Organization
University of Calgary
- Meetings this Parliament
- 183
- With MPs
- 61
- Since Nov 2021
- 611
- Active registrations
- 1
Most recent reported meeting: Sep 25, 2026.
Lobbying by University of Calgary: 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 10, 2026 Receives government funding
Filed by Edward McCauley, President & Vice-Chancellor
Lobbyists
- Althea Adams · Executive Assistant, Government Relations
- Barbara Wright · Associate Director, Government Relations
- Edward McCauley · President & Vice-Chancellor
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Gabriela Gonzalez · Director, Government Relations
Former public office holder
Formerly Constituency Assistant, MP Gerard Kennedy, House of Commons (2010–2011)
- Kate Hamilton · Vice-President, External Relations
- Ken Barker · Director, ISPIA; Professor, Computer Science
- Marcus Plottel · Government Relations Specialist (Provincial Affairs)
- Megan Lee · Director, Quantum City
- Robert Thompson · Deputy Vice-President (Research)
- Stephanie Raddatz · Government Relations Specialist (Municipal Affairs)
- Susan Skone · Associate Vice President, Research
- Taylor Brown · Senior Policy Analyst
- William Ghali · Vice-President (Research)
Institutions they may lobby: Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC), Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency (ACOA), Canada Foundation for Innovation, Canada School of Public Service (CSPS), Canadian Coast Guard (CCG), Canadian Energy Regulator (CER), 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), Canadian Space Agency (CSA), 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), 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), 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 Official Languages (OCOL), Pacific Economic Development Canada (PacifiCan), Parks Canada (PC), 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), Transport Canada (TC), Treasury Board Of Canada Secretariat (TBS), Veterans Affairs Canada (VAC), Women and Gender Equality (WAGE)
What they're lobbying on (7)Hide details
- Support for new research and campus infrastructure.
- Increased funding and program design for various programs administered by Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC), Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC), and Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR).
- Funding or support with respect to international development cooperation (student and academic mobility, internships, research collaboration, exchanges, technical assistance).
- Discussions regarding possible research and development initiatives for, and investments in, partnerships with the University of Calgary.
- Discussions concerning potential research and development initiatives and investments related to clean energy, environmental research and climate change policy.
- Discussions about policy implementation regarding the academic visa process in support of international faculty recruitment with respect to changes to the Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations.
- Budget bills in support of federal funding for post-secondary education, research, innovation, science and technology.
Registration 942415-5009-82. Look it up in the official Registry
Reported meetings
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Reported by Edward McCauley · In-house (organization)
- Julie Lefebvre · VP Emerging Technologies, National Research Council (NRC)
Support for new research and campus infrastructure. Read more
Discussions regarding possible research and development initiatives for, and investments in, partnerships with the University of Calgary.
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Reported by Edward McCauley · In-house (organization)
- Nipun Vats · Assistant Deputy Minister, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
Support for new research and campus infrastructure. Read more
Discussions regarding possible research and development initiatives for, and investments in, partnerships with the University of Calgary.
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Reported by Edward McCauley · In-house (organization)
- Mona Nemer · Chief Science Advisor, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
Support for new research and campus infrastructure. Read more
Discussions regarding possible research and development initiatives for, and investments in, partnerships with the University of Calgary.
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Reported by Edward McCauley · In-house (organization)
- Corey Hogan · Member of Parliament
Discussions regarding possible research and development initiatives for, and investments in, partnerships with the University of Calgary.
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Reported by Edward McCauley · In-house (organization)
- Corey Hogan · Member of Parliament
Discussions regarding possible research and development initiatives for, and investments in, partnerships with the University of Calgary. Read more
Support for new research and campus infrastructure.
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Reported by Edward McCauley · In-house (organization)
- Shafqat Ali · President of the Treasury Board of Canada
Support for new research and campus infrastructure.
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Reported by Edward McCauley · In-house (organization)
- Mélanie Joly · Minister of Industry and Minister responsible for Canada Economic Development for Quebec Regions, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
- Corey Hogan · Member of Parliament
Discussions regarding possible research and development initiatives for, and investments in, partnerships with the University of Calgary.
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Reported by Edward McCauley · In-house (organization)
- Corey Hogan · Member of Parliament
Support for new research and campus infrastructure.
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Reported by Edward McCauley · In-house (organization)
- Benjamin Ebadi · Prairies Regional Advisor, House of Commons
Discussions regarding possible research and development initiatives for, and investments in, partnerships with the University of Calgary.
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Reported by Edward McCauley · In-house (organization)
- Joel Martin · Chief Digital Research Officer, National Research Council (NRC)
Discussions regarding possible research and development initiatives for, and investments in, partnerships with the University of Calgary.
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Reported by Edward McCauley · In-house (organization)
- David J. McGuinty · Minister, National Defence (DND)
- Quinn Rinke · West and North Regional Advisor, National Defence (DND)
- Mackenzie Gendron · Communications Advisor, National Defence (DND)
Support for new research and campus infrastructure.
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Reported by Edward McCauley · In-house (organization)
- Maggie Chi · Member of Parliament
Discussions regarding possible research and development initiatives for, and investments in, partnerships with the University of Calgary.
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Reported by Edward McCauley · In-house (organization)
- David J. McGuinty · Minister, National Defence (DND)
- Quinn Rinke · West and North Regional Advisor, National Defence (DND)
- Jaspinder Komal · Assistant Deputy Minister, National Defence (DND)
- Mackenzie Gendron · Communications Advisor, National Defence (DND)
Discussions regarding possible research and development initiatives for, and investments in, partnerships with the University of Calgary.
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Reported by Edward McCauley · In-house (organization)
- Quinn Rinke · West and North Regional Advisor, National Defence (DND)
- Mackenzie Gendron · Communications Advisor, National Defence (DND)
- Muntaha Ahmed · Communications Advisor, National Defence (DND)
Discussions regarding possible research and development initiatives for, and investments in, partnerships with the University of Calgary.
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Reported by Edward McCauley · In-house (organization)
- Adam van Koeverden · Member of Parliament
- Corey Hogan · Member of Parliament
Support for new research and campus infrastructure.
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Reported by Edward McCauley · In-house (organization)
- Nathan Abdelnour · Senior Policy Advisor, Canadian Heritage (PCH)
Support for new research and campus infrastructure.
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Reported by Edward McCauley · In-house (organization)
- Nathan Abdelnour · Senior Policy Advisor, Canadian Heritage (PCH)
Support for new research and campus infrastructure.
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Reported by Edward McCauley · In-house (organization)
- Nathan Abdelnour · Senior Policy Advisor, Canadian Heritage (PCH)
Support for new research and campus infrastructure.
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Reported by Edward McCauley · In-house (organization)
- Nathan Abdelnour · Senior Policy Advisor, Canadian Heritage (PCH)
Support for new research and campus infrastructure.
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Reported by Edward McCauley · In-house (organization)
- Nathan Abdelnour · Senior Policy Advisor, Canadian Heritage (PCH)
Support for new research and campus infrastructure.
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Reported by Edward McCauley · In-house (organization)
- Nathan Abdelnour · Senior Policy Advisor, Canadian Heritage (PCH)
Support for new research and campus infrastructure.
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Reported by Edward McCauley · In-house (organization)
- Tara Lapointe · Vice-President, Stakeholder Engagement and Advancement of Society, Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC)
Increased funding and program design for various programs administered by Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC), Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC), and Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR). Read more
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Reported by Edward McCauley · In-house (organization)
- Adam van Koeverden · Member of Parliament
Support for new research and campus infrastructure.
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Reported by Edward McCauley · In-house (organization)
- Andrea Smith · Acting Director General, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
Discussions regarding possible research and development initiatives for, and investments in, partnerships with the University of Calgary.
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Reported by Edward McCauley · In-house (organization)
- Nathan Abdelnour · Senior Policy Advisor, Canadian Heritage (PCH)
Support for new research and campus infrastructure.
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.