Meetings with Kristina Tesser Derksen reported by registered lobbyists. Lobbyists must report every oral, arranged meeting with an MP, minister or other designated public office holder.
Arranging meetings and outreach with public office holders to discuss amendments and/or introduction of health care legislation.Read more
Securing a renewal of dedicated funding for mental health and addiction services via bilateral health agreements with provinces and territories ahead of the 2026 federal budget.
Ellen Galupo · Deputy Director of Policy, Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC)
The organization is advocating for policy and administrative improvements to the Canadian Dental Care Plan (CDCP) to ensure it aligns with clinical standards, supports fair and sustainable reimbursement for providers, and improves access to care for patients. Key areas of focus include revising eligibility criteria and treatment timelines, addressing gaps between CDCP fees and provincial fee guides, reducing administrative burden related to claims and preauthorizations, improving clarity and transparency of covered services and exclusions, and strengthening coordination of benefits with other programs. These efforts aim to enhance program efficiency, provider participation, and equitable access to oral health care across Canada.Read more
Tara Lapointe · Member of Parliament, House of Commons
Advocacy related to enhancing accelerated investment incentives and seeking modifications to small business deduction eligibility, to better support capital investments for restaurants.Read more
Canadian Institutes of Health Research as it relates to continued federal funding & long term investment in health research/ clinical trials.Read more
Data as it relates to all health and cancer data policy, planning and outcomes.
Canadian Partnership Against Cancer, as it relates to continued federal funding & long term investment in health research through Canadian Institutes of Health Research.
Elysee Atangana · Policy advisor, Privy Council Office (PCO)
Joseph Leong · Stakeholder Relations Advisor, House of Commons
Jared Borgersen · Policy Advisor, House of Commons
Brett Szmul · Senior Policy Advisor, Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC)
Larry Brock · Member of the House of Commons, House of Commons
Matthew O'Connell · Deputy Director Financial Sector Policy, Finance Canada (FIN)
Alana Powell · Senior Policy Advisor, Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC)
Allow RRSP withdrawals for the purchase of a new or existing business.Read more
Ensure franchised small businesses are treated equitably under federal policy by recognizing franchisees as independent small businesses, in eligibility for government support programs and in environmental regulatory requirements, including the Federal Plastics Registry.
Increase the Small Business Deduction Threshold from its current level of $500,000 to between $650,000 and $750,000
Inform the Federal Government of the need for the Temporary Foreign Worker Program for the 78,000 franchised small business owners across Canada, ensuring they have the workers necessary to operate their businesses effectively and support the growth of the local, provincial, and national economy.
Introduction of a federal Career Extension Tax Credit allowing Canadians aged 60 and older to earn up to $65,000 in total income before the credit begins phasing out at 15 cents per dollar above that threshold. This change would allow older Canadians to engage in part-time work without pushing them into the next tax bracket.
Bringing Talent into Canada – Maintain fast, predictable Global Talent Stream processes and immigration pathways for specialized roles in the video game sector.Read more
Retaining Talent in Canada – Ensure permanent residency programs (e.g., Express Entry) recognize digital occupations to retain global talent.
Healthy Play & Digital Literacy – Promote balanced, informed engagement through education and digital-literacy initiatives for youth and families.
Digital Trade – Promote tariff-free digital trade, open data flows, and recognition of digital goods under trade agreements like CUSMA and the Indo-Pacific Strategy.
Player Safety – Promote evidence-based frameworks to address harmful online behaviour while recognizing the structured nature of video games.
Foreign Investment – Support transparent, predictable implementation of Investment Canada Act reforms that maintain investor confidence in creative industries.
Domestic Skills Development (STEAM) – Strengthen post-secondary alignment with industry needs through digital-skills training and partnerships.
Visibility in Trade & Cultural Promotion – Recognize video games as a key part of Canada’s creative diplomacy and export strategy.
Games as Next-Generation Creative Exports – Include video games in trade missions, export programs, and creative-industry promotion efforts.
Providing input to the Government of Canada’s Digital Research Infrastructure Strategy, in relation to federal research funding priorities and government prioritization of artificial intelligence and advanced compute capability to support Canadian researchers and institutes.Read more
Advocating to protect Canadian jobs including through the adoption of "Buy Canadian" and "Sell Here, Build Here" polices; worker-centered industrial strategies and the promotion of good union jobs.Read more
Nathaniel Erskine-Smith · Député, House of Commons
Le Collège Boréal, en tant que membre de Collèges Ontario, l’association provinciale des 24 collèges publics en Ontario, fait connaître le réseau collégial et le rôle qu’il peut jouer dans la formation de la main?d’œuvre pour appuyer les plans du gouvernement fédéral, ainsi que sa contribution au développement économique, notamment par la recherche appliquée.Read more
Follow up to the 2023 Parliamentary Review of Medical Assistance in Dying report and any legislation that arise thereto in respect of advance requests, mature minors, MAID for those whose sole underlying condition is a mental illness, the state of palliative care and the protection of Canadians living with disabilities.
Conscience rights of clinicians and the need for effective referral for patients.
Access of persons across Canada to lawful medical procedures that are provided for under the Canada Health Act.
Regulations for the Monitoring of MAID and changes to requirements. Statistical reporting and data collection issues in relation to MAID, Tracks 1 and 2. MAID curriculum or educational initiatives.
Legislation and regulation regarding alternative therapies that can be incorporated at end-of-life such as psilocybin.Read more
Kristina Tesser Derksen · Member of the House of Commons, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC)
bring to light the inaccuracy of the Chicken Farmers of Canada and their campaign of decimating incorrect facts about the importation of chicken from the USA
Addressing administrative burden: Administrative burden consistently ranks as a top concern for family physicians. This time comes in the way of providing patient care. One of the significant sources of administrative burden for family physicians is filling out federal health forms.Read more
Support family doctors with teams, as that is a key enabler to providing high quality primary care
Connected Care for Canadians Act (BILL S-5) : Urging federal policy makers to adopt this legislation quickly and to ensure that it is supported by a robust set of regulations.
Fulfill key investments to support family doctors, promised by the Liberal Party during the 2025 Federal elections. This includes initiatives to provide admin burden relief, set up a new FP practice fund, and create new residency seats.
Provide CFPC's perspective on Federal Budget 2025's initiative to “Improving Access to Health Care in the Arctic and the North”.
Connected Care for Canadians Act (BILL S-5) : Urging federal policy makers to adopt this legislation quickly and to ensure that it is supported by a robust set of regulations.Read more
Support family doctors with teams, as that is a key enabler to providing high quality primary care
Provide CFPC's perspective on Federal Budget 2025's initiative to “Improving Access to Health Care in the Arctic and the North”.
Addressing administrative burden: Administrative burden consistently ranks as a top concern for family physicians. This time comes in the way of providing patient care. One of the significant sources of administrative burden for family physicians is filling out federal health forms.
Fulfill key investments to support family doctors, promised by the Liberal Party during the 2025 Federal elections. This includes initiatives to provide admin burden relief, set up a new FP practice fund, and create new residency seats.
Raise awareness of golf's important role in supporting the health and well-being of Canadians each year, while also contributing significantly to the Canadian economy and attracting tourism across the country.Read more
Income Tax Act (golfing expenses) - Maintain dialogue with the federal government regarding the Income Tax Act, particularly the section on recreational expenses that excludes expenses related to golf.
Lobbying to reduce Red Tape by focusing on removing interprovincial trade barriers, facilitating labour mobility and improving government customer service. This includes providing input for the consultations on the Annual Regulatory Modernization Bill.Read more
Sharing data information and recommendations related to the state of small and medium-size enterprises (SMEs) overall and for specific sectors which could also include provincial data.
Canadian Federation of Independent Business (CFIB) shares its suggestions for Budget 2025 focusing on: reducing Employment Insurance premiums for small businesses; reducing taxes, red tape and barriers to internal trade; and revisiting the proposed capital gains tax changes.
Bill C-16 (Protecting Victims Act) regarding coercive control. EAPO, joined a group of organizations, part of the Elder Justice Coalition to meet with MPs, Senators and Staffers about suggested amendments to Bill C-16. Proposed changes included the need to the create a coercive control offence, that applies beyond intimate partners, to include relatives. Expanding Bill C-16 in this manner, would better reflect the experienced realities by older adult victims and help ensure abusers are held to account.Read more
Discussions regarding support from the federal and provincial governments to bring new processing capacity to life in Ontario.Read more
Seek to maintain Canada’s current position on agriculture and supply management
Government not grant any additional access to our Canadian dairy market in any future free trade agreement and protect Canadian sovereignty in future trade deals.
Discussions regarding a request for financial support from the federal and provincial governments to bring new processing capacity to life in Ontario. The funding would be used in partnership with the dairy industry to help build a new processing facility in Ontario and modernize aging infrastructure.Read more
Government not grant any additional access to our Canadian dairy market in any future free trade agreement and protect Canadian sovereignty in future trade deals.
Seek to maintain Canada’s current position on agriculture and supply management
Government not grant any additional access to our Canadian dairy market in any future free trade agreement and protect Canadian sovereignty in future trade deals.Read more
Seek to maintain Canada’s current position on agriculture and supply management
Discussions regarding support from the federal and provincial governments to bring new processing capacity to life in Ontario.
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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