12-Month Lobbying Summary - In-house Organization

AquaAction / Soula Chronopoulos, Executive Director

Registration Summary

Active - Last Updated: 2025-04-18

Who is lobbying?

AquaAction (Address, activities & membership)

Soula Chronopoulos, Executive Director

Received government funding or funding expected in current financial year

Yes

What is being lobbied?

Subject Matter Details

Details Regarding the Identified Subject Matter
Subject matters	Details	Categories
Economic Development, Environment, Government Procurement	Canada Water Agency; policies and funding to support start-ups and scale-ups in the water tech sector.	Grant, Contribution or Other Financial Benefit, Policies or Program

Subject matter details in previous versions

Details Regarding the Identified Subject Matter
Subject matters	Details	Categories
Subject matters were not required to be associated with subject matter details when this content was submitted	Canada Water Agency. Water tech Startup funding in federal budget. Source of funding to be determined.	Grant, Contribution or Other Financial Benefit, Policies or Program

Subject matters in previous versions

Climate
Economic Development
Environment
Federal-Provincial Relations
Science and Technology

Who is being lobbied?

Government Institutions

Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC)
Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency (ACOA)
Canada Economic Development for Quebec Regions
Canada Foundation for Innovation
Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC)
Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC)
Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario (FedDev)
Finance Canada (FIN)
Global Affairs Canada (GAC)
House of Commons
Indigenous Services Canada (ISC)
Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
National Research Council (NRC)
Natural Resources Canada (NRCan)
Prime Minister's Office (PMO)
Public Services and Procurement Canada (PSPC)

Government institutions in previous versions
- Business Development Bank of Canada (BDC)
- Infrastructure Canada (INFC)

Communication techniques

Communication techniques that have been used or are expected to be used in the course of the undertaking:

Oral communication
Grass-roots communication
Written communication

Who are the lobbyists?

Soula Chronopoulos, Executive Director | No public offices held

Registration number: 954307-366084
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Monthly Communication Reports

What oral and arranged communications have taken place?

What oral and arranged communications have taken place?
Date	DPOH, Position Title \| Government Institution	Subject Matters
2024-10-31	François-Philippe Champagne, Minister of Innovation, Sciences and Economic Development Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED) Terry Duguid, Member of Parliament House of Commons Larry Maguire, Member of Parliament House of Commons Joshua Swift, Policy Advisor \| Minister's Office, Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC)	Economic Development, Environment, Government Procurement
2024-10-15	Terry Duguid, Member of Parliament House of Commons Steven Guilbeault, Minister of Environment and Climate Change Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC) Meghan Sullivan, A/Director of Indigenous Partnerships, External Relations, and Communications Canada Water Agency Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC) Joshua Swift, Policy Advisor \| Minister's Office, Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC) Daniel Wolfish, Acting Assistant Deputy Minister \| Canadian Water Agency, Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC)	Economic Development, Environment, Government Procurement
2024-08-13	Taher Assem, Policy Analyst \| Analyst des politiques \| Canadian Water Agency, Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC) Laura Cervoni, Freshwater Policy Analyst \| Canadian Water Agency, Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC) Terry Duguid, Member of Parliament House of Commons Joshua Swift, Policy Advisor \| Minister's Office, Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC) Daniel Wolfish, Acting Assistant Deputy Minister \| Canadian Water Agency, Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC) Jim Young, Indigenous & External Relations \| Canadian Water Agency, Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC)	Environment
2024-08-01	Tristan Landry, Regional Director General, East and Central Region Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC) Melanie Talbot, Gestionnaire à Services aux Autochtones Canada Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC)	Economic Development, Government Procurement
2024-05-30	Gérard Deltell, Member of Parliament House of Commons	Economic Development, Environment

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AquaAction - Address, activities & membership

Address:

800 rue du Square-Victoria
Office 411
Montreal, QC H3C 0B4
Canada

Telephone number: 514-688-0230

Contact information in previous versions
- 1275 Avenue des Canadiens-de-Montreal
  Office 4-117
  Montreal, QC H3B 0G4
  Canada
  
  Telephone number: 514-688-0230
- 1275 Avenue des Canadiens-de-Montreal
  Office 4-117
  Montreal, QC H3B 0G4
  Canada
  
  Telephone number: 514-288-0320
- 1275 Avenue des Canadiens-de-Montreal
  Office 4-117
  Montreal, QC H3B 0G4
  Canada
  
  Telephone number: 514-795-1684
- 1275 Avenue des Canadiens-de-Montreal
  Office 4-117
  Montreal, QC H3B 0G4
  Canada
  
  Telephone number: 778-977-0620
- 3 Westmount Square
  PH-H
  Montreal, QC H3Z 2S5
  Canada
  
  Telephone number: 438-873-7678
- 3 Westmount Square
  PH-H
  Montreal, QC H3Z 2S5
  Canada
  
  Telephone number: 514-867-7463

Description of the organization's activities:
AquaAction is a charitable organization addressing water issues in Canada through innovation and technological solutions largely developed by innovative entrepreneurs.

Descriptions of the organization's activity in previous versions:
- AquaAction is a CRA-recognized as a charitable organization - addressing water issues in Canada through innovation and technological solutions largely developed by young entrepreneurs.
- Aqua Forum is a CRA-recognized as a charitable organization - addressing water issues in Canada through innovation and technological solutions largely developed by young entrepreneurs.

Organization's membership or classes of membership:
There are no members - only a Board of Directors

Organization's memberships or classes of memberships in previous versions:
- There are no members - only participants

End date of the last completed financial year: 2024-12-31

List of Government Funding
Government Institution	Funding Received in Last Financial Year	Funding Expected in Current Financial Year
Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC)	$54,310.00	Yes
Prairies Economic Development Canada (PrairiesCan)	No	Yes

Date Modified:: 2025-04-30

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