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

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Registrant (responsible officer)

Stephen Toope

President and CEO

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

Meetings this Parliament
23
Since Nov 2021
64
Active registrations
1

Reported meetings

    • Peter M. Boehm · Senator, Senate of Canada
    Discussions to provide information about CIFAR’s activities, benefits, and perspectives on issues related to fundamental research and innovation, as well as to offer advice on policy or program development in this sector. Read more

    Official report

    • Yuen Pau Woo · Senator, Senate of Canada
    Discussions to provide information about CIFAR’s activities, benefits, and perspectives on issues related to fundamental research and innovation, as well as to offer advice on policy or program development in this sector. Read more

    Official report

    • Karim Bardeesy · Member of Parliament
    • Paul Moen · Chief of Staff for Mélanie Joly, Minister of Industry, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
    • Manuela Tomic · Senior Policy Advisor, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
    Funding to maintain CIFAR's role and responsibilities in leading the Pan-Canadian AI strategy. Read more

    Discussions to provide information about CIFAR’s activities, benefits, and perspectives on issues related to fundamental research and innovation, as well as to offer advice on policy or program development in this sector.

    Funding for long-term, interdisciplinary and deeply collaborative global research programs to inspire new directions of inquiry, accelerates discovery, and yields breakthroughs across borders and academic disciplines. The work conducted by CIFAR contributes to a platform of robust, reliable knowledge upon which new technologies, processes and public policy are created.

    Official report

    • Rodney Ghali · Assistant Secretary to the Cabinet, Privy Council Office (PCO)
    Discussions to provide information about CIFAR’s activities, benefits, and perspectives on issues related to fundamental research and innovation, as well as to offer advice on policy or program development in this sector. Read more

    Official report

  • Discussions to provide information about CIFAR’s activities, benefits, and perspectives on issues related to fundamental research and innovation, as well as to offer advice on policy or program development in this sector. Read more

    Official report

    • Mona Nemer · Chief Science Advisor, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
    Discussions to provide information about CIFAR’s activities, benefits, and perspectives on issues related to fundamental research and innovation, as well as to offer advice on policy or program development in this sector. Read more

    Official report

    • Karim Bardeesy · Member of Parliament
    • Manuela Tomic · Senior Policy Advisor, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
    Funding for long-term, interdisciplinary and deeply collaborative global research programs to inspire new directions of inquiry, accelerates discovery, and yields breakthroughs across borders and academic disciplines. The work conducted by CIFAR contributes to a platform of robust, reliable knowledge upon which new technologies, processes and public policy are created. Read more

    Discussions to provide information about CIFAR’s activities, benefits, and perspectives on issues related to fundamental research and innovation, as well as to offer advice on policy or program development in this sector.

    Official report

    • Nipun Vats · Assistant Deputy Minister, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
    • Mark Schaan · Associate Deputy Minister, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
    Funding to maintain CIFAR's role and responsibilities in leading the Pan-Canadian AI strategy. Read more

    Discussions to provide information about CIFAR’s activities, benefits, and perspectives on issues related to fundamental research and innovation, as well as to offer advice on policy or program development in this sector.

    Official report

    • Nipun Vats · Assistant Deputy Minister, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
    Discussions to provide information about CIFAR’s activities, benefits, and perspectives on issues related to fundamental research and innovation, as well as to offer advice on policy or program development in this sector. Read more

    Funding for long-term, interdisciplinary and deeply collaborative global research programs to inspire new directions of inquiry, accelerates discovery, and yields breakthroughs across borders and academic disciplines. The work conducted by CIFAR contributes to a platform of robust, reliable knowledge upon which new technologies, processes and public policy are created.

    Official report

    • Matthew O'Connell · Deputy Director Financial Sector Policy, Finance Canada (FIN)
    Funding to maintain CIFAR's role and responsibilities in leading the Pan-Canadian AI strategy. Read more

    Discussions to provide information about CIFAR’s activities, benefits, and perspectives on issues related to fundamental research and innovation, as well as to offer advice on policy or program development in this sector.

    Official report

    • Evan Solomon · Minister of Artificial Intelligence & Digital Innovation, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
    • Michael Paramathasan · Director of Policy, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
    • Mark Schaan · Deputy Secretary to the Cabinet (Artificial Intelligence), Privy Council Office (PCO)
    • Anushka Kurian · Senior Policy Advisor to the Minister, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
    Funding to maintain CIFAR's role and responsibilities in leading the Pan-Canadian AI strategy. Read more

    Discussions to provide information about CIFAR’s activities, benefits, and perspectives on issues related to fundamental research and innovation, as well as to offer advice on policy or program development in this sector.

    Official report

    • Michael Paramathasan · Director of Policy, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
    Discussions to provide information about CIFAR’s activities, benefits, and perspectives on issues related to fundamental research and innovation, as well as to offer advice on policy or program development in this sector. Read more

    Funding to maintain CIFAR's role and responsibilities in leading the Pan-Canadian AI strategy.

    Official report

    • Nipun Vats · Assistant Deputy Minister, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
    • Mark Schaan · Deputy Secretary to the Cabinet (Artificial Intelligence), Privy Council Office (PCO)
    Funding to maintain CIFAR's role and responsibilities in leading the Pan-Canadian AI strategy.

    Official report

  • Funding for long-term, interdisciplinary and deeply collaborative global research programs to inspire new directions of inquiry, accelerates discovery, and yields breakthroughs across borders and academic disciplines. The work conducted by CIFAR contributes to a platform of robust, reliable knowledge upon which new technologies, processes and public policy are created. Read more

    Funding to maintain CIFAR's role and responsibilities in leading the Pan-Canadian AI strategy.

    Official report

    • Mark Schaan · Deputy Secretary to the Cabinet (Artificial Intelligence), Privy Council Office (PCO)
    Discussions to provide information about CIFAR’s activities, benefits, and perspectives on issues related to fundamental research and innovation, as well as to offer advice on policy or program development in this sector. Read more

    Official report

    • Evan Solomon · Minister of Artificial Intelligence and Digital Innovation, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
    Discussions to provide information about CIFAR’s activities, benefits, and perspectives on issues related to fundamental research and innovation, as well as to offer advice on policy or program development in this sector. Read more

    Official report

    • Tim Krupa · Director of Policy, Prime Minister's Office (PMO)
    Funding to maintain CIFAR's role and responsibilities in leading the Pan-Canadian AI strategy. Read more

    Funding for long-term, interdisciplinary and deeply collaborative global research programs to inspire new directions of inquiry, accelerates discovery, and yields breakthroughs across borders and academic disciplines. The work conducted by CIFAR contributes to a platform of robust, reliable knowledge upon which new technologies, processes and public policy are created.

    Official report

    • Michael Sabia · Deputy Minister, Finance Canada (FIN)
    Discussions to provide information about CIFAR’s activities, benefits, and perspectives on issues related to fundamental research and innovation, as well as to offer advice on policy or program development in this sector. Read more

    Official report

    • Anne-Marie Thompson · Vice President, Discovery Research & Scholarships, Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC)
    • Alejandro Adem · President, Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC)
    Discussions to provide information about CIFAR’s activities, benefits, and perspectives on issues related to fundamental research and innovation, as well as to offer advice on policy or program development in this sector. Read more

    Official report

    • Ian Cameron · Director of Strategy and Senior Advisor, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
    Discussions to provide information about CIFAR’s activities, benefits, and perspectives on issues related to fundamental research and innovation, as well as to offer advice on policy or program development in this sector. Read more

    Official report

    • Manuela Tomic · Senior Policy Advisor, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
    Discussions to provide information about CIFAR’s activities, benefits, and perspectives on issues related to fundamental research and innovation, as well as to offer advice on policy or program development in this sector. Read more

    Official report

    • Nipun Vats · Assistant Deputy Minister, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
    • Andrea Smith · Assistant Director General, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
    Funding to maintain CIFAR's role and responsibilities in leading the Pan-Canadian AI strategy.

    Official report

    • Karim Bardeesy · Member of Parliament
    • Mélanie Joly · Minister of Industry of Canada, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
    • Nipun Vats · Assistant Deputy Minister, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
    • Simran Arulraj · Senior Regional Advisor, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
    Funding to maintain CIFAR's role and responsibilities in leading the Pan-Canadian AI strategy. Read more

    Discussions to provide information about CIFAR’s activities, benefits, and perspectives on issues related to fundamental research and innovation, as well as to offer advice on policy or program development in this sector.

    Funding for long-term, interdisciplinary and deeply collaborative global research programs to inspire new directions of inquiry, accelerates discovery, and yields breakthroughs across borders and academic disciplines. The work conducted by CIFAR contributes to a platform of robust, reliable knowledge upon which new technologies, processes and public policy are created.

    Official report

    • Julie Crawley · High Commissioner of Canada for Rwanda, Global Affairs Canada (GAC)
    Discussions to provide information about CIFAR’s activities, benefits, and perspectives on issues related to fundamental research and innovation, as well as to offer advice on policy or program development in this sector. Read more

    Official report

  • Discussions to provide information about CIFAR’s activities, benefits, and perspectives on issues related to fundamental research and innovation, as well as to offer advice on policy or program development in this sector. 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.