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Lobbying by NATURE CANADA: 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

NATURE CANADA

Meetings this Parliament
89
With MPs
29
Since Nov 2021
351
Active registrations
1

Most recent reported meeting: Aug 25, 2026.

Registrations in effect

In-house (organization) In effect since Oct 20, 2026 Receives government funding

Filed by Emily McMillan, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

Lobbyists

  • Akaash Maharaj · Policy Director
  • Andrew Van Iterson · Green Budget Manager
  • Autumn Jordan · Urban Nature Organizer
  • David Wallis · Reforestation and Campaign Manager
  • Emily McMillan · EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
  • Hannah Dean · Organizing Director
  • Jason Barron · NatureHood Organizer
  • Julia Laforge · Policy Manager, Protected Areas
  • Julie Baxter · Digital Marketing Manager
  • Mark Butler · Senior Advisor
  • Paul Gregory · Senior Nature Network Organizer
  • Priscilla Costa Dos Santos · Policy and Campaigns Officer
  • Stephen Hazell · Director of Conservation

Institutions they may lobby: Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC), Canadian Heritage (PCH), Correctional Service of Canada (CSC), Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada (CIRNAC), Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC), Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC), Finance Canada (FIN), Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO), Global Affairs Canada (GAC), Health Canada (HC), House of Commons, Housing, Infrastructure and Communities Canada (HICC), Impact Assessment Agency of Canada (IAAC), Indigenous Services Canada (ISC), Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED), Intergovernmental Affairs Secretariat (IGA), National Capital Commission (NCC), National Defence (DND), Natural Resources Canada (NRCan), Office of the Auditor General of Canada (OAG), Parks Canada (PC), Prime Minister's Office (PMO), Privy Council Office (PCO), Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC), Public Safety Canada (PS), Senate of Canada, Statistics Canada (StatCan), Transport Canada (TC), Treasury Board Of Canada Secretariat (TBS)

What they're lobbying on (14)
  • United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change-Kyoto protocol The Government of Canada is required to: prepare a Climate Change Plan; prepare a statement on GHG emissions; and ensure that Canada meets its obligations under the Kyoto Protocol
  • The mission of the Green Budget Coalition is to present an analysis of the most pressing issues regarding environmental sustainability in Canada and to make a consolidated annual set of recommendations to the federal government regarding strategic fiscal and budgetary opportunities.
  • Species at Risk Act The purposes of this Act are to prevent wildlife species from being extirpated or becoming extinct, to provide for the recovery of wildlife species that are extirpated, endangered or threatened as a result of human activity and to manage species of special concern to prevent them from becoming endangered or threatened.
  • Secured funding from Canadian International Development Agency Partnership Branch Funding for projects in the Americas
  • Oceans Act WHEREAS Canada holds that conservation, based on an ecosystem approach, is of fundamental importance to maintaining biological diversity and productivity in the marine environment
  • National Parks Act and Canada National Marine Conservation Areas Act Maintenance or restoration of ecological integrity, through the protection of natural resources and natural processes, shall be the first priority of the Minister when considering all aspects of the management of parks and marine conservation areas.
  • Migratory Bird Convention Act This Act and its complementary Regulations ensure the conservation of migratory bird populations by regulating potentially harmful human activities.
  • Metal Mining Effluent Regulation Seeking regulatory change to strengthen processes by which the owner or operator of a mine can obtain the Government's approval to deposit a deleterious substance into a natural water body or a tailings impoundment area that is added to Schedule 2 of the Regulations.
  • Great Lakes Fisheries Convention Act An Act to implement a Convention on Great Lakes Fisheries between Canada and the United States
  • Federal Marine Protected Areas sestablished under the Oceans Act to ensure the conservation and protection of species at risk and their habitats, the conservation and protection of unique habitats, and the conservation and protection of marine areas of high biodiversity or high biological productivity.
  • Convention on Biodiversity To promote the conservation of biodiversity, the sustainable use of its components, and the fair and equitable sharing of benefits arising out of the utilization of genetic resources
  • Canadian Wildlife Act and Complimentary Regulations. The Act allows for the creation, management and protection of wildlife areas for wildlife research activities, or for conservation or interpretation of wildlife, seeking regulatory and legislative change to strengthen the prohibitions in the Act.
  • Canadian Environmental Protection Act. CEPA regulates toxins and 'animate products of biotechnology'. We are seeking to ensure the Act adequately protects biodiversity from toxins and other harmful products.
  • Canadian Environmental Assessment Act to ensure that projects are considered in a careful and precautionary manner before federal authorities take action in connection with them, in order to ensure that such projects do not cause significant adverse environmental effects

Registration 954555-441-53. Look it up in the official Registry

Reported meetings

Spreadsheet

Filed by Emily McMillan (263), Graham Saul (88).

  • Reported by Graham Saul · In-house (organization)

    • Jean-Denis Garon · Member of Parliament
    • Monique Pauze · Member of Parliament, House of Commons

    Environment

    Official report

  • Reported by Graham Saul · In-house (organization)

    • Sarah Goodman · Senior Advisor, Prime Minister's Office (PMO)
    • Tony Maas · Senior Policy Advisor, Prime Minister's Office (PMO)
    • Allie Chalke · Policy Advisor, Finance Canada (FIN)

    Environment

    Official report

  • Reported by Graham Saul · In-house (organization)

    • Elizabeth May · Member of Parliament
    • Mike Morrice · Member of Parliament, House of Commons

    Environment

    Official report

  • Reported by Graham Saul · In-house (organization)

    • Mike Morris · Member of Parliament, House of Commons

    Environment

    Official report

  • Reported by Graham Saul · In-house (organization)

    • Samir Kassam · Policy Advisor, Global Affairs Canada (GAC)
    • Tyler Norman · Special Assistant - Regional Affairs and Stakeholder Relations, Global Affairs Canada (GAC)

    Environment

    Official report

  • Reported by Graham Saul · In-house (organization)

    • Bryan May · Member of Parliament, House of Commons

    Environment

    Official report

  • Reported by Graham Saul · In-house (organization)

    • Kelly Hartle · Chief Executive Officer (FG) , Corcan, Correctional Service of Canada (CSC)
    • Allison Rose · Senior Project Officer, Correctional Service of Canada (CSC)
    • Chris Stein · Regional Manager, Correctional Service of Canada (CSC)

    Environment

    Official report

  • Reported by Graham Saul · In-house (organization)

    • Hannah Hodson · Policy Advisor, House of Commons
    • Shawn Driscoll · Advisor, Stakeholder Relations, House of Commons

    Environment

    Official report

  • Reported by Graham Saul · In-house (organization)

    • Cyndi Jenkins · Chief of Staff, Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO)
    • Jason Rondeau · Director of Policy, Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO)

    Fisheries

    Official report

  • Reported by Graham Saul · In-house (organization)

    • Michael Brewster · Senior Operations Manager, Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC)

    Environment

    Official report

  • Reported by Graham Saul · In-house (organization)

    • Julia Van Drie · Senior Policy Advisor, Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC)

    Environment

    Official report

  • Reported by Graham Saul · In-house (organization)

    • Jason Rondeau · Director of Policy, Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO)

    Environment

    Official report

  • Reported by Graham Saul · In-house (organization)

    • Michael Brewster · Director of Policy, Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC)
    • Kurtis Layden · Senopr Advisor, Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC)
    • Joshua Swift · Special Assistant, Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC)
    • Isabelle Hurley · Special Assistant, Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC)

    Environment

    Official report

  • Reported by Graham Saul · In-house (organization)

    • Steven Guilbeault · Minister of Environment and Climate Change, Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC)
    • Christine Hogan · Deputy Minister, Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC)
    • Joanna Dafoe · Director of Policy, Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC)
    • Michael Brewster · Seniro Special Advisor, Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC)
    and 6 more
    • Elena Mitchel · Senior Operations Manager, Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC)
    • Conner MacNeil · Senior Advisor, Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC)
    • Kurtis Layden · Senior Advisor, Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC)
    • Hilary Geller · Assistant Deputy Minister, Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC)
    • Anne-Julia Morriset · Director, Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC)
    • Darlene Upton · Vice President, Parks Canada (PC)

    Environment

    Official report

  • Reported by Graham Saul · In-house (organization)

    • Richard Cannings · Member of Parliament, House of Commons
    • Laurel Collins · MP in Victoria, House of Commons

    EnvironmentForestry

    Official report

  • Reported by Graham Saul · In-house (organization)

    • Michael Brewster · Policy Director, Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC)

    Environment

    Official report

  • Reported by Graham Saul · In-house (organization)

    • Randi Anderson · Director of Policy, Natural Resources Canada (NRCan)
    • Kaylie Stathopulos · Special Assistant, Natural Resources Canada (NRCan)
    • Blake Oliver · Policy Advisor, Natural Resources Canada (NRCan)
    • Kyle Harrietha · Director of Parliamentary Affairs / Deputy CoS, Natural Resources Canada (NRCan)

    Environment

    Official report

  • Reported by Graham Saul · In-house (organization)

    • Samir Kassam · Policy Advisor, Global Affairs Canada (GAC)

    Environment

    Official report

  • Reported by Graham Saul · In-house (organization)

    • Lawrence Hanson · Assistant Deputy Minister - Policy, Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO)
    • Niall O'Dea · Senior Assistant Deputy Minister, Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO)
    • Bonny Wong-Fortin · Director General, Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO)

    Environment

    Official report

  • Reported by Graham Saul · In-house (organization)

    • Randi Anderson · Director of Policy, Natural Resources Canada (NRCan)
    • Kyle Rosnick · Policy and Regional Affairs Advisor, Natural Resources Canada (NRCan)

    EnvironmentForestry

    Official report

  • Reported by Graham Saul · In-house (organization)

    • Laurel Collins · Member of Parliament, House of Commons

    EnvironmentFisheries

    Official report

  • Reported by Graham Saul · In-house (organization)

    • Joanna Dafoe · Director of Policy, Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC)
    • Jamie MacDonald · Director of Nature Cosnervation, Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC)
    • Michael Brewster · Minister exempt staff?, Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC)
    • connor macNeil · Senior Advisor, Policy and legal affairs, Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC)
    and 1 more
    • Marjorie Loveys · Policy Advisor, Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC)

    Environment

    Official report

  • Reported by Graham Saul · In-house (organization)

    • Isabella Chan · Assistant Deputy Minister, Health Canada (HC)

    Environment

    Official report

  • Reported by Graham Saul · In-house (organization)

    • Chris Forbes · Deputy Minister, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC)

    Environment

    Official report

  • Reported by Graham Saul · In-house (organization)

    • Jean-Francois Tremplay · Deputy Minister, Natural Resources Canada (NRCan)
    • Frand Des Rosiers · Assistand deputy Minister, Natural Resources Canada (NRCan)
    • Jeff Labonte · Assistant Deputy Minister, Natural Resources Canada (NRCan)
    • Mollie Johnson · Assistant deputy Minister, Natural Resources Canada (NRCan)
    and 1 more
    • Drew Leyburne · Assistant Deputy Minister, Natural Resources Canada (NRCan)

    Environment

    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.