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Lobbying by Digital Research Alliance of Canada: 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

Digital Research Alliance of Canada

Meetings this Parliament
52
With MPs
10
Since Nov 2021
80
Active registrations
1

Most recent reported meeting: Sep 24, 2026.

Registrations in effect

In-house (organization) In effect since Jul 1, 2026 Receives government funding

Filed by Michael Schull, Chief Executive Officer

Lobbyists

  • Angela Law · External Relations and Researcher Council Advisor
  • David Tweddell · Interim Chief Partnerships and External Relations Officer
  • Felipe Pérez Jvostov · Director, Research Ecosystem Development
  • Julien St-Pierre · Chief Financial Officer
  • Katerina Firlova · Manager, Member and Community Engagement
  • Lori MacMullen · Interim Vice President, Operations & Security
  • Michael Schull · Chief Executive Officer
  • Sarah Morgan · Executive Assistant
  • Stephen Wu · Director, Partnerships

Institutions they may lobby: Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA), Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR), Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario (FedDev), Finance Canada (FIN), Global Affairs Canada (GAC), Health Canada (HC), House of Commons, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED), National Defence (DND), Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC), Prime Minister's Office (PMO), Privy Council Office (PCO), Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC), Shared Services Canada (SSC), Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC), Treasury Board Of Canada Secretariat (TBS)

What they're lobbying on (3)
  • Advancing recommendations in support of Bill S-5, the Connected Care for Canadians Act.
  • Providing input to the Government of Canada’s Sovereign Artificial Intelligence and Compute Infrastructure Strategy.
  • Execution of the multi-year funding agreement between the Government of Canada and the Digital Research Alliance of Canada.

Registration 962898-376349-20. Look it up in the official Registry

Reported meetings

Spreadsheet

Filed by George Ross (42), Michael Schull (38).

  • Reported by Michael Schull · In-house (organization)

    • Paul Hebert · President, Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR)
    Execution of the multi-year funding agreement between the Government of Canada and the Digital Research Alliance of Canada.

    Official report

  • Reported by Michael Schull · In-house (organization)

    • Mark Schaan · Associate Deputy Minister, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
    Providing input to the Government of Canada’s Sovereign Artificial Intelligence and Compute Infrastructure Strategy.

    Official report

  • Reported by Michael Schull · In-house (organization)

    • Adem Alejandro · President, Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC)
    Providing input to the Government of Canada’s Digital Research Infrastructure Strategy.

    Official report

  • Reported by Michael Schull · In-house (organization)

    • Anson Duran · Chief of staff, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
    • Anushka Kurian · Sr Policy Advisor, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
    Providing input to the Government of Canada’s Digital Research Infrastructure Strategy.

    Official report

  • Reported by Michael Schull · In-house (organization)

    • Paul Hébert · President, Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR)
    • Mark Schaan · Associate Deputy Minister, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
    • Ritu Banerjee · Assistant Deputy Minister, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
    • Jocelyne Voisin · Senior Assistant Deputy Minister, Health Canada (HC)
    Providing input to the Government of Canada’s Digital Research Infrastructure Strategy.

    Official report

  • Reported by Michael Schull · In-house (organization)

    • Sylvie Lamoureux · Vice-President, Research Programs, Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC)
    Providing input to the Government of Canada’s Digital Research Infrastructure Strategy.

    Official report

  • Reported by Michael Schull · In-house (organization)

    • Paul Hébert · President, Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR)
    Providing input to the Government of Canada’s Digital Research Infrastructure Strategy.

    Official report

  • Reported by Michael Schull · In-house (organization)

    • Nipun Vats · Assistant Deputy Minister, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
    Providing input to the Government of Canada’s Digital Research Infrastructure Strategy.

    Official report

  • Reported by Michael Schull · In-house (organization)

    • Nipun Vats · Assistant Deputy Minister, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
    Providing input to the Government of Canada’s Digital Research Infrastructure Strategy.

    Official report

  • Reported by Michael Schull · In-house (organization)

    • Evan Solomon · Minister of Artificial Intelligence & Digital Innovation, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
    • Sofia Ouslis · Press Secretary, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
    Providing input to the Government of Canada’s Digital Research Infrastructure Strategy.

    Official report

  • Reported by Michael Schull · In-house (organization)

    • Darcy Pierlot · Chief Technology Officer, Shared Services Canada (SSC)
    • Scott Davis · Assistant Deputy Minister, Chief Financial Officer, Shared Services Canada (SSC)
    Providing input to the Government of Canada’s Digital Research Infrastructure Strategy.

    Official report

  • Reported by Michael Schull · In-house (organization)

    • Nipun Vats · Assistant Deputy Minister, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
    Providing input to the Government of Canada’s Digital Research Infrastructure Strategy.

    Official report

  • Reported by Michael Schull · In-house (organization)

    • David Mulhall · VP Digital Services and Chief Information & Innovation Officer, Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA)
    Providing input to the Government of Canada’s Digital Research Infrastructure Strategy.

    Official report

  • Reported by George Ross · In-house (organization)

    • Elizabeth Wong · Policy Advisor, Treasury Board Of Canada Secretariat (TBS)
    • Hosai Halim · Policy Advisor, Treasury Board Of Canada Secretariat (TBS)
    Providing input to the Government of Canada’s Digital Research Infrastructure Strategy.

    Official report

  • Reported by George Ross · In-house (organization)

    • Nipun Vats · Assistant Deputy Minister, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
    Providing input to the Government of Canada’s Digital Research Infrastructure Strategy.

    Official report

  • Reported by George Ross · In-house (organization)

    • Matthew O'Connell · Deputy Director Financial Sector Policy, Finance Canada (FIN)
    Providing input to the Government of Canada’s Digital Research Infrastructure Strategy.

    Official report

  • Reported by George Ross · In-house (organization)

    • Wendy Hadwen · Assistant Deputy Minister, National Defence (DND)
    Providing input to the Government of Canada’s Digital Research Infrastructure Strategy.

    Official report

  • Reported by George Ross · In-house (organization)

    • Patrick Hébert · Ambassador, Global Affairs Canada (GAC)
    Providing input to the Government of Canada’s Digital Research Infrastructure Strategy.

    Official report

  • Reported by George Ross · In-house (organization)

    • Nipun Vats · Assistant Deputy Minister, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
    Providing input to the Government of Canada’s Digital Research Infrastructure Strategy.

    Official report

  • Reported by George Ross · In-house (organization)

    • Benjamin Ebadi · Policy Advisor, Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario (FedDev)
    Providing input to the Government of Canada’s Digital Research Infrastructure Strategy.

    Official report

  • Reported by George Ross · In-house (organization)

    • Nipun Vats · Assistant Deputy Minister, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
    Providing input to the Government of Canada’s Digital Research Infrastructure Strategy.

    Official report

  • Reported by George Ross · In-house (organization)

    • Karim Bardeesy · Parliamentary Secretary, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
    Providing input to the Government of Canada’s Digital Research Infrastructure Strategy.

    Official report

  • Reported by George Ross · In-house (organization)

    • Schaan Mark · Deputy Secretary to the Cabinet, Artificial Intelligence, Privy Council Office (PCO)
    • Jordan Zed · Assistant Secretary to the Cabinet, Privy Council Office (PCO)
    • Charles Vincent · Assistant Deputy Minister, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
    • James Burns · A/Director General, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
    and 1 more
    • Andrea Smith · A/Director General, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
    Providing input to the Government of Canada’s Digital Research Infrastructure Strategy.

    Official report

  • Reported by George Ross · In-house (organization)

    • Nipun Vats · Assistant Deputy Minister, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
    Providing input to the Government of Canada’s Digital Research Infrastructure Strategy.

    Official report

  • Reported by George Ross · In-house (organization)

    • Ian Cameron · Policy Advisor, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
    • Tim Logan · Policy Advisor, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
    Providing input to the Government of Canada’s Digital Research Infrastructure Strategy.

    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.