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
Dec 2024 Reports per month Nov 2026
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) Hide details
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
Filed by Tony Gaffney (44), Glenda Crisp (43), Alan Veerman (3).
Aug 29, 2025
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
Aug 28, 2025
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
Aug 25, 2025
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
Aug 22, 2025
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
Aug 21, 2025
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
Jul 30, 2025
Reported by Glenda Crisp · In-house (organization)
François-Philippe Champagne · Minister, Finance Canada (FIN)
Niloo Boroun · Director of Policy, Finance Canada (FIN)
Federal AI Adoption capability for ISED as a federal department
Official report
Jul 28, 2025
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
Jul 28, 2025
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
Jul 24, 2025
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
Jul 24, 2025
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
Jul 10, 2025
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
Jul 7, 2025
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
Jul 2, 2025
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
Jun 25, 2025
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
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Federal AI Adoption capability for ISED as a federal department
Official report
May 29, 2025
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
May 26, 2025
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
May 5, 2025
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
Apr 25, 2025
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
Mar 6, 2025
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
Mar 6, 2025
Reported by Alan Veerman · In-house (organization)
Michelle Rempel Garner · Member of Parliament
Joint health data proposal together with research hospitals
Official report
Mar 4, 2025
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
Feb 26, 2025
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
Feb 24, 2025
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
Feb 21, 2025
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
Feb 20, 2025
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
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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.
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