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Lobbying by Council of Canadian Academies: 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

Council of Canadian Academies

Meetings this Parliament
18
With MPs
2
Since Nov 2021
46
Active registrations
1

Most recent reported meeting: Sep 15, 2026.

Registrations in effect

In-house (organization) In effect since Jun 1, 2026 Receives government funding

Filed by Tijs Creutzberg, President and CEO

Lobbyists

  • Anita Melnyk · Project Director
  • Jeffrey Kinder · Project Director
  • Rebecca Chapman · Project Director
  • Suzanne Loney · Senior Research Associate
  • Tijs Creutzberg · President & CEO (Interim)

Institutions they may lobby: Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC), Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency (ACOA), Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC), Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA), 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), Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO), Global Affairs Canada (GAC), Health Canada (HC), House of Commons, 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), Privy Council Office (PCO), 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 (1)
  • CCA was established by the federal government in 2005 to provide assessments of evidence on policy priorities important to the Government of Canada and Canadians. CCA's interactions with federal departments and agencies are focused on developing interest in new assessment projects which are typically funded through a program or grant. Assessments are carried out by expert panels and can be on any topic in areas of health, environment, energy and society, or S&T and innovation.

Registration 957121-324105-19. Look it up in the official Registry

Reported meetings

Spreadsheet
  • Reported by Tijs Creutzberg · In-house (organization)

    • Sarah Viehbeck · Chief Science Officer, Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC)
    CCA was established by the federal government in 2005 to provide assessments of evidence on policy priorities important to the Government of Canada and Canadians. CCA's interactions with federal departments and agencies are focused on developing interest in new assessment projects which are typically funded through a program or grant. Assessments are carried out by expert panels and can be on any topic in areas of health, environment, energy and society, or S&T and innovation. Read more

    Official report

  • Reported by Tijs Creutzberg · In-house (organization)

    • Catherine Kim · Manager, Policy and Coordination, Natural Resources Canada (NRCan)
    CCA was established by the federal government in 2005 to provide assessments of evidence on policy priorities important to the Government of Canada and Canadians. CCA's interactions with federal departments and agencies are focused on developing interest in new assessment projects which are typically funded through a program or grant. Assessments are carried out by expert panels and can be on any topic in areas of health, environment, energy and society, or S&T and innovation. Read more

    Official report

  • Reported by Tijs Creutzberg · In-house (organization)

    • Maja Strika · Program Advisor, National Research Council (NRC)
    CCA was established by the federal government in 2005 to provide assessments of evidence on policy priorities important to the Government of Canada and Canadians. CCA's interactions with federal departments and agencies are focused on developing interest in new assessment projects which are typically funded through a program or grant. Assessments are carried out by expert panels and can be on any topic in areas of health, environment, energy and society, or S&T and innovation. Read more

    Official report

  • Reported by Tijs Creutzberg · In-house (organization)

    • Hugues Vaillancourt · DG, Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC)
    CCA was established by the federal government in 2005 to provide assessments of evidence on policy priorities important to the Government of Canada and Canadians. CCA's interactions with federal departments and agencies are focused on developing interest in new assessment projects which are typically funded through a program or grant. Assessments are carried out by expert panels and can be on any topic in areas of health, environment, energy and society, or S&T and innovation. Read more

    Official report

  • Reported by Tijs Creutzberg · In-house (organization)

    • Sarah Radovan · Director, Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC)
    CCA was established by the federal government in 2005 to provide assessments of evidence on policy priorities important to the Government of Canada and Canadians. CCA's interactions with federal departments and agencies are focused on developing interest in new assessment projects which are typically funded through a program or grant. Assessments are carried out by expert panels and can be on any topic in areas of health, environment, energy and society, or S&T and innovation. Read more

    Official report

  • Reported by Tijs Creutzberg · In-house (organization)

    • Mona Nemer · Chief Science Advisor, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
    • Alexandre Bourque-Viens · Senior Policy Advisor, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
    CCA was established by the federal government in 2005 to provide assessments of evidence on policy priorities important to the Government of Canada and Canadians. CCA's interactions with federal departments and agencies are focused on developing interest in new assessment projects which are typically funded through a program or grant. Assessments are carried out by expert panels and can be on any topic in areas of health, environment, energy and society, or S&T and innovation. Read more

    Official report

  • Reported by Tijs Creutzberg · In-house (organization)

    • Evelyn Soo · Executive Director, Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA)
    • Evelyn Soo · Executive Director, Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA)
    • René Patenaude · National Manager, Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA)

    Science and Technology

    Official report

  • Reported by Tijs Creutzberg · In-house (organization)

    • Doris Fortin · Director General, Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC)
    • Francis Pigeon · Executive Director, Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC)

    Science and Technology

    Official report

  • Reported by Tijs Creutzberg · In-house (organization)

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

    Science and Technology

    Official report

  • Reported by Tijs Creutzberg · In-house (organization)

    • Rory Gilsenan · Director General, Natural Resources Canada (NRCan)

    Natural Resources

    Official report

  • Reported by Tijs Creutzberg · In-house (organization)

    • Susan Martin · Director General, Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC)

    Environment

    Official report

  • Reported by Tijs Creutzberg · In-house (organization)

    • Laniel Bateman · Director, Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC)
    • Kate Kooka · Manager, Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC)
    • Anna-Sarah Eyrich · Policy Analyst, Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC)

    Environment

    Official report

  • Reported by Tijs Creutzberg · In-house (organization)

    • Shannon Quinn · Secretary General, National Research Council (NRC)
    • John Burnett · Director, Stakeholder Relations, National Research Council (NRC)
    • Marcel Turcot · Director General, National Research Council (NRC)

    Science and Technology

    Official report

  • Reported by Tijs Creutzberg · In-house (organization)

    • Donald Sheppard · Vice-President, Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC)
    • Heather Jeffrey · President, Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC)
    • Steven Hoffman · Vice-President, Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC)

    Science and Technology

    Official report

  • Reported by Tijs Creutzberg · In-house (organization)

    • Mitch Davies · President, National Research Council (NRC)
    • Shannon Quinn · Secretary General, National Research Council (NRC)

    Science and Technology

    Official report

  • Reported by Tijs Creutzberg · In-house (organization)

    • James Miller · Manager, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
    • Jennifer Situ · Senior Analyst, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)

    Science and Technology

    Official report

  • Reported by Tijs Creutzberg · In-house (organization)

    • Nick Xenos · Executive Director, Treasury Board Of Canada Secretariat (TBS)
    • Jane Keenan · Director, Treasury Board Of Canada Secretariat (TBS)

    Science and Technology

    Official report

  • Reported by Tijs Creutzberg · In-house (organization)

    • Niall O'Dea · Senior Assistant Deputy Minister, Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO)
    • Luke McKay · Director, Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO)
    • Ashley Thorvaldson · Manager, Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO)
    • Mark Waddell · Director General, Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO)
    and 2 more
    • Rowena Orok · Director, Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO)
    • Joe DeMora · Director General, Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO)

    Science and Technology

    Official report

  • Reported by Tijs Creutzberg · In-house (organization)

    • Stephen Lucas · Deputy Minister, Health Canada (HC)

    Science and Technology

    Official report

  • Reported by Tijs Creutzberg · In-house (organization)

    • Angus O'Leary · Executive Director, Public Services and Procurement Canada (PSPC)
    • Stefanie Bowles · Manager, Public Services and Procurement Canada (PSPC)
    • Angela Ebsworth · Branch Issues Manager, Public Services and Procurement Canada (PSPC)

    Science and Technology

    Official report

  • Reported by Tijs Creutzberg · In-house (organization)

    • Matthew Cloutier · Director General, Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC)
    • Shawn Marshall · Chief Science Officer, Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC)
    • Azima Ihsan · Science and Program Officer, Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC)

    Science and Technology

    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.