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Lobbying by Canadian Bureau for International Education: 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 Bureau for International Education

Meetings this Parliament
19
With MPs
3
Since Nov 2021
67
Active registrations
1

Most recent reported meeting: Sep 21, 2026.

Registrations in effect

In-house (organization) In effect since Jul 9, 2026 Receives government funding

Filed by Larissa Bezo, President and CEO

Lobbyists

  • Catherine Dalkie · Vice President, Development and Partnerships
  • Catherine Wilde · Director, Partnerships
  • Larissa Bezo · President and CEO
  • Sandra Boisvert · Senior Advisor, Government Relations and Public Policy

Institutions they may lobby: Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC), Finance Canada (FIN), Global Affairs Canada (GAC), House of Commons, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC), Prime Minister's Office (PMO), Privy Council Office (PCO), Senate of Canada

What they're lobbying on (2)
  • Discussion on how immigration policy and programs relating to international students can be improved to meet Canada’s economic and foreign policy goals and sharing the impacts of policy and program changes on the education sector in Canada.
  • Advocating for the role of international education in advancing Canada’s international trade, development and diplomatic goals.

Registration 930942-263323-22. Look it up in the official Registry

Reported meetings

Spreadsheet
  • Reported by Larissa Bezo · In-house (organization)

    • Michèle Kingsley · Assistant Deputy Minister, Economic, Family & Social Migration, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC)

    Immigration

    Official report

  • Reported by Larissa Bezo · In-house (organization)

    • Michèle Kingsley · Assistant Deputy Minister, Economic, Family & Social Migration, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC)

    Immigration

    Official report

  • Reported by Larissa Bezo · In-house (organization)

    • Michèle Kingsley · Assistant Deputy Minister, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC)

    EducationImmigration

    Official report

  • Reported by Larissa Bezo · In-house (organization)

    • Ratna Omidvar · Senator, Senate of Canada

    EducationImmigrationInternational RelationsInternational Trade

    Official report

  • Reported by Larissa Bezo · In-house (organization)

    • Mary Ng · Minister of Export Promotion, International Trade and Economic Development, Global Affairs Canada (GAC)

    EducationInternational RelationsInternational Trade

    Official report

  • Reported by Larissa Bezo · In-house (organization)

    • Sheldon Levy · Policy Advisor | Minister of International Trade, Global Affairs Canada (GAC)
    • Chelios Vuong · Policy Advisor, Global Affairs Canada (GAC)

    EducationInternational RelationsInternational Trade

    Official report

  • Reported by Larissa Bezo · In-house (organization)

    • Colette Kaminsky · Senior ADM, Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC)
    • Atiq Rahman · Assistant Deputy Minister, Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC)

    EducationImmigrationInternational RelationsInternational Trade

    Official report

  • Reported by Larissa Bezo · In-house (organization)

    • Michèle Kingsley · Assistant Deputy Minister, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC)

    Immigration

    Official report

  • Reported by Larissa Bezo · In-house (organization)

    • Chelios Vuong · Policy Advisor, Global Affairs Canada (GAC)

    EducationImmigrationInternational RelationsInternational Trade

    Official report

  • Reported by Larissa Bezo · In-house (organization)

    • Atiq Rahman · Assistant Deputy Minister, Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC)

    EducationImmigrationInternational RelationsInternational Trade

    Official report

  • Reported by Larissa Bezo · In-house (organization)

    • Kristina Namiesniowski · Deputy Minister, Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC)
    • Atiq Rahman · Assistant Deputy Minister, Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC)

    EducationImmigrationInternational RelationsInternational Trade

    Official report

  • Reported by Larissa Bezo · In-house (organization)

    • Jennifer Miller · Assistant Secretary to Cabinet, Privy Council Office (PCO)

    EducationImmigrationInternational RelationsInternational Trade

    Official report

  • Reported by Larissa Bezo · In-house (organization)

    • Rebecca Caldwell · Senior Policy Advisor, Prime Minister's Office (PMO)
    • Oz Jungic · Senior Policy Advisor, Prime Minister's Office (PMO)

    EducationImmigrationInternational RelationsInternational Trade

    Official report

  • Reported by Larissa Bezo · In-house (organization)

    • Douglas Wong · Senior Policy Advisor, Finance Canada (FIN)

    EducationImmigrationInternational RelationsInternational Trade

    Official report

  • Reported by Larissa Bezo · In-house (organization)

    • Riley Schnurr · Deputy Director of Policy, Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC)

    EducationInternational Relations

    Official report

  • Reported by Larissa Bezo · In-house (organization)

    • Louise Baird · Senior ADM, Strategic and Program Policy, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC)

    Immigration

    Official report

  • Reported by Larissa Bezo · In-house (organization)

    • Marian Campbell Jarvis · Senior ADM, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC)

    EducationImmigration

    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.