Organization
Colleges and Institutes Canada
- Meetings this Parliament
- 156
- With MPs
- 31
- Since Nov 2021
- 557
- Active registrations
- 1
Most recent reported meeting: Sep 29, 2026.
Lobbying by Colleges and Institutes 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 May 8, 2026 Receives government funding
Filed by Pari Johnston, President and Chief Executive Officer
Lobbyists
- Florence Touré · Vice-President, Programs and Partnerships
- Gustave Pinault-Masson · Senior Policy Advisor, Government Relations and Policy Research
- Marie-Josée Fortin · Director, America's & Francophone & Lusophone Africa
- Michael McDonald · Vice?President, External and Member Relations
- Pari Johnston · President and Chief Executive Officer
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Rose Blackwood · Senior Policy Advisor, Government Relations & Policy Research
Former public office holder
Formerly Member's Assistant, Office of Alistair MacGregor, MP, House of Commons (2018–2021)
Formerly Constituency Assistant, Office of Murray Rankin, MP, House of Commons (2017–2017)
- Tresanna Hassanally · Manager, Planning for Canada
- Victoria Johnston · Policy Analyst, Government Relations and Policy Research
Institutions they may lobby: Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC), Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency (ACOA), Bank of Canada, Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA), Canada Economic Development for Quebec Regions, Canada Foundation for Innovation, Canada Industrial Relations Board (CIRB), Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC), Canada Revenue Agency (CRA), Canadian Heritage (PCH), Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR), Canadian Northern Economic Development Agency (CanNor), Canadian Space Agency (CSA), Copyright Board of Canada (CB), Correctional Service of Canada (CSC), Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada (CIRNAC), Elections Canada, Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC), Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC), Federal Economic Development Agency for Northern Ontario, Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario (FedDev), 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), Indigenous Services Canada (ISC), Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED), International Development Research Centre (IDRC), National Capital Commission (NCC), National Defence (DND), National Research Council (NRC), Natural Resources Canada (NRCan), Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC), Office of the Commissioner of Official Languages (OCOL), Pacific Economic Development Canada (PacifiCan), Prairies Economic Development Canada (PrairiesCan), 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), Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP), Senate of Canada, Service Canada (ServCan), 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 (13)Hide details
- Advocate for place-based solutions to Canada’s biggest challenges, which support the region-specific mandates of public colleges and ensure local training needs are considered in policy development.
- Increase support to developing countries and other partner countries to build technical and vocational training capacity, strengthen skills development and education systems, and enhance Canada’s global education brand.
- Advocate for support for college-led research as a core component of federal research and innovation funding and policy.
- Discuss how colleges can support immigration programs, such as foreign credential recognition or international students, to meet Canada’s labour market needs, and share with officials impacts of policy changes on the college sector.
- Share with officials how colleges can support Canada’s training and workforce development needs to meet Canada’s biggest challenges.
- Share with officials the role of colleges and institutes in delivering high quality education for Canadians, and ensuring access to education for Canadians.
- Advance reconciliation through partnerships with Canada’s public colleges, institutes, CEGEPs, polytechnics, and Indigenous Institutes of Education.
- Promote the role and expertise of colleges in deepening Canada’s relationships with other countries.
- Promote the value of educational fair dealing in supporting colleges and institutes in their mandate to provide advanced skills and to enable them to better respond to the skills shortage.
- Increase investments and support to address colleges’ infrastructure needs to increase Canada’s training space and access in key high-demand fields that align with federal priority areas.
- Enable post-secondary institutions to obtain grants and loans to develop student housing projects, with additional supports for housing that supports students from vulnerable populations.
- Ensure Canada’s colleges and institutes have the necessary federal support to provide high-quality training for future healthcare professionals.
- Ensure the specific needs of institutions, including French institutions and those in minority linguistic communities, are taken into account when federal policies and programs are designed and delivered.
Registration 956617-16499-76. Look it up in the official Registry
Reported meetings
SpreadsheetFiled by Pari Johnston (336), Denise Amyot (221).
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Reported by Denise Amyot · In-house (organization)
- Marilyn Gladu · Member of Parliament
Intellectual Property
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Reported by Denise Amyot · In-house (organization)
- Tom Kmiec · Member of Parliament
Immigration
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Reported by Denise Amyot · In-house (organization)
- Michael Kurliak · Policy Advisor to the Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC)
Immigration
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Reported by Denise Amyot · In-house (organization)
- Yasmine Atassi · Policy Advisor, Natural Resources Canada (NRCan)
Infrastructure
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Reported by Denise Amyot · In-house (organization)
- Nipun Vats · Assistant Deputy Minister, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
- Michelle Gravelle · Director General, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
Research and Development
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Reported by Denise Amyot · In-house (organization)
- Kyle Fox · Policy Advisor, Office of the Minister of Housing and Diversity and Inclusion, Infrastructure Canada (INFC)
- Kayla Dharamshi · Senior Policy Affairs Assistant, Office of the Minister of Housing and Diversity and Inclusion, Infrastructure Canada (INFC)
Infrastructure
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Reported by Denise Amyot · In-house (organization)
- Tracy Gray · Member of Parliament, House of Commons
Education
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Reported by Denise Amyot · In-house (organization)
- Matthew Paisley · Policy Advisor, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC)
- Vanessa Cranston · Special Assistant, Parliamentary Affairs Advisor, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC)
Immigration
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Reported by Denise Amyot · In-house (organization)
- Nipun Vats · Assistant Deputy Minister, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
Research and Development
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Reported by Denise Amyot · In-house (organization)
- Nipun Vats · Assistant Deputy Minister, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
Research and Development
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Reported by Denise Amyot · In-house (organization)
- Ryan Williams · Member of Parliament, House of Commons
Intellectual Property
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Reported by Denise Amyot · In-house (organization)
- Shahad Khalladi · Officer, Science Policy, Office of the Minister, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
Research and Development
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Reported by Denise Amyot · In-house (organization)
- Andy Fillmore · Member of Parliament, House of Commons
- Shristi Radhakrishnan · Policy Advisor, Office of the Minister, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
- Sarah MacDonald · Special Assistant, Office of the Minister, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
EducationIntellectual Property
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Reported by Denise Amyot · In-house (organization)
- Christiane Fox · Deputy Minister, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC)
- Michele Kingsley · Assistant Deputy Minister, Operations, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC)
- Cynthia Ralickas · Director, International Students Policy and Programs, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC)
Immigration
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Reported by Denise Amyot · In-house (organization)
- Nipun Vats · Assistant Deputy Minister, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
- Michelle Gravelle · Director General, Science Programs and Partnerships Branch, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
Research and Development
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Reported by Denise Amyot · In-house (organization)
- Sara Korajian Rankin · Senior Policy Advisor, Office of the Minister, Canadian Heritage (PCH)
- Brian MacKay · Senior Policy Advisor, Office of the Minister, Canadian Heritage (PCH)
EducationIntellectual Property
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Reported by Denise Amyot · In-house (organization)
- Atiq Rahman · Assistant Deputy Minister, Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC)
- Sara Wilshaw · Chief Trade Commissioner, Global Affairs Canada (GAC)
- Alexis Conrad · Assistant Secretary to the Cabinet, Economic and Regional, Privy Council Office (PCO)
Employment and Training
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Reported by Denise Amyot · In-house (organization)
- Atiq Rahman · Assistant Deputy Minister, Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC)
- Annik Beaudry · Director General, Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC)
Employment and Training
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Reported by Denise Amyot · In-house (organization)
- Douglas Wong · Policy Advisor, Office of the Minister, Finance Canada (FIN)
Employment and Training
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Reported by Denise Amyot · In-house (organization)
- Lisa Hepfner · Member of Parliament
EducationIntellectual Property
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Reported by Denise Amyot · In-house (organization)
- Patricia Peña · Assistant Deputy Minister, Global Affairs Canada (GAC)
International Development
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Reported by Denise Amyot · In-house (organization)
- Matthew Paisley · Policy Advisor, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC)
Immigration
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Reported by Denise Amyot · In-house (organization)
- Nipun Vats · Assistant Deputy Minister, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
- Michelle Gravelle · Director General, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
Research and Development
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Reported by Denise Amyot · In-house (organization)
- Farangies Shah · Senior Policy Advisor, Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC)
BudgetEmployment and Training
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Reported by Denise Amyot · In-house (organization)
- Marc D'Iorio · Assistant Deputy Minister, Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC)
Research and Development
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.