Organization
Simon Fraser University
- Meetings this Parliament
- 89
- With MPs
- 35
- Since Nov 2021
- 190
- Active registrations
- 1
Most recent reported meeting: Sep 23, 2026.
Lobbying by Simon Fraser 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 Sep 15, 2026 Receives government funding
Filed by Joy Johnson, President & Vice-Chancellor
Lobbyists
- Dugan O'Neil · Vice-President, Research and International
- Elicia Maine · Associate Vice-President, Knowledge Mobilization and Innovation
- James Beresford · Executive Director and Chief of Staff
- Joy Johnson · President & Vice-Chancellor
- Seychelle Cushing · Executive Director, Partnerships Hub
- Trevor Boudreau · Senior Director, Government Relations
- Vinitha Gengatharan · Executive Lead, International
Institutions they may lobby: Canada Foundation for Innovation, Canada School of Public Service (CSPS), Canadian Heritage (PCH), Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR), Communications Security Establishment Canada (CSEC), 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), National Defence (DND), National Research Council (NRC), Natural Resources Canada (NRCan), Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC), Pacific Economic Development Canada (PacifiCan), Prime Minister's Office (PMO), Privy Council Office (PCO), Public Safety Canada (PS), Public Services and Procurement Canada (PSPC), Senate of Canada, Shared Services Canada (SSC), Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC), Statistics Canada (StatCan), Treasury Board Of Canada Secretariat (TBS)
What they're lobbying on (10)Hide details
- Discussions regarding universities' role in science diplomacy and export development opportunities
- Discussions regarding Canada's defence industrial strategy and related programs
- Advocacy to maintain and enhance funding of Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council, Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada, Canadian Institutes of Health Research, and Canada Foundation for Innovation.
- Advocacy to secure federal support to develop and upgrade university infrastructure, including but not limited to research and learning facilities, digital infrastructure, and transit infrastructure
- Discussion regarding support for Indigenous post-secondary students, faculty and staff
- Discussion regarding research and development, infrastructure initiatives and investments in the area of agri-tech
- Discussion regarding research and development, infrastructure initiatives and investments in clean and conventional energy, and critical minerals
- Advocacy to improve immigration policies and programs for students, faculty and staff
- Discussion regarding research and development, infrastructure initiatives and investments in the areas of artificial intelligence (AI), quantum, and dual-use technologies
- Discussion regarding increasing training pipelines and work integrated learning opportunities for students in the federal government
Registration 946910-303805-47. Look it up in the official Registry
Reported meetings
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Reported by Joy Johnson · In-house (organization)
- Alejandro Adem · President, Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC)
EducationIntellectual PropertyScience and Technology
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Reported by Joy Johnson · In-house (organization)
- Terry Beech · Member of Parliament
ImmigrationIndustryResearch and Development
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Reported by Joy Johnson · In-house (organization)
- Randeep Sarai · Member of Parliament
EducationImmigrationInternational Relations
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Reported by Joy Johnson · In-house (organization)
- Terry Beech · Member of Parliament
EducationInternational Relations
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Reported by Joy Johnson · In-house (organization)
- Nipun Vats · Assistant Deputy Minister, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
Science and Technology
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Reported by Joy Johnson · In-house (organization)
- Tako Van Popta · Member of Parliament
AgricultureEducationHealthScience and Technology
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Reported by Joy Johnson · In-house (organization)
- Nipun Vats · Assistant Deputy Minister, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
- Mitch Davies · Senior Assistant Deputy Minister, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
Science and Technology
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Reported by Joy Johnson · In-house (organization)
- Simon Kennedy · Deputy Minister, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
- Francis Bilodeau · Associate Deputy Minister, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
- Nipun Vats · Assistant Deputy Minister, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
Aboriginal AffairsEducationHealth
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Reported by Joy Johnson · In-house (organization)
- Terry Beech · Member of Parliament
Education
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Reported by Joy Johnson · In-house (organization)
- Iain Stewart · President, National Research Council (NRC)
Aboriginal AffairsEducationHealth
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Reported by Joy Johnson · In-house (organization)
- Jonathan Wilkinson · Minister of Natural Resources, Natural Resources Canada (NRCan)
Science and Technology
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Reported by Joy Johnson · In-house (organization)
- Stephen Lucas · Deputy Minister, Health Canada (HC)
EducationHealthInfrastructure
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Reported by Joy Johnson · In-house (organization)
- Nipun Vats · ADM, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
Science and Technology
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Reported by Joy Johnson · In-house (organization)
- Mitch Davies · Senior Assistant Deputy Minister, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
Science and Technology
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Reported by Joy Johnson · In-house (organization)
- Cynthia Handler · Senior Director, Natural Resources Canada (NRCan)
EnergyScience and Technology
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Reported by Joy Johnson · In-house (organization)
- Terry Beech · Member of Parliament
Science and Technology
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Reported by Joy Johnson · In-house (organization)
- Terry Beech · Member of Parliament
Science and Technology
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Reported by Joy Johnson · In-house (organization)
- Nipun Vats · ADM, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
Infrastructure
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Reported by Joy Johnson · In-house (organization)
- Mary Ng · Minister of International Trade, Global Affairs Canada (GAC)
EducationInternational Relations
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Reported by Joy Johnson · In-house (organization)
- Randeep Sarai · Member of Parliament
EducationHealth
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Reported by Joy Johnson · In-house (organization)
- Stephen Lucas · Deputy Minister, Health Canada (HC)
EducationHealth
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Reported by Joy Johnson · In-house (organization)
- Sinead Tuite · Senior Director, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
Research and DevelopmentScience and Technology
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Reported by Joy Johnson · In-house (organization)
- Jean-Francios Houle · Assistant VP, Pandemic Response Program, National Research Council (NRC)
InfrastructureResearch and DevelopmentScience and Technology
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Reported by Joy Johnson · In-house (organization)
- Natalka Cmoc · Director General, Public Services and Procurement Canada (PSPC)
InfrastructureResearch and DevelopmentScience and Technology
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Reported by Joy Johnson · In-house (organization)
- Nipun Vats · ADM, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
Research and DevelopmentScience and Technology
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.