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Lobbying by National Union of Public and General Employees: 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

National Union of Public and General Employees

Meetings this Parliament
5
With MPs
3
Since Nov 2021
36
Active registrations
1

Most recent reported meeting: Mar 30, 2026.

Registrations in effect

In-house (organization) In effect since Jun 11, 2026

Filed by Bert Blundon, President

Lobbyists

  • Andrew McNeill · National Representative Former public office holder

    Formerly Member's Assistant, Office of Joe Comartin, MP, House of Commons (2001–2001)

    Formerly Member's Assistant, Office of Peter Mancini, MP, House of Commons (1999–2000)

    Formerly Member's Assistant, Office of Michelle Dockrill, House of Commons (1998–1999)

    Formerly Member's Assistant, Office of Libby Davies, MP, House of Commons (1997–1998)

  • Anil Naidoo · National Representative Former public office holder

    Formerly Legislative Assistant, Office of Judy Wasylycia-Leis, House of Commons (2000–2001)

    Formerly Private, Calgary Highlanders, National Defence (1990–1991)

    Formerly Officer Cadet, HMCS Tecumseh, National Defence (1980–1981)

  • Bert Blundon · President
  • Jason MacLean · Secretary-Treasurer Former public office holder

    Formerly Reservist, Canadian Armed Force, Department of National Defence (1991–1993)

  • Jeanne d'Arc Umurungi · Director, Communications, Political Action and Campaigns
  • Nadia Ibrahim · National Representative

Institutions they may lobby: Accessibility Standards Canada, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC), Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada (CIRNAC), Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC), Finance Canada (FIN), Global Affairs Canada (GAC), Health Canada (HC), House of Commons, Housing, Infrastructure and Communities Canada (HICC), Indigenous Services Canada (ISC), Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED), Intergovernmental Affairs Secretariat (IGA), Public Safety Canada (PS), Senate of Canada, Women and Gender Equality (WAGE)

What they're lobbying on (45)
  • Changing the National Occupational Classification so that wildland firefighters are no longer excluded from the category of firefighter.
  • Foreign Affairs, with respect to votes at the United Nations on resolutions addressing slavery.
  • Regulation of artificial intelligence and it's use by the federal government and federal agencies.
  • Health, with respect to the health human resources and the need to address the shortage of workers in many fields.
  • Housing, with respect to affordable housing.
  • Aboriginal affairs, with respect to access to drinking water on First Nations.
  • Cell phone and internet service with respect to cost and service in rural and northern communities
  • Immigration, with respect to the Post Graduate Work Permit program
  • Employment and training with respect to the National Occupation Classification (NOC) system
  • Transfer payments for post-secondary education.
  • Support for Bill C-6: An Act to amend the Criminal Code (conversion therapy).
  • Proposed Disability Inclusion Action Plan
  • Post-secondary education, with respect to funding and financial issues for post-secondary institutions.
  • Labour rights, with respect to the right to strike and employment standards.
  • International Trade with respect to the Pandemic Treaty negotiations
  • International Trade, with respect to the proposed WTO Investment Facilitation Agreement.
  • Immigration with respect to program to give permanent residency for low-wage migrant workers.
  • Immigration, with respect to deportation of activist on rights of migrant workers.
  • Heath, with respect to the health and safety of workers in the health care system.
  • Health with respect to the World Health Organization Pandemic Treaty
  • Health care, with regard to the creation of a national pharmacare program.
  • Health care, with regarding to including long-term care in the Canada Health Act and increasing federal funding for health care to reflect that change.
  • Health, with respect to COVID-19 data.
  • Health, to support a National Suicide Prevention 988 helpline.
  • Foreign affairs, with respect to the military coup in Myanmar and impact on human rights, particularly of the Rohinga people, and what action Canada will be taking in response to the coup.
  • Foreign affairs, with respect to the detention of a Canadian permanent resident overseas.
  • Foreign Affairs, with respect to the conduct of Canadian corporations in other countries.
  • Foreign affairs, with respect to issues around requests for extradition.
  • Foreign Affairs, with respect to human rights in Iran.
  • Foreign affairs, with respect to arms sales.
  • Foreign affairs, with respect the Middle East.
  • Fisheries, with respect to transfer of licenses to foreign ownership or control.
  • Finance with respect to the federal budget including taxation measures, and funding for health care and social programs.
  • Finance, with respect to the designation of wildland firefighters as a public safety occupation under the Income Tax Act.
  • Environment, with respect to climate change.
  • Environment, with respect to Bill C-50, the Canadian Sustainable Jobs Act.
  • Employment Insurance, with respect to proposals for reforming the program.
  • Employment and Training, with respect to how federal funds for training are spent.
  • Child care, to encourage the introducing of a universal public child care system.
  • Canada Shipping Act amendments and impact on safety.
  • Bill C-321, An Act to amend the Criminal Code (assaults against persons who provide health services and first responders)
  • Agriculture, with respect to genetically modified food.
  • Accessibility Standards Canada with respect to CAN-ASC 3.1 Plain Language Public review draft.
  • Aboriginal affairs with respect to the ongoing situation on Wet’suwet’en territory.
  • Aboriginal affairs, with respect to the delays in implementing several of the 94 Calls to Action laid out by the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada.

Registration 952657-369012-37. Look it up in the official Registry

Reported meetings

Spreadsheet

  • Reported by Bert Blundon · In-house (organization)

    • Chris Rodgers · Director of Policy (Democratic Institutions), Intergovernmental Affairs Secretariat (IGA)

    BudgetClimateHealth

    Official report

  • Reported by Bert Blundon · In-house (organization)

    BudgetClimateHealth

    Official report

  • Reported by Bert Blundon · In-house (organization)

    • Andy Fillmore · Member of Parliament, House of Commons

    BudgetClimateHealth

    Official report

  • Reported by Bert Blundon · In-house (organization)

    BudgetClimateHealth

    Official report

  • Reported by Bert Blundon · In-house (organization)

    • Jagmeet Singh · Member of Parliament, House of Commons

    BudgetClimateHealth

    Official report

  • Reported by Bert Blundon · In-house (organization)

    • Seamus O'Regan · Minister of Labour, Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC)

    BudgetClimateHealth

    Official report

  • Reported by Bert Blundon · In-house (organization)

    • Steven Guilbeault · Minister of Environment and Climate Change, House of Commons

    BudgetClimateHealth

    Official report

  • Reported by Bert Blundon · In-house (organization)

    BudgetEducationEmployment and Training

    Official report

  • Reported by Bert Blundon · In-house (organization)

    • Stan Kutcher · Senator, Senate of Canada
    • Mary Coyle · Senator, Senate of Canada

    Environment

    Official report

  • Reported by Bert Blundon · In-house (organization)

    • Patricia Bovey · Senator, Senate of Canada

    Environment

    Official report

  • Reported by Bert Blundon · In-house (organization)

    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.