Manuela Tomic · Senior Policy Advisor, Office of the Minister of Industry, and Minister responsible for Canada Economic Development for Quebec Regions, 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.
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
Nicholas Chesterlay · Director General, Microeconomic Policy Analysis, Finance Canada (FIN)
Advocate the renewal of the College Community Innovation Program.Read more
Integrate colleges as equal partners and their role explicitly articulated in the mandate and objectives of new funding mechanisms, in recognition of their capacity to deliver practical research solutions for the benefit of Canadians.
Noémie Fiset-Tremblay · Chief of Staff to the Secretary of State (Labour), Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC)
Brett Szmul · Policy Advisor, Office of the Secretary of State (Labour), Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC)
Share with officials how colleges can support Canada’s training needs, and the role of colleges and institutes in delivering high quality education for Canadians and meeting Canada’s biggest challenges.Read more
Chris Elliott · Lieutenant-Commander, National Defence (DND)
Share with officials how colleges can support Canada’s training needs, and the role of colleges and institutes in delivering high quality education for Canadians and meeting Canada’s biggest challenges.Read more
Matt de Vlieger · Assistant Deputy Minister, 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
Share with officials how colleges can support Canada’s training needs, and the role of colleges and institutes in delivering high quality education for Canadians and meeting Canada’s biggest challenges.
Jill McKnight · Minister of Veterans Affairs of Canada, Veterans Affairs Canada (VAC)
Dilys Fernandes · Chief of Staff, Office of the Minister of Veterans Affairs of Canada, Veterans Affairs Canada (VAC)
Mike Hamm · Director of Policy, Office of the Minister of Veterans Affairs of Canada, Veterans Affairs Canada (VAC)
Share with officials how colleges can support Canada’s training needs, and the role of colleges and institutes in delivering high quality education for Canadians and meeting Canada’s biggest challenges.Read more
Advocate the renewal of the College Community Innovation Program.Read more
Boost innovation by reviewing eligibility for Tri-Council and Canada Foundation for Innovation (CFI) programming, with particular focus on expanding eligibility to Canadian colleges to access funding opportunities.
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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