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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.

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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.

Registrations 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
  • 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)
  • 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

Spreadsheet

  • Reported by Edward McCauley · In-house (organization)

    • Anita Anand · President of the Treasury Board, Treasury Board Of Canada Secretariat (TBS)

    Research and Development

    Official report

  • Reported by Edward McCauley · In-house (organization)

    • Michèle Kingsley · Assistant Deputy Minister, Economic, Family & Social Migration, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC)
    • Armine Tchakmakchian · Assistant Director, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC)
    • Rebecca Mozzato · Chief of Staff and Senior Advisor to the ADM, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC)
    • Gabriela DeJager · Assistant Director, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC)

    EducationImmigration

    Official report

  • Reported by Edward McCauley · In-house (organization)

    Education

    Official report

  • Reported by Edward McCauley · In-house (organization)

    • George Chahal · Member of Parliament, House of Commons

    Education

    Official report

  • Reported by Edward McCauley · In-house (organization)

    • Michele Evans · Assistant Deputy Minister, Alberta, Prairies Economic Development Canada (PrairiesCan)
    • Sandra Larson · Regional Director General, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)

    Economic DevelopmentResearch and DevelopmentScience and Technology

    Official report

  • Reported by Edward McCauley · In-house (organization)

    • Vida Ebadi · Regional Advisor, West and Prairies, Prime Minister's Office (PMO)

    InfrastructureResearch and DevelopmentScience and Technology

    Official report

  • Reported by Edward McCauley · In-house (organization)

    • Sara Wilshaw · Chief Trade Commissioner, Global Affairs Canada (GAC)
    • Stephane Lessard · Executive Director Science, Technology and Innovation, Global Affairs Canada (GAC)
    • Nipun Vats · Assistant Deputy Minister, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
    • Alejandro Adem · President, Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC)
    and 3 more
    • Mona Nemer · Chief Science Advisor, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
    • Nathalie Dube · Director General, Global Affairs Canada (GAC)
    • Genevieve Tanguay · ADM, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)

    Research and DevelopmentScience and Technology

    Official report

  • Reported by Edward McCauley · In-house (organization)

    • Jennifer Kay · First Secretary (Commercial) & Trade Commissioner, Global Affairs Canada (GAC)
    • Colin Barker · Senior Trade Commissioner, Commercial and Economic Division, Global Affairs Canada (GAC)
    • Alexandra MacDonald · Trade Commissioner (Education), Global Affairs Canada (GAC)

    EducationResearch and DevelopmentScience and Technology

    Official report

  • Reported by Edward McCauley · In-house (organization)

    • Lisa Xie · Regional Advisor, Prairies, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
    • Sarah McDonald · Policy Advisor, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)

    Research and DevelopmentScience and Technology

    Official report

  • Reported by Edward McCauley · In-house (organization)

    • Marc Miller · Minister of Immigration, Citizenship and Refugees Canada, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC)

    Immigration

    Official report

  • Reported by Edward McCauley · In-house (organization)

    • Amanpreet Parmar · BC, Prairies and Northern Regional Advisor, Infrastructure Canada (INFC)

    Infrastructure

    Official report

  • Reported by Edward McCauley · In-house (organization)

    • Shelagh Hayes · Director General, Business Innovation & Community Development, Prairies Economic Development Canada (PrairiesCan)

    Economic Development

    Official report

  • Reported by Edward McCauley · In-house (organization)

    • Rhonda Kropp · Associate Vice-President, Research - Strategy, Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR)
    • Marisa Creatore · Assistant Scientific Director, Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR)

    HealthResearch and Development

    Official report

  • Reported by Edward McCauley · In-house (organization)

    • Robbyn Plumb · Associate Vice-President, Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC)
    • Edward Irving · Director, Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC)

    Research and DevelopmentScience and Technology

    Official report

  • Reported by Edward McCauley · In-house (organization)

    Research and DevelopmentScience and Technology

    Official report

  • Reported by Edward McCauley · In-house (organization)

    • John Barlow · Member of Parliament
    • Olivia MacKay · Communications Assistant, House of Commons
    • Mark Choi · Director, Parliamentary Affairs, House of Commons

    EducationResearch and Development

    Official report

  • Reported by Edward McCauley · In-house (organization)

    • Stefanie Beck · DM Champion for UCalgary, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC)
    • Andrew Goldstein · Associate Assistant Deputy Minister, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC)
    • Alec Nicholls · Chief of Staff, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC)

    EducationResearch and Development

    Official report

  • Reported by Edward McCauley · In-house (organization)

    • Samuel Millar · Associate Assistant Deputy Minister, Finance Canada (FIN)
    • Mona Nemer · Chief Science Advisor, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
    • Arun Thangaraj · Deputy Minister, Finance Canada (FIN)
    • Ranjana Sharma · Chief Scientist, Natural Resources Canada (NRCan)
    and 6 more
    • Lo Chiang Cheng · Director General, Infrastructure Canada (INFC)
    • Manal Bahubeshi · Associate Vice-President, Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC)
    • Tara Lapointe · Vice-President Stakeholder Engagement and Advancement of Society, Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC)
    • Stefanie Beck · DM Champion, University of Calgary, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC)
    • Andrew Goldstein · Associate Assistant Deputy Minister, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC)
    • Alec Nicholls · Chief of Staff, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC)

    EnergyResearch and Development

    Official report

  • Reported by Edward McCauley · In-house (organization)

    Research and Development

    Official report

  • Reported by Edward McCauley · In-house (organization)

    Research and Development

    Official report

  • Reported by Edward McCauley · In-house (organization)

    Research and Development

    Official report

  • Reported by Edward McCauley · In-house (organization)

    Research and Development

    Official report

  • Reported by Edward McCauley · In-house (organization)

    • Shelagh Hayes · Director General, Business Innovation & Community Development, Prairies Economic Development Canada (PrairiesCan)

    Economic Development

    Official report

  • Reported by Edward McCauley · In-house (organization)

    • Lisa Hepfner · Member of Parliament
    • Sarah Thomas · Special Assistant, Parliamentary Affairs and Issues Management, Women and Gender Equality (WAGE)
    • Samir Khan · Policy Advisor, Women and Gender Equality (WAGE)
    • Jennifer Cairnie · Director, Strategic Policy, Women and Gender Equality (WAGE)
    and 1 more
    • Denise Gareau · Director, GBA Plus Analysis, Research Data and Intersectionality Branch, Women and Gender Equality (WAGE)

    Research and Development

    Official report

  • Reported by Edward McCauley · In-house (organization)

    • Arif Virani · Minister of Jusctice and Solicitor General of Canada, MP for Parkdale-Hyde Park, Justice Canada (JC)
    • Maha Jawass · Prairies Regional Advisor, Justice Canada (JC)
    • Lindsay Jean · Policy Advisor, Justice Canada (JC)
    • George Chahal · Member of Parliament, House of Commons

    EducationResearch and 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.