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.
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.
← LobbyingRegistrations 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)Hide details
- 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
SpreadsheetFiled by Corey Grist (43), Mary Ojewole (29).
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Reported by Corey Grist · In-house (organization)
- Anita Vandenbeld · Member of Parliament
Education
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Reported by Corey Grist · In-house (organization)
- René Cormier · Senator, Senate of Canada
Bilingualism/Official LanguagesEducationImmigrationTaxation and Finance
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Reported by Corey Grist · In-house (organization)
- Michael D. Chong · Member of Parliament
- James Smith · Constituency Assistant, House of Commons
EducationHealthImmigrationTaxation and Finance
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Reported by Corey Grist · In-house (organization)
- Emily Grant · Staff, Senate of Canada
Aboriginal AffairsEducationHealthHousingTaxation and Finance
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Reported by Corey Grist · In-house (organization)
- Mike Morrice · Member of Parliament, House of Commons
EducationHousingTaxation and Finance
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Reported by Corey Grist · In-house (organization)
- Douglas Wong · Policy Advisor, Finance Canada (FIN)
Aboriginal AffairsEducationHousingTaxation and Finance
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Reported by Corey Grist · In-house (organization)
- Alain Therrien · Member of Parliament, House of Commons
- Benjamin Caron · Constituency Assistant, House of Commons
EducationImmigrationTaxation and Finance
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Reported by Corey Grist · In-house (organization)
- Alexandra Mendès · MP Brossard-Saint-Lambert
- Shawn Murphy · Chief of Staff, House of Commons
EducationTaxation and Finance
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Reported by Corey Grist · In-house (organization)
- Jagmeet Singh · Member of Parliament, House of Commons
- Michael Roche · Issues Manager, House of Commons
Aboriginal AffairsEducationImmigration
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Reported by Corey Grist · In-house (organization)
- James Christie · Policy Advisor, Women and Gender Equality (WAGE)
- Myriam Djossou · Policy Advisor, Women and Gender Equality (WAGE)
EducationHealthHousingTaxation and Finance
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Reported by Corey Grist · In-house (organization)
- Leah Gazan · Member of Parliament
- Peyton Veitch · Parliamentary Assistant;, House of Commons
Aboriginal AffairsEducationHousingImmigrationTaxation and Finance
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Reported by Corey Grist · In-house (organization)
- Jean-Guy Dagenais · Senator, Senate of Canada
EducationImmigrationTaxation and Finance
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Reported by Corey Grist · In-house (organization)
- Richard Cannings · Member of Parliament, House of Commons
EducationHealthImmigrationTaxation and Finance
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Reported by Corey Grist · In-house (organization)
- Sameer Zuberi · Member of Parliament
- Lina Akbeek · Constituency Assistant, House of Commons
Aboriginal AffairsEducationImmigrationTaxation and Finance
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Reported by Corey Grist · In-house (organization)
- Blake Desjarlais · Member of Parliament, House of Commons
- Gregory Sibley · Legislative Assistant, House of Commons
Aboriginal AffairsEducationHealthImmigrationTaxation and Finance
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Reported by Corey Grist · In-house (organization)
- Heather McPherson · Member of Parliament
- Laveza Khan · Parliamentary Assistant, House of Commons
Aboriginal AffairsEducationHealthHousingImmigrationTaxation and Finance
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Reported by Corey Grist · In-house (organization)
- Vance Badawey · Member of Parliament, House of Commons
- Kaitlyn Peters · Legislative Assistant, House of Commons
Aboriginal AffairsEducationHealthHousingTaxation and Finance
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Reported by Corey Grist · In-house (organization)
- Daniel Blaikie · Member of Parliament, House of Commons
EducationEmployment and TrainingImmigrationTaxation and Finance
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Reported by Corey Grist · In-house (organization)
- Marty Morantz · Member of Parliament, House of Commons
- Raquel Franco · Legislative Assistant, House of Commons
EducationImmigrationTaxation and Finance
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Reported by Corey Grist · In-house (organization)
- Steven MacKinnon · Member of Parliament
- Munro Watters · Member's Assistant, House of Commons
BudgetEducationTaxation and Finance
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Reported by Corey Grist · In-house (organization)
- Blake Desjarlais · Member of Parliament, House of Commons
- Greg Sibley · Legislative Assistant, House of Commons
EducationHealth
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Reported by Corey Grist · In-house (organization)
- Terry Beech · Member of Parliament
- Savannah Stuible · Communications and Outreach Coordinator, House of Commons
BudgetEducationTaxation and Finance
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.