Lobbying by Canadian Association of Research Libraries: its registrations, its lobbyists, the bills it has named and every meeting it has reported with federal office holders since November 2021.
Consultant Ujwal Ganguly of Temple Scott Associates Inc.
Consultant lobbyists
Ujwal Ganguly
Ujwal Ganguly
Ujwal Ganguly
Institutions they may lobby: Canadian Heritage (PCH), Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR), Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC), Global Affairs Canada (GAC), House of Commons, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED), Justice Canada (JC), Library and Archives Canada (LAC), National Research Council (NRC), Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC), Prime Minister's Office (PMO), Senate of Canada, Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC), Treasury Board Of Canada Secretariat (TBS)
What they're lobbying on (7)Hide details
Bill C-15, An Act to implement certain provisions of the budget tabled in Parliament on November 4, 2025, with respect to Division 2, Amendments to the Canada Post Corporation Act
Open Government policies, including Access to Information protocols, open data / open science, and Crown Copyright.
Monitor updates and amendments to the Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act (PIPEDA).
Funding priorities and open data / data management (RDM) policies of the Tri-Agency Funding institutions and the National Research Council of Canada, including possible utilization of CARL’s Portage RDM tools.
Developments regarding Statutory review of the Copyright Act with respect to fair dealing, library and education exceptions, term of copyright, and technological protection measures.
Advocating for sustained Federal funding for the production and distribution of accessible reading products for Canadians with print disabilities.
Advocating for changes to the Canadian Cultural Property Export Review Board Guidelines.
Alexandra Dostal · Senior Assistant Deputy Minister, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
Developments regarding Statutory review of the Copyright Act with respect to fair dealing, library and education exceptions, term of copyright, and technological protection measures.Read more
Monitor updates and amendments to the Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act (PIPEDA).
Manuela Tomic · Senior Policy Advisor, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
Developments regarding Statutory review of the Copyright Act with respect to fair dealing, library and education exceptions, term of copyright, and technological protection measures.Read more
Alexandra Dostal · Senior Assistant Deputy Minister, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
Patrick Blanar · Director, Copyright and Trademark Policy Directorate, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
Developments regarding Statutory review of the Copyright Act with respect to fair dealing, library and education exceptions, term of copyright, and technological protection measures.Read more
Alexandra Dostal · Senior Assistant Deputy Minister, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
Patrick Blanar · Director, Copyright and Trademark Policy Directorate, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
Alisha Clancy · Senior Advisor to the ADM, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
Developments regarding Statutory review of the Copyright Act with respect to fair dealing, library and education exceptions, term of copyright, and technological protection measures.Read more
Andy Fillmore · Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of of Innovation, Science and Industry, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
David Drahos · Parliamentary Secretary Assistant, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
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.
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