Organization
The University of British Columbia
- Meetings this Parliament
- 106
- With MPs
- 32
- Since Nov 2021
- 303
- Active registrations
- 1
Most recent reported meeting: Sep 25, 2026.
Lobbying by The University of British Columbia: 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 29, 2026 Receives government funding
Filed by Benoit-Antoine Bacon, President
Lobbyists
- Benoit-Antoine Bacon · President
- Eerik Ilves · Senior Director, Government Relations
- Hubert Lai · University Counsel
- Kelsi Wall · Senior Advisor, Government Relations
- Lesley Cormack · Deputy Vice-Chancellor and Principal
- Lisa Goodman · Government Relations Officer
- Melanie Stewart · Vice-President, External Relations
- Peter Zandstra · Vice President, Research and Innovation
- Suzie Currie · Vice Principal and Associate Vice-President, Research and Innovation
Institutions they may lobby: Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC), Business Development Bank of Canada (BDC), Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA), Canada Foundation for Innovation, Canada Infrastructure Bank, Canada Revenue Agency (CRA), Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA), Canadian Heritage (PCH), Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR), Communications Security Establishment Canada (CSEC), Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada (CIRNAC), Elections Canada, Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC), Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC), 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), National Defence (DND), National Research Council (NRC), Natural Resources Canada (NRCan), Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC), Office of the Information Commissioner of Canada (OIC), Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada (OPC), Pacific Economic Development Canada (PacifiCan), Parks Canada (PC), Prime Minister's Office (PMO), Privy Council Office (PCO), Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC), Public Safety Canada (PS), Public Service Commission of Canada (PSC), Public Services and Procurement Canada (PSPC), Senate of Canada, Service Canada (ServCan), Shared Services Canada (SSC), Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC), Statistics Canada (StatCan), Transport Canada (TC), Treasury Board Of Canada Secretariat (TBS), Veterans Affairs Canada (VAC), Women and Gender Equality (WAGE)
What they're lobbying on (7)Hide details
- Discussions with Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada and other relevant departments and agencies regarding the role of universities in supporting federal innovation initiatives, policies and programs.
- Advocacy to secure federal support to develop and upgrade university infrastructure, including but not limited to research and learning facilities, digital infrastructure, and transit infrastructure.
- Advocacy to increase support for university research, including research funding and granting programs administered by the tri-agencies (SSHRC, NSERC and CIHR) and other departments and agencies.
- Advocacy to improve immigration policies and programs for university students, faculty and staff.
- Advocacy to ensure that proposals to develop or amend federal legislation, regulations, policies or programs that directly or indirectly impact the post-secondary system reflect the needs of universities and support our research and education mission.
- Advocacy to enhance support for university research mobilization and commercialization activities.
- Advocacy to enhance student supports, including but not limited to Canada Student Grants and Loans, the Canada Graduate Scholarship Program, supports for Indigenous students, and work-integrated learning programs.
Registration 940086-13463-69. Look it up in the official Registry
Reported meetings
SpreadsheetFiled by Benoit-Antoine Bacon (200), Deborah Buszard (68), Santa Ono (35).
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Reported by Benoit-Antoine Bacon · In-house (organization)
- Alejandro Adem · President, Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC)
Research and DevelopmentScience and Technology
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Reported by Benoit-Antoine Bacon · In-house (organization)
- Ted Hewitt · President, Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC)
Research and Development
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Reported by Benoit-Antoine Bacon · In-house (organization)
- Mitch Davies · President, NRC, National Research Council (NRC)
InfrastructureResearch and DevelopmentScience and Technology
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Reported by Benoit-Antoine Bacon · In-house (organization)
- Matthew Paisley · Senior Policy Advisor, Infrastructure Canada (INFC)
Infrastructure
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Reported by Benoit-Antoine Bacon · In-house (organization)
- Randeep Sarai · Member of Parliament
EducationRegional Development
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Reported by Benoit-Antoine Bacon · In-house (organization)
- Tyler Norman · Regional Advisor, British Columbia, Finance Canada (FIN)
Research and DevelopmentScience and Technology
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Reported by Benoit-Antoine Bacon · In-house (organization)
- Nipun Vats · Assistant Deputy Minister, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
Research and DevelopmentScience and Technology
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Reported by Benoit-Antoine Bacon · In-house (organization)
- Lawrence Hanson · Associate Deputy Minister, Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC)
Research and DevelopmentScience and Technology
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Reported by Benoit-Antoine Bacon · In-house (organization)
- Matt Jeneroux · Member of Parliament
Research and DevelopmentScience and Technology
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Reported by Benoit-Antoine Bacon · In-house (organization)
- Mona Nemer · Chief Science Advisor, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
Research and DevelopmentScience and Technology
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Reported by Benoit-Antoine Bacon · In-house (organization)
- Brad Vis · Member of Parliament
Research and DevelopmentScience and Technology
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Reported by Benoit-Antoine Bacon · In-house (organization)
- Weldon Epp · Assistant Deputy Minister (Indo-Pacific), Global Affairs Canada (GAC)
EducationImmigrationResearch and Development
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Reported by Benoit-Antoine Bacon · In-house (organization)
- Samuel Saint-Vincent · Senior Policy Advisor, Finance Canada (FIN)
- Tyler Norman · Regional Advisor, British Columbia, Finance Canada (FIN)
Research and DevelopmentScience and Technology
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Reported by Benoit-Antoine Bacon · In-house (organization)
- Harjit Sajjan · Minister of Emergency Preparedness and Minister responsible for the Pacific Economic Development Agency of Canada, Pacific Economic Development Canada (PacifiCan)
Research and DevelopmentScience and Technology
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Reported by Benoit-Antoine Bacon · In-house (organization)
- Tako Van Popta · Member of Parliament
Research and DevelopmentScience and Technology
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Reported by Benoit-Antoine Bacon · In-house (organization)
- Glenn Hargrove · Assistant Deputy Minister, Natural Resources Canada (NRCan)
Research and DevelopmentScience and Technology
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Reported by Benoit-Antoine Bacon · In-house (organization)
- Tracy Gray · Member of Parliament, House of Commons
Research and DevelopmentScience and Technology
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Reported by Benoit-Antoine Bacon · In-house (organization)
- Marc Serré · Member of Parliament, House of Commons
Research and DevelopmentScience and Technology
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Reported by Benoit-Antoine Bacon · In-house (organization)
- Ryan Turnbull · Member of Parliament
Research and DevelopmentScience and Technology
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Reported by Benoit-Antoine Bacon · In-house (organization)
- Richard Cannings · Member of Parliament, House of Commons
Research and DevelopmentScience and Technology
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Reported by Benoit-Antoine Bacon · In-house (organization)
- Marc Fortin · Vice-President, Research Grants and Scholarships Directorate, Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC)
- Manal Bahubeshi · Vice-President, Research and Technology Partnerships, Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC)
Research and DevelopmentScience and Technology
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Reported by Benoit-Antoine Bacon · In-house (organization)
- Julie Lefebvre · VP Emerging Technologies, National Research Council (NRC)
- Nishma Kassam · Acting Executive Advisor, Emerging Technologies, National Research Council (NRC)
- Peter Mason · Director General, Quantum and Nanotechnologies, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
Research and DevelopmentScience and Technology
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Reported by Benoit-Antoine Bacon · In-house (organization)
- Nipun Vats · Assistant Deputy Minister, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
- Marie-Helene Legare · Director General, Science Policy Branch, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
- Michael Rosenblatt · Director, Federal Science and Technology Policy, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
Research and DevelopmentScience and Technology
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Reported by Benoit-Antoine Bacon · In-house (organization)
- Sukh Dhaliwal · Member of Parliament
Immigration
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Reported by Benoit-Antoine Bacon · In-house (organization)
- Joyce Murray · Member of Parliament, House of Commons
Immigration
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.