Lobbying Information
Subject Matters
- Aboriginal Affairs
- Agriculture
- Budget
- Climate
- Constitutional Issues
- Consumer Issues
- Economic Development
- Education
- Employment and Training
- Energy
- Environment
- Financial Institutions
- Fisheries
- Forestry
- Government Procurement
- Health
- Housing
- Immigration
- Infrastructure
- International Relations
- International Trade
- Labour
- Mining
- Municipalities
- Pensions
- Regional Development
- Research and Development
- Science and Technology
- Small Business
- Taxation and Finance
- Tourism
- Transportation
Subject Matter Details
Grant, Contribution or Other Financial Benefit
- Advocacy for the restoration of Atlantic Water Network’s grant from the Atlantic Ecosystems Initiatives following administrative interruptions.
- Connected Communities Work: A Model for Poverty Reduction and Community Development. Seeking to include support Connected Communities Work in federal infrastructure budget.
- Seeking funding opportunities for The Existence Project
- Truth and Reconciliation Commission's Call to Action 66, with respect to equitable funding and implementation.
Grant, Contribution or Other Financial Benefit, Legislative Proposal, Bill or Resolution, Policies or Program, Regulation
- Federal commitment to Freshwater ($1 Billion) and the Canada Water Agency collaboration with the BC Government to fund watershed work/health
Grant, Contribution or Other Financial Benefit, Policies or Program
- Funding and administration of food and food security interventions for First Nation's and other Indigenous organizations in Ontario, such as the Local Food Infrastructure Fund.
- Increased support for expanding birthwork (e.g., midwifery, doula, and abortion) services in the Northwest Territories
Legislative Proposal, Bill or Resolution
- Amending the Canada Water Act to reflect contemporary environmental concerns
- Amendments to the Competition Act, the CEPA or Consumer Packaging and Labelling Act, and the Copyright Act with respect to the access and affordability of repair parts, tools, and services and how a consumer could be informed further on the reparability and sustainability of consumer goods
- Reforms to the Export Development Act to prohibit Export Development Canada from providing support to the oil and gas sector.
- Strengthening Bill C-12 - Canadian Net-Zero Emissions Accountability Act to ensure strong climate-related financial disclosure for federal agencies and crown corporations.
Legislative Proposal, Bill or Resolution, Policies or Program, Regulation
- Advance robust policy and law reform to address human rights and environmental abuse in Canadian business activity abroad, including by providing analysis on:
- the Fighting Against Forced Labour and Child Labour in Supply Chains Act
- the Customs Tariff
- Bill C-262 (An Act respecting the corporate responsibility to prevent, address and remedy adverse impacts on human rights occurring in relation to business activities conducted abroad)
- Bill C-263 (An Act to establish the Office of the Commissioner for Responsible Business Conduct Abroad and to make consequential amendments to other Acts)
- the Responsible Business Conduct Abroad strategy (2022-2027)
- Advance robust policy and law reform to end Canada’s public finance for the fossil fuel sector, including by providing analysis on:
- the Export Development Act
- Bill S-243 (An Act to enact the Climate-Aligned Finance Act and to make related amendments to other Acts)
- the Guidelines for Canada’s International Support for the Clean Energy Transition
- the Inefficient Fossil Fuel Subsidies: Government of Canada Guidelines
- COVID-19 blue-green economic recovery: advocating for COVID-19 responses that promotes natural infrastructure and water stimulus. Advocating for a recovery plan that retains or enhances existing environmental laws. Advocating for stimulus funding that enhances environmental conservation, with additional benefits to human well being.
- Canada Water Act: Exploring potential for renewal of legislation to strengthen federal role in fresh water management.
- Fisheries Act: Seeking strengthening of habitat protections, incorporation of sustainability principles, and legal obligations to rebuild depleted fish stocks.
- Navigation Protection Act - Process for restoring lost protection and incorporate modern safeguards to the Navigation Protection Act, and to any related regulation and policy, in accordance with Mandate Letter issued to the Minister of Transportation.
- Navigation Protection Act: Seeking a return to protections for all navigable waters.
- Process for restoring lost protection and incorporate modern safeguards to the Fisheries Act, and to any related regulation and policy, in accordance with Mandate Letter issued to the Minister of Fisheries and Oceans.
- The creation of a Canada Water Agency, the creation of the Federal Freshwater Action Plan (a $1-billion dollar investment in freshwater over 5 - 10 years, known as FWAP) and the renewal of the Canada Water Act (R.S.C., 1985, c. C-11)
Legislative Proposal, Bill or Resolution, Regulation
- Advocate for reforms to the charity sector through changes to the Income Tax Act and CRA regulations
Policies or Program
- -Updating Canada’s Federal Water Policy of 1987 to better support how fresh water is governed and how the health of Canada’s freshwater ecosystems can be improved.
-The benefits of updating the Canada Water Actof 1970 to support freshwater health across Canadaand the federal government’s role in supporting healthy fresh water across the country.
-Including priorities identified by the Our Living Waters Network in the formation of the Canada Water Agency-which is referred to in the mandate letter issued to the Minister of Environment and
Climate Change Canadaby the Prime Minister.
- Advocating establishment of a Canada Water Agency
- Discussing engaging pension fund beneficiaries and supporting pension fund managers to be a part of the transition to a low-carbon economy to achieve the inextricably linked goals of pension wealth and planet health. Sharing research and discussing new laws and programs that various states and governments have been passing related to this area.
- Discussing financial investment by the federal government through economic stimulus in watershed projects in British Columbia as opportunity for economic recovery and employment generation
- Enhance federal policy on climate-related financial disclosure and action.
- Federal budget commitments to match the Province of BC's $27million investment in watersheds as part of their economic recovery plan and a Federal government investment in a BC Watershed Security Fund.
- Increase the involvement of marginalized people in public consultation processes
- Infrastructure investment to improve water quality; Offer feedback and ideas on how infrastructure investment could improve water quality
- Nature-based solutions to build back better: 1) Renewing Disaster Mitigation and Adaptation Funding program and reserving 25% of funding for "Green Infrastructure" projects, and 2) Instituting a new dedicated Natural Infrastructure Fund that would invest $500 million over the next five years the development, implementation and evaluation of natural infrastructure projects across the country.
- Pan Canadian national water quality strategy; Explore concept and how to set up pan Canadian water strategy
- Policies related to the reduction of phosphorous in Canadian lakes, including but not limited to the Lake Erie Phosphorus Reduction Plan.
- Policies relating to the use of genetically engineered organisms in food and agriculture, in particular environment health and human safety, and public transparency.
- Promoting inclusion of people with lived experience in the development of policies and programs addressing the causes, impacts, and solutions to homelessness.
- The Government of Canada's commitment to end direct international public finance for fossil fuel projects (the Glasgow Pledge).
- To provide ECCC and its minister with strategic advice and innovative solutions to advance progress under the Department's nature mandate priorities.
Regulation
- Participation in consultations on OSFI’s discussion paper Navigating Uncertainty in Climate Change: Promoting Preparedness and Resilience to Climate-Related Risks in formal written submissions, including follow-up with OSFI to clarify and strengthen resulting federally regulated financial institutions.
- Regulation of genetically engineered organisms including regulatory guidance on novel foods and which plants are subject to Part 5 of the Seeds Regulations.
Communication Techniques
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Written communication
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Oral communication
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Grass-roots communication
Government Institutions
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Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC)
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Canada Pension Plan Investment Board
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Canada Post Corporation (CPC)
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Canadian Coast Guard (CCG)
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Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA)
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Canadian Human Rights Commission (CHRC)
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Canadian Northern Economic Development Agency (CanNor)
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Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada (CIRNAC)
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Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC)
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Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC)
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Export Development Canada (EDC)
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Finance Canada (FIN)
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Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO)
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Global Affairs Canada (GAC)
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Health Canada (HC)
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House of Commons
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Indigenous Services Canada (ISC)
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Infrastructure Canada (INFC)
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Justice Canada (JC)
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Natural Resources Canada (NRCan)
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Office of the Secretary to the Governor General (OSGG)
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Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions Canada (OSFI)
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Parks Canada (PC)
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Prime Minister's Office (PMO)
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Privy Council Office (PCO)
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Public Safety Canada (PS)
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Public Services and Procurement Canada (PSPC)
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Senate of Canada
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Transport Canada (TC)
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Treasury Board Of Canada Secretariat (TBS)
In-house Organization Details
Description of the organization's activities
MakeWay Charitable Society's mission is to provide uncommon solutions for the common good by helping Canadians secure a healthy environment in ways that promote social equity and economic prosperity. We advance our mission by creating opportunities to pool ideas and resources to solve complex environmental and social problems; and by connecting and empowering a wide range of people and initiatives across the country to take on tough social and environmental challenges.
Responsible officer name and position during the period of this registration
Joanna Kerr,
CEO & President
Organization's membership or classes of membership
Membership of MakeWay Charitable Society consists of its Board members.
Government funding
End date of the last completed financial year:
2023-03-31
List of Government Funding
Government Institution
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Funding Received in Last Financial Year
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Funding Expected in Current Financial Year
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Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC)
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$97,106.90
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Yes
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BC Arts Council
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$70,000.00
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No
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BC Housing
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$35,682.00
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No
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BC Hydro
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$69,190.00
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Yes
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BC Ministry of Environment and Climate Change Strategy
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$20,000.00
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No
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BC Ministry of Social Development & Poverty Reduction
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$0.00
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Yes
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BC Ministry of Tourism, Arts and Culture
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$5,000.00
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No
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Bowen Island Municipality
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$975.81
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Yes
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Canadian Heritage (PCH)
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$69,356.76
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Yes
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Canadian Northern Economic Development Agency (CanNor)
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$295,000.00
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Yes
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City of Toronto
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$132,165.02
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Yes
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City of Vancouver
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$58,000.00
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Yes
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Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada (CIRNAC)
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$156,570.00
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No
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District of Tofino
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$1,000.00
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No
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Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC)
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$632,457.00
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No
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Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC)
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$232,667.11
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Yes
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First Nations Health Authority
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$226,000.00
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Yes
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Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO)
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$715,536.00
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Yes
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Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC)
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$562,118.00
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Yes
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Indigenous Services Canada (ISC)
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$316,660.89
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Yes
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Islands Trust
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$2,000.00
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No
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Metro Vancouver
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$20,000.00
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No
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National Research Council (NRC)
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$5,000.00
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No
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NS Department of Environment and Climate Change
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$0.00
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Yes
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NS Department of Labour, Skills and Immigration
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$0.00
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Yes
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NWT Department of Environment and Natural Resources
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$6,900.00
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No
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NWT Department of Executive and Indigenous Affairs
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$5,000.00
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No
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NWT Department of Health and Social Services
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$229,892.00
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Yes
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NWT Department of Municipal and Community Affairs
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$128,668.00
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Yes
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ON Ministry of Labour, Training and Skills Development
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$525,506.00
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Yes
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ON Ministry of the Environment, Conservation and Parks
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$25,000.00
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Yes
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Ontario Trillium Foundation
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$150,800.00
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Yes
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WorkBC
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$6,874.93
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No
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In-house Organization Contact Information
Address:
400-163 W Hastings St.
Vancouver, BC V6B 1H5
Canada
Telephone number:
647-417-1727
Lobbyists Details
Employees who lobby for the organization
- Georgina Alonso,
Program Officer, Above Ground |
No public offices held
- Jenna Blanchard,
Program Coordinator, Northern Birthwork Collective |
No public offices held
- Alyssa Carpenter,
Project Director, Western Arctic Youth Collective |
No public offices held
- Marko Curuvija,
Project Director, The Existence Project |
No public offices held
- Sinan Demirel,
Associate Director, The Existence Project |
No public offices held
- Patrick DeRochie,
Engagement Manager |
No public offices held
- Sabrina Flack,
Project Director, Northern Birthwork Collective |
No public offices held
- Karen Hamilton,
Program Officer |
No public offices held
- Alice Henry,
Program Manager |
No public offices held
- Emily Hines,
Project Director, FLOW Canada |
No public offices held
- Joanna Kerr,
CEO & President |
No public offices held
- Tim Moriss,
Project Director |
No public offices held
- Adam Scott,
Director |
No public offices held
- Dehga Scott,
Project Manager, Northern Birthwork Collective |
No public offices held
- Lucy Sharratt,
Project Director |
No public offices held
- Nikki Skuce,
Director |
No public offices held
- Andrew Stegemann,
Project Director, Our Living Waters |
No public offices held
- Coree Tull,
Project Co-Director |
No public offices held