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.
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.
← LobbyingRegistrations 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)Hide details
- 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
SpreadsheetFiled by Karlee Silver (18), Jocelyn Mackie (15).
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Reported by Jocelyn Mackie · In-house (organization)
- Danielle White · Assistant Deputy Minister, Indigenous Services Canada (ISC)
Aboriginal Affairs
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Reported by Jocelyn Mackie · In-house (organization)
- Matthew Stenson · Senior Policy Advisor, Global Affairs Canada (GAC)
ClimateHealth
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Reported by Jocelyn Mackie · In-house (organization)
- Danielle White · Assistant Deputy Minister, Indigenous Services Canada (ISC)
Aboriginal Affairs
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Reported by Jocelyn Mackie · In-house (organization)
- Danielle White · Assistant Deputy Minister, Indigenous Services Canada (ISC)
- Valerie Gideon · Associate Deputy Minister, Indigenous Services Canada (ISC)
Aboriginal Affairs
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Reported by Jocelyn Mackie · In-house (organization)
- Chris Evelyn · Chief of Staff, Women and Gender Equality (WAGE)
Aboriginal Affairs
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Reported by Jocelyn Mackie · In-house (organization)
- Matthew Stenson · Senior Policy Advisor, Global Affairs Canada (GAC)
International Development
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Reported by Jocelyn Mackie · In-house (organization)
- Danielle White · Assistant Deputy Minister, Indigenous Services Canada (ISC)
Aboriginal Affairs
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Reported by Jocelyn Mackie · In-house (organization)
- Harjit Sajjan · Minister of International Development, Global Affairs Canada (GAC)
International Development
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.