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Lobbying by Canadian Urban Institute: 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

Canadian Urban Institute

Meetings this Parliament
38
With MPs
6
Since Nov 2021
219
Active registrations
1

Most recent reported meeting: Sep 28, 2026.

Who they meet

Since the current Parliament opened.

MPs

Institutions

  • Housing, Infrastructure and Communities Canada (HICC)12
  • House of Commons6
  • Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario (FedDev)5
  • Privy Council Office (PCO)4
  • Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)3
  • Federal Economic Development Agency for Northern Ontario3
  • Prairies Economic Development Canada (PrairiesCan)2
  • Pacific Economic Development Canada (PacifiCan)2

Registrations in effect

In-house (organization) In effect since Apr 29, 2026 Receives government funding

Filed by Mary Rowe, President & CEO

Lobbyists

  • Mary Rowe · President & CEO

Institutions they may lobby: Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency (ACOA), Canada Council for the Arts, Canada Economic Development for Quebec Regions, Canada Infrastructure Bank, Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC), Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC), Canadian Heritage (PCH), Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC), Federal Economic Development Agency for Northern Ontario, Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario (FedDev), Health Canada (HC), House of Commons, Housing, Infrastructure and Communities Canada (HICC), Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC), Indigenous Services Canada (ISC), Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED), Intergovernmental Affairs Secretariat (IGA), National Capital Commission (NCC), Natural Resources Canada (NRCan), Pacific Economic Development Canada (PacifiCan), Prairies Economic Development Canada (PrairiesCan), Prime Minister's Office (PMO), Privy Council Office (PCO), Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC), Public Safety Canada (PS), Public Services and Procurement Canada (PSPC), Rural Economic Development (Minister’s Office), Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC), Women and Gender Equality (WAGE)

What they're lobbying on (1)
  • We engage with various elected and staff officials in the federal government on issues relevant to urban life, including the governance and financing of municipal governments. and specific federal funding and policies that affect urban life, including housing, mental health, economic development, small businesses, land use, infrastructure, urban planning and design, heritage, support for tourism and culture, immigration, skills development and employment, climate, and equity, the health of neighborhoods and downtowns as places. This has been particularly true during COVID.

Registration 948567-368932-20. Look it up in the official Registry

Reported meetings

Spreadsheet
  • Reported by Mary Rowe · In-house (organization)

    • Jeremie Emond · Director General, Public Services and Procurement Canada (PSPC)

    Housing

    Official report

  • Reported by Mary Rowe · In-house (organization)

    • Nancy Gardiner · President, Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario (FedDev)
    • Kelly Gillis · Deputy Minister, Infrastructure Canada (INFC)
    • Kasi McMicking · Associate Assistant Deputy Minister, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
    • Joelle Montminy · Senior Assistant Deputy Minister, Canadian Heritage (PCH)

    Economic Development

    Official report

  • Reported by Mary Rowe · In-house (organization)

    • Siobhan Harty · Assistant Deputy Minister, Public Services and Procurement Canada (PSPC)

    Government Procurement

    Official report

  • Reported by Mary Rowe · In-house (organization)

    • Joelle Montminy · Senior Assistant Deputy Minister, Canadian Heritage (PCH)

    Arts and Culture

    Official report

  • Reported by Mary Rowe · In-house (organization)

    • Arianne Reza · Deputy Minister, Public Services and Procurement Canada (PSPC)

    Housing

    Official report

  • Reported by Mary Rowe · In-house (organization)

    • Gerald Peets · Assistant Deputy Minister, Privy Council Office (PCO)

    Regional Development

    Official report

  • Reported by Mary Rowe · In-house (organization)

    • Isabelle Mondou · Deputy Minister, Canadian Heritage (PCH)

    Arts and Culture

    Official report

  • Reported by Mary Rowe · In-house (organization)

    • Jean Lamirande · Director General, Housing and Community Policy, Infrastructure Canada (INFC)

    Housing

    Official report

  • Reported by Mary Rowe · In-house (organization)

    • Nancy Gardiner · President, Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario (FedDev)

    Economic Development

    Official report

  • Reported by Mary Rowe · In-house (organization)

    • Kassandra McMicking · Associate Assistant Deputy Minister, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)

    Economic Development

    Official report

  • Reported by Mary Rowe · In-house (organization)

    • Gerald Peets · Assistant Deputy Minister, Infrastructure Canada (INFC)

    Infrastructure

    Official report

  • Reported by Mary Rowe · In-house (organization)

    • Micah Richardson · Deputy Director of Housing Policy, Infrastructure Canada (INFC)

    Infrastructure

    Official report

  • Reported by Mary Rowe · In-house (organization)

    • Nancy Gardiner · President, Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario (FedDev)

    Economic Development

    Official report

  • Reported by Mary Rowe · In-house (organization)

    • Simon Kennedy · Deputy Minister, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)

    Economic Development

    Official report

  • Reported by Mary Rowe · In-house (organization)

    • Nadine LeBlanc · Senior Vice President, Policy, Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC)

    Housing

    Official report

  • Reported by Mary Rowe · In-house (organization)

    • Christiane Fox · Deputy Clerk and Associate Sectretary to Cabinet, Privy Council Office (PCO)

    Economic Development

    Official report

  • Reported by Mary Rowe · In-house (organization)

    • Nancy Gardiner · President, Federal Economic Development Agency for Northern Ontario

    Economic Development

    Official report

  • Reported by Mary Rowe · In-house (organization)

    • Alex Corbeil · Chief of Staff, Canada Economic Development for Quebec Regions

    Economic Development

    Official report

  • Reported by Mary Rowe · In-house (organization)

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

    Economic Development

    Official report

  • Reported by Mary Rowe · In-house (organization)

    • Kelly Gillis · Deputy Minister, Infrastructure Canada (INFC)

    Infrastructure

    Official report

  • Reported by Mary Rowe · In-house (organization)

    • Jason Easton · Strategic Advisor, Prime Minister's Office (PMO)

    Economic Development

    Official report

  • Reported by Mary Rowe · In-house (organization)

    • Kendra Wilcox · Director of Policy & Stakeholder Relations, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
    • Zachary Nixon · Director of Operations, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)

    Economic Development

    Official report

  • Reported by Mary Rowe · In-house (organization)

    • Sean Mullin · Special Advisor, Prime Minister's Office (PMO)

    Economic Development

    Official report

  • Reported by Mary Rowe · In-house (organization)

    • Pascal Girard · Director General, North/Atlantic/Ontario, Infrastructure Canada (INFC)

    Infrastructure

    Official report

  • Reported by Mary Rowe · In-house (organization)

    • Sean Fraser · Minister of Housing, Infrastructure and Communities, Infrastructure Canada (INFC)

    Housing

    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.