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Lobbying by University of Victoria: its registrations, its lobbyists, the bills it has named and every meeting it has reported with federal office holders since November 2021.

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Organization

University of Victoria

Meetings this Parliament
55
With MPs
13
Since Nov 2021
191
Active registrations
1

Most recent reported meeting: Jul 28, 2026.

Registrations in effect

In-house (organization) In effect since Jul 1, 2026 Receives government funding

Filed by Elizabeth Croft, Acting President and Vice-Chancellor

Lobbyists

  • Chris Horbachewski · Vice-President External Relations
  • James Smith · Director, Government Relations Former public office holder

    Formerly Senior Communications Advisor, 3rd Party, House of Commons (2017–2019)

    Formerly Press Secretary, 3rd Party Office, House of Commons (2016–2017)

    Formerly Legislative Assistant, Gord Johns, M.P., House of Commons (2015–2016)

    Formerly Legislative Assistant, Andrew Cash, M.P., House of Commons (2012–2015)

  • Jay Cullen · Interim President and CEO, Ocean Networks Canada
  • Jennifer Vornbrock · Associate Vice-President, University Relations
  • Jessica Stigant · Director, External Relations, Ocean Networks Canada
  • Lisa Kalynchuk · Vice-President, Research and Innovation
  • Ryan Osterberg · Associate Director, Government Relations, Energy
  • Tristan Denniston · Associate Director, Community and Government Relations

Institutions they may lobby: Accessibility Standards Canada, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC), Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA), Canada Foundation for Innovation, Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC), Canada School of Public Service (CSPS), Canadian Coast Guard (CCG), Canadian Heritage (PCH), Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR), Canadian Northern Economic Development Agency (CanNor), Canadian Space Agency (CSA), Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada (CIRNAC), Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC), Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC), Federal Economic Development Agency for Northern Ontario, Finance Canada (FIN), Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO), Global Affairs Canada (GAC), Health Canada (HC), House of Commons, Housing, Infrastructure and Communities Canada (HICC), Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC), Impact Assessment Agency of Canada (IAAC), Indigenous Services Canada (ISC), Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED), Justice Canada (JC), National Defence (DND), National Research Council (NRC), Natural Resources Canada (NRCan), Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC), Office of the Auditor General of Canada (OAG), Pacific Economic Development Canada (PacifiCan), Prime Minister's Office (PMO), Privy Council Office (PCO), Public Safety Canada (PS), Public Service Commission of Canada (PSC), Rural Economic Development (Minister’s Office), Senate of Canada, Service Canada (ServCan), Shared Services Canada (SSC), Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC), Transport Canada (TC), Treasury Board Of Canada Secretariat (TBS), Women and Gender Equality (WAGE)

What they're lobbying on (15)
  • Arranging meetings with government officials to discuss how the University of Victoria's research and innovation capacity can support the Government of Canada’s defence priorities, including Arctic and maritime surveillance and security
  • International Student Policy Development.
  • Student Assistance Programs.
  • Discussions to support co-operative education and work-integrated learning opportunities for students.
  • Tri-Council Grant Programming (SSHRC, NSERC, CIHR) and Canada Foundation for Innovation, with respect to research funding
  • Post-Secondary Policies to advance knowledge development and mobilization.
  • Legislation and budgetary measures to support the role of post-secondary education to advance education, innovation, research and science.
  • Discussions regarding supports for research programming related to reconciliation, health, climate, energy, oceans and aerospace initiatives.
  • Partnerships, Policy and funding to advance research, development and deployment of community-based clean energy systems
  • Funding for research and campus infrastructure
  • Advance discussions and supports for UVic’s research centres
  • Continue to advance partnerships and funding to support Ocean Networks Canada
  • Development of a national network for CanAssist to increase opportunities to develop assistive technology equipment for people with disabilities Canada-wide.
  • Support for education and importance of knowledge based economy.
  • Role of Canadian University Research Parks in Commercialization of Research and Technology.

Registration 965731-13267-64. Look it up in the official Registry

Reported meetings

Spreadsheet

Filed by Kevin Hall (137), Robina Thomas (52), Elizabeth Croft (2).

  • Reported by Kevin Hall · In-house (organization)

    • Faizel Gulamhussein · COS, Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO)

    Research and Development

    Official report

  • Reported by Kevin Hall · In-house (organization)

    Aboriginal Affairs

    Official report

  • Reported by Kevin Hall · In-house (organization)

    Aboriginal Affairs

    Official report

  • Reported by Kevin Hall · In-house (organization)

    • Daniel Quan-Watson · Deputy Minister, House of Commons

    Aboriginal Affairs

    Official report

  • Reported by Kevin Hall · In-house (organization)

    • Brian Smith · APEC Policy Officer, Global Affairs Canada (GAC)

    Research and Development

    Official report

  • Reported by Kevin Hall · In-house (organization)

    • Shahad Khalladi · Officer, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)

    Research and Development

    Official report

  • Reported by Kevin Hall · In-house (organization)

    • Astrid Krizus · Climate Advisor, Prime Minister's Office (PMO)

    Science and Technology

    Official report

  • Reported by Kevin Hall · In-house (organization)

    • Joanna Lam · Policy and Regional Advisor, Indigenous Services Canada (ISC)

    Aboriginal Affairs

    Official report

  • Reported by Kevin Hall · In-house (organization)

    • Liam Olsen · Regional Advisor for British-Columbia and the Prairies, Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC)

    Research and Development

    Official report

  • Reported by Kevin Hall · In-house (organization)

    • Rayna Sutherland · Policy advisor, Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada (CIRNAC)

    Aboriginal Affairs

    Official report

  • Reported by Kevin Hall · In-house (organization)

    • Gary Xie · Policy Advisor, Natural Resources Canada (NRCan)

    Research and Development

    Official report

  • Reported by Kevin Hall · In-house (organization)

    • Chantal Tshimanga · Advisor, Parliamentary and Regional Affairs (West & North), Justice Canada (JC)
    • Lindsay Jean · Policy Advisor, Justice Canada (JC)

    Aboriginal Affairs

    Official report

  • Reported by Kevin Hall · In-house (organization)

    • Ben Chin · Senior Advisor, Prime Minister's Office (PMO)

    Research and Development

    Official report

  • Reported by Kevin Hall · In-house (organization)

    • Blake Oliver · Senior Policy Advisor, Finance Canada (FIN)
    • Tyler Norman · Regional Advisor, British Columbia, Finance Canada (FIN)

    Research and Development

    Official report

  • Reported by Kevin Hall · In-house (organization)

    • Jared Forman · Policy Advisor, House of Commons

    Climate

    Official report

  • Reported by Kevin Hall · In-house (organization)

    • Randi Anderson · Director of Policy, House of Commons

    Energy

    Official report

  • Reported by Kevin Hall · In-house (organization)

    • Kathy Kettler · Chief of Staff to the Minister, House of Commons

    Aboriginal Affairs

    Official report

  • Reported by Kevin Hall · In-house (organization)

    • Deliah Bernard · Indigenous Affairs Advisor, Senate of Canada

    Aboriginal Affairs

    Official report

  • Reported by Kevin Hall · In-house (organization)

    • Harjit Sajjan · Minister of International Development and Minister responsible for the Pacific Economic Development Agency of Canada, House of Commons

    Environment

    Official report

  • Reported by Kevin Hall · In-house (organization)

    • Jean Francois Fortin · Assistant Deputy Minister, Justice Canada (JC)

    Aboriginal Affairs

    Official report

  • Reported by Kevin Hall · In-house (organization)

    • Ben Chin · Senior Advisor, Prime Minister's Office (PMO)

    Aboriginal Affairs

    Official report

  • Reported by Kevin Hall · In-house (organization)

    • Damien C. Kurek · Member of Parliament, House of Commons

    Immigration

    Official report

  • Reported by Kevin Hall · In-house (organization)

    Immigration

    Official report

  • Reported by Kevin Hall · In-house (organization)

    Immigration

    Official report

  • Reported by Kevin Hall · In-house (organization)

    • Jonathan Wilkinson · Minister of Natural Resources, Natural Resources Canada (NRCan)

    ClimateEnergyResearch and Development

    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.