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Lobbying by Memorial University of Newfoundland: 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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Memorial University of Newfoundland

Meetings this Parliament
7
With MPs
2
Since Nov 2021
7
Active registrations
1

Most recent reported meeting: Sep 24, 2026.

Registrations in effect

Consultant In effect since Apr 8, 2026 Receives government funding

Consultant Conner Coles of Crestview Strategy

Consultant lobbyists

  • Conner Coles Former public office holder

    Formerly Foreign Service Officer, International Platform Branch, Immigration, Refugees & Citizenship Canada (IRCC) (2024–2026)

    Formerly Research Analyst, Defence Research and Development Canada, Department of National Defence (DND) (2023–2024)

Institutions they may lobby: Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency (ACOA), Canada Foundation for Innovation, Canadian Coast Guard (CCG), Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada (CIRNAC), Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC), Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC), Finance Canada (FIN), Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO), Global Affairs Canada (GAC), House of Commons, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED), National Defence (DND), Prime Minister's Office (PMO), Privy Council Office (PCO), Public Services and Procurement Canada (PSPC), Senate of Canada, Transport Canada (TC), Treasury Board Of Canada Secretariat (TBS)

What they're lobbying on (2)
  • Explore funding, procurement, and/or grant opportunities within the Government of Canada as they align with Memorial University strategic initiatives and federal strategic initiatives, especially those related to science and technology, innovation, the Defence Industrial Strategy, Arctic and northern development, and ocean and marine development.
  • Education, research, and development to understand current and future opportunities as they align with Memorial University strategic initiatives and the Government of Canada's strategic initiatives, especially those related to science and technology, the Defence Industrial Strategy, innovation, energy, Arctic and northern development, and ocean and marine development.

Registration 939177-385598-1. Look it up in the official Registry

Reported meetings

Spreadsheet
  • Reported by Conner Coles · Consultant

    • Lori Idlout · Member of Parliament
    • Tom Osborne · Parliamentary Secretary to the President of the Treasury Board
    • Benjamin Wheaton · Executive Assistant to the Parliamentary Secretary to the President of the Treasury Board, House of Commons
    • Brian Botting · Director of Defence Industrial Strategy (Sr Advisor, Defence Industrial Strategy), Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
    and 1 more
    • Caroline Belbin · Regional Advisor, Atlantic, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
    Education, research, and development to understand current and future opportunities as they align with Memorial University strategic initiatives and the Government of Canada's strategic initiatives, especially those related to science and technology, the Defence Industrial Strategy, innovation, energy, Arctic and northern development, and ocean and marine development. Read more

    Explore funding, procurement, and/or grant opportunities within the Government of Canada as they align with Memorial University strategic initiatives and federal strategic initiatives, especially those related to science and technology, innovation, the Defence Industrial Strategy, Arctic and northern development, and ocean and marine development.

    Official report

  • Reported by Conner Coles · Consultant

    • Varun Srivatsan · Director of Policy, Finance Canada (FIN)
    • Fahim Khan · Senior Policy Advisor, Finance Canada (FIN)
    Education, research, and development to understand current and future opportunities as they align with Memorial University strategic initiatives and the Government of Canada's strategic initiatives, especially those related to science and technology, the Defence Industrial Strategy, innovation, energy, Arctic and northern development, and ocean and marine development. Read more

    Explore funding, procurement, and/or grant opportunities within the Government of Canada as they align with Memorial University strategic initiatives and federal strategic initiatives, especially those related to science and technology, innovation, the Defence Industrial Strategy, Arctic and northern development, and ocean and marine development.

    Official report

  • Reported by Conner Coles · Consultant

    • Harry Burton · Atlantic Desk, Prime Minister's Office (PMO)
    Education, research, and development to understand current and future opportunities as they align with Memorial University strategic initiatives and the Government of Canada's strategic initiatives, especially those related to science and technology, the Defence Industrial Strategy, innovation, energy, Arctic and northern development, and ocean and marine development. Read more

    Explore funding, procurement, and/or grant opportunities within the Government of Canada as they align with Memorial University strategic initiatives and federal strategic initiatives, especially those related to science and technology, innovation, the Defence Industrial Strategy, Arctic and northern development, and ocean and marine development.

    Official report

  • Reported by Conner Coles · Consultant

    • Owen Crawford-Lem · Policy Advisor, Transport Canada (TC)
    Education, research, and development to understand current and future opportunities as they align with Memorial University strategic initiatives and the Government of Canada's strategic initiatives, especially those related to science and technology, the Defence Industrial Strategy, innovation, energy, Arctic and northern development, and ocean and marine development. Read more

    Explore funding, procurement, and/or grant opportunities within the Government of Canada as they align with Memorial University strategic initiatives and federal strategic initiatives, especially those related to science and technology, innovation, the Defence Industrial Strategy, Arctic and northern development, and ocean and marine development.

    Official report

  • Reported by Conner Coles · Consultant

    • Brian Botting · Director of Defence Industrial Strategy (Sr Advisor, Defence Industrial Strategy), Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
    Education, research, and development to understand current and future opportunities as they align with Memorial University strategic initiatives and the Government of Canada's strategic initiatives, especially those related to science and technology, the Defence Industrial Strategy, innovation, energy, Arctic and northern development, and ocean and marine development. Read more

    Explore funding, procurement, and/or grant opportunities within the Government of Canada as they align with Memorial University strategic initiatives and federal strategic initiatives, especially those related to science and technology, innovation, the Defence Industrial Strategy, Arctic and northern development, and ocean and marine development.

    Official report

  • Reported by Conner Coles · Consultant

    • Conor Lewis · Policy Advisor, National Defence (DND)
    • Hilary Hendriks · Senior Policy Advisor, National Defence (DND)
    • Nicholas Hautamaki · Regional Advisor, Atlantic, National Defence (DND)
    Explore funding, procurement, and/or grant opportunities within the Government of Canada as they align with Memorial University strategic initiatives and federal strategic initiatives, especially those related to science and technology, innovation, the Defence Industrial Strategy, Arctic and northern development, and ocean and marine development. Read more

    Education, research, and development to understand current and future opportunities as they align with Memorial University strategic initiatives and the Government of Canada's strategic initiatives, especially those related to science and technology, the Defence Industrial Strategy, innovation, energy, Arctic and northern development, and ocean and marine development.

    Official report

  • Reported by Conner Coles · Consultant

    Education, research, and development to understand current and future opportunities as they align with Memorial University strategic initiatives and the Government of Canada's strategic initiatives, especially those related to science and technology, the Defence Industrial Strategy, innovation, energy, Arctic and northern development, and ocean and marine development. Read more

    Explore funding, procurement, and/or grant opportunities within the Government of Canada as they align with Memorial University strategic initiatives and federal strategic initiatives, especially those related to science and technology, innovation, the Defence Industrial Strategy, Arctic and northern development, and ocean and marine development.

    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.