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.
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.
← LobbyingRegistrations 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)Hide details
- 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)
- Gudie Hutchings · Member of Parliament, Rural Economic Development (Minister’s Office)
Economic Development
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Reported by Mary Rowe · In-house (organization)
- Catherine Blewett · Deputy Minister, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
Economic Development
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Reported by Mary Rowe · In-house (organization)
- Catherine Blewett · Deputy Minister, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
Economic Development
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Reported by Mary Rowe · In-house (organization)
- Gudie Hutchings · Member of Parliament, Rural Economic Development (Minister’s Office)
Economic Development
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Reported by Mary Rowe · In-house (organization)
- Micah Richardson · Policy Advisor, Infrastructure Canada (INFC)
Housing
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Reported by Mary Rowe · In-house (organization)
- Nancy Gardiner · President, Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario (FedDev)
Economic Development
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Reported by Mary Rowe · In-house (organization)
- Gracen Johnson · Senior Specialist, Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC)
Housing
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Reported by Mary Rowe · In-house (organization)
- George Claydon · Principal Advisor, Infrastructure Canada (INFC)
Infrastructure
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Reported by Mary Rowe · In-house (organization)
- Romy Bowers · CEO/President, Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC)
Housing
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Reported by Mary Rowe · In-house (organization)
- Paul L'Arrivée · Manager, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
Economic Development
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Reported by Mary Rowe · In-house (organization)
- Kelly Gillis · Deputy Minister, Infrastructure Canada (INFC)
Infrastructure
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Reported by Mary Rowe · In-house (organization)
- Chris Tyrkalo · Senior Business Officer, Prairies Economic Development Canada (PrairiesCan)
Economic Development
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Reported by Mary Rowe · In-house (organization)
- Kelly Beaton · Director General, Canadian Heritage (PCH)
- Carolyn Warren · Director General, Canada Council for the Arts
Arts and Culture
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Reported by Mary Rowe · In-house (organization)
- Chris Tyrkalo · Senior Business Officer, Prairies Economic Development Canada (PrairiesCan)
Economic Development
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Reported by Mary Rowe · In-house (organization)
- Claire Seaborn · Chief of Staff, Natural Resources Canada (NRCan)
ClimateInfrastructure
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Reported by Mary Rowe · In-house (organization)
- Eleanor Hughes · Director of Policy, Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC)
- Kristjana Loptson · Senior Specialist, Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC)
- Tristram Harrison · Senior Manager, Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC)
- Michael Oram · Policy Analyst, Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC)
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- Katelyn Fontaine · Senior Manager, Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC)
- Nadine LeBlanc · Senior Vice-president, Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC)
Housing
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Reported by Mary Rowe · In-house (organization)
- Janet Goulding · Assistant Deputy Minister, Infrastructure Canada (INFC)
Infrastructure
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Reported by Mary Rowe · In-house (organization)
- Filomena Tassi · Minister responsible for the Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario, Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario (FedDev)
- Nancy Gardiner · President, Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario (FedDev)
Economic Development
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Reported by Mary Rowe · In-house (organization)
- Kelly Beaton · Director General, Canadian Heritage (PCH)
Arts and CultureEconomic Development
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Reported by Mary Rowe · In-house (organization)
- Eleanor Hughes · Director of Policy, Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC)
- Tristram Harrison · Senior Manager, Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC)
- Michael Oram · Policy Analyst, Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC)
- Kristjana Loptson · Senior Specialist, Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC)
Housing
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Reported by Mary Rowe · In-house (organization)
- Eleanor Hughes · Director of Policy, Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC)
- Nadine LeBlanc · Senior Vice-president, Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC)
- Michael Oram · Policy Analyst, Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC)
Housing
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Reported by Mary Rowe · In-house (organization)
- Debbie Stewart · Vice President, Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC)
- Maitee Moussa · Senior Administrative Assistant, Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC)
HousingMunicipalities
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Reported by Mary Rowe · In-house (organization)
- Kelly Gillis · Deputy Minister, Infrastructure Canada (INFC)
- Janet Goulding · Assistant Deputy Minister, Infrastructure Canada (INFC)
Housing
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Reported by Mary Rowe · In-house (organization)
- Eleanor Hughes · Policy Director, Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC)
- Nadine LeBlanc · Senior Vice-president, Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC)
- Michael Oram · Policy Analyst, Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC)
Housing
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Reported by Mary Rowe · In-house (organization)
- Valerie Landry · Partnerships Program Manager, Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC)
- Chris Skinner · Senior Director, Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC)
Infrastructure
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.