Client of a consultant lobbyist
Arctic Research Foundation
- Meetings this Parliament
- 24
- With MPs
- 11
- Since Nov 2021
- 98
- Active registrations
- 1
Most recent reported meeting: Aug 11, 2026.
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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Consultant In effect since May 6, 2026 Receives government funding
Consultant Tom Potter of Blackbird Strategies, Ltd.
Consultant lobbyists
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Tom Potter
Former public office holder
Formerly Legislative Assistant, Office of MP Annie Koutrakis, House of Commons (2020–2022)
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Tom Potter
Former public office holder
Formerly Legislative Assistant, Office of MP Annie Koutrakis, House of Commons (2020–2022)
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Tom Potter
Former public office holder
Formerly Legislative Assistant, Office of MP Annie Koutrakis, House of Commons (2020–2022)
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Tom Potter
Former public office holder
Formerly Legislative Assistant, Office of MP Annie Koutrakis, House of Commons (2020–2022)
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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)Hide details
- 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
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Reported by Tom Potter · Consultant
- Margaret Dawn Anderson · Senator, Senate of Canada
- Colin Deacon · Senator, Senate of Canada
- Patricia Bovey · Senator, Senate of Canada
Aboriginal AffairsEnvironmentResearch and DevelopmentScience and Technology
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Reported by Tom Potter · Consultant
- Colin Deacon · Senator, Senate of Canada
- Pat Duncan · Senator, Senate of Canada
- Dennis Glen Patterson · Senator, Senate of Canada
- Michelle Audette · Senator, Senate of Canada
Aboriginal AffairsEnvironmentResearch and DevelopmentScience and Technology
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Reported by Tom Potter · Consultant
- Dennis Glen Patterson · Senator, Senate of Canada
- Claudine Santos · Director of Parliamentary Affairs, Senate of Canada
Aboriginal AffairsResearch and DevelopmentScience and Technology
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Reported by Tom Potter · Consultant
- Dahlia James · Policy Advisor, Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada (CIRNAC)
Aboriginal AffairsClimateFisheriesResearch and Development
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Reported by Tom Potter · Consultant
- Gudie Hutchings · Minister of Rural Economic Development, Rural Economic Development (Minister’s Office)
- Javin Ames-Sinclair · Regional Advisor, West and North, Rural Economic Development (Minister’s Office)
Aboriginal AffairsResearch and DevelopmentScience and Technology
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Reported by Tom Potter · Consultant
- Sofia Vartsakis · Policy Advisor, Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO)
- Jonathan Robinson · Policy Advisor, Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO)
EnvironmentFisheriesResearch and Development
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Reported by Tom Potter · Consultant
- Colin Deacon · Senator, Senate of Canada
- David Dlab · Director of Parliamentary Affairs, Senate of Canada
- Benedicta Arthur · Parliamentary Reseacher, Senate of Canada
Aboriginal AffairsEnvironmentResearch and DevelopmentScience and Technology
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Reported by Tom Potter · Consultant
- Sofia Vartsakis · Policy Advisor, Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO)
Aboriginal AffairsEnvironmentFisheriesResearch and Development
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Reported by Tom Potter · Consultant
- Terry Duguid · Member of Parliament
- Mollie Anderson · Senior Communications Adviser, Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC)
Aboriginal AffairsClimateEnvironmentScience and Technology
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Reported by Tom Potter · Consultant
- Lori Idlout · Member of Parliament
Aboriginal AffairsClimateFisheriesScience and Technology
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Reported by Tom Potter · Consultant
- Jamie Schmale · Member of Parliament
- Bob Zimmer · Member of Parliament
- Gary Vidal · Member of Parliament, House of Commons
Aboriginal AffairsResearch and DevelopmentScience and Technology
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Reported by Tom Potter · Consultant
- Patrick Weiler · Member of Parliament
Aboriginal AffairsClimateFisheriesScience and Technology
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Reported by Tom Potter · Consultant
- Dennis Patterson · Senator, Senate of Canada
Aboriginal AffairsClimateEnvironmentFisheriesScience and Technology
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Reported by Tom Potter · Consultant
- Michael McLeod · Member of Parliament, House of Commons
Aboriginal AffairsClimateEnvironmentFisheriesScience and Technology
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Reported by Tom Potter · Consultant
- Brian Francis · Senator, Senate of Canada
Aboriginal AffairsEnvironmentResearch and Development
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Reported by Tom Potter · Consultant
- Michel Breton · Manager, Community Hydrography, Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO)
- Chris Hemmingway · Director, Marine Data Services and Licensing, Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO)
- Chris Marshall · Director, Hydrography, Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO)
- Geneviève Béchard · Director General, Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO)
EnvironmentResearch and DevelopmentScience and Technology
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Reported by Tom Potter · Consultant
- Rory Gilsenan · Director General, Natural Resources Canada (NRCan)
- Jennifer Throop · Senior Science Analyst, Natural Resources Canada (NRCan)
- Nicole Deschenes · Chief, Program Coordination and Outreach, Natural Resources Canada (NRCan)
Aboriginal AffairsEnvironmentResearch and DevelopmentScience and Technology
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Reported by Tom Potter · Consultant
- Sarah Kalhok · Director, Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada (CIRNAC)
- Colette Cibula · Board Secretary - Ministerial Liaison, Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada (CIRNAC)
- Yvonne Jones · Member of Parliament, House of Commons
- David Hik · Chief Scientist, Executive Director of Programs, Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada (CIRNAC)
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- Michael Walsh · Acting Director General, Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada (CIRNAC)
- Sierra Van der Meer · Acting Director General, Canadian Northern Economic Development Agency (CanNor)
- Wayne Walsh · Director General, Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada (CIRNAC)
- Carson Debert · Executive Assistant, Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada (CIRNAC)
- Michael Clarke · Issues and Appointments Manager, Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada (CIRNAC)
- Wahiba Rachedi · Team Leader and Policy Analyst, Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada (CIRNAC)
- Anna Bodnar · Executive Assistant, Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada (CIRNAC)
Aboriginal AffairsEnvironmentResearch and DevelopmentScience and Technology
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Reported by Tom Potter · Consultant
- Colin Deacon · Senator, Senate of Canada
Aboriginal AffairsResearch and DevelopmentScience and Technology
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Reported by Tom Potter · Consultant
- Filip Petrovic · Sr. Science Advisor, Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada (CIRNAC)
- Martin Tremblay · Sr. Science Advisor, Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada (CIRNAC)
Aboriginal AffairsClimateEnvironmentResearch and DevelopmentScience and Technology
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Reported by Tom Potter · Consultant
- Wayne Walsh · Director General, Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada (CIRNAC)
Aboriginal AffairsEnvironmentResearch and DevelopmentScience and Technology
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Reported by Tom Potter · Consultant
- Sierra van der Meer · A/Vice-President, Operations, Canadian Northern Economic Development Agency (CanNor)
Aboriginal AffairsResearch and DevelopmentScience and Technology
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Reported by Tom Potter · Consultant
- Dahlia James · Policy Advisor, Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada (CIRNAC)
- Anna Bodnar · Special Assistant, Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada (CIRNAC)
Aboriginal AffairsEnvironmentHealthResearch and DevelopmentScience and Technology
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.