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Lobbying by Mitacs Inc: 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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Mitacs Inc

Meetings this Parliament
6
With MPs
0
Since Nov 2021
6
Active registrations
1

Most recent reported meeting: Oct 6, 2026.

Registrations in effect

Consultant In effect since Apr 1, 2026 Receives government funding

Consultant Kathleen Walsh of Compass Rose

Consultant lobbyists

  • Kathleen Walsh

Institutions they may lobby: Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC), Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency (ACOA), Canadian Heritage (PCH), Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR), Canadian Space Agency (CSA), Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada (CIRNAC), Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC), Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario (FedDev), Finance Canada (FIN), Global Affairs Canada (GAC), Health Canada (HC), House of Commons, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC), Indigenous Services Canada (ISC), Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED), Intergovernmental Affairs Secretariat (IGA), National Defence (DND), National Research Council (NRC), Natural Resources Canada (NRCan), Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC), Prairies Economic Development Canada (PrairiesCan), Prime Minister's Office (PMO), Privy Council Office (PCO), Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC), Public Safety Canada (PS), Public Services and Procurement Canada (PSPC), Senate of Canada, Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC), Treasury Board Of Canada Secretariat (TBS), Women and Gender Equality (WAGE)

What they're lobbying on (3)
  • Innovation policy and programming related to Mitacs domestic and international activity, including the Mitacs Globalink program and efforts to attract top talent and researchers to Canada.
  • Funding to support ongoing growth in work-integrated learning collaborations between industry and academia in relation to Mitacs programs.
  • Funding and policy development to support industry-academic research and development partnerships, commercialization, job creation, training and professional skills development for post-secondary students and post-doctoral fellows, international research collaborations and the promotion of activities that support innovation in Canada.

Registration 833992-384696-2. Look it up in the official Registry

Reported meetings

Spreadsheet
  • Reported by Kathleen Walsh · Consultant

    • Mackenzy Metcalfe · Policy Advisor, Finance Canada (FIN)
    Funding to support ongoing growth in work-integrated learning collaborations between industry and academia in relation to Mitacs programs. Read more

    Funding and policy development to support industry-academic research and development partnerships, commercialization, job creation, training and professional skills development for post-secondary students and post-doctoral fellows, international research collaborations and the promotion of activities that support innovation in Canada.

    Official report

  • Reported by Kathleen Walsh · Consultant

    • Alfred Burgesson · Senior Advisor, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
    Innovation policy and programming related to Mitacs domestic and international activity, including the Mitacs Globalink program and efforts to attract top talent and researchers to Canada. Read more

    Official report

  • Reported by Kathleen Walsh · Consultant

    • Anushka Kurian · Sr Policy Advisor, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
    Funding and policy development to support industry-academic research and development partnerships, commercialization, job creation, training and professional skills development for post-secondary students and post-doctoral fellows, international research collaborations and the promotion of activities that support innovation in Canada. Read more

    Innovation policy and programming related to Mitacs domestic and international activity, including the Mitacs Globalink program and efforts to attract top talent and researchers to Canada.

    Official report

  • Reported by Kathleen Walsh · Consultant

    • Anushka Kurian · Sr Policy Advisor, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
    Funding and policy development to support industry-academic research and development partnerships, commercialization, job creation, training and professional skills development for post-secondary students and post-doctoral fellows, international research collaborations and the promotion of activities that support innovation in Canada. Read more

    Official report

  • Reported by Kathleen Walsh · Consultant

    • Anushka Kurian · Sr Policy Advisor, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
    Funding and policy development to support industry-academic research and development partnerships, commercialization, job creation, training and professional skills development for post-secondary students and post-doctoral fellows, international research collaborations and the promotion of activities that support innovation in Canada. Read more

    Official report

  • Reported by Kathleen Walsh · Consultant

    • Paul Moen · Chief of Staff, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
    Funding and policy development to support industry-academic research and development partnerships, commercialization, job creation, training and professional skills development for post-secondary students and post-doctoral fellows, international research collaborations and the promotion of activities that support innovation in Canada. 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.