Deputy Minister of Housing, Infrastructure and Communities Transition Binder (2024)
Book 4: Partner and Stakeholder Contacts
- Provincial and Territorial Deputy Ministers
- Municipal organizations
- Indigenous organizations
- Portfolio partners
- Public transit
- Housing
- Ministerial advisory bodies
- Other key stakeholders
Provincial and Territorial Deputy Ministers
Ministry |
Key Contact |
Mandate |
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Name and Title |
Contact Information |
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British Columbia |
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Heather Wood , |
[redacted] |
Provincial lead with responsibility for the transportation sector including oversight of roads, bridges, tunnels and transit capital projects. |
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Bobbi Plecas, |
[redacted] |
Provincial lead on capital planning and procurement for major capital projects such as schools, hospitals and other infrastructure to support growing communities |
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Teri Collins, |
205-356-2115 |
Provincial lead responsible for providing British Columbians access to more affordable, safe and appropriate housing, and for supporting local governments and residents to build vibrant and healthy communities. |
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Alberta |
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Mary Persson, |
[redacted] |
Provincial lead on Investing in Canada Infrastructure Program, the Disaster Mitigation and Adaptation Fund and the Natural Infrastructure Fund. |
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Bryce Stewart, |
[redacted] |
Provincial lead responsible for projects funded under the New Building Canada Fund – National and Regional Projects component. |
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Cynthia Farmer, |
[redacted] |
Provincial lead for managing seniors, income, employment, disabilities, affordable housing, and family and community support services. |
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Brandy Cox, |
780-427-4826 |
Provincial lead for the oversight of municipal and local governments. |
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Saskatchewan |
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Laurier Donais, |
[redacted] |
Provincial lead on the Investing in Canada Infrastructure Program and responsible for the Public Transit Infrastructure Fund, the Clean Water and Wastewater Fund, and the Canada Community-Building Fund. |
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Rebecca Carter, |
306-787-6524 |
SaskBuilds presents provincial projects under the Investing in Canada Infrastructure Program, Disaster Mitigation and Adaptation Fund and Natural Infrastructure Fund. |
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Ministry of Social Services / Saskatchewan Housing Corporation |
Giselle Marcotte, |
306-787-3450 |
The Ministry of Social Services is the provincial lead supporting vulnerable people and families as they build a better quality of life. Saskatchewan Housing Corporation (SHC) is a Treasury Board Crown Corporation responsible for housing policy, programs and services in Saskatchewan. |
Manitoba |
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Mona Pandey, |
[redacted] |
Provincial lead with municipalities including supporting community development, planning and permitting. |
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Ryan Klos, |
dmmti@manitoba.ca |
Department leads on Investing in Canada Infrastructure Program, Canada Community-Building Fund, and Disaster Mitigation and Adaptation Fund. |
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Joseph Dunford, |
[redacted] |
Department leads on Investing in Canada Infrastructure Program (ICIP), Canada Community-Building Fund (CCBF), and Disaster Mitigation and Adaptation Fund (DMAF). |
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Catherine Gates, |
204-945-5872 |
Provincial lead providing a wide range of subsidized housing throughout the province of Manitoba. They partner with other governments, community organizations and private groups to create safe and affordable housing. |
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Ontario |
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Ali Veshkini, |
[redacted] |
Provincial lead for the Investing in Canada Infrastructure Program, Waterfront Toronto, Clean Water and Wastewater Fund and Small Communities Fund, Disaster Mitigation and Adaptation Fund and Natural Infrastructure Fund. |
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Doug Jones, |
[redacted] |
Provincial lead for the Public Transit Infrastructure Fund, Canada Public Transit Fund, Public Transit Infrastructure Stream projects under the Investing in Canada Infrastructure Program, provincial projects under the Canada Community-Building Fund, and highway projects under the Building Canada Fund – Major Infrastructure Component, and New Building Canada Fund – National Regional Projects component. |
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Martha Greenberg, |
[redacted] |
Provincial lead for the Canada Community-Building Fund in partnership with the Association of Municipalities of Ontario, and the City of Toronto. Ontario's Minister of Municipal Affairs supports housing programs which are focused on people that are experiencing or at-risk of homelessness. |
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Quebec |
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Patrick Dubé, |
[redacted] |
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Nicolas Paradis, |
[redacted] |
Department leads on the Canadian Housing Infrastructure Fund negotiation for the Provincial and Territorial Agreements Stream. |
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Frédéric Guay, |
Department leads on the Canada Public Transit Fund negotiation. |
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Jean Martel, |
[redacted] |
The Société d'habitation du Québec is responsible for implementing housing programs and services to the population. |
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New Brunswick |
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Joel Dickinson, |
[redacted] |
Provincial lead for planning and negotiation of all Canada-New Brunswick infrastructure agreements. |
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Rob Taylor, |
[redacted] |
Department leads for national and regional projects where provinces is recipient, the Disaster Mitigation and Adaptation Fund and the Natural Infrastructure Fund. |
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Francois Boutot, |
The New Brunswick Housing Corporation is responsible for developing and maintaining provincial housing facilities, programs, initiatives, strategies, and renting services for landlords and tenants. |
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Nova Scotia |
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Byron Rafuse, |
[redacted] |
Provincial lead for municipal and housing infrastructure projects. |
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Peter Hackett, |
[redacted] |
Provincial lead for transportation and infrastructure projects, including the Integrated Bilateral Agreement, the Disaster Mitigation and Adaptation Fund and the Natural Infrastructure Fund. |
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Paul Lafleche, |
Executive team reporting directly to Premier on horizontal challenges. |
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Prince Edward Island |
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Brian Matheson, |
[redacted] |
Provincial lead on all federal infrastructure agreements including the Integrated Bilateral Agreement, the Disaster Mitigation and Adaptation Fund and the Natural Infrastructure Fund. |
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Jamie MacDonald, |
[redacted] |
The Department of Social Development and Housing supports Islanders in need and helps them to become more self-reliant. Services provided directly or in partnership with community organizations include financial assistance, housing supports, child protection and disability support. |
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Newfoundland and Labrador |
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Judith Hearn, |
[redacted] |
Provincial lead for the Canada Community-Building Fund. |
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Cory Grandy, |
[redacted] |
Provincial lead for HICC infrastructure programs (excluding Canada Community-Building Fund), including the Disaster Mitigation and Adaptation Fund and the Natural Infrastructure Fund. |
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Patricia Hearn, |
[redacted] |
TBD |
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Julia Mullaley, |
[redacted] |
NLHC is a crown corporation whose mandate is to develop and administer housing assistance policy and programs for the benefit of low to moderate income households throughout the province. |
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Yukon |
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Damien Burns, |
[redacted] |
Provincial lead for delivering all federal infrastructure programs in the territory, including the Natural Infrastructure Fund. |
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Tracy Allen, |
[redacted] |
The ministry oversees and delivers the Yukon Gateway Resource Project and other highway projects. |
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Justin Ferbey, |
The Yukon Housing Corporation delivers community housing and programs that address the housing needs of Yukon residents. They work collaboratively to provide responsive and innovative solutions to diverse housing needs that contribute to healthy, sustainable, inclusive Yukon communities. |
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Northwest Territories |
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Steve Loutitt, |
[redacted] |
The Department of Infrastructure is the territorial lead for the Investing in Canada Infrastructure Program, the Disaster Mitigation and Adaptation Fund and the Natural Infrastructure Fund. |
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Gary Brennan, |
[redacted] |
Supports the Minister of Infrastructure on the Investing in Canada Infrastructure Program and is lead minister for the Canada Community-Building Fund, Clean Water and Wastewater Fund, and the Small Communities Fund. |
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Dr. Erin Kelly, |
[redacted] |
Lead of increasing the wellbeing of individuals and communies by providing fair access to quality housing support for people most in need. |
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Nunavut |
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Kyle Seeley, |
[redacted] |
Lead for the Investing in Canada Infrastructure Program, Disaster Mitigation and Adaptation Fund, Natural Infrastructure Fund and the Canada Community-Building Fund. |
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Eiryn Devereaux, |
[redacted] |
Lead to create, coordinate and administer housing programs so that they may provide fair access to a range of affordable housing options to families and individuals in Nunavut. |
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Municipal organizations
Key Partners and Stakeholders |
Key Contact |
Mandate |
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Name and Title |
Contact Information |
Carole Saab |
(613) 907-6283 |
The Federation of Canadian Municipalities is the national voice of municipal government. The organization advocates for municipalities to be sure their citizens' needs are reflected in federal policies and programs, and delivers programming, on behalf of the Government of Canada, aimed at enhancing asset management and climate change awareness. |
Brian Rosborough, |
(416) 971-9856 ext. 362 |
The Association of Municipalities of Ontario (AMO) is a non-profit organization representing municipal and regional governments of Ontario. AMO works with leaders across all levels of government to lobby for a united voice for all lower tier governments in Ontario. |
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Gary Maclsaac, |
604-270-8226 ext 105 |
The Union of BC Municipalities represents the interests of 190 member local governments and provides an opportunity for local governments of all sizes and from all areas of the province to come together, share their experiences and take a united position. |
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Dan Rude, |
[redacted] |
Alberta Municipalities advocates for solutions to municipal issues, and to identify and develop opportunities that contribute to key components of community building−economic, environment, governance, infrastructure, and social. |
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Jean-Marc Nadeau, |
(306) 525-3727 suma@suma.org |
Municipalities of Saskatchewan represents the interests of over 440 member cities, towns, villages, resort villages, and rural municipalities. |
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Denys Volkov, |
(204) 856 2362 |
The Association of Manitoba Municipalities represents all of Manitoba's incorporated municipalities and provides support and leadership needed to promote strong, functional councils that truly represent the order of government “closest to the people.” |
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Jean-Philippe Boucher, Directeur général |
514-282-7700 [redacted] |
l'Union des municipalités du Québec represents the interests of more than 85 % of Quebec's population across local and regional municipalities as well as bigger cities. |
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Sylvain Lepage, |
The Fédération québécoise des municipalités represents over 1000 municipalities, mostly located in rural areas. |
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Amy Coady, |
Non-profit association advocating on behalf of the 276 incorporated municipalities of NL. |
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Marla Limousin |
With the creation of Nunavut, came the creation of a new association in 1999 representing the 25 municipalities.The Nunavut Association of Municipalities (NAM) is the non-governmental organization providing a forum, support and a unified voice for municipalities across Nunavut. |
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Sara Brown |
sara@nwtac.com |
Working together to serve our communities by addressing common issues, delivering programs and exchanging information. NWTAC is the unified voice for communities on municipal goals determined by our members. |
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Bonnie Dixon, |
ayced@ayc-yukon.ca |
The purpose of the Association of Yukon Communities (AYC) is to further the establishment of responsible government at the community level and to provide a united approach to community ambitions. AYC assists communities in their endeavour to achieve and sustain strong and effective local government, thereby improving the quality of life for all of the people of the Territory. |
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Indigenous organizations
Key Partners |
Key Contact |
Mandate |
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Name and Title |
Contact Information |
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First Nations |
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Andrew Bisson, Chief Executive Officer |
(613) 241-6789 |
The Assembly of First Nations is a national advocacy organization representing First Nation citizens in Canada. The organization aims to protect and advance the Aboriginal and treaty rights and interests of First Nations in Canada, including health, education, culture, and language. |
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Vanessa West, Chief of Staff |
(778) 945-9911 (Vancouver office) |
The British Columbia Assembly of First Nations is a provincial organization representing and advocating for the 203 First Nations in BC. |
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Bobby Cameron, Regional Chief, Saskatchewan |
Jaye Cameron |
The Federation of Sovereign Indigenous Nations, formerly known as the Federation of Saskatchewan Indian Nations, represents 74 First Nations in Saskatchewan. The Federation is committed to honouring the spirit and intent of the Numbered Treaties, as well as the promotion, protection and implementation of these promises made over a century ago. |
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Willie Moore, Regional Chief, Manitoba |
Jenelle Anderson |
The Assembly of Manitoba Chiefs was formed by the Chiefs in Manitoba to advocate on issues that commonly affect First Nations in Manitoba. AMC represents all 63 First Nations in Manitoba with a total of more than 172,000 First Nation citizens in the province |
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Abram Benedict, Regional Chief |
Julie Hill |
The Chiefs of Ontario supports all First Nations in Ontario as they assert their sovereignty, jurisdiction, and their chosen expression of nationhood. |
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Ghislain Picard, |
[redacted] |
Provincial Territorial Organization representing and advocating for the ten First Nations in Quebec-Labrador. |
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Joanna Bernard, |
Lisa Tomah |
The New Brunswick Assembly of First Nations is a provincial organization representing and advocating for First Nations |
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PEI Assembly of First Nations |
Wendell LaBobe, |
Roseanne Sark |
The Prince Edward Island Assembly of First Nations is a provincial organization representing and advocating for First Nations. |
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Assembly of First Nations Nova Scotia |
Andrea Paul, |
Delphine Gould |
The Nova Scotia Assembly of First Nations is a provincial organization representing and advocating for the 13 Mi'kmaw First Nation communities of Nova Scotia. |
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Newfoundland Assembly of First Nations |
Brendan Mitchell, |
Paulette Brinston |
The Newfoundland Assembly of First Nations (AFN) is a provincial organization representing and advocating for First Nations. |
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Kluane Adamek, Regional Chief |
Jennifer Matchett |
The Assembly of First Nations Yukon Region works with all 14 Yukon First Nations to support advancing their priorities and interest on a national level, at their direction. |
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Assembly of First Nations, Northwest Territories |
George Mackenzie, Regional Chief |
Tyler Dempsey |
The Assembly of First Nations, Northwest Territories, is a territorial organization representing and advocating for First Nations. |
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Sioux Valley Dakota Nation |
Kendra Kakewas, Intergovernmental Relations and Implementation Assistant/Coordinator |
Self-Governing First Nation in Manitoba. |
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Carcross/Tagish First Nation |
Maria Benoit, Haa Shaa du Henn Leadership |
maria.benoit@ctfn.ca |
Self-Governing First Nation in Yukon. |
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Little Salmon/Carmacks First Nation |
Kelly Skookum, Executive Director |
kelly.skookum@lscfn.ca |
Self-Governing First Nation in Yukon. |
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Tr'ondëk Hwëch'in |
Brenda Butterworth-Carr, Executive Director |
[redacted] |
Self-Governing First Nation in Yukon. |
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Gwich'in Tribal Council |
Angela Tripathy, CEO |
Angela.Tripathy@gwichintribal.ca |
Self-Governing First Nation in NWT. |
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First Nation of Na-Cho Nyäk Dun |
Selbee McGarry, Executive Director |
Self-Governing First Nation in Yukon. |
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Selkirk First Nation |
Tristan Newsome, Executive Director |
[redacted] |
Self-Governing First Nation in Yukon. |
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Teslin Tlingit Council |
Kim Smarch, Director Implementation and Negotiations |
[redacted] |
Self-Governing First Nation in Yukon. |
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Kwanlin Dün First Nation |
Dorothy Sam, A/Executive Director |
dorothy.sam@kdfn.net |
Self-Governing First Nation in Yukon. |
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Kluane First Nation |
Tim Cant, Executive Director |
executive.director@kfn.ca |
Self-Governing First Nation in Yukon. |
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Champagne and Aishihik First Nations |
Jennifer Lee, Executive Director |
jlee@cafn.ca |
Self-Governing First Nation in Yukon. |
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Ta'an Kwäch'än Council |
Charles Pugh, Executive Director |
Self-Governing First Nation in Yukon. |
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shíshálh Nation |
[redacted], Chief Administrative Officer |
[redacted] |
Self-Governing First Nation in BC. |
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Tla'amin Nation |
Emily White, Treaty Implementation and Intergovernmental Relations Coordinator |
Self-Governing First Nation in BC. |
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Tsawwassen First Nation |
Kim Baird, Chief Administrative Officer |
Self-Governing First Nation in BC. |
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Westbank First Nation |
Jeniffer Bellingham, Director of Inter-governmental Affairs/Title and Rights |
[redacted] |
Self-Governing First Nation in BC. |
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Ka:yu:'k't'h'/Che:k'tles7et'h' First Nations |
Cynthia Blackstone, Chief Administrative Officer |
Self-Governing First Nation in BC (part of the Maa-Nulth First Nations Final Agreement). |
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Huu-ay-aht First Nations |
Karen Haugen, Executive Director |
Self-Governing First Nation in BC (part of the Maa-Nulth First Nations Final Agreement). |
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Toquaht Nation |
Trudy Warner, Acting Director of Operations |
Self-Governing First Nation in BC (part of the Maa-Nulth First Nations Final Agreement). |
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Uchucklesaht Tribe |
Scott Coulson, Chief Administrative Officer/Director of Finance |
Self-Governing First Nation in BC (part of the Maa-Nulth First Nations Final Agreement). |
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Yuułuʔiłʔatḥ Government (Ucluelet First Nation) |
John Rankin, Director of Intergovernmental Relations |
Self-Governing First Nation in BC (part of the Maa-Nulth First Nations Final Agreement). |
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Nisga'a Nation |
Andrew Robinson, Chief Executive Officer |
Self-Governing First Nation in BC. |
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Délı̨nę Got'ı̨nę Government |
Paulina Roche, Chief Executive Officer |
Self-Governing First Nation in NWT. |
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Tłı̨chǫ Government |
Jackson Lafferty, Executive Director |
Self-Governing First Nation in NWT. |
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Whitecap Dakota First Nation |
Murray Long, Director of Self-Government |
Self-Governing First Nation in SK. |
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Grand Council of the Crees (Eeyou Istchee) and Cree Nation Government |
Tina Petawabano, Director of Federal and Indigenous Relations |
Group of 9 Cree communities in Quebec under self-government agreement (James Bay and Northern Quebec Agreement) |
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Naskapi Nation of Kawawachikamach |
Stella Pien, Director General, Naskapi Nation |
Self-Governing First Nation in Quebec. |
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Ernie Daniels, |
(250) 768-5253 |
The First Nations Fiscal Management Act (FNFMA) created the First Nations Finance Authority (FNFA), which is a voluntary, not-for-profit finance authority governed by Chiefs and Councillors elected amongst its membership. Its mandate as set out in the First Nations Fiscal Management Act and related Regulations, is to provide financing, investment, and advisory services for those First Nation governments across Canada that voluntarily schedule to our Act. |
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Métis |
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Victoria Pruden, |
(613) 232-3216 |
The Métis National Council represents the Métis Nation nationally and internationally. Its goal is to secure a healthy space for the Métis Nation's ongoing existence within the Canadian federation. |
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Margaret Froh, President |
(613) 798-1488 |
In 1993, the Métis Nation of Ontario was established through the will of Métis people and Métis communities coming together throughout Ontario to create a Métis-specific governance structure. |
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Otipemisiwak Métis Government (formerly Métis Nation of Alberta) |
Andrea Sandmaier, President |
(780) 455-2200 |
Métis Nation of Alberta has been the representative voice of Métis people in Alberta since 1928. |
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Dave Lamouche, President |
[redacted] |
Métis Settlements General Council deals with matters that affect the collective interests of the 8 Métis Settlements in Alberta: Buffalo Lake, East Prairie, Elizabeth, Fishing Lake, Gift Lake, Kikino, Paddle Prairie and Peavine. |
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Glen McCallum, President |
[redacted] |
Métis Nation-Saskatchewan is a government that represents Métis citizens in Saskatchewan. |
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David Chartrand, President |
(204) 586-8474 |
The Manitoba Métis Federation is the official democratic and self-governing political representative for the Métis Nation's Manitoba Métis Community. The Manitoba Métis Federation promotes the political, social, cultural, and economic interests and rights of the Métis in Manitoba. |
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Walter Mineault, President |
(604) 557-5851 |
Métis Nation British Columbia represents 38 Métis Chartered Communities in British Columbia. Métis Nation BC is recognized by the Métis National Council, Provincial Government of British Columbia, and the Federal Government of Canada, as the Governing Nation for Métis in BC. |
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[redacted] |
The Northwest Territory Métis Nation represents the Indigenous Métis of the South Slave region. |
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Inuit |
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Elizabeth Ford, Executive Director |
(613) 238-8181 [redacted] |
Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami (ITK) is the National Indigenous Organization representing and promoting the interests of 70,000 Inuit in Canada. ITK serves as a national voice protecting and advancing the rights and interests of Inuit in Canada. |
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Mark Flemming, Chief Financial Officer |
(867) 777-7000 |
Established in 1984 to manage the settlement outlined in the Inuvialuit Final Agreement (IFA), the Inuvialuit Regional Corporation (IRC) represents the collective interests of Inuvialuit. IRC's goal is to continually improve the economic, social and cultural well-being of the Inuvialuit through implementation of the IFA and by all other available means. |
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Kilikvak Kabloona, Chief Executive Officer |
(867) 975-4900 |
Nunavut Tunngavik Incorporated (NTI) ensures that promises made under the Nunavut Land Claim Agreement are carried out. Inuit exchanged Aboriginal title to all their traditional land in the Nunavut Settlement Area for the rights and benefits set out in the Nunavut Agreement. NTI includes three regional associations: Qikiqtani Inuit Association, Kitikmeot Inuit Association, and Kivalliq Inuit Association. |
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Vanessa Doig, |
14-745-8880 ext. 2261 |
Makivvik protects the rights, interests and financial compensation provided by the 1975 James Bay and Northern Quebec Agreement, the first comprehensive Inuit land claim in Canada, and the more recent offshore Nunavik Inuit Land Claim Agreement that came into effect in 2008. The Corporation's distinct mandates ranges from owning and operating large profitable business enterprises and generating jobs; to social economic development, improved housing conditions, to protection of the Inuit language and culture and the natural environment. |
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Isabella Pain, Deputy Minister, Nunatsiavut Secretariat |
709-922-2942 |
Nunatsiavut is a self-governed Inuit region in Northern Labrador. The Nunatsiavut Government is an Inuit regional government representing over 7000 Beneficiaries of the Labrador Inuit Land Claims Agreement and overseeing the implementation of the Agreement. |
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Pan-Indigenous and Indigenous Women's Organizations |
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Jim Devoe, Chief Executive Officer |
613 747 6022 |
The Congress of Aboriginal Peoples represents the interests of all off-reserve status and non-status Indians, Métis, and Southern Inuit Aboriginal Peoples, and serves as the national voice for its provincial and territorial affiliate organizations. |
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Madeleine Redfern, Interim Chief Executive Officer |
613-722-3033 |
The Native Women's Association of Canada is a non-profit organization that works to enhance, promote, and foster the social, economic, cultural, and political well-being of First Nations and Métis women within First Nation, Métis, and Canadian societies. |
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Melanie Omeniho, |
(613) 232-3216 |
National Indigenous Women's Organization for the Women of the Métis Nation, advocating nationally and internationally for the equal treatment, health and wellbeing of all Métis people, with a focus on the rights, needs and priorities of Métis women, youth, children, and 2SLGBTQQIA+ Métis. |
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Rosemary Cooper, Executive Director |
613-238-3977 |
Pauktuutit is the national non-profit organization representing all Inuit women in Canada. Its mandate is to foster a greater awareness of the needs of Inuit women, and to encourage their participation in community, regional and national concerns in relation to social, cultural and economic development. |
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Portfolio partners
Key Partners and Stakeholders |
Key Contact |
Mandate |
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Name and Title |
Contact Information |
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Windsor-Detroit Bridge Authority |
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Charl van Niekerk, Chief Executive Officer Marie Campagna, |
(226) 759-1368 |
Windsor-Detroit Bridge Authority is led by a Chief Executive Officer (CEO) and governed by a board of directors who are responsible for overseeing the business activities and other affairs of WDBA. |
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Gretchen Whitmer, |
(517) 373-3400 |
As Michigan's Governor, Gretchen Whitmer has pledged full support of the Gordie Howe International Bridge. The project is a top priority for the State of Michigan, and Michigan's ongoing commitment is paramount to the successful delivery of the Bridge. Michigan has played an important role in enabling U.S. property acquisition so that construction can proceed as planned, as well as facilitating other project requirements such as securing permits. |
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David L. Cohen, |
(613) 238-5335 |
Engagement with the U.S Ambassador to Canada is part of the Department's overall engagement strategy for the Gordie Howe International Bridge project to reinforce the strong public interest elements and economic necessity of this vital trade-enabling project. The U.S. Federal government is both a partner and regulator in the project, with the Ambassador acting as Canada's point person in Ottawa. |
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Leela Thomas, |
(519) 627-1481 ext. 1320 |
Walpole Island First Nation's mission is to provide social, cultural, and economic opportunities to their community. The community noted their interests in economic and employment opportunities, involvement in archeological finds, as well as species at risk and environmental involvement for the Gordie Howe International Bridge project. |
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Nikki van Oirschot, |
(226) 236-1108 |
Caldwell First Nation is a strong sovereign First Nation, with territory that includes the Gordie Howe International Bridge: the Aboriginal title to the water, and lands under water of Caldwell's traditional and treaty territory. |
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Jacques Cartier And Champlain Bridge Inc. |
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Sylvain Villiard, |
sylvain.villiard@pjcci.ca |
JCCBI's Board is responsible for the organization's ongoing governance and supervision of its business, final investment decisions, and forward-planning and strategic direction, as aligned with federal priorities. |
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Geneviève Guilbault, |
(418) 643-6980 |
Key partner with numerous interfaces with The Jacques Cartier and Champlain Bridges Inc. infrastructure and overall responsibility for coordination of the highway network in the Montreal region. |
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Samuel De Champlain Bridge Corridor |
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Jean-Marc Arbaud, |
(514) 847-2833 |
The CDPQ Infra business model aims to foster effective execution of major public infrastructure projects. CDPQ Infra is collaborating with Housing, Infrastructure and Communities Canada to integrate the Réseau express métropolitain, a light rail transit system, across the Samuel De Champlain Bridge. |
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Mathieu Labelle, |
[redacted] |
The Signature on the Saint Lawrence Group is the private partner who was retained by Canada to design, build, finance, operate, maintain and rehabilitate the Samuel De Champlain Bridge Corridor Project led by Housing, Infrastructure and Communities Canada. |
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Waterfront Toronto |
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George Zegarac, Jack Winberg, |
[redacted] |
Waterfront Toronto is an arms-length not-for-profit agency established in 2001 by the governments of Canada, Ontario and City of Toronto. It has a 25-year mandate (2003-2028) to lead and implement the Toronto Waterfront Revitalization Initiative to enhance economic, social and cultural value of land in designated waterfront area. While the current mandate is expiring in 2028, tri-government partners are discussing a potential mandate extension and what a next phase of revitalization may look like, with a strong focus on housing. An independent Board of Directors, appointed by all three orders of government, guides Waterfront's strategies, authorizes their investments and appoints their CEO. |
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Canada Infrastructure Bank |
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Jane Bird, |
jbird@cib-bic.ca |
The Canada Infrastructure Bank (CIB) is a federal Crown corporation that leverages federal dollars to collaborate with public partners and private sector investors to deliver complex revenue-generating infrastructure projects in the public interest. The CIB is focused on making investments, providing advisory expertise, and building knowledge as a centre of excellence about infrastructure investments. |
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Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation |
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Don Iveson, |
[redacted] cvolk@cmhc-schl.gc.ca |
The Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation is a Crown Corporation and Canada's national housing agency, responsible for promoting housing affordability and a stable housing finance system through project funding, mortgage financing, and research and analysis on Canada's housing market. |
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Public transit
Key Partners and Stakeholders |
Key Contact |
Mandate |
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|---|---|---|---|
Name and Title |
Contact Information |
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Marco D'Angelo, |
(416) 365-9800 ext: 104 |
The Canadian Urban Transit Association is a member-based association that supports public transit as the core of integrated mobility across Canada. The Association provides its members with the resources, networking, training, events, data, research and advocacy needed to support their success in the industry. |
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Marc-André Varin, |
(514) 280-4640 |
The Association du Transport Urban du Québec is a member-based association representing the nine public transportation organizations in Québec that serve the major urban centres of the province: Montreal, Quebec City, Lévis, Laval, Longueuil, Gatineau, Trois-Rivières, Saguenay and Sherbrooke. |
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Canadian Urban Transit Research & Innovation Consortium (CUTRIC) |
Josipa Petrunic, |
The Canadian Urban Transit Research & Innovation Consortium is a socially responsible non-profit organization that spearheads, designs, and launches technology and commercialization projects that advance next-generation zero-carbon mobility and transportation solutions across Canada. |
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Phil Verster, |
Metrolinx, an agency of the Government of Ontario under the Metrolinx Act, 2006, was created to improve the coordination and integration of all modes of transportation in the Greater Toronto and Hamilton Area. |
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Gregory (Greg) Percy, |
[redacted] |
The Toronto Transit Commission is the public transit authority for the City of Toronto. It is the largest transit authority in Canada, with important links to Metrolinx and to transit systems in neighbouring municipalities. |
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Kevin Quinn, |
TransLink plans and manages the Metro Vancouver region's transportation system, with oversight from the Metro Vancouver Mayors' Council. It includes the British Columbia Rapid Transit Company, Coast Mountain Bus Company, and West Coast Express. |
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Marie-Claude Léonard, |
Société de transport de Montréal is the public transit authority for the City of Montreal and is part of the Autorité régionale de transport métropolitain. |
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Benoit Gendron, |
(514) 409-2786 |
L'Autorité régionale de transport métropolitain est responsable de planifier, d'organiser, de financer et de promouvoir les services de transport collectif pour la région métropolitaine de Montréal. |
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Carrie Hotton-MacDonald, Branch Manager |
Carrie.Hotton-MacDonald@edmonton.ca |
Edmonton Transit Service is the public transit authority for the City of Edmonton. |
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Doug Morgan, General Manager, Operational Services |
Calgary Transit is the public transit authority for the City of Calgary. |
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Paul Jankowski |
York Region Transit is the public transit authority for York Region, which includes the nine municipalities between Toronto and Lake Simcoe. |
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Renée Amilcar, |
OC Transpo is the public transit authority for Ottawa, ON, providing service across Ottawa and into Gatineau, QC. |
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Sam Rogers, |
MiWay is the public transit authority for Mississauga, ON. It connects with GO Transit (regional bus and train service), Toronto Transit Commission service, Brampton Transit, Milton Transit and Oakville Transit service, enabling travel within Mississauga and across municipal boundaries. |
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Nicolas Girard, |
[redacted] |
Réseau de transport de la Capitale is the public transit authority for Quebec City. It offers regular public transit services in the greater Quebec City area. It is also responsible for providing paratransit services, which it delegates to Service de transport adapté de la Capitale. |
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Patrick Leclerc, |
[redacted] |
Société de transport de l'Outaouais is the public transit authority for the City of Gatineau, providing service across the city and into Ottawa. |
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David Reage, |
Halifax Transit is the public transit authority for the Halifax Regional Municipality. |
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Greg Ewankiw, Director, Transit |
Winnipeg Transit is the public transit authority for Winnipeg. |
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Jean-François Rheault, |
[redacted] |
Vélo Québec is a non-profit organization that has been uniting the Québec cycling community since 1967. Its mission is to promote and develop cycling for everyone. |
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Samuel Benoit, |
Vélo Canada Bikes is a dynamic organization that aims to provide a strong national voice for everyday cycling in Canada. |
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Housing
Key Partners and Stakeholders |
Key Contact |
Mandate |
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Contact Information |
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Ray Sullivan, |
(343)882-3321 |
Canadian Housing and Renewal Association is a member-based organization that represents organizations, municipalities, and individuals from every Canadian province and territory. They believe in housing for all and work to strengthen the community housing sector through advocacy, research, partnership, and member services. |
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Kevin Lee, |
Chba@chba.ca |
The Canadian Home Builders' Association has been "the voice of Canada's residential construction industry." Representing one of the largest industry sectors in Canada, their membership is made up of some 8,500 companies – including home builders, renovators, land developers, trade contractors, product and material manufacturers, building product suppliers, lending institutions, insurance providers, and service professionals. |
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Janice Myers, |
(613)237-7111 |
The Canadian Real Estate Association is one of Canada's largest single-industry associations. Their membership includes more than 160,000 real estate brokers, agents and salespeople working through 75 real estate boards and associations across Canada. |
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Tony Irwin, |
(416) 309-8744 |
Canadian Federation of Apartment Associations provides the sole national voice speaking exclusively for the rental housing industry, advocating the interests of the industry to the Government of Canada. They believe that a healthy rental market contributes greatly to our national well-being and economic prosperity. They believe that the policies they advocate for will benefit landlords, tenants and taxpayers. |
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Tim Ross, |
1-800-465-2752, extension 222 |
The mission of the Co-operative Housing Federation of Canada is to inspire, represent and serve their members in a united co-operative housing movement. Their members are housing co-ops as well as the organizations and people who support them. |
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Tim Richter, |
(587) 216-5615 |
The Canadian Alliance to End Homelessness leads a national movement of individuals, organizations and communities working together to end homelessness in Canada. |
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Elizabeth McIsaac, President |
(416) 944-2627 |
Maytree is committed to advancing systemic solutions to poverty and strengthening civic communities. They believe the most enduring way to fix the systems that create poverty is to have economic and social rights safeguarded for all people living in Canada. |
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Lisa Ker, |
514-360-3967 |
The Community Housing Transformation Centre provides grants, tools and services to support community housing stakeholders (non-profit housing organizations, housing co-ops, federations, associations, groups and governments) in their efforts to enact social change, ensure economic sustainability, and bolster growth and efficiency. |
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Michèle Biss, |
The National Right to Housing Network is a group of over 350 key leaders, organizations, subject matter experts, and people with lived experience of housing precarity and homelessness with a shared mission to fully realize the right to housing for all, and ultimately eliminate homelessness in Canada. |
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Annie Hodgins, |
The Canadian Centre for Housing Rights advances the right to housing by serving renters to help them stay housed, providing education and training about housing rights, and advancing rights-based housing policy through research, policy development, advocacy and law reform. |
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Marie-Josée Houle, |
The role of the Federal Housing Advocate, which is held by Marie-Josée Houle, is independent and non-partisan. The Office of the Federal Housing Advocate, housed at the Canadian Human Rights Commission, helps to promote and protect the right to housing in Canada, including the progressive realization of the right to adequate housing. |
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Pedro Barata |
[redacted] |
Habitat for Humanity is a nonprofit organization dedicated to addressing housing insecurity by building, renovating and improving affordable homes for families in need. The organization partners with communities, volunteers, and future homeowners to create sustainable housing solutions, foster community development with an equity lens, and empower families to achieve stability through safe and affordable housing. |
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Ministerial advisory bodies
Key Partners and Stakeholders |
Key Contact |
Mandate |
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Name and Title |
Contact Information |
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Tim Richter, |
(587) 216-5615 |
Tim Richter is the Founder, President & CEO of the Canadian Alliance to End Homelessness (CAEH). |
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Jennifer Angel, |
[redacted] |
Jennifer Angel is the Chief Executive Officer of Evergreen – a national non-profit that works to transform public spaces in cities to build a healthier future. |
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Other key stakeholders
Key Partners and Stakeholders |
Key Contact |
Mandate |
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Contact Information |
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Hon. Perrin Beatty, PC, OC |
(613) 238-4000 |
The Canadian Chamber of Commerce is a non-profit organization of business people and corporations that was established to promote economic development and collectively represent their concerns to government on public policy. |
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Rodrigue Gilbert, |
(613) 236-9455 ext: 414 |
The Canadian Construction Association is an association of construction practitioners that gives a voice to the public policy, legal and standards development goals of contractors, suppliers, and allied business professionals working in, or with, Canada's non-residential construction industry. |
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Lisa Mitchell, |
(416) 861-0500 [redacted] |
The Canadian Council for Public-Private Partnerships is a national not-for-profit, non-partisan, member-based organization with broad representation from across the public and private sectors. Its mission is to collaborate with all levels of government and Indigenous communities to enable smart, innovative approaches to public infrastructure development and service delivery that achieve the best outcomes for Canadians. |
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Mary Rowe, |
[redacted] |
The Canadian Urban Institute is a registered charity that engages and convenes with policy makers, all levels of government, academia, business associations, non-profits and the private sector to source recommendations involving major urban areas in Canada. |
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Andrea Dicks, |
(613) 236-2664 ext: 309 |
Community Foundations of Canada is the national leadership organization for Canada's 191 local community foundations. In 2020, Community Foundations of Canada was selected by INFC to administer the Canada Healthy Communities Initiative. |
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John Di Nino, |
(416) 679-8846 |
Established in 2015, Amalgamated Transit Union Canada is the Canadian arm of the broader Amalgamated Transit Union, which represents employees in transit systems across Canada. They frequently liaise and organize with officials at all levels of government, as well as leaders across the transit space. |
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Joseph S. Mancinelli, |
(905) 522-7177 |
LiUNA is an International Union, with members in both Canada and the United States and a membership base of over 500,000 people. LiUNA represents construction workers across all infrastructure sectors, including transit, highway, healthcare, educational and waste management sectors. |
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Megan Meaney, |
ICLEI Canada is part of a global network of more than 2,500 local and regional governments committed to sustainable urban development. ICLEI Canada seeks to influence sustainability policy and drive local action for low-emission, nature-based, equitable, resilient and circular development. |
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Dr. Stephen Gaetz, President and CEO |
The Canadian Observatory on Homelessness is a non-partisan research and policy partnership between academics, policy and decision makers, service providers and people with lived experience of homelessness. It works in collaboration with partners to conduct and mobilize research designed to have an impact on solutions to homelessness. Its research includes local, provincial and national monitoring activities, as well as original research. |
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Melanie Redman, |
A Way Home Canada is a coalition of six national organizations dedicated to supporting communities and governments to prevent, reduce and end youth homelessness in Canada: Raising the Roof, the Canadian Alliance to End Homelessness, the Canadian Observatory on Homelessness, the Canadian Housing and Renewal Association, Eagle Canada Human Rights Trust, and the National Learning Community on Youth Homelessness. |
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Leilani Farha, |
(613) 302-7769 |
The Shift is the first-ever comprehensive framework providing governments and investors with guidance to effectively address the financialization of housing in accordance with human rights law. Their goals are to connect and mobilize a vast array of actors to promote the idea of housing as a human right rather than a commodity. |
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Dan Clement, President, Chief Executive Officer and Secretary of the Board |
(613) 236-7041 |
UWC Canada is the national organization for the volunteer-based United Ways across Canada, which serve over 5,000 communities across Canada. UWC Canada campaigns raise money for local groups that address community issues and problems, and the national organization provides leadership, services and coordination to the members. |
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Robert Prichard, |
VIA HFR is a Federal Crown corporation created in November 2022, dedicated to the development of the new proposed High Frequency Rail Initiative from Toronto to Quebec City. HICC is supporting Transport Canada and VIA HFR in the delivery of the initiative. |
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Adam Auer, President and Chief Executive Officer |
(613) 236-9471 [redacted] |
The Cement Association of Canada is a non-profit organization that is the voice of the cement industry, and whose mission is to create optimal conditions for the cement industry to lead and thrive in a clean economy. |
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Thomas Mueller, President and Chief Executive Officer |
(613) 241-1184 |
The Canada Green Building Council is a non-profit organization that provides technical and policy products (e.g., standards) and services (e.g., training) to support the building sector in moving to low-carbon resilient buildings, and undertakes advocacy work with the aim of aligning government policy in this direction. |
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Nicola Crawhall, Chief Exceutive Officer |
(519) 904-2897 x75880 |
As a non-partisan, non-profit organization, CWN works with a wide range of organizations and individuals with diverse perspectives and expertise to solve today's complex water issues. Our partners and collaborators include government decision-makers, water managers, public health practitioners, community-based and Indigenous organizations, and representatives from water-dependent economic sectors, among others. |
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Roy Brooke, Executive Director |
[redacted] |
Canadian non-profit that is changing the way local governments, watershed stewards, and many others deliver everyday services by improving the quality and resiliency of infrastructure at lower costs and reduced risks. |
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Joanna Eyquem, Managing Director, Climate-Resilient Infrastructure |
514-268-0873 |
The Intact Centre on Climate Adaptation (Intact Centre) is an applied research institute at the University of Waterloo. Since its founding in 2015 with a gift from Intact Financial Corporation, Canada's largest property and casualty insurer, the Intact Centre has developed numerous guidelines to mitigate extreme weather risk. It collaborates with residents, communities, governments, and businesses to identify and reduce risks associated with climate change, such as flooding, wildfire, and extreme heat. The Intact Centre is frequently quoted in the media, consistently emphasizing the urgent need to address the impacts of climate change and extreme weather. |
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