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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

    • Margaret Dawn Anderson · Senator, Senate of Canada

    Aboriginal AffairsResearch and Development

    Official report

  • Reported by Tom Potter · Consultant

    • Mike Kelloway · Parliamentary Secretary, Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO)
    • Evan Sambasivam · Regional 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

    • Stanley Kutcher · Senator, Senate of Canada

    Aboriginal AffairsFisheriesResearch and DevelopmentScience and Technology

    Official report

  • Reported by Tom Potter · Consultant

    • Patti LaBoucane-Benson · Senator, Senate of Canada

    Aboriginal AffairsResearch and DevelopmentScience and Technology

    Official report

  • Reported by Tom Potter · Consultant

    Aboriginal AffairsResearch and DevelopmentScience and Technology

    Official report

  • Reported by Tom Potter · Consultant

    • Victor Oh · Senator, Senate of Canada

    Aboriginal AffairsAgricultureFisheriesResearch and DevelopmentScience and TechnologyTransportation

    Official report

  • Reported by Tom Potter · Consultant

    Aboriginal AffairsAgricultureFisheriesScience and TechnologyTransportation

    Official report

  • Reported by Tom Potter · Consultant

    • Gudie Hutchings · Minister, Rural Economic Development (Minister’s Office)
    • Molly Wilkins · Ontario Regional and Issues Advisor, Rural Economic Development (Minister’s Office)

    FisheriesResearch and DevelopmentScience and TechnologyTransportation

    Official report

  • Reported by Tom Potter · Consultant

    EnvironmentFisheriesResearch and DevelopmentScience and TechnologyTransportation

    Official report

  • Reported by Tom Potter · Consultant

    • Gerald Soroka · Member of Parliament, House of Commons

    FisheriesResearch and DevelopmentScience and Technology

    Official report

  • Reported by Tom Potter · Consultant

    • Evan Sambasivam · Regional Advisor, Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO)
    • Dylon Bissonnette · Senior Policy Advisor, 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)

    FisheriesScience and Technology

    Official report

  • Reported by Tom Potter · Consultant

    • Claudine Santos · Director of Parliamentary Affairs, Senate of Canada

    Aboriginal AffairsFisheriesResearch and DevelopmentScience and TechnologyTransportation

    Official report

  • Reported by Tom Potter · Consultant

    • Scott Naugler · Manager/Senior Policy Advisor, Transport Canada (TC)
    • Cassandra Lacombe · Policy Analyst, Transport Canada (TC)
    • Melanie Harnum · Senior Marine Safety Inspector, Transport Canada (TC)
    • Sean Rogers · Executive Director, Legislative, Regulatory & International Affairs, Transport Canada (TC)

    Aboriginal AffairsResearch and DevelopmentScience and TechnologyTransportation

    Official report

  • Reported by Tom Potter · Consultant

    • Tricia Mitchell · Regional Director, Science, Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO)
    • Lianne Postma · Division Manager, Arctic and Aquatic Research, Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO)
    • Laura Colombe · Manager, Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO)

    Aboriginal AffairsFisheriesResearch and DevelopmentScience and Technology

    Official report

  • Reported by Tom Potter · Consultant

    • Tricia Mitchell · Regional Director, Science, Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO)
    • Lianne Postma · Division Manager, Arctic and Aquatic Research, Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO)
    • Laura Colombe · Manager, Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO)

    EnvironmentFisheriesResearch and DevelopmentScience and Technology

    Official report

  • Reported by Tom Potter · Consultant

    • Ken Hardie · Member of Parliament, House of Commons

    FisheriesResearch and DevelopmentScience and Technology

    Official report

  • Reported by Tom Potter · Consultant

    Aboriginal AffairsResearch and DevelopmentScience and Technology

    Official report

  • Reported by Tom Potter · Consultant

    Aboriginal AffairsEnvironmentFisheriesScience and Technology

    Official report

  • Reported by Tom Potter · Consultant

    • Taylor Bachrach · Member of Parliament, House of Commons

    Aboriginal AffairsEnvironmentFisheriesScience and Technology

    Official report

  • Reported by Tom Potter · Consultant

    • Corinne Havard · Policy Advisor, National Defence (DND)

    Aboriginal AffairsEnvironmentResearch and DevelopmentScience and Technology

    Official report

  • Reported by Tom Potter · Consultant

    • Patricia Sibal · Policy Advisor, Transport Canada (TC)

    Aboriginal AffairsEmployment and TrainingEnvironmentScience and Technology

    Official report

  • Reported by Tom Potter · Consultant

    • Arun Thangaraj · Deputy Minister, Transport Canada (TC)

    Aboriginal AffairsEmployment and TrainingEnvironmentResearch and Development

    Official report

  • Reported by Tom Potter · Consultant

    • Michael McLeod · Member of Parliament, House of Commons

    Aboriginal AffairsEnvironmentScience and Technology

    Official report

  • Reported by Tom Potter · Consultant

    • Simon Smith · Acting Manager, Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada (CIRNAC)

    Aboriginal AffairsEnvironmentResearch 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.