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Lobbying by National Association of Friendship Centres: 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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National Association of Friendship Centres

Meetings this Parliament
16
With MPs
7
Since Nov 2021
16
Active registrations
1

Most recent reported meeting: Oct 7, 2026.

Who they meet

Since the current Parliament opened.

MPs

Institutions

  • House of Commons3
  • Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC)3
  • Public Safety Canada (PS)2
  • Indigenous Services Canada (ISC)2
  • Housing, Infrastructure and Communities Canada (HICC)2
  • Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada (CIRNAC)2
  • Women and Gender Equality (WAGE)1
  • Prime Minister's Office (PMO)1

Registrations in effect

Consultant In effect since Jul 20, 2026 Receives government funding

Consultant Robert Zhu of Roots Strategies

Consultant lobbyists

  • Robert Zhu Former public office holder

    Formerly Director of Outreach, Diversity, and Inclusion, Liberal Research Bureau, House of Commons (2022–2024)

    Formerly Manager of Outreach, Liberal Research Bureau, House of Commons (2021–2022)

    Formerly Advisor, Liberal Research Bureau, House of Commons (2020–2021)

    Formerly Special Assistant, Liberal Research Bureau, House of Commons (2019–2020)

  • Robert Zhu Former public office holder

    Formerly Director of Outreach, Diversity, and Inclusion, Liberal Research Bureau, House of Commons (2022–2024)

    Formerly Manager of Outreach, Liberal Research Bureau, House of Commons (2021–2022)

    Formerly Advisor, Liberal Research Bureau, House of Commons (2020–2021)

    Formerly Special Assistant, Liberal Research Bureau, House of Commons (2019–2020)

Institutions they may lobby: Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada (CIRNAC), Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC), Health Canada (HC), House of Commons, Housing, Infrastructure and Communities Canada (HICC), Indigenous Services Canada (ISC), Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED), Prime Minister's Office (PMO), Privy Council Office (PCO), Public Safety Canada (PS), Senate of Canada, Women and Gender Equality (WAGE)

What they're lobbying on (5)
  • Seeking funding for Friendship Centres to deliver programs and services to urban Indigenous Peoples and to discuss opportunities for collaboration with the Government of Canada to strengthen supports for urban Indigenous communities.
  • Seeking Friend Centres' participation in Canada Community Security Program (CCSP) and other programs that address Friendship Centres' evolving security and safety needs.
  • Seeking funding to support Friendship Centres delivering emergency assistance to Indigenous Peoples and their families impacted by wildfires and flooding.
  • Seeking federal support for Friendship Centre-led housing and infrastructure initiatives, including funding opportunities under the Urban, Rural, and Northern Indigenous Housing Strategy.
  • Seeking support for renewal of Urban Programming for Indigenous Peoples

Registration 962814-383744-9. Look it up in the official Registry

Reported meetings

Spreadsheet

  • Reported by Robert Zhu · Consultant

    • Gerald Gosselin · Director General, Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC)
    Seeking funding for Friendship Centres to deliver programs and services to urban Indigenous Peoples and to discuss opportunities for collaboration with the Government of Canada to strengthen supports for urban Indigenous communities. Read more

    Official report

  • Reported by Robert Zhu · Consultant

    • Jaime Battiste · Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Crown-Indigenous Relations, Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada (CIRNAC)
    Seeking funding for Friendship Centres to deliver programs and services to urban Indigenous Peoples and to discuss opportunities for collaboration with the Government of Canada to strengthen supports for urban Indigenous communities. Read more

    Official report

  • Reported by Robert Zhu · Consultant

    • Harry Burton · Atlantic Regional Advisor, Prime Minister's Office (PMO)
    • Alyth Roos · Policy Advisor, Prime Minister's Office (PMO)
    • Celine Yegani · Regional Advisor, Prairies and North, Prime Minister's Office (PMO)
    Seeking funding for Friendship Centres to deliver programs and services to urban Indigenous Peoples and to discuss opportunities for collaboration with the Government of Canada to strengthen supports for urban Indigenous communities. Read more

    Official report

  • Reported by Robert Zhu · Consultant

    Seeking funding for Friendship Centres to deliver programs and services to urban Indigenous Peoples and to discuss opportunities for collaboration with the Government of Canada to strengthen supports for urban Indigenous communities. Read more

    Official report

  • Reported by Robert Zhu · Consultant

    Seeking funding for Friendship Centres to deliver programs and services to urban Indigenous Peoples and to discuss opportunities for collaboration with the Government of Canada to strengthen supports for urban Indigenous communities. Read more

    Official report

  • Reported by Robert Zhu · Consultant

    • Miles Wu · Senior Policy Advisor, Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC)
    Seeking funding for Friendship Centres to deliver programs and services to urban Indigenous Peoples and to discuss opportunities for collaboration with the Government of Canada to strengthen supports for urban Indigenous communities. Read more

    Official report

  • Reported by Robert Zhu · Consultant

    • Zachary Torok · Policy Advisor, Public Safety Canada (PS)
    Seeking Friend Centres' participation in Canada Community Security Program (CCSP) and other programs that address Friendship Centres' evolving security and safety needs. Read more

    Official report

  • Reported by Robert Zhu · Consultant

    • Cameron Macdonald · Policy Advisor, Public Safety Canada (PS)
    • Tania Amghar · Deputy Director of Policy, Public Safety Canada (PS)
    Seeking funding to support Friendship Centres delivering emergency assistance to Indigenous Peoples and their families impacted by wildfires and flooding.

    Official report

  • Reported by Robert Zhu · Consultant

    • Athusha Puvanendra · Policy Advisor, Women and Gender Equality (WAGE)
    Seeking support for renewal of Urban Programming for Indigenous Peoples

    Official report

  • Reported by Robert Zhu · Consultant

    • Rebecca Alty · Minister of Crown-Indigenous Relations, Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada (CIRNAC)
    • Valerie Gideon · Deputy Minister of Crown-Indigenous Relations, Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada (CIRNAC)
    • Mary-Luisa Kapelus · Senior Assistant Deputy Minister, Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada (CIRNAC)
    • Tracy Karuhugo · Policy and Prairies Advisor, Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada (CIRNAC)
    Seeking support for renewal of Urban Programming for Indigenous Peoples

    Official report

  • Reported by Robert Zhu · Consultant

    • Eamonn Schwartz · Senior Policy Advisor, Housing, Infrastructure and Communities Canada (HICC)
    Seeking federal support for Friendship Centre-led housing and infrastructure initiatives, including funding opportunities under the Urban, Rural, and Northern Indigenous Housing Strategy. Read more

    Official report

  • Reported by Robert Zhu · Consultant

    • Gregor Robertson · Minister of Housing, Infrastructure and Communities, Housing, Infrastructure and Communities Canada (HICC)
    • Eamonn Schwartz · Senior Policy Advisor, Housing, Infrastructure and Communities Canada (HICC)
    Seeking support for renewal of Urban Programming for Indigenous Peoples

    Official report

  • Reported by Robert Zhu · Consultant

    • Jérémy Collard · Director of Communications, Indigenous Services Canada (ISC)
    Seeking support for renewal of Urban Programming for Indigenous Peoples

    Official report

  • Reported by Robert Zhu · Consultant

    Seeking support for renewal of Urban Programming for Indigenous Peoples

    Official report

  • Reported by Robert Zhu · Consultant

    • Mandy Gull-Masty · Minister of Indigenous Services, Indigenous Services Canada (ISC)
    • Michelle Kovacevic · Deputy Minister, Indigenous Services Canada (ISC)
    • Candice St-Aubin · Senior Assistant Deputy Minister, Indigenous Services Canada (ISC)
    • Jérémy Collard · Director of Communications, Indigenous Services Canada (ISC)
    and 1 more
    • Andrea Yellow Horn · Director of Policy, Indigenous Services Canada (ISC)
    Seeking support for renewal of Urban Programming for Indigenous Peoples

    Official report

  • Reported by Robert Zhu · Consultant

    • Sebastian Clarke · Executive Director of Policy, Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC)
    Seeking support for renewal of Urban Programming for Indigenous Peoples

    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.