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)
- Gord Johns · Member of Parliament
Child ServicesHealth
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Reported by Sara Austin · In-house (organization)
- Robert Crampton · Executive Director, Canadian Heritage (PCH)
Child ServicesEducation
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Reported by Sara Austin · In-house (organization)
- Gina Wilson · Deputy Minister, Indigenous Services Canada (ISC)
Child ServicesEducationHealth
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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)
- Will Keefe · Senior Policy Advisor, Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC)
Child ServicesEducationHealth
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Reported by Sara Austin · In-house (organization)
- Hanna Button · Director of Policy, Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC)
Child ServicesEducationHealth
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Reported by Sara Austin · In-house (organization)
- Lynn Barr-Telford · Assistant Chief Statistician, Statistics Canada (StatCan)
Child ServicesEducationHealth
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Reported by Sara Austin · In-house (organization)
- Nathalie Gahimbare · Policy Advisor, Prime Minister's Office (PMO)
BudgetChild ServicesHealth
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Reported by Sara Austin · In-house (organization)
- James Christie · Politicy Advisor, Women and Gender Equality (WAGE)
Child ServicesHealth
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Reported by Sara Austin · In-house (organization)
- Jodan Wilson · Director of Operations, Infrastructure Canada (INFC)
Child ServicesEducationHealthHousing
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Reported by Sara Austin · In-house (organization)
- Hanna Button · Director of Policy, Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC)
Child ServicesEducationHealth
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Reported by Sara Austin · In-house (organization)
- Marci Ien · Minister, Women and Gender Equality (WAGE)
- James Christie · Politicy Advisor, 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)
Child ServicesEducationHealth
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Reported by Sara Austin · In-house (organization)
- Taylor Bachrach · Member of Parliament, House of Commons
Justice and Law Enforcement
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Reported by Sara Austin · In-house (organization)
- Candice St-Aubin · Vice President, Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC)
- Jocelyne Voisin · A/Assistant Deputy Minister, Health Canada (HC)
- Lynne Thomson · Associate Assistant Deputy Minister, Health Canada (HC)
- Eric Belair · Associate Assistant Deputy Minister, Health Canada (HC)
Health
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Reported by Sara Austin · In-house (organization)
- Lisa Setlakew · Assistant Secretary, Privy Council Office (PCO)
BudgetEducationHealth
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Reported by Sara Austin · In-house (organization)
- Brian Peebles · Policy Advisor, Justice Canada (JC)
BudgetEducationHealthJustice and Law Enforcement
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Reported by Sara Austin · In-house (organization)
- Douglas Wong · Policy Advisor, Finance Canada (FIN)
BudgetEducationHealth
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Reported by Sara Austin · In-house (organization)
- Gina Wilson · Deputy Minister, Women and Gender Equality (WAGE)
- Robert Crampton · Executive Director, Canadian Heritage (PCH)
BudgetEducationHealth
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Reported by Sara Austin · In-house (organization)
- James Christie · Policy Advisor, Women and Gender Equality (WAGE)
BudgetEducationHealth
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Reported by Sara Austin · In-house (organization)
- Emerson Vandenberg · Director of Policy, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC)
- Lynda Haddoud · Policy Advisor, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC)
EducationHealth
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Reported by Sara Austin · In-house (organization)
- Chris Rogerser · Director of Policy, Democratic Institutions, Intergovernmental Affairs Secretariat (IGA)
EducationHealth
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Reported by Sara Austin · In-house (organization)
- James Christie · Youth Policy Advisor and Atlantic Regional Advisor, Canadian Heritage (PCH)
Child ServicesEducationHealth
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Reported by Sara Austin · In-house (organization)
- Nathalie Gahimbare · Policy Advisor, Prime Minister's Office (PMO)
Child ServicesEducationHealth
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Reported by Sara Austin · In-house (organization)
- Chris Rodgers · Director of Policy, Intergovernmental Affairs Secretariat (IGA)
Child ServicesEducationHealth
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Reported by Sara Austin · In-house (organization)
- Kyle Nicholson · Policy Advisor, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC)
EducationHealth
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.