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

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Registrant (responsible officer)

Alan Shepard

President and Vice-Chancellor

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

Meetings this Parliament
52
Since Nov 2021
147
Active registrations
1

Reported meetings

  • The University of Western Ontario
    • Alexa Kalsatos · Senior Operations and Regional Advisor, MINO, National Defence (DND)
    • Conor Lewis · Policy Advisor, National Defence (DND)
    Mobilizing science and technology to Canada's Advantage

    Official report

  • The University of Western Ontario
    • Nipun Vats · ADM, Science and Research, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
    Support the Recruitment of World-Class Faculty and Staff Read more

    Funding for infrastructure projects associated with universities through federal economic stimulus funding and the FedDev program.

    Funding for research related infrastructure through CFI and other tri-council programs

    Research Funding for the purpose of attracting talent including Tri-Council programs such as CRCs , scholarships and bursaries

    Official report

  • The University of Western Ontario
    • Jeff Moore · AVP Government and External Relations, Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR)
    • Paul Hébert · President, Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR)
    Infrastructure funding to support innovation, student housing and other capital projects. Read more

    Funding for research related infrastructure through CFI and other tri-council programs

    Official report

  • The University of Western Ontario
    • Bryn Savage · Sr Policy Advisor, Health Canada (HC)
    Infrastructure funding to support innovation, student housing and other capital projects. Read more

    Funding for infrastructure projects associated with universities through federal economic stimulus funding and the FedDev program.

    Official report

  • The University of Western Ontario
    Support the Recruitment of World-Class Faculty and Staff Read more

    Infrastructure funding to support innovation, student housing and other capital projects.

    Research funding with respect to allocation of funds for indirect costs of research

    Official report

  • The University of Western Ontario
    • Bayan Kadri · Policy Advisor, Housing, Infrastructure and Communities Canada (HICC)
    Infrastructure funding to support innovation, student housing and other capital projects.

    Official report

  • The University of Western Ontario
    • Soyoung Park · ADM, Economic Programs, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC)
    Support the Recruitment of World-Class Faculty and Staff Read more

    International student recruitment and acceptance through Citizenship and Immigration policies

    Official report

  • The University of Western Ontario
    • Yash Nanda · Senior Policy Advisor, Prime Minister's Office (PMO)
    Infrastructure funding to support innovation, student housing and other capital projects. Read more

    Mobilizing science and technology to Canada's Advantage

    Research Funding for the purpose of attracting talent including Tri-Council programs such as CRCs , scholarships and bursaries

    Official report

  • The University of Western Ontario
    • Nancy Hamzawi · President, Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC)
    • Kerry Robinson · Director General, Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC)
    Mobilizing science and technology to Canada's Advantage

    Official report

  • The University of Western Ontario
    • Michel Couillard · Director General, National Defence (DND)
    • Kate Kaminsky · Chief Scientist, National Defence (DND)
    Mobilizing science and technology to Canada's Advantage

    Official report

  • The University of Western Ontario
    • Michelle Gravelle · Director General, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
    Support the Recruitment of World-Class Faculty and Staff Read more

    Funding for research related infrastructure through CFI and other tri-council programs

    Official report

  • The University of Western Ontario
    Support the Recruitment of World-Class Faculty and Staff Read more

    International student recruitment and acceptance through Citizenship and Immigration policies

    Infrastructure funding to support innovation, student housing and other capital projects.

    Official report

  • The University of Western Ontario
    • Alexa Kalsatos · Senior Operations and Regional Advisor, MINO, National Defence (DND)
    Mobilizing science and technology to Canada's Advantage

    Official report

  • The University of Western Ontario
    • Niloo Boroun · Director of International Policy, Finance Canada (FIN)
    Federal budget with respect to opportunities for infrastructure funding

    Official report

  • The University of Western Ontario
    • Manuela Tomic · Senior Policy Advisor, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
    Research funding with respect to growth to Federal granting councils Read more

    Support the Recruitment of World-Class Faculty and Staff

    Mobilizing science and technology to Canada's Advantage

    Research funding with respect to allocation of funds for indirect costs of research

    Official report

  • The University of Western Ontario
    • Jennifer McKelvie · Member of Parliament, Housing, Infrastructure and Communities Canada (HICC)
    Federal budget with respect to opportunities for infrastructure funding

    Official report

  • The University of Western Ontario
    • Bayan Kadri · Policy Advisor, Housing, Infrastructure and Communities Canada (HICC)
    Federal budget with respect to opportunities for infrastructure funding

    Official report

  • The University of Western Ontario
    • Juan Sarmiento · Senior Special Assistant, Ontario Desk, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC)
    Support the Recruitment of World-Class Faculty and Staff

    Official report

  • The University of Western Ontario
    • Valerie Picher · Chief of Staff to the Parliamentary Secretary ISED, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
    Support the Recruitment of World-Class Faculty and Staff Read more

    Research Funding for the purpose of attracting talent including Tri-Council programs such as CRCs , scholarships and bursaries

    Research funding with respect to growth to Federal granting councils

    Research funding with respect to allocation of funds for indirect costs of research

    Official report

  • The University of Western Ontario
    • Peter Fragiskatos · Member of Parliament
    • Karim Bardeesy · Member of Parliament
    • Valerie Picher · Chief of Staff, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
    International student recruitment and acceptance through Citizenship and Immigration policies

    Official report

  • The University of Western Ontario
    • Karim Bardeesy · Member of Parliament
    • Valerie Picher · Chief of Staff, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
    International student recruitment and acceptance through Citizenship and Immigration policies Read more

    Funding for research related infrastructure through CFI and other tri-council programs

    Official report

  • The University of Western Ontario
    • Soyoung Park · Assistant Deputy Minister, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC)
    International student recruitment and acceptance through Citizenship and Immigration policies

    Official report

  • The University of Western Ontario
    Research funding with respect to allocation of funds for indirect costs of research Read more

    International student recruitment and acceptance through Citizenship and Immigration policies

    Official report

  • The University of Western Ontario
    • Soyoung Park · Assistant Deputy Minister, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC)
    International student recruitment and acceptance through Citizenship and Immigration policies

    Official report

  • The University of Western Ontario
    • Kurt Holman · Member of Parliament, Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario (FedDev)
    Research funding with respect to allocation of funds for indirect costs of research

    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.