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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 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)

    • Francis Bilodeau · A/Deputy Minister, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
    • Nipun Vats · Assistant Deputy Minister, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
    • Charles Vincent · 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)

    • 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)

    • 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)

    • 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)

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

    Renewing the multi-year funding agreement between the Government of Canada and the Digital Research Alliance of Canada, in the context of Budget 2024 and the Budget Implementation Act 2024.

    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)

    • Francis Bilodeau · A/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)

    • Francis Bilodeau · Associate 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)

    • Michelle Gravel · 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)

    • Matthew O'Connell · Policy Advisor, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
    • Bronwen Jervis · Director of Policy, 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)

    • Suzy McDonald · Associate Deputy Minister, Finance Canada (FIN)
    • Samuel Millar · Assistant Deputy Minister, Finance Canada (FIN)
    Providing input to the Government of Canada’s Digital Research Infrastructure Strategy.

    Official report

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

    • Philip Jennings · 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)

    • Mark Schaan · Senior Assistant Deputy Minister, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
    • Jordan Zed · Assistant Secretary to the Cabinet, Privy Council Office (PCO)
    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)

    • 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)

    • 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)

    • 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)

    • Mark Schann · Deputy Secretary to the Cabinet – Artificial Intelligence, Privy Council Office (PCO)
    • Jordan Zed · Assistant Secretary to the Cabinet, Privy Council Office (PCO)

    Science and Technology

    Official report

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

    • Nipun Vats · Assistant Deputy Minister, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)

    Science and Technology

    Official report

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

    • Bronwen Jervis · Director of Policy, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
    • Matthew O'Connell · Policy Advisor, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)

    Science and Technology

    Official report

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

    • Nipun Vats · Assistant Deputy Minister, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)

    Science and Technology

    Official report

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

    • Nipun Vats · Assistant Deputy Minister, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)

    Science and Technology

    Official report

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

    • Bronwen Jervis · Director, Policy, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
    • Matthew O'Connell · Policy Advisor, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)

    Research and DevelopmentScience and Technology

    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.