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Lobbying by Capilano Students' Union: 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

Capilano Students' Union

Meetings this Parliament
14
With MPs
7
Since Nov 2021
36
Active registrations
1

Most recent reported meeting: May 11, 2026.

Who they meet

Since the current Parliament opened.

MPs

Institutions

  • House of Commons9
  • Senate of Canada5

Registrations in effect

In-house (organization) In effect since Aug 31, 2026 Receives government funding

Filed by Christopher Girodat, Executive Director

Lobbyists

  • Christopher Girodat · Executive Director
  • Joshua Thomas · Director, Policy & Campaigns

Institutions they may lobby: Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC), Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC), House of Commons, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC), Natural Resources Canada (NRCan), Senate of Canada, Service Canada (ServCan)

What they're lobbying on (14)
  • Ensure fair and predictable treatment for international students already studying in Canada by red-circling study permit renewals for current students and allowing them to transfer institutions or take courses at other institutions without requiring a new study permit application.
  • Increase funding for student job placements focused on climate action and environmental sustainability and to establish a national Youth Climate Corps that provides students with jobs focused on climate action.
  • Increased regulation of grocery stores by the federal government to prevent price gouging and excess profit generation.
  • Direct financial assistance from the federal government to help students afford good food.
  • Climate Change action, with respect to the federal government taking all actions necessary to keep global warming at 1.5c including emissions reductions, ending fossil fuel expansion, and investment in green transportation.
  • The creation of a federal student loan and financial aid program that is accessible to part-time and full-time undergraduate and graduate international students and is not contingent on program completion.
  • Provide stable, recurring operations funding so TransLink and BC Transit can implement necessary service improvements and start work on key regional transportation projects.
  • Reverse the $5 billion cut to public transit funding and increase the Building Communities Strong Fund’s overall size so transit agencies such as TransLink and BC Transit can proceed with urgently needed expansion projects that improve access to education and employment.
  • Increase the allocation for post-secondary education in the Canada Social Transfer so provinces can properly fund institutions to help manage growing deficits brought on by underfunding and over reliance on student tuition.
  • Convert the CMHC Apartment Construction Loan Program — Student Housing stream to grants so post-secondary institutions can access financing to build on-campus student housing, helping address the growing shortage of affordable housing for students in British Columbia.
  • Provide ongoing funding to municipalities for the infrastructure upgrades necessary to support an increasing population.
  • The Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations, with respect to increasing the number of hours an international student is permitted to work off-campus during a regular academic session from 24 to 32, and extending permission to work to part-time international students.
  • Enforcement of the Canada Health Act principle of “universality” to prohibit the province of British Columbia from charging international students a $75 health fee to access government-insured medical services.
  • Childcare funding, with respect to federal financial assistance to British Columbia to create and operate a fully functional $10-a-day program.

Registration 946901-367382-25. Look it up in the official Registry

Reported meetings

Spreadsheet
  • Reported by Christopher Girodat · In-house (organization)

    Provide stable, recurring operations funding so TransLink and BC Transit can implement necessary service improvements and start work on key regional transportation projects. Read more

    Ensure fair and predictable treatment for international students already studying in Canada by red-circling study permit renewals for current students and allowing them to transfer institutions or take courses at other institutions without requiring a new study permit application.

    Convert the CMHC Apartment Construction Loan Program — Student Housing stream to grants so post-secondary institutions can access financing to build on-campus student housing, helping address the growing shortage of affordable housing for students in British Columbia.

    Reverse the $5 billion cut to public transit funding and increase the Building Communities Strong Fund’s overall size so transit agencies such as TransLink and BC Transit can proceed with urgently needed expansion projects that improve access to education and employment.

    Official report

  • Reported by Christopher Girodat · In-house (organization)

    • Louis-Charles Girard · Parliamentary Affairs & Operations Advisor, Senate of Canada
    Provide ongoing funding to municipalities for the infrastructure upgrades necessary to support an increasing population. Read more

    Enforcement of the Canada Health Act principle of “universality” to prohibit the province of British Columbia from charging international students a $75 health fee to access government-insured medical services.

    Reverse the $5 billion cut to public transit funding and increase the Building Communities Strong Fund’s overall size so transit agencies such as TransLink and BC Transit can proceed with urgently needed expansion projects that improve access to education and employment.

    Provide stable, recurring operations funding so TransLink and BC Transit can implement necessary service improvements and start work on key regional transportation projects.

    Increase the allocation for post-secondary education in the Canada Social Transfer so provinces can properly fund institutions to help manage growing deficits brought on by underfunding and over reliance on student tuition.

    Ensure fair and predictable treatment for international students already studying in Canada by red-circling study permit renewals for current students and allowing them to transfer institutions or take courses at other institutions without requiring a new study permit application.

    Convert the CMHC Apartment Construction Loan Program — Student Housing stream to grants so post-secondary institutions can access financing to build on-campus student housing, helping address the growing shortage of affordable housing for students in British Columbia.

    Official report

  • Reported by Christopher Girodat · In-house (organization)

    Enforcement of the Canada Health Act principle of “universality” to prohibit the province of British Columbia from charging international students a $75 health fee to access government-insured medical services. Read more

    Reverse the $5 billion cut to public transit funding and increase the Building Communities Strong Fund’s overall size so transit agencies such as TransLink and BC Transit can proceed with urgently needed expansion projects that improve access to education and employment.

    Provide stable, recurring operations funding so TransLink and BC Transit can implement necessary service improvements and start work on key regional transportation projects.

    Convert the CMHC Apartment Construction Loan Program — Student Housing stream to grants so post-secondary institutions can access financing to build on-campus student housing, helping address the growing shortage of affordable housing for students in British Columbia.

    Increase the allocation for post-secondary education in the Canada Social Transfer so provinces can properly fund institutions to help manage growing deficits brought on by underfunding and over reliance on student tuition.

    Provide ongoing funding to municipalities for the infrastructure upgrades necessary to support an increasing population.

    Ensure fair and predictable treatment for international students already studying in Canada by red-circling study permit renewals for current students and allowing them to transfer institutions or take courses at other institutions without requiring a new study permit application.

    Official report

  • Reported by Christopher Girodat · In-house (organization)

    • Leo Housakos · Senator, Senate of Canada
    Provide stable, recurring operations funding so TransLink and BC Transit can implement necessary service improvements and start work on key regional transportation projects. Read more

    Convert the CMHC Apartment Construction Loan Program — Student Housing stream to grants so post-secondary institutions can access financing to build on-campus student housing, helping address the growing shortage of affordable housing for students in British Columbia.

    Provide ongoing funding to municipalities for the infrastructure upgrades necessary to support an increasing population.

    Enforcement of the Canada Health Act principle of “universality” to prohibit the province of British Columbia from charging international students a $75 health fee to access government-insured medical services.

    Increase the allocation for post-secondary education in the Canada Social Transfer so provinces can properly fund institutions to help manage growing deficits brought on by underfunding and over reliance on student tuition.

    Reverse the $5 billion cut to public transit funding and increase the Building Communities Strong Fund’s overall size so transit agencies such as TransLink and BC Transit can proceed with urgently needed expansion projects that improve access to education and employment.

    Ensure fair and predictable treatment for international students already studying in Canada by red-circling study permit renewals for current students and allowing them to transfer institutions or take courses at other institutions without requiring a new study permit application.

    Official report

  • Reported by Christopher Girodat · In-house (organization)

    Provide stable, recurring operations funding so TransLink and BC Transit can implement necessary service improvements and start work on key regional transportation projects. Read more

    Enforcement of the Canada Health Act principle of “universality” to prohibit the province of British Columbia from charging international students a $75 health fee to access government-insured medical services.

    Reverse the $5 billion cut to public transit funding and increase the Building Communities Strong Fund’s overall size so transit agencies such as TransLink and BC Transit can proceed with urgently needed expansion projects that improve access to education and employment.

    Ensure fair and predictable treatment for international students already studying in Canada by red-circling study permit renewals for current students and allowing them to transfer institutions or take courses at other institutions without requiring a new study permit application.

    Provide ongoing funding to municipalities for the infrastructure upgrades necessary to support an increasing population.

    Increase the allocation for post-secondary education in the Canada Social Transfer so provinces can properly fund institutions to help manage growing deficits brought on by underfunding and over reliance on student tuition.

    Convert the CMHC Apartment Construction Loan Program — Student Housing stream to grants so post-secondary institutions can access financing to build on-campus student housing, helping address the growing shortage of affordable housing for students in British Columbia.

    Official report

  • Reported by Christopher Girodat · In-house (organization)

    • Edward Wong · Parliamentary Assistant, House of Commons
    Provide stable, recurring operations funding so TransLink and BC Transit can implement necessary service improvements and start work on key regional transportation projects. Read more

    Reverse the $5 billion cut to public transit funding and increase the Building Communities Strong Fund’s overall size so transit agencies such as TransLink and BC Transit can proceed with urgently needed expansion projects that improve access to education and employment.

    Enforcement of the Canada Health Act principle of “universality” to prohibit the province of British Columbia from charging international students a $75 health fee to access government-insured medical services.

    Convert the CMHC Apartment Construction Loan Program — Student Housing stream to grants so post-secondary institutions can access financing to build on-campus student housing, helping address the growing shortage of affordable housing for students in British Columbia.

    Provide ongoing funding to municipalities for the infrastructure upgrades necessary to support an increasing population.

    Ensure fair and predictable treatment for international students already studying in Canada by red-circling study permit renewals for current students and allowing them to transfer institutions or take courses at other institutions without requiring a new study permit application.

    Increase the allocation for post-secondary education in the Canada Social Transfer so provinces can properly fund institutions to help manage growing deficits brought on by underfunding and over reliance on student tuition.

    Official report

  • Reported by Christopher Girodat · In-house (organization)

    • James Campbell · Director of Parliamentary Affairs, Senate of Canada
    Provide stable, recurring operations funding so TransLink and BC Transit can implement necessary service improvements and start work on key regional transportation projects. Read more

    Reverse the $5 billion cut to public transit funding and increase the Building Communities Strong Fund’s overall size so transit agencies such as TransLink and BC Transit can proceed with urgently needed expansion projects that improve access to education and employment.

    Enforcement of the Canada Health Act principle of “universality” to prohibit the province of British Columbia from charging international students a $75 health fee to access government-insured medical services.

    Increase the allocation for post-secondary education in the Canada Social Transfer so provinces can properly fund institutions to help manage growing deficits brought on by underfunding and over reliance on student tuition.

    Provide ongoing funding to municipalities for the infrastructure upgrades necessary to support an increasing population.

    Convert the CMHC Apartment Construction Loan Program — Student Housing stream to grants so post-secondary institutions can access financing to build on-campus student housing, helping address the growing shortage of affordable housing for students in British Columbia.

    Ensure fair and predictable treatment for international students already studying in Canada by red-circling study permit renewals for current students and allowing them to transfer institutions or take courses at other institutions without requiring a new study permit application.

    Official report

  • Reported by Christopher Girodat · In-house (organization)

    Increase the allocation for post-secondary education in the Canada Social Transfer so provinces can properly fund institutions to help manage growing deficits brought on by underfunding and over reliance on student tuition. Read more

    Enforcement of the Canada Health Act principle of “universality” to prohibit the province of British Columbia from charging international students a $75 health fee to access government-insured medical services.

    Reverse the $5 billion cut to public transit funding and increase the Building Communities Strong Fund’s overall size so transit agencies such as TransLink and BC Transit can proceed with urgently needed expansion projects that improve access to education and employment.

    Provide stable, recurring operations funding so TransLink and BC Transit can implement necessary service improvements and start work on key regional transportation projects.

    Provide ongoing funding to municipalities for the infrastructure upgrades necessary to support an increasing population.

    Ensure fair and predictable treatment for international students already studying in Canada by red-circling study permit renewals for current students and allowing them to transfer institutions or take courses at other institutions without requiring a new study permit application.

    Convert the CMHC Apartment Construction Loan Program — Student Housing stream to grants so post-secondary institutions can access financing to build on-campus student housing, helping address the growing shortage of affordable housing for students in British Columbia.

    Official report

  • Reported by Christopher Girodat · In-house (organization)

    • Bev Busson · Senator, Senate of Canada
    Increase the allocation for post-secondary education in the Canada Social Transfer so provinces can properly fund institutions to help manage growing deficits brought on by underfunding and over reliance on student tuition. Read more

    Provide stable, recurring operations funding so TransLink and BC Transit can implement necessary service improvements and start work on key regional transportation projects.

    Reverse the $5 billion cut to public transit funding and increase the Building Communities Strong Fund’s overall size so transit agencies such as TransLink and BC Transit can proceed with urgently needed expansion projects that improve access to education and employment.

    Enforcement of the Canada Health Act principle of “universality” to prohibit the province of British Columbia from charging international students a $75 health fee to access government-insured medical services.

    Provide ongoing funding to municipalities for the infrastructure upgrades necessary to support an increasing population.

    Ensure fair and predictable treatment for international students already studying in Canada by red-circling study permit renewals for current students and allowing them to transfer institutions or take courses at other institutions without requiring a new study permit application.

    Convert the CMHC Apartment Construction Loan Program — Student Housing stream to grants so post-secondary institutions can access financing to build on-campus student housing, helping address the growing shortage of affordable housing for students in British Columbia.

    Official report

  • Reported by Christopher Girodat · In-house (organization)

    Reverse the $5 billion cut to public transit funding and increase the Building Communities Strong Fund’s overall size so transit agencies such as TransLink and BC Transit can proceed with urgently needed expansion projects that improve access to education and employment. Read more

    Provide stable, recurring operations funding so TransLink and BC Transit can implement necessary service improvements and start work on key regional transportation projects.

    Enforcement of the Canada Health Act principle of “universality” to prohibit the province of British Columbia from charging international students a $75 health fee to access government-insured medical services.

    Ensure fair and predictable treatment for international students already studying in Canada by red-circling study permit renewals for current students and allowing them to transfer institutions or take courses at other institutions without requiring a new study permit application.

    Convert the CMHC Apartment Construction Loan Program — Student Housing stream to grants so post-secondary institutions can access financing to build on-campus student housing, helping address the growing shortage of affordable housing for students in British Columbia.

    Increase the allocation for post-secondary education in the Canada Social Transfer so provinces can properly fund institutions to help manage growing deficits brought on by underfunding and over reliance on student tuition.

    Provide ongoing funding to municipalities for the infrastructure upgrades necessary to support an increasing population.

    Official report

  • Reported by Christopher Girodat · In-house (organization)

    Enforcement of the Canada Health Act principle of “universality” to prohibit the province of British Columbia from charging international students a $75 health fee to access government-insured medical services. Read more

    Provide stable, recurring operations funding so TransLink and BC Transit can implement necessary service improvements and start work on key regional transportation projects.

    Reverse the $5 billion cut to public transit funding and increase the Building Communities Strong Fund’s overall size so transit agencies such as TransLink and BC Transit can proceed with urgently needed expansion projects that improve access to education and employment.

    Provide ongoing funding to municipalities for the infrastructure upgrades necessary to support an increasing population.

    Convert the CMHC Apartment Construction Loan Program — Student Housing stream to grants so post-secondary institutions can access financing to build on-campus student housing, helping address the growing shortage of affordable housing for students in British Columbia.

    Ensure fair and predictable treatment for international students already studying in Canada by red-circling study permit renewals for current students and allowing them to transfer institutions or take courses at other institutions without requiring a new study permit application.

    Increase the allocation for post-secondary education in the Canada Social Transfer so provinces can properly fund institutions to help manage growing deficits brought on by underfunding and over reliance on student tuition.

    Official report

  • Reported by Christopher Girodat · In-house (organization)

    • Benedicta Arthur · Director of Parliamentary Affairs, Senate of Canada
    Convert the CMHC Apartment Construction Loan Program — Student Housing stream to grants so post-secondary institutions can access financing to build on-campus student housing, helping address the growing shortage of affordable housing for students in British Columbia. Read more

    Provide stable, recurring operations funding so TransLink and BC Transit can implement necessary service improvements and start work on key regional transportation projects.

    Enforcement of the Canada Health Act principle of “universality” to prohibit the province of British Columbia from charging international students a $75 health fee to access government-insured medical services.

    Increase the allocation for post-secondary education in the Canada Social Transfer so provinces can properly fund institutions to help manage growing deficits brought on by underfunding and over reliance on student tuition.

    Reverse the $5 billion cut to public transit funding and increase the Building Communities Strong Fund’s overall size so transit agencies such as TransLink and BC Transit can proceed with urgently needed expansion projects that improve access to education and employment.

    Provide ongoing funding to municipalities for the infrastructure upgrades necessary to support an increasing population.

    Ensure fair and predictable treatment for international students already studying in Canada by red-circling study permit renewals for current students and allowing them to transfer institutions or take courses at other institutions without requiring a new study permit application.

    Official report

  • Reported by Christopher Girodat · In-house (organization)

    • Jonathan Wilkinson · Member of Parliament, House of Commons
    Increase funding for student job placements focused on climate action and environmental sustainability and to establish a national Youth Climate Corps that provides students with jobs focused on climate action. Read more

    The Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations, with respect to increasing the number of hours an international student is permitted to work off-campus during a regular academic session from 24 to 32, and extending permission to work to part-time international students.

    Official report

  • Reported by Christopher Girodat · In-house (organization)

    Public transportation investments, with respect to accelerating the delivery of the Permanent Transit Fund (PTF) to provinces, the construction of the Burrard Inlet Rapid Transit project to North Vancouver, and fully funding the Mayor’s Council Access for Everyone plan. Read more

    Increase funding for student job placements focused on climate action and environmental sustainability and to establish a national Youth Climate Corps that provides students with jobs focused on climate action.

    The Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations, with respect to increasing the number of hours an international student is permitted to work off-campus during a regular academic session from 24 to 32, and extending permission to work to part-time international students.

    Official report

  • Reported by Christopher Girodat · In-house (organization)

    Affordable housing funding, with respect to ongoing federal financial assistance to British Columbia and municipalities, for the construction of high-quality purpose-built affordable rental housing and the necessary infrastructure upgrades to support growth. Read more

    Increase the Federal Cash Transfer to provinces for post-secondary education so that institutions are no longer forced to rely on student tuition to balance budgets.

    Enforcement of the Canada Health Act principle of “universality” to prohibit the province of British Columbia from charging international students a $75 health fee to access government-insured medical services.

    Student housing funding, with respect to federal financial assistance for the construction of high-quality, purpose-built, affordable student housing that considers students' diverse needs.

    Public transportation investments, with respect to accelerating the delivery of the Permanent Transit Fund (PTF) to provinces, the construction of the Burrard Inlet Rapid Transit project to North Vancouver, and fully funding the Mayor’s Council Access for Everyone plan.

    The Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations, with respect to increasing the number of hours an international student is permitted to work off-campus during a regular academic session from 24 to 32, and extending permission to work to part-time international students.

    Official report

  • Reported by Christopher Girodat · In-house (organization)

    The Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations, with respect to increasing the number of hours an international student is permitted to work off-campus during a regular academic session from 24 to 32, and extending permission to work to part-time international students. Read more

    Public transportation investments, with respect to accelerating the delivery of the Permanent Transit Fund (PTF) to provinces, the construction of the Burrard Inlet Rapid Transit project to North Vancouver, and fully funding the Mayor’s Council Access for Everyone plan.

    Student housing funding, with respect to federal financial assistance for the construction of high-quality, purpose-built, affordable student housing that considers students' diverse needs.

    Official report

  • Reported by Christopher Girodat · In-house (organization)

    • Taylor Bachrach · Member of Parliament, House of Commons

    Consumer IssuesEducationEmployment and TrainingFederal-Provincial RelationsHealthHousingImmigrationInfrastructureMunicipalitiesTaxation and Finance

    Official report

  • Reported by Christopher Girodat · In-house (organization)

    • Mujtaba Hussain · Parliamentary Assistant, House of Commons
    • Richard Mavin · Executive Assistant and Appointments Advisor, Natural Resources Canada (NRCan)

    Consumer IssuesEducationEmployment and TrainingFederal-Provincial RelationsHealthHousingImmigrationInfrastructureMunicipalitiesTaxation and Finance

    Official report

  • Reported by Christopher Girodat · In-house (organization)

    Consumer IssuesEducationEmployment and TrainingFederal-Provincial RelationsHealthHousingImmigrationInfrastructureMunicipalitiesTaxation and Finance

    Official report

  • Reported by Christopher Girodat · In-house (organization)

    Consumer IssuesEducationEmployment and TrainingFederal-Provincial RelationsHealthHousingImmigrationInfrastructureMunicipalitiesTaxation and Finance

    Official report

  • Reported by Christopher Girodat · In-house (organization)

    Consumer IssuesEducationEmployment and TrainingFederal-Provincial RelationsHealthHousingImmigrationInfrastructureMunicipalitiesTaxation and Finance

    Official report

  • Reported by Christopher Girodat · In-house (organization)

    • Mobina Jaffer · Senator, Senate of Canada

    Consumer IssuesEducationEmployment and TrainingFederal-Provincial RelationsHealthHousingImmigrationInfrastructureMunicipalitiesTaxation and Finance

    Official report

  • Reported by Christopher Girodat · In-house (organization)

    Consumer IssuesEducationEmployment and TrainingFederal-Provincial RelationsHealthHousingImmigrationInfrastructureMunicipalitiesTaxation and Finance

    Official report

  • Reported by Christopher Girodat · In-house (organization)

    EducationEmployment and TrainingHousingImmigrationInfrastructure

    Official report

  • Reported by Christopher Girodat · In-house (organization)

    • Jonathan Wilkinson · Member of Parliament, House of Commons

    EducationImmigrationTransportation

    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.