Organization
Universities Canada
- Meetings this Parliament
- 123
- With MPs
- 17
- Since Nov 2021
- 559
- Active registrations
- 1
Most recent reported meeting: Sep 29, 2026.
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.
← LobbyingRegistrations in effect
In-house (organization) In effect since Sep 24, 2026 Receives government funding
Filed by Gabriel Miller, President and CEO
Lobbyists
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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)
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Ana Tremblay · Government Relations Coordinator
Former public office holder
Formerly Administrative and Communications Assistant, Office of MP Viviane Lapointe, House of Commons (2023–2024)
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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
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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)
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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
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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)Hide details
- 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
SpreadsheetFiled by Gabriel Miller (243), Paul Davidson (202), Philip Landon (114).
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Reported by Paul Davidson · In-house (organization)
- Nipun Vats · Assistant Deputy Minister, Science and Research, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
IndustryNational Security/SecurityResearch and DevelopmentScience and Technology
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Reported by Paul Davidson · In-house (organization)
- Nathanielle Morin · Policy Advisor, Health Canada (HC)
BudgetHealthResearch and DevelopmentScience and Technology
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Reported by Paul Davidson · In-house (organization)
- Michael Strong · President, Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR)
BudgetHealthNational Security/SecurityResearch and DevelopmentScience and Technology
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Reported by Paul Davidson · In-house (organization)
- Shahad Khalladi · Policy Advisor, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
- Boyan Gerasimov · Director of Policy, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
BudgetIndustryInternational RelationsNational Security/SecurityResearch and DevelopmentScience and Technology
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Reported by Paul Davidson · In-house (organization)
- Atiq Rahman · Assistant Deputy Minister, Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC)
BudgetEducationInternational Relations
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Reported by Paul Davidson · In-house (organization)
- Blake Oliver · Senior Policy Advisor, Finance Canada (FIN)
Aboriginal AffairsBudgetEconomic DevelopmentEducationEmployment and TrainingIndustryInfrastructureResearch and DevelopmentScience and Technology
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Reported by Paul Davidson · In-house (organization)
- Carolyn Bennett · Minister of Mental Health and Addictions and Associate Minister of Health, Health Canada (HC)
- Eric Belair · Associate Assistant Deputy Minister, Health Canada (HC)
- Qusai Yusuf · Operations Assistant & Executive Assistant, Health Canada (HC)
BudgetEducationHealthResearch and Development
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Reported by Paul Davidson · In-house (organization)
- Shahad Khalladi · Policy Advisor, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
BudgetInternational RelationsNational Security/SecurityResearch and DevelopmentScience and Technology
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Reported by Paul Davidson · In-house (organization)
- Courtney White · Special Assistant, Operations and Tour, Prime Minister's Office (PMO)
- Maria Morley · Regional Advisor for the Atlantic, Prime Minister's Office (PMO)
EducationHealth
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Reported by Paul Davidson · In-house (organization)
- Peter Harder · Senator, Senate of Canada
Economic DevelopmentIndustryResearch and DevelopmentScience and Technology
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Reported by Paul Davidson · In-house (organization)
- Michael J Strong · President, Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR)
- Sony Perron · President, Shared Services Canada (SSC)
- Tina Namiesniowski · Senior Associate Deputy Minister, Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC)
- Valerie La Traverse · Vice-President, Corporate Affairs, Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC)
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- Marian Campbell Jarvis · Assistant Deputy Minister, Strategic and Program Policy, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC)
- Anoop Kapoor · Assistant Deputy Minister, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
- Manon Brassard · President, Canada Economic Development for Quebec Regions
- Nancy Gardiner · President, Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario (FedDev)
- Alejandro Adem · President, Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC)
- Christiane Fox · Deputy Minister, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC)
- Frances McRae · Deputy Minister, Women and Gender Equality (WAGE)
- Graham Flack · Secretary to the Treasury Board, Treasury Board Of Canada Secretariat (TBS)
- Vanessa Vermette · Vice-President, Canada School of Public Service (CSPS)
- Anil Arora · Chief Statistician, Statistics Canada (StatCan)
Education
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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
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Reported by Paul Davidson · In-house (organization)
- Francis Bilodeau · Associate Deputy Minister, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
- Nipun Vats · Assistant Deputy Minister, Science and Research, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
- Simon Kennedy · Deputy Minister, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
BudgetIndustryNational Security/SecurityResearch and DevelopmentScience and Technology
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Reported by Paul Davidson · In-house (organization)
- Scott Aitchison · Member of Parliament
BudgetHousingResearch and DevelopmentScience and Technology
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Reported by Paul Davidson · In-house (organization)
- Nipun Vats · Assistant Deputy Minister, Science and Research, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
National Security/SecurityResearch and Development
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Reported by Paul Davidson · In-house (organization)
- Michele Audette · Senator, Senate of Canada
Aboriginal Affairs
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Reported by Paul Davidson · In-house (organization)
- Peter Harder · Senator, Senate of Canada
Economic DevelopmentEducationIndustryInternational RelationsNational Security/SecurityResearch and DevelopmentScience and Technology
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Reported by Paul Davidson · In-house (organization)
- Francis Bilodeau · Associate Deputy Minister, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
- Shahad Khalladi · Policy Advisor, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
Economic DevelopmentEducationEmployment and TrainingIndustryIntellectual PropertyInternational TradeRegional DevelopmentResearch and DevelopmentScience and Technology
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Reported by Paul Davidson · In-house (organization)
- Valerie La Traverse · Vice-President, Corporate Affairs, Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC)
National Security/SecurityResearch and DevelopmentScience and Technology
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Reported by Paul Davidson · In-house (organization)
- Aliya Deria · Special Assistant, Operations, Infrastructure Canada (INFC)
EducationHousing
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Reported by Paul Davidson · In-house (organization)
- Cameron Yung · Policy Advisor, Global Affairs Canada (GAC)
BudgetEconomic DevelopmentInternational Relations
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Reported by Paul Davidson · In-house (organization)
- Jean-François Tremblay · Deputy Minister, Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC)
BudgetEducationEmployment and TrainingInternational Relations
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Reported by Paul Davidson · In-house (organization)
- Hillary Morgan · Senior Policy Advisor, Health Canada (HC)
BudgetEducationHealth
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Reported by Paul Davidson · In-house (organization)
- Nipun Vats · Assistant Deputy Minister, Science and Research, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
BudgetInternational RelationsNational Security/SecurityPrivacy and Access to InformationResearch and DevelopmentScience and Technology
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Reported by Paul Davidson · In-house (organization)
- Sarah Thomas · Regional Affairs Advisor for BC, Finance Canada (FIN)
Aboriginal AffairsBudgetEducationResearch and Development
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.