Organization
Canadian Association of Midwives
- Meetings this Parliament
- 6
- With MPs
- 1
- Since Nov 2021
- 6
- Active registrations
- 1
Most recent reported meeting: Dec 18, 2025.
Lobbying by Canadian Association of Midwives: 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 Dec 31, 2025 Receives government funding
Filed by Tonia Occhionero, Executive Director
Lobbyists
- Tonia Occhionero · Executive Director
Institutions they may lobby: Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC), Health Canada (HC), House of Commons
What they're lobbying on (7)Hide details
- Employment and Social Development Canada - Inclusion of midwives in Canada Student Loan Forgiveness Program and policy and funding support for better integration midwives in Canada's health workforce.
- Global Affairs Canada - advocate for program funding to strengthen sexual and reproductive health and rights and midwifery globally.
- Finance Department - budget submissions to support policy and funding for midwifery and Indigenous midwifery.
- Public Health Agency of Canada - funding to support the role of midwives in the administration of vaccinations and to support the role of midwives in recognizing and responding to gender based violence.
- Indigenous Services Canada - support work of the National Council of Indigenous Midwives (NCIM) regarding policy and programming to grow and sustain Indigenous midwifery (services and education pathways).
- Health Canada - Ministry of Health - meetings to address policy issues affecting midwifery and access to midwifery services in Canada.
- Health Canada - Sexual & Reproductive Health Branch - request for program funding that supports access to sexual, reproductive health and midwifery for people in Canada.
Registration 960765-381902-4. Look it up in the official Registry
Reported meetings
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Reported by Tonia Occhionero · In-house (organization)
- Valerie Litalien · Policy analyst, Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC)
Employment and Social Development Canada - Inclusion of midwives in Canada Student Loan Forgiveness Program and policy and funding support for better integration midwives in Canada's health workforce. Read more
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Reported by Tonia Occhionero · In-house (organization)
- Erin Hetherington · Director, Policy, Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC)
Employment and Social Development Canada - Inclusion of midwives in Canada Student Loan Forgiveness Program and policy and funding support for better integration midwives in Canada's health workforce. Read more
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Reported by Tonia Occhionero · In-house (organization)
- Mona Fortier · Member of Parliament
Health Canada - Sexual & Reproductive Health Branch - request for program funding that supports access to sexual, reproductive health and midwifery for people in Canada. Read more
Health Canada - Ministry of Health - meetings to address policy issues affecting midwifery and access to midwifery services in Canada.
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Reported by Tonia Occhionero · In-house (organization)
- Peggy Ainslie · A/Director General, Health Canada (HC)
- Elizabeth Anderson · Senior Policy Analyst, Health Canada (HC)
Health Canada - Ministry of Health - meetings to address policy issues affecting midwifery and access to midwifery services in Canada. Read more
Health Canada - Sexual & Reproductive Health Branch - request for program funding that supports access to sexual, reproductive health and midwifery for people in Canada.
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Reported by Tonia Occhionero · In-house (organization)
- Mackenzy Metcalfe · Policy Advisor, Finance Canada (FIN)
Finance Department - budget submissions to support policy and funding for midwifery and Indigenous midwifery.
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Reported by Tonia Occhionero · In-house (organization)
- Jibril Hussein · Senior Policy Advisor, Health Canada (HC)
- Shahad Khalladi · Senior Policy Advisor, Health Canada (HC)
Health Canada - Ministry of Health - meetings to address policy issues affecting midwifery and access to midwifery services in Canada.
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.