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Robert Asselin's lobbying: the registrations they file and every meeting they've reported since November 2021.

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Registrant (responsible officer)

Robert Asselin

Chief Executive Officer

For companies and organizations, the most senior paid officer files the registration and the monthly reports, whoever attended the meeting.

Former public office

  • Director of Policy, Minister's office, Finance Canada (2015–2017)
Meetings this Parliament
138
Since Nov 2021
138
Active registrations
1

Reported meetings

    • Conor Lewis · Senior Policy Advisor, National Defence (DND)
    • Hilary Hendriks · Senior Policy Advisor, National Defence (DND)
    • Quinn Rinke · West and North Regional Advisor, National Defence (DND)
    Advocacy regarding the Government of Canada’s defence and research agenda, including policies, programs and regulations developed by the Department of National Defence, Defence Research and Development Canada and other relevant departments and agencies that directly or indirectly impact the post-secondary education sector. Read more

    Official report

    • Samuel Millar · Assistant Deputy Minister, Finance Canada (FIN)
    Advocacy regarding Canada’s research and development agenda, including research funding administered through the granting agencies and other federal departments and agencies, program design, and regulatory concerns related to research, including research security. Read more

    Official report

    • Varun Srivatsan · Deputy Director of Policy, Finance Canada (FIN)
    Advocacy regarding Canada’s research and development agenda, including research funding administered through the granting agencies and other federal departments and agencies, program design, and regulatory concerns related to research, including research security. Read more

    Official report

    • Ted Hewitt · President, Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC)
    • Sylvie Lamoureux · Vice-President, Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC)
    • Paul Hébert · President, Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR)
    • Manal Bahubeshi · Vice-President, Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC)
    Advocacy regarding Canada’s research and development agenda, including research funding administered through the granting agencies and other federal departments and agencies, program design, and regulatory concerns related to research, including research security. Read more

    Official report

    • Nipun Vats · Assistant Deputy Minister, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
    Advocacy regarding the Government of Canada’s innovation and economic development agenda, including policies, programs and regulations developed by Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada and other relevant departments and agencies that directly or indirectly impact the post-secondary education sector. Read more

    Official report

    • Mona Nemer · Chief Science Advisor, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
    Advocacy regarding Canada’s research and development agenda, including research funding administered through the granting agencies and other federal departments and agencies, program design, and regulatory concerns related to research, including research security. Read more

    Official report

    • Matthew O'Connell · Deputy Director Financial Sector Policy, Finance Canada (FIN)
    Advocacy regarding Canada’s research and development agenda, including research funding administered through the granting agencies and other federal departments and agencies, program design, and regulatory concerns related to research, including research security. Read more

    Official report

    • Shahad Khalladi · Senior Policy Advisory, Health Canada (HC)
    Advocacy regarding Canada’s research and development agenda, including research funding administered through the granting agencies and other federal departments and agencies, program design, and regulatory concerns related to research, including research security. Read more

    Official report

    • Mélanie Joly · Minister of Industry and Minister responsible for Canada Economic Development for Quebec Regions, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
    • Karim Bardeesy · Member of Parliament
    • David McFarlane · Director of Policy, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
    • Manuela Tomic · Senior Policy Advisor, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
    and 1 more
    • Nipun Vats · Assistant Deputy Minister, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
    Advocacy regarding Canada’s research and development agenda, including research funding administered through the granting agencies and other federal departments and agencies, program design, and regulatory concerns related to research, including research security. Read more

    Official report

    • Karim Bardeesy · Member of Parliament
    • Marcel Turcot · Vice-President, Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC)
    • Paul Hébert · President, Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR)
    • Jeff Moore · Associate Vice-President, Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR)
    and 4 more
    • Alejandro Adem · President, Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC)
    • Ted Hewitt · President, Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC)
    • Nipun Vats · Assistant Deputy Minister, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
    • Jocelyne Voisin · Senior Assistant Deputy Minister, Health Canada (HC)
    Advocacy regarding Canada’s research and development agenda, including research funding administered through the granting agencies and other federal departments and agencies, program design, and regulatory concerns related to research, including research security. Read more

    Official report

    • Soyoung Park · Assistant Deputy Minister, Economic Programs, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC)
    Advocacy regarding immigration policies, programs and regulations related to international students, faculty, and highly qualified research personnel developed by Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada and other relevant departments and agencies that directly or indirectly impact the post-secondary education sector. Read more

    Official report

    • Arash Rahmani · Senior Advisor, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC)
    Advocacy regarding immigration policies, programs and regulations related to international students, faculty, and highly qualified research personnel developed by Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada and other relevant departments and agencies that directly or indirectly impact the post-secondary education sector. Read more

    Official report

    • Ian Foucher · Chief of Staff, Finance Canada (FIN)
    • Matthew O'Connell · Deputy Director Financial Sector Policy, Finance Canada (FIN)
    Advocacy regarding Canada’s research and development agenda, including research funding administered through the granting agencies and other federal departments and agencies, program design, and regulatory concerns related to research, including research security. Read more

    Official report

    • Valerie La Traverse · Vice-President, Corporate Affairs, Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC)
    Advocacy regarding Canada’s research and development agenda, including research funding administered through the granting agencies and other federal departments and agencies, program design, and regulatory concerns related to research, including research security. Read more

    Official report

    • Shahad Khalladi · Senior Policy Advisory, Health Canada (HC)
    Advocacy regarding Canada’s research and development agenda, including research funding administered through the granting agencies and other federal departments and agencies, program design, and regulatory concerns related to research, including research security. Read more

    Official report

    • Alejandro Adem · President, Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC)
    Advocacy regarding the Government of Canada’s defence and research agenda, including policies, programs and regulations developed by the Department of National Defence, Defence Research and Development Canada and other relevant departments and agencies that directly or indirectly impact the post-secondary education sector. Read more

    Official report

  • Advocacy regarding Canada’s research and development agenda, including research funding administered through the granting agencies and other federal departments and agencies, program design, and regulatory concerns related to research, including research security. Read more

    Official report

    • Sylvie Lamoureux · Vice-President, Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC)
    Advocacy regarding Canada’s research and development agenda, including research funding administered through the granting agencies and other federal departments and agencies, program design, and regulatory concerns related to research, including research security. Read more

    Official report

  • Advocacy regarding Canada’s research and development agenda, including research funding administered through the granting agencies and other federal departments and agencies, program design, and regulatory concerns related to research, including research security. Read more

    Official report

    • Samuel Millar · Assistant Deputy Minister, Finance Canada (FIN)
    • Nipun Vats · Assistant Deputy Minister, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
    • Wendy Hadwen · Assistant Deputy Minister, National Defence (DND)
    Advocacy regarding Canada’s research and development agenda, including research funding administered through the granting agencies and other federal departments and agencies, program design, and regulatory concerns related to research, including research security. Read more

    Official report

    • Arash Rahmani · Senior Advisor, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC)
    Advocacy regarding immigration policies, programs and regulations related to international students, faculty, and highly qualified research personnel developed by Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada and other relevant departments and agencies that directly or indirectly impact the post-secondary education sector. Read more

    Official report

    • Anne-Marie Thompson · Vice-President, Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC)
    • Paul Hébert · President, Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR)
    • Ted Hewitt · President, Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC)
    Advocacy regarding Canada’s research and development agenda, including research funding administered through the granting agencies and other federal departments and agencies, program design, and regulatory concerns related to research, including research security. Read more

    Official report

    • Manuela Tomic · Senior Policy Advisor, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
    Advocacy regarding Canada’s research and development agenda, including research funding administered through the granting agencies and other federal departments and agencies, program design, and regulatory concerns related to research, including research security. Read more

    Official report

    • Marcel Turcot · Vice-President, Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC)
    Advocacy regarding Canada’s research and development agenda, including research funding administered through the granting agencies and other federal departments and agencies, program design, and regulatory concerns related to research, including research security. Read more

    Official report

    • François-Philippe Champagne · Minister of Innovation, Sciences and Economic Development, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
    • Matthew O'Connell · Deputy Director Financial Sector Policy, Finance Canada (FIN)
    • Samuel Millar · Assistant Deputy Minister, Finance Canada (FIN)
    Advocacy regarding Canada’s research and development agenda, including research funding administered through the granting agencies and other federal departments and agencies, program design, and regulatory concerns related to research, including research security. Read more

    Official report

From the Office of the Commissioner of Lobbying's open data, published November 5, 2026. Reports cover oral, arranged meetings with designated public office holders since November 22, 2021; lobbyists file them by the 15th of the following month. Names of MPs are matched to the current House of Commons, and bills are linked when the lobbyist's own description makes clear which bill it means. Contains information licensed under the Open Data Licence Agreement — Office of the Commissioner of Lobbying. Licence. PolitiKit is independent and is not endorsed by the Commissioner of Lobbying.