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Lobbying by Birds 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

Birds Canada

Meetings this Parliament
29
With MPs
9
Since Nov 2021
52
Active registrations
1

Most recent reported meeting: Aug 28, 2026.

Registrations in effect

In-house (organization) In effect since Jun 1, 2026 Receives government funding

Filed by Patrick Nadeau, President & CEO

Lobbyists

  • David Browne · Senior Vice-President Conservation and Policy
  • Greg Spira · Senior Director, International Conservation and Cooperation
  • Gregor Beck · Senior Director, Northern Canada
  • Jody Allair · Director of Communications
  • Kelsey Butler · Director, Atlantic Canada & Quebec
  • Patrick Nadeau · President & CEO
  • Pete Davidson · Vice-President, Science and Monitoring
  • Silke Nebel · VP Key Conservation Initiatives
  • Stu MacKenzie · Director of Strategic Assets

Institutions they may lobby: Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC), Canadian Heritage (PCH), Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC), Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario (FedDev), Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO), Global Affairs Canada (GAC), House of Commons, Intergovernmental Affairs Secretariat (IGA), Natural Resources Canada (NRCan), Parks Canada (PC), Prime Minister's Office (PMO), Privy Council Office (PCO), Senate of Canada

What they're lobbying on (8)
  • Support science and research to inform the conservation of migratory birds and their habitats.
  • Support for a national migratory bird science and conservation interpretation centre.
  • Policies and programs that support the implementation of the Migratory Birds Convention Act and the Species at Risk Act.
  • Invest in Latin American and the Caribbean to support programs that conserve habitat for migratory birds.
  • Advocate for the use and advancement of conservation technologies for wildlife surveying and tracking including the data platforms and standards that support integration with policies and programs.
  • Advocate for the reduction of threats to migratory birds particularly stemming the loss of native grasslands, addressing the drivers of insect declines, curbing coastal and marine threats to birds and their habitat, and safeguarding birds of cultural significance.
  • Advance policies and programs to modernize and enhance the monitoring and assessment of migratory birds.
  • Advance policies, programs, and regulations that protect and restore important habitat for migratory birds.

Registration 950029-368508-25. Look it up in the official Registry

Reported meetings

Spreadsheet

  • Reported by Patrick Nadeau · In-house (organization)

    • Michael Brewster · Director of Policy (Nature and Biodiversity), Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC)

    Environment

    Official report

  • Reported by Patrick Nadeau · In-house (organization)

    • Richard Cannings · Member of Parliament, House of Commons

    Environment

    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.