Federal Update
Rob LeForte is the Founder of First Lake Solutions. First Lake specializes in government relations with federal politicians and officials.
This presentation will focus on opportunities for Economic Developers to engage with elected officials to promote projects and take advantage of new programs. Rob will share strategies for how to engage with infrastructure, training, and program funding processes and will highlight new federal initiatives that can help your community grow and thrive.
Rob has 15 years of government relations experience, and has helped clients secure billions of dollars of federal funding for their sectors and professions. He has also shaped legislative and regulatory processes at the federal, provincial and municipal level over the course of his career.
About the Speaker
Rob LeForte
Rob LeForte
Rob has 13 years of government relations experience at the federal, provincial and municipal levels in Canada. Provincial work brought him to Ottawa in 2011 where he led government relations efforts for the Canadian Alliance of Student Associations (CASA). During that time, he advanced human resources and skills development policy, led intellectual property reforms, and built a strong network in Ottawa’s political community.
Rob earned his Master’s Degree from the Clayton H. Riddell Graduate Program in Political Management at Carleton University. He followed that experience by working with some of Canada’s best lobbyists at the Federation of Canadian Municipalities where he worked on housing and public safety.
He went on to work at a national public affairs firm where he became Vice President. There he delivered billions of dollars in investments to client sectors, significant provincial and national legislative victories, and major regulatory reforms in sectors as diverse as health, construction, retail and supply chains, and skills development.
