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Lobbying by Grand Challenges Canada: 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

Grand Challenges Canada

Meetings this Parliament
13
With MPs
3
Since Nov 2021
33
Active registrations
1

Most recent reported meeting: Feb 17, 2026.

Registrations in effect

In-house (organization) In effect since Jun 19, 2026 Receives government funding

Filed by Karlee Silver, Chief Executive Officer

Lobbyists

  • Fawad Akbari · Director, Humanitarian Innovation
  • Karlee Silver · Chief Executive Officer
  • Koduvayur Chandran · Chief Strategy and Partnerships Officer
  • Mohini Bhavsar · Director, Strategy & Delivery

Institutions they may lobby: Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC), Finance Canada (FIN), Global Affairs Canada (GAC), Health Canada (HC), House of Commons, Indigenous Services Canada (ISC), Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED), Natural Resources Canada (NRCan), Prime Minister's Office (PMO), Privy Council Office (PCO), Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC), Public Services and Procurement Canada (PSPC), Senate of Canada, Treasury Board Of Canada Secretariat (TBS), Women and Gender Equality (WAGE)

What they're lobbying on (4)
  • Seeking renewal of funding for an Institutional Support Grant for a Development Innovation Pillar and a Humanitarian Innovation Pillar from Global Affairs Canada (DFATD)
  • Seeking funding for the Indigenous Innovation Initiative from the Department for Women and Gender Equality and possibly others to be determined.
  • Seeking funding for Grand Challenges Canada's Global Mental Health program from Global Affairs Canada.
  • Seeking funding for a Humanitarian Grand Challenges program from Global Affairs Canada.

Registration 956048-304286-41. Look it up in the official Registry

Reported meetings

Spreadsheet

Filed by Karlee Silver (18), Jocelyn Mackie (15).

  • Reported by Karlee Silver · In-house (organization)

    • Athusha Puvanendran · Minister, Women and Gender Equality (WAGE)
    Seeking funding for the Indigenous Innovation Initiative from the Department for Women and Gender Equality and possibly others to be determined.

    Official report

  • Reported by Karlee Silver · In-house (organization)

    • Francois Gauvreau · Manager, Indigenous Services Canada (ISC)
    Seeking funding for the Indigenous Innovation Initiative from the Department for Women and Gender Equality and possibly others to be determined.

    Official report

  • Reported by Karlee Silver · In-house (organization)

    • Carina Gabriele · Director of Policy, Women and Gender Equality (WAGE)
    Seeking funding for the Indigenous Innovation Initiative from the Department for Women and Gender Equality and possibly others to be determined.

    Official report

  • Reported by Karlee Silver · In-house (organization)

    • Leslie Norton · Assistant Deputy Minister, Global Affairs Canada (GAC)
    Seeking renewal of funding for an Institutional Support Grant for a Development Innovation Pillar and a Humanitarian Innovation Pillar from Global Affairs Canada (DFATD) Read more

    Official report

  • Reported by Karlee Silver · In-house (organization)

    • Jean-Bernard Parenteau · Director General, Global Affairs Canada (GAC)
    Seeking renewal of funding for an Institutional Support Grant for a Development Innovation Pillar and a Humanitarian Innovation Pillar from Global Affairs Canada (DFATD) Read more

    Official report

  • Reported by Karlee Silver · In-house (organization)

    • Olga Radchenko · Director of Policy, Office of the Secretary of State for International Development, Global Affairs Canada (GAC)
    Seeking renewal of funding for an Institutional Support Grant for a Development Innovation Pillar and a Humanitarian Innovation Pillar from Global Affairs Canada (DFATD) Read more

    Official report

  • Reported by Karlee Silver · In-house (organization)

    • Michael Bonser · AADM, Global Affairs Canada (GAC)
    Seeking renewal of funding for an Institutional Support Grant for a Development Innovation Pillar and a Humanitarian Innovation Pillar from Global Affairs Canada (DFATD) Read more

    Official report

  • Reported by Karlee Silver · In-house (organization)

    • Randeep Sarai · Secretary of State, Global Affairs Canada (GAC)
    Seeking renewal of funding for an Institutional Support Grant for a Development Innovation Pillar and a Humanitarian Innovation Pillar from Global Affairs Canada (DFATD) Read more

    Official report

  • Reported by Karlee Silver · In-house (organization)

    • Randeep Sarai · Secretary of State, Global Affairs Canada (GAC)
    Seeking renewal of funding for an Institutional Support Grant for a Development Innovation Pillar and a Humanitarian Innovation Pillar from Global Affairs Canada (DFATD) Read more

    Official report

  • Reported by Karlee Silver · In-house (organization)

    • Christopher MacLennan · Deputy Minister, Global Affairs Canada (GAC)
    Seeking renewal of funding for an Institutional Support Grant for a Development Innovation Pillar and a Humanitarian Innovation Pillar from Global Affairs Canada (DFATD) Read more

    Official report

  • Reported by Karlee Silver · In-house (organization)

    • Leslie Norton · Assistant Deputy Minister, Global Affairs Canada (GAC)
    • Jean-Bernard Parenteau · Director General, Global Affairs Canada (GAC)
    Seeking renewal of funding for an Institutional Support Grant for a Development Innovation Pillar and a Humanitarian Innovation Pillar from Global Affairs Canada (DFATD) Read more

    Official report

  • Reported by Karlee Silver · In-house (organization)

    • Olga Radchenko · Chief of Staff to the Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship, Global Affairs Canada (GAC)
    Seeking renewal of funding for an Institutional Support Grant for a Development Innovation Pillar and a Humanitarian Innovation Pillar from Global Affairs Canada (DFATD) Read more

    Official report

  • Reported by Karlee Silver · In-house (organization)

    • Randeep Sarai · Secretary of State, Global Affairs Canada (GAC)
    • Leslie Norton · Assistant Deputy Manager, Global Affairs Canada (GAC)
    Seeking renewal of funding for an Institutional Support Grant for a Development Innovation Pillar and a Humanitarian Innovation Pillar from Global Affairs Canada (DFATD) Read more

    Official report

  • Reported by Karlee Silver · In-house (organization)

    • Jean-Bernard Parenteau · Director General, Global Affairs Canada (GAC)
    Seeking renewal of funding for an Institutional Support Grant for a Development Innovation Pillar and a Humanitarian Innovation Pillar from Global Affairs Canada (DFATD) Read more

    Official report

  • Reported by Karlee Silver · In-house (organization)

    • Leslie Norton · Assistant Deputy Minister, Global Affairs Canada (GAC)
    Seeking renewal of funding for an Institutional Support Grant for a Development Innovation Pillar and a Humanitarian Innovation Pillar from Global Affairs Canada (DFATD) Read more

    Official report

  • Reported by Karlee Silver · In-house (organization)

    • Mylene Paradis · Director General, Canadian Partnerships for Health and Social Development, Global Affairs Canada (GAC)

    HealthInternational Development

    Official report

  • Reported by Karlee Silver · In-house (organization)

    • Mylene Paradis · Director General - Canadian Partnerships for Health and Social Development, Global Affairs Canada (GAC)

    International Development

    Official report

  • Reported by Karlee Silver · In-house (organization)

    • Adam Gordon · Senior Policy Advisor to Minister Hussen, House of Commons

    International Development

    Official report

  • Reported by Jocelyn Mackie · In-house (organization)

    • Danielle White · Assistant Deputy Minister, Indigenous Services Canada (ISC)

    Aboriginal Affairs

    Official report

  • Reported by Jocelyn Mackie · In-house (organization)

    • Danielle White · Assistant Deputy Minister, Indigenous Services Canada (ISC)

    Aboriginal Affairs

    Official report

  • Reported by Jocelyn Mackie · In-house (organization)

    • Danielle White · Assistant Deputy Minister, Indigenous Services Canada (ISC)

    Aboriginal Affairs

    Official report

  • Reported by Jocelyn Mackie · In-house (organization)

    • Emily Hartman · Director Of Policy, Women and Gender Equality (WAGE)
    • Emmaleigh Munro · Policy Advisor, Women and Gender Equality (WAGE)

    Aboriginal Affairs

    Official report

  • Reported by Jocelyn Mackie · In-house (organization)

    • Marci Ien · Minister of Women and Gender Equality and Youth, Women and Gender Equality (WAGE)
    • Emily Hartman · Director of Policy, Women and Gender Equality (WAGE)

    Aboriginal Affairs

    Official report

  • Reported by Jocelyn Mackie · In-house (organization)

    • Matthew Stenson · Senior Policy Advisor, Global Affairs Canada (GAC)
    • Laura Gamez · Policy Advisor, Global Affairs Canada (GAC)

    International Development

    Official report

  • Reported by Jocelyn Mackie · In-house (organization)

    • Kaitlyn Forbes · Policy Advisor, Health Canada (HC)
    • Hillary Morgan · Policy Advisor, Health Canada (HC)

    Aboriginal AffairsHealthResearch and Development

    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.