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

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Pari Johnston

President and Chief Executive Officer

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

Meetings this Parliament
156
Since Nov 2021
336
Active registrations
1

Reported meetings

    • Adam Carroll · Chief of Staff, Office of the Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC)
    Discuss how colleges can support immigration programs, such as foreign credential recognition or international students, to meet Canada’s labour market needs, and share with officials impacts of policy changes on the college sector. Read more

    Official report

    • Lisa Courtney-Mercer · Director of Policy, Office of the Minister of Veterans Affairs Canada, Veterans Affairs Canada (VAC)
    • Dana Shami · Policy Advisor, Office of the Minister of Veterans Affairs Canada, Veterans Affairs Canada (VAC)
    Share with officials how colleges can support Canada’s training and workforce development needs to meet Canada’s biggest challenges.

    Official report

    • Steve Masson · Vice President, Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario (FedDev)
    Advocate for support for college-led research as a core component of federal research and innovation funding and policy.

    Official report

    • Mary-Liz Power · Director of Policy, Office of the Minister of Housing, Infrastructure and Communities, Housing, Infrastructure and Communities Canada (HICC)
    • Bayan Kadri · Policy Advisor, Office of the Minister of Housing, Infrastructure and Communities, Housing, Infrastructure and Communities Canada (HICC)
    Share with officials how colleges can support Canada’s training and workforce development needs to meet Canada’s biggest challenges. Read more

    Increase investments and support to address colleges’ infrastructure needs to increase Canada’s training space and access in key high-demand fields that align with federal priority areas.

    Official report

    • Sarah Manney · Global Affairs Advisor, Office of the Prime Minister, Prime Minister's Office (PMO)
    Promote the role and expertise of colleges in deepening Canada’s relationships with other countries.

    Official report

    • Ted Gallivan · Deputy Minister, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC)
    Discuss how colleges can support immigration programs, such as foreign credential recognition or international students, to meet Canada’s labour market needs, and share with officials impacts of policy changes on the college sector. Read more

    Official report

    • Alfred Burgesson · Senior Advisor, Office of the Minister of Artificial Intelligence and Digital Innovation, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
    Advocate for support for college-led research as a core component of federal research and innovation funding and policy.

    Official report

    • John McArthur · Deputy Secretary to the Cabinet, Economic Policy, Privy Council Office (PCO)
    Share with officials how colleges can support Canada’s training and workforce development needs to meet Canada’s biggest challenges.

    Official report

    • Pier-Luc Levesque · Chief of Staff, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
    • Sony Perron · Deputy Minister and President of Canada Economic Development for Quebec Regions, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
    Share with officials how colleges can support Canada’s training and workforce development needs to meet Canada’s biggest challenges. Read more

    Advocate for support for college-led research as a core component of federal research and innovation funding and policy.

    Official report

    • Glenn Purves · Deputy Minister, Global Affairs Canada (GAC)
    • Marc-André Hawkes · Executive Director, Global Affairs Canada (GAC)
    Promote the role and expertise of colleges in deepening Canada’s relationships with other countries.

    Official report

    • Cindy Termorshuizen · Deputy Minister of International Development, Global Affairs Canada (GAC)
    Promote the role and expertise of colleges in deepening Canada’s relationships with other countries.

    Official report

    • Nancy Gardiner · Deputy Minister, Veterans Affairs Canada (VAC)
    • Jane Hicks · Director General, Veterans Affairs Canada (VAC)
    Share with officials how colleges can support Canada’s training and workforce development needs to meet Canada’s biggest challenges.

    Official report

    • Colette Kaminsky · Senior Assistant Deputy Minister, Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC)
    Share with officials how colleges can support Canada’s training and workforce development needs to meet Canada’s biggest challenges.

    Official report

    • Marcel Turcot · Vice-President, Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC)
    Promote the value of educational fair dealing in supporting colleges and institutes in their mandate to provide advanced skills and to enable them to better respond to the skills shortage. Read more

    Advocate for support for college-led research as a core component of federal research and innovation funding and policy.

    Official report

    • Dominic Rochon · Deputy Secretary to the Cabinet, National Security and Intelligence, Privy Council Office (PCO)
    Share with officials how colleges can support Canada’s training and workforce development needs to meet Canada’s biggest challenges. Read more

    Advocate for support for college-led research as a core component of federal research and innovation funding and policy.

    Official report

    • Karim Bardeesy · Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Industry
    Advocate for support for college-led research as a core component of federal research and innovation funding and policy.

    Official report

    • Weldon Epp · Assistant Deputy Minister (Indo-Pacific), Global Affairs Canada (GAC)
    • Jean-Christian Brillant · Director General, Global Affairs Canada (GAC)
    • Christine Laberge · Executive Director, Global Affairs Canada (GAC)
    • Loc Pham · Deputy Director (Trade), Global Affairs Canada (GAC)
    Promote the role and expertise of colleges in deepening Canada’s relationships with other countries.

    Official report

    • Lena Metlege Diab · Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship of Canada, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC)
    Discuss how colleges can support immigration programs, such as foreign credential recognition or international students, to meet Canada’s labour market needs, and share with officials impacts of policy changes on the college sector. Read more

    Official report

    • Kaili Levesque · Associate Deputy Minister, and President of the Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario, Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario (FedDev)
    Share with officials how colleges can support Canada’s training and workforce development needs to meet Canada’s biggest challenges.

    Official report

    • Nipun Vats · Assistant Deputy Minister, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
    • Marie-Helene Legare · Director General, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
    • Holly McCracken · Director, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
    • Andrea Smith · A/Director General, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
    Advocate for support for college-led research as a core component of federal research and innovation funding and policy.

    Official report

    • Dominic Laporte · Senior Assistant Deputy Minister, Public Services and Procurement Canada (PSPC)
    • Mark Quinlan · Senior Assistant Deputy Minister, Public Services and Procurement Canada (PSPC)
    Share with officials how colleges can support Canada’s training and workforce development needs to meet Canada’s biggest challenges.

    Official report

  • Advocate for support for college-led research as a core component of federal research and innovation funding and policy.

    Official report

  • Share with officials how colleges can support Canada’s training and workforce development needs to meet Canada’s biggest challenges.

    Official report

    • Paul Hébert · President, Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR)
    • Adrian Mota · Vice-President, Research Programs, Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR)
    Advocate for support for college-led research as a core component of federal research and innovation funding and policy.

    Official report

    • Bayan Kadri · Policy Advisor, Office of the Minister of Housing, Infrastructure and Communities, Housing, Infrastructure and Communities Canada (HICC)
    Increase investments and support to address colleges’ infrastructure needs to increase Canada’s training space and access in key high-demand fields that align with federal priority areas. 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.