Organization
Queen's University
- Meetings this Parliament
- 126
- With MPs
- 27
- Since Nov 2021
- 351
- Active registrations
- 1
Most recent reported meeting: Sep 29, 2026.
Lobbying by Queen's University: 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 Oct 6, 2026 Receives government funding
Filed by Patrick Deane, Principal and Vice-Chancellor
Lobbyists
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Michael Fraser · Vice-Principal (University Relations)
Former designated public office holder
Formerly Chief of Staff, Minister's Office, Human Resources and Skills Development Canada (2008–2011)
Formerly Director of Communications, Minister's Office, Citizenship & Immigration (2006–2008)
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Arthur McDonald · Professor
Former public office holder
Formerly Senior Research Officer, Chalk River, Ontario, Atomic Energy Canada (1980–1982)
Formerly Associate Research Officer, Chalk River, Ontario, Atomic Energy of Canada (1975–1980)
Formerly Assistant Research Officer, Chalk River, Ontario, Atomic Energy Canada (1970–1975)
Formerly Postdoctoral Fellow, Chalk River, Ontario, Atomic Energy Canada (1969–1970)
- Charles Sumbler · Director, Office of the Vice-Principal (Research)
- Jodi Cooley · Executive Director of SNOLAB
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Kelly Nolan · Senior Director, Research and Innovation Partnerships
Former public office holder
Formerly Director of Communications, Networks of Centres of Excellence, Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (2009–2014)
- Lynnette Purda · Interim Dean, Smith School of Business
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Nancy Ross · Vice-Principal (Research)
Former public office holder
Formerly Senior Social Science Researcher, Health Analysis and Measurement Group, Statistics Canada (1998–2001)
Formerly Economist/Sociologist/Statistician Recruit, Health Statistics Division, Statistics Canada (1997–1998)
- Patrick Deane · Principal and Vice-Chancellor
- Ryan Grant · Associate Professor
- Stefanie von Hlatky · Associate Vice-Principal (Research)
- Teodoro Amaro · Policy Analyst, Government Relations
Institutions they may lobby: Bank of Canada, Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA), Canada Foundation for Innovation, Canada Revenue Agency (CRA), Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA), Canadian Heritage (PCH), Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR), Correctional Service of Canada (CSC), 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 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), Indigenous Services Canada (ISC), Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED), Intergovernmental Affairs Secretariat (IGA), National Defence (DND), National Research Council (NRC), Natural Resources Canada (NRCan), Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC), Office of the Secretary to the Governor General (OSGG), Prime Minister's Office (PMO), Privy Council Office (PCO), Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC), Public Safety Canada (PS), Public Services and Procurement Canada (PSPC), Senate of Canada, 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 (23)Hide details
- Advocacy for investment in the Canadian energy sector.
- Advocacy to advance international collaboration to support sustainable development.
- Advocacy to support funding for higher education programs and research initiatives in the health sciences.
- Advocacy to advance Canadian leadership in key areas through long-term support for major research facilities and initiatives.
- Advocacy related to policies that impact international students.
- Advocacy to represent university interests in the allocation of land.
- International collaboration to support the reputation of Canadian universities abroad.
- Advocacy to advance Canadian leadership in priority areas, including artificial intelligence and defence, to support world-class research and the attraction and retention of top talent, including, but not limited to, specific calls for proposals.
- Regulations related to visitor visas to support international engagement.
- Support in principle for high-speed rail along the Québec–Toronto corridor and advocacy for the inclusion of a stop in Kingston.
- Advocacy to secure support in the budget for post-secondary education, research, innovation, and science.
- Advocacy to increase support for university research, including research funding and granting programs administered by the tri-agencies (SSHRC, NSERC, CIHR) and other departments and agencies.
- Advocacy to enhance support for university research mobilization and commercialization.
- Timeliness of decisions regarding Temporary Residence Visas in the recruiting of international faculty.
- Student assistance and financial support for higher education, sources of funding to be determined.
- Science and Technology Policy - Operating funding for major scientific installations and equipment from the Canada Foundation for Innovation.
- Regulations related to the provision of immigration advice (under section 91 of the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act)
- Military and Veteran's Health - seeking support for the national research program of the Canadian Institute for Military and Veteran Health through Veterans Affairs Canada and the Department of National Defence.
- Maintenance and growth in funding for investigator-driven grants from tricouncils.
- Indirect Costs of Research Program - increase in support to levels of international peers, source of funding to be determined.
- Funding for infrastructure to support advanced research and teaching
- Funding for health sciences initiatives - Obtain federal funding to extend the value chain of cancer clinical trails in Canada. Sources of funding to be determined.
- FedDev Ontario Applied Research and Commercialization (ARC) initiative to support applied research and commercialization for SME-University partnerships
Registration 783820-17182-90. Look it up in the official Registry
Reported meetings
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Reported by Patrick Deane · In-house (organization)
- Mark Schaan · Associate Deputy Minister, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
Advocacy to advance Canadian leadership in priority areas to support world-class research, talent attraction and retention, and defence.
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Reported by Patrick Deane · In-house (organization)
- Anushka Kurian · Senior Policy Advisor, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
- Benjamin Ebadi · Policy Advisor (Policy & Stakeholder Relations Advisor), Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
Advocacy to advance Canadian leadership in priority areas to support world-class research, talent attraction and retention, and defence.
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Reported by Patrick Deane · In-house (organization)
- Kevin Leung · Policy Analyst, National Defence (DND)
Advocacy to advance Canadian leadership in priority areas to support world-class research, talent attraction and retention, and defence.
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Reported by Patrick Deane · In-house (organization)
- Viviane Lapointe · Member of Parliament
Advocacy to enhance support for university research mobilization and commercialization.
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Reported by Patrick Deane · In-house (organization)
- Valerie Laflamme · Associate Vice President, Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC)
Advocacy to increase support for university research, including research funding and granting programs administered by the tri-agencies (SSHRC, NSERC, CIHR) and other departments and agencies. Read more
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Reported by Patrick Deane · In-house (organization)
- Tammy Clifford · Vice-President, Research, Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR)
Advocacy to increase support for university research, including research funding and granting programs administered by the tri-agencies (SSHRC, NSERC, CIHR) and other departments and agencies. Read more
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Reported by Patrick Deane · In-house (organization)
- Tammy Clifford · Acting President, Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR)
- David Marchand · Director General, Strategic Policy, Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR)
Advocacy to increase support for university research, including research funding and granting programs administered by the tri-agencies (SSHRC, NSERC, CIHR) and other departments and agencies. Read more
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Reported by Patrick Deane · In-house (organization)
- Manjeet Vinning · Regional Advisor - British Columbia, Prime Minister's Office (PMO)
Advocacy to advance Canadian leadership in priority areas to support world-class research, talent attraction and retention, and defence.
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Reported by Patrick Deane · In-house (organization)
- Benjamin Ebadi · Policy Advisor (Policy & Stakeholder Relations Advisor), Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
- Michael Paramathasan · Director of Policy, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
Advocacy to advance Canadian leadership in priority areas to support world-class research, talent attraction and retention, and defence.
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Reported by Patrick Deane · In-house (organization)
- Manuela Tomic · Senior Policy Advisor, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
- Soha Samii · Regional Advisor for Western Canada, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
Advocacy to advance Canadian leadership in priority areas to support world-class research, talent attraction and retention, and defence.
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Reported by Patrick Deane · In-house (organization)
- David McFarlane · Director of Policy, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
Advocacy to advance Canadian leadership in priority areas to support world-class research, talent attraction and retention, and defence.
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Reported by Patrick Deane · In-house (organization)
- Lena Metlege Diab · Minister of Immigration, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC)
Advocacy to advance Canadian leadership in priority areas to support world-class research, talent attraction and retention, and defence.
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Reported by Patrick Deane · In-house (organization)
- Michael Paramathasan · Director of Policy & Legislative Affairs, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
Advocacy to advance Canadian leadership in priority areas to support world-class research, talent attraction and retention, and defence.
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Reported by Patrick Deane · In-house (organization)
- Mark Gerretsen · Member of Parliament
Advocacy to advance Canadian leadership in priority areas to support world-class research, talent attraction and retention, and defence.
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Reported by Patrick Deane · In-house (organization)
- Michael Paramathasan · Director of Policy & Legislative Affairs, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
Advocacy to advance Canadian leadership in priority areas to support world-class research, talent attraction and retention, and defence.
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Reported by Patrick Deane · In-house (organization)
- Chris Cooter · High Commissioner of Canada to India, Global Affairs Canada (GAC)
Advocacy to advance Canadian leadership in priority areas to support world-class research, talent attraction and retention, and defence.
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Reported by Patrick Deane · In-house (organization)
- Andrew Brown · Associate Deputy Minister, Canadian Heritage (PCH)
Advocacy to advance Canadian leadership in priority areas to support world-class research, talent attraction and retention, and defence.
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Reported by Patrick Deane · In-house (organization)
- Alyth Roos · Special Assistant Policy, Prime Minister's Office (PMO)
Advocacy to advance Canadian leadership in priority areas to support world-class research, talent attraction and retention, and defence.
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Reported by Patrick Deane · In-house (organization)
- Robin Holman · Judge Advocate General, National Defence (DND)
- Vahan Galoumian · Senior Director, National Defence (DND)
- Rami Youssef · Director R&D Programme Design and Integration, National Defence (DND)
- Melanie Trottier · Senior Policy Analyst, National Defence (DND)
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- Frederic Demers · Manager, Service Delivery Management, National Defence and Veterans Affairs, Shared Services Canada (SSC)
- Sara Schlemm · Defence Policy Officer, National Defence (DND)
- Roger Bejjani · Director, National Defence (DND)
- Ahmad Lutfi · Senior Strategic Advisor, National Defence (DND)
- Kelly MacDonald · Digital Services Group, National Defence (DND)
- Eric Fournier · Director General Innovation, National Defence (DND)
Advocacy to advance Canadian leadership in priority areas to support world-class research, talent attraction and retention, and defence.
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Reported by Patrick Deane · In-house (organization)
- Salman Arif · Deputy Director, Stakeholders and Outreach, Prime Minister's Office (PMO)
Advocacy to advance Canadian leadership in priority areas to support world-class research, talent attraction and retention, and defence.
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Reported by Patrick Deane · In-house (organization)
- Susan Hough · Regional Lead, Global Affairs Canada (GAC)
Advocacy to advance Canadian leadership in priority areas to support world-class research, talent attraction and retention, and defence.
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Reported by Patrick Deane · In-house (organization)
- Michael Paramathasan · Director of Policy & Legislative Affairs, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
Advocacy to advance Canadian leadership in priority areas to support world-class research, talent attraction and retention, and defence.
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Reported by Patrick Deane · In-house (organization)
- Mala Khanna · Deputy Secretary to the Cabinet, Privy Council Office (PCO)
Advocacy to advance Canadian leadership in priority areas to support world-class research, talent attraction and retention, and defence.
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Reported by Patrick Deane · In-house (organization)
- Andrew Brown · Associate Deputy Minister, Canadian Heritage (PCH)
Advocacy to advance Canadian leadership in priority areas to support world-class research, talent attraction and retention, and defence.
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Reported by Patrick Deane · In-house (organization)
- Alyth Roos · Special Assistant Policy, Prime Minister's Office (PMO)
Advocacy to advance Canadian leadership in priority areas to support world-class research, talent attraction and retention, and defence.
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.