12-Month Lobbying Summary - Organization

March of Dimes Canada / Leonard Baker, President & CEO

Registration Summary

Currently active - Last Updated: 2025-11-13

Who is lobbying?

March of Dimes Canada (Address & business activities)

Leonard Baker, President & CEO

Government Funding

Did March of Dimes Canada receive government funding within the last 12 months? Yes

Other Entities (working together for the purposes of lobbying) Information

March of Dimes Canada is working together with the following other entities for the purpose of lobbying:

ABLE2: Support for People with Disabilities (Address information)
Advocacy Centre for Tenants Ontario (Address information)
Alliance for Equality of Blind Canadians (Address information)
Autism Alliance of Canada (Address information)
BC Brain Injury Association (Address information)
BC Brain Wellness Program (Address information)
BC Disability Collaborative (Address information)
BC Poverty Reduction Coalition (Address information)
BC Prader-Willi Syndrome Association (Address information)
Brain Injury Canada (Address information)
Canadian Council on Rehabilitation and Work (CCRW) (Address information)
Canadian Down Syndrome Society (Address information)
Carrefour Solidaire CFC Sylvie Chamberland (Address information)
CHILD-BRIGHT Network – SPOR funded Network – Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) (Address information)
Christian Direction (Address information)
Citizens for Public Justice (Address information)
CNIB (Address information)
Community Food Centres Canada (Address information)
Community Resource Centre Killaloe (Address information)
Community Society to End Poverty, (CSEP) - NS (Address information)
Council of Canadians with Disabilities (Address information)
Daily Bread Food Bank (Address information)
Dalhousie Food Cupboard (Address information)
Disability Alliance BC (Address information)
Disability Without Poverty (Address information)
Down Syndrome Resource Foundation (Address information)
Easter Seals Canada (Address information)
Feed Nova Scotia (Address information)
Feed Ontario (Address information)
Food Banks Canada (Address information)
Food First NL (Address information)
Food Stash Foundation (Address information)
Halifax Food Policy Alliance (Address information)
Hamilton Food Share (Address information)
Heart&Stroke (Address information)
Inclusion Canada (Address information)
Income Security Advocacy Centre (Address information)
inGIRLS CLUB Association (Address information)
Le Dépôt Centre Communautaire d'Alimentation (Address information)
Live Educate Transform Society (Address information)
L’Arche Canada (Address information)
Malvern Family Resource Centre (Address information)
Maple Leaf Centre for Food Security (Address information)
Maytree (Address information)
Mount Paul Community Food Centre (Address information)
MS Canada (Address information)
Muscular Dystrophy Canada (Address information)
National Institute on Ageing (Address information)
Neighbour to Neighbour Centre (Address information)
Nelson Community Food Centre (Address information)
Nova Scotia League for Equal Opportunities (Address information)
ODSP Action Coalition (Address information)
Oldtown Storytellers Society (Address information)
Ontario Disability Coalition (Address information)
Otonobee South Monaghan Food Cupboard (Address information)
Parkdale Community Food Bank (Address information)
Parkdale Food Centre (Address information)
Partners for Planning (Address information)
Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, UBC (Address information)
Planned Lifetime Advocacy Network (Address information)
Prosper Canada (Address information)
Rick Hansen Foundation (Address information)
Roots Community Food Centre (Address information)
SaltWater Community Association Inc. (Address information)
Saskatoon Food Bank & Learning Centre (Address information)
Scarborough Food Security Initiative, (Feed Scarborough) (Address information)
SFU - Centre for Dialogue (Address information)
Shelley Cares Foundation (Address information)
South Georgian Bay Community Health Centre (Address information)
Spinal Cord Injury BC (Address information)
Spinal Cord Injury Canada (Address information)
The Depot Community Food Centre (Address information)
The Guelph & Wellington Task Force for Poverty Elimination (Address information)
The Lived and Living Experience Advisory Group (Address information)
The Local Community Food Centre (Address information)
The North Grove (Address information)
The Nourish and Develop Foundation (Address information)
The Table Community Food Centre (Address information)
TNG Community Services (Address information)
Toronto Drop-In Network (Address information)
United Church of Canada (Address information)
Vela Canada (Address information)
Wavefront Centre for Communication Accessibility (Address information)
Wellesley Institute (Address information)
West Central Women's Resource Centre (Address information)
West Scarborough Community Legal Services (Address information)
Working for Change (Address information)
YWCA Toronto (Address information)

Direct Interests of the Lobbying Activity

Affiliates

March of Dimes Canada has the following affiliates that could have a direct interest in the outcome of the lobbying activities:

Stroke Recovery Association of BC (Address information)

Other Affiliates

The activities of March of Dimes Canada are not controlled or directed by another person or organization with a direct interest in the outcome of this undertaking

Contributors with a Direct Interest in the Outcome

No person or organization contributed over $1000CDN, within the preceding 12 months, toward the lobbying activity on behalf of March of Dimes Canada:

What is being lobbied?

Subject Matter of the Lobbying Activities

Details Regarding the Identified Subject Matter

Will any of the lobbyists listed within this registration arrange a meeting between a public office holder and any other individual for the purpose of attempting to influence any of the matters listed below:

Yes

Specific Topics of Lobbying Communications	Intended Outcomes	Associated Subject Matters
Policy, program, and funding recommendations regarding expanded access to programs and services for people with neurological injuries, including brain injury and stroke survivors.	Development, establishment, amendment or termination of any program, policy, directive or guideline of the government of British Columbia or a Provincial entity Awarding, amendment or termination of any contract, grant or financial benefit by or on behalf of the government of British Columbia or a Provincial entity	Finances and Budgets, Health, Housing, Non-Profit Organization
Policy, program and funding recommendations regarding home and vehicle modification programs and accessible, affordable housing for people with disabilities.	Development or enactment of any regulation, including the enactment of a regulation for the purposes of amending or repealing a regulation Development, establishment, amendment or termination of any program, policy, directive or guideline of the government of British Columbia or a Provincial entity Awarding, amendment or termination of any contract, grant or financial benefit by or on behalf of the government of British Columbia or a Provincial entity	Finances and Budgets, Health, Housing, Non-Profit Organization
Policy, program and funding recommendations regarding the creation of inclusive, accessible employment opportunities for people with disabilities.	Development, establishment, amendment or termination of any program, policy, directive or guideline of the government of British Columbia or a Provincial entity Awarding, amendment or termination of any contract, grant or financial benefit by or on behalf of the government of British Columbia or a Provincial entity	Employment and Training, Finances and Budgets, Non-Profit Organization
Policy and program recommendations regarding partnership with the federal government on the Canada Disability Benefit, and other potential initiatives that advance the goal of enhancing financial security for British Columbians with disabilities.	Development, establishment, amendment or termination of any program, policy, directive or guideline of the government of British Columbia or a Provincial entity	Finances and Budgets, Non-Profit Organization, Poverty

Subject matter details in previous versions

Specific Topics of Lobbying Communications	Intended Outcomes	Associated Subject Matters
Policy, program, and funding recommendations regarding expanded access to programs and services for brain injury and stroke survivors.	Awarding, amendment or termination of any contract, grant or financial benefit by or on behalf of the government of British Columbia or a Provincial entity Development, establishment, amendment or termination of any program, policy, directive or guideline of the government of British Columbia or a Provincial entity	Finances and Budgets, Health, Housing, Non-Profit Organization
Policy and program recommendations regarding partnership with the federal government on the Canada Disability Benefit, with the goal of enhancing financial security for British Columbians with disabilities.	Development, establishment, amendment or termination of any program, policy, directive or guideline of the government of British Columbia or a Provincial entity	Finances and Budgets, Non-Profit Organization, Poverty
Policy, program and funding recommendations regarding home and vehicle modification programs for people living with disabilities.	Awarding, amendment or termination of any contract, grant or financial benefit by or on behalf of the government of British Columbia or a Provincial entity Development, establishment, amendment or termination of any program, policy, directive or guideline of the government of British Columbia or a Provincial entity	Finances and Budgets, Health, Housing, Non-Profit Organization

Gifts or benefits provided by the organization

Gifts or Benefits Provided to Public Officer Holders
Name	Gift or Benefit Description	Circumstance	Date Promised	Value Promised	Date Given	Value Given
No Records

Who is being lobbied?

Ministries/Provincial Entities

Children and Family Development
Fraser Health Authority
Health
Housing and Municipal Affairs
Interior Health Authority
Jobs and Economic Growth
Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly
Office of the Premier
Parliamentary Secretary for Accessibility
Parliamentary Secretary for Community Development and Non-Profits
Parliamentary Secretary for Mental Health and Addictions
Parliamentary Secretary for Rural Health
Parliamentary Secretary for Seniors' Services and Long-Term Care
Post-Secondary Education and Future Skills
Provincial Health Services Authority
Social Development and Poverty Reduction
Vancouver Island Health Authority

Ministries/Provincial Entities in previous versions
- Jobs, Economic Development and Innovation

Who are the lobbyists?

In-house Lobbyists

Lobbyist

Contributions

Leonard Baker
Subscribes to a Code of Conduct: No
Former Public Office Holder in BC: No