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Meetings with Leslie Church reported by registered lobbyists. Lobbyists must report every oral, arranged meeting with an MP, minister or other designated public office holder.

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Newest first, back to November 2021 if Leslie Church held office then.

  • CSL Group Inc.

    Reported by Louis Martel · In-house (corporation)

    • Leslie Church · Parliamentary Secretary to the Secretaries of State for Labour, for Seniors, and for Children and Youth, and to the Minister of Jobs and Families
    Encourager le ministre des Transports à utiliser les dispositions de la Loi de 2001 sur la marine marchande du Canada, notamment les sections 88(2) et 89(1), en conformité avec les autres lois en place et en collaboration avec les acteurs du milieu. Read more

    Supporter le renouvellement et la mise en oeuvre de l'Accord entre le Canada, les États-Unis d'Amérique et les États-Unis du Mexique afin de favoriser une stabilisation des relations commerciales et une harmonisation réglementaire entre le Canada et les États-Unis, deux des principaux marchés du Groupe CSL.

    Official report

  • Reported by Bob Larocque · In-house (organization)

    Science and Technology: Canada's policies with respect to innovation and the use of clean technologies in the energy sector. Read more

    Taxation and Finance: Policies with respect to fuel taxation; policies with respect to tax measures to generate more clean technology investments.

    Official report

  • Reported by Michiel Wielhouwer · In-house (corporation)

    Discuss financial sector policy matters, in particular: privacy legislation; payments system developments; government policies related to payments, e-commerce and data security; Bank Act legislative and regulatory changes. Read more

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  • Reported by Guy Legault · In-house (organization)

    Budgets 2024 to 2026: Presenting solutions to the federal government relating to assisting Canadians with planning for health and mortality risks, investment planning, retirement planning, employee group benefits, small business owner taxation, and issues relating to dental care and pharmacare. Read more

    Official report

  • Reported by Dave Carey · In-house (organization)

    • Leslie Church · Parliamentary Secretary, Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC)
    Regulatory Modernization and Red Tape Reduction Read more

    Cabinet Directive on Regulation regarding the expectations and requirements in the development, management and review of federal regulations.

    Regulatory harmonization and reduction of trade irritants with major trading partners

    Official report

  • Bell Canada

    Reported by Mirko Bibic · In-house (corporation)

    Seeking to raise awareness about Bell’s technological innovations, including AI, with an aim to convey how policies affect investments in innovation and research. Read more

    Official report

  • Reported by Noah Shack · In-house (organization)

    Conflict of Interests, Ethics, Lobbying, Canada Revenue Agency. Ensuring CIJA fully respects all its legal and regulatory obligations while advocating for the current framework to be more efficient and respectful of the needs, objectives and resources of cultural and religious communities. Read more

    Official report

  • Reported by Rabia Khedr · In-house (organization)

    • Leslie Church · Parliamentary Secretary
    • Amen Ben Ahmouda · Policy Advisor, Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC)
    • Manvir Shokar · Special Assistant, Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC)
    Canada Disability Benefit – program design, implementation, and adequacy. Discussions with federal officials regarding the implementation of the Canada Disability Benefit, including benefit levels, eligibility pathways, administrative access, and interactions with provincial disability assistance programs. Read more

    Interaction between the Disability Tax Credit and the Canada Disability Benefit. Discussions regarding how Disability Tax Credit eligibility affects access to the Canada Disability Benefit, including administrative alignment, eligibility pathways, and potential policy changes to reduce barriers to benefit access.

    Disability Tax Credit – eligibility criteria and administration. Engagement with federal officials regarding eligibility rules, certification requirements, reassessment processes, and administrative barriers affecting access to the Disability Tax Credit.

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  • Reported by Sean Casey · Consultant

    Changes to the Old Age Security or Canada Pension Plan programs Read more

    Ongoing federal government support for the CBC/Radio Canada, including any legislative changes to a new funding model

    Official report

  • Jack.org

    Reported by Mitchell Gould · Consultant

    • Leslie Church · Parliamentary Secretary to the Secretaries of State for Labour, for Seniors, and for Children and Youth, and to the Minister of Jobs and Families (Per
    • Jonathan Afek Levy · Director of Parliamentary Affairs, House of Commons
    Requesting $500,000 over two years to formally integrate youth mental health leadership and lived experience into federal workforce, health, and education strategies, by funding partnerships with Jack.org to support youth co-design, policy consultation, and evaluation initiatives with departments like Health Canada, ESDC, and PHAC. Read more

    Advocating for the recapitalization of the Youth Employment and Skills Strategy (YESS) and allocation of $3 million over three years to Jack.org to fund 420 paid, peer-led youth mental health leadership positions—delivering mentorship, Jack Talks, and outreach that will reach 200,000 youth across Canada by 2028.

    Official report

  • Reported by Sabrina Grover · Consultant

    Advocate for the federal government’s role in maintaining and improving strong public services including dealing with concerns regarding ongoing job pressures that the public service is facing across a wide range of sectors including health care, emergency services, education, early learning and child care, municipalities, social services, libraries, utilities, transportation, airlines. Read more

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  • Reported by Kema Joseph · Consultant

    • Leslie Church · Parliamentary Assistant, Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC)
    • Nanki Singh · Special Assistant, Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC)
    To seek federal funding and program partnerships to deliver large-scale AI and digital skills training to 100,000 Canadians from underrepresented communities by 2030, in line with federal skilling, upskilling and reskilling priorities. Read more

    Official report

  • Reported by Karen Young · In-house (organization)

    Funding for social and community services and programs for children, youth, seniors, low-income individuals, newcomers, women and other community members.

    Official report

  • Imagine Canada

    Reported by Bruce MacDonald · In-house (organization)

    Advocating for a federal “home” in government for the nonprofit sector. Building knowledge on the activities of the nonprofit sector.

    Official report

  • Reported by Liviya Mendelsohn · In-house (organization)

    Convert the Canada Caregiver Credit into a refundable tax-free benefit. Read more

    National caregiving strategy including necessary policy, program, and budgetary allocations.

    Official report

  • Palette Skills

    Reported by Kema Joseph · Consultant

    • Leslie Church · Parliamentary Secretary, Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC)
    Advocate for increased federal support to design, deliver, and expand employer?driven upskilling programs that reskill and upgrade workers, align with current and emerging labour market needs, and strengthen Canada’s productivity and economic growth. Read more

    Official report

  • Reported by Mohamed Lachemi · In-house (organization)

    • Leslie Church · Parliamentary Secretary the Secretaries of State for Labour, for Seniors, and for Children and Youth, and to the Minister of Jobs and Families, Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC)
    • Jon Afek-Levy · Legislative Assistant, House of Commons
    Conversation about TMU's National Institute on Aging's proposal for amending the Canadian Pension Plan to implement a Pension Delay Guarantee policy

    Official report

  • First Work

    Reported by Akosua Alagaratnam · In-house (organization)

    and 18 more
    • Charles Sousa · Member of Parliament
    • John Zerucelli · Secretary of State (Labour)
    • Donyah Farhat · Manager, Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC)
    • Lori Brooks · Director General, Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC)
    • Kyle Leonard · Director of Stakeholder Relations, Public Safety Canada (PS)
    • Alfred Burgesson · Senior Advisor, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
    • Duncan Tooley · Ontario Advisor, Prime Minister's Office (PMO)
    • Chelios Vuong · Senior Strategic Advisor, Natural Resources Canada (NRCan)
    • Keiran Gibbs · Director of Policy, Justice Canada (JC)
    • Francine Pauvif · Policy Advisor, Women and Gender Equality (WAGE)
    • Lisa Xie · Policy Advisor, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
    • Manuela Tomic · Senior Policy Advisor, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
    • Jonathan Alomoto · Director of Policy, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC)
    • Chelsea Kusnick · Chief of Staff to the Minister, Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC)
    • Nimra Noman · Operations Advisor, Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC)
    • Karam Chima · Deputy Chief of Staff and Director of Operations, Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC)
    • Reem Al-Ameri · Policy Advisor, Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC)
    • Jason MacDonald · Ontario Regional Advisor, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC)
    Activating a national workforce framework that aligns federal employment services, housing, immigration, and infrastructure planning at the community level, with Employment Service Providers recognized as delivery infrastructure for national workforce outcomes. Read more

    Seeking funding from Government of Canada to capacitate First Work member organizations to deliver employment services and to support small- and medium-sized enterprises.

    Seeking greater activation of Labour Market Development Agreements to align with small and medium-sized business hiring, training, and retention needs, leveraging community-based Employment Service Providers.

    Arranging and attending meetings and outreach with Public Office Holders for a lobby day and reception. First Work would like to share insights and recommendations for youth programming, employment services and advance solutions for youth employment.

    Seeking sustained, flexible, federal investment in youth employment programs and related funding mechanisms.

    Seeking stable, multi-year federal funding for: youth employment programming through ESDC, including reinstatement of COVID-era flexibility provisions for Canada Summer Jobs and work-integrated learning (WIL) initiatives, to address rising youth unemployment rates and fragmented pathways into the workforce.

    Official report

  • Air Canada

    Reported by Michael Rousseau · In-house (corporation)

    Labour –Labour laws and regulations, health and occupational safety standards impacting the airline industry. Relations du travail – Lois et règlements sur le travail et normes de santé et de sécurité au travail qui ont une incidence sur l’industrie du transport aérien. Read more

    Transportation – Aviation related policies, legislation and regulations, such as the Air Passenger Rights Regulations. Transport - Politiques, législations et réglementations liées à l’industrie du transport aérien telles que le règlement sur la protection des passagers aériens.

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  • Rick Hansen Foundation

    Reported by Doramy Ehling · In-house (organization)

    • Leslie Church · Parliamentary Secretary to the Secretaries of State for Labour, for Seniors, and for Children and Youth, and to the Minister of Jobs and Families, Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC)
    Work with the Government of Canada to seek funding and support for RHF national initiatives designed to educate and engage Canadians about the importance of promoting accessibility, in coordination with National AccessAbility Week. Read more

    Work with the various government programs that support accessibility, inclusion, and a world without barriers, particularly in the built environment around an accessibility Certification Program which will assess and rate the built environment of Canada against a common standard (example Canadian Standards Association).

    Official report

  • Rick Hansen Foundation

    Reported by Kevin Bosch · Consultant

    • Leslie Church · Parliamentary Secretary, Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC)
    Work with Government of Canada to endorse and support the Rick Hansen Foundation Accessibility Certification Program as the national standard to assess and certify the built environment, by working to maintain or expand government funding. Read more

    Official report

  • Reported by Philip Witherington · In-house (corporation)

    Policies and programs related to Canada trade relations with other countries.

    Official report

  • Reported by Mohamed Lachemi · In-house (organization)

    • Leslie Church · Parliamentary Secretary the Secretaries of State for Labour, for Seniors, and for Children and Youth, and to the Minister of Jobs and Families, Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC)
    Conversation about TMU's National Institute on Aging's proposal for amending the Canadian Pension Plan to implement a Pension Delay Guarantee policy

    Official report

  • Eth??s Lab

    Reported by Taylor Kyte · Consultant

    • Leslie Church · Parliamentary Secretary, Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC)
    Implementation partnerships for youth workforce and innovation initiatives. Positioning Ethos Lab as an implementation-ready delivery partner for federally supported youth workforce development, digital skills, and innovation initiatives, including discussions on program delivery models, regional scaling, outcomes measurement, and long-term sustainability of community-based innovation infrastructure. Read more

    Official report

  • Rick Hansen Foundation

    Reported by Doramy Ehling · In-house (organization)

    • Leslie Church · Parliamentary Secretary to the Secretaries of State for Labour, for Seniors, and for Children and Youth, and to the Minister of Jobs and Families, Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC)
    Work with Government of Canada to endorse and support the Rick Hansen Foundation Accessibility Certification Program Program as the national standard to assess and certify the built environment. Read more

    Work with the various government programs that support accessibility, inclusion, and a world without barriers, particularly in the built environment around an accessibility Certification Program which will assess and rate the built environment of Canada against a common standard (example Canadian Standards Association).

    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.