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Lobbying by Speech-Language & Audiology 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

Speech-Language & Audiology Canada

Meetings this Parliament
6
With MPs
1
Since Nov 2021
29
Active registrations
1

Most recent reported meeting: Jul 23, 2026.

Registrations in effect

In-house (organization) In effect since Jul 23, 2026

Filed by Luciana Nechita, Chief Executive Officer

Lobbyists

  • Ayah Stretch · Advocacy and Community Relations Officer Former public office holder

    Formerly Executive Assistant, Senator Salma Ataullahjan, Senate of Canada (2020–2022)

  • Jarrad Marthaller · Public Affairs Advisor Former public office holder

    Formerly Constituency Assistant, MP Heather McPherson, House of Commons (2020–2021)

Institutions they may lobby: Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada (CIRNAC), Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC), Finance Canada (FIN), Health Canada (HC), House of Commons, Indigenous Services Canada (ISC), Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED), National Defence (DND), Prime Minister's Office (PMO), Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC), Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP), Senate of Canada, Veterans Affairs Canada (VAC)

What they're lobbying on (15)
  • Table a legislation for a National Hearing Health Strategy
  • Bill S-5 Connected Care Act. Integration of communication health clinicians within the national health data interoperability framework to improve patient care and reduce administrative burden.
  • Advocating for the development of a distinct regulatory framework for Over-the-Counter (OTC) hearing aids under the Medical Devices Regulations. Potential precedent by Bill C-224 (An Act to amend the Food and Drugs Act (natural health products)). Seeking a similar risk-based reclassification for OTC hearing aids to establish specific safety standards.
  • Jordan's Principle regulation and funding. Qualitative and quantitative study of speech, language and hearing for First Nations, Inuit and Metis populations. Seeking funding for Qualitative and quantitative sstudy of speech, language and hearing for First Nations, Inuit and Metis populations. Source of funding to be determined.
  • To ensure that speech-language pathologists and audiologists are understood for their role in the national early learning system. To be involved in the training and programming of early childhood educators
  • Taxation and Finance - Changes to the disability tax credit for hearing including advocacy to amend the Income Tax Act.
  • National Seniors Strategy-to discuss the role of communication health professionals in a national seniors strategy.
  • National Concussion Strategy-The need for a national strategy on concussion and the role of SAC's member profession.
  • National Autism Strategy-The need for a national strategy on autism spectrum disorder and the role of SAC's member professions in such a strategy.
  • Introduction of Acoustical Standards for Classrooms in Canada or adoption of the American National Standards Institute (ANSI) standards (US).
  • Include the services of audiologists and speech-language pathologists in an aging at home tax benefit
  • Include Speech-Language and Audiologists in the Canada Student Loan Forgiveness Program
  • Health - to discuss improved policies around audiology benefits through the federal health care partnership Veterans Affairs Canada (VAC), Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP), Department of national Defense (DND) and Health Canada)
  • Guidelines for Children's Hearing Health- National guidelines for early hearing detection and intervention.
  • Budget - include a national program that ensures universal access to newborn hearing screening and include programs to facilitate the early identification and intervention of speech and language disorders in young children.

Registration 960826-4730-42. Look it up in the official Registry

Reported meetings

Spreadsheet

Filed by Dawn Wilson (14), Bonnie Cooke (9), Luciana Nechita (6).

  • Reported by Dawn Wilson · In-house (organization)

    • Patrick Vaughan · Stakeholder Relations Advisor, Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC)

    Health

    Official report

  • Reported by Dawn Wilson · In-house (organization)

    • Stephanie Muccilli · Director of Policy, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
    • Patrick Vaughan · Stakeholder Relation, Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC)

    Health

    Official report

  • Reported by Dawn Wilson · In-house (organization)

    • Joanna Lam · Policy Advisor, Health Canada (HC)

    Health

    Official report

  • Reported by Dawn Wilson · In-house (organization)

    • Maria Campbell · Policy Advisor, Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC)

    Health

    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.