Organization
NATURE CANADA
- Meetings this Parliament
- 89
- With MPs
- 29
- Since Nov 2021
- 351
- Active registrations
- 1
Most recent reported meeting: Aug 25, 2026.
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.
← LobbyingRegistrations 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)Hide details
- 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
SpreadsheetFiled by Emily McMillan (263), Graham Saul (88).
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Reported by Emily McMillan · In-house (organization)
- Arnold Viersen · Member of Parliament
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 Read more
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Reported by Emily McMillan · In-house (organization)
- Corey Hogan · Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Energy and Natural Resources, Natural Resources Canada (NRCan)
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 Read more
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Reported by Emily McMillan · In-house (organization)
- Claude Guay · Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Energy and Natural Resources, Natural Resources Canada (NRCan)
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 Read more
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Reported by Emily McMillan · In-house (organization)
- Liam Olsen · Senior Policy Advisor, Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada (CIRNAC)
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 Read more
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Reported by Emily McMillan · In-house (organization)
- Taleeb Noormohamed · Member of Parliament
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 Read more
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Reported by Emily McMillan · In-house (organization)
- Patrick Bonin · Member of Parliament
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 Read more
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Reported by Emily McMillan · In-house (organization)
- Nathalie Provost · Secretary of State for Nature
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 Read more
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Reported by Emily McMillan · In-house (organization)
- Ginette Lavack · Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Indigenous Services
- Peter Katz · Parliamentary Affairs Advisor, Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada (CIRNAC)
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 Read more
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Reported by Emily McMillan · In-house (organization)
- Patrick Bonin · Member of Parliament
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. Read more
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Reported by Emily McMillan · In-house (organization)
- Julie Dabrusin · Member of Parliament
- Brenna Walsh · Policy and Atlantic Advisor, Natural Resources Canada (NRCan)
- Isabelle Hurley · Special Assistant - ATL Desk, Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC)
- Mollie Johnson · Assistant deputy Minister, Natural Resources Canada (NRCan)
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- John Moffet · Assistant Deputy Minister, Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC)
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. Read more
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Reported by Emily McMillan · In-house (organization)
- Fiona Simons · Policy Advisor, Housing, Infrastructure and Communities Canada (HICC)
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. Read more
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Reported by Emily McMillan · In-house (organization)
- Elizabeth May · Member of Parliament
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. Read more
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Reported by Emily McMillan · In-house (organization)
- Arun Thangaraj · Associate deputy minister, Transport Canada (TC)
- Megan Brown Deschamps · Director of Policy and Issues Management, Transport Canada (TC)
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. Read more
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Reported by Emily McMillan · In-house (organization)
- Jessica Fullerton · Senior Policy Advisor, Finance Canada (FIN)
- Cheryl Cardinal · Director, Strategic Initiatives and Indigenous Equity, Finance Canada (FIN)
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. Read more
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Reported by Emily McMillan · In-house (organization)
- Paul Halucha · Associate Deputy Minister, Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC)
- Erin Lynch · Assistant Deputy Minister, Transit Programs, Housing, Infrastructure and Communities Canada (HICC)
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. Read more
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Reported by Emily McMillan · In-house (organization)
- Alexis Conrad · Assistant Secretary to the Cabinet, Privy Council Office (PCO)
- Jesse Shuster-Leibner · Senior Policy Advisor, Privy Council Office (PCO)
- Joanna McGrath · Senior Policy Advisor, Privy Council Office (PCO)
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. Read more
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Reported by Emily McMillan · In-house (organization)
- Eric St-Pierre · Member of Parliament
- Shannon Miedema · Member of Parliament
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 Read more
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Reported by Emily McMillan · In-house (organization)
- Alexandre Boulerice · Member of Parliament, House of Commons
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. Read more
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Reported by Emily McMillan · In-house (organization)
- Julie Dabrusin · Minister of Environment and Climate Change of Canada, Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC)
- Tim Hodgson · Minister of Energy and Natural Resources of Canada, Natural Resources Canada (NRCan)
- Isabelle Hurley · Special Assistant - ATL Desk, Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC)
- Sarah Gingles · Atlantic Regional Advisor to Canada's Minister of Environment and Climate Change, Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC)
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- Caroline Lee · Chief of Staff, Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC)
- Sean Mitchell · Senior Advisor, Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC)
- Mollie Johnson · Assistant deputy Minister, Natural Resources Canada (NRCan)
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 Read more
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Reported by Emily McMillan · In-house (organization)
- Caroline Lee · Chief of Staff, Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC)
- Isabelle Hurley · Special Assistant - ATL Desk, Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC)
- Richard Mavin · Senior Operations and Executive Advisor, Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC)
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. Read more
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Reported by Emily McMillan · In-house (organization)
- Michael Vandergrift · Deputy Minister, Natural Resources Canada (NRCan)
- Drew Leyburne · Assistant Deputy Minister, Natural Resources Canada (NRCan)
- Debbie Scharf · Assistant Deputy Minister, Strategic Policy and Innovation Sector, Natural Resources Canada (NRCan)
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. Read more
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Reported by Emily McMillan · In-house (organization)
- Alan Cliff · Policy Advisor, Finance Canada (FIN)
- Chris Forbes · Deputy Minister, Finance Canada (FIN)
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. Read more
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Reported by Emily McMillan · In-house (organization)
- Ranjana Sharma · Chief Scientist, Natural Resources Canada (NRCan)
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 Read more
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Reported by Emily McMillan · In-house (organization)
- Matt Jones · Assistant Deputy Minister, Healthy Environments and Consumer Safety Branch, Health Canada (HC)
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. Read more
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Reported by Emily McMillan · In-house (organization)
- Varun Srivatsan · Deputy Director for Fiscal Policy & Budget to the Minister, Finance Canada (FIN)
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. 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.