Meetings with Scott Aitchison reported by registered lobbyists. Lobbyists must report every oral, arranged meeting with an MP, minister or other designated public office holder.
Development Charges: WE HBA strongly supports the Development Charges Reduction Program and is specifically supporting the City of Hamilton and City of Burlington applications to the Ontario GovernmentRead more
The WE HBA supports indexing the GST New Home Rebate. The existing GST new home rebate thresholds of $350k and $450k were put in place in the early 1990s when the GST was implemented and have not been adjusted since then. Given housing price escalation over the past 3 decades - these GST thresholds should be adjusted to reflect current new home prices. Options include removing altogether or setting a higher single threshold of for example $1 million, $1.3 million or more. It is WE HBA's position that the threshold should be for all new home purchasers and not restricted only to first time purchasers. WE HBA supports the one year GST/HST relief package between the Ontario and Federal Governments.
Canadian foreign policy and programming related to human rights for LGBTIQ people abroad. Advancing a range of LGBTIQ inclusive programming across all aspects of Canadian policy, including international development, humanitarian aid, refugee policy, bilateral and multilateral diplomacy.Read more
Advocating for policy change and increased investment in evidence-based youth homelessness prevention, including through employment and social enterprise programming that provides at-risk-Canadian youth with hands on skills training, wrap around social supports, and career placement to establish lasting careers in the skilled trades.Read more
Changes to the Child Care Expense Deduction. Allowing for families to access funds related to overnight camp expenses, either for specific overnight-related expenses or within the same envelope currently available only to day camps.Read more
Expand and refine the Canada Summer Jobs Program. The inclusion of camps as part of the national priorities.
Engagement with Housing,
Infrastructure and Communities
Canada, Build Canada Homes,
and other applicable federal
officials regarding Catalyst’s
potential participation in Build
Canada Homes and the delivery
of long-term affordable rental
housing. This includes program
design, delivery expectations, and
alignment between federal
housing supply objectives and the
operational realities of non-profit
affordable housing providers
delivering covenant-restricted
rental housing at scale.Read more
Advocacy for Montrose Industries Ltd. owner, developer and manager of industrial warehouse buildings and other lands which may be affected by a recent BC Supreme Court decision Cowichan Tribes v. Canada (Attorney General), 2025 BCSC 1490. The object of the lobbying is to convince the government of Canada to respond to that BCSC decision in such a way that protects the company from any resulting losses, costs or other negative impacts.Read more
Engagement with Housing, Infrastructure and Communities Canada, Build Canada Homes, and other applicable federal officials regarding Catalyst’s potential participation in Build Canada Homes and the delivery of long-term affordable rental housing. This includes program design, delivery expectations, and alignment between federal housing supply objectives and the operational realities of non-profit affordable housing providers delivering covenant-restricted rental housing at scale.Read more
Scott Aitchison · Member of Parliament for Parry Sound—Muskoka
Communicating with government officials about skilled trades development, more specifically promoting careers in the skilled trades as a way to speed up home construction.Read more
Communicating with government officials about the federal government's National Housing Strategy, more specifically advocating for changes that will increase the supply of housing.
Discussions with government officials regarding the national electricity strategy and the role of propane, renewable propane and rDME in Canada, including their potential as lower-emissions, efficient fuels, in relation to environmental, energy, industry, finance, agriculture and transportation policies.Read more
Federal policies and programs with regard to improving accesses to affordable housing, reducing homelessness, increasing social infrastructure required for immigration and refugee settlement and integration support. Homelessness; Encampments; redevelopment of public lands required to support communities that support the Canadian Armed Forces and its members.
Affordable housing;
Housing supply;
Refugee and asylum seeker settlement;
Housing Accelerator Fund;
Rapid Housing Initiative;
Housing-enabling infrastructure;
Redevelopment of public lands;Read more
Federal policies and programs with regard to improving accesses to affordable housing, reducing homelessness, increasing social infrastructure required for immigration and refugee settlement and integration support. Homelessness; Encampments; Affordable housing; Housing supply; Refugee and asylum seeker settlement; Housing Accelerator Fund; Reaching Home; Rapid Housing Initiative; Housing-enabling infrastructure;
Federal policies and programs with regard to improving accesses to affordable housing, reducing homelessness, increasing social infrastructure required for immigration and refugee settlement and integration support.
Homelessness;
Encampments;
Affordable housing;
Housing supply;
Refugee and asylum seeker settlement;
Housing Accelerator Fund;
Reaching Home;
Rapid Housing Initiative;
Housing-enabling infrastructure;Read more
Federal policies and programs with regard to improving accesses to affordable housing, reducing homelessness, increasing social infrastructure required for immigration and refugee settlement and integration support. Homelessness; Encampments; redevelopment of public lands required to support communities that support the Canadian Armed Forces and its members.
Affordable housing;
Housing supply;
Refugee and asylum seeker settlement;
Housing Accelerator Fund;
Rapid Housing Initiative;
Housing-enabling infrastructure;
Redevelopment of public lands;
Federal policies and programs with regard to improving accesses to affordable housing, reducing homelessness, building housing-enabling infrastructure, building housing and increasing the housing supplyRead more
Federal infrastructure program funding, including (but not limited to) Infrastructure Canada Canada Community Building Fund; Infrastructure programs and funding; Investing in Canada infrastructure Plan; Universal Broadband.
Recommendations for national policies including high-speed rail transportation, home building, electric grid expansion, resilience strategies and changes to current industry tax allowances.Read more
Policy and program recommendations that relate to and impact local governments and their ability to mitigate, prepare for, and respond to the changing climate. This includes programming for GHG reductions and to implement local adaptation measures.
Seeking funding for local governments to implement climate change programming and initiatives in their communities that relates to adaptation, mitigation, climate staff positions, climate planning, pilot projects, and feasibility studies.
Federal Housing Project Alignment and Program Access:
Engagement with federal officials concerning the alignment of 2B Developments’ shovel-ready housing projects with federal housing and economic priorities, including potential access to funding, financing, or other support available through Build Canada Homes or related federal housing initiatives.Read more
Build Canada Homes – Program Design and Implementation:
Engagement with federal departments, agencies, ministers’ offices, and senior officials regarding the development, design, and implementation of Build Canada Homes, including program objectives, eligibility criteria, timing, and structure, as they relate to the advancement of 2B Developments’ housing project portfolio.
Seeking federal endorsement and adoption of forecast-based municipal housing delivery plans as a condition of Build Canada Homes funding, using BuildingIN’s data-driven tools—including zoning overlays, uptake modeling, and servicing analysis—as a standardized methodology to ensure funding is tied to buildable, market-ready outcomes.Read more
Federal Planning and Housing Policy Reform for Low-Rise Multi-Unit Housing
The organization engages with federal decision-makers to advocate for planning and policy changes that enable low-rise multi-unit housing. This includes zoning and by-law updates, streamlined approvals, alignment of infrastructure and servicing policies, and the use of data-driven planning tools to support housing targets, affordability, and community-scaled growth.Read more
Income Tax Act as it applies to corporate taxation, personal taxation, registered saving products, investment and competitiveness.Read more
The Proceeds of Crime (Money Laundering) and Terrorist Financing Act, initiatives for enhancement of reporting mandatory information, and risk assessment methodology.
Work with the government to protect Canadians against fraud and scams.
Income Tax Act with respect to corporate income tax, capital tax, international taxation, personal taxation, and registered saving productsRead more
Proceeds of Crime (Money Laundering) and Terrorist Financing Act and Regulations with respect to a number of issues including identification requirements
Work with the government to protect Canadians against fraud and scams
Kris Johnson · Director General, Housing, Infrastructure and Communities Canada (HICC)
Katarina Pintar · Director General, Housing, Infrastructure and Communities Canada (HICC)
Youth Homelessness Prevention:
Alongside our research partner the Canadian Observatory on Homelessness at York University, we have built an evidence base that preventing youth from becoming homeless not only gets better outcomes for youth and families, but it is cheaper than waiting until they become homeless where costs to public systems, including emergency services, skyrocket. We are asking parts of the government of Canada to better coordinate and make a prevention strategy. We are also asking them to invest in evidence-based prevention interventions.Read more
The Home Depot Canada Foundation, in partnership with A Way Home Canada, aims to advance federal policy change and increased investment in evidence-based youth homelessness prevention.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.
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