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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.

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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.

Registrations 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)
  • 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

Spreadsheet

  • Reported by Joy Johnson · In-house (organization)

    Aboriginal AffairsEducationScience and Technology

    Official report

  • Reported by Joy Johnson · In-house (organization)

    EducationEmployment and TrainingHealthHousingInfrastructure

    Official report

  • Reported by Joy Johnson · In-house (organization)

    Economic DevelopmentEducationInfrastructure

    Official report

  • Reported by Joy Johnson · In-house (organization)

    • Nipun Vats · ADM, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)

    Infrastructure

    Official report

  • Reported by Joy Johnson · In-house (organization)

    • Alejandro Adem · President, Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC)

    Research and DevelopmentScience and Technology

    Official report

  • Reported by Joy Johnson · In-house (organization)

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

    Economic DevelopmentResearch and DevelopmentScience and Technology

    Official report

  • Reported by Joy Johnson · In-house (organization)

    • Glenn Purves · Assistant Deputy Minister, Finance Canada (FIN)

    Economic Development

    Official report

  • Reported by Joy Johnson · In-house (organization)

    • Marta Morgan · Deputy Minister, Foreign Affairs, Global Affairs Canada (GAC)
    • David Morrison · Deputy Minister International Trade, Global Affairs Canada (GAC)
    • Caroline Xavier · Acting Deputy Minister, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC)

    EducationImmigration

    Official report

  • Reported by Joy Johnson · In-house (organization)

    • Dominique Bérubé · Vice-President, Research Programs, Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC)
    • Valérie La Traverse · Vice-President Corporate Affairs, Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC)

    Research and Development

    Official report

  • Reported by Joy Johnson · In-house (organization)

    • Michael Strong · President, Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR)

    Research and Development

    Official report

  • Reported by Joy Johnson · In-house (organization)

    • John Hannaford · Deputy Minister, Natural Resources Canada (NRCan)

    EnvironmentResearch and DevelopmentScience and Technology

    Official report

  • Reported by Joy Johnson · In-house (organization)

    • Marta Morgan · Deputy Minister, Foreign Affairs, Global Affairs Canada (GAC)
    • Anne-Marie Leclerc · Trade Commissioner, Education Sector, B.C. and Yukon, Global Affairs Canada (GAC)

    EducationEmployment and TrainingInternational Development

    Official report

  • Reported by Joy Johnson · In-house (organization)

    • Dylan Jones · President, Pacific Economic Development Canada, Pacific Economic Development Canada (PacifiCan)
    • Naina Sloan · Vice-President, Programs & Partners, Pacific Economic Development Canada (PacifiCan)
    • Trevor Todd · Manager, Business Development and Trade, Pacific Economic Development Canada (PacifiCan)

    Economic DevelopmentEducationResearch and Development

    Official report

  • Reported by Joy Johnson · In-house (organization)

    AgricultureEconomic DevelopmentEducationImmigrationResearch and DevelopmentScience and Technology

    Official report

  • Reported by Joy Johnson · In-house (organization)

    ImmigrationInfrastructureTransportation

    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.