Organization
Polytechnics Canada
- Meetings this Parliament
- 102
- With MPs
- 19
- Since Nov 2021
- 263
- Active registrations
- 1
Most recent reported meeting: Sep 29, 2026.
Lobbying by Polytechnics Canada: its registrations, its lobbyists, the bills it has named and every meeting it has reported with federal office holders since November 2021.
← LobbyingRegistrations in effect
In-house (organization) In effect since Sep 11, 2026
Filed by Sarah Watts-Rynard, Chief Executive Officer
Lobbyists
- Alex Hornby · Manager of Operations
- Diana Trudel · Policy Analyst
- Kamila Graczyk · Communications Coordinator
- Margaret Myers · Junior Communications Coordinator
- Ricardo Arena · Director of Policy
- Sarah Watts-Rynard · Chief Executive Officer
Institutions they may lobby: Canada Revenue Agency (CRA), Canadian Heritage (PCH), Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR), Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC), Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC), Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario (FedDev), Finance Canada (FIN), Global Affairs Canada (GAC), Health Canada (HC), House of Commons, Housing, Infrastructure and Communities Canada (HICC), Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC), Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED), National Defence (DND), National Research Council (NRC), Natural Resources Canada (NRCan), Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC), Prime Minister's Office (PMO), Privy Council Office (PCO), Public Service Commission of Canada (PSC), Public Services and Procurement Canada (PSPC), Senate of Canada, Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC), Statistics Canada (StatCan), Treasury Board Of Canada Secretariat (TBS), Veterans Affairs Canada (VAC), Women and Gender Equality (WAGE)
What they're lobbying on (12)Hide details
- Tax policy affecting philanthropy, small business innovation and post-secondary institutions; tax benefits and credits for apprentices; tax benefits and credits for employers.
- Participate in all relevant policy discussions and consultations about academic research funding, business innovation and applied research; how businesses, non-profits and other enterprises benefit from innovation supports from academic institutions/polytechnics.
- Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council, College and Community Innovation Program; tri-council structure and funding; eligibility of polytechnics and colleges for research funding and research support; Horizon Europe and opportunities for polytechnics to engage in international research partnerships.
- Highly skilled workforce; in-demand occupations.
- Supports, programs and policies designed to boost innovation and productivity; technology adoption; respond to skills needs; polytechnics and colleges as innovation intermediaries.
- Student housing; funding to support equipment purchase for training in high-demand fields, infrastructure programs geared to the post-secondary sector.
- Respond to consultations and advocate for change to international student policy; consider how polytechnics/colleges support inward and outward student mobility; consider international best practices for workforce development and applied research; better integration of newcomers through credential recognition, prior learning recognition and upskilling.
- Participate in all relevant policy discussions about skills training and work-integrated learning; upskilling and reskilling policies, programs and funding; apprenticeship training, attraction, retention and completion, including on federal projects.
- Adequate financial support for learners through the Canada Student Loan Program and other student-centered programs; Edu-Canada marketing and branding initiatives.
- Participate in all relevant policy discussions and consultations related to productivity, business innovation, technology adoption and artificial intelligence.
- Seeking funding for the activities of polytechnics and colleges in areas including workforce development, applied research and infrastructure/equipment.
- Canada Foundation for Innovation - Seek ongoing infrastructure support for the applied research conducted by colleges and Polytechnics.
Registration 940122-12991-79. Look it up in the official Registry
Reported meetings
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Reported by Sarah Watts-Rynard · In-house (organization)
- Marc Miller · Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC)
- Harpreet Kochhar · Deputy Minister, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC)
Innovation - participate in all relevant policy discussions on applied research and commercialization, including discussions on including innovation in federal procurement. Read more
Education - Participate in all relevant policy discussions about skills training and work integrated learning.
Edu-Canada branding and marketing initiatives with respect to promoting Canadian college and polytechnic education in foreign markets.
Timely, relevant collection of post-secondary education and research data, and labour market information, with respect to analysis and current and possible future initiatives in the college/polytechnic sector.
Policies relating to international student recruitment and student visas.
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Reported by Sarah Watts-Rynard · In-house (organization)
- Ted Falk · Member of Parliament
- Helena Jaczek · Member of Parliament
- Randeep Sarai · Member of Parliament
- James Maloney · Member of Parliament
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- Ahmed Hussen · Member of Parliament
- Randy Boissonnault · Member of Parliament, House of Commons
Innovation - participate in all relevant policy discussions on applied research and commercialization, including discussions on including innovation in federal procurement. Read more
Edu-Canada branding and marketing initiatives with respect to promoting Canadian college and polytechnic education in foreign markets.
Education - Participate in all relevant policy discussions about skills training and work integrated learning.
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Reported by Sarah Watts-Rynard · In-house (organization)
- Randy Boissonnault · Member of Parliament, House of Commons
Timely, relevant collection of post-secondary education and research data, and labour market information, with respect to analysis and current and possible future initiatives in the college/polytechnic sector. Read more
Policies relating to international student recruitment and student visas.
Innovation - participate in all relevant policy discussions on applied research and commercialization, including discussions on including innovation in federal procurement.
Education - Participate in all relevant policy discussions about skills training and work integrated learning.
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Reported by Sarah Watts-Rynard · In-house (organization)
- Ryan Turnbull · Member of Parliament
Seeking increased funding for NSERC's College and Community Innovation program; equitable treatment and financial support for apprenticeship students; and harnessing the experience and potential of underemployed foreign trained professionals living in Canada. Read more
Education - Participate in all relevant policy discussions about skills training and work integrated learning.
Innovation - participate in all relevant policy discussions on applied research and commercialization, including discussions on including innovation in federal procurement.
Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council - Changes to the College and Community Innovation Program and other NSERC programs to allow for additional proposals from each institution.
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Reported by Sarah Watts-Rynard · In-house (organization)
- Marcel Turcot · Director General, National Research Council (NRC)
- Erica Fraser · Director, National Research Council (NRC)
Seeking increased funding for NSERC's College and Community Innovation program; equitable treatment and financial support for apprenticeship students; and harnessing the experience and potential of underemployed foreign trained professionals living in Canada. Read more
Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council - Changes to the College and Community Innovation Program and other NSERC programs to allow for additional proposals from each institution.
Innovation - participate in all relevant policy discussions on applied research and commercialization, including discussions on including innovation in federal procurement.
Education - Participate in all relevant policy discussions about skills training and work integrated learning.
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Reported by Sarah Watts-Rynard · In-house (organization)
- Adam Chambers · Member of Parliament
Innovation - participate in all relevant policy discussions on applied research and commercialization, including discussions on including innovation in federal procurement. Read more
Education - Participate in all relevant policy discussions about skills training and work integrated learning.
Policies relating to international student recruitment and student visas.
Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council - Changes to the College and Community Innovation Program and other NSERC programs to allow for additional proposals from each institution.
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Reported by Sarah Watts-Rynard · In-house (organization)
- Greg McLean · Member of Parliament
Education - Participate in all relevant policy discussions about skills training and work integrated learning. Read more
Innovation - participate in all relevant policy discussions on applied research and commercialization, including discussions on including innovation in federal procurement.
Policies relating to international student recruitment and student visas.
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Reported by Sarah Watts-Rynard · In-house (organization)
- Nipun Vats · Assistant Deputy Minister, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
Innovation - participate in all relevant policy discussions on applied research and commercialization, including discussions on including innovation in federal procurement. Read more
Seeking increased funding for NSERC's College and Community Innovation program; equitable treatment and financial support for apprenticeship students; and harnessing the experience and potential of underemployed foreign trained professionals living in Canada.
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Reported by Sarah Watts-Rynard · In-house (organization)
- Michèle Kingsley · Assistant Deputy Minister, Economic, Family & Social Migration, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC)
- Bronwyn May · Director General, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC)
- Julie Spattz · Senior Director, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC)
Edu-Canada branding and marketing initiatives with respect to promoting Canadian college and polytechnic education in foreign markets. Read more
Timely, relevant collection of post-secondary education and research data, and labour market information, with respect to analysis and current and possible future initiatives in the college/polytechnic sector.
Policies relating to international student recruitment and student visas.
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Reported by Sarah Watts-Rynard · In-house (organization)
- Lloyd Longfield · Member of Parliament, House of Commons
Seeking increased funding for NSERC's College and Community Innovation program; equitable treatment and financial support for apprenticeship students; and harnessing the experience and potential of underemployed foreign trained professionals living in Canada. Read more
Innovation - participate in all relevant policy discussions on applied research and commercialization, including discussions on including innovation in federal procurement.
Policies relating to international student recruitment and student visas.
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Reported by Sarah Watts-Rynard · In-house (organization)
- Francesco Sorbara · Member of Parliment, House of Commons
Innovation - participate in all relevant policy discussions on applied research and commercialization, including discussions on including innovation in federal procurement. Read more
Seeking increased funding for NSERC's College and Community Innovation program; equitable treatment and financial support for apprenticeship students; and harnessing the experience and potential of underemployed foreign trained professionals living in Canada.
Policies relating to international student recruitment and student visas.
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Reported by Sarah Watts-Rynard · In-house (organization)
- Nipun Vats · Assistant Deputy Minister, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
Employment and TrainingResearch and DevelopmentScience and Technology
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Reported by Sarah Watts-Rynard · In-house (organization)
- Karen Vecchio · Member of Parliament, House of Commons
BudgetEmployment and TrainingResearch and DevelopmentScience and Technology
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Reported by Sarah Watts-Rynard · In-house (organization)
- Leah Gazan · Member of Parliament
BudgetEducationResearch and DevelopmentScience and Technology
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Reported by Sarah Watts-Rynard · In-house (organization)
- Nipun Vats · Assistant Deputy Minister, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
Employment and TrainingResearch and DevelopmentScience and Technology
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Reported by Sarah Watts-Rynard · In-house (organization)
- François-Philippe Champagne · Minister of Innovation, Sciences and Economic Development, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
International RelationsResearch and DevelopmentScience and Technology
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Reported by Sarah Watts-Rynard · In-house (organization)
- Nipun Vats · Assistant Deputy Minister, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
- Genevieve Tanguay · Assistant Deputy Minister, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
- Ted Hewitt · President, Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC)
- Alejandro Adem · President, Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC)
and 7 moreShow fewer
- Catherine MacLeod · Executive Vice-President, Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR)
- Francis Bilodeau · Associate Deputy Minister, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
- Manal Bahubeshi · Associate Vice-President, Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC)
- Tammy Clifford · Acting President, Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR)
- Mitch Davies · President, NRC, National Research Council (NRC)
- Valerie La Traverse · Vice-President, Corporate Affaires, Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC)
- Eric Costen · Associate Deputy Minister, Health Canada (HC)
EducationResearch and DevelopmentScience and Technology
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Reported by Sarah Watts-Rynard · In-house (organization)
- Michael Roche · Research and Policy Coordinator, House of Commons
EducationEmployment and Training
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Reported by Sarah Watts-Rynard · In-house (organization)
- Francis Bilodeau · Associate Deputy Minister, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
EducationResearch and DevelopmentScience and Technology
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Reported by Sarah Watts-Rynard · In-house (organization)
- Nipun Vats · Assistant Deputy Minister, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
Employment and TrainingResearch and DevelopmentScience and Technology
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Reported by Sarah Watts-Rynard · In-house (organization)
- Shahad Khalladi · Officer, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
EducationEmployment and Training
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Reported by Sarah Watts-Rynard · In-house (organization)
- Shahad Khalladi · Officer, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
- Sarah MacDonald · Special Assistant (Parliamentary Affairs and Assistant to the Parliamentary Secretary), Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
BudgetEducationScience and Technology
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Reported by Sarah Watts-Rynard · In-house (organization)
- Samuel Saint-Vincent · Policy Advisor, Finance Canada (FIN)
BudgetEducationResearch and Development
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Reported by Sarah Watts-Rynard · In-house (organization)
- Riley Schnurr · Deputy Director of Policy, Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC)
BudgetEducationEmployment and Training
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Reported by Sarah Watts-Rynard · In-house (organization)
- Nipun Vats · Assistant Deputy Minister, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
Employment and TrainingResearch and DevelopmentScience and Technology
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.