Lobbying registration dated 2026-01-20
Registrant: CHRISTOPHER HOLZ
Client: Sioux Lookout Friendship Accord
Targeted institutions:
Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC)
Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC)
Federal Economic Development Agency for Northern Ontario
Finance Canada (FIN)
Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada (CIRNAC)
Housing, Infrastructure and Communities Canada (HICC)
Treasury Board Of Canada Secretariat (TBS)
Public Services and Procurement Canada (PSPC)
Prime Minister's Office (PMO)
House of Commons
Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
Indigenous Services Canada (ISC)
Senate of Canada
Government funding received:
Institution: Ministry of Labour, Immigration, Training and Skills Development of Ontario
Amount: 2689355.00
Institution: Indigenous Services Canada (ISC)
Amount: 500016.00
Institution: Natural Resources Canada (NRCan)
Amount: 931500.00
Institution: Indigenous Affairs and First Nations Economic Reconciliation
Amount: 98931.00
Lobbying activity details:
The purpose of this assignment is to brief decision makers on the Sioux Lookout Friendship Accord Economic Development Corporation, its programs and impacts, and on the growing economic development needs of the First Nations communities the organization serves in northwestern Ontario.  This will include the need for establishing an Indigenous Financial Institution (IFI) to support indigenous entrepreneurs and First Nations-led businesses to access capital and foster greater economic development in the region.