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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.

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Canadian Association of Research Libraries

Meetings this Parliament
3
With MPs
0
Since Nov 2021
21
Active registrations
1

Most recent reported meeting: Jun 1, 2026.

Registrations in effect

Consultant In effect since Dec 15, 2025

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)
  • 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.

Registration 945250-369693-5. Look it up in the official Registry

Reported meetings

Spreadsheet
  • Reported by Ujwal Ganguly · Consultant

    • 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).

    Official report

  • Reported by Ujwal Ganguly · Consultant

    • 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

    Official report

  • Reported by Ujwal Ganguly · Consultant

    • 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

    Official report

  • Reported by Ujwal Ganguly · Consultant

    • 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

    Official report

  • Reported by Ujwal Ganguly · Consultant

    • Tim Logan · Policy Advisor, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)

    Intellectual Property

    Official report

  • Reported by Ujwal Ganguly · Consultant

    • Shristi Radhakrishnan · Senior Special Assistant, Operations and Policy, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)

    Intellectual Property

    Official report

  • Reported by Ujwal Ganguly · Consultant

    • Sara Korajian · Senior Policy Advisor, Canadian Heritage (PCH)

    Intellectual Property

    Official report

  • Reported by Ujwal Ganguly · Consultant

    • Rick Perkins · Member of Parliament, House of Commons

    Intellectual PropertyPrivacy and Access to Information

    Official report

  • Reported by Ujwal Ganguly · Consultant

    • Sara Korajian · Senior Policy Advisor, Canadian Heritage (PCH)

    Intellectual Property

    Official report

  • Reported by Ujwal Ganguly · Consultant

    • Peter Julian · Member of Parliament, House of Commons

    BudgetIntellectual PropertyPrivacy and Access to Information

    Official report

  • Reported by Ujwal Ganguly · Consultant

    • Sara Korajian · Senior Policy Advisor, Canadian Heritage (PCH)
    • Alliancé Babunga · Regional Advisor (Western and Northern Canada), Canadian Heritage (PCH)

    Intellectual PropertyPrivacy and Access to Information

    Official report

  • Reported by Ujwal Ganguly · Consultant

    • Julie Harb · Policy Advisor, Canadian Heritage (PCH)

    Intellectual PropertyPrivacy and Access to Information

    Official report

  • Reported by Ujwal Ganguly · Consultant

    • Mark Schaan · Associate 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)

    BudgetIntellectual Property

    Official report

  • Reported by Ujwal Ganguly · Consultant

    • Thomas Owen Ripley · Associate Assistant Deputy Minister, Culture Affairs, Canadian Heritage (PCH)
    • Michel Sabbagh · Director General, Canadian Heritage (PCH)
    • Paul Pink · Manager, Copyright Policy, Canadian Heritage (PCH)

    BudgetIntellectual Property

    Official report

  • Reported by Ujwal Ganguly · Consultant

    • Peter Opdam · Policy Advisor, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)

    BudgetIntellectual Property

    Official report

  • Reported by Ujwal Ganguly · Consultant

    • Peter Opdam · Policy Advisor, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)

    BudgetIntellectual Property

    Official report

  • Reported by Ujwal Ganguly · Consultant

    • Julie Harb · Policy Advisor, Canadian Heritage (PCH)

    BudgetIntellectual Property

    Official report

  • Reported by Ujwal Ganguly · Consultant

    • 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)

    Intellectual Property

    Official report

  • Reported by Ujwal Ganguly · Consultant

    • Julie Harb · Policy Advisor, Canadian Heritage (PCH)
    • Patrick Pereira · Regional Advisor, Ontario Desk, Canadian Heritage (PCH)

    Intellectual Property

    Official report

  • Reported by Ujwal Ganguly · Consultant

    • Julie Harb · Policy Advisor, Canadian Heritage (PCH)
    • Patrick Pereira · Regional Advisor, Ontario Desk, Canadian Heritage (PCH)

    Intellectual Property

    Official report

  • Reported by Ujwal Ganguly · Consultant

    • Patrick Pereira · Regional Advisor, Ontario Desk, Canadian Heritage (PCH)

    Intellectual PropertyPrivacy and Access to Information

    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.