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Lobbying by Arctic Research Foundation: 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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Arctic Research Foundation

Meetings this Parliament
24
With MPs
11
Since Nov 2021
98
Active registrations
1

Most recent reported meeting: Aug 11, 2026.

Registrations in effect

Consultant In effect since May 6, 2026 Receives government funding

Consultant Tom Potter of Blackbird Strategies, Ltd.

Consultant lobbyists

  • Tom Potter Former public office holder

    Formerly Legislative Assistant, Office of MP Annie Koutrakis, House of Commons (2020–2022)

  • Tom Potter Former public office holder

    Formerly Legislative Assistant, Office of MP Annie Koutrakis, House of Commons (2020–2022)

  • Tom Potter Former public office holder

    Formerly Legislative Assistant, Office of MP Annie Koutrakis, House of Commons (2020–2022)

  • Tom Potter Former public office holder

    Formerly Legislative Assistant, Office of MP Annie Koutrakis, House of Commons (2020–2022)

  • Tom Potter Former public office holder

    Formerly Legislative Assistant, Office of MP Annie Koutrakis, House of Commons (2020–2022)

Institutions they may lobby: Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC), Canadian Northern Economic Development Agency (CanNor), Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada (CIRNAC), Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC), Finance Canada (FIN), Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO), Global Affairs Canada (GAC), Health Canada (HC), House of Commons, Indigenous Services Canada (ISC), Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED), National Defence (DND), Natural Resources Canada (NRCan), Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC), Prime Minister's Office (PMO), Privy Council Office (PCO), Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC), Rural Economic Development (Minister’s Office), Senate of Canada, Transport Canada (TC)

What they're lobbying on (5)
  • Meeting with public office holders to raise awareness and seek input on the Arctic Research Foundation’s Arctic National Strategy.
  • Discussing federal skills training and apprenticeship support programming, and the steps that can be taken to better enable training opportunities in Inuit and Northern communities.
  • Seeking funding to support ARF vessel procurement, operational costs and subsidized vessel time for research organizations and Indigenous communities.
  • Discussing the need for increased investments in Indigenous led environmental conservation and Northern scientific research initiatives.
  • Meeting with public office holders to raise awareness of the Arctic Research Foundation and its work to advance the scientific research, environmental conservation, and infrastructure development priorities of Inuit and Northern communities

Registration 951796-372196-13. Look it up in the official Registry

Reported meetings

Spreadsheet

  • Reported by Tom Potter · Consultant

    • Mardi Gullage · Senior Policy Analyst, Canada's Marine Planning Atlas, Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO)
    Speaking to and meeting with Designated Public Office Holders to discuss the Arctic Research Foundation to create awareness about the Foundation and of the necessity to include scientific research in the Arctic, the need for broadband, and Arctic data management in government priorities. Read more

    Official report

  • Reported by Tom Potter · Consultant

    Speaking to and meeting with Designated Public Office Holders to discuss the need for increased investments in Indigenous led environmental conservation and scientific research initiatives. Read more

    Official report

  • Reported by Tom Potter · Consultant

    Speaking to and meeting with Designated Public Office Holders to discuss the Arctic Research Foundation to create awareness about the Foundation and of the necessity to include scientific research in the Arctic, the need for broadband, and Arctic data management in government priorities. Read more

    Speaking to and meeting with Designated Public Office Holders to discuss the need for increased investments in Indigenous led environmental conservation and scientific research initiatives.

    Speaking to public office holders about seeking funding to support ARF operational costs and subsidized vessel time for research organizations and Indigenous communities.

    Official report

  • Reported by Tom Potter · Consultant

    • Samantha Hogg · Policy Analys, Northern and Polar Relations, Global Affairs Canada (GAC)
    Speaking to and meeting with Designated Public Office Holders to discuss the Arctic Research Foundation to create awareness about the Foundation and of the necessity to include scientific research in the Arctic, the need for broadband, and Arctic data management in government priorities. Read more

    Official report

  • Reported by Tom Potter · Consultant

    • Jed Graham · Policy Advisor, Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada (CIRNAC)
    Speaking to public office holders about seeking funding to support ARF operational costs and subsidized vessel time for research organizations and Indigenous communities. Read more

    Official report

  • Reported by Tom Potter · Consultant

    • Lisa Marie Barron · Member of Parliament, House of Commons
    Speaking to and meeting with Designated Public Office Holders to discuss the Arctic Research Foundation to create awareness about the Foundation and of the necessity to include scientific research in the Arctic, the need for broadband, and Arctic data management in government priorities. Read more

    Speaking to and meeting with Designated Public Office Holders to discuss the need for increased investments in Indigenous led environmental conservation and scientific research initiatives.

    Speaking to public office holders about seeking funding to support ARF operational costs and subsidized vessel time for research organizations and Indigenous communities.

    Official report

  • Reported by Tom Potter · Consultant

    Speaking to and meeting with Designated Public Office Holders to discuss the need for increased investments in Indigenous led environmental conservation and scientific research initiatives. Read more

    Speaking to and meeting with Designated Public Office Holders to discuss the Arctic Research Foundation to create awareness about the Foundation and of the necessity to include scientific research in the Arctic, the need for broadband, and Arctic data management in government priorities.

    Speaking to public office holders about seeking funding to support ARF operational costs and subsidized vessel time for research organizations and Indigenous communities.

    Official report

  • Reported by Tom Potter · Consultant

    • Dan Vandal · Minister of Northern Affairs, Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada (CIRNAC)
    • Anna Bodnar · Policy Advisor, Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada (CIRNAC)
    • Rob Wright · Associate Deputy Minister, Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada (CIRNAC)
    Speaking to and meeting with Designated Public Office Holders to discuss the Arctic Research Foundation to create awareness about the Foundation and of the necessity to include scientific research in the Arctic, the need for broadband, and Arctic data management in government priorities. Read more

    Speaking to public office holders about seeking funding to support ARF operational costs and subsidized vessel time for research organizations and Indigenous communities.

    Speaking to and meeting with Designated Public Office Holders to discuss the need for increased investments in Indigenous led environmental conservation and scientific research initiatives.

    Official report

  • Reported by Tom Potter · Consultant

    • Kaylie Stathopulos · Senior Policy, Prairies, and Northern Advisor, Natural Resources Canada (NRCan)
    Speaking to and meeting with Designated Public Office Holders to discuss the need for increased investments in Indigenous led environmental conservation and scientific research initiatives. Read more

    Official report

  • Reported by Tom Potter · Consultant

    • Joe Justus · Director, Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO)
    • Jason Stow · Section Head, Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO)
    Speaking to public office holders about seeking funding to support ARF operational costs and subsidized vessel time for research organizations and Indigenous communities. Read more

    Speaking to and meeting with Designated Public Office Holders to discuss the need for increased investments in Indigenous led environmental conservation and scientific research initiatives.

    Official report

  • Reported by Tom Potter · Consultant

    • Alex Gagne · Regional Advisor, Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO)
    Speaking to and meeting with Designated Public Office Holders to discuss the need for increased investments in Indigenous led environmental conservation and scientific research initiatives. Read more

    Speaking to public office holders about seeking funding to support ARF operational costs and subsidized vessel time for research organizations and Indigenous communities.

    Official report

  • Reported by Tom Potter · Consultant

    • Joshua Lindner · Senior Regional Advisor, Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO)

    EnvironmentFisheriesScience and Technology

    Official report

  • Reported by Tom Potter · Consultant

    • Joe Justus · Director of Science, Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO)
    • Chantelle Sawatzky · Manager of Fisheries Science Division, Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO)
    • Jason Stow · Section Head, Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO)

    EnvironmentFisheriesScience and Technology

    Official report

  • Reported by Tom Potter · Consultant

    • David Hazen · Director General R&D Programme, National Defence (DND)
    • Vincent Myers · Scientist, National Defence (DND)
    • David Tremblay · Senior Coordinator and Program Manager, ConDi PMO, National Defence (DND)
    • Yaw Asiedu · Program Manager, System Integration Analysis, National Defence (DND)

    Aboriginal AffairsEnvironmentScience and Technology

    Official report

  • Reported by Tom Potter · Consultant

    Aboriginal AffairsEnvironmentFisheriesScience and Technology

    Official report

  • Reported by Tom Potter · Consultant

    • Alejandro Adem · President, Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC)
    • Marc Fortin · Vice President, Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC)

    Aboriginal AffairsScience and Technology

    Official report

  • Reported by Tom Potter · Consultant

    • Arran McPherson · Assistant Deputy Minister, Ecosystems and Oceans Science, Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO)
    • Joe Justus · Director of Science, Arctic Region, Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO)

    FisheriesScience and Technology

    Official report

  • Reported by Tom Potter · Consultant

    • Arran McPherson · Assistant Deputy Minister, Ecosystems and Oceans Science, Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO)

    FisheriesResearch and DevelopmentScience and Technology

    Official report

  • Reported by Tom Potter · Consultant

    • Evan Sambasivam · Regional Advisor, Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO)

    FisheriesResearch and Development

    Official report

  • Reported by Tom Potter · Consultant

    • Ryan Turnbull · Parliamentary Secretary, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
    • Sarah MacDonald · Special Assistant (Parliamentary Affairs and Assistant to the Parliamentary Secretary), Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)

    AgricultureScience and Technology

    Official report

  • Reported by Tom Potter · Consultant

    • Pat Duncan · Senator, Senate of Canada

    Research and DevelopmentScience and Technology

    Official report

  • Reported by Tom Potter · Consultant

    • Jordan Stein · Regional Advisor for Pacific, Prairies, North & Atlantic, Transport Canada (TC)

    Transportation

    Official report

  • Reported by Tom Potter · Consultant

    • Evan Sambasivam · Regional Advisor, Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO)
    • Dylan Bissonnette · Policy Advisor, Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO)
    • Daniel Jennings · Special Assistant Parliamentary Affairs and Parliamentary Secretary Assistant, Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO)

    FisheriesResearch and DevelopmentScience and Technology

    Official report

  • Reported by Tom Potter · Consultant

    • Gwendolyn Culver · Senior Advisor (Parliamentary Affairs), National Defence (DND)

    Research and DevelopmentScience and TechnologyTransportation

    Official report

  • Reported by Tom Potter · Consultant

    • Marty Deacon · Senator, Senate of Canada

    Aboriginal AffairsResearch and 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.