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Woodland Cree First Nation / Ben Parsons, Consultant

Registration Information

Client name: Woodland Cree First Nation
Lobbyist name: Ben Parsons, Consultant
Initial registration start date: 2023-09-13
Registration status: Active
Registration Number: 933600-375756

Associated Communications

Total Number of Communication Reports: 1

Monthly communication reports in the last 6 months: 1

Version 3 of 3 (2024-04-01 to present)

Registration versions:

Version 3 of 3 (2024-04-01 to present)

Lobbying Information

Subject Matter Details

Details Regarding the Identified Subject Matter
Subject matters	Details	Categories
Aboriginal Affairs, Budget, Climate, Constitutional Issues, Fisheries	To obtain an acknowledgement of Canada’s role in the relocation of the Woodland Cree First Nation community from Marten River, and compensation including the return of Woodland Cree First Nation land as a reserve.	Grant, Contribution or Other Financial Benefit, Policies or Program

Communication Techniques

Written communication
Oral communication

The lobbyist has arranged or expects to arrange one or more meetings on behalf of the client between a public office holder and any other person in the course of this undertaking.

Government Institutions

Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada (CIRNAC)
House of Commons
Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC)

Client Details

Government funding

End date of the last completed financial year: 2024-03-31

List of Government Funding
Government Institution	Funding Received in Last Financial Year	Funding Expected in Current Financial Year
Indigenous Services Canada (ISC)	$16,247,487.00	Yes
Province of Alberta	$310,000.00	Yes

Client Contact Information

Address:
General Delivery
Cadotte Lake, AB T0H 0N0
Canada

Telephone number: 780-222-2996

Client representative

Thomas Laboucan-Avirom, In-House Legal Counsel

Parent Company Information

Woodland Cree First Nation is not a subsidiary of any other parent companies.

Coalition Members Information

Woodland Cree First Nation is not a coalition.

Individual, organization or corporation with a Direct Interest Beneficiary Information

The activities of Woodland Cree First Nation are not controlled or directed by another individual, organization or corporation with a direct interest in the outcome of this undertaking.

Subsidiary Beneficiary Information

Longhouse Capital
- 100 Park Royal Suite 200
  West Vancouver, BC V7T 1A2
  Canada

Lobbyist Details

Ben Parsons | Public offices held

Business address:
95 St. Clair Avenue West
Suite 1606
Toronto, ON M4V 1N6
Canada

Telephone number: 416-920-0716

Consultant Firm and Address

Firm: Counsel Public Affairs Inc.

Address:
95 St. Clair Avenue West
Suite 1606
Toronto, ON M4V 1N6
Canada

Telephone number: 416-920-0716

Woodland Cree First Nation/

The following names have been used on or after July 2, 2008

The following names have been used on or after July 2, 2008
Name	From	To
Woodland Cree First Nation/	2024-04-01	current
Woodland Cree First Nation/	2023-09-13	2024-04-01

Woodland Cree First Nation

Responsible Officer History
Responsible Officer Name	From (YYYY-MM-DD)	To (YYYY-MM-DD)

Ben Parsons, Counsel Public Affairs Inc. (Consultant)

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Registrants are required to submit a monthly communication report for each oral and arranged communication with a designated public office holder. The name of the most senior paid officer (i.e. the registrant) will appear on all in-house monthly communication reports, whether or not he/she participated in the communication.

Note: Monthly Communication Reports are due on the 15^th day of each month for communications that took place in the previous month.

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Woodland Cree First Nation
Consultant: Ben Parsons

Designated Public Office Holders who participated in the communication:
- Alyssa Schatz, Policy Advisor | Office of the Minister of Indigenous Services | Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada (CIRNAC)
Subject Matter of the communication: Aboriginal Affairs, Natural Resources
Communication date: 2024-02-20
Posted date: 2024-03-15
Communication number: 375756-594255 View associated registration

Ben Parsons, Counsel Public Affairs Inc. (Consultant)

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Results below are sorted by posted date, beginning with the most recent.

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Woodland Cree First Nation
Consultant: Ben Parsons

Designated Public Office Holders who participated in the communication:
- Alyssa Schatz, Policy Advisor | Office of the Minister of Indigenous Services | Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada (CIRNAC)
Subject Matter of the communication: Aboriginal Affairs, Natural Resources
Communication date: 2024-02-20
Posted date: 2024-03-15
Communication number: 375756-594255 View associated registration

List of Public Offices Held
Position	Period Held	Last Date Designated Public Office Held
Special Assistant Liberal Research Bureau, House of Commons	January 2016 to August 2017	Not a designated office
Special Assistant Liberal Research Bureau, House of Commons	February 2009 to May 2011	Not a designated office

List of Public Offices Held
Position	Period Held	Last Date Designated Public Office Held
Special Assistant Liberal Research Bureau, House of Commons	January 2016 to August 2017	Not a designated office
Special Assistant Liberal Research Bureau, House of Commons	February 2009 to May 2011	Not a designated office

Date Modified:: 2024-04-04

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Woodland Cree First Nation / Ben Parsons, Consultant

Registration Information

Associated Communications

Version 3 of 3 (2024-04-01 to present)

Version 3 of 3 (2024-04-01 to present)

Subject Matter Details

Communication Techniques

Government Institutions

Government funding

Client Contact Information

Client representative

Parent Company Information

Coalition Members Information

Individual, organization or corporation with a Direct Interest Beneficiary Information

Subsidiary Beneficiary Information

Consultant Firm and Address