Varun Srivatsan · Director of Policy, Finance Canada (FIN)
CSMC is engaging the federal government to raise awareness of its organization, mission, and the value it delivers to its members and the broader community. This outreach is intended to build understanding, strengthen relationships with decision-makers, and ensure the organization’s priorities are recognized in relevant policy discussions.Read more
Wendy Hepburn · Acting Director, National Defence (DND)
Michael Floyd · Deputy Director (Acting), Strategic Issues and Analytics, National Defence (DND)
Lolita Shaila Safaee Chalkasra · Senior Defence Policy Officer at Department of National Defence, National Defence (DND)
CSMC is engaging the federal government to raise awareness of its organization, mission, and the value it delivers to its members and the broader community. This outreach is intended to build understanding, strengthen relationships with decision-makers, and ensure the organization’s priorities are recognized in relevant policy discussions.Read more
CSMC is engaging the federal government to raise awareness of its organization, mission, and the value it delivers to its members and the broader community. This outreach is intended to build understanding, strengthen relationships with decision-makers, and ensure the organization’s priorities are recognized in relevant policy discussions.Read more
Conor Lewis · Policy Advisor, National Defence (DND)
Quinn Rinke · Regional Advisor, National Defence (DND)
CSMC is engaging the federal government to raise awareness of its organization, mission, and the value it delivers to its members and the broader community. This outreach is intended to build understanding, strengthen relationships with decision-makers, and ensure the organization’s priorities are recognized in relevant policy discussions.Read more
Galen Richardson · Director of Stakeholder Relations, Privy Council Office (PCO)
Nasser Hadair · Senior Policy Advisor, Privy Council Office (PCO)
CSMC is engaging the federal government to raise awareness of its organization, mission, and the value it delivers to its members and the broader community. This outreach is intended to build understanding, strengthen relationships with decision-makers, and ensure the organization’s priorities are recognized in relevant policy discussions.Read more
Discuss policies and programs related to Canadian economic developmetn as it relates to funding research and development institutes and initiatives.Read more
Discuss policies and programs related to the Strategic Science Fund.
Discuss policies and programs relating to federal research funding.
Discuss talent recruitment and attraction policies and programs and related funding.
Raise awareness of Perimeter Institute and its ongoing work.
Discuss policies and programs related to Canadian economic developmetn as it relates to funding research and development institutes and initiatives.Read more
Discuss policies and programs relating to federal research funding.
Discuss policies and programs related to the Strategic Science Fund.
Raise awareness of Perimeter Institute and its ongoing work.
Discuss talent recruitment and attraction policies and programs and related funding.
Discuss policies and programs related to Canadian economic developmetn as it relates to funding research and development institutes and initiatives.Read more
Discuss policies and programs related to the Strategic Science Fund.
Discuss talent recruitment and attraction policies and programs and related funding.
Raise awareness of Perimeter Institute and its ongoing work.
Discuss policies and programs relating to federal research funding.
Promotion of employer-driven training, support for standardized national credential recognition (e.g., “Blue/Red Seal” programs), and advocacy for increased labour mobility and rapid response to workforce needs.Read more
Support for a pilot program enabling international students at Regulated Career Colleges (RCCs) to qualify for Post-Graduate Work Permits (PGWP), linking study permits to in-demand jobs, enhanced quality assurance for international students, and anti-fraud measures in the regulated career college sector.Read more
Advocacy for expanding the Veterans Affairs Education & Training Benefit (ETB), developing scholarship programs for military spouses, and supporting veteran employment and transition strategies.Read more
The NACC is proposing an expansion to funding for active CAF members and veterans to support skills training and development for military personnel and their families. This includes potential expansions to the Education and Training Benefit for Veterans program.
Requesting equal access to input tax credits (GST/HST rebates) and inclusion in federal student aid, loan forgiveness, and repayment assistance programs, similar to public institutions.
Jane Hicks · Director General, Veterans Affairs Canada (VAC)
Mark Roy · A/ Senior Director, Veterans Affairs Canada (VAC)
The NACC is proposing an expansion to funding for active CAF members and veterans to support skills training and development for military personnel and their families. This includes potential expansions to the Education and Training Benefit for Veterans program.Read more
Hilary Hendricks · Senior Policy Advisor, National Defence (DND)
Private Career Colleges are not eligible to have students apply for Post Graduate Worker Permits. The NACC would like to see this changed as it believes their students are being disadvantaged and discriminated against. To do this there must be a directive from the ministerial level that will allow for post graduate students to make application for the worker permits.Read more
Holly Duggan · Director of Outreach and Stakeholder Relations, House of Commons
Mark Emes · Policy Advisor, House of Commons
Discuss policies and programs related to Canadian economic developmetn as it relates to funding research and development institutes and initiatives.Read more
Discuss policies and programs relating to federal research funding.
Raise awareness of Perimeter Institute and its ongoing work.
Discuss policies and programs related to Canadian economic developmetn as it relates to funding research and development institutes and initiatives.Read more
Discuss policies and programs relating to federal research funding.
Raise awareness of Perimeter Institute and its ongoing work.
Ryan Williams · Member of Parliament, House of Commons
Discuss policies and programs related to Canadian economic developmetn as it relates to funding research and development institutes and initiatives.Read more
Discuss policies and programs relating to federal research funding.
Raise awareness of Perimeter Institute and its ongoing work.
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.