Organization
Mitacs Inc.
- Meetings this Parliament
- 39
- With MPs
- 3
- Since Nov 2021
- 140
- Active registrations
- 1
Most recent reported meeting: Sep 8, 2026.
Lobbying by Mitacs Inc.: 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 Jun 15, 2026 Receives government funding
Filed by Stephen Lucas, Chief Executive Officer
Lobbyists
- Aisling Walsh · Senior International Partnerships Officer
- Annika Rosanowski · Advisor, Business Development
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Bari Keith · Advisor, Government Relations
Former public office holder
Formerly Senior Policy and Program Advisor, Refugee and Asylum Supports Branch, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (2023–2025)
Formerly Senior Policy and Program Advisor, Migration Health Branch, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (2022–2023)
Formerly Manager of Legislative Affairs, MP Office, House of Commons (2015–2022)
Formerly Legislative Assistant, MP Office, House of Commons (2013–2015)
- David Enriquez · Acting Vice President, External Relations and International Affairs
- Derek Newton · Senior Vice President, Business Development and Strategic Partnerships
- Erica Siracusa · Director, Financial Services
- Ernest Yee · Senior Advisor, Partnerships
- Eva Reddington · Acting Vice President, Policy, Program Development and Government Relations
- Fiona Langdon · Senior International Partnerships Officer
- Gina Soparlo · Senior Advisor, Business Development
- Gurkamal Dhahan · Director, Government Relations and Partnerships
- Henry Ling · Vice President, Research
- Jaco Weideman · Director, Strategic Delivery and Capacity
- Joseph Santarelli · Senior Advisor, Business Development
- Laura Di Paolo · Senior Advisor, Government Relations
- Marcelo Mora · Senior Advisor, Business Development
- Michelle Aguayo · Vice President, Operations and Program Management
- Patrice Mulvihill · Chief Financial Officer
- Rachael Maxwell · Director, CEO Office
- Ridha Ben Mrad · Chief Research Officer & Scientific Director
- Sarah Fairlie · Senior Advisor, Business Development
- Shabnam Haghzare · Advisor, Business Development
- Simon Bousquet · Vice President, Business Development
Institutions they may lobby: Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC), Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency (ACOA), Canadian Heritage (PCH), Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR), Canadian Space Agency (CSA), Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada (CIRNAC), Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC), Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario (FedDev), Finance Canada (FIN), Global Affairs Canada (GAC), Health Canada (HC), House of Commons, 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), Prairies Economic Development Canada (PrairiesCan), 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, Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC), Treasury Board Of Canada Secretariat (TBS), Women and Gender Equality (WAGE)
What they're lobbying on (3)Hide details
- Innovation policy and programming related to Mitacs domestic and international activity, including the Mitacs Globalink program and efforts to attract top talent and researchers to Canada.
- Funding to support ongoing growth in work-integrated learning collaborations between industry and academia in relation to Mitacs programs.
- Funding and policy development to support industry-academic research and development partnerships, commercialization, job creation, training and professional skills development for post-secondary students and post-doctoral fellows, international research collaborations and the promotion of activities that support innovation in Canada.
Registration 959384-237081-90. Look it up in the official Registry
Reported meetings
SpreadsheetFiled by John Hepburn (81), Stephen Lucas (59).
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Reported by Stephen Lucas · In-house (organization)
- Samuel Millar · Assistant Deputy Minister, Finance Canada (FIN)
Funding to support ongoing growth in work-integrated learning collaborations between industry and academia in relation to Mitacs programs. Read more
Funding and policy development to support industry-academic research and development partnerships, commercialization, job creation, training and professional skills development for post-secondary students and post-doctoral fellows, international research collaborations and the promotion of activities that support innovation in Canada.
Innovation policy and programming related to Mitacs domestic and international activity, including the Mitacs Globalink program and efforts to attract top talent and researchers to Canada.
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Reported by Stephen Lucas · In-house (organization)
- Charles Vincent · Senior Assistant Deputy Minister, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
Funding and policy development to support industry-academic research and development partnerships, commercialization, job creation, training and professional skills development for post-secondary students and post-doctoral fellows, international research collaborations and the promotion of activities that support innovation in Canada. Read more
Funding to support ongoing growth in work-integrated learning collaborations between industry and academia in relation to Mitacs programs.
Innovation policy and programming related to Mitacs domestic and international activity, including the Mitacs Globalink program and efforts to attract top talent and researchers to Canada.
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Reported by Stephen Lucas · In-house (organization)
- Manuela Tomic · Senior Policy Advisor, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
Funding and policy development to support industry-academic research and development partnerships, commercialization, job creation, training and professional skills development for post-secondary students and post-doctoral fellows, international research collaborations and the promotion of activities that support innovation in Canada. Read more
Funding to support ongoing growth in work-integrated learning collaborations between industry and academia in relation to Mitacs programs.
Innovation policy and programming related to Mitacs domestic and international activity, including the Mitacs Globalink program and efforts to attract top talent and researchers to Canada.
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Reported by Stephen Lucas · In-house (organization)
- Anushka Kurian · Senior Policy Advisor, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
- Victoria Perak · Policy and Operations Advisor, Finance Canada (FIN)
- Klara Hupel · Director of Operations, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
Funding and policy development to support industry-academic research and development partnerships, commercialization, job creation, training and professional skills development for post-secondary students and post-doctoral fellows, international research collaborations and the promotion of activities that support innovation in Canada. Read more
Funding to support ongoing growth in work-integrated learning collaborations between industry and academia in relation to Mitacs programs.
Innovation policy and programming related to Mitacs domestic and international activity, including the Mitacs Globalink program and efforts to attract top talent and researchers to Canada.
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Reported by Stephen Lucas · In-house (organization)
- Yash Nanda · Policy Advisor, Prime Minister's Office (PMO)
Funding and policy development to support industry-academic research and development partnerships, commercialization, job creation, training and professional skills development for post-secondary students and post-doctoral fellows, international research collaborations and the promotion of activities that support innovation in Canada. Read more
Funding to support ongoing growth in work-integrated learning collaborations between industry and academia in relation to Mitacs programs.
Innovation policy and programming related to Mitacs domestic and international activity, including the Mitacs Globalink program and efforts to attract top talent and researchers to Canada.
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Reported by Stephen Lucas · In-house (organization)
- Nipun Vats · Assistant Deputy Minister, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
Funding and policy development to support industry-academic research and development partnerships, commercialization, job creation, training and professional skills development for post-secondary students and post-doctoral fellows, international research collaborations and the promotion of activities that support innovation in Canada. Read more
Funding to support ongoing growth in work-integrated learning collaborations between industry and academia in relation to Mitacs programs.
Innovation policy and programming related to Mitacs domestic and international activity, including the Mitacs Globalink program and efforts to attract top talent and researchers to Canada.
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Reported by Stephen Lucas · In-house (organization)
- Greg Reade · Assistant Secretary to the Cabinet, Economic Regional Development Policy, Privy Council Office (PCO)
- Alexandre Dang · Senior Advisor, Economic and Regional Development Policy, Privy Council Office (PCO)
Funding and policy development to support industry-academic research and development partnerships, commercialization, job creation, training and professional skills development for post-secondary students and post-doctoral fellows, international research collaborations and the promotion of activities that support innovation in Canada. Read more
Funding to support ongoing growth in work-integrated learning collaborations between industry and academia in relation to Mitacs programs.
Innovation policy and programming related to Mitacs domestic and international activity, including the Mitacs Globalink program and efforts to attract top talent and researchers to Canada.
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Reported by Stephen Lucas · In-house (organization)
- Varun Srivatsan · Director of Policy, Finance Canada (FIN)
Funding to support ongoing growth in work-integrated learning collaborations between industry and academia in relation to Mitacs programs. Read more
Funding and policy development to support industry-academic research and development partnerships, commercialization, job creation, training and professional skills development for post-secondary students and post-doctoral fellows, international research collaborations and the promotion of activities that support innovation in Canada.
Innovation policy and programming related to Mitacs domestic and international activity, including the Mitacs Globalink program and efforts to attract top talent and researchers to Canada.
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Reported by Stephen Lucas · In-house (organization)
- Wendy Hadwen · Assistant Deputy Minister, National Defence (DND)
Funding and policy development to support industry-academic research and development partnerships, commercialization, job creation, training and professional skills development for post-secondary students and post-doctoral fellows, international research collaborations and the promotion of activities that support innovation in Canada. Read more
Funding to support ongoing growth in work-integrated learning collaborations between industry and academia in relation to Mitacs programs.
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Reported by Stephen Lucas · In-house (organization)
- Samuel Millar · Assistant Deputy Minister, Finance Canada (FIN)
Funding to support ongoing growth in work-integrated learning collaborations between industry and academia in relation to Mitacs programs. Read more
Funding and policy development to support industry-academic research and development partnerships, commercialization, job creation, training and professional skills development for post-secondary students and post-doctoral fellows, international research collaborations and the promotion of activities that support innovation in Canada.
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Reported by Stephen Lucas · In-house (organization)
- Yash Nanda · Policy Advisor, Prime Minister's Office (PMO)
Funding and policy development to support industry-academic research and development partnerships, commercialization, job creation, training and professional skills development for post-secondary students and post-doctoral fellows, international research collaborations and the promotion of activities that support innovation in Canada. Read more
Funding to support ongoing growth in work-integrated learning collaborations between industry and academia in relation to Mitacs programs.
Innovation policy and programming related to Mitacs domestic and international activity, including the Mitacs Globalink program and efforts to attract top talent and researchers to Canada.
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Reported by Stephen Lucas · In-house (organization)
- Matthew O'Connell · Deputy Director Financial Sector Policy, Finance Canada (FIN)
Funding and policy development to support industry-academic research and development partnerships, commercialization, job creation, training and professional skills development for post-secondary students and post-doctoral fellows, international research collaborations and the promotion of activities that support innovation in Canada. Read more
Funding to support ongoing growth in work-integrated learning collaborations between industry and academia in relation to Mitacs programs.
Innovation policy and programming related to Mitacs domestic and international activity, including the Mitacs Globalink program and efforts to attract top talent and researchers to Canada.
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Reported by Stephen Lucas · In-house (organization)
- Anushka Kurian · Senior Policy Advisor, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
Innovation policy and programming related to Mitacs domestic and international activity, including the Mitacs Globalink program and efforts to attract top talent and researchers to Canada. Read more
Funding and policy development to support industry-academic research and development partnerships, commercialization, job creation, training and professional skills development for post-secondary students and post-doctoral fellows, international research collaborations and the promotion of activities that support innovation in Canada.
Funding to support ongoing growth in work-integrated learning collaborations between industry and academia in relation to Mitacs programs.
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Reported by Stephen Lucas · In-house (organization)
- Mathew Hall · Senior Global Affairs Advisor, Prime Minister's Office (PMO)
Funding and policy development to support industry-academic research and development partnerships, commercialization, job creation, training and professional skills development for post-secondary students and post-doctoral fellows, international research collaborations and the promotion of activities that support innovation in Canada. Read more
Funding to support ongoing growth in work-integrated learning collaborations between industry and academia in relation to Mitacs programs.
Innovation policy and programming related to Mitacs domestic and international activity, including the Mitacs Globalink program and efforts to attract top talent and researchers to Canada.
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Reported by Stephen Lucas · In-house (organization)
- Manuela Tomic · Senior Policy Advisor, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
Funding and policy development to support industry-academic research and development partnerships, commercialization, job creation, training and professional skills development for post-secondary students and post-doctoral fellows, international research collaborations and the promotion of activities that support innovation in Canada. Read more
Funding to support ongoing growth in work-integrated learning collaborations between industry and academia in relation to Mitacs programs.
Innovation policy and programming related to Mitacs domestic and international activity, including the Mitacs Globalink program and efforts to attract top talent and researchers to Canada.
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Reported by Stephen Lucas · In-house (organization)
- Renee Filiatrault · Senior Advisor (Culture Change), National Defence (DND)
- Hilary Hendriks · Senior Policy Advisor, National Defence (DND)
Funding and policy development to support industry-academic research and development partnerships, commercialization, job creation, training and professional skills development for post-secondary students and post-doctoral fellows, international research collaborations and the promotion of activities that support innovation in Canada. Read more
Funding to support ongoing growth in work-integrated learning collaborations between industry and academia in relation to Mitacs programs.
Innovation policy and programming related to Mitacs domestic and international activity, including the Mitacs Globalink program and efforts to attract top talent and researchers to Canada.
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Reported by Stephen Lucas · In-house (organization)
- Ritu Banerjee · Assistant Deputy Minister, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
Funding to support ongoing growth in work-integrated learning collaborations between industry and academia in relation to Mitacs programs. Read more
Funding and policy development to support industry-academic research and development partnerships, commercialization, job creation, training and professional skills development for post-secondary students and post-doctoral fellows, international research collaborations and the promotion of activities that support innovation in Canada.
Innovation policy and programming related to Mitacs domestic and international activity, including the Mitacs Globalink program and efforts to attract top talent and researchers to Canada.
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Reported by Stephen Lucas · In-house (organization)
- Wendy Hadwen · Assistant Deputy Minister, National Defence (DND)
Funding to support ongoing growth in work-integrated learning collaborations between industry and academia in relation to Mitacs programs. Read more
Funding and policy development to support industry-academic research and development partnerships, commercialization, job creation, training and professional skills development for post-secondary students and post-doctoral fellows, international research collaborations and the promotion of activities that support innovation in Canada.
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Reported by Stephen Lucas · In-house (organization)
- Ben Carr · Member of Parliament
- Jason Smedvik · Special Assistant, House of Commons
Funding and policy development to support industry-academic research and development partnerships, commercialization, job creation, training and professional skills development for post-secondary students and post-doctoral fellows, international research collaborations and the promotion of activities that support innovation in Canada. Read more
Funding to support ongoing growth in work-integrated learning collaborations between industry and academia in relation to Mitacs programs.
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Reported by Stephen Lucas · In-house (organization)
- Ezechiel Nana · Regional Advisor, Quebec, National Defence (DND)
Funding to support ongoing growth in work-integrated learning collaborations between industry and academia in relation to Mitacs programs. Read more
Funding and policy development to support industry-academic research and development partnerships, commercialization, job creation, training and professional skills development for post-secondary students and post-doctoral fellows, international research collaborations and the promotion of activities that support innovation in Canada.
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Reported by Stephen Lucas · In-house (organization)
- Philip Jennings · Deputy Minister, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
Funding and policy development to support industry-academic research and development partnerships, commercialization, job creation, training and professional skills development for post-secondary students and post-doctoral fellows, international research collaborations and the promotion of activities that support innovation in Canada. Read more
Innovation policy and programming related to Mitacs domestic and international activity, including the Mitacs Globalink program and efforts to attract top talent and researchers to Canada.
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Reported by Stephen Lucas · In-house (organization)
- Mona Nemer · Chief Science Advisor, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
Funding and policy development to support industry-academic research and development partnerships, commercialization, job creation, training and professional skills development for post-secondary students and post-doctoral fellows, international research collaborations and the promotion of activities that support innovation in Canada. Read more
Innovation policy and programming related to Mitacs domestic and international activity, including the Mitacs Globalink program and efforts to attract top talent and researchers to Canada.
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Reported by Stephen Lucas · In-house (organization)
- Joseph Leong · Stakeholder Relations Advisor, House of Commons
- Andrew Evans · Policy Advisor, House of Commons
Funding and policy development to support industry-academic research and development partnerships, commercialization, job creation, training and professional skills development for post-secondary students and post-doctoral fellows, international research collaborations and the promotion of activities that support innovation in Canada. Read more
Innovation policy and programming related to Mitacs domestic and international activity, including the Mitacs Globalink program and efforts to attract top talent and researchers to Canada.
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Reported by Stephen Lucas · In-house (organization)
- Anushka Kurian · Senior Policy Advisor, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
Funding and policy development to support industry-academic research and development partnerships, commercialization, job creation, training and professional skills development for post-secondary students and post-doctoral fellows, international research collaborations and the promotion of activities that support innovation in Canada. Read more
Innovation policy and programming related to Mitacs domestic and international activity, including the Mitacs Globalink program and efforts to attract top talent and researchers to Canada.
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Reported by Stephen Lucas · In-house (organization)
- Samuel Millar · Assistant Deputy Minister, Finance Canada (FIN)
- Cameron Climie · Senior Economist, Finance Canada (FIN)
Funding and policy development to support industry-academic research and development partnerships, commercialization, job creation, training and professional skills development for post-secondary students and post-doctoral fellows, international research collaborations and the promotion of activities that support innovation in Canada. Read more
Funding to support ongoing growth in work-integrated learning collaborations between industry and academia in relation to Mitacs programs.
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.