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Lobbying by Multiple Sclerosis Canada-Quebec Division: 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

Multiple Sclerosis Canada-Quebec Division

Meetings this Parliament
13
With MPs
8
Since Nov 2021
13
Active registrations
1

Most recent reported meeting: May 14, 2026.

Who they meet

Since the current Parliament opened.

MPs

Institutions

  • House of Commons9
  • Senate of Canada4

Registrations in effect

In-house (organization) In effect since Jun 4, 2026 Receives government funding

Filed by Diego Mena Martinez, Directeur Général

Lobbyists

  • diego mena martinez · Directeur Général
  • roxane deschamps-sonsino · Gestionnaire développement philanthropique et relations gouvernementales

Institutions they may lobby: Accessibility Standards Canada, Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency (ACOA), Canada Employment Insurance Commission, Canada Post Corporation (CPC), Canada Revenue Agency (CRA), Canadian Heritage (PCH), Canadian Human Rights Commission (CHRC), Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR), Canadian Transportation Agency (CTA), Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC), Finance Canada (FIN), Global Affairs Canada (GAC), Health Canada (HC), House of Commons, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED), Office of the Commissioner of Lobbying (OCL), Office of the Federal Housing Advocate, Office of the Information Commissioner of Canada (OIC), Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada (OPC), Patented Medicine Prices Review Board (PMPRB), Prime Minister's Office (PMO), Privy Council Office (PCO), Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC), Public Services and Procurement Canada (PSPC), Rural Economic Development (Minister’s Office), Senate of Canada, Service Canada (ServCan), Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC), Statistics Canada (StatCan), Transport Canada (TC), Treasury Board Of Canada Secretariat (TBS), Veterans Affairs Canada (VAC), Women and Gender Equality (WAGE)

What they're lobbying on (17)
  • We ask the federal government to fund MS research in partnership with MS Canada, leveraging our connections and expertise to focus and further our understanding of MS, pursue leading-edge research on repair and regeneration, and explore prevention strategies, including targeting the Epstein-Barr virus (EBV).
  • Safe Long-Term Care Act with respect to persons affected by MS
  • National Housing Strategy with respect for persons with MS and other chronic conditions and disabilities
  • Measures and funding for the charitable sector generally
  • Home care, with respect to creation with provincial/ territorial governments programs relating to increased home care for persons with MS and other disabilities/ diseases and the support of caregivers
  • Federal Budget: Allocate funding for the Canada Disability Benefit, the Employment Insurance Sickness Benefit; health research; access to treatment and care; and other budgetary policy as it relates to MS.
  • Establishment of national strategy for neurological conditions, with respect to persons with MS and other neurological conditions.
  • Employment Insurance sickness benefits, with respect to creation of flexible benefits for persons with MS and other episodic disabilities
  • Disability Tax Credit with respect to making it refundable and ensuring eligibility for Canadians with episodic disabilities
  • Comprehensive disability income programs, with respect to persons with MS and other chronic and episodic disabilities
  • CIHR as it relates to federal funding & long term investment in health research
  • Canada Pension Plan – Disability with respect to eligibility for persons with MS and other chronic and episodic disabilities
  • Canada Health Transfer - health system funding transfer and agreements intended for provinces/territories to support the delivery of healthcare services, including MS care
  • Canada Health Act and regulations, as it relates to long-term and home care
  • Canada Disability Benefit Regulations, with respect to creating a benefit that can be accessed by Canadians with episodic disabilities and lifts Canadians with disabilities out of poverty
  • Bill C-64, An Act Respecting Pharmacare with respect for persons with MS and other chronic conditions and disabilities
  • Access to treatments as it relates to the current regulatory and price negotiation processes to enhance timely access to all Health Canada approved MS disease-modifying therapies, with respect to the National Strategy for Drugs for Rare Diseases and national pharmacare.

Registration 962102-382982-3. Look it up in the official Registry

Reported meetings

Spreadsheet
  • Reported by Diego Mena Martinez · In-house (organization)

    • Danièle Henkel · Senator, Senate of Canada
    We ask the federal government to fund MS research in partnership with MS Canada, leveraging our connections and expertise to focus and further our understanding of MS, pursue leading-edge research on repair and regeneration, and explore prevention strategies, including targeting the Epstein-Barr virus (EBV). Read more

    Canada Disability Benefit Regulations, with respect to creating a benefit that can be accessed by Canadians with episodic disabilities and lifts Canadians with disabilities out of poverty

    Comprehensive disability income programs, with respect to persons with MS and other chronic and episodic disabilities

    Federal Budget: Allocate funding for the Canada Disability Benefit, the Employment Insurance Sickness Benefit; health research; access to treatment and care; and other budgetary policy as it relates to MS.

    Disability Tax Credit with respect to making it refundable and ensuring eligibility for Canadians with episodic disabilities

    Official report

  • Reported by Diego Mena Martinez · In-house (organization)

    • Tony Loffreda · Senator, Senate of Canada
    We ask the federal government to fund MS research in partnership with MS Canada, leveraging our connections and expertise to focus and further our understanding of MS, pursue leading-edge research on repair and regeneration, and explore prevention strategies, including targeting the Epstein-Barr virus (EBV). Read more

    Federal Budget: Allocate funding for the Canada Disability Benefit, the Employment Insurance Sickness Benefit; health research; access to treatment and care; and other budgetary policy as it relates to MS.

    Canada Disability Benefit Regulations, with respect to creating a benefit that can be accessed by Canadians with episodic disabilities and lifts Canadians with disabilities out of poverty

    Disability Tax Credit with respect to making it refundable and ensuring eligibility for Canadians with episodic disabilities

    Comprehensive disability income programs, with respect to persons with MS and other chronic and episodic disabilities

    CIHR as it relates to federal funding & long term investment in health research

    Official report

  • Reported by Diego Mena Martinez · In-house (organization)

    Federal Budget: Allocate funding for the Canada Disability Benefit, the Employment Insurance Sickness Benefit; health research; access to treatment and care; and other budgetary policy as it relates to MS. Read more

    CIHR as it relates to federal funding & long term investment in health research

    Canada Disability Benefit Regulations, with respect to creating a benefit that can be accessed by Canadians with episodic disabilities and lifts Canadians with disabilities out of poverty

    Establishment of national strategy for neurological conditions, with respect to persons with MS and other neurological conditions.

    Disability Tax Credit with respect to making it refundable and ensuring eligibility for Canadians with episodic disabilities

    We ask the federal government to fund MS research in partnership with MS Canada, leveraging our connections and expertise to focus and further our understanding of MS, pursue leading-edge research on repair and regeneration, and explore prevention strategies, including targeting the Epstein-Barr virus (EBV).

    Official report

  • Reported by Diego Mena Martinez · In-house (organization)

    • Richard Martel · Member of Parliament, House of Commons
    We ask the federal government to fund MS research in partnership with MS Canada, leveraging our connections and expertise to focus and further our understanding of MS, pursue leading-edge research on repair and regeneration, and explore prevention strategies, including targeting the Epstein-Barr virus (EBV). Read more

    CIHR as it relates to federal funding & long term investment in health research

    Comprehensive disability income programs, with respect to persons with MS and other chronic and episodic disabilities

    Canada Disability Benefit Regulations, with respect to creating a benefit that can be accessed by Canadians with episodic disabilities and lifts Canadians with disabilities out of poverty

    Establishment of national strategy for neurological conditions, with respect to persons with MS and other neurological conditions.

    Disability Tax Credit with respect to making it refundable and ensuring eligibility for Canadians with episodic disabilities

    Official report

  • Reported by Diego Mena Martinez · In-house (organization)

    CIHR as it relates to federal funding & long term investment in health research Read more

    Canada Disability Benefit Regulations, with respect to creating a benefit that can be accessed by Canadians with episodic disabilities and lifts Canadians with disabilities out of poverty

    Establishment of national strategy for neurological conditions, with respect to persons with MS and other neurological conditions.

    Federal Budget: Allocate funding for the Canada Disability Benefit, the Employment Insurance Sickness Benefit; health research; access to treatment and care; and other budgetary policy as it relates to MS.

    Disability Tax Credit with respect to making it refundable and ensuring eligibility for Canadians with episodic disabilities

    We ask the federal government to fund MS research in partnership with MS Canada, leveraging our connections and expertise to focus and further our understanding of MS, pursue leading-edge research on repair and regeneration, and explore prevention strategies, including targeting the Epstein-Barr virus (EBV).

    Official report

  • Reported by Diego Mena Martinez · In-house (organization)

    We ask the federal government to fund MS research in partnership with MS Canada, leveraging our connections and expertise to focus and further our understanding of MS, pursue leading-edge research on repair and regeneration, and explore prevention strategies, including targeting the Epstein-Barr virus (EBV). Read more

    Comprehensive disability income programs, with respect to persons with MS and other chronic and episodic disabilities

    CIHR as it relates to federal funding & long term investment in health research

    Federal Budget: Allocate funding for the Canada Disability Benefit, the Employment Insurance Sickness Benefit; health research; access to treatment and care; and other budgetary policy as it relates to MS.

    Canada Disability Benefit Regulations, with respect to creating a benefit that can be accessed by Canadians with episodic disabilities and lifts Canadians with disabilities out of poverty

    Disability Tax Credit with respect to making it refundable and ensuring eligibility for Canadians with episodic disabilities

    Official report

  • Reported by Diego Mena Martinez · In-house (organization)

    Canada Disability Benefit Regulations, with respect to creating a benefit that can be accessed by Canadians with episodic disabilities and lifts Canadians with disabilities out of poverty Read more

    Federal Budget: Allocate funding for the Canada Disability Benefit, the Employment Insurance Sickness Benefit; health research; access to treatment and care; and other budgetary policy as it relates to MS.

    We ask the federal government to fund MS research in partnership with MS Canada, leveraging our connections and expertise to focus and further our understanding of MS, pursue leading-edge research on repair and regeneration, and explore prevention strategies, including targeting the Epstein-Barr virus (EBV).

    Establishment of national strategy for neurological conditions, with respect to persons with MS and other neurological conditions.

    Comprehensive disability income programs, with respect to persons with MS and other chronic and episodic disabilities

    CIHR as it relates to federal funding & long term investment in health research

    Disability Tax Credit with respect to making it refundable and ensuring eligibility for Canadians with episodic disabilities

    Official report

  • Reported by Diego Mena Martinez · In-house (organization)

    Canada Disability Benefit Regulations, with respect to creating a benefit that can be accessed by Canadians with episodic disabilities and lifts Canadians with disabilities out of poverty Read more

    We ask the federal government to fund MS research in partnership with MS Canada, leveraging our connections and expertise to focus and further our understanding of MS, pursue leading-edge research on repair and regeneration, and explore prevention strategies, including targeting the Epstein-Barr virus (EBV).

    Comprehensive disability income programs, with respect to persons with MS and other chronic and episodic disabilities

    Federal Budget: Allocate funding for the Canada Disability Benefit, the Employment Insurance Sickness Benefit; health research; access to treatment and care; and other budgetary policy as it relates to MS.

    CIHR as it relates to federal funding & long term investment in health research

    Disability Tax Credit with respect to making it refundable and ensuring eligibility for Canadians with episodic disabilities

    Official report

  • Reported by Diego Mena Martinez · In-house (organization)

    • Rosa Galvez · Senator, Senate of Canada
    Establishment of national strategy for neurological conditions, with respect to persons with MS and other neurological conditions. Read more

    Canada Disability Benefit Regulations, with respect to creating a benefit that can be accessed by Canadians with episodic disabilities and lifts Canadians with disabilities out of poverty

    Federal Budget: Allocate funding for the Canada Disability Benefit, the Employment Insurance Sickness Benefit; health research; access to treatment and care; and other budgetary policy as it relates to MS.

    We ask the federal government to fund MS research in partnership with MS Canada, leveraging our connections and expertise to focus and further our understanding of MS, pursue leading-edge research on repair and regeneration, and explore prevention strategies, including targeting the Epstein-Barr virus (EBV).

    Disability Tax Credit with respect to making it refundable and ensuring eligibility for Canadians with episodic disabilities

    Comprehensive disability income programs, with respect to persons with MS and other chronic and episodic disabilities

    CIHR as it relates to federal funding & long term investment in health research

    Official report

  • Reported by Diego Mena Martinez · In-house (organization)

    Canada Disability Benefit Regulations, with respect to creating a benefit that can be accessed by Canadians with episodic disabilities and lifts Canadians with disabilities out of poverty Read more

    Comprehensive disability income programs, with respect to persons with MS and other chronic and episodic disabilities

    Federal Budget: Allocate funding for the Canada Disability Benefit, the Employment Insurance Sickness Benefit; health research; access to treatment and care; and other budgetary policy as it relates to MS.

    We ask the federal government to fund MS research in partnership with MS Canada, leveraging our connections and expertise to focus and further our understanding of MS, pursue leading-edge research on repair and regeneration, and explore prevention strategies, including targeting the Epstein-Barr virus (EBV).

    Disability Tax Credit with respect to making it refundable and ensuring eligibility for Canadians with episodic disabilities

    Official report

  • Reported by Diego Mena Martinez · In-house (organization)

    Federal Budget: Allocate funding for the Canada Disability Benefit, the Employment Insurance Sickness Benefit; health research; access to treatment and care; and other budgetary policy as it relates to MS. Read more

    Canada Disability Benefit Regulations, with respect to creating a benefit that can be accessed by Canadians with episodic disabilities and lifts Canadians with disabilities out of poverty

    Disability Tax Credit with respect to making it refundable and ensuring eligibility for Canadians with episodic disabilities

    We ask the federal government to fund MS research in partnership with MS Canada, leveraging our connections and expertise to focus and further our understanding of MS, pursue leading-edge research on repair and regeneration, and explore prevention strategies, including targeting the Epstein-Barr virus (EBV).

    Comprehensive disability income programs, with respect to persons with MS and other chronic and episodic disabilities

    CIHR as it relates to federal funding & long term investment in health research

    Official report

  • Reported by Diego Mena Martinez · In-house (organization)

    • Pierre Dalphond · Senator, Senate of Canada
    Federal Budget: Allocate funding for the Canada Disability Benefit, the Employment Insurance Sickness Benefit; health research; access to treatment and care; and other budgetary policy as it relates to MS. Read more

    Comprehensive disability income programs, with respect to persons with MS and other chronic and episodic disabilities

    Canada Disability Benefit Regulations, with respect to creating a benefit that can be accessed by Canadians with episodic disabilities and lifts Canadians with disabilities out of poverty

    We ask the federal government to fund MS research in partnership with MS Canada, leveraging our connections and expertise to focus and further our understanding of MS, pursue leading-edge research on repair and regeneration, and explore prevention strategies, including targeting the Epstein-Barr virus (EBV).

    Disability Tax Credit with respect to making it refundable and ensuring eligibility for Canadians with episodic disabilities

    Official report

  • Reported by Diego Mena Martinez · In-house (organization)

    Federal Budget: Allocate funding for the Canada Disability Benefit, the Employment Insurance Sickness Benefit; health research; access to treatment and care; and other budgetary policy as it relates to MS. Read more

    We ask the federal government to fund MS research in partnership with MS Canada, leveraging our connections and expertise to focus and further our understanding of MS, pursue leading-edge research on repair and regeneration, and explore prevention strategies, including targeting the Epstein-Barr virus (EBV).

    Canada Disability Benefit Regulations, with respect to creating a benefit that can be accessed by Canadians with episodic disabilities and lifts Canadians with disabilities out of poverty

    Disability Tax Credit with respect to making it refundable and ensuring eligibility for Canadians with episodic disabilities

    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.