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Lobbying by Universities Canada: 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

Universities Canada

Meetings this Parliament
123
With MPs
17
Since Nov 2021
559
Active registrations
1

Most recent reported meeting: Sep 29, 2026.

Registrations in effect

In-house (organization) In effect since Sep 24, 2026 Receives government funding

Filed by Gabriel Miller, President and CEO

Lobbyists

  • Michelle Coates Mather · Vice-President, Public Affairs Former designated public office holder

    Formerly Special Assistant, Strategic Communications, Minister's Office, Office of the Minister of Transport, Infrastructure and Communities (2009–2010)

    Formerly Press Secretary, Minister's Offices, Office of the Minister of International Cooperation (2008–2009)

    Formerly Special Assistant, Policy/Communications, Minister's Office, Office of the Minister of International Cooperation (2007–2008)

  • Ana Tremblay · Government Relations Coordinator Former public office holder

    Formerly Administrative and Communications Assistant, Office of MP Viviane Lapointe, House of Commons (2023–2024)

  • Catherine Emond-Provencher · Senior Government Relations Officer Former public office holder

    Formerly Policy Analyst, Service Management, Digital Policy and Service Sector, Treasury Board Secretariat (2021–2022)

    Formerly Junior Policy Analyst, Sustainability Directorate, Strategic Policy Branch, Environment and Climate Change Canada (2020–2020)

    Formerly Junior Program Officer, Official Languages Branch, Canadian Heritage (2019–2019)

    Formerly Intern, Office of MP Guy Caron, House of Commons (2018–2018)

  • Gabriel Miller · President and CEO
  • Jean-Philippe Perron · Director of Policy and Government Relations Former public office holder

    Formerly Manager of Parliamentary Affairs, Parliamentary, Legislative, and Regulatory Affairs, Fisheries and Oceans Canada (2022–2026)

    Formerly Manager of Strategic Policy; Senior Policy Analyst; Policy Analyst, Canadian Heritage, Canadian Heritage (2016–2022)

    Formerly Policy Advisor, Policy Analyst, Policy Officer, and Junior Researcher, Employment and Social Development Canada, Employment and Social Development Canada (2010–2014)

    Formerly Junior Commerce Officer, Industry Canada, Industry Canada (2010–2010)

  • Jessie Cooke · Senior Government Relations Officer Former public office holder

    Formerly Parliamentary Assistant, Office of MP Julie Dzerowicz, House of Commons (2021–2023)

  • Julia Scott · Vice-President, Member Services
  • Kevin Lawlor · Assistant Director, Research and Policy
  • Shawn Hughes · Senior Government Relations Officer Former public office holder

    Formerly Issues Manager, Offices of the Leader and Whip of the New Democratic Party of Canada, House of Commons (2021–2023)

    Formerly Legislative Assistant, Office of Jenny Kwan MP, House of Commons (2020–2021)

    Formerly Communications and Stakeholder Engagement Officer, Corporate Services, Ship-source Oil Pollution Fund/ Fund for Rail Accidents Involving Designated Goods (2020–2020)

    Formerly House Leader's Assistant, Office of the House Leader of the New Democratic Party of Canada, House of Commons (2020–2020)

Institutions they may lobby: Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC), Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency (ACOA), Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA), Canada Economic Development for Quebec Regions, Canada Foundation for Innovation, Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC), Canada Revenue Agency (CRA), Canada School of Public Service (CSPS), Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA), Canadian Heritage (PCH), Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR), Canadian Northern Economic Development Agency (CanNor), Canadian Security Intelligence Service (CSIS), Communications Security Establishment Canada (CSEC), Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada (CIRNAC), Elections Canada, Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC), Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC), Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario (FedDev), Finance Canada (FIN), Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO), Global Affairs Canada (GAC), 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), International Development Research Centre (IDRC), Justice Canada (JC), National Defence (DND), National Research Council (NRC), Natural Resources Canada (NRCan), Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC), Office of the Commissioner of Lobbying (OCL), Prairies Economic Development Canada (PrairiesCan), Prime Minister's Office (PMO), Privy Council Office (PCO), Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC), Public Prosecution Service of Canada (PPSC), Public Safety Canada (PS), Public Services and Procurement Canada (PSPC), Senate of Canada, Shared Services Canada (SSC), Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC), Statistics Canada (StatCan), Transport Canada (TC), Treasury Board Of Canada Secretariat (TBS), Veterans Affairs Canada (VAC), Women and Gender Equality (WAGE)

What they're lobbying on (15)
  • Discussions about financial sustainability measures for universities.
  • Discussions about shared priorities related to universities including workforce, talent, and employment.
  • Discussions on the Canada-India Talent and Innovation Strategy.
  • Government of Canada - Universities Working Group roundtable discussion on research security.
  • Discussions about artificial intelligence (AI) funding as it relates to universities.
  • Student housing and community enabling campus infrastructure programs.
  • Working group meeting to discuss academic contributions to the Defence Industrial Strategy.
  • Immigration policies and programs related to international students and affecting universities.
  • Discussions of education and international relations opportunities.
  • Engaging in discussions on research priorities for Canadian universities.
  • Discussions about research policy and programs, Canada-US relations, and their impacts on the post-secondary sector
  • Discussions about international students, the workforce, and the benefits of a university degree.
  • Discussions about the Global Excellence Initiative (GEI) and future funding commitments.
  • Meeting to discuss science policy and programs, impact of Canada-US relations
  • Recent policy changes and development of other policy tools including the Recognized Institutions Framework.

Registration 932211-423-157. Look it up in the official Registry

Reported meetings

Spreadsheet

Filed by Gabriel Miller (243), Paul Davidson (202), Philip Landon (114).

  • Reported by Paul Davidson · In-house (organization)

    • Iain Stewart · President, National Research Council (NRC)

    BudgetIndustryIntellectual PropertyResearch and DevelopmentScience and Technology

    Official report

  • Reported by Paul Davidson · In-house (organization)

    • Chelsea Madryga · Policy Advisor, Health Canada (HC)

    BudgetEducationHealth

    Official report

  • Reported by Paul Davidson · In-house (organization)

    • Nipun Vats · Assistant Deputy Minister, Science and Research, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)

    BudgetNational Security/SecurityResearch and DevelopmentScience and Technology

    Official report

  • Reported by Paul Davidson · In-house (organization)

    • Manal Bahubeshi · Vice-President, Research Partnerships, Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC)
    • Nipun Vats · Assistant Deputy Minister, Science and Research, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)

    Intellectual PropertyInternational RelationsNational Security/SecurityResearch and DevelopmentScience and Technology

    Official report

  • Reported by Paul Davidson · In-house (organization)

    • Alexis Conrad · Assistant Secretary to the Cabinet, Privy Council Office (PCO)

    BudgetEconomic DevelopmentResearch and DevelopmentScience and Technology

    Official report

  • Reported by Paul Davidson · In-house (organization)

    • Farangies Shah · Policy Advisor, Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC)

    BudgetEducationEmployment and TrainingIndustryResearch and Development

    Official report

  • Reported by Paul Davidson · In-house (organization)

    • Matthew Paisley · Policy Advisor, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC)

    BudgetImmigration

    Official report

  • Reported by Paul Davidson · In-house (organization)

    • Tricia Geddes · Associate Deputy Minister, Public Safety Canada (PS)

    International RelationsNational Security/SecurityResearch and DevelopmentScience and Technology

    Official report

  • Reported by Paul Davidson · In-house (organization)

    • Michele Kingsley · Assistant Deputy Minister, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC)

    Immigration

    Official report

  • Reported by Paul Davidson · In-house (organization)

    • Tracy Gray · Member of Parliament, House of Commons

    BudgetEconomic DevelopmentEmployment and TrainingImmigrationIndustryResearch and DevelopmentScience and Technology

    Official report

  • Reported by Paul Davidson · In-house (organization)

    • Farangies Shah · Policy Advisor, Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC)

    BudgetEducationEmployment and TrainingScience and Technology

    Official report

  • Reported by Paul Davidson · In-house (organization)

    • Michele Kingsley · Assistant Deputy Minister, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC)

    Immigration

    Official report

  • Reported by Paul Davidson · In-house (organization)

    • Jill Pilgrim · Senior Policy Advisor, Health Canada (HC)

    BudgetEmployment and TrainingHealth

    Official report

  • Reported by Paul Davidson · In-house (organization)

    • Christiane Fox · Deputy Minister, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC)

    EducationImmigration

    Official report

  • Reported by Paul Davidson · In-house (organization)

    • Nathalie Gahimbare · Policy Advisor, Prime Minister's Office (PMO)

    BudgetHealthImmigrationIndustryResearch and DevelopmentScience and Technology

    Official report

  • Reported by Paul Davidson · In-house (organization)

    • Matthew Paisley · Policy Advisor, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC)

    EducationImmigration

    Official report

  • Reported by Paul Davidson · In-house (organization)

    • Nipun Vats · Assistant Deputy Minister, Science and Research, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)

    BudgetNational Security/SecurityResearch and DevelopmentScience and Technology

    Official report

  • Reported by Paul Davidson · In-house (organization)

    • Hillary Morgan · Senior Policy Advisor, Health Canada (HC)

    BudgetHealth

    Official report

  • Reported by Paul Davidson · In-house (organization)

    • Yuen Pau Woo · Senator, Senate of Canada

    National Security/SecurityResearch and DevelopmentScience and Technology

    Official report

  • Reported by Paul Davidson · In-house (organization)

    • Michael Strong · President, Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR)

    HealthNational Security/SecurityResearch and DevelopmentScience and Technology

    Official report

  • Reported by Paul Davidson · In-house (organization)

    • Cam Yung · Policy Advisor, Global Affairs Canada (GAC)

    International RelationsInternational TradeNational Security/SecurityResearch and DevelopmentScience and Technology

    Official report

  • Reported by Paul Davidson · In-house (organization)

    • Manal Bahubeshi · Vice-President, Research Partnerships, Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC)
    • Nicole Giles · Deputy Director, Canadian Security Intelligence Service (CSIS)
    • Nipun Vats · Assistant Deputy Minister, Science and Research, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
    • Shannon Quinn · Secretary General, National Research Council (NRC)

    National Security/SecurityResearch and DevelopmentScience and Technology

    Official report

  • Reported by Paul Davidson · In-house (organization)

    • Tina Namiesniowski · Senior Associate Deputy Minister, Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC)
    • Atiq Rahman · Assistant Deputy Minister, Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC)

    EducationEmployment and Training

    Official report

  • Reported by Paul Davidson · In-house (organization)

    • Patrick Hum · Senior Director, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)

    Aboriginal AffairsClimateEconomic DevelopmentEmployment and TrainingIndustryResearch and DevelopmentScience and Technology

    Official report

  • Reported by Paul Davidson · In-house (organization)

    • Jeff Labonté · Assistant Deputy Minister, Natural Resources Canada (NRCan)
    • John Hannaford · Deputy Minister, Natural Resources Canada (NRCan)
    • Rob Stewart · Deputy Minister of International Trade, Global Affairs Canada (GAC)

    Aboriginal AffairsClimateEconomic DevelopmentEmployment and TrainingEnvironmentIndustryInfrastructureInternational TradeResearch and DevelopmentScience and Technology

    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.