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Lobbying by WoodGreen Community Services: 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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Organization

WoodGreen Community Services

Meetings this Parliament
27
With MPs
16
Since Nov 2021
35
Active registrations
1

Most recent reported meeting: Oct 30, 2026.

Registrations in effect

In-house (organization) In effect since Oct 20, 2026 Receives government funding

Filed by Anne Babcock, President and CEO

Lobbyists

  • Anne Babcock · President and CEO
  • Ansley Dawson · Senior Manager, Service Integration, Research & Partnerships
  • Chris Bouchard · Vice President of Youth Services
  • Dorothy Quon · Vice President, Community Care (Seniors and Health Services)
  • Eric Mariglia · Senior Director of Public Affairs
  • Irina Sytcheva · Director of Mental Health Addictions and Developmental Services
  • Kayla Han · Assistant Manager of Government Relations and Policy
  • Laura Whyte · Director of Assisted Living and Senior Wellness
  • Maxine Brown · Director of Youth Programs and Supports
  • Randall Freeborn · Senior Vice President, People & Strategic Initiatives
  • Shadrack Mwarigha · Vice President, Housing Growth, Dev & Asset Sustainability
  • Sonya Goldman · Senior Director of Employment & Skill Development
  • Steve Vanderherberg · Vice President of Community Programs

Institutions they may lobby: Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC), Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC), House of Commons, Housing, Infrastructure and Communities Canada (HICC), Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC), Prime Minister's Office (PMO), Senate of Canada, Women and Gender Equality (WAGE)

What they're lobbying on (7)
  • Advocate for a new Home and Community Care, and Mental Health and Addictions Services bilateral agreement.
  • Continue to fund the Community Volunteer Income Tax Program (CVITP) Grant which support locals tax clinics.
  • Continued support for the Resilient Futures project. This is funding towards proven, free, high-quality financial empowerment services, such as tax filing, benefits access assistance, and financial coaching and counselling across Canada.
  • Have Build Canada Homes (BCH) support non-profit sector housing with clear targets. Advocate the Frequent Builder Status through CMHC carry over to BCH.
  • Lobbying for the withdraw of Bill C-2 Strong Borders Act and Bill C-12 - An Act respecting certain measures relating to the security of Canada’s borders and the integrity of the Canadian immigration system and respecting other related security measures.
  • Advocating for newcomer services funding - funding for local immigration partnerhships.
  • Advocating for the re-instatment of the Skills for Success Program, which played a crucial role in addressing critical skills gaps for vulnerable Canadians seeking employment.

Registration 959752-380074-12. Look it up in the official Registry

Reported meetings

Spreadsheet

  • Reported by Anne Babcock · In-house (organization)

    C-2

    WoodGreen will be advocating for an extension and further investment into the Affordable Housing Fund (AHF). Increase funding and grant ratios for the Affordable Housing Fund. Advocating for the federal government to create a standardized hybrid financing pathway for partnership projects between non-profits and private housing developers. A hybrid financing pathway would provide an official process for partnership-based projects where grants and loans could be co-stacked. Advocate that AHF remains under CMHC and Build Canada Homes (BCH) operate as a special operating agency. Read more

    Advocating for newcomer services funding - funding for local immigration partnerhships. Lobbying for changes to proposed Bill C-2 Strong Borders Act.

    Official report

  • Reported by Anne Babcock · In-house (organization)

    C-2

    Advocating for newcomer services funding - funding for local immigration partnerhships. Lobbying for changes to proposed Bill C-2 Strong Borders Act. Read more

    WoodGreen will be advocating for an extension and further investment into the Affordable Housing Fund (AHF). Increase funding and grant ratios for the Affordable Housing Fund. Advocating for the federal government to create a standardized hybrid financing pathway for partnership projects between non-profits and private housing developers. A hybrid financing pathway would provide an official process for partnership-based projects where grants and loans could be co-stacked. Advocate that AHF remains under CMHC and Build Canada Homes (BCH) operate as a special operating agency.

    Official report

  • Reported by Anne Babcock · In-house (organization)

    Advocating for newcomer services funding - funding for local immigration partnerhships.

    Official report

  • Reported by Anne Babcock · In-house (organization)

    • Nathaniel Erskine-Smith · Minister of Housing, Infrastructure and Communities, Housing, Infrastructure and Communities Canada (HICC)
    WoodGreen will be advocating for an extension of the Affordable Housing Fund until 2035 and increase funding and grant ratios for the Affordable Housing Fund. Advocating for the federal government to create a standardized hybrid financing pathway for partnership projects between non-profits and private housing developers. A hybrid financing pathway would provide an official process for partnership-based projects where grants and loans could be co-stacked from the Apartment Construction Loan Program (ACLP) and the Affordable Housing Fund. Read more

    Official report

  • Reported by Anne Babcock · In-house (organization)

    and 2 more
    Advocating for newcomer services funding - funding for local immigration partnerhships.

    Official report

  • Reported by Anne Babcock · In-house (organization)

    • Anna Roberts · MP MP, King—Vaughan, Conservative Critic for Seniors
    WoodGreen will be advocating for an extension of the Affordable Housing Fund until 2035 and increase funding and grant ratios for the Affordable Housing Fund. Advocating for the federal government to create a standardized hybrid financing pathway for partnership projects between non-profits and private housing developers. A hybrid financing pathway would provide an official process for partnership-based projects where grants and loans could be co-stacked from the Apartment Construction Loan Program (ACLP) and the Affordable Housing Fund. Read more

    Official report

  • Reported by Anne Babcock · In-house (organization)

    Advocating for newcomer services funding - funding for local immigration partnerhships.

    Official report

  • Reported by Anne Babcock · In-house (organization)

    • Don Stewart · MP Toronto-St. Pauls, House of Commons
    WoodGreen will be advocating for an extension of the Affordable Housing Fund until 2035 and increase funding and grant ratios for the Affordable Housing Fund. Advocating for the federal government to create a standardized hybrid financing pathway for partnership projects between non-profits and private housing developers. A hybrid financing pathway would provide an official process for partnership-based projects where grants and loans could be co-stacked from the Apartment Construction Loan Program (ACLP) and the Affordable Housing Fund. Read more

    Official report

  • Reported by Anne Babcock · In-house (organization)

    Advocating for newcomer services funding - funding for local immigration partnerhships.

    Official report

  • Reported by Anne Babcock · In-house (organization)

    • Anna Roberts · MP MP, King—Vaughan, Conservative Critic for Seniors
    WoodGreen will be advocating for an extension of the Affordable Housing Fund until 2035 and increase funding and grant ratios for the Affordable Housing Fund. Advocating for the federal government to create a standardized hybrid financing pathway for partnership projects between non-profits and private housing developers. A hybrid financing pathway would provide an official process for partnership-based projects where grants and loans could be co-stacked from the Apartment Construction Loan Program (ACLP) and the Affordable Housing Fund. Read more

    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.