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)
- Alejandro Adem · President, Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC)
Indirect Costs of Research Program - increase in support to levels of international peers, source of funding to be determined.
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Reported by Patrick Deane · In-house (organization)
- Andrew Brown · Associate Deputy Minister, Canadian Heritage (PCH)
Funding for infrastructure to support advanced research and teaching Read more
Indirect Costs of Research Program - increase in support to levels of international peers, source of funding to be determined.
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Reported by Patrick Deane · In-house (organization)
- Nipun Vats · Assistant Deputy Minister, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
- Francis Bilodeau · Associate Deputy Minister, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
- Sheila Kennedy · Assistant Director, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
Indirect Costs of Research Program - increase in support to levels of international peers, source of funding to be determined.
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Reported by Patrick Deane · In-house (organization)
- Mala Khanna · Deputy Secretary to the Cabinet, Privy Council Office (PCO)
FedDev Ontario Applied Research and Commercialization (ARC) initiative to support applied research and commercialization for SME-University partnerships
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Reported by Patrick Deane · In-house (organization)
- Mona Nemer · Chief Science Advisor, Prime Minister's Office (PMO)
Science and Technology Policy - Operating funding for major scientific installations and equipment from the Canada Foundation for Innovation.
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Reported by Patrick Deane · In-house (organization)
- Steven Guilbeault · Minister of Canadian Heritage, Canadian Heritage (PCH)
Student assistance and financial support for higher education, sources of funding to be determined.
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Reported by Patrick Deane · In-house (organization)
- Matthew O'Connell · Policy Advisor, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
Funding for infrastructure to support advanced research and teaching Read more
Science and Technology Policy - Operating funding for major scientific installations and equipment from the Canada Foundation for Innovation.
Indirect Costs of Research Program - increase in support to levels of international peers, source of funding to be determined.
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Reported by Patrick Deane · In-house (organization)
- Jamie Schmale · Member of Parliament
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. Read more
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Reported by Patrick Deane · In-house (organization)
- Mona Nemer · Chief Science Advisor, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
Indirect Costs of Research Program - increase in support to levels of international peers, source of funding to be determined.
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Reported by Patrick Deane · In-house (organization)
- Mona Nemer · Chief Science Advisor, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
Indirect Costs of Research Program - increase in support to levels of international peers, source of funding to be determined. Read more
Funding for infrastructure to support advanced research and teaching
Maintenance and growth in funding for investigator-driven grants from tricouncils.
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Reported by Patrick Deane · In-house (organization)
- Dominique LaLonde · Director, Institutional Programs, Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC)
Maintenance and growth in funding for investigator-driven grants from tricouncils.
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Reported by Patrick Deane · In-house (organization)
- Daniel Quinn · Director, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
- Philippe Oliver-Giroux · Senior Policy Analyst, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
Funding for infrastructure to support advanced research and teaching Read more
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.
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Reported by Patrick Deane · In-house (organization)
- Nipun Vats · Assistant Deputy Minister, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
Indirect Costs of Research Program - increase in support to levels of international peers, source of funding to be determined. Read more
Funding for infrastructure to support advanced research and teaching
Maintenance and growth in funding for investigator-driven grants from tricouncils.
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Reported by Patrick Deane · In-house (organization)
- Viviane Lapointe · Member of Parliament
Funding for infrastructure to support advanced research and teaching Read more
Indirect Costs of Research Program - increase in support to levels of international peers, source of funding to be determined.
Maintenance and growth in funding for investigator-driven grants from tricouncils.
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Reported by Patrick Deane · In-house (organization)
- Matthew O'Connell · Policy Advisor, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
Indirect Costs of Research Program - increase in support to levels of international peers, source of funding to be determined.
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Reported by Patrick Deane · In-house (organization)
- Ryan Turnbull · Member of Parliament
Funding for infrastructure to support advanced research and teaching
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Reported by Patrick Deane · In-house (organization)
- François-Philippe Champagne · Minister of Innovation, Sciences and Economic Development, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
Maintenance and growth in funding for investigator-driven grants from tricouncils.
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Reported by Patrick Deane · In-house (organization)
- Aaron Wudrick · Policy Director, House of Commons
Funding for infrastructure to support advanced research and teaching
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Reported by Patrick Deane · In-house (organization)
- Valérie Laflamme · Associate Vice-President, Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC)
Maintenance and growth in funding for investigator-driven grants from tricouncils.
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Reported by Patrick Deane · In-house (organization)
- Bryce McRae · Manager of Stakeholder Relations, House of Commons
Student assistance and financial support for higher education, sources of funding to be determined.
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Reported by Patrick Deane · In-house (organization)
- Tom Kmiec · Member of Parliament
Student assistance and financial support for higher education, sources of funding to be determined.
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Reported by Patrick Deane · In-house (organization)
- Matthew O'Connell · Policy Advisor, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
Indirect Costs of Research Program - increase in support to levels of international peers, source of funding to be determined.
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Reported by Patrick Deane · In-house (organization)
- Jamil Jivani · Member of Parliament
Indirect Costs of Research Program - increase in support to levels of international peers, source of funding to be determined. Read more
Funding for infrastructure to support advanced research and teaching
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Reported by Patrick Deane · In-house (organization)
- Mark Schaan · Deputy Secretary to the Cabinet, Artificial Intelligence, Privy Council Office (PCO)
Indirect Costs of Research Program - increase in support to levels of international peers, source of funding to be determined. Read more
Funding for infrastructure to support advanced research and teaching
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Reported by Patrick Deane · In-house (organization)
- Ryan Turnbull · Member of Parliament
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.