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Lobbying by Vector Institute: 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

Vector Institute

Meetings this Parliament
41
With MPs
5
Since Nov 2021
90
Active registrations
1

Most recent reported meeting: Sep 28, 2026.

Registrations in effect

In-house (organization) In effect since Aug 13, 2026 Receives government funding

Filed by Glenda Crisp, President & CEO

Lobbyists

  • Alan Veerman · COO & CFO
  • Glenda Crisp · President & CEO
  • Josette Chen · Manager, Government and Stakeholder Relations
  • Ridha Chilmeran · Manager, Government and Stakeholder Relations

Institutions they may lobby: Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario (FedDev), Finance Canada (FIN), Health Canada (HC), House of Commons, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED), National Defence (DND), National Research Council (NRC), Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada (OPC), Prime Minister's Office (PMO), Privy Council Office (PCO), Public Services and Procurement Canada (PSPC), Shared Services Canada (SSC), Treasury Board Of Canada Secretariat (TBS)

What they're lobbying on (4)
  • Federal AI Adoption capability for ISED as a federal department
  • Joint health data proposal together with research hospitals
  • Pan-Canadian AI Compute Environment (PAICE) program progress and AI compute
  • Bill C-27: Artificial Intelligence and Data Act (AIDA) consultation

Registration 960713-378791-17. Look it up in the official Registry

Reported meetings

Spreadsheet

Filed by Tony Gaffney (44), Glenda Crisp (43), Alan Veerman (3).

  • Reported by Glenda Crisp · In-house (organization)

    • Raj Thuppal · Executive Vice-President, Shared Services Canada (SSC)
    Federal AI Adoption capability for ISED as a federal department

    Official report

  • Reported by Glenda Crisp · In-house (organization)

    • Rosemary Moodie · Senator, Senate of Canada
    Federal AI Adoption capability for ISED as a federal department

    Official report

  • Reported by Glenda Crisp · In-house (organization)

    • Salman Arif · Deputy Director Stakeholder Relations, Prime Minister's Office (PMO)
    Federal AI Adoption capability for ISED as a federal department

    Official report

  • Reported by Glenda Crisp · In-house (organization)

    • Tim Logan · Policy Advisor, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
    Federal AI Adoption capability for ISED as a federal department

    Official report

  • Reported by Glenda Crisp · In-house (organization)

    • Anson Duran · Chief of Staff to the Minister, Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario (FedDev)
    • Michael Paramathasan · Director of Policy, Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario (FedDev)
    Federal AI Adoption capability for ISED as a federal department

    Official report

  • Reported by Glenda Crisp · In-house (organization)

    Federal AI Adoption capability for ISED as a federal department

    Official report

  • Reported by Glenda Crisp · In-house (organization)

    • Matthew O'Connell · Deputy director of policy, Finance Canada (FIN)
    Federal AI Adoption capability for ISED as a federal department

    Official report

  • Reported by Glenda Crisp · In-house (organization)

    • Lisa Xie · Policy Advisor, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
    • Tim Logan · Policy Advisor, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
    Federal AI Adoption capability for ISED as a federal department

    Official report

  • Reported by Glenda Crisp · In-house (organization)

    • Jane Hicks · Chief Data Officer, Veterans Affairs Canada (VAC)
    • Christopher Clissold · Chief Information Officer, Veterans Affairs Canada (VAC)
    Joint health data proposal together with research hospitals

    Official report

  • Reported by Glenda Crisp · In-house (organization)

    • Vikesh Srivastava · Director General, Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR)
    Joint health data proposal together with research hospitals

    Official report

  • Reported by Glenda Crisp · In-house (organization)

    • Nipun Vats · Assistant Deputy Minister, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
    Federal AI Adoption capability for ISED as a federal department

    Official report

  • Reported by Glenda Crisp · In-house (organization)

    • Jane Hicks · Chief Data Officer, Veterans Affairs Canada (VAC)
    Joint health data proposal together with research hospitals

    Official report

  • Reported by Glenda Crisp · In-house (organization)

    • Paul Herbert · CEO, Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR)
    • Vikesh Srivastava · Director General, Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR)
    • Adam Moore · AVP, Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR)
    Joint health data proposal together with research hospitals

    Official report

  • Reported by Glenda Crisp · In-house (organization)

    • Evan Solomon · Minister, Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario (FedDev)
    • Nancy Gardiner · President, Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario (FedDev)
    • Mark Schaan · Senior Assistant Deputy Minister, Privy Council Office (PCO)
    Pan-Canadian AI Compute Environment (PAICE) program progress and AI compute Read more

    Federal AI Adoption capability for ISED as a federal department

    Official report

  • Reported by Glenda Crisp · In-house (organization)

    • Evan Solomon · Minister, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
    • Mark Schaan · Senior Assistant Deputy Minister, Privy Council Office (PCO)
    • Francis Bilodeau · Acting Deputy Minister, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
    • Alexandra Dostal · Sr Assistant Deputy Minister., Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
    Pan-Canadian AI Compute Environment (PAICE) program progress and AI compute

    Official report

  • Reported by Glenda Crisp · In-house (organization)

    • Mark Schaan · Senior Assistant Deputy Minister, Privy Council Office (PCO)
    Pan-Canadian AI Compute Environment (PAICE) program progress and AI compute

    Official report

  • Reported by Glenda Crisp · In-house (organization)

    • Nipun Vats · Assistant Deputy Minister, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
    • Francis Bilodeau · Acting Deputy Minister, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
    Pan-Canadian AI Compute Environment (PAICE) program progress and AI compute Read more

    Federal AI Adoption capability for ISED as a federal department

    Official report

  • Reported by Glenda Crisp · In-house (organization)

    • Philip Jennings · Deputy Minister, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
    Federal AI Adoption capability for ISED as a federal department

    Official report

  • Reported by Alan Veerman · In-house (organization)

    • Matthew O'Connell · Senior Policy Advisor, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
    Pan-Canadian AI Compute Environment (PAICE) program progress and AI compute

    Official report

  • Reported by Alan Veerman · In-house (organization)

    Joint health data proposal together with research hospitals

    Official report

  • Reported by Alan Veerman · In-house (organization)

    • Stephen Ellis · Member of Parliament, House of Commons
    Joint health data proposal together with research hospitals

    Official report

  • Reported by Tony Gaffney · In-house (organization)

    • Nicholas Kang · Senior Policy Advisor, Prime Minister's Office (PMO)
    • Matthew O'Connell · Senior Policy Advisor, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
    Joint health data proposal together with research hospitals Read more

    Federal AI Adoption capability for ISED as a federal department

    Official report

  • Reported by Tony Gaffney · In-house (organization)

    • Nicholas Kang · Senior Policy Advisor, Prime Minister's Office (PMO)
    • Matthew O'Connell · Senior Policy Advisor, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
    Joint health data proposal together with research hospitals

    Official report

  • Reported by Tony Gaffney · In-house (organization)

    • Matthew O'Connell · Senior Policy Advisor, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
    Pan-Canadian AI Compute Environment (PAICE) program progress and AI compute Read more

    Joint health data proposal together with research hospitals

    Federal AI Adoption capability for ISED as a federal department

    Official report

  • Reported by Tony Gaffney · In-house (organization)

    • Rick Perkin · Member of Parliament, House of Commons

    C-2744-1

    Bill C-27: Artificial Intelligence and Data Act (AIDA) consultation Read more

    Federal AI Adoption capability for ISED as a federal department

    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.