Elliot Hewitt · Manager, Prairies Economic Development Canada (PrairiesCan)
Archana Singh · Sr. Business Officer, Prairies Economic Development Canada (PrairiesCan)
Andrew Fraser · Director General, Prairies Economic Development Canada (PrairiesCan)
Advocacy for university initiatives related to Canadian priorities across the defence spectrum, including initiatives relevant to both Defence and Veterans' Affairs, among other federal departments.Read more
Advocacy to secure federal support to develop and upgrade university infrastructure, including but not limited to research and learning facilities, digital infrastructure, and transit infrastructure.
Advocacy to enhance student supports, including but no limited to Canada Student Grants and Loans, the Canada Graduate Scholarship Program, supports for Indigenous students, and work-integrated learning programs.Read more
Advocacy to secure support in the budget for post-secondary education, research, innovation, and science and technology.
Discussions regarding official language funding amounts and mechanisms.
Advocacy to improve immigration policies and programs for prospective and current university students, faculty, and staff.
Quinn Rinke · West and North Regional Advisor, National Defence (DND)
Connor Lewis · Senior Policy Advisor, National Defence (DND)
Advocacy to advance Canadian leadership in priority areas to support world class research, talent attraction and retention, and knowledge mobilization.Read more
Advocacy to improve immigration policies and programs for prospective and current university students, faculty, and staff.
Advocacy to enhance support for university research mobilization and commercialization activities.
Advocacy to ensure that proposals to develop or amend federal legislation, regulations, policies or programs that directly or indirectly impact the post-secondary system reflect the needs of universities and support our research and education mission.
Advocacy to secure federal support to develop and upgrade university infrastructure, including but not limited to research and learning facilities, digital infrastructure, and transit infrastructure.
Discussions with Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada and other relevant departments and agencies regarding the role of universities in supporting federal innovation initiatives, policies and programs.
Advocacy to improve immigration policies and programs for prospective and current university students, faculty, and staff.Read more
Advocacy to advance Canadian leadership in priority areas to support world class research, talent attraction and retention, and knowledge mobilization.
Nipun Vats · Assistant Deputy Minister, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
Advocacy to secure federal support to develop and upgrade university infrastructure, including but not limited to research and learning facilities, digital infrastructure, and transit infrastructure.Read more
Discussions with Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada and other relevant departments and agencies regarding the role of universities in supporting federal innovation initiatives, policies and programs.
Advocacy to enhance support for university research mobilization and commercialization activities.
Advocacy to advance Canadian leadership in priority areas to support world class research, talent attraction and retention, and knowledge mobilization.
Samantha Carter · Regional Advisor, Canadian Heritage (PCH)
Advocacy related to reconciliation efforts, including but not limited to the Truth and Reconciliation Commission's Calls to ActionRead more
Advocacy to secure support in the budget for post-secondary education, research, innovation, and science and technology.
Discussions regarding official language funding amounts and mechanisms.
Advocacy to enhance student supports, including but no limited to Canada Student Grants and Loans, the Canada Graduate Scholarship Program, supports for Indigenous students, and work-integrated learning programs.
Soha Samii · Regional Advisor to Western Canada, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
Manuela Tomic · Senior Policy Advisor, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
Advocacy to advance Canadian leadership in priority areas to support world class research, talent attraction and retention, and knowledge mobilization.Read more
Advocacy to improve immigration policies and programs for prospective and current university students, faculty, and staff.
Advocacy to enhance support for university research mobilization and commercialization activities.
Discussions with Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada and other relevant departments and agencies regarding the role of universities in supporting federal innovation initiatives, policies and programs.
Advocacy to secure federal support to develop and upgrade university infrastructure, including but not limited to research and learning facilities, digital infrastructure, and transit infrastructure.
Advocacy to ensure that proposals to develop or amend federal legislation, regulations, policies or programs that directly or indirectly impact the post-secondary system reflect the needs of universities and support our research and education mission.
Ben Ebadi · Policy and Stakeholder Relations Advisor, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
Advocacy to enhance support for university research mobilization and commercialization activities.Read more
Advocacy to improve immigration policies and programs for prospective and current university students, faculty, and staff.
Advocacy to secure federal support to develop and upgrade university infrastructure, including but not limited to research and learning facilities, digital infrastructure, and transit infrastructure.
Discussions with Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada and other relevant departments and agencies regarding the role of universities in supporting federal innovation initiatives, policies and programs.
Advocacy to advance Canadian leadership in priority areas to support world class research, talent attraction and retention, and knowledge mobilization.
Advocacy to ensure that proposals to develop or amend federal legislation, regulations, policies or programs that directly or indirectly impact the post-secondary system reflect the needs of universities and support our research and education mission.
Eleanor Olszewski · Minister, Prairies Economic Development Canada (PrairiesCan)
Quinton Graham-Bennett · Regional Advisor to the Minister, Public Safety Canada (PS)
Jayden Depeel · Constituency Assistant, House of Commons
Advocacy to enhance support for university research mobilization and commercialization activities.Read more
Discussions with Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada and other relevant departments and agencies regarding the role of universities in supporting federal innovation initiatives, policies and programs.
Advocacy to secure federal support to develop and upgrade university infrastructure, including but not limited to research and learning facilities, digital infrastructure, and transit infrastructure.
Advocacy to improve immigration policies and programs for prospective and current university students, faculty, and staff.
Discussions regarding research and development initiatives and federal support related to energy and environment, and climate change research, innovation, commercialization, talent and knowledge mobilization.
Advocacy to advance Canadian leadership in priority areas to support world class research, talent attraction and retention, and knowledge mobilization.
Shelagh Hayes · Director General, Prairies Economic Development Canada (PrairiesCan)
Derek Armstrong · Manager, Prairies Economic Development Canada (PrairiesCan)
Advocacy to advance Canadian leadership in priority areas to support world class research, talent attraction and retention, and knowledge mobilization.Read more
Advocacy to enhance support for university research mobilization and commercialization activities.
Advocacy to secure federal support to develop and upgrade university infrastructure, including but not limited to research and learning facilities, digital infrastructure, and transit infrastructure.
Discussions with Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada and other relevant departments and agencies regarding the role of universities in supporting federal innovation initiatives, policies and programs.
Chrystia Freeland · Minister, Transport Canada (TC)
Discussions with Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada and other relevant departments and agencies regarding the role of universities in supporting federal innovation initiatives, policies and programs.Read more
Advocacy to enhance support for university research mobilization and commercialization activities.
Advocacy to advance Canadian leadership in priority areas to support world class research, talent attraction and retention, and knowledge mobilization.
Advocacy to secure federal support to develop and upgrade university infrastructure, including but not limited to research and learning facilities, digital infrastructure, and transit infrastructure.
Advocacy to enhance support for university research mobilization and commercialization activities.Read more
Advocacy to advance Canadian leadership in priority areas to support world class research, talent attraction and retention, and knowledge mobilization.
Advocacy to secure federal support to develop and upgrade university infrastructure, including but not limited to research and learning facilities, digital infrastructure, and transit infrastructure.
Advocacy to improve immigration policies and programs for prospective and current university students, faculty, and staff.
Discussions with Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada and other relevant departments and agencies regarding the role of universities in supporting federal innovation initiatives, policies and programs.
Julie Dabrusin · Minister, Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC)
Advocacy to improve immigration policies and programs for prospective and current university students, faculty, and staff.Read more
Discussions regarding research and development initiatives and federal support related to energy and environment, and climate change research, innovation, commercialization, talent and knowledge mobilization.
Advocacy to advance Canadian leadership in priority areas to support world class research, talent attraction and retention, and knowledge mobilization.
Evan Solomon · Minister of Artificial Intelligence and Digital Innovation, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
Advocacy to secure federal support to develop and upgrade university infrastructure, including but not limited to research and learning facilities, digital infrastructure, and transit infrastructure.Read more
Advocacy to enhance support for university research mobilization and commercialization activities.
Advocacy to advance Canadian leadership in priority areas to support world class research, talent attraction and retention, and knowledge mobilization.
Discussions with Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada and other relevant departments and agencies regarding the role of universities in supporting federal innovation initiatives, policies and programs.
Advocacy to enhance support for university research mobilization and commercialization activities.Read more
Discussions with Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada and other relevant departments and agencies regarding the role of universities in supporting federal innovation initiatives, policies and programs.
Advocacy to secure federal support to develop and upgrade university infrastructure, including but not limited to research and learning facilities, digital infrastructure, and transit infrastructure.
Advocacy to advance Canadian leadership in priority areas to support world class research, talent attraction and retention, and knowledge mobilization.
Natasha Kim · Associate Deputy Minister, National Defence (DND)
Advocacy to enhance support for university research mobilization and commercialization activities.Read more
Research security, with respect to international research partnerships
Advocacy to secure federal support to develop and upgrade university infrastructure, including but not limited to research and learning facilities, digital infrastructure, and transit infrastructure.
Advocacy to advance Canadian leadership in priority areas to support world class research, talent attraction and retention, and knowledge mobilization.
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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