Meetings with Vince Gasparro reported by registered lobbyists. Lobbyists must report every oral, arranged meeting with an MP, minister or other designated public office holder.
Engagement with government with respect to economic security and trade policy design.Read more
Supporting Energy Storage Canada in its engagement on climate and energy policy and regulations, including the clean electricity regulation, Regional Resource Tables, Pan-Canadian Grid Council, amongst others as further dialogues, and policy instruments emerge.
Supporting Energy Storage Canada's engagement with the Government of Canada concerning its proposed clean technology Investment Tax Credit.
Supporting Energy Storage Canada's engagement with the Government of Canada concerning its proposed clean technology Investment Tax Credit.Read more
Supporting Energy Storage Canada in its engagement on climate and energy policy and regulations, including the clean electricity regulation, Regional Resource Tables, Pan-Canadian Grid Council, amongst others as further dialogues, and policy instruments emerge.
Health human resources: Develop a strategy to recruit and retain radiologists, medical radiation technologists, and sonographers as part of a national approach to health human resources to reduce backlogs and improve health services.Read more
Capital equipment (CT and MRI): Guide a dedicated investment of $2 billion over three years for radiology equipment to improve access to modern medical imaging equipment. Streamline the process for equipment installation and reduce the substantial associated labour costs.
Clinical decision support: Support the national integration of Clinical Decision Support (CDS) systems into electronic medical records (EMRs) to ensure that patients receive the right test at the right time.
Artificial Intelligence: Demonstrate leadership in AI by providing financial support for the Health Artificial Intelligence Validation Network (HAIVN) to improve the evaluation and regulation of AI in Canada as part of Health Canada’s Medical Devices Directorate regulatory process, for the purpose of improved healthcare, economic development and innovation in Canada.
Serena Smith · Director of Policy, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC)
Mary Robinson · Senator, Senate of Canada
Josh Underwood · Legislative Assistant, House of Commons
Robert Black · Senator, Senate of Canada
Yash Nanda · Policy Advisor, Prime Minister's Office (PMO)
Varun Srivatsan · Director of Policy, Finance Canada (FIN)
Rene Sylvestre · Director of Strategic Investment, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
McDonald's Canada seeks to engage with government to share information its labour and skills training strategy.Read more
Meeting with public office holders on environmental policy and issues related to plastics, recycling and any other proposed changes to plastics regulations.
McDonald's Canada aims to share the reality in and around restaurants regarding public safety.
McDonald's Canada seeks to inform government about its sourcing and investments in Canadian agriculture commodities.
Advocating for policies to enhance the security and safety of Canadian Muslim communities and other at-risk communities given the rise in hate crimes; countering supremacist violent extremist groupsRead more
Clarence Charon · Assistant, Prime Minister's Office (PMO)
Hamid Mohamed · Senior Advisor (Operations and Stakeholder Engagement), Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
Devishi Sharama · Comms strat, House of Commons
Gabriella Ellis · Assistant, House of Commons
Samantha Jerome · COS, House of Commons
Matthew Schurves · Researcher, Prime Minister's Office (PMO)
Matthew Schwarze · Researcher, Prime Minister's Office (PMO)
The Canadian ETF Association is looking to promote its organization and its priorities with relevant Parliamentarians, public Servants and political staff who have a role in legislating, or an interest in legislating or an interest in, financial institutions, investments and pensions. Efforts will focus on advancing priorities to strengthen Canadas investment landscape, restricting distribution incentives for non-Canadian ETFs, and creating tax-advantaged accounts to promote fixed income ETFs.Read more
Environmental and sustainable development policies and programs with regard to local climate change mitigation and adaptation; Disaster mitigation and adaptation; Capacity building for sustainable community planning; Greenhouse gas (GHG) reductions; Water management, watershed planning, wastewater, and stormwater policy; Urban forest management and stewardship; Brownfield redevelopment; National Adaptation Strategy; Greener Homes Grant; Green Building Strategy; Green Municipal Fund.Read more
Municipal Finance and Intergovernmental Arrangements Revenue sharing with the federal and provincial governments: Federal policies and programs with regard to the payments in lieu of taxes (PILTs) system, intergovernmental partnerships, recognition of municipal governments contributions to economic growth, the fiscal imbalance between each order of governments revenues options and their responsibilities to provide services and programs to Canadians. Municipal Growth Framework.
Environmental and sustainable development policies and programs with regard to local climate change mitigation and adaptation;
Disaster mitigation and adaptation;
Capacity building for sustainable community planning;
Greenhouse gas (GHG) reductions;
Water management, watershed planning, wastewater, and stormwater policy;
Urban forest management and stewardship;
Brownfield redevelopment;
National Adaptation Strategy;
Greener Homes Grant;
Green Building Strategy;
Green Municipal Fund.Read more
Municipal Finance and Intergovernmental Arrangements Revenue sharing with the federal and provincial governments: Federal policies and programs with regard to the payments in lieu of taxes (PILTs) system, intergovernmental partnerships, recognition of municipal governments contributions to economic growth, the fiscal imbalance between each order of governments revenues options and their responsibilities to provide services and programs to Canadians.
Municipal Growth Framework.
Building awareness of BLS’ services across the Government of Canada and making representations related to possible procurement opportunities regarding visa and immigration processing.Read more
Policies that ensure stronger industrial support for Canadian media companies by diverting existing and future advertising and marketing spending to Canadian media.Read more
Development of standards for public alerting and warning systems and the establishment of a National Public Alerting System. Immediate and long-term funding for the National Public Alerting System.
Seeking funding for Services of Exceptional Importance through the Department of Canadian Heritage.
Engagement with government regarding initiatives aimed at strengthening Canada’s automotive and clean technology sectors, including programs supporting EV adoption, advanced manufacturing and industrial competitiveness.Read more
In support of the federal government's climate change objectives, seek expansion of the Low Carbon Cities Canada initiative to invest in urban greenhouse gas reduction projects focused on buildings, transportation and waste in major Canadian cities.Read more
Vince Gasparro · Member of Parliament, Parliamentary Secretary
Discussion around current and future funding agreements for Pathways to Education
Discussions around policy impacting youth, learning, anti-poverty, mental health, employment and immigration, and crime reduction/public safety as it relates to youth
Seeking continued funding and new funding from GOC for Pathways to Education Canada's national programming operations: supporting high school students living in low income communities in graduating high school, pursuing post-secondary education, employment, and economic successRead more
In support of the federal government's climate change objectives, seek expansion of the Low Carbon Cities Canada initiative to invest in urban greenhouse gas reduction projects focused on buildings, transportation and waste in major Canadian cities.Read more
Engage the government on the benefits of virtual audits for retrofits aimed at low-income households.
Justice and Law Enforcement: Canada should pursue a comprehensive, accountable approach to combating hate and promoting inclusion by strengthening legal tools, enforcement capacity, and public institutions. This includes modernizing human rights and criminal frameworks to address hate speech and antisemitism, guided by the IHRA definition; investing in anti-racism, tolerance, and genocide education initiatives; and ensuring police are properly resourced to prevent and respond to hate crimes, with clear accountability for results. Bail reform to include a reverse onus on hate related offences.Read more
Taxation and Finance: Canada must ensure, fairness, accountability and transparency regarding CRA decisions that impact Jewish charities. Provide economic support for the charitable and not-for-profit sector through a direct granting program. Donations from Canadians should be incentivized through a temporary enhancement of the charitable giving tax credit, or through a donor matching program, whereby the government matches donations from Canadians.
Lucio Durante · Director of Parliamentary Affairs, Senate of Canada
Engaging with federal officials, Ministers, Members of Parliament, Senators, deputy ministers, ministerial staff, parliamentary staff, departmental representatives, and other federal stakeholders on policies and programs that support purpose-built rental housing development, housing supply, and community infrastructure across Canada. Providing federal officials with information on industry-wide challenges affecting rental development, including project feasibility, infrastructure constraints, approval timelines, documentation requirements, and coordination across federal housing initiatives.
Discussions include meetings to advance National Apartment Council advocacy priorities, including existing federal housing programs such as MLI Select and the Apartment Construction Loan Program (ACLP), GST/HST measures, the Multi-Unit Residential Building (MURB) program, and the development of a federal capital gains tax deferral mechanism for rental property owners and housing developers who reinvest proceeds from the sale of rental properties into new Canadian rental housing supply, including purpose-built rental housing.Read more
Assisting the client in drawing on their significant databases to understand how data and AI can help the government with improved information for decision-making.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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