Organization
Ach?v
- Meetings this Parliament
- 15
- With MPs
- 6
- Since Nov 2021
- 46
- Active registrations
- 1
Most recent reported meeting: Jul 7, 2026.
Lobbying by Ach?v: its registrations, its lobbyists, the bills it has named and every meeting it has reported with federal office holders since November 2021.
← LobbyingRegistrations in effect
In-house (organization) In effect since Jun 24, 2026 Receives government funding
Filed by Tonie Chaltas, Chief Executive Officer
Lobbyists
- Ayesha Bhika · Director, Career & Women’s Services
- Kristen Neagle · Director, Government Relations & Strategic Partnerships
- Marsha Parry-Folkes · Vice President, Program and Service Operations
- Moya MacKinnon · Senior Vice President, Strategic Partnerships and External Relations
- Tonie Chaltas · Chief Executive Officer
Institutions they may lobby: Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC), Finance Canada (FIN), House of Commons, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC), Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED), Justice Canada (JC), Prime Minister's Office (PMO), Senate of Canada, Treasury Board Of Canada Secretariat (TBS), Women and Gender Equality (WAGE)
What they're lobbying on (6)Hide details
- Advocating for programs and funding that support employment services and broader workforce development efforts, including upskilling, reskilling, career exploration, and support for businesses.
- Advocating for continued and/or increased funding for employment, language, youth, newcomer, and women's services.
- Immigration programing, with respect to advocating for government supports for newcomers to Canada, including settlement services, supports for foreign credential recognition, training/upskilling, pre-arrival services, language supports, and employment.
- Advocating for more government supports for youth, including youth programs that provide employment opportunities, training/upskilling, wrap around supports, community engagement, and mental health supports.
- Government investment with respect to innovations in language services applications.
- Amendments to existing government funded program contracts. This includes requests to increase, expand, or otherwise adjust government contracts for programs that Achev operates.
Registration 779529-373529-11. Look it up in the official Registry
Reported meetings
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Reported by Tonie Chaltas · In-house (organization)
- Adam Chambers · Member of Parliament
Employment and Training
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Reported by Tonie Chaltas · In-house (organization)
- Rick Perkins · Member of Parliament, House of Commons
Economic DevelopmentEmployment and TrainingSmall Business
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Reported by Tonie Chaltas · In-house (organization)
- Tom Kmiec · Member of Parliament
Employment and TrainingImmigration
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Reported by Tonie Chaltas · In-house (organization)
- Melissa Lantsman · Member of Parliament
Employment and TrainingImmigration
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Reported by Tonie Chaltas · In-house (organization)
- Anna Roberts · Member of Parliament
Employment and Training
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Reported by Tonie Chaltas · In-house (organization)
- Madeleine Wieler · Senior Regional Advisor, Ontario, Office of the Minister, Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC)
Employment and TrainingImmigration
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Reported by Tonie Chaltas · In-house (organization)
- Catherine Scott · Assistant deputy Minister, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC)
- Patricia Wilson · DG, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC)
- Christine Binne · Acting DG, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC)
- James Seyler · Director, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC)
Bilingualism/Official LanguagesImmigration
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Reported by Tonie Chaltas · In-house (organization)
- Madeleine Wieler · Senior Regional Advisor, Ontario, Office of the Minister, Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC)
Employment and TrainingImmigration
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Reported by Tonie Chaltas · In-house (organization)
- Patricia Wilson · Director General, Settlement Network, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC)
- Christine Binne · Senior Director, Settlement and Integration Policy, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC)
Employment and TrainingImmigration
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Reported by Tonie Chaltas · In-house (organization)
- Frances McRae · Deputy Minister, Women and Gender Equality (WAGE)
- Rhonda Fernandes · Director General, Youth and Skills Innovation Directorate, Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC)
- Julie Webster · Chief of Staff, Women and Gender Equality (WAGE)
BudgetEconomic DevelopmentEmployment and Training
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Reported by Tonie Chaltas · In-house (organization)
- Juan Sarmiento · Special Assistant, Ontario Desk, Office of the Minister, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC)
- Bryan Rourke · Director of Operations, Office of the Minister, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC)
BudgetImmigrationLabour
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Reported by Tonie Chaltas · In-house (organization)
- David Cashaback · Director General, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC)
- Diane Holden · Senior Assistant Director, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC)
- Stefany Cutuli · Manager, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC)
- Kelly Sims · Chief, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC)
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- Nana Tanaka · Assistant Director, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC)
Bilingualism/Official LanguagesImmigration
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Reported by Tonie Chaltas · In-house (organization)
- Nicholas Kang · Deputy Chief of Staff, Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC)
Employment and Training
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Reported by Tonie Chaltas · In-house (organization)
- Sonia Sidhu · Member of Parliament
Employment and Training
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Reported by Tonie Chaltas · In-house (organization)
- Christine Charbonneau · Director, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC)
- Stefany Cutuli · Manager, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC)
- Benjamin Walker · Manager, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC)
- Stephanie Hartill · Supervisor, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC)
Bilingualism/Official Languages
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Reported by Tonie Chaltas · In-house (organization)
- Catherine Scott · Assistant Deputy Minister, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC)
- David Cashaback · Director General, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC)
- Anna Sicoli · Director, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC)
Bilingualism/Official LanguagesEmployment and TrainingImmigration
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Reported by Tonie Chaltas · In-house (organization)
- Frances McRae · Deputy Minister, Women and Gender Equality (WAGE)
- Rhonda Fernandes · Director General, Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC)
- Julie Webster · Chief of Staff, Women and Gender Equality (WAGE)
- Ekaterina Stoica · Senior Advisor, Women and Gender Equality (WAGE)
BudgetEmployment and TrainingImmigration
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Reported by Tonie Chaltas · In-house (organization)
- Douglas Wong · Policy Advisor, Finance Canada (FIN)
BudgetEmployment and TrainingImmigration
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Reported by Tonie Chaltas · In-house (organization)
- Catherine Demers · Associate Assistant Deputy Minister, Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC)
- Rhonda Fernandes · Director General, Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC)
- Chris Bates · Director General, Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC)
BudgetEmployment and TrainingImmigration
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Reported by Tonie Chaltas · In-house (organization)
- Melissa Lantsman · Member of Parliament
Employment and TrainingImmigration
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Reported by Tonie Chaltas · In-house (organization)
- Omar Alghabra · Member of Parliament, House of Commons
- Miled Hill · Senior Policy Advisor, Transport Canada (TC)
BudgetEmployment and TrainingImmigration
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.