Organization
Daily Bread Food Bank
- Meetings this Parliament
- 12
- With MPs
- 6
- Since Nov 2021
- 25
- Active registrations
- 1
Most recent reported meeting: Oct 1, 2026.
Lobbying by Daily Bread Food Bank: its registrations, its lobbyists, the bills it has named and every meeting it has reported with federal office holders since November 2021.
← LobbyingWho they meet
Since the current Parliament opened.
MPs
- Chi Nguyen Liberal 1
- Vince Gasparro Liberal 1
- Laila Goodridge Conservative 1
- Michael Coteau Liberal 1
- Danielle Martin Liberal 1
- Judy A. Sgro Liberal 1
Institutions
- House of Commons7
- Housing, Infrastructure and Communities Canada (HICC)2
- Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC)2
- Finance Canada (FIN)1
- Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC)1
Registrations in effect
In-house (organization) In effect since Aug 1, 2026
Filed by Neil Hetherington, Chief Executive Officer
Lobbyists
- Neil Hetherington · Chief Executive Officer
- Sahar Raza · Vice President, Research & Advocacy
Institutions they may lobby: Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC), Canada Revenue Agency (CRA), Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC), Finance Canada (FIN), Health Canada (HC), House of Commons, Housing, Infrastructure and Communities Canada (HICC), Prime Minister's Office (PMO), Privy Council Office (PCO), Senate of Canada, Treasury Board Of Canada Secretariat (TBS)
What they're lobbying on (17)Hide details
- Calling for stronger income supports for low-income people in the National Housing Strategy and Food Security Strategy, including through a Canada Renter Credit and improved Canada Housing Benefit, to prevent homelessness, poverty, and food insecurity.
- Reforming the Disability Tax Credit to improve accessibility and access to benefits
- Advocate for policies to address the financialization of housing
- Advocate for the introduction of a federal tax credit for agricultural products donated to charitable food programs.
- Call to strengthen the Canada Disability Benefit by raising the rate, reducing barriers to accessing the benefit, and committing to no clawbacks.
- Securing formal recognition that food is a human right in domestic policy
- Reforms to Employment Insurance (EI) to enable low-wage, temporary, casual, and/or contract workers to have access to EI benefits
- Expansion of national child care and early learning program that is accessible to low-income families
- Establishment of national Pharmacare and Dental Care programs
- Ensuring all low-income seniors have access to Old Age Security and Guaranteed Income Supplement and that these benefits are increased to reflect the cost of living
- Ensuring all low-income Canadians have access to the Canada Child Benefit and that rates are indexed to inflation
- Enhancing frequency of national data collection on food insecurity and establishment of targets for reducing food insecurity as part of the Poverty Reduction Strategy
- Ease filing of taxes for people living in poverty
- Creation of financial benefits (e.g., refundable tax credits) for single adults with low incomes
- Conversion of non-refundable tax credits that benefit low-income Canadians to refundable tax credits
- Call for National School Lunch Program
- Advocating for the realization of the right to housing, including increasing supply of, and access to, affordable housing for low-income Canadians
Registration 947170-367580-9. Look it up in the official Registry
Reported meetings
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Reported by Neil Hetherington · In-house (organization)
- Amen Ben Ahmouda · Senior Policy Advisor, Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC)
Calling for stronger income supports for low-income people in the National Housing Strategy and Food Security Strategy, including through a Canada Renter Credit and improved Canada Housing Benefit, to prevent homelessness, poverty, and food insecurity. Read more
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Reported by Neil Hetherington · In-house (organization)
- Brett Szmul · Policy Advisor, Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC)
Reforms to Employment Insurance (EI) to enable low-wage, temporary, casual, and/or contract workers to have access to EI benefits Read more
Calling for stronger income supports for low-income people in the National Housing Strategy and Food Security Strategy, including through a Canada Renter Credit and improved Canada Housing Benefit, to prevent homelessness, poverty, and food insecurity.
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Reported by Neil Hetherington · In-house (organization)
- Kawiah Tunti · Policy Analyst, External Relations, Housing, Infrastructure and Communities Canada (HICC)
Calling for stronger income supports for low-income people in the National Housing Strategy and Food Security Strategy, including through a Canada Renter Credit and improved Canada Housing Benefit, to prevent homelessness, poverty, and food insecurity. Read more
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Reported by Neil Hetherington · In-house (organization)
- Sanjana Shah · Policy Advisor, Housing, Infrastructure and Communities Canada (HICC)
Calling for stronger income supports for low-income people in the National Housing Strategy and Food Security Strategy, including through a Canada Renter Credit and improved Canada Housing Benefit, to prevent homelessness, poverty, and food insecurity. Read more
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Reported by Neil Hetherington · In-house (organization)
- Danielle Martin · Member of Parliament, University-Rosedale
- Pierre Leblanc · Director General, Personal Income Tax, Finance Canada (FIN)
Creation of financial benefits (e.g., refundable tax credits) for single adults with low incomes
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Reported by Neil Hetherington · In-house (organization)
- Michael Coteau · MP for Scarborough-Woburn
Advocating for the realization of the right to housing, including increasing supply of, and access to, affordable housing for low-income Canadians Read more
Creation of financial benefits (e.g., refundable tax credits) for single adults with low incomes
Ease filing of taxes for people living in poverty
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Reported by Neil Hetherington · In-house (organization)
- Joseph Leong · Stakeholder Relations Advisor, House of Commons
Advocating for the realization of the right to housing, including increasing supply of, and access to, affordable housing for low-income Canadians Read more
Reforms to Employment Insurance (EI) to enable low-wage, temporary, casual, and/or contract workers to have access to EI benefits
Ease filing of taxes for people living in poverty
Call to strengthen the Canada Disability Benefit by raising the rate, reducing barriers to accessing the benefit, and committing to no clawbacks.
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Reported by Neil Hetherington · In-house (organization)
- Laila Goodridge · Member of Parliament
Reforms to Employment Insurance (EI) to enable low-wage, temporary, casual, and/or contract workers to have access to EI benefits Read more
Advocating for the realization of the right to housing, including increasing supply of, and access to, affordable housing for low-income Canadians
Call for implementation of Canada Disability Benefit as a Federal Income Supplement
Ease filing of taxes for people living in poverty
Call to strengthen the Canada Disability Benefit by raising the rate, reducing barriers to accessing the benefit, and committing to no clawbacks.
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Reported by Neil Hetherington · In-house (organization)
- Judy A. Sgro · Member of Parliament
Advocating for the realization of the right to housing, including increasing supply of, and access to, affordable housing for low-income Canadians Read more
Reforms to Employment Insurance (EI) to enable low-wage, temporary, casual, and/or contract workers to have access to EI benefits
Ease filing of taxes for people living in poverty
Call to strengthen the Canada Disability Benefit by raising the rate, reducing barriers to accessing the benefit, and committing to no clawbacks.
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Reported by Neil Hetherington · In-house (organization)
- Jason MacDonald · Parliamentary Secretary Assistant and Ontario Desk, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC)
Advocate for the introduction of a federal tax credit for agricultural products donated to charitable food programs.
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Reported by Neil Hetherington · In-house (organization)
- Chi Nguyen · MP
- Hawa Mire · Office Manager, House of Commons
Advocate for the introduction of a federal tax credit for agricultural products donated to charitable food programs. Read more
Reforms to Employment Insurance (EI) to enable low-wage, temporary, casual, and/or contract workers to have access to EI benefits
Advocating for the realization of the right to housing, including increasing supply of, and access to, affordable housing for low-income Canadians
Call to strengthen the Canada Disability Benefit by raising the rate, reducing barriers to accessing the benefit, and committing to no clawbacks.
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Reported by Neil Hetherington · In-house (organization)
- Vince Gasparro · MP
- Julian Tabbitt · Legislative Assistant, House of Commons
Reforms to Employment Insurance (EI) to enable low-wage, temporary, casual, and/or contract workers to have access to EI benefits Read more
Advocate for the introduction of a federal tax credit for agricultural products donated to charitable food programs.
Call to strengthen the Canada Disability Benefit by raising the rate, reducing barriers to accessing the benefit, and committing to no clawbacks.
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Reported by Neil Hetherington · In-house (organization)
- Kamal Khera · Minister of Diversity, Inclusion and Persons with Disabilities of Canada, Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC)
Call for implementation of Canada Disability Benefit as a Federal Income Supplement
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Reported by Neil Hetherington · In-house (organization)
- Helen Gao · Chief of Staff to the Minister, Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC)
Call for implementation of Canada Disability Benefit as a Federal Income Supplement
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Reported by Neil Hetherington · In-house (organization)
- Pierre Poilievre · Member of Parliament
Budget
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Reported by Neil Hetherington · In-house (organization)
- Nathaniel Erskine-Smith · Member of Parliament, House of Commons
Budget
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Reported by Neil Hetherington · In-house (organization)
- David Murray · Director of Policy, House of Commons
- Michael Plentis · Stakeholder Relations Advisor, House of Commons
BudgetTaxation and Finance
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Reported by Neil Hetherington · In-house (organization)
- Jenna Sudds · Minister of Families Children and Social Development
Employment and TrainingHousingTaxation and Finance
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Reported by Neil Hetherington · In-house (organization)
- Karina Gould · Minister of Families, Children and Social Development of Canada
Employment and TrainingTaxation and Finance
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Reported by Neil Hetherington · In-house (organization)
- James Maloney · Member of Parliament
- Yvan Baker · Member of Parliament
- Marci len · Minister for Women and Gender Equality and Youth, House of Commons
Employment and TrainingTaxation and Finance
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Reported by Neil Hetherington · In-house (organization)
- Hallie Stacey-Sullivan · Issues and Parliamentary Affairs Advisor, Prime Minister's Office (PMO)
- David Saad · Senior Policy Advisor, Prime Minister's Office (PMO)
Employment and TrainingTaxation and Finance
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Reported by Neil Hetherington · In-house (organization)
- John McKay · Member of Parliament, House of Commons
Taxation and Finance
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Reported by Neil Hetherington · In-house (organization)
- John McKay · Member of Parliament, House of Commons
Employment and TrainingLabourTaxation and Finance
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Reported by Neil Hetherington · In-house (organization)
- Kevin Vuong · Member of Parliament, House of Commons
Employment and TrainingHousingTaxation and Finance
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Reported by Neil Hetherington · In-house (organization)
- Julie Dabrusin · Member of Parliament
Employment and TrainingHousingTaxation and Finance
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.