Federation of Canadian Municipalities

What they're asking for

In the registry's own words. Descriptions are only filed for meetings since mid-2024.

1. Federal policies and programs with regard to improving accesses to affordable housing, reducing homelessness, increasing social infrastructure required for immigration and refugee settlement and integration support. Homelessness; Encampments; redevelopment of public lands required to support communities that support the Canadian Armed Forces and its members. Affordable housing; Housing supply; Refugee and asylum seeker settlement; Housing Accelerator Fund; Rapid Housing Initiative; Housing-enabling infrastructure; Redevelopment of public lands;

   June 8, 2026 · Rebecca Alty · Liberal · Immigration; Infrastructure; Housing; Municipalities; Defence

2. Environmental and sustainable development policies and programs with regard to local climate change mitigation and adaptation; Disaster mitigation and adaptation; Capacity building for sustainable community planning; Greenhouse gas (GHG) reductions; Water management, watershed planning, wastewater, and stormwater policy; Urban forest management and stewardship; Brownfield redevelopment; National Adaptation Strategy; Greener Homes Grant; Green Building Strategy; Green Municipal Fund.

   June 7, 2026 · Elizabeth May · Green Party · Environment; Infrastructure; Taxation and Finance; Climate; Municipalities

3. Rail, Airports and Ports: Federal policies and programs with regard to access to national and international markets for trade, intra-city movement of people and goods and sustainability of small and rural communities. Municipal role in the G-7 & G-20, and trade negotiations with foreign countries surrounding tarrifs.

   June 5, 2026 · Dominic LeBlanc · Liberal · Internal Trade; International Trade; Municipalities; Foreign Affairs

4. Federal policies and programs with regard to improving accesses to affordable housing, reducing homelessness, increasing social infrastructure required for immigration and refugee settlement and integration support. Homelessness; Encampments; Affordable housing; Housing supply; Refugee and asylum seeker settlement; Housing Accelerator Fund; Reaching Home; Rapid Housing Initiative; Housing-enabling infrastructure;

   June 4, 2026 · Gregor Robertson · Liberal · Immigration; Infrastructure; Housing; Municipalities

5. Guidelines for urban transit, intra and extra urban transit systems: Infrastructure and Transportation policy with regard to the development of guidelines, policy and dedicated funding for urban, intra and extra urban transit systems; Intercommunity bus; Aerodromes and airports; Intra and extra urban transit systems; Municipal/railway proximity issues; Trade corridors; Shipping routes and sea ports;

   February 12, 2026 · Heath MacDonald · Liberal · Infrastructure; Agriculture; Transportation; Climate; Municipalities

6. Municipal Finance and Intergovernmental Arrangements Revenue sharing with the federal and provincial governments: Federal policies and programs with regard to the payments in lieu of taxes (PILTs) system, intergovernmental partnerships, recognition of municipal governments contributions to economic growth, the fiscal imbalance between each order of governments revenues options and their responsibilities to provide services and programs to Canadians. Municipal Growth Framework.

   December 9, 2025 · Scott Aitchison · Conservative · Immigration; Infrastructure; Taxation and Finance; Housing; Municipalities

7. Community safety and crime prevention. National/contract policing; Community-based mental health and substance use care; Opioids and harm reduction; Auto thefts; Crime prevention through social development; Community corrections; Federal and municipal roles and responsibilities regarding policing duties and funding

   December 8, 2025 · Sean Fraser · Liberal · Health; Justice and Law Enforcement; Municipalities

8. Emergency preparedness and security measures: Emergency preparedness policies and programs with regard to the cost and implementation of emergency equipment and first responder support; Disaster Mitigation and Adaptation Fund; Disaster Financial Assistance Arrangements (DFAA); Wildfire response; Flood mapping;

   September 10, 2025 · Julie Dabrusin · Liberal · Environment; National Security/Security; Municipalities

9. Federal infrastructure program funding, including (but not limited to) Infrastructure Canada Canada Community Building Fund; Infrastructure programs and funding; Permanent Public Transit Fund; Canada Infrastructure Bank (CIB) financing; Investing in Canada infrastructure Plan; Universal Broadband; Rural, remote and northern infrastructure;

   July 9, 2025 · Gregor Robertson · Liberal · Infrastructure; Municipalities

10. Rural, remote and northern municipal issues: Federal policies and programs with regard to delivering infrastructure funding in rural, remote and northern communities, trade irritants effecting rural, remote and northern communities, the development and implementation of the northern strategy in the three territories and the development of a rural champion at the federal cabinet level.

    May 30, 2025 · Buckley Belanger · Liberal · Infrastructure; Municipalities

Full meeting log

159 MP-directed communications since January 2024, from the Registry of Lobbyists.