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Lobbying by Opaskwayak Cree Nation: 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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Opaskwayak Cree Nation

Meetings this Parliament
9
With MPs
0
Since Nov 2021
20
Active registrations
1

Most recent reported meeting: Apr 23, 2026.

Registrations in effect

Consultant In effect since Oct 20, 2026

Consultant Bill Schaper of Quinn Public Affairs Inc.

Consultant lobbyists

  • Bill Schaper Former public office holder

    Formerly Policy Advisor, Office of the Minister, Indian and Northern Affairs Canada (1999–2000)

    Formerly Legislative Assistant, MP for Kenora-Rainy River, House of Commons (1995–1999)

    Formerly Legislative Assistant, MP for Dartmouth, House of Commons (1993–1994)

  • Bill Schaper Former public office holder

    Formerly Policy Advisor, Office of the Minister, Indian and Northern Affairs Canada (1999–2000)

    Formerly Legislative Assistant, MP for Kenora-Rainy River, House of Commons (1995–1999)

    Formerly Legislative Assistant, MP for Dartmouth, House of Commons (1993–1994)

Institutions they may lobby: Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC), Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada (CIRNAC), Health Canada (HC), House of Commons, Housing, Infrastructure and Communities Canada (HICC), Indigenous Services Canada (ISC), Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED), Justice Canada (JC), Natural Resources Canada (NRCan), Prime Minister's Office (PMO), Public Safety Canada (PS), Senate of Canada, Transport Canada (TC)

What they're lobbying on (7)
  • Funding for design and construction of a new long-term care facility for seniors.
  • Restorative justice -- funding for a courthouse and administrative facility as well as programming related to the administration of justice within the community.
  • Financial assistance for the expansion of the community's health centre.
  • Financial assistance for the development of a transload facility on OCN land
  • Federal assistance with the purchase and development of an Indigenous eco-tourism business.
  • Development and funding of a land-based addictions and mental health treatment centre.
  • Amendments to Opaskwayak's 10-year grant under the New Fiscal Relationship framework.

Registration 778251-372862-9. Look it up in the official Registry

Reported meetings

Spreadsheet
  • Reported by Bill Schaper · Consultant

    • Jennifer Wheatley · Assistant Deputy Minister, Indigenous Services Canada (ISC)
    Development and funding of a land-based addictions and mental health treatment centre. Read more

    Financial assistance for the expansion of the community's health centre.

    Official report

  • Reported by Bill Schaper · Consultant

    • Alyth Roos · Special Assistant, Policy, Prime Minister's Office (PMO)
    • Rahima Mian · Regional Advisor, Prairies, Indigenous Services Canada (ISC)
    Financial assistance for the development of a transload facility on OCN land Read more

    Development and funding of a land-based addictions and mental health treatment centre.

    Financial assistance for the expansion of the community's health centre.

    Official report

  • Reported by Bill Schaper · Consultant

    • Raj Gill · Regional Advisor, West and North, Transport Canada (TC)
    • Jed Graham · Policy Advisor, Transport Canada (TC)
    Financial assistance for the development of a transload facility on OCN land

    Official report

  • Reported by Bill Schaper · Consultant

    • Keith Conn · Assistant Deputy Minister, Indigenous Services Canada (ISC)
    Financial assistance for the expansion of the community's health centre. Read more

    Financial assistance for the development of a transload facility on OCN land

    Official report

  • Reported by Bill Schaper · Consultant

    • Richard Davies · Regional Advisor, Prairies and North, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC)
    • Olwyn Parkinson · Policy and Regional Advisor, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC)
    Financial assistance for the development of a transload facility on OCN land

    Official report

  • Reported by Bill Schaper · Consultant

    • Mary Jane McCallum · Senator, Senate of Canada
    Financial assistance for the development of a transload facility on OCN land Read more

    Financial assistance for the expansion of the community's health centre.

    Development and funding of a land-based addictions and mental health treatment centre.

    Official report

  • Reported by Bill Schaper · Consultant

    • Keith Conn · Assistant Deputy Minister, Indigenous Services Canada (ISC)
    Development and funding of a land-based addictions and mental health treatment centre. Read more

    Expansion of the community's health centre.

    Official report

  • Reported by Bill Schaper · Consultant

    • Gina Wilson · Deputy Minister, Indigenous Services Canada (ISC)
    Development and funding of a land-based addictions and mental health treatment centre. Read more

    Expansion of the community's health centre.

    Official report

  • Reported by Bill Schaper · Consultant

    • Jennifer Wheatley · Assistant Deputy Minister, Indigenous Services Canada (ISC)
    • Keith Conn · Assistant Deputy Minister, Indigenous Services Canada (ISC)
    Development and funding of a land-based addictions and mental health treatment centre. Read more

    Expansion of the community's health centre.

    Official report

  • Reported by Bill Schaper · Consultant

    • Dawid Burzynski · Regional Advisor, Indigenous Services Canada (ISC)
    • Keith Conn · Assistant Deputy Minister, Indigenous Services Canada (ISC)
    Expansion of the community's health centre. Read more

    Development and funding of a land-based addictions and mental health treatment centre.

    Official report

  • Reported by Bill Schaper · Consultant

    Expansion of the community's health centre. Read more

    Development and funding of a land-based addictions and mental health treatment centre.

    Official report

  • Reported by Bill Schaper · Consultant

    Expansion of the community's health centre. Read more

    Development and funding of a land-based addictions and mental health treatment centre.

    Official report

  • Reported by Bill Schaper · Consultant

    • Niki Ashton · MP, House of Commons
    Development and funding of a land-based addictions and mental health treatment centre. Read more

    Expansion of the community's health centre.

    Official report

  • Reported by Bill Schaper · Consultant

    • Ben Chin · Senior Advisor, Prime Minister's Office (PMO)
    • Deliah Bernard · Indigenous Affairs and Policy Advisor, Prime Minister's Office (PMO)

    Aboriginal AffairsHealth

    Official report

  • Reported by Bill Schaper · Consultant

    • Gina Wilson · Deputy Minister, Indigenous Services Canada (ISC)
    • Joanne Wilkinson · Sr. Assistant Deputy Minister, Indigenous Services Canada (ISC)
    • Danielle White · Assistant Deputy Minister, Indigenous Services Canada (ISC)

    Aboriginal Affairs

    Official report

  • Reported by Bill Schaper · Consultant

    • NIki Ashton · MP, House of Commons

    Aboriginal Affairs

    Official report

  • Reported by Bill Schaper · Consultant

    • Keith Conn · Assistant Deputy Minister, Indigenous Services Canada (ISC)

    Aboriginal Affairs

    Official report

  • Reported by Bill Schaper · Consultant

    • Alyssa Schatz · Policy Advisor, Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada (CIRNAC)

    Aboriginal Affairs

    Official report

  • Reported by Bill Schaper · Consultant

    Aboriginal Affairs

    Official report

  • Reported by Bill Schaper · Consultant

    • Griffin Marsh · Director of Policy, Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada (CIRNAC)

    Aboriginal Affairs

    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.