Lobbying organisation

Manulife Financial Corporation

www.manulife.com/ca/en/about-us ↗

116 meetings with public office holders, May 21, 2025 to Jul 30, 2026, on 1 bill Arena tracks.

441 meetings on record since the registry opened in 2008.

Meetings over time

  • May 2025: 4 meetings, with Wallace Ip, Joanne Lostracco, Kristjan Monaghan, Jean-Francois Simard, Stephen MacDonald
  • Jun 2025: 3 meetings, with Sandenga Yeba, Roy Karam, Samir Khan
  • Jul 2025: 5 meetings, with Taras Zalusky, Steven Irwin, Aaron Wudrick, Jonathan Moor, Mario Baril
  • Aug 2025: 3 meetings, with Connie Cody, Matthew O'Connell, Taras Zalusky
  • Sep 2025: 7 meetings, with Paul Moen, Rémi Gagnon, Roy Karam, Sandenga Yeba, Ian Foucher
  • Oct 2025: 16 meetings, with Matthew O'Connell, Chi Nguyen, David McGuinty, Aaron Wudrick, Joseph Leong
  • Nov 2025: 8 meetings, with Anita Anand, David McFarlane, Kevin Lemkay, Shawn Grover, Daniel MacDonald
  • Dec 2025: 1 meeting, with Matthew O'Connell
  • Jan 2026: 3 meetings, with Matthew O'Connell, Leslie Church, Mackenzy Metcalfe
  • Feb 2026: 8 meetings, with Salman Arif, Abina Mohanarajah, Dana Shami, Barbara Russell, Phaedra Sydor
  • Mar 2026: 17 meetings, with David Tousignant, Taras Zalusky, Adam Chambers, Paul Moen, Simran Arulraj
  • Apr 2026: 7 meetings, with Ian Foucher, Rémi Gagnon, Salman Arif, Peter Routledge, Jennifer May
  • May 2026: 13 meetings, with Neeraj Bhalla, Kevin Lemkay, Kody Blois, Fares Al Soud, Nick Leswick
  • Jun 2026: 10 meetings, with Jim Nickel, Alexander Bonnyman, Michael Brisson, Nicholas Hotsko, Jeremy Weil
  • Jul 2026: 11 meetings, with Taras Zalusky, Ian Foucher, Neeraj Bhalla, Rebeka Tekle, Patrick Halley
May 2025peak 17 in a monthJul 2026

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What they lobby about

The registry's own subject categories, chosen by the lobbyist on each filing. Each one opens its own page.

Bills they lobbied on

  • C-15Budget 2025 Implementation Act, No. 12

    Bill C-15 with respect to proposal to change the tax treatment on income earned by Canadian insurance companies on foreign property.

    • Julien Brazeau · Assistant Deputy Minister · Finance Canada (FIN)
    • Nick Leswick · Deputy Minister · Finance Canada (FIN)

Who they met

Conservative2 met · 2 meetings
Not in Arena's member list30 met · 99 meetings
  • Ian Foucher
  • Matthew O'Connell
  • Neeraj Bhalla
  • Taras Zalusky
  • Kevin Lemkay
  • Julien Brazeau
  • Paul Moen
  • Shawn Grover
  • David McFarlane
  • Jennifer May
  • Nick Leswick
  • Peter Routledge
  • Sandenga Yeba
  • Tim Krupa
  • Aaron Wudrick
  • Barbara Russell
  • David Tousignant
  • Greg Orencsak
  • Mackenzy Metcalfe
  • Paul Thoppil
  • Rémi Gagnon
  • Roy Karam
  • Salman Arif
  • Samir Khan
  • Simran Arulraj
  • Steve Irwin
  • Abina Mohanarajah
  • Alexander Bonnyman
  • Dana Shami
  • Daniel MacDonald

The 40 most-met of 76 people named in these filings.

Finance Canada (FIN) (47) · Global Affairs Canada (GAC) (30) · House of Commons (23) · Health Canada (HC) (11) · Prime Minister's Office (PMO) (10) · Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED) (9)

In their own words

  • Insurance Companies Act and regulations to amend the Act to permit greater investment by insurers outside of the financial sector and to improve the ability of Canadian companies to compete and grow outside of Canada.
  • Communicating with government officials about taxation policy, including the Global Minimum Tax, more specifically about the impact of taxation policy on the international competitiveness of Canadian firms.
  • Veterans Benefits including programs and policies that provide financial and other assistance to current and former members of the Canadian Armed Forces.

Meetings from the Commissioner of Lobbying of Canada. Canada does not require lobbyists to disclose what they spend, so there is no lobbying budget to report here — only the meetings they filed.