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Meetings with Anthony Housefather 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 Anthony Housefather held office then.

  • Reported by Jessica Asano · Consultant

    • Anthony Housefather · Parliamentary Secretary, Public Safety Canada (PS)
    • Julien Brazeau · Assistant Deputy Minister, Finance Canada (FIN)
    • Jeffery Hutchinson · Associate Deputy Minister, Public Safety Canada (PS)
    Open banking with respect to consumer protection issues. Read more

    For the National Adaptation Strategy, we recommend that government consider the importance of consumer education, as well as incentive programs to help Canadian homeowners and business owners "climate proof" their properties.

    The Bank Act, with respect to the separation of banking and insurance

    For the National Flood Insurance Program for High-Risk Properties, we recommend that government and the private sector partner on this important initiative, and that the private sector (insurers and brokers) must play an integral role in the delivery of the program. " We also highly recommend a federal earthquake solution"

    Cyber Security - raising awareness of cyber attacks on small businesses and proposing a program to incentivize businesses to take protective measures.

    Official report

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

    and 35 more
    Equip police departments to counter hate crimes and support targeted communities by providing additional resources to bolster existing police hate crime and community liaison units. Where such units do not exist, funding should be provided to establish them. Read more

    Establish a security rebate program for places of worship, schools and community centres. Institutions that pay for security personnel (such as guards from licensed companies or paid duty police officers) could submit those receipts with their annual filing to Canada Revenue Agency and be reimbursed for a portion of the total cost.

    Hate speech and internet-based hate: For Canada to adopt policies – either/and through legislation or policies adjustments that will provide measurable standards for internet-based dissemination of hate speech, including explicit provisions within the Crimical Code and/or the Human Rights Act.

    Official report

  • Kraft Heinz Canada

    Reported by Sharan Kaur · Consultant

    • François-Philippe Champagne · Minister of Finance, Finance Canada (FIN)
    • Mélanie Joly · Minister of Innovation, Sciences and Economic Development, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
    • Anthony Housefather · Member of Parliament
    • Ian Foucher · Chief of Staff to the Minister, Finance Canada (FIN)
    and 10 more
    • Lisa Xie · Policy Advisor, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
    • Tina Thomas · Policy Advisor, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
    • Braeden Caley · Deputy Chief of Staff, Prime Minister's Office (PMO)
    • Angad Dhillon · Director of Operations, Prime Minister's Office (PMO)
    • Andrée-Lyne Hallé · Deputy Chief of Staff, Prime Minister's Office (PMO)
    • Salman Arif · Deputy Director of Stakeholder Relations, Prime Minister's Office (PMO)
    • Marc-André Blanchard · Chief of Staff, Prime Minister's Office (PMO)
    • Anthony Laporte · Strategic Advisor, Implementation and Delivery, Prime Minister's Office (PMO)
    • Alexandre Boule · Senior Advisor, Prime Minister's Office (PMO)
    • Louise Imbeault · Executive Assistant to the Chief of Staff, Prime Minister's Office (PMO)
    Engage with government policymakers regarding Kraft Heinz Canada’s tariff remission requests, including its status and implications.

    Official report

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

    Canada's adoption of the IHRA definition of antisemitism. Ensuring all government policy abides by this document. Read more

    Call a meeting of federal, provincial and territorial ministers to address the steep rise in antisemitism in Canada.

    Introduce 'bubble legislation,' or zones of exemption for protests around religious institutions.

    Official report

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

    and 1 more
    Civil remedy included in the Canadian Human Rights Act with respect to combating antisemitism. Read more

    Anti racism initiatives and expand support by Canadian government of different initiatives to promote tolerance and diversity, including genocide awareness, commemoration and education.

    Accountability for Anti-Racism Initiatives: Public accountability measures should be developed and implemented to support and uphold genuine progress in combating hate in all its forms, as outlined in Building a Foundation for Change: Canada’s Anti-Racism Strategy 2019–2022.

    Introduce 'bubble legislation,' or zones of exemption for protests around religious institutions.

    Update the Criminal Code of Canada with respect to combating antisemitism and online hate. Create a national strategy to tackle online hate and radicalization using the 2019 Justice Committee report, "Taking Action to End Online Hate", as a foundation. A strategy should draw upon the Christchurch Call, and use the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance definition of antisemitism.

    Official report

  • Canadian Red Cross

    Reported by Conrad Sauvé · In-house (organization)

    Secure investments in readiness for all-hazard response, including health emergencies and public health crises in Canada and around the world.

    Official report

  • ParticipACTION

    Reported by Hannah Anstey · Consultant

    ParticipACTION will be discussing the importance and promotion of increasing sport and physical activity and reducing sedentary behaviour in Canada Read more

    ParticipACTION seeks to identify partnership opportunities with the federal government and seeks financial support related to national initiatives benefiting the health and wellness of Canadians.

    Official report

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

    Infrastructure and community relations with regard to the expansion of current PSC (Public Safety Canada) security related funding proposals to include broader definitions of participation and extended funding qualification timetables as well as broader range of items to be funded Read more

    Establish a security rebate program for places of worship, schools and community centres. Institutions that pay for security personnel (such as guards from licensed companies or paid duty police officers) could submit those receipts with their annual filing to Canada Revenue Agency and be reimbursed for a portion of the total cost.

    Official report

  • Pelmorex Corp.

    Reported by Maureen Rogers · In-house (corporation)

    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. Read more

    Official report

  • Reported by Judith Foldes · In-house (organization)

    Examine the enhancement of section 83.18 of the Criminal Code, which prohibits the participation in the activity of a terrorist group. Membership in, recruiting others to become members of, and the promotion of a listed terror entity be criminalized. Read more

    Explore reformation of section 319(3)(b) of the Criminal Code. The defences from prosecution contained in these provisions are being manipulated by bad faith actors who are taking advantage of these sections by misusing their roles as faith leaders to justify their promotion of hatred

    Introduce statutory protections for whistleblowers and victims of foreign-influenced intimidation, alongside secure, confidential reporting channels accessible to individuals at risk.

    Review and amend existing hate crime and online harms legislation to ensure that Canadian legislation is reflective of all the forms of hate presently plaguing our society

    Mandate a comprehensive review and designation of all the presently un-listed entities of concern and to designate those who meet the legislated criteria as terrorist entities

    Dissolve Samidoun as a not-for profit corporation.

    Pursue an amendment to the Criminal Code that will ban the public display of the Nazi hooked cross (Hakenkreuz) and other Nazi iconography.

    Spearhead reforms in regard to the repercussions imposed following the listing of a terrorist entity. For example, membership in or recruiting for a listed terror entity must be made a criminal offence in Canada.

    Propose amendments to the Criminal Code to criminalize the public display of the emblems and symbols of listed terror entities to effectively prevent the glorification and promotion of the ideologies and actions of listed terror entities.

    Establish a federally legislated, independent enforcement body mandated to detect, investigate, and publicly report on foreign interference – including transnational repression, electoral manipulation, and the ideological infiltration of civil society organizations.

    Legislate mandatory parliamentary briefings and annual public reporting on the scope, evolution, and response to foreign interference threats, enhancing accountability and transparency.

    Official report

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

    Call a meeting of federal, provincial and territorial ministers to address the steep rise in antisemitism in Canada.

    Official report

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

    Call a meeting of federal, provincial and territorial ministers to address the steep rise in antisemitism in Canada. Read more

    WAR CRIMES PROSECUTIONS (continuing advocacy to push the denaturalization and deportation of persons found in Canada who lied about their records in the Second World War or more recent conflicts and the prosecution of war criminals when sufficient evidence is adduced.)

    Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada: Assisting Aboriginal leaders and Aboriginal women's groups in learning new models of community development through presentations on Israeli development models at MASHAV (Israel's Agency for International Development Cooperation in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Israel's equivalent of CIDA). Canadian participation in the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples.

    Update the Criminal Code of Canada with respect to combating antisemitism and online hate. Create a national strategy to tackle online hate and radicalization using the 2019 Justice Committee report, "Taking Action to End Online Hate", as a foundation. A strategy should draw upon the Christchurch Call, and use the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance definition of antisemitism.

    Canada and Israel relationship with regard to expanding trade between Canada and Israel through the promotion, application and expansion of free trade agreement

    Transportation: Assisting in the development of briefings on airport security by Israeli officials for Transport Canada - including ministerial staff.

    Official report

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

    • Anthony Housefather · Member of Parliament
    • Anna Gainey · Member of Parliament
    • Alyssa Blank · Senior Policy Advisor on Jewish Community Relations and Antisemitism, Treasury Board Of Canada Secretariat (TBS)
    Canada's adoption of the IHRA definition of antisemitism. Ensuring all government policy abides by this document.

    Official report

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

    Infrastructure and community relations with regard to the expansion of current PSC (Public Safety Canada) security related funding proposals to include broader definitions of participation and extended funding qualification timetables as well as broader range of items to be funded Read more

    Official report

  • McGill University

    Reported by Deep Saini · In-house (organization)

    Discussions with federal officials to encourage the development of a public policy framework that responds to the needs of post-secondary education and research

    Official report

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

    Public Security threats to the safety and security of the Jewish community of Canada and the extension of funding of capital costs and staff training for security of communities at risk Read more

    Official report

  • Kraft Heinz Canada

    Reported by Matthew Triemstra · Consultant

    Arranging meetings and outreach with Public Office Holders to provide an introduction to Kraft Heinz Canada

    Official report

  • Reported by Andrew Treusch · Consultant

    Engagement regarding tax filing policies, and the tax filing season and tax services

    Official report

  • Reported by Dan Pfeffer · Consultant

    Engagement regarding tax filing policies, and the tax filing season.

    Official report

  • Reported by Shimon Fogel · In-house (organization)

    Anti racism initiatives and expand support by Canadian government of different initiatives to promote tolerance and diversity, including genocide awareness, commemoration and education. Read more

    Official report

  • Reported by Shimon Fogel · In-house (organization)

    Canadian participation in International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA)

    Official report

  • Reported by Ana Serrano · In-house (organization)

    Discussions with the government concerning campus and student safety and the potential creation of strategies to combat hate on campus. Read more

    Exemption from the international student cap for art and design university students

    Official report

  • Universities Canada

    Reported by Gabriel Miller · In-house (organization)

    Education

    Official report

  • Reported by Philip Baldwin · Consultant

    Health

    Official report

  • Reported by Shimon Fogel · In-house (organization)

    International DevelopmentInternational RelationsJustice and Law EnforcementNational Security/SecurityReligion

    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.