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Lobbying by Canadian Federation of Students: 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

Canadian Federation of Students

Meetings this Parliament
0
With MPs
0
Since Nov 2021
72
Active registrations
1

Most recent reported meeting: Oct 10, 2024.

Registrations in effect

In-house (organization) In effect since Aug 21, 2026 Receives government funding

Filed by Lesley Griffiths, Director of Finance

Lobbyists

  • Beryl- Aissatou Kem- Bumbara · National Lead, Campaigns and Education
  • Gishleine Oukouomi · Interim Director of Membership Relations
  • Giulia Gagliano - Tsuda · National Lead, Policy and Government Affairs
  • Mary Feltham · National Chairperson
  • Nadia Boutkhil · Director of Services
  • Vanessa Dorimain · Director of Advocacy

Institutions they may lobby: Canada Economic Development for Quebec Regions, Canadian Heritage (PCH), Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR), Elections Canada, Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC), Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC), Finance Canada (FIN), Global Affairs Canada (GAC), House of Commons, Housing, Infrastructure and Communities Canada (HICC), Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC), Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED), National Defence (DND), National Film Board (NFB), Natural Resources Canada (NRCan), Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC), Prime Minister's Office (PMO), Public Services and Procurement Canada (PSPC), Senate of Canada, Service Canada (ServCan), Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC), Statistics Canada (StatCan), Women and Gender Equality (WAGE)

What they're lobbying on (12)
  • Seeking to lift the 2% funding cap on Post-Secondary Student Support Program funding, increase in funding available for Indigenous students and establish dedicated funding to preserve, promote and honour Indigenous languages and cultures.
  • Seeking to increase the Canada Student Grants Program, expand eligibility to include graduate students and improve the Canada Student Loan Program.
  • Seeking to increase funding to improve mental health services available to students.
  • Seeking to establish national framework legislation for post-secondary education funding.
  • Seeking to eliminate tuition fees for all students, restore core funding for post-secondary education, increase investments in skilled trades and apprenticeships and adult education, and increase funding for post-secondary research and scholarships.
  • Immigration regulations, with respect to post-graduate work periods and in-study off-campus work limitations.
  • Fair Elections Act, seeking amendments to the act to ensure students and young people are able to participate in voting.
  • Copyright Act, with respect to interpretation of fair dealing
  • Canada Summer Jobs program, seeking increase to annual budget.
  • Canada Education Savings Act, with respect to converting expenditures on tax credits into need-based grants.
  • BILL C-312 ( Canada Post-Secondary Education Act) An Act relating to cash contributions by Canada and to criteria and conditions in respect of post-secondary education
  • Bankruptcy Act, seeking elimination of prohibition on student loan bankruptcy.

Registration 962854-17205-48. Look it up in the official Registry

Reported meetings

Spreadsheet

Filed by Corey Grist (43), Mary Ojewole (29).

  • Reported by Mary Ojewole · In-house (organization)

    • Emily Taylor · Senior Policy Advisor, Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR)
    • Ya'ara Saks · Minister of Mental Health and Addictions of Canada & Member of Parliament, Health Canada (HC)

    EducationHealth

    Official report

  • Reported by Mary Ojewole · In-house (organization)

    • Keith Torrie · Policy Advisor, Justice Canada (JC)
    • Lindsay Jean · Policy Advisor, Justice Canada (JC)

    EducationJustice and Law EnforcementPrivacy and Access to Information

    Official report

  • Reported by Mary Ojewole · In-house (organization)

    • Emily Taylor · Senior Policy Advisor, Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR)

    EducationHealth

    Official report

  • Reported by Mary Ojewole · In-house (organization)

    • Isabelle Buchanan · Special Assistant, Policy, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC)
    • Akshala Surendranath · Special Assistant, Operations, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC)

    EducationImmigration

    Official report

  • Reported by Corey Grist · In-house (organization)

    • Douglas Wong · Policy Advisor, Finance Canada (FIN)
    • Eric Gustavson · Policy Advisor, Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC)
    • Carina Gabrielle · Policy Advisor, House of Commons

    BudgetEducation

    Official report

  • Reported by Corey Grist · In-house (organization)

    • Shafqat Ali · Member of parliament
    • Peter Maloney · Parliamentary Assistant, House of Commons

    EducationImmigration

    Official report

  • Reported by Corey Grist · In-house (organization)

    • Alice Zheng · Policy Advisor, Women and Gender Equality (WAGE)
    • Myriam Djossou · Policy Advisor, Women and Gender Equality (WAGE)

    EducationFederal-Provincial Relations

    Official report

  • Reported by Corey Grist · In-house (organization)

    • Arielle Kayabaga · Member of Parliament
    • Katie Vezina · Constituency Assistant, House of Commons

    EducationImmigration

    Official report

  • Reported by Corey Grist · In-house (organization)

    EducationImmigration

    Official report

  • Reported by Corey Grist · In-house (organization)

    • Gregory Sibley · Legislative Assistant, House of Commons

    Education

    Official report

  • Reported by Corey Grist · In-house (organization)

    • Marilou McPhedran · Senator, Senate of Canada

    EducationEmployment and TrainingImmigration

    Official report

  • Reported by Corey Grist · In-house (organization)

    • Fara Shah · Senior Policy Advisor, Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC)

    BudgetEducation

    Official report

  • Reported by Corey Grist · In-house (organization)

    • Myriam Djossou · Policy Advisor, Women and Gender Equality (WAGE)

    BudgetEducation

    Official report

  • Reported by Corey Grist · In-house (organization)

    • Taylor Bachrach · Member of Parliament, House of Commons

    Education

    Official report

  • Reported by Corey Grist · In-house (organization)

    • Ahmed Hussen · Minister of Housing and Diversity and Inclusion, Infrastructure Canada (INFC)
    • Aliya Deria · Special Assistant -Operations, Infrastructure Canada (INFC)

    EducationHousing

    Official report

  • Reported by Corey Grist · In-house (organization)

    • Patty Hajdu · Minister of Indigenous Services of Canada, Indigenous Services Canada (ISC)
    • Crystal DePeuter · Constituency Assistant, House of Commons

    Aboriginal AffairsEducation

    Official report

  • Reported by Corey Grist · In-house (organization)

    • Carolyn Bennett · Minister of Mental Health and Addictions and Associate Minister of Health, Health Canada (HC)
    • Kaitlyn Forbes · Policy Advisor, Health Canada (HC)

    Aboriginal AffairsEducationHealth

    Official report

  • Reported by Corey Grist · In-house (organization)

    • Carla Qualtrough · Minister of Employment, Workforce Development and Disability Inclusion, Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC)

    EducationTaxation and Finance

    Official report

  • Reported by Corey Grist · In-house (organization)

    • Elizabeth May · Member of Parliament
    • Alexa Lewis · Member's Assistant, House of Commons

    EducationEnvironmentHealth

    Official report

  • Reported by Corey Grist · In-house (organization)

    • Lisa Marie Barron · Member of Parliament, House of Commons
    • Deborah Hopper · Member's Assistant, House of Commons

    EducationHealthImmigration

    Official report

  • Reported by Corey Grist · In-house (organization)

    • Lindsay Mathyssen · Member of Parliament, House of Commons
    • Shanon Button · Member's Assistant, House of Commons

    EducationHousing

    Official report

  • Reported by Corey Grist · In-house (organization)

    • Bev Busson · Senator, Senate of Canada

    Aboriginal AffairsEducationHealthImmigration

    Official report

  • Reported by Corey Grist · In-house (organization)

    • Julie Dzerowicz · Member of Parliament
    • Jessie Cooke · Parliamentary Assistant, House of Commons

    EducationImmigrationTaxation and Finance

    Official report

  • Reported by Corey Grist · In-house (organization)

    EducationHealthTaxation and Finance

    Official report

  • Reported by Corey Grist · In-house (organization)

    • Yves Perron · Member of Parliament
    • Andréanne Larouche · Member of Parliament
    • Kristina Michaud · Member of Parliament, House of Commons
    • Louise Chabot · Member of Parliament, House of Commons
    and 6 more
    • Christian Rivard · Chief of Staff, House of Commons
    • Anais Thibodeau · Office Manager, House of Commons
    • Ariane Francoeur · Constituency Assistant, House of Commons
    • Amelie Gamache · Parliamentary Assistant, House of Commons
    • Simon Farago · Parliamentary Assistant, House of Commons
    • Francois Robert · Parliamentary Assistant, House of Commons

    Aboriginal AffairsEducationHealthHousingImmigrationTaxation and Finance

    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.