Organization
Inclusion Canada
- Meetings this Parliament
- 45
- With MPs
- 22
- Since Nov 2021
- 45
- Active registrations
- 1
Most recent reported meeting: Sep 29, 2026.
Lobbying by Inclusion Canada: 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 Jul 1, 2026 Receives government funding
Filed by Krista Carr, Chief Executive Officer
Lobbyists
- Andrew Holland · Director, Communications & Marketing
- Elsie Tellier · Legal and Policy Counsel
- Emily Dwyer · Director, Government Relations
- Frank Fagan · Assistant National Director - Ready, Willing & Able
- Goldie Turk · Articling student
- Gordon Porter · Director, Inclusive Education Canada
- Jason Carr · Director, Philanthropy
- Jeff Ferguson · Executive Director, Knowledge & Strategy
- Krista Carr · Chief Executive Officer
- Kurt Goddard · Executive Director, Legal and Public Affairs
- Lateisha Ugwuegbula · Senior Policy Analyst
- Rachel Mills · Senior Policy Analyst
- Tara Levandier · Executive Director, Operations and Social Impact
Institutions they may lobby: Accessibility Standards Canada, Canada Employment Insurance Commission, Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC), Canada Revenue Agency (CRA), Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety (CCOHS), Canadian Heritage (PCH), Canadian Human Rights Commission (CHRC), Canadian Human Rights Tribunal (CHRT), Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR), Canadian Race Relations Foundation, Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada (CIRNAC), Elections Canada, Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC), Finance Canada (FIN), Global Affairs Canada (GAC), Health Canada (HC), House of Commons, Housing, Infrastructure and Communities Canada (HICC), Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC), Indigenous Services Canada (ISC), Invest in Canada Hub, Justice Canada (JC), Law Commission of Canada, National Research Council (NRC), Office of the Federal Housing Advocate, Prime Minister's Office (PMO), Privy Council Office (PCO), Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC), Public Services and Procurement Canada (PSPC), Senate of Canada, Service Canada (ServCan), Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC), Standards Council of Canada (SCC), Statistics Canada (StatCan), Treasury Board Of Canada Secretariat (TBS), Women and Gender Equality (WAGE)
What they're lobbying on (9)Hide details
- Advancing Human Rights. Provide technical support and consultation to the implementation of the Accessible Canada Act, and associated regulations. Advocate for Canada's fulfillment of its obligations under the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD) and monitor that implementation. This includes advocacy around the Community Inclusion Initiative (CII), an SDPP-D program that supports community-led action to advance the social inclusion of persons with intellectual disabilities and their families.
- Legal Capacity. Influence the adoption by the federal government of consistent guidelines and policies that explicitly recognize and support the use of supported decision making as a primary alternative to guardianship. Grounded in the recognition of legal capacity - and the right to access support to exercise that right - contained in article 12 of the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, Inclusion Canada advocates for law reform and a national framework to enshrine and safeguard the right of people with intellectual disabilities to make decisions for themselves (legal capacity, supported decision making...).
- Income Security. Influence improvements to the Canada Disability Benefit and the Child Disability Benefit, focusing on raising benefit amounts, simplifying access, and expanding eligibility. Advancing policy reform on the Disability Tax Credit and the Registered Disability Savings Plan to remove access and program barriers. This will included engagement on the Canada Disability Benefit Act, and associated regulations, and advocacy to ensure adequate funding to these benefits.
- Inclusive Education. Develop and launch a national strategy to support and enhance inclusive education. Influence reform on the barriers to accessing quality inclusive education at all levels.
- Inclusive and Affordable Housing. Advocate for the transformation of congregate, segregated housing into inclusive living. Stop federal investment in congregate housing and advocate for these funds to instead be used for inclusive community options. Change the Registered Disability Savings Plan to better support housing needs. Advise policymakers on development of inclusive community housing. Engagement with existing and forthcoming legislation on housing policy, including the Build Canada Homes Act and the National Housing Strategy Act.
- Employment. Transform and/or close sheltered work programs and transition to programs that enable real work for real pay (such as that advanced through Ready, Willing, Able). Secure funding to sustain and grow the Ready, Willing, Able initiative.
- Access to Justice. We advocate for the federal government to take all necessary measures, including through regulation, policy or law reform, to ensure equal access to justice for persons with an intellectual disability. These include advocating for the federal government to 1. Develop and implement a comprehensive, multi-year strategy rooted in Article 13 of the CRPD, ensuring equal access to justice for persons with an intellectual disability. 2. Recognize and address the systemic discrimination faced by persons with an intellectual disability in the justice system, dismantling the barriers rooted in ableism. 3. Recognize and address the intersectional discrimination faced by Indigenous persons with an intellectual disability in the justice system, taking steps to dismantle the compounded barriers rooted in ableism and systemic racism. 4. Ensure the provision of tailored and accessible legal information, representation, and support services to all persons with an intellectual disability, embracing the diversity of their communication methods and acknowledging the spectrum of their disabilities. 5. Guarantee that persons with an intellectual disability are treated with dignity and respect in the criminal justice system. 6. Involve persons with an intellectual disability in the development of policies and practices related to access to justice. 7. Challenge stereotypes and prejudices about persons with an intellectual disability, promoting understanding and inclusion.
- Access to Healthcare. Influence the repeal of assisted suicide based on disability and prevent the expansion of assisted suicide. This includes advocacy relating to existing and forthcoming legislation, bills and parliamentary studies of the issue such as: the AMAD Special Joint Committee on Medical Assistance in Dying, the March 2027 sunset clause relating to MAiD and mental illness, Bill C-218, and any new government legislation. We also advocate for measures to address the root causes of suicidality including social services, health supports, access to housing and full inclusion in all aspects of society.
- Access to Healthcare. Advance a coordinated federal health equity strategy by promoting evidence-based guidelines for inclusive health care delivery for people with an intellectual disability and their families. These include working with Public Health to make public health information easier to understand; working to make sure that people with an intellectual disability are included in initiatives that improve access to maternal healthcare, sexual and reproductive healthcare, and mental healthcare; and fighting for the lives of people with disabilities to be equally valued and protected in Canadian healthcare systems and laws. Advocate for adequate funding to ensure equal access and treatment as well as to fund and implement a national intellectual disability mental health strategy.
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Reported meetings
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Reported by Krista Carr · In-house (organization)
- Cheri Reddin · Director General, Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC)
Inclusive and Affordable Housing. Advocate for the transformation of congregate, segregated housing into inclusive living. Stop federal investment in congregate housing and advocate for these funds to instead be used for inclusive community options. Change the Registered Disability Savings Plan to better support housing needs. Advise policymakers on development of inclusive community housing. Engagement with existing and forthcoming legislation on housing policy, including the Build Canada Homes Act and the National Housing Strategy Act. Read more
Access to Healthcare. Influence the repeal of assisted suicide based on disability and prevent the expansion of assisted suicide. This includes advocacy relating to existing and forthcoming legislation, bills and parliamentary studies of the issue such as: the AMAD Special Joint Committee on Medical Assistance in Dying, the March 2027 sunset clause relating to MAiD and mental illness, Bill C-218, and any new government legislation. We also advocate for measures to address the root causes of suicidality including social services, health supports, access to housing and full inclusion in all aspects of society.
Income Security. Influence improvements to the Canada Disability Benefit and the Child Disability Benefit, focusing on raising benefit amounts, simplifying access, and expanding eligibility. Advancing policy reform on the Disability Tax Credit and the Registered Disability Savings Plan to remove access and program barriers. This will included engagement on the Canada Disability Benefit Act, and associated regulations, and advocacy to ensure adequate funding to these benefits.
Advancing Human Rights. Provide technical support and consultation to the implementation of the Accessible Canada Act, and associated regulations. Advocate for Canada's fulfillment of its obligations under the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD) and monitor that implementation. This includes advocacy around the Community Inclusion Initiative (CII), an SDPP-D program that supports community-led action to advance the social inclusion of persons with intellectual disabilities and their families.
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Reported by Krista Carr · In-house (organization)
- Claus-Henning Von Restorff · Senior Advisor and Economist, Finance Canada (FIN)
- Justin Stuart · Senior Director, Finance Canada (FIN)
Employment. Transform and/or close sheltered work programs and transition to programs that enable real work for real pay (such as that advanced through Ready, Willing, Able). Secure funding to sustain and grow the Ready, Willing, Able initiative. Read more
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Reported by Krista Carr · In-house (organization)
- Jake Sawatzky · Member of Parliament
- Bandhul Khanna · Parliamentary Assistant, House of Commons
Employment. Transform and/or close sheltered work programs and transition to programs that enable real work for real pay (such as that advanced through Ready, Willing, Able). Secure funding to sustain and grow the Ready, Willing, Able initiative. Read more
Access to Healthcare. Influence the repeal of assisted suicide based on disability and prevent the expansion of assisted suicide. This includes advocacy relating to existing and forthcoming legislation, bills and parliamentary studies of the issue such as: the AMAD Special Joint Committee on Medical Assistance in Dying, the March 2027 sunset clause relating to MAiD and mental illness, Bill C-218, and any new government legislation. We also advocate for measures to address the root causes of suicidality including social services, health supports, access to housing and full inclusion in all aspects of society.
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Reported by Krista Carr · In-house (organization)
- Alana Powell · Senior Policy Advisor, Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC)
Income Security. Influence improvements to the Canada Disability Benefit and the Child Disability Benefit, focusing on raising benefit amounts, simplifying access, and expanding eligibility. Advancing policy reform on the Disability Tax Credit and the Registered Disability Savings Plan to remove access and program barriers. This will included engagement on the Canada Disability Benefit Act, and associated regulations, and advocacy to ensure adequate funding to these benefits. Read more
Employment. Transform and/or close sheltered work programs and transition to programs that enable real work for real pay (such as that advanced through Ready, Willing, Able). Secure funding to sustain and grow the Ready, Willing, Able initiative.
Access to Healthcare. Influence the repeal of assisted suicide based on disability and prevent the expansion of assisted suicide. This includes advocacy relating to existing and forthcoming legislation, bills and parliamentary studies of the issue such as: the AMAD Special Joint Committee on Medical Assistance in Dying, the March 2027 sunset clause relating to MAiD and mental illness, Bill C-218, and any new government legislation. We also advocate for measures to address the root causes of suicidality including social services, health supports, access to housing and full inclusion in all aspects of society.
Advancing Human Rights. Provide technical support and consultation to the implementation of the Accessible Canada Act, and associated regulations. Advocate for Canada's fulfillment of its obligations under the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD) and monitor that implementation. This includes advocacy around the Community Inclusion Initiative (CII), an SDPP-D program that supports community-led action to advance the social inclusion of persons with intellectual disabilities and their families.
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Reported by Krista Carr · In-house (organization)
- Alyth Roos · Special Assistant Policy, Prime Minister's Office (PMO)
Access to Healthcare. Influence the repeal of assisted suicide based on disability and prevent the expansion of assisted suicide. This includes advocacy relating to existing and forthcoming legislation, bills and parliamentary studies of the issue such as: the AMAD Special Joint Committee on Medical Assistance in Dying, the March 2027 sunset clause relating to MAiD and mental illness, Bill C-218, and any new government legislation. We also advocate for measures to address the root causes of suicidality including social services, health supports, access to housing and full inclusion in all aspects of society. Read more
Income Security. Influence improvements to the Canada Disability Benefit and the Child Disability Benefit, focusing on raising benefit amounts, simplifying access, and expanding eligibility. Advancing policy reform on the Disability Tax Credit and the Registered Disability Savings Plan to remove access and program barriers. This will included engagement on the Canada Disability Benefit Act, and associated regulations, and advocacy to ensure adequate funding to these benefits.
Employment. Transform and/or close sheltered work programs and transition to programs that enable real work for real pay (such as that advanced through Ready, Willing, Able). Secure funding to sustain and grow the Ready, Willing, Able initiative.
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Reported by Krista Carr · In-house (organization)
- Wayne Long · Secretary of State
- Joshua Mbandi · Policy Director, House of Commons
Access to Healthcare. Influence the repeal of assisted suicide based on disability and prevent the expansion of assisted suicide. This includes advocacy relating to existing and forthcoming legislation, bills and parliamentary studies of the issue such as: the AMAD Special Joint Committee on Medical Assistance in Dying, the March 2027 sunset clause relating to MAiD and mental illness, Bill C-218, and any new government legislation. We also advocate for measures to address the root causes of suicidality including social services, health supports, access to housing and full inclusion in all aspects of society. Read more
Employment. Transform and/or close sheltered work programs and transition to programs that enable real work for real pay (such as that advanced through Ready, Willing, Able). Secure funding to sustain and grow the Ready, Willing, Able initiative.
Income Security. Influence improvements to the Canada Disability Benefit and the Child Disability Benefit, focusing on raising benefit amounts, simplifying access, and expanding eligibility. Advancing policy reform on the Disability Tax Credit and the Registered Disability Savings Plan to remove access and program barriers. This will included engagement on the Canada Disability Benefit Act, and associated regulations, and advocacy to ensure adequate funding to these benefits.
Legal Capacity. Influence the adoption by the federal government of consistent guidelines and policies that explicitly recognize and support the use of supported decision making as a primary alternative to guardianship. Grounded in the recognition of legal capacity - and the right to access support to exercise that right - contained in article 12 of the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, Inclusion Canada advocates for law reform and a national framework to enshrine and safeguard the right of people with intellectual disabilities to make decisions for themselves (legal capacity, supported decision making...).
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Reported by Krista Carr · In-house (organization)
- Tom Osborne · Member of Parliament
Employment. Transform and/or close sheltered work programs and transition to programs that enable real work for real pay (such as that advanced through Ready, Willing, Able). Secure funding to sustain and grow the Ready, Willing, Able initiative. Read more
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Reported by Krista Carr · In-house (organization)
- Paul Connors · Member of Parliament
Employment. Transform and/or close sheltered work programs and transition to programs that enable real work for real pay (such as that advanced through Ready, Willing, Able). Secure funding to sustain and grow the Ready, Willing, Able initiative. Read more
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Reported by Krista Carr · In-house (organization)
- Alana Powell · Senior Policy Advisor, Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC)
Income Security. Influence improvements to the Canada Disability Benefit and the Child Disability Benefit, focusing on raising benefit amounts, simplifying access, and expanding eligibility. Advancing policy reform on the Disability Tax Credit and the Registered Disability Savings Plan to remove access and program barriers. This will included engagement on the Canada Disability Benefit Act, and associated regulations, and advocacy to ensure adequate funding to these benefits. Read more
Legal Capacity. Influence the adoption by the federal government of consistent guidelines and policies that explicitly recognize and support the use of supported decision making as a primary alternative to guardianship. Grounded in the recognition of legal capacity - and the right to access support to exercise that right - contained in article 12 of the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, Inclusion Canada advocates for law reform and a national framework to enshrine and safeguard the right of people with intellectual disabilities to make decisions for themselves (legal capacity, supported decision making...).
Advancing Human Rights. Provide technical support and consultation to the implementation of the Accessible Canada Act, and associated regulations. Advocate for Canada's fulfillment of its obligations under the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD) and monitor that implementation.
Employment. Transform and/or close sheltered work programs and transition to programs that enable real work for real pay (such as that advanced through Ready, Willing, Able). Secure funding to sustain and grow the Ready, Willing, Able initiative.
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Reported by Krista Carr · In-house (organization)
- Nanki Singh · Special Assistant, House of Commons
Employment. Transform and/or close sheltered work programs and transition to programs that enable real work for real pay (such as that advanced through Ready, Willing, Able). Secure funding to sustain and grow the Ready, Willing, Able initiative. Read more
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Reported by Krista Carr · In-house (organization)
- Paul Thompson · Deputy Minister, Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC)
- Krista Wilcox · Chief of Staff to the DM, Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC)
- David Leszcynski · Senior Advisor, Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC)
- Marzieh Tafaghod · Executive Director, Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC)
Advancing Human Rights. Provide technical support and consultation to the implementation of the Accessible Canada Act, and associated regulations. Advocate for Canada's fulfillment of its obligations under the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD) and monitor that implementation. Read more
Employment. Transform and/or close sheltered work programs and transition to programs that enable real work for real pay (such as that advanced through Ready, Willing, Able). Secure funding to sustain and grow the Ready, Willing, Able initiative.
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Reported by Krista Carr · In-house (organization)
- Aaron Rosembaum · Digital communications and operations advisor, House of Commons
Employment. Transform and/or close sheltered work programs and transition to programs that enable real work for real pay (such as that advanced through Ready, Willing, Able). Secure funding to sustain and grow the Ready, Willing, Able initiative. Read more
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Reported by Krista Carr · In-house (organization)
- Brett Szmul · Policy Advisor, House of Commons
Employment. Transform and/or close sheltered work programs and transition to programs that enable real work for real pay (such as that advanced through Ready, Willing, Able). Secure funding to sustain and grow the Ready, Willing, Able initiative. Read more
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Reported by Krista Carr · In-house (organization)
- Carina Gabriele · Director of Policy, Women and Gender Equality (WAGE)
Employment. Transform and/or close sheltered work programs and transition to programs that enable real work for real pay (such as that advanced through Ready, Willing, Able). Secure funding to sustain and grow the Ready, Willing, Able initiative. Read more
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Reported by Krista Carr · In-house (organization)
- Fahim Khan · Senior Policy Advisor, Finance Canada (FIN)
Employment. Transform and/or close sheltered work programs and transition to programs that enable real work for real pay (such as that advanced through Ready, Willing, Able). Secure funding to sustain and grow the Ready, Willing, Able initiative. Read more
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Reported by Krista Carr · In-house (organization)
- Hanife Masoomifar · Policy Advisor and Issues Manager, Justice Canada (JC)
Access to Healthcare. Influence the repeal of assisted suicide based on disability and prevent the expansion of assisted suicide. This includes advocacy relating to existing and forthcoming legislation, bills and parliamentary studies of the issue such as: the AMAD Special Joint Committee on Medical Assistance in Dying, the March 2027 sunset clause relating to MAiD and mental illness, Bill C-218, and any new government legislation. We also advocate for measures to address the root causes of suicidality including social services, health supports, access to housing and full inclusion in all aspects of society. Read more
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Reported by Krista Carr · In-house (organization)
- Ryan Turnbull · Member of Parliament
Employment. Transform and/or close sheltered work programs and transition to programs that enable real work for real pay (such as that advanced through Ready, Willing, Able). Secure funding to sustain and grow the Ready, Willing, Able initiative. Read more
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Reported by Krista Carr · In-house (organization)
- Patty Hajdu · Minister of Jobs and Families
- Amen Ben Amouda · Policy Advisor, Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC)
- Natasha Rende · Director of Programs, Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC)
- Eppo Maertens · Director, Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC)
Advancing Human Rights. Provide technical support and consultation to the implementation of the Accessible Canada Act, and associated regulations. Advocate for Canada's fulfillment of its obligations under the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD) and monitor that implementation. Read more
Employment. Transform and/or close sheltered work programs and transition to programs that enable real work for real pay (such as that advanced through Ready, Willing, Able). Secure funding to sustain and grow the Ready, Willing, Able initiative.
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Reported by Krista Carr · In-house (organization)
- Simona-Maria Williams · Intern, Appointments, Prime Minister's Office (PMO)
- Alyth Roos · Special Assistant Policy, Prime Minister's Office (PMO)
- Elisabeth Paul · Advisor, Appointments, Prime Minister's Office (PMO)
Employment. Transform and/or close sheltered work programs and transition to programs that enable real work for real pay (such as that advanced through Ready, Willing, Able). Secure funding to sustain and grow the Ready, Willing, Able initiative. Read more
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Reported by Krista Carr · In-house (organization)
- Melissa Lantsman · Member of Parliament
Employment. Transform and/or close sheltered work programs and transition to programs that enable real work for real pay (such as that advanced through Ready, Willing, Able). Secure funding to sustain and grow the Ready, Willing, Able initiative. Read more
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Reported by Krista Carr · In-house (organization)
- Amen Ben Amouda · Policy Advisor, Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC)
- Simaloi Sikar · Senior Regional Advisor, West and North, Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC)
Employment. Transform and/or close sheltered work programs and transition to programs that enable real work for real pay (such as that advanced through Ready, Willing, Able). Secure funding to sustain and grow the Ready, Willing, Able initiative. Read more
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Reported by Krista Carr · In-house (organization)
- Mike Lake · Member of Parliament
Employment. Transform and/or close sheltered work programs and transition to programs that enable real work for real pay (such as that advanced through Ready, Willing, Able). Secure funding to sustain and grow the Ready, Willing, Able initiative. Read more
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Reported by Krista Carr · In-house (organization)
- Omar Rajabali · Director General, Social Policy, Finance Canada (FIN)
- Simon Vallieres · Director, Public Health, Youth and Culture, Finance Canada (FIN)
- Claus Von Restorff · Senior Advisor / Economist, Finance Canada (FIN)
Employment. Transform and/or close sheltered work programs and transition to programs that enable real work for real pay (such as that advanced through Ready, Willing, Able). Secure funding to sustain and grow the Ready, Willing, Able initiative. Read more
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Reported by Krista Carr · In-house (organization)
- Aaron Rosenbaum · Digital Communications and Operations Advisor, Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC)
Employment. Transform and/or close sheltered work programs and transition to programs that enable real work for real pay (such as that advanced through Ready, Willing, Able). Secure funding to sustain and grow the Ready, Willing, Able initiative. Read more
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Reported by Krista Carr · In-house (organization)
- Noemie Fiset-Tremblay · Chief of Staff to the SoS for Labour, Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC)
Employment. Transform and/or close sheltered work programs and transition to programs that enable real work for real pay (such as that advanced through Ready, Willing, Able). Secure funding to sustain and grow the Ready, Willing, Able initiative. Read more
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.