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Lobbying by NorQuest College: 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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NorQuest College

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

Registrations in effect

Consultant In effect since Sep 15, 2026 Receives government funding

Consultant Maleeka Thomas of Counsel Public Affairs Inc.

Consultant lobbyists

  • Maleeka Thomas
  • Maleeka Thomas

Institutions they may lobby: Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC), Health Canada (HC), 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), Natural Resources Canada (NRCan), Prime Minister's Office (PMO)

What they're lobbying on (10)
  • Engage the Department of National Defence and Veterans Affairs Canada on upskilling and retraining of personnel.
  • Engage with government officials regarding skills training opportunities under the Skills for Success, Sectoral Workplace Solutions, and Just Transition programs.
  • Engage Immigration, Refugees, and Citizenship Canada to expand the Language Instruction for Newcomers to Canada (LINC) program.
  • Engage Indigenous Services Canada in discussions regarding funding opportunities for Indigenous students in Alberta seeking academic upgrading.
  • Work with Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada to discuss international student visa processing times and the need to expand the Student Direct Stream.
  • Engage Innovation, Science, and Industry Canada and PrairiesCAN to expand the AI Pathways Partnership project to develop capacity at NorQuest for learning surrounding AI and upskill learners.
  • Access federal funding for newcomer settlement services.
  • Engage in discussions regarding health human resources to identify opportunities to expand training and employment for Indigenous and newcomers health care providers.
  • Encourage flexibility in learning modalities to qualify for post-graduation work permits.
  • Align new post-graduate work permit restrictions to provincial labour market needs, and ensure that colleges have sufficient lead time to put new credit programs in place to provide the training required.

Registration 965558-386890-2. Look it up in the official Registry

Reported meetings

No meetings reported since November 2021.

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.