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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.

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Organization

Mitacs Inc.

Meetings this Parliament
39
With MPs
3
Since Nov 2021
140
Active registrations
1

Most recent reported meeting: Sep 8, 2026.

Registrations 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
  • 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)
  • 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

Spreadsheet

Filed by John Hepburn (81), Stephen Lucas (59).

  • Reported by John Hepburn · In-house (organization)

    • Diana Cartwright · Trade Commissioner, Global Affairs Canada (GAC)

    Employment and TrainingResearch and DevelopmentScience and Technology

    Official report

  • Reported by John Hepburn · In-house (organization)

    • Nicholas Kang · Senior Advisor, Prime Minister's Office (PMO)

    Economic DevelopmentResearch and DevelopmentScience and Technology

    Official report

  • Reported by John Hepburn · In-house (organization)

    • Shahad Khalladi · Officer, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)

    Economic DevelopmentEmployment and TrainingResearch and Development

    Official report

  • Reported by John Hepburn · In-house (organization)

    • Nipun Vats · Assistant Deputy Minister, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)

    Economic DevelopmentEmployment and TrainingResearch and Development

    Official report

  • Reported by John Hepburn · In-house (organization)

    • Simon Kennedy · Deputy Minister of Innovation, Science and Economic Development, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
    • Nipun Vats · Assistant Deputy Minister, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)

    Economic DevelopmentEmployment and TrainingResearch and Development

    Official report

  • Reported by John Hepburn · In-house (organization)

    • Mona Nemer · Chief Science Advisor, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)

    Economic DevelopmentEmployment and TrainingResearch and Development

    Official report

  • Reported by John Hepburn · In-house (organization)

    • Rechie Valdez · Minister for Small Business, Military Grievances External Review Committee

    Economic DevelopmentEmployment and TrainingResearch and Development

    Official report

  • Reported by John Hepburn · In-house (organization)

    Economic DevelopmentEmployment and TrainingResearch and Development

    Official report

  • Reported by John Hepburn · In-house (organization)

    • Jwane Izzetpanah · Stakeholder Relations Manager, House of Commons

    Economic DevelopmentEmployment and TrainingResearch and Development

    Official report

  • Reported by John Hepburn · In-house (organization)

    • Alexander Craney · Senior Policy Advisor, Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC)

    Economic DevelopmentEmployment and TrainingResearch and Development

    Official report

  • Reported by John Hepburn · In-house (organization)

    • Simon Kenedy · Deputy Minister, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
    • Nipun Vats · Assistant Deputy Minister, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)

    Economic DevelopmentEmployment and TrainingResearch and Development

    Official report

  • Reported by John Hepburn · In-house (organization)

    • Bryan Rourke · Director of Operations, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC)

    Economic DevelopmentEmployment and TrainingResearch and Development

    Official report

  • Reported by Stephen Lucas · In-house (organization)

    • Nipun Vats · Assistant Deputy Minister, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)

    Economic DevelopmentEmployment and TrainingScience and Technology

    Official report

  • Reported by John Hepburn · In-house (organization)

    • Barbara Haidn · Senior Advisor, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)

    Economic DevelopmentEmployment and TrainingResearch and Development

    Official report

  • Reported by John Hepburn · In-house (organization)

    • Chad Hyde · Trade Commissioner (Korea, Mongolia), Northeast Asia & Oceania, Global Affairs Canada (GAC)

    Economic DevelopmentEmployment and TrainingResearch and Development

    Official report

  • Reported by John Hepburn · In-house (organization)

    • Georgina Georgilopoulos · Senior Analyst, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
    • Julien Leblanc · Manager, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)

    Economic DevelopmentEmployment and TrainingResearch and Development

    Official report

  • Reported by John Hepburn · In-house (organization)

    • Haidn Barbara · Senior Advisor, Policy & Partnership, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
    • Olivier Quirion · Director, Industry Skills Directorate, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)

    Economic DevelopmentEmployment and TrainingResearch and Development

    Official report

  • Reported by John Hepburn · In-house (organization)

    • Chris Zhou · Policy Advisor to Minister of International Trade, Export Promotion, Small Business and Economic Development, Global Affairs Canada (GAC)

    Economic DevelopmentEmployment and TrainingResearch and Development

    Official report

  • Reported by John Hepburn · In-house (organization)

    • Barbara Haidn · Senior Advisor, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
    • Olivier Quirion · Director, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
    • Katie Durling · Senior Director, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
    • Bennett Kirk · Senior Policy Advisor, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
    and 1 more
    • Alex Thompson · Deputy Director, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)

    Economic DevelopmentEmployment and TrainingResearch and Development

    Official report

  • Reported by John Hepburn · In-house (organization)

    • Stephane Lessard · Executif Director, Global Affairs Canada (GAC)

    Economic DevelopmentEmployment and TrainingResearch and Development

    Official report

  • Reported by John Hepburn · In-house (organization)

    • Jason Easton · Chief of Staff to the Minister, Global Affairs Canada (GAC)
    • Chris Zhou · Policy Advisor, Global Affairs Canada (GAC)

    Economic DevelopmentEmployment and TrainingResearch and Development

    Official report

  • Reported by John Hepburn · In-house (organization)

    • Shahad Khalladi · Officer, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)

    Economic DevelopmentEmployment and TrainingResearch and Development

    Official report

  • Reported by John Hepburn · In-house (organization)

    • Sarah Hussaini · Director of Policy, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)

    Economic DevelopmentEmployment and TrainingResearch and Development

    Official report

  • Reported by John Hepburn · In-house (organization)

    • Douglas Wong · Policy Advisor, Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC)
    • Blake Oliver · Senior Policy Advisor, Finance Canada (FIN)

    Economic DevelopmentEmployment and TrainingResearch and Development

    Official report

  • Reported by John Hepburn · In-house (organization)

    • Nipun Vats · Assistant Deputy Minister, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
    • Michelle Gravelle · Director General, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
    • Julien Leblanc · Manager, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)

    Economic DevelopmentEmployment and TrainingResearch and Development

    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.