
Most recent reported meeting: Sep 14, 2026.
Lobbying by Children First 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 Jul 7, 2026 Receives government funding
Filed by Sara Austin, CEO
Lobbyists
- Raissa Amany · Youth Engagement Manager
- Sara Austin · CEO
Institutions they may lobby: Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC), Canadian Heritage (PCH), Canadian Human Rights Commission (CHRC), 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), Health Canada (HC), House of Commons, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC), Indigenous Services Canada (ISC), Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED), Intergovernmental Affairs Secretariat (IGA), Justice Canada (JC), Prime Minister's Office (PMO), Privy Council Office (PCO), Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC), Senate of Canada, Statistics Canada (StatCan), Women and Gender Equality (WAGE)
What they're lobbying on (1)Hide details
- As per the Government of Canada's commitments related to children's health and well-being and the protection of their rights, the object of Children First Canada's lobbying is to build support for policies and investments that improve the lives of 8 million young Canadians.
Registration 943987-364182-18. Look it up in the official Registry
Reported meetings
Spreadsheet-
Reported by Sara Austin · In-house (organization)
- Helen Gao · Chief of Staff, Canadian Heritage (PCH)
BudgetChild Services
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Reported by Sara Austin · In-house (organization)
- Jenna Sudds · Minister of Families, Children and Social Development, Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC)
- Emily Hartman · Director of Policy, Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC)
BudgetChild Services
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Reported by Sara Austin · In-house (organization)
- Christopher Evelyn · Chief of Staff, Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC)
BudgetChild Services
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Reported by Sara Austin · In-house (organization)
- Lydia MacKay · Policy Advisor, Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC)
- Emily Hartman · Director of Policy, Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC)
BudgetChild Services
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Reported by Sara Austin · In-house (organization)
- Leslie Church · Chief of Staff, Finance Canada (FIN)
BudgetChild Services
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Reported by Sara Austin · In-house (organization)
- Connor McDavid · Policy Advisor, House of Commons
BudgetChild ServicesHealth
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Reported by Sara Austin · In-house (organization)
- Dunerci Caceres · Chief of Staff to the Minister, Women and Gender Equality (WAGE)
BudgetChild Services
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Reported by Sara Austin · In-house (organization)
- Michelle Ferreri · Member of Parliament, House of Commons
BudgetChild ServicesHealth
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Reported by Sara Austin · In-house (organization)
- Adam van Koeverden · Member of Parliament
BudgetChild ServicesHealth
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Reported by Sara Austin · In-house (organization)
- Karina Gould · Minister of Minister of Families, Children and Social Development, Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC)
- Lydia Mackay-Swiatskowska · Policy Advisor, Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC)
Child ServicesEducation
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Reported by Sara Austin · In-house (organization)
- Claudette Levesque · Director General, Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC)
Child ServicesHealth
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Reported by Sara Austin · In-house (organization)
- Joanna Lam · Special Assistant, Health Canada (HC)
Child ServicesHealth
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Reported by Sara Austin · In-house (organization)
- Lydia Mackay Swiatkowska · Policy Advisor, Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC)
AgricultureBudgetChild ServicesHealth
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Reported by Sara Austin · In-house (organization)
- Stan Kutcher · Senator, Senate of Canada
Child ServicesJustice and Law Enforcement
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Reported by Sara Austin · In-house (organization)
- Adam van Koeverden · Member of Parliament
BudgetChild ServicesHealth
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Reported by Sara Austin · In-house (organization)
- Jagmeet Singh · Leader of the NDP, House of Commons
Child ServicesHealth
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Reported by Sara Austin · In-house (organization)
- Joanna Lam · Special Assistant, Health Canada (HC)
BudgetChild ServicesHealth
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Reported by Sara Austin · In-house (organization)
- Clarke Sarah · Special Assistant, Prime Minister's Office (PMO)
BudgetChild ServicesHealth
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Reported by Sara Austin · In-house (organization)
- Candice St-Aubin · Vice-President, Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC)
BudgetChild ServicesHealth
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Reported by Sara Austin · In-house (organization)
- Lydia Mackay Swiatkowska · Minister Exempt Staff, Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC)
Child ServicesHealth
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Reported by Sara Austin · In-house (organization)
- Isabella Chan · ssistant Secretary to the Cabinet, Social Development Policy, Privy Council Office (PCO)
BudgetChild ServicesHealth
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Reported by Sara Austin · In-house (organization)
- Julie Adair · Chief of Staff to the Deputy Minister, Justice Canada (JC)
BudgetChild ServicesHealth
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Reported by Sara Austin · In-house (organization)
- Francis McRae · Deputy Minister, Women and Gender Equality (WAGE)
BudgetChild ServicesHealth
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Reported by Sara Austin · In-house (organization)
- Chris Rodgers · Director of Policy, Intergovernmental Affairs Secretariat (IGA)
BudgetChild ServicesHealth
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Reported by Sara Austin · In-house (organization)
- Brian Peebles · Policy Advisor, Justice Canada (JC)
BudgetChild ServicesHealthJustice and Law Enforcement
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.