Corporation
Sun Life Financial Inc.
- Meetings this Parliament
- 68
- With MPs
- 4
- Since Nov 2021
- 282
- Active registrations
- 1
Most recent reported meeting: Sep 28, 2026.
Lobbying by Sun Life Financial Inc.: 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 (corporation) In effect since Aug 25, 2026
Filed by Kevin Strain, President & Chief Executive Officer
Lobbyists
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Ali Salam · Vice President and Head, Global Government Affairs and Public Policy, Canada & Corporate
Former designated public office holder
Formerly Chief of Staff, Minister’s Office, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (2016–2018)
Formerly Chief of Staff, Minister’s Office, Democratic Institutions Canada (2016–2016)
Formerly Special Assistant - Ontario, Operations, Office of the Leader of the Opposition (2009–2011)
- Abhay Raman · SVP and Chief Information Security Officer
- Alexis Landreville · Assistant Vice-President, Canada, Global Government Affairs and Public Policy
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Alla Drigola Birk · Director, Global Government Affairs and Public Policy
Former public office holder
Formerly Legislative Assistant, MP Dianne Watts Office, House of Commons (2015–2017)
- Daniele D'Alessandro · Manager, Canada, Global Government Affairs and Public Policy
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Hélène Emorine · Manager, Global Government Affairs and Public Policy, International
Former public office holder
Formerly Policy Advisor, International Affairs Branch, Environment and Climate Change Canada (2023–2025)
Formerly Policy Analyst, International Affairs Branch, Environment and Climate Change Canada (2023–2023)
Formerly Economist/Policy Analyst, Economic Development Branch, Finance Canada (2022–2022)
Formerly Policy Analyst, Intergovernmental Affairs Branch, Privy Council Office (2022–2022)
- Jacques Goulet · Executive Vice-President and Chief Risk Officer
- Jessica Tan · President, Sun Life Canada
- Kevin Strain · Chief Executive Officer
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Laura Hewitt · Senior Vice-President & Head, Global Government Affairs and Public Policy
Former public office holder
Formerly Director, Public Affairs, Corporate Affairs, Export Development Canada (2013–2017)
- Marie-Chantal Co?te? · Senior Vice-President, Sun Life Health
- Matthew Seddon · Director, Global Government Affairs and Public Policy
- Sophie Ouellet · Vice-President, Business Development, Group Benefits
- Suzanne Morin · Vice President, Chief Privacy & Data Ethics Officer
- Victor Gomez · Assistant Vice-President & Head, Global Government Affairs and Public Policy, International
Institutions they may lobby: Bank of Canada, Canada Revenue Agency (CRA), Communications Security Establishment Canada (CSEC), Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC), Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC), Finance Canada (FIN), Financial Transactions and Reports Analysis Centre of Canada (FINTRAC), Global Affairs Canada (GAC), Health Canada (HC), House of Commons, Housing, Infrastructure and Communities Canada (HICC), Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED), National Defence (DND), Natural Resources Canada (NRCan), Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada (OPC), Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions Canada (OSFI), Patented Medicine Prices Review Board (PMPRB), Prime Minister's Office (PMO), Privy Council Office (PCO), Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC), Public Safety Canada (PS), Public Services and Procurement Canada (PSPC), Senate of Canada, Transport Canada (TC), Treasury Board Of Canada Secretariat (TBS)
What they're lobbying on (8)Hide details
- Infrastructure - Expand opportunities for long-term investors to support infrastructure investment, including opportunities to support investment in housing.
- Pensions & savings plans – Engage with public office holders regarding enhancing retirement and savings security for Canadians through retirement planning, public and registered savings plans, annuities, etc.
- Prescription drugs - Seeking to raise awareness about prescription drug & workplace benefit coverage.
- Group benefits & paramedical health care – Engage with public office holders regarding health care programs and policy that may impact group benefit plans.
- Climate/Environment – Engagements related to the impacts of extreme weather on the health and wellness of Canadians and expanding opportunities to meet our decarbonization commitments.
- International relations & trade – Engage with public office holders regarding international relations as it relates to Canada’s insurance industry. This includes how best to maximize the benefits of Canada’s trade relations for the industry and broader economy.
- Insurance and health regulation and legislation - Engage with public office holders regarding Canada’s financial services and health care sectors, in relation to the insurance industry. This may include the industry’s governing legislation and regulations, taxation policy, administration, and related issues, guidelines & rules.
- Cyber security, data, and privacy – Engage with public office holders on how to ensure the safety and integrity of Canada’s insurance industry’s data and technology systems. This may include engagement on privacy legislation, policy, and technological innovation in the insurance industry.
Registration 949716-5059-88. Look it up in the official Registry
Reported meetings
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Reported by Kevin Strain · In-house (corporation)
- Cam Do · Director General, Innovative and Climate Finance, Global Affairs Canada (GAC)
ClimateFinancial InstitutionsForeign Affairs
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Reported by Kevin Strain · In-house (corporation)
- Yash Nanda · Policy Advisor, Finance Canada (FIN)
Federal-Provincial RelationsHealth
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Reported by Kevin Strain · In-house (corporation)
- Julien Brazeau · Associate Assistant Deputy MInister, Finance Canada (FIN)
Financial InstitutionsScience and Technology
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Reported by Kevin Strain · In-house (corporation)
- Isabella Chan · Assistant Deputy Minister, Health Canada (HC)
ClimateHealth
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Reported by Kevin Strain · In-house (corporation)
- Jaxson Khan · Policy Advisor, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
Privacy and Access to Information
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Reported by Kevin Strain · In-house (corporation)
- Mark Schaan · Associate Assistant Deputy Minister, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
Privacy and Access to Information
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Reported by Kevin Strain · In-house (corporation)
- Stephen de Boer · Assistant Deputy Minister, Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC)
Climate
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Reported by Kevin Strain · In-house (corporation)
- Laura Gamez · Exempt Staff - Policy Advisor, Global Affairs Canada (GAC)
ClimateTaxation and Finance
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Reported by Kevin Strain · In-house (corporation)
- Christophe Cinqmars-Vinq · Senior Policy Advisor, Finance Canada (FIN)
Financial Institutions
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Reported by Kevin Strain · In-house (corporation)
- Catherine Stewart · Ambassador for Climate Change, Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC)
- Krystal Novak · Senior Advisor to the Ambassador for Climate Change, Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC)
Climate
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Reported by Kevin Strain · In-house (corporation)
- Cam Do · Executive Director, Global Affairs Canada (GAC)
Climate
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Reported by Kevin Strain · In-house (corporation)
- Mark Schaan · Senior Assistant Deputy Minister, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
- Jaxson Khan · Policy Advisor, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
IndustryIntellectual PropertyScience and Technology
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Reported by Kevin Strain · In-house (corporation)
- Jacqueline Friedland · Executive Director, Risk Assessment and Intervention Hub, Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions Canada (OSFI)
- Lisa Peterson · Managing Director, Insurance Capital, Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions Canada (OSFI)
Financial InstitutionsTaxation and Finance
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Reported by Kevin Strain · In-house (corporation)
- Shaili Patel · Director of Policy, Health Canada (HC)
Health
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Reported by Kevin Strain · In-house (corporation)
- Douglas Clark · Executive Director, Patented Medicine Prices Review Board (PMPRB)
Health
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Reported by Kevin Strain · In-house (corporation)
- Ratna Omidvar · Senator, Senate of Canada
- Paul Faucette · Director of Parliamentary Affairs, Senate of Canada
Health
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Reported by Kevin Strain · In-house (corporation)
- Elena Mitchell · Senior Operations Manager, Finance Canada (FIN)
Climate
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Reported by Kevin Strain · In-house (corporation)
- Paul Halucha · Associate Deputy Minister, Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC)
- Kelly Gillis · Deputy Minister, Infrastructure and Communities, Infrastructure Canada (INFC)
ClimateInfrastructure
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Reported by Kevin Strain · In-house (corporation)
- Miles Wu · Minister Exempt Staff, Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC)
Employment and Training
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Reported by Kevin Strain · In-house (corporation)
- Eric Gustavson · Minister Exempt Staff, Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC)
- Kevin Murphy · Minister Exempt Staff, Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC)
Health
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Reported by Kevin Strain · In-house (corporation)
- Tyler Meredith · Director of Economic Strategy and Planning for the Deputy PM and Minister of Finance, Finance Canada (FIN)
Financial InstitutionsTaxation and Finance
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Reported by Kevin Strain · In-house (corporation)
- Dominic Cormier · Chief of Staff, Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC)
- Eamonn McGuinty · Senior Policy Advisor, Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC)
ClimateFinancial InstitutionsTaxation and Finance
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Reported by Kevin Strain · In-house (corporation)
- Catherine Steward · Ambassador for Climate Change, Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC)
Climate
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Reported by Kevin Strain · In-house (corporation)
- Philippe Dufresne · Privacy Commissioner of Canada, Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada (OPC)
- Brent Homan · Deputy Commissioner, Compliance, Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada (OPC)
- Gregory Smolynec · Deputy Commissioner, Policy and Promotion Sector, Privy Council Office (PCO)
- Nicole Frantz · Senior Strategic Advisor, Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada (OPC)
Privacy and Access to Information
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Reported by Kevin Strain · In-house (corporation)
- Cam Do · Executive Director, Global Affairs Canada (GAC)
- John Gubbels · Lead for Climate Finance Investments, Global Affairs Canada (GAC)
- Lucas Van Arragon · Analyst, Global Affairs Canada (GAC)
- Vincent Beausejour · Advisor, International Climate Finance, Global Affairs Canada (GAC)
ClimateInternational DevelopmentTaxation and Finance
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.