Client of a consultant lobbyist
The Digital Research Alliance of Canada
- Meetings this Parliament
- 13
- With MPs
- 4
- Since Nov 2021
- 25
- Active registrations
- 1
Most recent reported meeting: Sep 16, 2026.
Lobbying by The 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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Consultant In effect since Mar 31, 2026 Receives government funding
Consultant William Mantel
Consultant lobbyists
- William Mantel
Institutions they may lobby: Canada Foundation for Innovation, Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR), Finance Canada (FIN), House of Commons, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED), National Defence (DND), Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC), Privy Council Office (PCO), Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC), Treasury Board Of Canada Secretariat (TBS)
What they're lobbying on (2)Hide details
- Renewing the multi-year funding agreement between the Government of Canada and the Digital Research Alliance of Canada, in the context of Budget 2025 and the new government's priorities for research and growth.
- Providing input to the Government of Canada’s Digital Research Infrastructure Strategy, in relation to federal research funding priorities and government prioritization of artificial intelligence and advanced compute capability to support Canadian researchers and institutes.
Registration 944505-377628-6. Look it up in the official Registry
Reported meetings
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Reported by William Mantel · Consultant
- Karina Gould · Member of Parliament
Providing input to the Government of Canada’s Digital Research Infrastructure Strategy, in relation to federal research funding priorities and government prioritization of artificial intelligence and advanced compute capability to support Canadian researchers and institutes. Read more
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Reported by William Mantel · Consultant
- John-Paul Danko · MP
- Lisa Hepfner · Member of Parliament
- Kristina Tesser Derksen · MP
- Sima Acan · MP
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- Claude Guay · Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Energy and Natural Resources
- Jacques Ramsay · MP
- Aslam Rana · MP
Providing input to the Government of Canada’s Digital Research Infrastructure Strategy, in relation to federal research funding priorities and government prioritization of artificial intelligence and advanced compute capability to support Canadian researchers and institutes. Read more
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Reported by William Mantel · Consultant
- John-Paul Danko · MP
Providing input to the Government of Canada’s Digital Research Infrastructure Strategy, in relation to federal research funding priorities and government prioritization of artificial intelligence and advanced compute capability to support Canadian researchers and institutes. Read more
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Reported by William Mantel · Consultant
- Kelly MacDonald · ADM, National Defence (DND)
- Rami Yousef · SNR Advisor, National Defence (DND)
Providing input to the Government of Canada’s Digital Research Infrastructure Strategy, in relation to federal research funding priorities and government prioritization of artificial intelligence and advanced compute capability to support Canadian researchers and institutes. Read more
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Reported by William Mantel · Consultant
- Nipun Vats · Assistant Deputy Minister, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
Providing input to the Government of Canada’s Digital Research Infrastructure Strategy, in relation to federal research funding priorities and government prioritization of artificial intelligence and advanced compute capability to support Canadian researchers and institutes. Read more
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Reported by William Mantel · Consultant
- Nipun Vats · Assistant Deputy Minister, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
Providing input to the Government of Canada’s Digital Research Infrastructure Strategy, in relation to federal research funding priorities and government prioritization of artificial intelligence and advanced compute capability to support Canadian researchers and institutes. 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 2025 and the new government's priorities for research and growth.
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Reported by William Mantel · Consultant
- Elizabeth Wong · Senior Policy Advisor, Treasury Board Of Canada Secretariat (TBS)
- Hosai-Zurmati Halim · Policy Advisor, Treasury Board Of Canada Secretariat (TBS)
Providing input to the Government of Canada’s Digital Research Infrastructure Strategy, in relation to federal research funding priorities and government prioritization of artificial intelligence and advanced compute capability to support Canadian researchers and institutes. Read more
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Reported by William Mantel · Consultant
- Matthew O'Connell · Policy Advisor, Finance Canada (FIN)
Providing input to the Government of Canada’s Digital Research Infrastructure Strategy, in relation to federal research funding priorities and government prioritization of artificial intelligence and advanced compute capability to support Canadian researchers and institutes. Read more
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Reported by William Mantel · Consultant
- Wendy Hadwen · Assistant Deputy Minister, National Defence (DND)
- Joseph Waugh · ADM of Policy, National Defence (DND)
Providing input to the Government of Canada’s Digital Research Infrastructure Strategy, in relation to federal research funding priorities and government prioritization of artificial intelligence and advanced compute capability to support Canadian researchers and institutes. Read more
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Reported by William Mantel · Consultant
- Nipun Vats · Assistant Deputy Minister, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
Providing input to the Government of Canada’s Digital Research Infrastructure Strategy, in relation to federal research funding priorities and government prioritization of artificial intelligence and advanced compute capability to support Canadian researchers and institutes. 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 2025 and the new government's priorities for research and growth.
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Reported by William Mantel · Consultant
- Karim Bardeesy · MP
Providing input to the Government of Canada’s Digital Research Infrastructure Strategy, in relation to federal research funding priorities and government prioritization of artificial intelligence and advanced compute capability to support Canadian researchers and institutes. Read more
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Reported by William Mantel · Consultant
- Mark Schaan · Deputy Secretary to the Cabinet, Privy Council Office (PCO)
- Charles Vincent · Assistant Deputy Minister, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
- James Burns · Director General, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
- Sheila Kennedy · Director, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
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- Andrea Smith · Director General, 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, in relation to federal research funding priorities and government prioritization of artificial intelligence and advanced compute capability to support Canadian researchers and institutes. Read more
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Reported by William Mantel · Consultant
- Nipun Vats · Assistant Deputy Minister, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
Providing input to the Government of Canada’s Digital Research Infrastructure Strategy, in relation to federal research funding priorities and government prioritization of artificial intelligence and advanced compute capability to support Canadian researchers and institutes. Read more
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Reported by William Mantel · Consultant
- Nipun Vats · Assistant Deputy Minister, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
Providing input to the Government of Canada’s Digital Research Infrastructure Strategy, in relation to federal research funding priorities.
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Reported by William Mantel · Consultant
- Nipun Vats · Assistant Deputy Minister, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
Providing input to the Government of Canada’s Digital Research Infrastructure Strategy, in relation to federal research funding priorities.
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Reported by William Mantel · Consultant
- Nipun Vats · Assistant Deputy Minister, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
Providing input to the Government of Canada’s Digital Research Infrastructure Strategy, in relation to federal research funding priorities.
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Reported by William Mantel · Consultant
- Nipun Vats · Assistant Deputy Minister, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
Providing input to the Government of Canada’s Digital Research Infrastructure Strategy, in relation to federal research funding priorities.
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Reported by William Mantel · Consultant
- Mark Schaan · Deputy Secretary to the Cabinet, Privy Council Office (PCO)
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Reported by William Mantel · Consultant
- Nipun Vats · Assistant Deputy Minister, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
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Reported by William Mantel · Consultant
- Bronwen Jervis · Director of 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
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Reported by William Mantel · Consultant
- Bronwen Jervis · Policy Director, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
- Matthew O'Connell · Policy Advisor, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
Research and DevelopmentScience and Technology
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Reported by William Mantel · Consultant
- Nipun Vats · Assistant Deputy Minister, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
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Reported by William Mantel · Consultant
- Nipun Vats · Assistant Deputy Minister, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
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Reported by William Mantel · Consultant
- Nipun Vats · Assistant Deputy Minister, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
- Mark Schaan · Senior Assistant Deputy Minister, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
- Charles Vincent · Associate Assistant Deputy Minister, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
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Reported by William Mantel · Consultant
- Ryan Huard · Executive Director, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
Research and DevelopmentScience and Technology
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.