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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

Reported meetings

  • McMaster University
    • Shannon Quinn · Secretary General, 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 Read more

    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

  • McMaster University
    • Filomena Tassi · Minister, Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario (FedDev)
    • Linda Cousineau · Vice President, Business Innovation and Community Development, Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario (FedDev)
    Science & Technology Strategy - promotion of enhanced measures to increase research in science and technology

    Official report

  • McMaster University
    • Ritu Banerjee · Assistant Deputy Minister, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
    Science & Technology Strategy - promotion of enhanced measures to increase research in science and technology

    Official report

  • McMaster University
    • Alejandro Adem · President, Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC)
    • Tammy Clifford · Acting President, Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR)
    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

    Official report

  • McMaster University
    • Natalie Knox · Director, Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC)
    • Manon Fleury · Manager, Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC)
    Science & Technology Strategy - promotion of enhanced measures to increase research in science and technology

    Official report

  • McMaster University
    • Filomena Tassi · Minister, Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario (FedDev)

    Economic DevelopmentResearch and Development

    Official report

  • McMaster University
    • Sarah Viehbeck · Chief Science Office, Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC)
    • Ariane Klassen · Acting Chief of Staff, Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC)
    • Natalie Knox · Director, Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC)

    HealthResearch and Development

    Official report

  • McMaster University
    • Mitch Davies · President, NRC, National Research Council (NRC)
    • Shannon Quinn · Secretary General, National Research Council (NRC)
    • Ibrahim Yimer · VP Transportation and Manufacturing, National Research Council (NRC)

    Research and Development

    Official report

  • McMaster University
    • Ritu Banerjee · Assistant Deputy Minister, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)

    HealthResearch and Development

    Official report

  • McMaster University
    • Michelle Gravelle · Director General, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)

    Research and Development

    Official report

  • McMaster University
    • Owen McAdams · Senior Regional & Parliamentary Affairs Advisor, Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario (FedDev)

    HealthResearch and Development

    Official report

  • McMaster University
    • Francois Cordeau · Vice President, National Research Council (NRC)

    InfrastructureResearch and Development

    Official report

  • McMaster University
    • François-Philippe Champagne · Minister of Innovation, Sciences and Economic Development, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
    • Filomena Tassi · Minister, Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario (FedDev)

    Economic DevelopmentEmployment and TrainingRegional DevelopmentResearch and Development

    Official report

  • McMaster University
    • François-Philippe Champagne · Minister of Innovation, Sciences and Economic Development, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
    • Filomena Tassi · Minister, Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario (FedDev)

    HealthResearch and Development

    Official report

  • McMaster University
    • Eric Costen · Deputy Minister (Acting), Health Canada (HC)
    • Matthew Lynch · Director General, Health Canada (HC)

    BudgetHealthResearch and Development

    Official report

  • McMaster University
    • Harpreet Kochhar · Deputy Minister, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC)
    • Michèle Kingsley · Assistant Deputy Minister, Economic, Family & Social Migration, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC)

    EducationHousingImmigration

    Official report

  • McMaster University
    • Lakshmi Krishnan · Vice President, National Research Council (NRC)
    • Rhonda Kuo Lee · Executive Advisor, National Research Council (NRC)

    BudgetResearch and Development

    Official report

  • McMaster University
    • Simon Kennedy · Deputy Minister, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
    • Marie-Helene Legare · Director General, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)

    BudgetResearch and Development

    Official report

  • McMaster University
    • Mathew Sajkunovic · Director General, Microeconomic Policy Analysis, Finance Canada (FIN)
    • Cody Burdett · Senior Director, Finance Canada (FIN)

    BudgetHousingResearch and Development

    Official report

  • McMaster University
    • Nancy Hamzawi · Executive Vice President, Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC)

    HealthResearch and Development

    Official report

  • McMaster University
    • Alejandro Adem · President, Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC)

    Research and Development

    Official report

  • McMaster University

    Research and Development

    Official report

  • McMaster University

    Research and Development

    Official report

  • McMaster University

    Research and Development

    Official report

  • McMaster University

    EducationResearch and Development

    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.