Catherine Demers · Associate Assistant Deputy Minister, Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC)
Funding and policy development to support industry-academic research and development partnerships, commercialization, job creation, training and professional skills development for post-secondary students and post-doctoral fellows, international research collaborations and the promotion of activities that support innovation in Canada.Read more
Funding to support ongoing growth in work-integrated learning collaborations between industry and academia in relation to Mitacs programs.
Innovation policy and programming related to Mitacs domestic and international activity, including the Mitacs Globalink program and efforts to attract top talent and researchers to Canada.
Philip Jennings · Deputy Minister, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
Nipun Vats · Assistant Deputy Minister, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
Sarah MacDonald · Officer, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
Funding and policy development to support industry-academic research and development partnerships, commercialization, job creation, training and professional skills development for post-secondary students and post-doctoral fellows, international research collaborations and the promotion of activities that support innovation in Canada.Read more
Funding to support ongoing growth in work-integrated learning collaborations between industry and academia in relation to Mitacs programs.
Innovation policy and programming related to Mitacs domestic and international activity, including the Mitacs Globalink program and efforts to attract top talent and researchers to Canada.
Matthew O'Connell · Policy Advisor, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
Funding to support ongoing growth in work-integrated learning collaborations between industry and academia in relation to Mitacs programs.Read more
Funding and policy development to support industry-academic research and development partnerships, commercialization, job creation, training and professional skills development for post-secondary students and post-doctoral fellows, international research collaborations and the promotion of activities that support innovation in Canada.
Innovation policy and programming related to Mitacs domestic and international activity, including the Mitacs Globalink program and efforts to attract top talent and researchers to Canada.
Andrea Smith · Senior Director, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
Funding and policy development to support industry-academic research and development partnerships, commercialization, job creation, training and professional skills development for post-secondary students and post-doctoral fellows, international research collaborations and the promotion of activities that support innovation in Canada.Read more
Funding to support ongoing growth in work-integrated learning collaborations between industry and academia in relation to Mitacs programs.
Innovation policy and programming related to Mitacs domestic and international activity, including the Mitacs Globalink program and efforts to attract top talent and researchers to Canada.
Jean-Francois Larue · DG, Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC)
Funding and policy development to support industry-academic research and development partnerships, commercialization, job creation, training and professional skills development for post-secondary students and post-doctoral fellows, international research collaborations and the promotion of activities that support innovation in Canada.Read more
Funding to support ongoing growth in work-integrated learning collaborations between industry and academia in relation to Mitacs programs.
Innovation policy and programming related to Mitacs domestic and international activity, including the Mitacs Globalink program and efforts to attract top talent and researchers to Canada.
Jonathan Barr · Senior Director, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
Funding to support ongoing growth in work-integrated learning collaborations between industry and academia in relation to Mitacs programs.Read more
Funding and policy development to support industry-academic research and development partnerships, commercialization, job creation, training and professional skills development for post-secondary students and post-doctoral fellows, international research collaborations and the promotion of activities that support innovation in Canada.
Innovation policy and programming related to Mitacs domestic and international activity, including the Mitacs Globalink program and efforts to attract top talent and researchers to Canada.
Nipun Vats · Assistant Deputy Minister, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
Funding and policy development to support industry-academic research and development partnerships, commercialization, job creation, training and professional skills development for post-secondary students and post-doctoral fellows, international research collaborations and the promotion of activities that support innovation in Canada.Read more
Funding to support ongoing growth in work-integrated learning collaborations between industry and academia in relation to Mitacs programs.
Innovation policy and programming related to Mitacs domestic and international activity, including the Mitacs Globalink program and efforts to attract top talent and researchers to Canada.
From the Office of the Commissioner of Lobbying's open data, published November 5, 2026.
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