Organization
McGill University
- Meetings this Parliament
- 7
- With MPs
- 2
- Since Nov 2021
- 164
- Active registrations
- 1
Most recent reported meeting: Feb 13, 2026.
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.
← LobbyingRegistrations 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
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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
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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)Hide details
- 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
SpreadsheetFiled by Deep Saini (107), Suzanne Fortier (34), Christopher Manfredi (23).
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Reported by Deep Saini · In-house (organization)
- francis scarpalegia · MP, House of Commons
AgricultureEducation
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Reported by Deep Saini · In-house (organization)
- bryan rourke · Director of Operations, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC)
EducationImmigration
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Reported by Deep Saini · In-house (organization)
- Harry Orbach-Miller · Policy Advisor and Senior Coordinator, Prime Minister's Office (PMO)
EducationInfrastructure
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Reported by Deep Saini · In-house (organization)
- Matthew Paisley · Policy Advisor, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC)
Immigration
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Reported by Deep Saini · In-house (organization)
- Rob Jamieson · Senior Advisor, Public Safety Canada (PS)
Education
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Reported by Deep Saini · In-house (organization)
- Matthieu St-Wril · Policy Advisor, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC)
Immigration
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Reported by Deep Saini · In-house (organization)
- Stan Kutcher · Senator, Senate of Canada
BudgetEducationResearch and DevelopmentScience and Technology
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Reported by Deep Saini · In-house (organization)
- Marc Miller · Minister of Indigenous Services, Indigenous Services Canada (ISC)
BudgetInfrastructure
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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
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Reported by Deep Saini · In-house (organization)
- Nipun Vats · Assistant Deputy Minister, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
Research and DevelopmentScience and Technology
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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
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Reported by Deep Saini · In-house (organization)
- Rob Jamieson · Senior Policy Advisor, Public Safety Canada (PS)
BudgetEducationScience and Technology
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Reported by Deep Saini · In-house (organization)
- Nipun Vats · Assistant Deputy Minister, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
Research and DevelopmentScience and Technology
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Reported by Deep Saini · In-house (organization)
- Richard Cannings · Member of Parliament, House of Commons
BudgetEducationScience and Technology
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Reported by Deep Saini · In-house (organization)
- Matthieu Saint-Wril · Policy Advisor, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC)
- Matthew Paisley · Policy Advisor, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC)
Immigration
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Reported by Deep Saini · In-house (organization)
- Francis Scarpaleggia · Member of Parliament
BudgetInfrastructure
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Reported by Deep Saini · In-house (organization)
- Salma Zahid · Member of Parliament
BudgetInfrastructure
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Reported by Deep Saini · In-house (organization)
- Shawn Driscoll · Stakeholder Relations Advisor, House of Commons
BudgetInfrastructure
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Reported by Deep Saini · In-house (organization)
- Stefan Hoffman · Member's Assistant, House of Commons
- Elizabeth Normandeau-Bertrand · Special Assistant, Issues and Communications, Justice Canada (JC)
BudgetInfrastructure
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Reported by Deep Saini · In-house (organization)
- Bryan Rourque · Director of Operations, Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada (CIRNAC)
Aboriginal AffairsInfrastructure
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Reported by Deep Saini · In-house (organization)
- Rosa Galvez · Senator, Senate of Canada
- stephane laviolette · political strategic advisor, Senate of Canada
BudgetInfrastructure
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Reported by Deep Saini · In-house (organization)
- John Barlow · Member of Parliament
- Glen Motz · Member of Parliament
- John Nater · Member of Parliament
- Jeremy Patzer · Member of Parliament
and 9 moreShow fewer
- Warren Steinley · Member of Parliament
- Earl Dreeshen · Member of Parliament, House of Commons
- Stephen Ellis · Member of Parliament, House of Commons
- Damien C. Kurek · Member of Parliament, House of Commons
- Richard Lehoux · Member of Parliament, House of Commons
- Larry Maguire · Member of Parliament, House of Commons
- Martin Shields · Member of Parliament, House of Commons
- Gerald Soroka · Member of Parliament, House of Commons
- Karen Vecchio · Member of Parliament, House of Commons
Agriculture
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Reported by Deep Saini · In-house (organization)
- Nipun Vats · Assistant Deputy Minister, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
Agriculture
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Reported by Deep Saini · In-house (organization)
- Natasha Kim · Assistant Deputy Minister, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC)
- Andrew Goldstein · Associate Assistant Deputy Minister, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC)
Agriculture
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Reported by Deep Saini · In-house (organization)
- Harpreet Kochhar · President, Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC)
- Michael Strong · President, Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR)
Agriculture
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.