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Lobbying by McGill 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

McGill University

Meetings this Parliament
7
With MPs
2
Since Nov 2021
164
Active registrations
1

Most recent reported meeting: Feb 13, 2026.

Who they meet

Since the current Parliament opened.

MPs

Institutions

  • Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)2
  • Global Affairs Canada (GAC)2
  • Prime Minister's Office (PMO)1
  • Housing, Infrastructure and Communities Canada (HICC)1
  • Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC)1

Registrations in effect

In-house (organization) In effect since Apr 30, 2025 Receives government funding

Filed by Deep Saini, President and Vice-Chancellor

Lobbyists

  • Alison Houle · Administrative Assistant
  • Anja Geitmann · Vice-President (Global Engagement)
  • Bruce Lennox · Dean, Faculty of Science
  • Christopher Manfredi · Provost and Vice-President (Academic)
  • Deep Saini · President and Vice-Chancellor
  • Dominique Bérubé · Vice-President (Research and Innovation) Former public office holder

    Formerly Vice-president, Research, Research programs, SSHRC (2015–2022)

  • Fabrice Labeau · Vice-President (Administration and Finance)
  • Guylaine Beaudry · Dean of Libraries
  • Jean-Félix Levesque · Senior Advisor, Government Relations
  • Lesley Fellows · Vice-President (Health Affairs) and Dean of the Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences
  • Lisa Shapiro · Dean of Arts
  • Philippe Gervais · Vice-President, Communications and Institutional Relations Former public office holder

    Formerly Executive Assistant, Minister of Public Works and Supply and Services, Minister's office, Public Works and Supply and Services (1993–1994)

    Formerly Special Assistant GST, Minister of National Revenue, Minister's office, National Revenue (1990–1993)

  • Valérie Orsat · Acting Dean, Faculty of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences

Institutions they may lobby: Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC), Canada Economic Development for Quebec Regions, Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA), Canadian Heritage (PCH), Canadian Human Rights Commission (CHRC), 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), Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC), Finance Canada (FIN), Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO), Global Affairs Canada (GAC), Health Canada (HC), House of Commons, Housing, Infrastructure and Communities Canada (HICC), Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC), Indigenous Services Canada (ISC), Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED), International Development Research Centre (IDRC), Justice Canada (JC), National Defence (DND), National Research Council (NRC), Natural Resources Canada (NRCan), Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC), Office of the Commissioner of Official Languages (OCOL), Prime Minister's Office (PMO), Privy Council Office (PCO), Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC), Public Safety Canada (PS), Public Service Commission of Canada (PSC), Public Services and Procurement Canada (PSPC), Senate of Canada, Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC), Statistics Canada (StatCan), Transport Canada (TC), Treasury Board Of Canada Secretariat (TBS)

What they're lobbying on (11)
  • Obtain contributions for the development of McGill institutes and schools
  • Obtain contributions for inter-sectoral, inter-disciplinary and international partnerships
  • Obtain contributions for a wide array of non-peer reviewed academic, research, and partnership initiatives
  • Discussions with federal officials to improve Canada's immigration policies and procedures
  • Discussions with federal officials to encourage the development of a public policy framework that responds to the needs of post-secondary education and research
  • Discussions with federal officials to advocate for increased support to the base budgets of the three granting councils, the Canada Foundation for Innovation, and Genome Canada
  • Discussions with federal officials to advocate for increased funding for the institutional costs of research
  • Discussions with federal officials regarding campus infrastructure and deferred maintenance issues
  • Discussions regarding science, technology and innovation policy frameworks with a view to enhancing Canada's research and innovation capacity
  • Discussions aimed at putting the framework in place to make Canada a top destination for work and study by the best and brightest around the world
  • Communications with federal officials to advocate for increased federal investment in scholarships for graduate students

Registration 945421-269563-68. Look it up in the official Registry

Reported meetings

Spreadsheet

Filed by Deep Saini (107), Suzanne Fortier (34), Christopher Manfredi (23).

  • Reported by Deep Saini · In-house (organization)

    • Arif Virani · Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada, Justice Canada (JC)

    Justice and Law Enforcement

    Official report

  • Reported by Deep Saini · In-house (organization)

    • eric amyot · Quebec regional advisor, Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC)

    Infrastructure

    Official report

  • Reported by Deep Saini · In-house (organization)

    • Talal Dakalbab · Assistant Deputy Minister, Public Safety Canada (PS)

    National Security/Security

    Official report

  • Reported by Deep Saini · In-house (organization)

    • Alex Axiotis-Perez · Director of Operations, Privy Council Office (PCO)

    National Security/Security

    Official report

  • Reported by Deep Saini · In-house (organization)

    Education

    Official report

  • Reported by Deep Saini · In-house (organization)

    Education

    Official report

  • Reported by Deep Saini · In-house (organization)

    • Dominic LeBlanc · Minister of Public Safety, Democratic Institutions and Intergovernmental Affairs, Public Safety Canada (PS)

    National Security/Security

    Official report

  • Reported by Deep Saini · In-house (organization)

    • Anna Gainey · MP
    • Marc Miller · Minister of Immigration, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC)

    Education

    Official report

  • Reported by Deep Saini · In-house (organization)

    • Réné Villemure · Member of Parliament, House of Commons

    Research and Development

    Official report

  • Reported by Deep Saini · In-house (organization)

    • Geneviève Hinse · Chief of Staff, House of Commons

    EducationInfrastructure

    Official report

  • Reported by Deep Saini · In-house (organization)

    and 10 more

    Education

    Official report

  • Reported by Deep Saini · In-house (organization)

    • Andrew Bevan · Chief of Staff, Finance Canada (FIN)

    EducationInfrastructure

    Official report

  • Reported by Deep Saini · In-house (organization)

    • Ian Foucher · Chief of Staff, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)

    EducationInfrastructure

    Official report

  • Reported by Deep Saini · In-house (organization)

    • Sarah MacDonald · Special Assistant in the Office of the Hon. François-Philippe Champagne, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)

    EducationInfrastructure

    Official report

  • Reported by Deep Saini · In-house (organization)

    • François-Philippe Champagne · Minister of Innovation, Sciences and Economic Development, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)

    Research and DevelopmentScience and Technology

    Official report

  • Reported by Deep Saini · In-house (organization)

    • Stefan Hoffman · Chief of Staff, House of Commons

    Education

    Official report

  • Reported by Deep Saini · In-house (organization)

    • Mathieu St-Wril · Special Assistant, Quebec, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC)

    Immigration

    Official report

  • Reported by Deep Saini · In-house (organization)

    • Stefanie Beck · Deputy Minister, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC)

    AgricultureResearch and DevelopmentScience and Technology

    Official report

  • Reported by Deep Saini · In-house (organization)

    • anna gainy · Member of Parliament, House of Commons

    Education

    Official report

  • Reported by Deep Saini · In-house (organization)

    • Pablo Rodriguez · Minister of Transport, Transport Canada (TC)

    Research and DevelopmentScience and Technology

    Official report

  • Reported by Deep Saini · In-house (organization)

    • Andrew Bevan · Chief of Staff, Finance Canada (FIN)

    Education

    Official report

  • Reported by Deep Saini · In-house (organization)

    Education

    Official report

  • Reported by Deep Saini · In-house (organization)

    • Philip Proulx · Executive Assistant to the Prime Minister, Prime Minister's Office (PMO)
    • William Harvey-Blouin · Regional Advisor, Prime Minister's Office (PMO)

    Education

    Official report

  • Reported by Deep Saini · In-house (organization)

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

    National Security/SecurityResearch and DevelopmentScience and Technology

    Official report

  • Reported by Deep Saini · In-house (organization)

    AgricultureEconomic DevelopmentEducationResearch 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.