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Lobbying by Windmill Microlending: 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

Windmill Microlending

Meetings this Parliament
0
With MPs
0
Since Nov 2021
13
Active registrations
1

Most recent reported meeting: Nov 27, 2024.

Registrations in effect

In-house (organization) In effect since Sep 9, 2026 Receives government funding

Filed by Sharon Castelino, Chief Executive Officer

Lobbyists

  • Samuel Ndayishimye · National Director, Stakeholder Relations and Quebec

Institutions they may lobby: Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC), Finance Canada (FIN), Health Canada (HC), House of Commons, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC), Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED), Prairies Economic Development Canada (PrairiesCan), Prime Minister's Office (PMO), Privy Council Office (PCO), Senate of Canada, Treasury Board Of Canada Secretariat (TBS)

What they're lobbying on (1)
  • Raise awareness with elected and departmental officials about the work that Windmill is doing to support skilled immigrants, newcomers and refugees achieve their re-accreditation and find employment in these files (medical, engineering, etc.) Discuss what we can all do to facilitate labour market integration and economic integration for these highly skilled immigrants and explore opportunities for new program and additional federal funding. Also, explore opportunities for federal referral partnership, i.e., Foreign Credential Recognition offices, ESDC, Health Canada, IRCC.

Registration 966716-370490-10. Look it up in the official Registry

Reported meetings

Spreadsheet
  • Reported by Claudia Hepburn · In-house (organization)

    Raise awareness with elected and departmental officials about the work that Windmill is doing to support immigrants, newcomers and refugees. Discuss what we can all do to facilitate labour market integration for skilled immigrants and explore opportunities for new program and additional federal funding. Also, explore opportunities for federal referral partnership. Read more

    Official report

  • Reported by Claudia Hepburn · In-house (organization)

    Raise awareness with elected and departmental officials about the work that Windmill is doing to support immigrants, newcomers and refugees. Discuss what we can all do to facilitate labour market integration for skilled immigrants and explore opportunities for new program and additional federal funding. Also, explore opportunities for federal referral partnership. Read more

    Official report

  • Reported by Claudia Hepburn · In-house (organization)

    • Andrew Bevan · Chief of Staff, Finance Canada (FIN)

    Economic DevelopmentEmployment and TrainingImmigrationLabour

    Official report

  • Reported by Claudia Hepburn · In-house (organization)

    Economic DevelopmentEmployment and TrainingImmigrationLabour

    Official report

  • Reported by Claudia Hepburn · In-house (organization)

    Economic DevelopmentEmployment and TrainingImmigrationLabour

    Official report

  • Reported by Claudia Hepburn · In-house (organization)

    • Tom Kmiec · Member of Parliament
    • Youmy Han · Deputy Chief of Staff, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC)
    • Lydia Mackay Swiatkowska · Policy Advisor, Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC)

    BudgetEconomic DevelopmentEmployment and TrainingImmigrationLabour

    Official report

  • Reported by Claudia Hepburn · In-house (organization)

    • Scott Harris · Associate Deputy Minister, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC)
    • George Chahal · Member of Parliament, House of Commons
    • Udita Samuel · Ontario Regional Advisor, Prime Minister's Office (PMO)

    BudgetEconomic DevelopmentEmployment and TrainingImmigrationLabour

    Official report

  • Reported by Claudia Hepburn · In-house (organization)

    • Brad Redekopp · Member of Parliament
    • Elie Kallab · Policy and Stakeholder advisor, Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario (FedDev)
    • Alison McDermott · Associate Deputy Minister, Finance Canada (FIN)
    • Alexander Craney · Senior Policy Advisor, Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC)
    and 1 more
    • Daniel Blaikie · Member of Parliament, House of Commons

    BudgetEconomic DevelopmentEmployment and TrainingImmigrationLabour

    Official report

  • Reported by Claudia Hepburn · In-house (organization)

    • Savannah DeWolfe · Director of Policy and Legal Affairs, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC)
    • Matthew Paisley · Senior Policy Advisor, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC)
    • Sebastian Clarke · Senior Policy Advisor, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC)

    Employment and TrainingImmigrationLabour

    Official report

  • Reported by Claudia Hepburn · In-house (organization)

    • Sean Fraser · Minister of Immigration, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC)
    • Matthew Paisley · Senior Policy Advisor, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC)

    Employment and TrainingImmigrationLabour

    Official report

  • Reported by Claudia Hepburn · In-house (organization)

    • Sebastian Clarke · Senior Policy Advisor, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC)
    • Matthew Pailsley · Policy Advisor, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC)

    ImmigrationLabour

    Official report

  • Reported by Claudia Hepburn · In-house (organization)

    • Chandra Arya · Member of Parliament, House of Commons

    Employment and TrainingImmigrationLabour

    Official report

  • Reported by Claudia Hepburn · In-house (organization)

    Employment and TrainingImmigrationLabour

    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.