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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)

    • Hannah WIlson · Senior Regional Desk, Prairies & North, Finance Canada (FIN)

    BudgetInfrastructure

    Official report

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

    • Ekateryna Nova · Regional Advisor, Western and Northern Canada, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)

    BudgetResearch and Development

    Official report

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

    • Michel Ruest · Acting Director General, Canadian Heritage (PCH)
    • Kelly Dearborn · Senior Program Analyst, Canadian Heritage (PCH)

    Infrastructure

    Official report

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

    • Simon Kennedy · Deputy Minister, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)

    BudgetResearch and Development

    Official report

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

    • Randy Boissonnault · Minister of Tourism and Associate Minister of Finance, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
    • Morgan Breitkreutz · Director, Operations, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
    • Quinton Graham-Bennett · Social Media Manager, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
    • Nabeel Abdullah · Regional Advisor, Calgary, Finance Canada (FIN)

    BudgetEconomic DevelopmentEmployment and TrainingInfrastructureRegional DevelopmentScience and Technology

    Official report

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

    • Michele Evans · Assistant Deputy Minister, Alberta, Prairies Economic Development Canada (PrairiesCan)

    Research and Development

    Official report

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

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

    BudgetResearch and Development

    Official report

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

    • Shelagh Hayes · Director General, Business Innovation & Community Development, Prairies Economic Development Canada (PrairiesCan)
    • Joanne Pawluk · ADM, Prairies Economic Development Canada (PrairiesCan)
    • Megan Jarosch · Senior Advisor, Prairies Economic Development Canada (PrairiesCan)
    • Oba Harding · Business Officer, Prairies Economic Development Canada (PrairiesCan)
    and 2 more
    • Evan Buie · Trade Commissioner, Global Affairs Canada (GAC)
    • Amanda McNaughton · Domestic Outreach & Aerospace & Defence, Global Affairs Canada (GAC)

    Research and Development

    Official report

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

    • Alliance Babunga · Regional Advisor, Western and Northern Canada, Canadian Heritage (PCH)

    Infrastructure

    Official report

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

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

    EducationImmigration

    Official report

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

    BudgetInfrastructureResearch and Development

    Official report

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

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

    BudgetInfrastructureResearch and Development

    Official report

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

    • Elliot Hewitt · Manager, Community Initiatives (South), Prairies Economic Development Canada (PrairiesCan)
    • Peter Hoek · Senior Analyst, Industrial and Technological Benefits, Prairies Economic Development Canada (PrairiesCan)

    Research and Development

    Official report

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

    • Shawn McGuirk · Senior Policy Advisor, Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC)
    • Sarah O'Neill · Manager, Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC)

    Research and Development

    Official report

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

    • Joya Sauder · Senior Business Officer, Prairies Economic Development Canada (PrairiesCan)
    • Nathan Nuytten · Senior Business Officer, Prairies Economic Development Canada (PrairiesCan)

    Research and Development

    Official report

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

    • Samar Khan · Policy Advisor, Women and Gender Equality (WAGE)

    Research and Development

    Official report

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

    • Kaili Levesque · Assistant Secretary, Privy Council Office (PCO)
    • Simon Kennedy · Deputy Minister, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
    • Diane Gray · President, Prairies Economic Development Canada (PrairiesCan)
    • Paul Halucha · Associate Deputy Minister, Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC)
    and 8 more
    • Gitane De Silva · Chief Executive Officer, Canadian Energy Regulator (CER)
    • Rob Stewart · Deputy Minister of International Trade, Global Affairs Canada (GAC)
    • Daniel Quan-Watson · Deputy Minister, Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada (CIRNAC)
    • John Hannaford · Deputy Minister, Natural Resources Canada (NRCan)
    • Michele Evans · Assistant Deputy Minister, Alberta, Prairies Economic Development Canada (PrairiesCan)
    • Tracy Diehl · Regional Director and Senior Trade Commissioner, Global Affairs Canada (GAC)
    • Chris Forbes · Deputy Minister, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC)
    • Grant Winton · Deputy Director, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC)

    AgricultureClimateEconomic DevelopmentEnergyResearch and DevelopmentScience and Technology

    Official report

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

    • Joanna Lam · Special Assistant (Regional Advisor - Western and Northern Canada), Health Canada (HC)

    Research and Development

    Official report

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

    • Sebastian Clarke · Policy Advisor, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC)

    Education

    Official report

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

    • Elliot Hewitt · Manager, Community Initiatives (South), Prairies Economic Development Canada (PrairiesCan)
    • Ana Medina · Senior Business Officer, Prairies Economic Development Canada (PrairiesCan)

    Research and Development

    Official report

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

    • Meron Cheway · Regional Advisor, West and North, Women and Gender Equality (WAGE)
    • Madison Taipalus · Senior Regional Advisor, Women and Gender Equality (WAGE)

    Research and Development

    Official report

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

    • Natalie Knox · Acting Director, One Health Division,, Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC)
    • Anil Nichani · Director General, Science, Reference & Surveillance, Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC)

    Research and Development

    Official report

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

    • Joya Sauder · Senior Business Officer, Prairies Economic Development Canada (PrairiesCan)

    Research and Development

    Official report

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

    • Stephen Lucas · Deputy Minister, Health Canada (HC)

    HealthResearch and Development

    Official report

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

    • Kirsty Duncan · Member of Parliament, House of Commons

    EducationEmployment and TrainingHealthIntellectual PropertyResearch 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.