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Lobbying by Community Living Toronto: 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

Community Living Toronto

Meetings this Parliament
57
With MPs
26
Since Nov 2021
101
Active registrations
1

Most recent reported meeting: Sep 24, 2026.

Registrations in effect

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

Filed by Brad Saunders, Chief Executive Officer

Lobbyists

  • Brad Saunders · Chief Executive Officer
  • Jonathan Bradshaw · Director, Advocacy and Strategic Partnership

Institutions they may lobby: Accessibility Standards Canada, Build Canada Homes, Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC), Canada Revenue Agency (CRA), Canadian Heritage (PCH), Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC), Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario (FedDev), Finance Canada (FIN), Global Affairs Canada (GAC), Health Canada (HC), House of Commons, Housing, Infrastructure and Communities Canada (HICC), Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC), Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED), Justice Canada (JC), Prime Minister's Office (PMO), Public Safety Canada (PS), Public Services and Procurement Canada (PSPC), Senate of Canada, Treasury Board Of Canada Secretariat (TBS), Women and Gender Equality (WAGE)

What they're lobbying on (8)
  • Engage with the federal government, including through Build Canada Homes, CMHC and as part of the National Housing Strategy, to address the growing supportive housing needs of individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities across Ontario and Canada. Advocate for innovative housing and financing models that support inclusive, mixed-use communities integrating affordable housing, support services, and community amenities, while advancing accessibility, inclusion, and long-term affordability within Canada's broader housing strategy.
  • Expand the discussion about supports for people within the developmental services sector to include dual diagnoses and the intersection with mental health.
  • Early Learning & Childcare Plan – increased supports for families with a child with special needs, inclusion in the financial commitment for accessible spaces.
  • Canada Disability Benefit – consult with government officials to develop concrete actions to help reduce poverty & create opportunities for meaningful employment for people with intellectual disabilities.
  • Advocate for the inclusion of the developmental services sector when making plans and decisions related to future emergency responses, especially as it relates to the COVID-19 pandemic.
  • Advocate for increased and continued representation of disability sector supports in annual budget. Seek additional funding for Disability Benefits, Disability Tax Credit, Enabling Accessibility Fund.
  • Advocate for federal expansion of the National Occupational Classification (NOC) Skill Level 0, A or B to include developmental service workers (NOC 4212), which are currently not under the Labour Market Impact Assessment (LMIA) exemption codes.
  • Accessible Canada Act – contribute to discussions surrounding the ACA’s objective of creating a barrier-free country by 2040.

Registration 947635-368029-20. Look it up in the official Registry

Reported meetings

Spreadsheet
  • Reported by Brad Saunders · In-house (organization)

    National Housing Strategy - Engage with the federal government to explore opportunities to address the growing supportive housing needs for individuals living with developmental disabilities across Ontario including additional pressures amplified by the COVID-19 pandemic. Read more

    Official report

  • Reported by Brad Saunders · In-house (organization)

    • Marc Leblanc · Acting Manager, Housing, Infrastructure and Communities Canada (HICC)
    • Derek Jackson · Director, Housing, Infrastructure and Communities Canada (HICC)
    National Housing Strategy - Engage with the federal government to explore opportunities to address the growing supportive housing needs for individuals living with developmental disabilities across Ontario including additional pressures amplified by the COVID-19 pandemic. Read more

    Official report

  • Reported by Brad Saunders · In-house (organization)

    National Housing Strategy - Engage with the federal government to explore opportunities to address the growing supportive housing needs for individuals living with developmental disabilities across Ontario including additional pressures amplified by the COVID-19 pandemic. Read more

    Official report

  • Reported by Brad Saunders · In-house (organization)

    • Paul Halucha · Deputy Minister, Housing, Infrastructure and Communities Canada (HICC)
    National Housing Strategy - Engage with the federal government to explore opportunities to address the growing supportive housing needs for individuals living with developmental disabilities across Ontario including additional pressures amplified by the COVID-19 pandemic. Read more

    Official report

  • Reported by Brad Saunders · In-house (organization)

    National Housing Strategy - Engage with the federal government to explore opportunities to address the growing supportive housing needs for individuals living with developmental disabilities across Ontario including additional pressures amplified by the COVID-19 pandemic. Read more

    Official report

  • Reported by Brad Saunders · In-house (organization)

    National Housing Strategy - Engage with the federal government to explore opportunities to address the growing supportive housing needs for individuals living with developmental disabilities across Ontario including additional pressures amplified by the COVID-19 pandemic. Read more

    Official report

  • Reported by Brad Saunders · In-house (organization)

    • Neil Levecque · Vice-President, Housing Solutions, Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC)
    National Housing Strategy - Engage with the federal government to explore opportunities to address the growing supportive housing needs for individuals living with developmental disabilities across Ontario including additional pressures amplified by the COVID-19 pandemic. Read more

    Official report

  • Reported by Brad Saunders · In-house (organization)

    Accessible Canada Act – contribute to discussions surrounding the ACA’s objective of creating a barrier-free country by 2040.

    Official report

  • Reported by Brad Saunders · In-house (organization)

    National Housing Strategy - Engage with the federal government to explore opportunities to address the growing supportive housing needs for individuals living with developmental disabilities across Ontario including additional pressures amplified by the COVID-19 pandemic. Read more

    Official report

  • Reported by Brad Saunders · In-house (organization)

    Expand the discussion about supports for people within the developmental services sector to include dual diagnoses and the intersection with mental health. Read more

    Accessible Canada Act – contribute to discussions surrounding the ACA’s objective of creating a barrier-free country by 2040.

    Advocate for increased and continued representation of disability sector supports in annual budget. Seek additional funding for Disability Benefits, Disability Tax Credit, Enabling Accessibility Fund.

    Canada Disability Benefit – consult with government officials to develop concrete actions to help reduce poverty & create opportunities for meaningful employment for people with intellectual disabilities.

    Official report

  • Reported by Brad Saunders · In-house (organization)

    Employment and TrainingHealthHousingImmigration

    Official report

  • Reported by Brad Saunders · In-house (organization)

    Economic DevelopmentEmployment and TrainingImmigrationLabour

    Official report

  • Reported by Brad Saunders · In-house (organization)

    • James Moni Manyange · Deputy Head of Mission & Acting High Commissioner, Global Affairs Canada (GAC)

    Economic DevelopmentImmigrationLabour

    Official report

  • Reported by Brad Saunders · In-house (organization)

    • Arif Virani · Minister of Justice and Attorney General, Justice Canada (JC)
    • Filomena Tassi · Minister responsible for the Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario, Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario (FedDev)

    Economic DevelopmentFederal-Provincial RelationsHousing

    Official report

  • Reported by Brad Saunders · In-house (organization)

    BudgetEconomic DevelopmentEmployment and TrainingHealthHousingLabourTaxation and Finance

    Official report

  • Reported by Brad Saunders · In-house (organization)

    • Salma Zahid · Member of Parliament
    • Jeff Jedras · Chief of Staff, House of Commons

    BudgetHealthHousingTaxation and Finance

    Official report

  • Reported by Brad Saunders · In-house (organization)

    BudgetHealthHousingLabour

    Official report

  • Reported by Brad Saunders · In-house (organization)

    BudgetEmployment and TrainingHealthHousingLabour

    Official report

  • Reported by Brad Saunders · In-house (organization)

    HealthHousing

    Official report

  • Reported by Brad Saunders · In-house (organization)

    HealthHousing

    Official report

  • Reported by Brad Saunders · In-house (organization)

    • Ya'ara Saks · Member of Parliament, House of Commons

    HealthHousing

    Official report

  • Reported by Brad Saunders · In-house (organization)

    • Bonita Zarrillo · Member of Parliament, House of Commons

    HealthHousing

    Official report

  • Reported by Brad Saunders · In-house (organization)

    BudgetEmployment and TrainingHealthHousing

    Official report

  • Reported by Brad Saunders · In-house (organization)

    BudgetHealthHousingLabour

    Official report

  • Reported by Brad Saunders · In-house (organization)

    Employment and TrainingHealthHousingImmigrationLabour

    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.