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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.

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

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

    • Nancy Gardiner · President, Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario (FedDev)
    • Kayla Monteiro · Director General, Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario (FedDev)
    • Filomena Tassi · Minister responsible for the Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario, Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario (FedDev)
    • Paul Chiang · Parliamentary Secretary, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC)

    Economic Development

    Official report

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

    • Valerie Labelle · Policy Analyst, Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC)
    • Lissa Appiah · Manager, Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC)
    • Mercedes Morin · Director, Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC)

    Regional Development

    Official report

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

    • Tushara Williams · Deputy Minister, Privy Council Office (PCO)
    • Kelly Gillis · Deputy Minister, Infrastructure Canada (INFC)

    Constitutional Issues

    Official report

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

    • Kayla Monteiro · Senior Policy Advisor, Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario (FedDev)

    Economic Development

    Official report

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

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

    Economic Development

    Official report

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

    • Jennifer Kuss · Chief of Staff to the Minister, Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario (FedDev)

    Economic Development

    Official report

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

    • Filomena Tassi · Minister, Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario (FedDev)

    Economic Development

    Official report

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

    • Madona Radi · Director General, Canadian Heritage (PCH)

    Arts and Culture

    Official report

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

    • Erin Lynch · Assistant Deputy Minister, Infrastructure Canada (INFC)

    Infrastructure

    Official report

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

    Small Business

    Official report

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

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

    Infrastructure

    Official report

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

    • Tushara Williams · Deputy Minister, Privy Council Office (PCO)

    Budget

    Official report

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

    • Amanda Sobchak · Director, Infrastructure Canada (INFC)
    • Christiane Bertrand · Senior Manager, Program Delivery, Infrastructure Canada (INFC)
    • Andrew Cole · Manager, Infrastructure Canada (INFC)
    • Jean Lamirande · Director General, Infrastructure Canada (INFC)
    and 1 more
    • Rebecca Bornemann · Manager, Infrastructure Canada (INFC)

    Infrastructure

    Official report

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

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

    Infrastructure

    Official report

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

    • Kelly Gillis · Deputy Minister, Infrastructure Canada (INFC)
    • Janet Goulding · Assistant Deputy Minister, Infrastructure Canada (INFC)
    • Romy Bowers · CEO/President, Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC)
    • Isabelle Mondou · Deputy Minister, Canadian Heritage (PCH)
    and 7 more
    • Candice St-Aubin · Senior Assistant Deputy Minister, Indigenous Services Canada (ISC)
    • Nancy Hamzawi · Executive Vice President, Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC)
    • Trevor Bhupsingh · Assistant Deputy Minister, Public Safety Canada (PS)
    • Frances McRae · Deputy Minister, Women and Gender Equality (WAGE)
    • Stephanie Priest · Executive Director, Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC)
    • Karen Hall · Senior Director, Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC)
    • Eric Belair · Associate Assistant Deputy Minister, Health Canada (HC)

    Arts and CultureEconomic DevelopmentEmployment and TrainingHealthHousingInfrastructureMunicipalities

    Official report

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

    • Erin Cimino · Director General, Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario (FedDev)

    Economic Development

    Official report

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

    • Jason Easton · Chief of Staff, Global Affairs Canada (GAC)

    Economic Development

    Official report

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

    • Kelly Beaton · Director General, Canadian Heritage (PCH)

    Arts and Culture

    Official report

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

    • Marc-Andre Mineau · Director, Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario (FedDev)

    Economic Development

    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)

    • Romy Bowers · CEO/President, Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC)

    Housing

    Official report

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

    • Kelly Gillis · Deputy Minister, Infrastructure Canada (INFC)
    • Gerard Peets · Assistant Deputy Minister, Infrastructure Canada (INFC)
    • Janet Goulding · Assistant Deputy Minister, Infrastructure Canada (INFC)

    Housing

    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)

    • Catherine Blewett · Deputy Minister, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)

    Economic Development

    Official report

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

    • Gudie Hutchings · Member of Parliament, Rural Economic Development (Minister’s Office)

    Economic Development

    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.