12-Month Lobbying Summary - Consultant

International Boreal Conservation Campaign (via contract with Ducks Unlimited Canada)/Campagne Internationale pour la Conservation Boreale (via contrat avec Canards Illimites Canada) / Valérie Courtois, Consultant

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Active - Last Updated: 2023-06-16

Who is lobbying?

International Boreal Conservation Campaign (via contract with Ducks Unlimited Canada)/Campagne Internationale pour la Conservation Boreale (via contrat avec Canards Illimites Canada) - Coalition (Address & client representative)

Received government funding or funding expected in current financial year

Business Relationships

International Boreal Conservation Campaign (via contract with Ducks Unlimited Canada)/Campagne Internationale pour la Conservation Boreale (via contrat avec Canards Illimites Canada) is not a subsidiary of any other parent companies.

International Boreal Conservation Campaign (via contract with Ducks Unlimited Canada)/Campagne Internationale pour la Conservation Boreale (via contrat avec Canards Illimites Canada) is a coalition with the following members

Boreal Songbird Initiative (Address information)
Indigenous Leadership Initiative (Address information)
Pew Charitable Trusts (Address information)

Beneficiaries of the Lobbying Activity

The activities of International Boreal Conservation Campaign (via contract with Ducks Unlimited Canada)/Campagne Internationale pour la Conservation Boreale (via contrat avec Canards Illimites Canada) are controlled or directed by the following individual, organization or corporation with a direct interest in the outcome of this undertaking

Ducks Unlimited Canada/Canards Illimites Canada (Address information)

What is being lobbied?

Subject Matters

Aboriginal Affairs
Budget
Climate
Economic Development
Education
Environment
Fisheries
Forestry
Health
Science and Technology

Subject Matter Details

Policies or Program

Exploring innovative conservation and stewardship financing initiatives.
Seeking support for Indigenous Guardians that would create jobs and economic development in Indigenous communities.
Seeking support for Indigenous leadership in conservation efforts, such as Indigenous Protected and Conserved Areas.
Seeking support for boreal conservation and forest-related climate change action across the country.

Who is being lobbied?

Government Institutions

Canadian Heritage (PCH)
Canadian Northern Economic Development Agency (CanNor)
Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada (CIRNAC)
Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC)
Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC)
Finance Canada (FIN)
Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO)
Global Affairs Canada (GAC)
Health Canada (HC)
House of Commons
Indigenous Services Canada (ISC)
Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
Intergovernmental Affairs Secretariat (IGA)
Natural Resources Canada (NRCan)
Office of the Secretary to the Governor General (OSGG)
Parks Canada (PC)
Prime Minister's Office (PMO)
Privy Council Office (PCO)
Senate of Canada
Treasury Board Of Canada Secretariat (TBS)

Communication techniques

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

Written communication
Oral communication
Arrange one or more meetings

Who is the lobbyist?

Valérie Courtois, Consultant (Business address and contact information)

Public offices held

Consulting Firm

Kutuen (Address & contact information)

Registration number: 926266-357469
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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
2023-10-19	Julie Boucher, Director, Conservation Partnerships Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC) Jean-François Tremblay, Deputy Minister Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC)	Aboriginal Affairs, Economic Development, Environment
2023-10-19	Isabelle Hurley, Special Assistant - ATL Desk \| Office of the Minister of Environment and Climate Change Canada, Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC)	Aboriginal Affairs, Economic Development, Environment
2023-10-19	Michael McLeod, MP House of Commons	Aboriginal Affairs, Economic Development, Environment
2023-10-18	Joanna Ankersmit, Director General Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada (CIRNAC) Nicole Cote, Director General \| CWS, Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC) Kathy Graham, Director General Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO) Caroline MacIntosh, Executive Director Parks Canada (PC) Kim Pawley, Manager Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada (CIRNAC) Angela Stadel, Director, Negotiations Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO)	Aboriginal Affairs, Economic Development, Environment
2023-10-17	Deliah Bernard, Outreach Advisor, Indigenous Prime Minister's Office (PMO) Dylan Bissonnette, Policy Advisor Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO) Ben Chin, Senior Advisor \| Minister's Office Prime Minister's Office (PMO) Isabelle Hurley, Special Assistant - ATL Desk \| Office of the Minister of Environment and Climate Change Canada, Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC) Katherine Koostachin, Policy Advisor Prime Minister's Office (PMO) Astrid Krizus, Climate Advisor Prime Minister's Office (PMO) Tony Maas, Senior Policy Advsior \| Policy and Cabinet Affairs, Prime Minister's Office (PMO) Rayna Sutherland, Advisor \| Minister's Office, Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada (CIRNAC)	Aboriginal Affairs, Economic Development, Environment
2023-10-12	Nicole Cote, Director General \| CWS, Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC)	Aboriginal Affairs, Economic Development, Environment
2023-10-11	Nicole Cote, Director General \| CWS, Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC)	Aboriginal Affairs, Economic Development, Environment
2023-06-27	Tara Shannon, ADM \| CWS, Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC)	Aboriginal Affairs, Economic Development, Environment
2023-06-08	Rayna Sutherland, Advisor \| Environment, Prime Minister's Office (PMO)	Aboriginal Affairs, Economic Development, Environment
2023-06-08	Michael McLeod, MP House of Commons Hayden Moher, Advisor House of Commons	Aboriginal Affairs, Economic Development, Environment
2023-06-08	Tony Maas, Advisor, Environment Prime Minister's Office (PMO)	Aboriginal Affairs, Economic Development, Environment
2023-06-07	Kim Pawley, Manager \| Environmental Assessment, Land Use Planning and Conservation, Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada (CIRNAC) Janice Traynor, Policy Coordinator Sustainable Development Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada (CIRNAC) Dan Vandal, Minister responsible for the Canadian Northern Economic Development Agency House of Commons Mike Walsh, Director General \| Policy and Planning, Canadian Northern Economic Development Agency (CanNor)	Aboriginal Affairs, Economic Development, Environment
2023-06-06	Margaret Dawn Anderson, Senator Senate of Canada Sabrina Meyer, Advisor Senate of Canada	Aboriginal Affairs, Economic Development, Environment
2023-05-09	Jonathan Arnold, Executive Director Parks Canada (PC) Steven Guilbeault, Minister of Environment and Climate Change Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC) Isabelle Hurley, Special Assistant - ATL Desk \| Office of the Minister of Environment and Climate Change Canada, Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC) Tara Shannon, ADM \| CWS, Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC)	Aboriginal Affairs, Economic Development, Environment
2023-05-02	Jane Luhtasaari, Indigenous Advisor Office of the Secretary to the Governor General (OSGG)	Aboriginal Affairs, Environment
2023-05-02	David MacDuff, Directeur adjoint/politique commercial Global Affairs Canada (GAC)	Aboriginal Affairs, Environment
2023-04-20	Jane Luhtasaari, Indigenous Advisor Office of the Secretary to the Governor General (OSGG) Duncan Mousseau, Director, Policy, Planning and Editorial Services Office of the Secretary to the Governor General (OSGG)	Aboriginal Affairs, Environment
2023-04-20	Helen Gao, Director of Policy Minister's Office Indigenous Services Canada (ISC) Isabelle Hurley, Special Assistant - ATL Desk \| Office of the Minister of Environment and Climate Change Canada, Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC) Kurtis Layden, Director of Policy Minister's Office Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO) Sofia Vartsakis, Policy Advisor Minister's Office Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO)	Aboriginal Affairs, Economic Development, Environment
2023-04-20	Nicole Cote, Director General \| CWS, Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC) Kathy Graham, Director General Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO) Caroline MacIntosh, Executive Director Parks Canada (PC) Janice Traynor, Policy Coordinator Sustainable Development Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada (CIRNAC)	Aboriginal Affairs, Economic Development, Environment
2023-04-20	Michael Brewster, Director, Parliamentary Affairs Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC) Isabelle Hurley, Special Assistant - ATL Desk \| Office of the Minister of Environment and Climate Change Canada, Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC) Jennifer Lash, Senior Advisor \| Minister's Office, Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC)	Aboriginal Affairs, Economic Development, Environment
2023-04-20	Nicole Cote, Director General \| CWS, Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC)	Aboriginal Affairs, Economic Development, Environment
2023-04-19	Nicole Cote, Director General \| CWS, Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC)	Aboriginal Affairs, Economic Development, Environment
2023-04-18	Krystal Novak, Senior Advisor and Chief of Staff to the Ambassador for Climate Change Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC) Catherine Stewart, Ambassador for Climate Change Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC)	Aboriginal Affairs, Environment
2023-04-14	Krystal Novak, Senior Advisor and Chief of Staff to the Ambassador for Climate Change Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC)	Aboriginal Affairs, Environment
2023-04-13	Nicole Cote, Director General \| CWS, Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC) Tara Shannon, ADM \| CWS, Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC)	Aboriginal Affairs, Economic Development, Environment
2023-04-13	Julia Carbone, Sr Advisor Legal Affairs \| Minister's Office, Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada (CIRNAC) Griffin Marsh, Director of Policy \| Minister's Office Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada (CIRNAC)	Aboriginal Affairs, Economic Development, Environment
2023-04-06	Michèle Audette, Senator Senate of Canada Nadine Gros-Louie, Director of Parliamentary Affairs Senate of Canada	Aboriginal Affairs, Environment
2023-04-05	Michael Brewster, Director, Parliamentary Affairs Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC) Isabelle Hurley, Special Assistant - ATL Desk \| Office of the Minister of Environment and Climate Change Canada, Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC)	Aboriginal Affairs, Economic Development, Environment
2023-04-05	Astrid Krizus, Climate Advisor Prime Minister's Office (PMO)	Aboriginal Affairs, Environment
2023-03-28	Nicole Cote, Director General \| CWS, Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC) Kathy Graham, Director General Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO) Caroline MacIntosh, Executive Director Parks Canada (PC)	Aboriginal Affairs, Economic Development, Environment
2023-03-23	Catherine Stewart, Ambassador Climate Change Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC)	Aboriginal Affairs, Environment
2023-03-20	Michael Brewster, Director of Policy, Nature Conservation \| Office of the Minister of Environment and Climate Change Canada, Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC) Isabelle Hurley, Special Assistant - ATL Desk \| Office of the Minister of Environment and Climate Change Canada, Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC) Kurtis Layden, Director of Policy \| Minister's Office, Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO)	Aboriginal Affairs, Economic Development, Environment
2023-03-13	Michèle Audette, Senator Senate of Canada Nadine Gros-Louis, Director of Parliamentary Affairs Senate of Canada	Aboriginal Affairs, Environment
2023-03-07	Nicole Cote, Director General \| CWS, Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC) Kathy Graham, Director General Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO) Caroline MacIntosh, Executive Director Parks Canada (PC)	Aboriginal Affairs, Economic Development, Environment
2023-03-03	Joanna Ankersmit, Director General Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada (CIRNAC) Nicole Cote, Director General \| CWS, Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC) Kathy Graham, Director General Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO) Caroline MacIntosh, Executive Director Parks Canada (PC)	Aboriginal Affairs, Economic Development, Environment

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List of Public Offices Held
Position	Period Held	Last Date Designated Public Office Held
Summer student NRCan, First Nations Forestry Program	2001 to 2001	Not a designated office
Summer student NRCan, First Nations Forestry Program	2000 to 2000	Not a designated office
Summer student Solicitor General, Pardons	1999 to 1999	Not a designated office
Summer student Solicitor General, Pardons	1998 to 1998	Not a designated office
Summer student Industry Canada, Aboriginal Business Canada	1997 to 1997	Not a designated office

Date Modified:: 2023-11-27

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12-Month Lobbying Summary - Consultant

International Boreal Conservation Campaign (via contract with Ducks Unlimited Canada)/Campagne Internationale pour la Conservation Boreale (via contrat avec Canards Illimites Canada) / Valérie Courtois, Consultant

Who is lobbying?

International Boreal Conservation Campaign (via contract with Ducks Unlimited Canada)/Campagne Internationale pour la Conservation Boreale (via contrat avec Canards Illimites Canada) - Coalition (Address & client representative)

Received government funding or funding expected in current financial year

Business Relationships

International Boreal Conservation Campaign (via contract with Ducks Unlimited Canada)/Campagne Internationale pour la Conservation Boreale (via contrat avec Canards Illimites Canada) is not a subsidiary of any other parent companies.

International Boreal Conservation Campaign (via contract with Ducks Unlimited Canada)/Campagne Internationale pour la Conservation Boreale (via contrat avec Canards Illimites Canada) is a coalition with the following members

Beneficiaries of the Lobbying Activity

What is being lobbied?

Subject Matters

Subject Matter Details

Policies or Program

Who is being lobbied?

Government Institutions

Communication techniques

Who is the lobbyist?

Valérie Courtois, Consultant (Business address and contact information)

Consulting Firm

What oral and arranged communications have taken place?

12-Month Lobbying Summary - Consultant

International Boreal Conservation Campaign (via contract with Ducks Unlimited Canada)/Campagne Internationale pour la Conservation Boreale (via contrat avec Canards Illimites Canada) / Valérie Courtois, Consultant

International Boreal Conservation Campaign (via contract with Ducks Unlimited Canada)/Campagne Internationale pour la Conservation Boreale (via contrat avec Canards Illimites Canada) - Coalition (Address & client representative)

Received government funding or funding expected in current financial year

Business Relationships

International Boreal Conservation Campaign (via contract with Ducks Unlimited Canada)/Campagne Internationale pour la Conservation Boreale (via contrat avec Canards Illimites Canada) is not a subsidiary of any other parent companies.

International Boreal Conservation Campaign (via contract with Ducks Unlimited Canada)/Campagne Internationale pour la Conservation Boreale (via contrat avec Canards Illimites Canada) is a coalition with the following members

Beneficiaries of the Lobbying Activity

Subject Matters

Subject Matter Details

Policies or Program

Government Institutions

Communication techniques

Valérie Courtois, Consultant (Business address and contact information)

Consulting Firm

International Boreal Conservation Campaign (via contract with Ducks Unlimited Canada) / Campagne Internationale pour la Conservation Boreale (via contrat avec Canards Illimites Canada) - Address & Client Representative

Kutuen

Pew Charitable Trusts

Indigenous Leadership Initiative

Boreal Songbird Initiative

Ducks Unlimited Canada / Canards Illimites Canada