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
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Reported by Sara Austin · In-house (organization)
- Julia Duncan · Senior Policy Advisor, Health Canada (HC)
BudgetChild ServicesHealth
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Reported by Sara Austin · In-house (organization)
- James Christie · Politicy Advisor, Women and Gender Equality (WAGE)
Child ServicesEducationHealth
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Reported by Sara Austin · In-house (organization)
- Chantal Petitclerc · Senator, Senate of Canada
Child ServicesHealth
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Reported by Sara Austin · In-house (organization)
- Julie Harb · Policy Advisor, Canadian Heritage (PCH)
Child ServicesJustice and Law Enforcement
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Reported by Sara Austin · In-house (organization)
- Stephen Ellis · Member of Parliament, House of Commons
Health
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Reported by Sara Austin · In-house (organization)
- Leigh Chapman · Chief Nursing Officer, Health Canada (HC)
Health
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Reported by Sara Austin · In-house (organization)
- Gabriel Ste-Marie · Member of Parliament
- Leslie Church · Chief of Staff, Finance Canada (FIN)
- Sylvie Berube · Member of Parliament, House of Commons
- Karen Vecchio · Member of Parliament, Health Canada (HC)
BudgetChild ServicesHealth
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Reported by Sara Austin · In-house (organization)
- Julie Harb · Policy Advisor, Canadian Heritage (PCH)
Child ServicesHealth
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Reported by Sara Austin · In-house (organization)
- Mike Lake · Member of Parliament
Health
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Reported by Sara Austin · In-house (organization)
- Joanna Lam · Special Assistant (Regional Advisor - Western and Northern Canada), Health Canada (HC)
Health
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Reported by Sara Austin · In-house (organization)
- Joanna Lam · Special Assistant (Regional Advisor - Western and Northern Canada), Health Canada (HC)
Health
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Reported by Sara Austin · In-house (organization)
- Will Keefe · Senior Policy Advisor, Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC)
AgricultureHealth
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Reported by Sara Austin · In-house (organization)
- Leslie Church · Chief of Staff, Finance Canada (FIN)
Health
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Reported by Sara Austin · In-house (organization)
- Hanna Button · Director of Policy, Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC)
- Lydia Mackay · Policy Advisor, Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC)
Health
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Reported by Sara Austin · In-house (organization)
- Marie-Claude Bibeau · Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC)
- Jerome Cote · Policy Advisor, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC)
AgricultureChild ServicesHealth
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Reported by Sara Austin · In-house (organization)
- Julie Harb · Policy Advisor, Canadian Heritage (PCH)
- Ron Ahluwalia · Director of Policy, Canadian Heritage (PCH)
- Mehalan Garoonanedhi · Director of Communications and Outreach, Canadian Heritage (PCH)
Child ServicesHealth
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Reported by Sara Austin · In-house (organization)
- Francis McRae · Deputy Minister, Women and Gender Equality (WAGE)
Child ServicesHealth
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Reported by Sara Austin · In-house (organization)
- James Christie · Politicy Advisor, Women and Gender Equality (WAGE)
- Emily Hartman · Director of Policy, Women and Gender Equality (WAGE)
Child ServicesHealth
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Reported by Sara Austin · In-house (organization)
- Kaitlyn Forbes · Policy Advisor, Health Canada (HC)
Child ServicesHealth
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Reported by Sara Austin · In-house (organization)
- Harry Orbach-Miller · Policy Advisor and Senior Coordinator, Prime Minister's Office (PMO)
- Kristina Slodki · Coordinator, Prime Minister's Office (PMO)
Child ServicesHealth
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Reported by Sara Austin · In-house (organization)
- Blake Desjarlais · Member of Parliament, House of Commons
Child ServicesHealth
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Reported by Sara Austin · In-house (organization)
- Peter Julian · Member of Parliament, House of Commons
Child ServicesHealth
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Reported by Sara Austin · In-house (organization)
- Adam van Koeverden · Member of Parliament
Child ServicesHealth
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Reported by Sara Austin · In-house (organization)
- Michelle Ferreri · Member of Parliament, House of Commons
Child ServicesHealth
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Reported by Sara Austin · In-house (organization)
- Hanna Button · Director of Policy, Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC)
- Will Keefe · Senior Policy Advisor, Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC)
Child ServicesHealth
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.