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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.

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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.

Registrations 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)
  • 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)

    • brian Peebles · Policy Advisor, Justice Canada (JC)
    • Lisa Jorgensen · Director of Policy, Justice Canada (JC)

    Child Services

    Official report

  • Reported by Sara Austin · In-house (organization)

    • Robert Crampton · Executive Director, Canadian Heritage (PCH)

    Education

    Official report

  • Reported by Sara Austin · In-house (organization)

    • Christopher Evelyn · Chief of Staff, Women and Gender Equality (WAGE)

    Health

    Official report

  • Reported by Sara Austin · In-house (organization)

    • Aliya Deria · Mnisters staff, Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC)
    • Jordan Wilson · Minister's staff, Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC)

    Health

    Official report

  • Reported by Sara Austin · In-house (organization)

    • Jean-Sebastien Bock · Director of Policy, Health Canada (HC)

    Health

    Official report

  • Reported by Sara Austin · In-house (organization)

    • Harry Orbach-Miller · Coordinator, Policy and Cabinet Affairs & Executive Assistant to the Executive Director of Policy, Prime Minister's Office (PMO)

    EducationHealth

    Official report

  • Reported by Sara Austin · In-house (organization)

    • Lisa Setlakwe · Assistant Secretary, Privy Council Office (PCO)

    Health

    Official report

  • Reported by Sara Austin · In-house (organization)

    • Bianca Hossain · Minister's office, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)

    Health

    Official report

  • Reported by Sara Austin · In-house (organization)

    • Lynn Barr-Telford · Assistant Chief Statistician, Statistics Canada (StatCan)

    Health

    Official report

  • Reported by Sara Austin · In-house (organization)

    • James Christie · Office of the Minister, Women and Gender Equality (WAGE)
    • Myriam Djossou · Office of the Minister, Women and Gender Equality (WAGE)

    Health

    Official report

  • Reported by Sara Austin · In-house (organization)

    • Candice St-Aubin · Vice President, Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC)

    Health

    Official report

  • Reported by Sara Austin · In-house (organization)

    • Tom Rosser · Assistant Deputy Minister, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC)

    Health

    Official report

  • Reported by Sara Austin · In-house (organization)

    EducationHealth

    Official report

  • Reported by Sara Austin · In-house (organization)

    • Brian MacKay · Ontario Regional Advisor, Canadian Heritage (PCH)

    EducationHealth

    Official report

  • Reported by Sara Austin · In-house (organization)

    Health

    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.