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Lobbying by United Way of Calgary and Area: 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

United Way of Calgary and Area

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

Most recent reported meeting: Feb 4, 2026.

Registrations in effect

In-house (organization) In effect since Aug 19, 2026 Receives government funding

Filed by Karen Young, President & CEO

Lobbyists

  • Geoff Couldrey · Chief Transformation Officer
  • Joanne Pinnow · Director, Akak'stiman
  • Karen McDonald · Provincial Director, Healthy Aging Alberta
  • Karen Young · President & CEO
  • Monique Blough · Director, Children & Youth Strategies
  • Rhonda Roth · Chief Operating Officer
  • Simon Palamar · Government Relations Lead
  • Susan Brooke · Vice President, Community Impact & Partnerships

Institutions they may lobby: Finance Canada (FIN), Health Canada (HC), House of Commons, Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC), Women and Gender Equality (WAGE)

What they're lobbying on (5)
  • Women and Gender Equality Canada - Women's Economic and Leadership Opportunities Fund 2026: developing a proposal for programming to reduce and remove systemic barriers that prevent or impede women from taking on leadership roles in the Calgary's metropolitan region economy.
  • Budget and programs with respect to federal-provincial Aging with Dignity agreements and other fiscal mechanisms directed at providing services for senior citizens.
  • Budget and programs with respect to investments in youth services, including mental health treatment and prevention services, and the Youth Substance Use Prevention Program.
  • Funding for social and community services and programs for children, youth, seniors, low-income individuals, newcomers, women and other community members.
  • General charitable sector regulation. Includes engaging with government on policy changes to enable the sector to flourish.

Registration 964453-385460-4. Look it up in the official Registry

Reported meetings

Spreadsheet

  • Reported by Karen Young · In-house (organization)

    Funding for social and community services and programs for children, youth, seniors, low-income individuals, newcomers, women and other community members.

    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.