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Lobbying by Red River College Polytechnic: 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

Red River College Polytechnic

Meetings this Parliament
28
With MPs
11
Since Nov 2021
28
Active registrations
1

Most recent reported meeting: Sep 18, 2026.

Registrations in effect

In-house (organization) In effect since Sep 15, 2026 Receives government funding

Filed by Fred Meier, President & CEO

Lobbyists

  • Emily Doer · Director, College & Public Relations
  • Fred Meier · President & CEO
  • Jamie Wilson · Vice President - Indigenous Strategy, Research and Business Development
  • Kelly McCrae · Government Relations Advisor
  • Kerri Korabelnikov · Dean, Education, Arts & Sciences

Institutions they may lobby: Canada Foundation for Innovation, Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada (CIRNAC), Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC), House of Commons, Housing, Infrastructure and Communities Canada (HICC), Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC), Indigenous Services Canada (ISC), Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED), National Defence (DND), National Research Council (NRC), Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC), Prairies Economic Development Canada (PrairiesCan)

What they're lobbying on (14)
  • AI workforce development, AI literacy and adoption, and the role of polytechnics in preparing learners and employers for AI-enabled workplaces. Discussion included opportunities to support SME AI adoption through applied training, research and an AI Centre.
  • Discussion regarding Indigenous policy, reconciliation, and government priorities
  • Discussed student housing, and infrastructure opportunities for federal funding.
  • Training and opportunities for First Nations
  • Applied research, industry partnerships, artificial intelligence adoption, applied research funding, workforce development, and the role of polytechnics in supporting SMEs and skills training.
  • Manitoba’s life sciences capabilities, workforce development, and opportunities to strengthen medical countermeasure capacity and domestic supply chains.
  • Defence research and workforce opportunities in Manitoba.
  • Language training programming that supports workforce integration, particularly for newcomers, and its alignment with federal priorities related to skills development, labour market participation, and program funding.
  • Colleges and Community Innovation Program funding, applied research, workforce development initiatives
  • Discussion on skilled trades training, apprenticeship capacity, and federal workforce development funding.
  • Discussion of federal policies, programs, and funding that support foreign credential recognition, bridging programming, and workforce integration initiatives to accelerate labour market participation for internationally educated professionals.
  • Applied Research and Workforce Development Funding and Policy Discussion of federal policies and funding that support applied research, industry partnerships, and workforce development initiatives delivered by the polytechnic, including investments in innovation and skills training to support economic growth.
  • Discussion of language training programming that supports workforce integration, particularly for newcomers, and its alignment with federal priorities related to skills development, labour market participation, and program funding.
  • Discussion of the role of applied research at Red River College Polytechnic in supporting economic development, innovation, and productivity, including collaboration with industry and government partners and potential alignment with federal programs and priorities.

Registration 961395-384108-8. Look it up in the official Registry

Reported meetings

Spreadsheet

  • Reported by Fred Meier · In-house (organization)

    • Fabienne Hicks · Senior Policy Advisor, Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC)
    Discussion of federal policies, programs, and funding that support foreign credential recognition, bridging programming, and workforce integration initiatives to accelerate labour market participation for internationally educated professionals. Read more

    Official report

  • Reported by Fred Meier · In-house (organization)

    and 2 more
    Discussion of language training programming that supports workforce integration, particularly for newcomers, and its alignment with federal priorities related to skills development, labour market participation, and program funding. Read more

    Official report

  • Reported by Fred Meier · In-house (organization)

    • Eleanor Olszewski · Minister Responsible for Prairies Economic Development Canada, Prairies Economic Development Canada (PrairiesCan)
    • Sean Barr · Assistant Deputy Minister, Prairies Economic Development Canada (PrairiesCan)
    • Chris Minaker · Director, Policy, Planning and External Relations, Prairies Economic Development Canada (PrairiesCan)
    Discussion of the role of applied research at Red River College Polytechnic in supporting economic development, innovation, and productivity, including collaboration with industry and government partners and potential alignment with federal programs and priorities. Read more

    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.