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Lobbying by University of Ottawa: 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

University of Ottawa

Meetings this Parliament
7
With MPs
3
Since Nov 2021
20
Active registrations
1

Most recent reported meeting: Apr 23, 2026.

Registrations in effect

In-house (organization) In effect since Jul 8, 2026 Receives government funding

Filed by Marie-Eve Sylvestre, President and Vice-Chancellor

Lobbyists

  • Blair Patacairk · Executive Advisor, Innovation and Business Innovation
  • Marie-Eve Sylvestre · President and Vice-Chancellor
  • Pierre Thibault · Chief of Staff to the President
  • Sally Guy · Director of Government Relations

Institutions they may lobby: Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC), Bank of Canada, Canada Foundation for Innovation, Canada Revenue Agency (CRA), Canada School of Public Service (CSPS), Canadian Heritage (PCH), Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR), Canadian Security Intelligence Service (CSIS), Communications Security Establishment Canada (CSEC), Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC), Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC), Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario (FedDev), Finance Canada (FIN), Financial Transactions and Reports Analysis Centre of Canada (FINTRAC), Global Affairs Canada (GAC), Health Canada (HC), House of Commons, Housing, Infrastructure and Communities Canada (HICC), Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC), Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED), Justice Canada (JC), Library and Archives Canada (LAC), National Capital Commission (NCC), National Defence (DND), National Research Council (NRC), Natural Resources Canada (NRCan), Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC), Prime Minister's Office (PMO), Privy Council Office (PCO), Public Safety Canada (PS), Public Service Commission of Canada (PSC), Public Services and Procurement Canada (PSPC), Shared Services Canada (SSC), Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC), Treasury Board Of Canada Secretariat (TBS)

What they're lobbying on (18)
  • Discussions regarding campus research & development initiatives
  • Contribute to policy and program development; identify training and partnerships in matters relating to public safety, security and defence
  • Budget bills in support of the federal role in post-secondary education, science and research and official languages funding and frameworks
  • Advocacy with respect to immigration and policies and programs that impact university students, faculty and staff, with emphasis on international students and highly qualified personnel
  • Contribute to policy and seek contributions for infrastructure for research and innovation programming, including bioinnovation and biomanufacturing, cybersecurity, quantum, national security, and defence
  • Contribute to policy and program development on public service training as well as contracts in these areas from the Public Service Commission and the Canada School of Public Service, Public Services and Procurement Canada
  • Discussions with respect to the role of universities in supporting federal innovation initiatives, policies and programs with the Department of Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada and other relevant departments and agencies.
  • Seek consideration for the acquisition of surplus federal assets when available.
  • Obtain contributions for official language programming
  • Enhanced supports for activities related to commercialization and knowledge mobilization of university research results
  • Funding growth to Granting Councils and for indirect costs of research
  • Increased support for university research, including programs administered by federal research granting agencies (CIHR, NSERC, SSHRC) in order to maintain an internationally competitive research and development enterprise in Canada
  • Funding and support for the Consortium national de formation en santé from Health Canada
  • Developing partnerships to improve access for cooperative education, work-integrated learning programs and student employment.
  • Creating programs such as fellowships that enhance opportunity for researchers to work with government on research and policy development
  • Contribute to policy; identify and seek funding related to official language minority communities, including the Official Languages Act
  • Contribute to policy; identify and seek funding related to housing, including surplus federal assets
  • Contribute to government policy on sustainable development initiatives

Registration 961728-222481-44. Look it up in the official Registry

Reported meetings

Spreadsheet

Filed by Jacques Frémont (13), Marie-Eve Sylvestre (7).

  • Reported by Marie-Eve Sylvestre · In-house (organization)

    • Francis Bilodeau · Deputy Minister of Canadian Heritage, Canadian Heritage (PCH)
    • Sarah Boily · DG Official Languages, Canadian Heritage (PCH)
    Obtain contributions for official language programming Read more

    Contribute to policy; identify and seek funding related to official language minority communities, including the Official Languages Act

    Official report

  • Reported by Marie-Eve Sylvestre · In-house (organization)

    Contribute to policy; identify and seek funding related to official language minority communities, including the Official Languages Act Read more

    Discussions regarding campus research & development initiatives

    Contribute to policy and seek contributions for infrastructure for research and innovation programming, including bioinnovation and biomanufacturing, cybersecurity, quantum, national security, and defence

    Official report

  • Reported by Marie-Eve Sylvestre · In-house (organization)

    • Mitch Davies · President, National Research Council (NRC)
    Contribute to policy and seek contributions for infrastructure for research and innovation programming, including bioinnovation and biomanufacturing, cybersecurity, quantum, national security, and defence Read more

    Discussions with respect to the role of universities in supporting federal innovation initiatives, policies and programs with the Department of Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada and other relevant departments and agencies.

    Discussions regarding campus research & development initiatives

    Official report

  • Reported by Marie-Eve Sylvestre · In-house (organization)

    • Philip Jennings · Deputy Minister, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
    • Charles Vincent · Senior ADM, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
    Contribute to policy and program development; identify training and partnerships in matters relating to public safety, security and defence Read more

    Increased support for university research, including programs administered by federal research granting agencies (CIHR, NSERC, SSHRC) in order to maintain an internationally competitive research and development enterprise in Canada

    Discussions with respect to the role of universities in supporting federal innovation initiatives, policies and programs with the Department of Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada and other relevant departments and agencies.

    Enhanced supports for activities related to commercialization and knowledge mobilization of university research results

    Discussions regarding campus research & development initiatives

    Contribute to policy and seek contributions for infrastructure for research and innovation programming, including bioinnovation and biomanufacturing, cybersecurity, quantum, national security, and defence

    Official report

  • Reported by Marie-Eve Sylvestre · In-house (organization)

    • Isabelle Jacques · Associate Deputy Minister, Justice Canada (JC)
    Developing partnerships to improve access for cooperative education, work-integrated learning programs and student employment.

    Official report

  • Reported by Marie-Eve Sylvestre · In-house (organization)

    • Mélanie Joly · Minister of Industry and Minister responsible for Canada Economic Development for Quebec Regions, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
    • Manuela Tomic · Senior Policy Advisor, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
    Contribute to policy and seek contributions for infrastructure for research and innovation programming, including bioinnovation and biomanufacturing, cybersecurity, quantum, national security, and defence Read more

    Discussions with respect to the role of universities in supporting federal innovation initiatives, policies and programs with the Department of Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada and other relevant departments and agencies.

    Discussions regarding campus research & development initiatives

    Official report

  • Reported by Marie-Eve Sylvestre · In-house (organization)

    Budget bills in support of the federal role in post-secondary education, science and research and official languages funding and frameworks Read more

    Discussions with respect to the role of universities in supporting federal innovation initiatives, policies and programs with the Department of Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada and other relevant departments and agencies.

    Contribute to policy and seek contributions for infrastructure for research and innovation programming, including bioinnovation and biomanufacturing, cybersecurity, quantum, national security, and defence

    Discussions regarding campus research & development initiatives

    Official report

  • Reported by Jacques Frémont · In-house (organization)

    Bilingualism/Official LanguagesEconomic DevelopmentHousingRegional DevelopmentScience and Technology

    Official report

  • Reported by Jacques Frémont · In-house (organization)

    Economic Development

    Official report

  • Reported by Jacques Frémont · In-house (organization)

    Economic DevelopmentHealthInfrastructureResearch and DevelopmentScience and Technology

    Official report

  • Reported by Jacques Frémont · In-house (organization)

    and 4 more
    • Mona Fortier · Member of Parliament
    • Yasir Naqvi · MP Ottawa Centre
    • Francis Drouin · Member of Parliament, House of Commons
    • Chandra Arya · MP Nepean, House of Commons

    Economic DevelopmentHealthInfrastructureRegional DevelopmentResearch and DevelopmentScience and Technology

    Official report

  • Reported by Jacques Frémont · In-house (organization)

    Economic DevelopmentHealthInfrastructureRegional DevelopmentResearch and DevelopmentScience and Technology

    Official report

  • Reported by Jacques Frémont · In-house (organization)

    • Isa Topbas · Special Assistant, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)

    Economic DevelopmentHealthInfrastructureRegional DevelopmentResearch and DevelopmentScience and Technology

    Official report

  • Reported by Jacques Frémont · In-house (organization)

    Economic DevelopmentHealthInfrastructureRegional DevelopmentResearch and DevelopmentScience and Technology

    Official report

  • Reported by Jacques Frémont · In-house (organization)

    Economic DevelopmentHealthInfrastructureRegional DevelopmentResearch and DevelopmentScience and Technology

    Official report

  • Reported by Jacques Frémont · In-house (organization)

    Economic DevelopmentHealthInfrastructureRegional DevelopmentResearch and DevelopmentScience and Technology

    Official report

  • Reported by Jacques Frémont · In-house (organization)

    Economic DevelopmentHealthInfrastructureRegional DevelopmentResearch and DevelopmentScience and Technology

    Official report

  • Reported by Jacques Frémont · In-house (organization)

    Economic DevelopmentHealthInfrastructureRegional DevelopmentResearch and DevelopmentScience and Technology

    Official report

  • Reported by Jacques Frémont · In-house (organization)

    Bilingualism/Official LanguagesEducation

    Official report

  • Reported by Jacques Frémont · In-house (organization)

    Economic DevelopmentHealthRegional DevelopmentResearch and DevelopmentScience and Technology

    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.