Organization
Memorial University of Newfoundland
- Meetings this Parliament
- 39
- With MPs
- 8
- Since Nov 2021
- 122
- Active registrations
- 1
Most recent reported meeting: Sep 28, 2026.
Lobbying by Memorial University of Newfoundland: 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 28, 2026 Receives government funding
Filed by Janet Morrison, President and Vice-Chancellor
Lobbyists
- Alison Horton · Vice President (finance and administration)
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Andre McDonald · Vice-president (research and innovation)
Former public office holder
Formerly Visiting Researcher, Industrial Materials Institute, National Research Council of Canada (2004–2007)
- Janet Morrison · President and Vice-Chancellor
- Jennifer Lokash · Provost and vice-president (academic)
- Ken Jacobsen · Interim deputy provost (Grenfell and Labrador campuses)
- Paul Brett · Interim deputy provost(Marine Institute)and executive director(professional & continuing education)
- Paula Dyke · Executive Director, Marketing and Communications
Institutions they may lobby: Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC), Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency (ACOA), Canada Foundation for Innovation, Canadian Coast Guard (CCG), Canadian Heritage (PCH), Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR), Canadian Northern Economic Development Agency (CanNor), Canadian Space Agency (CSA), 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, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC), Indigenous Services Canada (ISC), Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED), Justice Canada (JC), National Defence (DND), National Research Council (NRC), Natural Resources Canada (NRCan), Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC), Parks Canada (PC), Prime Minister's Office (PMO), Privy Council Office (PCO), Public Services and Procurement Canada (PSPC), Senate of Canada, Service Canada (ServCan), Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC), Transport Canada (TC), Treasury Board Of Canada Secretariat (TBS), Veterans Affairs Canada (VAC)
What they're lobbying on (6)Hide details
- Employment and raining needs - Discussions regarding training needs for Canadian government, communities and industry; seeking contracts for defence training; funding
- Defence - Discussions regarding Canada’s defence industrial strategy and related programs; training capacity for Canadian military needs; seeking potential contracts; funding as it relates to defence training.
- Discussions regarding opportunities for investment and partnerships related to research and development, infrastructure and initiatives in the areas of Arctic and northern development, ocean technologies, marine engineering, artificial intelligence, dual-use technologies, autonomous systems, energy, and critical minerals.
- Advocacy to maintain and enhance funding of research and research support through the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council, Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada, Canadian Institutes of Health Research and Canada Foundation for Innovation
- Immigration - Advocacy to improve immigration policies and programs, particularly as it relates to recruitment of international students
- Explore funding and/or grant opportunities within the Federal Government as they align with Memorial University strategic initiatives and Federal Government strategic initiatives, especially those related to Science and Technology, Innovation, Arctic and Northern Development, Defence and Ocean and Marine development.
Registration 961845-347306-33. Look it up in the official Registry
Reported meetings
SpreadsheetFiled by Neil Bose (42), Vianne Timmons (41), Janet Morrison (37), Jennifer Lokash (2).
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Reported by Janet Morrison · In-house (organization)
- Lena Metlege Diab · Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC)
Education, Research and Development to understand current and future opportunities as they align with Memorial University strategic initiatives and Federal Government strategic initiatives, especially those related to Science and Technology, Innovation, Arctic and Northern Development, and Ocean and Marine development and defence. Read more
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Reported by Janet Morrison · In-house (organization)
- Benjamin Wheaton · Executive Assistant to the Parliamentary Secretary to the President of the Treasury Board MP Tom Osborne, House of Commons
Education, Research and Development to understand current and future opportunities as they align with Memorial University strategic initiatives and Federal Government strategic initiatives, especially those related to Science and Technology, Innovation, Arctic and Northern Development, and Ocean and Marine development and defence. Read more
Explore funding and/or grant opportunities within the Federal Government as they align with Memorial University strategic initiatives and Federal Government strategic initiatives, especially those related to Science and Technology, Innovation, Arctic and Northern Development, Defence and Ocean and Marine development.
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Reported by Janet Morrison · In-house (organization)
- Caroline Belbin · Regional Advisor, Atlantic, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
Education, Research and Development to understand current and future opportunities as they align with Memorial University strategic initiatives and Federal Government strategic initiatives, especially those related to Science and Technology, Innovation, Arctic and Northern Development, and Ocean and Marine development and defence. Read more
Explore funding and/or grant opportunities within the Federal Government as they align with Memorial University strategic initiatives and Federal Government strategic initiatives, especially those related to Science and Technology, Innovation, Arctic and Northern Development, Defence and Ocean and Marine development.
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Reported by Janet Morrison · In-house (organization)
- Lori Idlout · Member of Parliament
Education, Research and Development to understand current and future opportunities as they align with Memorial University strategic initiatives and Federal Government strategic initiatives, especially those related to Science and Technology, Innovation, Arctic and Northern Development, and Ocean and Marine development and defence. Read more
Explore funding and/or grant opportunities within the Federal Government as they align with Memorial University strategic initiatives and Federal Government strategic initiatives, especially those related to Science and Technology, Innovation, Arctic and Northern Development, Defence and Ocean and Marine development.
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Reported by Janet Morrison · In-house (organization)
- Tom Osborne · Member of Parliament
Education, Research and Development to understand current and future opportunities as they align with Memorial University strategic initiatives and Federal Government strategic initiatives, especially those related to Science and Technology, Innovation, Arctic and Northern Development, and Ocean and Marine development and defence. Read more
Explore funding and/or grant opportunities within the Federal Government as they align with Memorial University strategic initiatives and Federal Government strategic initiatives, especially those related to Science and Technology, Innovation, Arctic and Northern Development, Defence and Ocean and Marine development.
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Reported by Janet Morrison · In-house (organization)
- Brian Botting · Director of Defence Industrial Strategy (Sr Advisor, Defence Industrial Strategy), Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
Education, Research and Development to understand current and future opportunities as they align with Memorial University strategic initiatives and Federal Government strategic initiatives, especially those related to Science and Technology, Innovation, Arctic and Northern Development, and Ocean and Marine development and defence. Read more
Explore funding and/or grant opportunities within the Federal Government as they align with Memorial University strategic initiatives and Federal Government strategic initiatives, especially those related to Science and Technology, Innovation, Arctic and Northern Development, Defence and Ocean and Marine development.
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Reported by Janet Morrison · In-house (organization)
- Varun Srivatsan · Director of Policy, Finance Canada (FIN)
- Fahim Khan · Senior Policy Advisor, Finance Canada (FIN)
Explore funding and/or grant opportunities within the Federal Government as they align with Memorial University strategic initiatives and Federal Government strategic initiatives, especially those related to Science and Technology, Innovation, Arctic and Northern Development, Defence and Ocean and Marine development. Read more
Education, Research and Development to understand current and future opportunities as they align with Memorial University strategic initiatives and Federal Government strategic initiatives, especially those related to Science and Technology, Innovation, Arctic and Northern Development, and Ocean and Marine development and defence.
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Reported by Janet Morrison · In-house (organization)
- Harry Burton · Atlantic Desk, Prime Minister's Office (PMO)
Education, Research and Development to understand current and future opportunities as they align with Memorial University strategic initiatives and Federal Government strategic initiatives, especially those related to Science and Technology, Innovation, Arctic and Northern Development, and Ocean and Marine development and defence. Read more
Explore funding and/or grant opportunities within the Federal Government as they align with Memorial University strategic initiatives and Federal Government strategic initiatives, especially those related to Science and Technology, Innovation, Arctic and Northern Development, Defence and Ocean and Marine development.
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Reported by Janet Morrison · In-house (organization)
- Paul MacKinnon · Deputy Minister, Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO)
Education, Research and Development to understand current and future opportunities as they align with Memorial University strategic initiatives and Federal Government strategic initiatives, especially those related to Science and Technology, Innovation, Arctic and Northern Development, and Ocean and Marine development and defence. Read more
Explore funding and/or grant opportunities within the Federal Government as they align with Memorial University strategic initiatives and Federal Government strategic initiatives, especially those related to Science and Technology, Innovation, Arctic and Northern Development, Defence and Ocean and Marine development.
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Reported by Janet Morrison · In-house (organization)
- Nathalie Provost · Secretary of State (Nature), Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC)
Education, Research and Development to understand current and future opportunities as they align with Memorial University strategic initiatives and Federal Government strategic initiatives, especially those related to Science and Technology, Innovation, Arctic and Northern Development, and Ocean and Marine development and defence. Read more
Explore funding and/or grant opportunities within the Federal Government as they align with Memorial University strategic initiatives and Federal Government strategic initiatives, especially those related to Science and Technology, Innovation, Arctic and Northern Development, Defence and Ocean and Marine development.
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Reported by Janet Morrison · In-house (organization)
- Nancy Gardiner · Deputy Minister, Veterans Affairs Canada (VAC)
Education, Research and Development to understand current and future opportunities as they align with Memorial University strategic initiatives and Federal Government strategic initiatives, especially those related to Science and Technology, Innovation, Arctic and Northern Development, and Ocean and Marine development and defence. Read more
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Reported by Janet Morrison · In-house (organization)
- Iris Petten · Senator, Senate of Canada
Education, Research and Development to understand current and future opportunities as they align with Memorial University strategic initiatives and Federal Government strategic initiatives, especially those related to Science and Technology, Innovation, Arctic and Northern Development, and Ocean and Marine development and defence. Read more
Explore funding and/or grant opportunities within the Federal Government as they align with Memorial University strategic initiatives and Federal Government strategic initiatives, especially those related to Science and Technology, Innovation, Arctic and Northern Development, Defence and Ocean and Marine development.
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Reported by Janet Morrison · In-house (organization)
- Paul MacKinnon · Deputy Minister, Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO)
Education, Research and Development to understand current and future opportunities as they align with Memorial University strategic initiatives and Federal Government strategic initiatives, especially those related to Science and Technology, Innovation, Arctic and Northern Development, and Ocean and Marine development and defence. Read more
Explore funding and/or grant opportunities within the Federal Government as they align with Memorial University strategic initiatives and Federal Government strategic initiatives, especially those related to Science and Technology, Innovation, Arctic and Northern Development, Defence and Ocean and Marine development.
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Reported by Janet Morrison · In-house (organization)
- Paul Connors · Member of Parliament
Education, Research and Development to understand current and future opportunities as they align with Memorial University strategic initiatives and Federal Government strategic initiatives, especially those related to Science and Technology, Innovation, Arctic and Northern Development, and Ocean and Marine development and defence. Read more
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Reported by Janet Morrison · In-house (organization)
- Iris Petten · Senator, Senate of Canada
Education, Research and Development to understand current and future opportunities as they align with Memorial University strategic initiatives and Federal Government strategic initiatives, especially those related to Science and Technology, Innovation, Arctic and Northern Development, and Ocean and Marine development and defence. Read more
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Reported by Janet Morrison · In-house (organization)
- Percy E. Downe · Senator, Senate of Canada
Education, Research and Development to understand current and future opportunities as they align with Memorial University strategic initiatives and Federal Government strategic initiatives, especially those related to Science and Technology, Innovation, Arctic and Northern Development, and Ocean and Marine development and defence. Read more
Explore funding and/or grant opportunities within the Federal Government as they align with Memorial University strategic initiatives and Federal Government strategic initiatives, especially those related to Science and Technology, Innovation, Arctic and Northern Development, Defence and Ocean and Marine development.
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Reported by Janet Morrison · In-house (organization)
- Wendy Hadwen · Assistant Deputy Minister, Policy, National Defence (DND)
Explore funding and/or grant opportunities within the Federal Government as they align with Memorial University strategic initiatives and Federal Government strategic initiatives, especially those related to Science and Technology, Innovation, Arctic and Northern Development, Defence and Ocean and Marine development. Read more
Education, Research and Development to understand current and future opportunities as they align with Memorial University strategic initiatives and Federal Government strategic initiatives, especially those related to Science and Technology, Innovation, Arctic and Northern Development, and Ocean and Marine development and defence.
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Reported by Janet Morrison · In-house (organization)
- Paul MacKinnon · Deputy Minister, Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO)
Education, Research and Development to understand current and future opportunities as they align with Memorial University strategic initiatives and Federal Government strategic initiatives, especially those related to Science and Technology, Innovation, Arctic and Northern Development, and Ocean and Marine development and defence. Read more
Explore funding and/or grant opportunities within the Federal Government as they align with Memorial University strategic initiatives and Federal Government strategic initiatives, especially those related to Science and Technology, Innovation, Arctic and Northern Development, Defence and Ocean and Marine development.
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Reported by Janet Morrison · In-house (organization)
- Brian Botting · Director of Defence Industrial Strategy (Sr Advisor, Defence Industrial Strategy), Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
Education, Research and Development to understand current and future opportunities as they align with Memorial University strategic initiatives and Federal Government strategic initiatives, especially those related to Science and Technology, Innovation, Arctic and Northern Development, and Ocean and Marine development and defence. Read more
Explore funding and/or grant opportunities within the Federal Government as they align with Memorial University strategic initiatives and Federal Government strategic initiatives, especially those related to Science and Technology, Innovation, Arctic and Northern Development, Defence and Ocean and Marine development.
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Reported by Janet Morrison · In-house (organization)
- Owen Crawford-Lem · Policy Advisor, Transport Canada (TC)
Education, Research and Development to understand current and future opportunities as they align with Memorial University strategic initiatives and Federal Government strategic initiatives, especially those related to Science and Technology, Innovation, Arctic and Northern Development, and Ocean and Marine development and defence. Read more
Explore funding and/or grant opportunities within the Federal Government as they align with Memorial University strategic initiatives and Federal Government strategic initiatives, especially those related to Science and Technology, Innovation, Arctic and Northern Development, Defence and Ocean and Marine development.
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Reported by Janet Morrison · In-house (organization)
- Adam Burns · Assistant Deputy Minister, Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO)
Education, Research and Development to understand current and future opportunities as they align with Memorial University strategic initiatives and Federal Government strategic initiatives, especially those related to Science and Technology, Innovation, Arctic and Northern Development, and Ocean and Marine development and defence. Read more
Explore funding and/or grant opportunities within the Federal Government as they align with Memorial University strategic initiatives and Federal Government strategic initiatives, especially those related to Science and Technology, Innovation, Arctic and Northern Development, Defence and Ocean and Marine development.
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Reported by Janet Morrison · In-house (organization)
- Conor Lewis · Policy Advisor, National Defence (DND)
- Hilary Hendricks · Policy Advisor to Minister, National Defence (DND)
- Nicholas Hautamaki · Policy Advisor to Minister, National Defence (DND)
Education, Research and Development to understand current and future opportunities as they align with Memorial University strategic initiatives and Federal Government strategic initiatives, especially those related to Science and Technology, Innovation, Arctic and Northern Development, and Ocean and Marine development and defence. Read more
Explore funding and/or grant opportunities within the Federal Government as they align with Memorial University strategic initiatives and Federal Government strategic initiatives, especially those related to Science and Technology, Innovation, Arctic and Northern Development, Defence and Ocean and Marine development.
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Reported by Janet Morrison · In-house (organization)
- Jenna Sudds · Member of Parliament
Education, Research and Development to understand current and future opportunities as they align with Memorial University strategic initiatives and Federal Government strategic initiatives, especially those related to Science and Technology, Innovation, Arctic and Northern Development, and Ocean and Marine development and defence. Read more
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Reported by Janet Morrison · In-house (organization)
- Kevin Brosseau · Commissioner, National Defence (DND)
Education, Research and Development to understand current and future opportunities as they align with Memorial University strategic initiatives and Federal Government strategic initiatives, especially those related to Science and Technology, Innovation, Arctic and Northern Development, and Ocean and Marine development and defence. Read more
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Reported by Janet Morrison · In-house (organization)
- Iris Petten · Senator, Senate of Canada
Education, Research and Development to understand current and future opportunities as they align with Memorial University strategic initiatives and Federal Government strategic initiatives, especially those related to Science and Technology, Innovation, Arctic and Northern Development, and Ocean and Marine development and defence. Read more
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.