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Lobbying by University of Ontario Institute of Technology (operating as Ontario Tech 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

University of Ontario Institute of Technology (operating as Ontario Tech University)

Meetings this Parliament
2
With MPs
0
Since Nov 2021
4
Active registrations
1

Most recent reported meeting: May 5, 2026.

Registrations in effect

In-house (organization) In effect since Sep 24, 2026 Receives government funding

Filed by Steven Murphy, President and Vice-Chancellor

Lobbyists

  • Les Jacobs · Vice-President, Research and Innovation
  • Lori Livingston · Provost and Vice-President, Academic
  • Matthew Mackenzie · Director, Government Relations
  • Shannon Thornton · Government Relations Officer
  • Steven Murphy · President and Vice-Chancellor Former public office holder

    Formerly Council Member, Natural Research Council of Canada (NRC), Innovation, Science and Economic Development (ISED) (2019–)

Institutions they may lobby: Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC), Canadian Heritage (PCH), Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR), Canadian Space Agency (CSA), Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC), Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC), Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario (FedDev), Finance Canada (FIN), Global Affairs Canada (GAC), Health Canada (HC), House of Commons, Housing, Infrastructure and Communities Canada (HICC), Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED), National Defence (DND), National Research Council (NRC), Natural Resources Canada (NRCan), Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC), Prime Minister's Office (PMO), Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC), Public Services and Procurement Canada (PSPC), Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC), Transport Canada (TC), Treasury Board Of Canada Secretariat (TBS)

What they're lobbying on (5)
  • Seeking funding to establish a Defence Innovation Secure Hub (DISH) focused on uncrewed systems (UxS) at Ontario Tech.
  • Funding for dual-use defence related projects through FedDev programs.
  • Seeking information on potential supports from the federal government to expand our offering of on-campus residences and infrastructure that will benefit our students, faculty, and local community.
  • Seeking Funding through the Employment and Social Development Canada Sectoral Workforce Solutions Program to support building talent for the clean economy.
  • Increased support for commercialization of university research

Registration 937451-287044-32. Look it up in the official Registry

Reported meetings

Spreadsheet

  • Reported by Steven Murphy · In-house (organization)

    • Alexa Kalsatos · Senior Operations and Regional Advisor (Ontario), National Defence (DND)
    • Conor Lewis · Policy Advisor, National Defence (DND)
    Seeking funding to establish a Defence Innovation Secure Hub (DISH) focused on uncrewed systems (UxS) at Ontario Tech.

    Official report

  • Reported by Steven Murphy · In-house (organization)

    • Tanveer Kaur Tur · Senior Advisor, Operations and Stakeholder Engagement, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
    Funding for dual-use defence related projects through FedDev programs.

    Official report

  • Reported by Steven Murphy · In-house (organization)

    • Mark Holland · Member of Parliament, House of Commons

    Employment and TrainingEnergy

    Official report

  • Reported by Steven Murphy · In-house (organization)

    Employment and TrainingEnergy

    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.