David Farrar's lobbying: the registrations they file and every meeting they've reported since November 2021.
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Registrant (responsible officer)
David Farrar
President & 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
2
Since Nov 2021
266
Active registrations
0
Dec 2024 Reports per month Nov 2026
Reported meetings
Guy Vezina · Director General R&D Strategic Partnerships, National Defence (DND)
Pui-Kei Yuen · Director, Natural Resources Canada (NRCan)
Centres of Excellence - promotion of increased funding for establishment of Centres of Excellence in research
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Budget - promotion of increased funding of research and academic pursuites
Federal Research Granting Councils and agencies funding of research, academic pursuits, and publication or dissemination
Official report
Mitch Davies · President, National Research Council (NRC)
Science & Technology Strategy - promotion of enhanced measures to increase research in science and technology
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Budget - promotion of increased funding of research and academic pursuites
Centres of Excellence - promotion of increased funding for establishment of Centres of Excellence in research
Official report
David Nanang · Vice President, Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA)
Science & Technology Strategy - promotion of enhanced measures to increase research in science and technology
Official report
Rutha Astravas · Director, National Defence (DND)
Science & Technology Strategy - promotion of enhanced measures to increase research in science and technology
Official report
Nipun Vats · Assistant Deputy Minister, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
Budget - promotion of increased funding of research and academic pursuites
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Increased support for commercialization of university research results
Science & Technology Strategy - promotion of enhanced measures to increase research in science and technology
Official report
Mitch Davies · President, National Research Council (NRC)
Ibrahim Yimer · Vice President, National Research Council (NRC)
Science & Technology Strategy - promotion of enhanced measures to increase research in science and technology
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Centres of Excellence - promotion of increased funding for establishment of Centres of Excellence in research
Increased support for commercialization of university research results
Official report
Ruby Sahota · Member of Parliament
Sarah Viehbeck · Chief Science Officer, Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC)
Science & Technology Strategy - promotion of enhanced measures to increase research in science and technology
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Centres of Excellence - promotion of increased funding for establishment of Centres of Excellence in research
Official report
Lisa Hefner · MP, House of Commons
Chad Collins · MP, House of Commons
Science & Technology Strategy - promotion of enhanced measures to increase research in science and technology
Official report
Paul Hebert · President, Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR)
Federal Research Granting Councils and agencies funding of research, academic pursuits, and publication or dissemination
Official report
Jaspinder Komal · Assistant Deputy Minister, National Defence (DND)
Science & Technology Strategy - promotion of enhanced measures to increase research in science and technology
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Budget - promotion of increased funding of research and academic pursuites
Official report
Garnett Genuis · Member of Parliament
Centres of Excellence - promotion of increased funding for establishment of Centres of Excellence in research
Official report
Phil Jennings · Deputy Minister, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
Science & Technology Strategy - promotion of enhanced measures to increase research in science and technology
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Budget - promotion of increased funding of research and academic pursuites
Official report
Nancy Hamzawi · Executive Vice President, Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC)
Sarah Viehbeck · Chief Science Office, Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC)
Science & Technology Strategy - promotion of enhanced measures to increase research in science and technology
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Budget - promotion of increased funding of research and academic pursuites
Official report
Greg Orencsak · Deputy Minister, Health Canada (HC)
Eric Costen · Assistant Deputy Minister, Health Canada (HC)
Centres of Excellence - promotion of increased funding for establishment of Centres of Excellence in research
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Increased support for commercialization of university research results
Science & Technology Strategy - promotion of enhanced measures to increase research in science and technology
Budget - promotion of increased funding of research and academic pursuites
Official report
Dean Allison · Member of Parliament
Science & Technology Strategy - promotion of enhanced measures to increase research in science and technology
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Federal Research Granting Councils and agencies funding of research, academic pursuits, and publication or dissemination
Official report
Filomena Tassi · Minister, Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario (FedDev)
Chad Collins · Member of Parliament, House of Commons
Centres of Excellence - promotion of increased funding for establishment of Centres of Excellence in research
Read more
Federal Research Granting Councils and agencies funding of research, academic pursuits, and publication or dissemination
Increased support for commercialization of university research results
Science & Technology Strategy - promotion of enhanced measures to increase research in science and technology
Budget - promotion of increased funding of research and academic pursuites
Official report
Robert Black · Senator, Senate of Canada
Science & Technology Strategy - promotion of enhanced measures to increase research in science and technology
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Federal Research Granting Councils and agencies funding of research, academic pursuits, and publication or dissemination
Budget - promotion of increased funding of research and academic pursuites
Increased support for commercialization of university research results
Official report
Zoe Romeo · Legislative and Parliamentary Secretary Assistant, Infrastructure Canada (INFC)
Budget - promotion of increased funding of research and academic pursuites
Official report
Ritu Banerjee · Assistant Deputy Minister, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
Rodrigo Arancibia · Senior Director, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
Centres of Excellence - promotion of increased funding for establishment of Centres of Excellence in research
Read more
Science & Technology Strategy - promotion of enhanced measures to increase research in science and technology
Federal Research Granting Councils and agencies funding of research, academic pursuits, and publication or dissemination
Official report
Cory Tocher · Member of Parliament, House of Commons
Increased support for commercialization of university research results
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Centres of Excellence - promotion of increased funding for establishment of Centres of Excellence in research
Science & Technology Strategy - promotion of enhanced measures to increase research in science and technology
Official report
Chris Forbes · Deputy Minister, Finance Canada (FIN)
Andree Chenard · Director, Finance Canada (FIN)
Science & Technology Strategy - promotion of enhanced measures to increase research in science and technology
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Increased support for commercialization of university research results
Federal Research Granting Councils and agencies funding of research, academic pursuits, and publication or dissemination
Official report
Stephen Ellis · Member of Parliament, House of Commons
Federal Research Granting Councils and agencies funding of research, academic pursuits, and publication or dissemination
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Science & Technology Strategy - promotion of enhanced measures to increase research in science and technology
Official report
Simran Arulraj · Regional Advisor, Ontario, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
Tim Logan · Policy Advisor, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
Science & Technology Strategy - promotion of enhanced measures to increase research in science and technology
Read more
Federal Research Granting Councils and agencies funding of research, academic pursuits, and publication or dissemination
Increased support for commercialization of university research results
Official report
David Nanang · Vice President, Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA)
Diane Allan · Associate Vice President, Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA)
Science & Technology Strategy - promotion of enhanced measures to increase research in science and technology
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Federal Research Granting Councils and agencies funding of research, academic pursuits, and publication or dissemination
Official report
Michael Vandergrift · Deputy Minister, Natural Resources Canada (NRCan)
Debbie Scharf · Assistant Deputy Minister, Safety and SecurityEner, Natural Resources Canada (NRCan)
Science & Technology Strategy - promotion of enhanced measures to increase research in science and technology
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Increased support for commercialization of university research results
Official report
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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.
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