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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.

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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.

Registrations 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)
  • 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)
  • 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

Spreadsheet

Filed by Neil Bose (42), Vianne Timmons (41), Janet Morrison (37), Jennifer Lokash (2).

  • Reported by Neil Bose · In-house (organization)

    • Melanie Lambert · Director, Global Affairs Canada (GAC)

    EducationResearch and Development

    Official report

  • Reported by Neil Bose · In-house (organization)

    • Dave Boland · Program Manager, Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency (ACOA)

    Research and Development

    Official report

  • Reported by Neil Bose · In-house (organization)

    • Krista Lynn Howell · Minister of Education, Prime Minister's Office (PMO)

    EducationResearch and Development

    Official report

  • Reported by Neil Bose · In-house (organization)

    • Siobhan Coady · MHA, deputy premier of NL, Prime Minister's Office (PMO)

    Research and Development

    Official report

  • Reported by Neil Bose · In-house (organization)

    • Alix Dorstal · Senior Assistant Deputy Minister, DFO, Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO)

    FisheriesResearch and Development

    Official report

  • Reported by Neil Bose · In-house (organization)

    • Fabian Manning · Senator, Senate of Canada
    • Iris Petten · Senator, Senate of Canada

    Education

    Official report

  • Reported by Vianne Timmons · In-house (organization)

    • Ursula Gobel · Vice-President, Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC)

    Research and Development

    Official report

  • Reported by Vianne Timmons · In-house (organization)

    • Rachael Muller · Analyst, Program Policy, Global Affairs Canada (GAC)

    Research and Development

    Official report

  • Reported by Vianne Timmons · In-house (organization)

    • Rachael Muller · Analyst, Program Policy, Global Affairs Canada (GAC)

    Research and Development

    Official report

  • Reported by Vianne Timmons · In-house (organization)

    • Frederic Bouchard · Chair, Federal Research Support System, Finance Canada (FIN)

    Research and Development

    Official report

  • Reported by Vianne Timmons · In-house (organization)

    • Camilla Brekke · Vice Rector for Research Development, Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC)

    Education

    Official report

  • Reported by Vianne Timmons · In-house (organization)

    • Frederic Bouchard · Chair, Federal Research Support System, Finance Canada (FIN)

    Education

    Official report

  • Reported by Vianne Timmons · In-house (organization)

    • Sabine Sparwasser · Ambassador of the Republic of Germany to Canada and Signe Scharwey, Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC)

    Education

    Official report

  • Reported by Vianne Timmons · In-house (organization)

    • Frederic Bouchard · Chair, Federal Research Support System, Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC)

    Education

    Official report

  • Reported by Vianne Timmons · In-house (organization)

    • Yvonne Jones · Member of Parliament, House of Commons

    Education

    Official report

  • Reported by Vianne Timmons · In-house (organization)

    • Mike Kelloway · Parliamentary Secretary, Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO)
    • Joyce Murray · Minister of Fisheries and Oceans and Canadian Coast Guard, Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO)
    • Gudie Hutchings · Member of Parliament, House of Commons

    Education

    Official report

  • Reported by Vianne Timmons · In-house (organization)

    • Frederic Bouchard · Chair, Federal Research Support System, Finance Canada (FIN)

    Education

    Official report

  • Reported by Vianne Timmons · In-house (organization)

    • frederic Bouchard · Chair, Federal Research Support System, Finance Canada (FIN)

    Education

    Official report

  • Reported by Vianne Timmons · In-house (organization)

    • Janice Charette · Clerk of the Privy Council and Secretary to the Cabinet, Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC)

    Education

    Official report

  • Reported by Vianne Timmons · In-house (organization)

    • klaus schindel · Head of Science, Embassy of Germany to Canada, Financial Consumer Agency of Canada (FCAC)

    Education

    Official report

  • Reported by Vianne Timmons · In-house (organization)

    • David Wells · Senator, Canadian Northern Economic Development Agency (CanNor)

    Education

    Official report

  • Reported by Vianne Timmons · In-house (organization)

    • Jean Desrosiers · Director, European Operations, Veterans Affairs Canada (VAC)

    Education

    Official report

  • Reported by Vianne Timmons · In-house (organization)

    • Seamus O’Regan · Minister of Labor and Member of Parliament, Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency (ACOA)

    Education

    Official report

  • Reported by Vianne Timmons · In-house (organization)

    • apoorva srivastava · consul General of India in Toronto, Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC)

    Education

    Official report

  • Reported by Vianne Timmons · In-house (organization)

    • Andrew Furey · Premier, House of Commons

    Education

    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.