Lobbying organisation

National Association of Friendship Centres

40 meetings with public office holders, Jun 9, 2025 to Jul 20, 2026.

176 meetings on record since 2016, their first on record.

Meetings over time

  • Jun 2025: 2 meetings, with The Honourable Stephanie McLean, P.C., M.P., The Honourable Mona Fortier, P.C., M.P., Billy Morin, Jamie Schmale
  • Jul 2025: 4 meetings, with Chi Nguyen, Billy Morin, Jamie Schmale, Lori Idlout
  • Aug 2025: 3 meetings, with The Honourable Mandy Gull-Masty, M.P., P.C., Claude Guay, M.P., Jennifer McKelvie
  • Sep 2025: 2 meetings, with Billy Morin, Lori Idlout, Leah Gazan
  • Oct 2025: 1 meeting, with Yasir Naqvi
  • Nov 2025: 1 meeting, with Candice St-Aubin
  • Dec 2025: 9 meetings, with Julia Carbone, Andrea Yellow Horn, The Honourable Mandy Gull-Masty, The Honourable Brian Francis, The Honourable Judy White
  • Jan 2026: 5 meetings, with Mary-Elizabeth Power, Bayan Kadri, The Honourable Mona Fortier, P.C., M.P., Honourable Mandy Gull-Masty, P.C., M.P., Michelle Kovacevic
  • Feb 2026: 0 meetings
  • Mar 2026: 1 meeting, with Jérémy Collard
  • Apr 2026: 2 meetings, with The Honourable Gregor Robertson, P.C., M.P., Eamonn Schwartz, Hon. Gregor Robertson
  • May 2026: 1 meeting, with Eamonn Schwartz
  • Jun 2026: 7 meetings, with Cameron Macdonald, Tania Amghar, Athusha Puvanendra, Cameron MacDonald, Hon. Rebecca Alty
  • Jul 2026: 2 meetings, with Miles Wu
Jun 2025peak 9 in a monthJul 2026

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What they lobby about

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Who they met

Conservative2 met · 7 meetings
NDP1 met · 1 meeting
Senators1 met · 1 meeting
Not in Arena's member list28 met · 42 meetings
  • Andrea Yellow Horn
  • Candice St-Aubin
  • Eamonn Schwartz
  • Athusha Puvanendra
  • Cameron MacDonald
  • Jérémy Collard
  • Michelle Kovacevic
  • Miles Wu
  • Tania Amghar
  • The Honourable Mona Fortier, P.C., M.P.
  • Zachary Torok
  • Alyth Roos
  • Bayan Kadri
  • Honourable Mandy Gull-Masty, P.C., M.P.
  • Jennifer Miller
  • Jeremy Collard
  • Julia Carbone
  • Mary-Elizabeth Power
  • Mary-Luisa Kapelus
  • Sebastian Clarke
  • Seth Picard-Tattrie
  • The Honourable Brian Francis
  • The Honourable Gregor Robertson, P.C., M.P.
  • The Honourable Judy White
  • The Honourable Mandy Gull-Masty, M.P., P.C.
  • The Honourable Stephanie McLean, P.C., M.P.
  • Tracy Karahugo
  • Tracy Karuhugo

The 40 most-met of 43 people named in these filings.

House of Commons (18) · Indigenous Services Canada (ISC) (16) · Housing, Infrastructure and Communities Canada (HICC) (7) · Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada (CIRNAC) (7) · Public Safety Canada (PS) (6) · Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC) (3)

In their own words

  • Seeking funding for Friendship Centres to deliver programs and services to urban Indigenous Peoples and to discuss opportunities for collaboration with the Government of Canada to strengthen supports for urban Indigenous communities.
  • Seeking federal support for Friendship Centre-led housing and infrastructure initiatives, including funding opportunities under the Urban, Rural, and Northern Indigenous Housing Strategy.
  • Seeking Friend Centres' participation in Canada Community Security Program (CCSP) and other programs that address Friendship Centres' evolving security and safety needs.

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