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Lobbying by Indspire: 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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Client of a consultant lobbyist

Indspire

Meetings this Parliament
3
With MPs
1
Since Nov 2021
3
Active registrations
1

Most recent reported meeting: Oct 9, 2026.

Registrations in effect

Consultant In effect since Jun 18, 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: Bank of Canada, Canada Revenue Agency (CRA), Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC), Canadian Heritage (PCH), Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada (CIRNAC), Defence Construction Canada (DCC), Elections Canada, Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC), Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC), Finance Canada (FIN), Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO), Health Canada (HC), House of Commons, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC), Indigenous Services Canada (ISC), Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED), Justice Canada (JC), National Defence (DND), Natural Resources Canada (NRCan), Prime Minister's Office (PMO), Privy Council Office (PCO), Public Service Commission of Canada (PSC), Senate of Canada, Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC), Transport Canada (TC), Treasury Board Of Canada Secretariat (TBS), Women and Gender Equality (WAGE)

What they're lobbying on (3)
  • Request funding for Indspire's student success programs, including mentoring, research and analysis and annual youth empowerment and Indigenous education events.
  • Request funding from the Government of Canada for Indspire's scholarship and bursaries program in support of First Nations, Inuit, and Métis post secondary students across Canada.
  • Request funding to support the annual Indspire Awards. The Awards honour the outstanding achievements of First Nations, Inuit and Métis people in diverse occupations and encourage all Canadians to celebrate excellence in the Indigenous community.

Registration 962814-386902-2. Look it up in the official Registry

Reported meetings

Spreadsheet

  • Reported by Robert Zhu · Consultant

    • Michael MacPhee · Assistant Deputy Minister, Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC)
    • Lori Brooks · Director General, Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC)
    Request funding for Indspire's student success programs, including mentoring, research and analysis and annual youth empowerment and Indigenous education events. Read more

    Request funding from the Government of Canada for Indspire's scholarship and bursaries program in support of First Nations, Inuit, and Métis post secondary students across Canada.

    Official report

  • Reported by Robert Zhu · Consultant

    • Patty Hajdu · Minister of Jobs and Families, Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC)
    • Reem Al-Ameri · Senior Policy Advisor, Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC)
    • Mike MacPhee · Assistant Deputy Minister, Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC)
    Request funding from the Government of Canada for Indspire's scholarship and bursaries program in support of First Nations, Inuit, and Métis post secondary students across Canada. Read more

    Official report

  • Reported by Robert Zhu · Consultant

    • Miles Wu · Senior Policy Advisor, Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC)
    Request funding from the Government of Canada for Indspire's scholarship and bursaries program in support of First Nations, Inuit, and Métis post secondary students across Canada. Read more

    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.