Episode Details

Did you know Canada's lobbying guidelines changed earlier this year? In this episode of CharityVillage Connects, we break down what’s new, what it means for organizations engaging with government officials, and how to stay compliant while advocating effectively. Hear insights from the Lobbying Commissioner, legal and advocacy experts, and sector leaders.

Meet Our Guests in Order of Appearance

• Nancy Bélanger, Canada’s Commissioner of Lobbying
• Sean Moore, Founder and Principal, Advocacy School
• Gerald Chipeur, Partner, Miller Thomson
• Barbara Cartwright, CEO, Humane Canada
• Tim Richter, President & CEO, Canadian Alliance to End Homelessness
• Jackie Neapole – Executive Director, Canadian Research Institute for the Advancement of

Women/ l’Institut canadien de recherches sur les femmes (CRIAW-ICREF)

About your Host

Mary Barroll, president of CharityVillage, is an online business executive and lawyer with a background in media, technology and IP law. A former CBC journalist and independent TV producer, in 2013 she was appointed General Counsel & VP Media Affairs at CharityVillage.com, Canada’s largest job portal for charities and not for profits in Canada, and then President in 2021. Mary is also President of sister company, TalentEgg.ca, Canada’s No.1, award-winning job board and online career resource that connects top employers with top students and grads.

Additional Resources from this Episode

We've gathered the resources from this episode into one helpful list:

• Lobbying Act (Government of Canada)
• Office of the Commissioner of Lobbying of Canada – Significant part of duties registration threshold for organizations and corporations
• Office of the Commissioner of Lobbying of Canada – Lobbyists Registry
• Vavilov Decision – Supreme Court of Canada (Canada (Minister of Citizenship and Immigration)

v. Vavilov, 2019 SCC 65)

• A Canada Housing Accord: Bringing governments together to fix housing and homelessness (Jan 2026)

Learn more and listen to the full interviews with the guests here.

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