As an individual
Donald Johnson,
Member, Advisory Board, BMO Capital Markets
Advocacy Centre for Tenants Ontario
Magda Barrera,
Housing and Economics Policy Analyst
Mary Todorow,
Research and Policy Analyst
Canadian Association for Community Living
Michael Bach,
Executive Vice-President
City of London
Sandra Datars Bere,
Managing Director, Housing, Social Services and Dearness Home
City of Toronto
Pamela McConnell,
Deputy Mayor
Good Shepherd
Alan Whittle,
Director, Community Relations and Planning
Parkdale Activity-Recreation Centre
Victor Willis,
Executive Director
Social Planning and Research Council of Hamilton
Alana Baltzar,
Volunteer, Hamilton Organizing for Poverty Elimination
Deirdre Pike,
Senior Social Planner
United Way Toronto and York Region
Pedro Barata,
Senior Vice-President, Strategic Initiatives and Public Affairs
Kativik Municipal Housing Bureau
Linda Roy Makiuk,
Administrative Technician
Marie-Christine Vanier,
Communications Officer
Nunavik Regional Board of Health and Social Services
Françoise Bouchard,
Director, Public Health
As an individual
Gavin Still,
MNP LLP, Fort St. John
Canadian Association of Social Workers
Sally Guy,
Director, Policy and Strategy
Canadian Home Builders' Association
Kevin Lee,
Chief Executive Officer
Food Banks Canada
Shawn Pegg,
Director, Policy and Research
Macdonald-Laurier Institute
Sean Speer,
Munk Senior Fellow
Reena
Gary Gladstone,
Head of Stakeholder Relations
As an individual
Stephen Elliott-Buckley,
Simon Fraser University, Labour Studies Department
City of New Westminster
Lorrie Williams,
Councillor
Community Education on Environment and Development Centre Society
Christian Cowley,
Executive Director
Teesha Sharma,
Youth Services Director
Co-operative Housing Federation of British Columbia
Thom Armstrong,
Executive Director
Covenant House Vancouver
John Harvey,
Director, Program Services
Maple Ridge/Pitt Meadows Community Services
Vicki Kipps,
Executive Director
Multicultural Helping House Society
Marius Alparaque,
Program Coordinator, Pre-Arrival and Post-Arrival Programs
Township of Langley
William R. Storie,
Senior Advisor to Council, Corporate Administration
City of Medicine Hat
Celina Symmonds,
City Councillor
Immigrant Access Fund Canada
Dianne Fehr,
Executive Director
Vanessa Desa,
Vice-Chair, Board of Directors
Medicine Hat College
Denise Henning,
President and Chief Executive Officer, Executive Office
Kristen Desjarlais-deKlerk,
Instructor of Sociology, Division of Art, Education and Business
Medicine Hat Community Housing Society
Jaime Rogers,
Manager, Homeless and Housing Development Department
Robin Miiller,
Chief Administrative Officer
Miywasin Friendship Centre
Jeannette Hansen,
Executive Director
Prairie Rose School Division
Reagan Weeks,
Assistant Superintendent, Alberta Education
University of Calgary
John L. Brown,
Associate Dean, Faculty of Environmental Design
Central Neighbourhoods Development Corporation
Allan Wise,
Executive Director
City of Edmonton
Kate Gunn,
Director, Community Inclusion and Investment, Citizen Services
Ma Mawi Wi Chi Itata Centre Inc.
Diane Redsky,
Executive Director
Right to Housing Coalition
Clark Brownlee,
Member, Federal Working Group, Manitoba
Tyler Pearce,
Chair, Federal Working Group, Manitoba
Social Planning Council of Winnipeg
Josh Brandon,
Community Animator
University of Winnipeg
Jino Distasio,
Vice-President, Research and Innovation, Institute of Urban Studies
Canadian Housing and Renewal Association
Jeff Morrison,
Executive Director
Stéphan Corriveau,
Board President
City of Prince George
Chris Bone,
Manager, Social Planning
Fraser Institute
Kenneth Green,
Senior Director, Natural Resources Studies
Front d'action populaire en réaménagement urbain
Émilie E. Joly,
Community Organizer
Groupe actions solutions pauvreté
Nicolas Luppens,
Coordinator
Nunavut Roundtable for Poverty Reduction
Aluki Kotierk,
President, Nunavut Tunngavik Inc.
Aqattuaq Kiah Hachey,
Acting Assistant Director, Department Social Cultural Development, Nunavut Tunngavik Inc.
As an individual
Daniel Shoag,
Assistant Professor, Harvard Kennedy School
Erin Schryer,
Executive Director, Elementary Literacy Inc.
Economic and Social Inclusion Corporation
Althea Arsenault,
Manager of Resources Development
Housing Alternatives Inc.
Kit Hickey,
Executive Director
Living SJ
Donna Gates,
Executive Director
Penni Eisenhauer,
Community Organizer
Saint John Human Development Council
Randy Hatfield,
Executive Director
The ONE Change Inc.
Anthony Dickinson,
President
United Way Saint John, Kings and Charlotte
Wendy MacDermott,
Executive Director
YMCA of Greater Saint John
Shilo Boucher,
President and Chief Executive Officer
Department of Indian Affairs and Northern Development
Stephen Van Dine,
Assistant Deputy Minister, Northern Affairs
Office of Infrastructure of Canada
Jeff Moore,
Assistant Deputy Minister, Policy and Communications
Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation
Charles MacArthur,
Senior Vice President, Regional Operations and Assisted Housing
Michel Tremblay,
Senior Vice President, Policy, Research and Public Affairs
Department of Employment and Social Development
Catherine Scott,
Director General, Community Development and Homelessness Partnerships Directorate
Department of Indian Affairs and Northern Development
Allan Clarke,
Director General, Economic Research and Policy Development, Lands and Economic Development
Daniel Leclair,
Director General, Regional Infrastructure Delivery, Regional Operations
David Smith,
Acting Director General, Community Infrastructure, Regional Operations
Lynda Clairmont,
Senior Assistant Deputy Minister, Regional Operations
Department of Employment and Social Development
Doug Murphy,
Director General, Social Development Policy
Department of Health
Patricia Wiebe,
Medical Specialist in Mental Health, Population Health and Wellness Division, First Nations and Inuit Health
Sony Perron,
Senior Assistant Deputy Minister, First Nations and Inuit Health Branch
Public Health Agency of Canada
Anna Romano,
Director General, Centre for Health Promotion, Health Promotion and Chronic Disease Prevention Branch
Statistics Canada
François Nault,
Director, Health Statistics
Jennifer Ali,
Chief, Health Statistics Division
As an individual
Timothy Diette,
Redenbaugh Associate Professor of Economics, Washington and Lee University
McMaster Children's Hospital
Ellen Lipman,
Medical Doctor, Child and Youth Mental Health Program
Peter Fitzgerald,
President
Pauktuutit Inuit Women of Canada
Tracy O'Hearn,
Executive Director
Centre for Addiction and Mental Health
Vicky Stergiopoulos,
Physician-in-Chief
City of Toronto
Kelly Murphy,
Policy Development Officer, Social Development, Finance and Administration
Ricardo Tranjan,
Manager, Poverty Reduction Strategy, Social Development, Finance and Administration
Mental Health Commission of Canada
Ed Mantler,
Vice-President, Programs and Priorities
Working for Change
Lubna Khalid,
Coordinator, Women Speak Out
Michael Creek,
Director, Strategic Initiatives
As an individual
Randy Lewis,
Former Senior Vice-President, Walgreens
C.D. Howe Institute
Alexandre Laurin,
Director of Research
Hamilton Roundtable for Poverty Reduction
Laura Cattari,
Campaign Co-ordinator
Keewatin Tribal Council
George Neepin,
Executive Director
Regroupement québécois des organismes pour le développement de l'employabilité
Valérie Roy,
Director General
As an individual
Mark Wafer,
President, Megleen operating as Tim Hortons
Canadian Federation of Students
Meticulon
Garth Johnson,
Chief Executive Officer
Joy Hewitt,
Chief Employment Coach
Peel Poverty Reduction Strategy Committee
Adaoma C. Patterson,
Advisor
As an individual
Danielle Levine,
Executive Director, Aboriginal Social Enterprise Program
Actua
Jennifer Flanagan,
Chief Executive Officer
Canadian Federation of Independent Business
Monique Moreau,
Director of National Affairs
Momentum
Courtney Hare,
Manager of Public Policy
Boys and Girls Clubs of Canada
Achan Akwai Cham,
Volunteer and Alumna
Rachel Gouin,
Director, Research and Public Policy
Canadian Council for Career Development
Lynne Bezanson,
Executive Board Member
Canadian Labour Congress
Emily Norgang,
Senior Researcher
Canadian Teachers' Federation
Robert McGahey,
Director of Advocacy and Labour Rights
Pathfinder Youth Centre Society
Orville Lee,
President and Co-Founder
Ruth Lee,
Executive Director and Co-Founder
Department of Employment and Social Development
Jessica Kerr,
Director General, Canada Education Savings Program
Mary Pichette,
Director General, Canada Student Loans Program
Monika Bertrand,
Director General, Employment Program Policy and Design Directorate
Department of Indian Affairs and Northern Development
Jonathan Allen,
Deputy Director, Education and Social Development Programs and Partnerships
Paula Isaak,
Assistant Deputy Minister, Education and Social Development Programs and Partnerships
Financial Consumer Agency of Canada
Jérémie Ryan,
Director, Financial Literacy
Julie Hauser,
Officer, Partnership and Stakeholder Engagement
Statistics Canada
Heather Dryburgh,
Director, Tourism and Centre for Education Statistics
Klarka Zeman,
Senior Analyst, Tourism and Centre for Education Statistics
As an individual
Ian Lee,
Associate Professor, Sprott School of Business, Carleton University
Canada Without Poverty
Harriett McLachlan,
President, Board of Directors
Leilani Farha,
Executive Director
West Coast LEAF
Kendra Milne,
Director, Law Reform
As an individual
James Hughes,
Senior Fellow, The J.W. McConnell Family Foundation
Community Society to End Poverty-Nova Scotia
Stella Lord,
Voluntary Coordinator
Income Security Advocacy Centre
Jennefer Laidley,
Research and Policy Analyst
South Asian Legal Clinic of Ontario (SALCO)
Khadeeja Ahsan,
Barrister and Solicitor / Staff Lawyer
Women's Centres Connect
Georgia Barnwell,
Coordinator
As an individual
Brad Brain,
Registered Financial Planner, Brad Brain Financial Planning Inc.
Canadian Association of Retired Persons
Wanda Morris,
Vice-President, Advocacy
Canadian Taxpayers Federation
Aaron Wudrick,
Federal Director
Working Canadians
Catherine Swift,
President
As an individual
Allan Moscovitch,
Professor Emeritus, School of Social Work, Carleton University
Geranda Notten,
Associate Professor, Graduate School of Public and International Affairs, University of Ottawa
Canadian Poverty Institute
Macdonald-Laurier Institute
Department of Employment and Social Development
Barb Schwartz,
Director, Program Integrity, Canada Education Savings Program
James van Raalte,
Director General, Office for Disability Issues
Nancy Milroy-Swainson,
Director General, Seniors and Pensions Policy Secretariat, Income Security and Social Development Branch
Department of Finance
Galen Countryman,
Director, Social Policy, Federal-Provincial Relations and Social Policy Branch
Pierre Leblanc,
Director, Personal Income Tax Division, Tax Policy Branch
Statistics Canada
Andrew Heisz,
Assistant Director, Income Statistics Division
Tracey Leesti,
Director, Income Statistics Division
Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation
Carla Staresina,
Vice-President, Affordable Housing
Michel Tremblay,
Senior Vice-President, Policy, Research and Public Affairs
Department of Employment and Social Development
Jacques Paquette,
Senior Assistant Deputy Minister, Strategic and Service Policy Branch
Kathryn McDade,
Senior Assistant Deputy Minister, Income Security and Social Development Branch
Louise Levonian,
Deputy Minister
Paul Thompson,
Senior Assistant Deputy Minister, Skills and Employment Branch
Hon. Jean-Yves Duclos,
Minister of Families, Children and Social Development