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Lobbying by Wilfrid Laurier University: 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

Wilfrid Laurier University

Meetings this Parliament
0
With MPs
0
Since Nov 2021
19
Active registrations
1

Most recent reported meeting: Jul 11, 2023.

Registrations in effect

In-house (organization) In effect since Sep 1, 2026 Receives government funding

Filed by Deborah MacLatchy, President and Vice-Chancellor

Lobbyists

  • Matthew Grills · Director, Government and Community Relations Former designated public office holder

    Formerly Advance to the Prime Minister, Tour, Office of the Prime Minister (2014–2015)

    Formerly Tour Logistics Coordinator, Tour, Office of the Prime Minister (2013–2014)

    Formerly Special Assistant, Tour, Office of the Prime Minister (2012–2013)

  • Carleen Carroll · Assistant Vice-President, External Relations, Communications and Marketing
  • Debbie Martin · VP Finance and Administration
  • Deborah MacLatchy · President and Vice-Chancellor
  • Gavin Brockett · Associate Professor, History & Religion & Culture; Global Engagement Liaison, Laurier International
  • Heidi Northwood · Provost, VP Academic
  • Jason Coolman · Vice-President Advancement and External Relations
  • Jonathan Newman · Vice-President Research
  • Kate McCrae Bristol · Vice-President Student Affairs
  • Oshish Ungras · Director of Research, International Students Overcoming War

Institutions they may lobby: Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR), Canadian Northern Economic Development Agency (CanNor), 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), Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO), Global Affairs Canada (GAC), Health Canada (HC), House of Commons, Indigenous Services Canada (ISC), Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED), International Development Research Centre (IDRC), National Defence (DND), National Research Council (NRC), Natural Resources Canada (NRCan), Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC), Privy Council Office (PCO), Senate of Canada, Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC), Treasury Board Of Canada Secretariat (TBS)

What they're lobbying on (5)
  • Maintenance of or increase in funding for Federal Granting Councils for scientific and humanities graduate research
  • Infrastructure funding to support university recreation infrastructure for Waterloo, Brantford and Milton campuses, also linked to regional economic development
  • Funding for programs for Aborigional Students
  • Canadian Immigration policy with respect to temporary foreign workers program
  • Canadian Immigration policy with respect to foreign students issues

Registration 933293-268702-38. Look it up in the official Registry

Reported meetings

Spreadsheet

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.