Minister of Housing, Infrastructure and Communities Transition Binder (2025)
Book 7: Partner and Stakeholder Contacts
- Provincial and Territorial Ministers
- Municipalities
- Indigenous organizations
- Portfolio partners
- Public transit
- Housing
- Ministerial advisory bodies
- Other key stakeholders
Provincial and Territorial Ministers
Ministry |
Key Contact |
Mandate |
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Name and Title |
Contact Information |
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British Columbia |
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Mike Farnworth, |
(250) 387-1978 |
Focus on building and maintaining safe and reliable transportation system as well as major projects like the Surrey to Langley SkyTrain and George Massey Tunnel replacement. |
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Bowinn Ma, |
[redacted] |
Responsible for major capital project planning, procurement and delivery for things such as schools, post-secondary institutions, court houses, correctional facilities and health facilities including oversight of Infrastructure BC. Responsible for working with the federal government toward a fair cost share related to critical infrastructure projects with national importance. |
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Ravi Kahlon, |
(236) 478-3970 |
Provides oversight of housing policy and municipal infrastructure needs including the provincial housing strategy, addressing encampments through homelessness supports, and implementing transit-oriented development. Provincial lead for the Canada Community-Building Fund Agreement. |
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Kelly Greene, |
(236) 478-3938 |
Provincial lead for the Disaster Mitigation and Adaptation Fund and the Natural Infrastructure Fund. |
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Alberta |
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Martin Long, |
(780) 427-5041 |
Provincial lead on Investing in Canada Infrastructure Program. |
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Ric McIver, |
(780) 427-3744 |
Provincial lead for the Canada Community-Building Fund Agreement. |
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Devin Dreeshen, |
(780) 427-2080 |
Provincial lead responsible for projects funded under the New Building Canada Fund – National and Regional Projects component, as well the Canada Public Transit Fund. |
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Jason Nixon, |
(780) 643-6210 |
Mandate includes affordable housing and homelessness support. |
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Mike Ellis, |
(780) 415-9550 |
Mandate includes disaster preparation and mitigation. Provincial lead for the Disaster Mitigation and Adaptation Fund. |
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Saskatchewan |
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Eric Schmalz, |
(306) 787 - 6100 |
Provincial lead on the Investing in Canada Infrastructure Program and responsible for the Public Transit Infrastructure Fund, and the Canada Community-Building Fund. |
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David Marit, |
(306) 787-0942 |
SaskBuilds presents provincial projects under the Investing in Canada Infrastructure Program, Disaster Mitigation and Adaptation Fund and Natural Infrastructure Fund. |
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Terry Jenson, |
(306) 787-3661 |
The Ministry of Social Services provides support for: families, children and youth in care, people with disabilities, access to affordable housing, and income assistance. The Ministry is also the provincial lead on homelessness. |
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Manitoba |
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Glen Simard, |
(204) 945-3788 |
Responsible for supporting and improving community development, planning and permitting, and is provincial lead in bilateral programs with Canada. Provincial lead for the Canada Community-Building Fund Agreement. |
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Mintu Sandhu, |
(204) 945-8821 |
Responsible for capital planning, project delivery, and asset management for provincial infrastructure. |
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Lisa Naylor, |
(204) 945-3723 |
Responsible for establishing and managing public infrastructure, including provincial highways and roads, highway bridges and structures, and water and flood works. |
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Bernadette Smith, |
(204) 945-1211 |
Mandate includes the development and management of housing policies and programs to support the development of safe and affordable housing. |
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Ontario |
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Kinga Surma, |
(416) 327-4412 |
Provincial lead for the Investing in Canada Infrastructure Program, Waterfront Toronto, Disaster Mitigation and Adaptation Fund and Natural Infrastructure Fund. |
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Prabmeet Sarkaria, |
(416) 327-9200 |
Provincial lead for the 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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Rob Flack, |
[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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Ministère des Finances et Secrétariat aux relations avec les Québécois d'expression anglaise |
Eric Girard, |
(418) 643-5270 |
Provincial lead for the Integrated Bilateral Agreement under the Investing in Canada Infrastructure Program and for the Canada Community-Building Fund. |
Sonia Lebel, |
(418) 643-5926 |
Provincial lead to negotiate new bilateral agreements and responsible for the Oversight Committee under the Investing in Canada Infrastructure Program. |
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Jonatan Julien, |
(418) 643-3576 |
Responsible for implementing the provincial Quebec Infrastructure Plan. |
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Geneviève Guilbault, |
(418) 643-6980 |
Provincial lead for the Natural Infrastructure Fund and the National and Regional Projects of Provincial – Territorial Infrastructure component under the New Building Canada Fund and the Public Transit Stream under the Investing in Canada Infrastructure Program. |
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Benoit Charrette, |
(418) 521-3911 |
Provincial lead for the Climate Change Mitigation and the Adaptation, Resilience and Disaster Mitigation Sub-streams of Green Infrastructure Stream under the Investing in Canada Infrastructure Program. |
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Andrée Laforest, |
(418) 691-2050 |
Provincial lead on components of the and two infrastructure streams under the Investing in Canada Infrastructure Program, the Disaster Mitigation and Adaptation Fund and the Natural Infrastructure Fund. |
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France-Élaine Duranceau, |
(418) 646-8459 |
Responsible for working with the Société d'habitation du Québec to meet the housing needs with the province. |
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Lionel Carmant, |
(418) 266 -7181 |
Responsible for managing multiple streams for Reaching Home within the province under a Canada-Quebec Agreement on the prevention and reduction of homelessness. |
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New Brunswick |
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Department of Environment and Local Government |
Gilles LePage, |
(506) 543-2277 |
Provincial lead for planning and negotiation of all Canada-New Brunswick infrastructure agreements. |
Aaron Kennedy, |
(506) 453-2807 |
Provincial lead for the the Canada Community-Building Fund. |
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Chuck Chiasson, |
(506) 453-3939 |
Provincial lead for National and Regional Projects where the province is the ultimate recipient, the Disaster Mitigation and Adaptation Fund and the Natural Infrastructure Fund. |
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Cindy Miles, |
(506) 453-2001 |
Responsible for managing streams for Reaching Home within the province. |
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David Hickey, |
(506) 261-0754 |
Responsible for developing and maintaining provincial housing facilities, programs, initiatives, strategies. |
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Nova Scotia |
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John Lohr, |
(902) 365-3420 |
Provincial lead for municipal infrastructure projects. Provides services and guidance to municipalities, towns and villages in many areas including safety and security, budget planning and finance, and policy and program development. Provincial lead for the Canada Community-Building Fund. |
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Colton LeBlanc, |
(902) 424-0377 |
Provincial responsibilities on housing are now part of the Department. |
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Fred Tilley, |
(902) 424-2297 |
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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Prince Edward Island |
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Ernie Hudson |
(902) 368-5120 |
Provincial lead on all federal infrastructure agreements including the Integrated Bilateral Agreement, the Disaster Mitigation and Adaptation Fund, the Natural Infrastructure Fund and the Canada Community-Building Fund. |
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Steven Myers, |
[redacted] | Responsible for several services that create greater access to housing along the housing including access to emergency shelter services, transitional housing and social housing. |
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Newfoundland and Labrador |
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Dr. John Haggie, |
(709) 729-3046 |
Provincial lead for the Canada Community-Building Fund. |
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Fred Hutton, |
(709) 729-3679 |
Provincial lead for several federal infrastructure programs including the Disaster Mitigation and Adaptation Fund and the Natural Infrastructure Fund. |
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Sarah Stoodley, |
(709) 729-1774 |
The Newfoundland and Labrador Housing Corporation that provides affordable housing to the people of this province. |
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Yukon |
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Richard Mostyn, |
(867) 393-7482 |
Provincial lead for all federal infrastructure programs in the territory, including the Natural Infrastructure Fund. |
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Department of Highways and Public Works, Ministry of Environment |
Nils Clarke, |
(867) 333-1007 |
The department oversees and delivers the Yukon Gateway Resource Project and other highway projects. |
Ranj Pillai, |
(867) 393-7467 |
The mandate of the Yukon Housing Corporation includes the delivery of community housing and programs and is the lead on the implementation of Reaching Home. |
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Northwest Territories |
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Caroline Wawzonek, |
[redacted] |
The Department of Infrastructure is the territorial lead for the Investing in Canada Infrastructure Program. |
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Vince McKay, |
[redacted] |
Supports the Minister of Infrastructure on the Investing in Canada Infrastructure Program and is lead minister for the Canada Community-Building Fund. |
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R.J. Simpson, |
[redacted] |
Responsible for intergovernmental relations between the territorial government and Aboriginal, provincial, territorial, national and international governments. This mandate will extend to include homelessness portfolio as of April 1, 2025. |
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Lucy Kuptana |
[redacted] |
Responsible for increasing the wellbeing of individuals and communities by providing fair access to quality housing support for people most in need. Note that this mandate includes NWT's homelessness portfolio until March 31, 2025. |
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Nunavut |
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David Joanasie, |
(867) 975-5023 |
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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Margaret Nakashuk, |
(867) 975-5070 |
Responsible identify priority communities for Elders' independent or assisted living units, emergency shelters and transitional housing units in Nunavut. |
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Lorne Kusugak, |
(867) 975-5074 |
The Nunavut Housing Corporation's mandate is to create, coordinate and administer housing programs in Nunavut. |
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Municipalities
Key Partners and Stakeholders |
Key Contact |
Mandate |
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Name and Title |
Contact Information |
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Rebecca Bligh, |
[redacted] |
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. |
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Josh Morgan, |
(519) 661 4920 |
The Big City Mayors' Caucus brings together representatives from 23 of Canada's biggest cities, offering a forum for policy development on a range of issues affecting the largest centres. |
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Robin Jones, |
(416) 971-9856 |
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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Ken Sim, |
Elected Mayor in 2022. Previously an entrepreneur and co-founder of two Vancouver-based companies. |
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Brenda Locke, |
(604) 591-4126 |
Elected Mayor in 2022. Previously a BC Liberal MLA from 2001 – 2005, and Surrey City Councillor since 2018. |
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Brad West, |
(604) 927-5410 |
Elected in 2022 and previously served 3 terms as City Councillor. |
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Trish Mandewo, |
(604) 362-4650 |
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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Jyoti Gondek, |
[redacted] |
Elected Mayor in 2021. Previously served as City Councillor from 2017 to 2021. |
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Amarjeet Sohi, |
(780) 496-8100 |
Elected Mayor in 2021. Previously sat as a Liberal MP and was in the federal Cabinet from 2015 to 2018 as Minister of Infrastructure and Communities. |
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Tyler Gandam, |
(780) 361-4409 |
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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Cynthia Block, |
(306) 975-3202 |
Elected Mayor in November 2024. Previously served as City Councillor for eight years. |
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Chad Bachynski, |
(306) 777-7339 |
Elected Mayor in Fall 2024. |
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Randy Goulden, |
(306) 783-8707 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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Scott Gillingham, |
(204) 986-5665 |
Elected Mayor in 2022. Previously served as City Councillor from 2014 to 2022. |
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Kathy Valentino, |
(204) 679-0035 | 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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Olivia Chow, |
416-397-2489 |
Elected Mayor in 2023. Previously served as school board trustee, City Councillor, and MP for Trinity-Spadina until 2014. |
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Mark Sutcliffe, |
(613) 580-2496 |
Elected Mayor in 2022. Prior to entering municipal politics, he was an award-winning journalist, entrepreneur, volunteer, and community activist. |
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Carolyn Parrish, |
(905) 896-5555 |
Elected Mayor in 2024. Previously served as a Liberal and Independent party MP and City Councillor. |
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Berry Vrbanovic, |
(519) 741-2300 |
Elected Mayor in 2014. Previously served as City Councillor for two decades. He is also the Co-President of United Cities & Local Governments, an international association. |
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Martin Damphousse, |
(450) 652-9888 |
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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Valérie Plante, |
Elected Mayor in 2017 and re-elected in 2021. Previously served as City Councillor from 2013 to 2016. |
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Bruno Marchand, |
(418) 641‑6434 |
Elected Mayor in 2021. Previously served as President and on the Board of Directors for Centraide Quebec. |
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Maude Marquis-Bissonnette, |
[redacted] |
Elected Mayor in 2024. Previously served as City Councillor and Assistant Professor of municipal management. |
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Paulette Thériault, |
(506) 856-4343 |
Appointed deputy Mayor in 2010 and 2013. Currently serving her fourth term as City Councillor. |
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Kate Rogers, |
(506) 460-2125 |
Elected Mayor in 2021. Previously served as City Councillor from 2012 to 2020. |
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Donna Noade Reardon, |
(506) 658-2912 |
Elected Mayor in 2021. Previously served as City Councillor from 2012 to 2020. |
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Andy Fillmore, |
(902) 490-4010 |
Elected Mayor in 2024. Previously served as Liberal MP for the Halifax riding from 2015 to 2024 |
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Philip Brown, |
(902) 566-5548 |
First elected Mayor in 2018 and re-elected in 2022. Previously served as City Councillor from 2001 to 2006. |
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Amy Coady, |
[redacted] |
Non-profit association advocating on behalf of the 276 incorporated municipalities of NL. |
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Danny Breen, |
(709) 576-8477 |
First elected Mayor in 2017 and re-elected in 2021. Previously served as City Councillor from 2009 to 2017. |
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Kirk Cameron, |
(867) 668-8626 |
Elected Mayor in 2024. Previously served as City Councillor from 2011 to 2015 and 2021 to 2024. |
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Rebecca Alty, |
(867) 920-5600 |
First elected Mayor in 2018 and re-elected in 2022. Previously served as City Councillor from 2012 to 2018. |
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Solomon Awa, |
(867) 979-5667 |
Elected Mayor in 2022, after the previous Mayor stepped down and was re-elected in 2023. |
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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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Cindy Woodhouse Nepinak, |
(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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Kluane Adamek, |
(867) 456-2369 |
The Assembly of First Nations (AFN) 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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George Mackenzie, |
The Assembly of First Nations (AFN) is a national advocacy organization representing First Nation citizens in Canada. |
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Terry Teegee, |
(778) 945-9911 (Vancouver) |
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 |
306-956-6947 |
The Saskatchewan regional chief of the Assembly of First Nations, Bobby Cameron, is also the chief of Federation of Sovereign Indigenous Nations (FSIN). The FSIN is a Saskatchewan-based First Nations organization, representing 74 First Nations in Saskatchewan and is committed to honoring the spirit and intent of the Numbered Treaties. |
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Willie Moore, |
204-293-1736 |
The Assembly of Manitoba Chiefs is governed by the mandate set out by 62 member First Nations and advocates in several sectors including: child and family services, health, education, citizenship, gaming, Jordan's Principle, social development, urban, and Treaties. |
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Abram Benedict, Regional Chief |
[redacted] |
The Ontario regional Chief for the Assembly of First Nations is also a part of the Chiefs of Ontario. The activities of the Chiefs of Ontario are mandated through resolutions passed by the Chiefs in Assembly of the 133 First Nations in Ontario. The Leadership Council is made up of the Grand Chiefs of Political Territorial Organizations (PTOs) and Independent First Nations and the elected Regional Chief for the Chiefs of Ontario. |
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Francis Verrault-Paul, |
[redacted] |
Provincial Territorial Organization representing and advocating for the ten First Nations in Quebec-Labrador. |
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Joanna Bernard, |
The New Brunswick Assembly of First Nations is a provincial organization representing and advocating for First Nations. |
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Wendell LaBobe, |
The Prince Edward Island Assembly of First Nations is a provincial organization representing and advocating for First Nations and currently (Summer 2023) has two acting interim Regional Chiefs. |
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Andrea Paul, |
[redacted] |
The Nova Scotia Assembly of First Nations is a provincial organization representing and advocating for First Nations. |
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Brendan Mitchell, |
[redacted] |
The Newfoundland Assembly of First Nations (AFN) is a provincial organization representing and advocating for First Nations. Appointment of Interim Regional Chief is not yet confirmed on AFN's list of Regional Chiefs. Regional Chief Prosper remains the official contact for all NS/NL AFN engagement until further confirmation by AFN. |
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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. Its membership currently includes Otipemisiwak Métis Government and the Métis Nation of Ontario as the other regions have withdrawn. |
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Walter Mineault, |
(250) 263-4556 |
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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Otipemisiwak Métis Government (formerly Métis Nation of Alberta) |
Andrea Sandmaier, |
(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, |
[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, |
[redacted] |
Métis Nation-Saskatchewan is a government that represents Métis citizens in Saskatchewan. |
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David Chartrand, |
(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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Margaret Froh, |
(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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Inuit |
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Natan Obed, |
(613) 238-8181 |
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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Duane Smith, |
(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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Jeremy Tunraluk, |
(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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Pita Aatami, |
(819) 964-2925 |
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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Johannes Lampe, |
(709) 922-2942 ext: 244 Johannes.Lampe@nunatsiavut.com |
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 National Women's Indigenous Organizations |
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Brendan Moore, |
(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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Josie Nepinak, |
(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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Nancy Etok, |
(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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Jocelyn Formsma, |
The National Association of Friendship Centres (NAFC) was established in 1972 to represent, nationally, the growing number of Friendship Centres emerging across Canada. The NAFC represents over 100 Friendship Centres and Provincial/Territorial Associations (PTAs) from coast-to-coast-to-coast which make up the Friendship Centre Movement (FCM). |
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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, Marie Campagna |
(226) 759-1368 |
Windsor-Detroit Bridge Authority (WDBA) 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. The board is comprised of up to nine members, including the CEO. All directors are approved by the Government of Canada with the Chair and CEO holding office for five years and the directors holding office for up to four years. |
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Mike Duggan, |
(313) 224-3400 |
The City of Detroit's mission is creating and preserving affordable housing, revitalizing long-neglected neighborhoods and ensuring every Detroiter has access to jobs and job training. The Mayor of Detroit is a key stakeholder for outreach efforts for the Gordie Howe International Bridge project and has been a strong supporter of the new bridge. The City council has been collaborating for the acquisition of city-owned parcels required for the project. |
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Drew Dilkens, |
(519) 255-6315 |
The City of Windsor's focus is on increasing the employment rate, restructuring its economy revolving around the manufacturing sector and managing growth (population and economy). The City is involved in real estate matters for the Gordie Howe International Bridge project. |
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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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Marybeth Turner, |
(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, |
[redacted] |
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. Caldwell First Nation participates in community consultations and has membership to the Local Community Group set up by Windsor-Detroit Bridge Authority. |
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Jacques Cartier and Champlain Bridge Inc. |
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Sylvain Villiard, |
(450) 651-8771 (450) 651-8771 |
Jacques Cartier and Champlain Bridges Incorporated's (JCCBI) 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. JCCBI's Board is composed of the Chairperson, the CEO and up to five directors. The directors are appointed by the Minister with the approval of the Governor in Council (GiC). The Chairperson and the CEO are appointed by the GiC upon recommendation from the Minister. |
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Geneviève Guilbault, |
(418) 643-6980 |
Key partner of the Québec Bridge, as well as 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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Doreen Assaad, |
(450) 923-6311 |
The Samuel De Champlain Bridge’s northbound approach is located in the City of Montreal. Housing, Infrastructure and Communities Canada works with the City of Brossard to coordinate interface issues. |
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Valérie Plante, |
(514) 872-3101 |
The Samuel De Champlain Bridge’s southbound approach and approximately three kilometers of highway are located in the City of Montreal. Housing, Infrastructure and Communities Canada works closely with the City on numerous issues related to the project. |
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Catherine Fournier, |
(450) 463-7001 |
The Jacques Cartier Bridge links Montreal to Longueuil and provides access to Île Sainte-Hélène. |
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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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Geneviève Guilbault, |
(418) 643-6980 |
Provincial counterpart collaborating with Housing, Infrastructure and Communities Canada in the delivery of the Samuel De Champlain Bridge Corridor Project. |
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Waterfront Toronto |
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George Zegarac, Jack Winberg, |
[redacted] [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 a clear path forward for implementation of the next phase of Waterfront Toronto projects following the announcement of tri-government funding for Waterfront Toronto’s next phase on January 28, 2025. 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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Macky Tall, Ehren Cory, |
(647) 239-1673 |
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 Housing Corporation (CMHC) |
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Don Iveson, |
Minister of Housing, Infrastructure and Communities is the sole shareholder of CMHC and the Deputy Minister is an ex-officio member of the CMHC Board. |
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Public transit
Key Partners and Stakeholders |
Key Contact |
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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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Michael Lindsay, |
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, |
Edmonton Transit Service is the public transit authority for the City of Edmonton. |
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Doug Morgan, |
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, |
(905) 615-3200 Ext. 5086 |
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, |
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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Valerie Smith, |
[redacted] or |
CARSP was formed in 1985 and is a national member-based, non-profit organization dedicated to promoting the use of the Safe System Approach to achieve Vision Zero, that is zero fatalities and serious injuries on Canada’s roads and abroad. It supports Canada’s road safety community with research, evidence, networking and collaboration opportunities. |
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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, |
(613) 230-3060 |
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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Anthony Ostler, |
1-800-263-0231 |
The Canadian Bankers Association is the voice of more than 60 domestic and foreign banks operating in Canada and their 280,000 employees and it continues to provide governments and others with a centralized contact to all banks on matters relating to banking in Canada. The Canadian Bankers Association advocates for public policies that contribute to a sound, thriving banking system to ensure Canadians can succeed in their financial goals. |
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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. (Tim Richter is also the co-chair of the National Housing Council). |
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John Gordon, |
[redacted] |
The National Indigenous Collaborative Housing Inc. (NICHI) exists to uphold and advance housing as a human right for all Indigenous Peoples living in urban, rural and northern communities from coast-to-coast-to-coast. NICHI is built on a principle of cooperation and coordination of expertise amongst members, partners, and stakeholders committed to ensuring that no Indigenous person living off-reserve or away from their home community gets left behind because of where they live. To deliver relevant and appropriate services, NICHI believes the best approach is for Indigenous, by Indigenous. |
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Stefania Seccia, |
WNHHN is a collective of diverse women, including those with lived expertise, who are working to eliminate homelessness and housing insecurity for women, girls, and gender-diverse peoples across Canada. |
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Elizabeth McIsaac, |
(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, Jill Atkey, |
[redacted] 1-833-360-3967 |
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, |
(613) 995-1151 |
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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Ministerial advisory bodies
Key Partners and Stakeholders |
Key Contact |
Mandate |
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Contact Information |
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Tim Richter, |
Tim Richter is the Founder, President & CEO of the Canadian Alliance to End Homelessness (CAEH) that leads a national movement of individuals, organizations and communities working together to end homelessness in Canada. He is also the Minister's appointed co-chair of the National Housing Council, an advisory body that promotes participation and inclusion in the development of housing policy and contributes to the National Housing Strategy. The Council brings together committed, diverse and expert group members from across Canada. They advise the Minister on housing issues in Canada and the effectiveness of the National Housing Strategy. |
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Canadian Infrastructure Council |
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. She is also the Minister's appointed Chair of the Canadian Infrastructure Council that will develop Canada's first National Infrastructure Assessment (NIA). The NIA will provide all orders of government with impartial, evidence-based research and analysis – developed openly and transparently – to help improve infrastructure planning and decision-making. |
Other key stakeholders
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Key Contact |
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Contact Information |
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Candace Laing, |
(613) 238-4000 |
The Canadian Chamber of Commerce is a non-profit organization of businesspeople 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, [redacted] |
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 HICC 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, |
(416) 736-2100 Ext. 20050 |
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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Ray Sullivan, |
(613) 594-3007 ext: 11 |
The Canadian Housing Renewal Association is a national advocacy group which advocates for a full range of issues related to affordable, social and non-profit housing for Canadians. |
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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, |
(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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J.Robert Prichard S., |
Alto is a Federal Crown corporation created in November 2022, dedicated to the development of the proposed High Speed Rail Initiative from Toronto to Quebec City. HICC is supporting Transport Canada and Alto in the delivery of the initiative. |
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