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Lobbying by Children's Healthcare 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's Healthcare Canada

Meetings this Parliament
99
With MPs
54
Since Nov 2021
143
Active registrations
1

Most recent reported meeting: Oct 26, 2026.

Registrations in effect

In-house (organization) In effect since Jun 19, 2026 Receives government funding

Filed by Emily Gruenwoldt, President and CEO

Lobbyists

  • Emily Gruenwoldt · President and CEO
  • Grace Gillis · Manager, Government Relations and Public Affairs
  • Ryan Voisin · Director, Policy and Practice

Institutions they may lobby: Canadian Heritage (PCH), Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR), Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC), Finance Canada (FIN), Health Canada (HC), House of Commons, Housing, Infrastructure and Communities Canada (HICC), Indigenous Services Canada (ISC), Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED), Prime Minister's Office (PMO), Privy Council Office (PCO), Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC), Senate of Canada

What they're lobbying on (8)
  • Protect children and youth from online harms by advancing evidence-informed policies (Bill C-34) that promote safer digital environments, support healthy development and well-being, and strengthen protections against harmful online content, interactions, and platform practices.
  • PT stream of the Build Communities Strong Fund, specifically the $5 billion announced specifically for healthcare infrastructure, making sure that children's healthcare needs are taken into account in the program development.
  • Creation of an Indigenous Guiding Circle within Children's Healthcare Canada to provide guidance and counsel on how to better advocate for FNIM children and youth health issues.
  • Protect the Public Health Agency of Canada’s critical work, building confidence in vaccines for children and combatting mis and disinformation influencing decisions impacting children’s health.
  • Protect and expand capacity to deliver on Jordan’s Principle and the Inuit Child First Initiative (a federal responsibility);
  • Top up and broaden the eligibility for the Youth Mental Health Fund, with a focus on prevention, early assessment and rapid intervention in the early years;
  • Include Children’s Priorities in Nation-Building Investments : Asking for capital investments in the children’s healthcare system, including support for research, workforce planning, and the implementation of learning health systems.
  • Advancing a National Children's Strategy to advance child and youth health and well-being outcomes.

Registration 946490-367053-20. Look it up in the official Registry

Reported meetings

Spreadsheet
  • Reported by Emily Gruenwoldt · In-house (organization)

    • Peter Julian · Member of Parliament, House of Commons
    Advancing a National Children's Strategy to advance child and youth health and well-being outcomes. Read more

    Advancing measures to meaningfully improve child and youth health and well-being outcomes through initatives to "right-size" children's healthcare.

    Official report

  • Reported by Emily Gruenwoldt · In-house (organization)

    Health

    Official report

  • Reported by Emily Gruenwoldt · In-house (organization)

    and 31 more
    • Salma Zahid · Member of Parliament
    • Adam van Koeverden · Member of Parliament
    • Élisabeth Brière · Member of Parliament
    • Patricia Lattanzio · Member of Parliament
    • Yasir Naqvi · Member of Parliament
    • Mike Lake · Member of Parliament
    • Ziad Aboultaif · Member of Parliament
    • Marcus Powlowski · Member of Parliament
    • Shelby Kramp-Neuman · Member of Parliament
    • Anna Roberts · Member of Parliament
    • Arielle Kayabaga · Member of Parliament
    • Lori Idlout · Member of Parliament
    • Luc Thériault · Member of Parliament
    • Sean Casey · Member of Parliament
    • Rosemary Moodie · Independent Senator, Senate of Canada
    • Pam Damoff · Member of Parliament, House of Commons
    • Wilson Miao · Member of Parliament, House of Commons
    • Carol Hughes · Member of Parliament, House of Commons
    • Kate Bezanson · Policy Advisor, Prime Minister's Office (PMO)
    • Stan Kutcher · Senator, Senate of Canada
    • Michelle Ferreri · Member of Parliament, House of Commons
    • Karen Vecchio · Member of Parliament, House of Commons
    • Doris Mah · Legislative Assistant, House of Commons
    • Helena Jacek · Member of Parliament, House of Commons
    • Jagmeet Singh · Member of Parliament, House of Commons
    • Eric Costen · Associate Deputy Minister, Health Canada (HC)
    • Supriya Sharma · Chief Medical Officer, Health Canada (HC)
    • Jocelyne Voisin · Assistant Deputy Minister, Health Canada (HC)
    • Jill Pilgrim · Director of Policy, Health Canada (HC)
    • Karen Fortin · Director, Health Canada (HC)
    • Genevieve Moineau · Chief Medical Workforce Advisor, Health Canada (HC)

    Federal-Provincial RelationsHealth

    Official report

  • Reported by Emily Gruenwoldt · In-house (organization)

    • Mike Morrice · Member of Parliament, House of Commons

    Health

    Official report

  • Reported by Emily Gruenwoldt · In-house (organization)

    • Mark Holland · Minister of Health, Health Canada (HC)
    • Jill Pilgrim · Director of Policy, Health Canada (HC)
    • Eshan Naik · Director of Policy, Health Canada (HC)
    • Wilder Walker-Stewart · Policy Advisor, Health Canada (HC)

    Federal-Provincial RelationsHealth

    Official report

  • Reported by Emily Gruenwoldt · In-house (organization)

    Federal-Provincial RelationsHealth

    Official report

  • Reported by Emily Gruenwoldt · In-house (organization)

    • Rosemary Moodie · Independent Senator, Senate of Canada
    • Mike Morrice · Member of Parliament for Kitchener Centre, House of Commons

    Health

    Official report

  • Reported by Emily Gruenwoldt · In-house (organization)

    • Rosemary Moodie · Senator, Senate of Canada
    • Kim Pate · Senator, Senate of Canada
    • Gigi Osler · Senator, Senate of Canada
    • Karen Vecchio · Member of Parliament, House of Commons

    Health

    Official report

  • Reported by Emily Gruenwoldt · In-house (organization)

    HealthResearch and Development

    Official report

  • Reported by Emily Gruenwoldt · In-house (organization)

    • Wilder Walker-Stewart · Policy Advisor, Health Canada (HC)

    Health

    Official report

  • Reported by Emily Gruenwoldt · In-house (organization)

    • Adam van Koeverden · Member of Parliament
    • Margo Greenwood · Senator, Senate of Canada
    • Josh Dadjo · Parliamentary Affairs Advisor, Senate of Canada

    Health

    Official report

  • Reported by Emily Gruenwoldt · In-house (organization)

    • Karen Vecchio · Member of Parliament, House of Commons

    Health

    Official report

  • Reported by Emily Gruenwoldt · In-house (organization)

    • Kate Bezanson · Special Advisor, Prime Minister's Office (PMO)

    Health

    Official report

  • Reported by Emily Gruenwoldt · In-house (organization)

    Health

    Official report

  • Reported by Emily Gruenwoldt · In-house (organization)

    Health

    Official report

  • Reported by Emily Gruenwoldt · In-house (organization)

    • Karen Vecchio · Member of Parliament, House of Commons

    Health

    Official report

  • Reported by Emily Gruenwoldt · In-house (organization)

    Health

    Official report

  • Reported by Emily Gruenwoldt · In-house (organization)

    and 10 more
    • Ted Falk · Member of Parliament
    • Charles Sousa · Member of Parliament
    • Adam van Koeverden · Member of Parliament
    • Flordeliz Osler · Senator, Senate of Canada
    • James Christie · Youth Policy Advisor and Atlantic Regional Advisor, Canadian Heritage (PCH)
    • Rosemary Moodie · Senator, Senate of Canada
    • Francesco Sorbara · Member of Parliment, House of Commons
    • Ken Hardie · Member of Parliament, House of Commons
    • Karen Vecchio · Member of Parliament, House of Commons
    • Bonita Zarrillo · Member of Parliament, House of Commons

    Health

    Official report

  • Reported by Emily Gruenwoldt · In-house (organization)

    • Adam van Koeverden · Member of Parliament
    • Rosemary Moodie · Senator, Senate of Canada
    • Mike Morrice · Member of Parliament, House of Commons

    Health

    Official report

  • Reported by Emily Gruenwoldt · In-house (organization)

    Health

    Official report

  • Reported by Emily Gruenwoldt · In-house (organization)

    • Flordeliz Osler · Senator, Senate of Canada

    Health

    Official report

  • Reported by Emily Gruenwoldt · In-house (organization)

    • Rosemary Moodie · Senator, Senate of Canada

    Health

    Official report

  • Reported by Emily Gruenwoldt · In-house (organization)

    • Kate Bezanson · Special Advisor, Prime Minister's Office (PMO)

    Health

    Official report

  • Reported by Emily Gruenwoldt · In-house (organization)

    Health

    Official report

  • Reported by Emily Gruenwoldt · In-house (organization)

    • Stephen Lucas · Deputy Minister, Health Canada (HC)

    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.