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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)

    • Matthew O'Connell · Deputy Director Financial Sector Policy, Finance Canada (FIN)
    Support for new research and campus infrastructure.

    Official report

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

    • Shahad Khalladi · Sr Policy Advisor, Health Canada (HC)
    Discussions regarding possible research and development initiatives for, and investments in, partnerships with the University of Calgary.

    Official report

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

    • Duncan Retson · ADM Science & Parliamentary Infrastructure, Public Services and Procurement Canada, Public Services and Procurement Canada (PSPC)
    Support for new research and campus infrastructure.

    Official report

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

    • Quinn Rinke · West and North Regional Advisor, National Defence (DND)
    • Conor Lewis · Policy Advisor, Office of Minister of National Defence, National Defence (DND)
    Discussions regarding possible research and development initiatives for, and investments in, partnerships with the University of Calgary.

    Official report

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

    • Nipun Vats · ADM, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
    • Michael Rosenblatt · Director, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
    • Sherry Lealess · Acting Director, Modernization of Research Support Branch, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
    • Daniel Quinn · Director, Research Ecosystem Support Branch, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
    Budget bills in support of federal funding for post-secondary education, research, innovation, science and technology.

    Official report

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

    • Mona Nemer · Chief Science Advisor, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
    Discussions regarding possible research and development initiatives for, and investments in, partnerships with the University of Calgary.

    Official report

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

    • Annina Plummer · Prairies and North Regional Advisor, Office of the Minister of Housing, Infrastructure and Communities, Housing, Infrastructure and Communities Canada (HICC)
    Support for new research and campus infrastructure.

    Official report

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

    • Anoop Kapoor · Assistant Deputy Minister, Prairies Economic Development Canada (PrairiesCan)
    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.

    Official report

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

    • Nathan Abdelnour · Office of Secretary of State (Sport), Canadian Heritage (PCH)
    • Caela Fenton · Policy Advisor, Office of Secretary of State (Sport), Canadian Heritage (PCH)
    Support for new research and campus infrastructure.

    Official report

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

    • Mona Nemer · Chief Science Advisor, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
    • Nancy Hamzawi · President, Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC)
    • David Nanang · Vice-President, Science, Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA)
    • Alejandro Adem · President, Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC)
    and 1 more
    • Sylvie Lamoureux · Vice-President, 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

    Official report

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

    • Richard Martel · MP Chicoutimi—Le Fjord, House of Commons
    • Philippe Refghi · Parliamentary and Communications Assistant, House of Commons
    Support for new research and campus infrastructure.

    Official report

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

    • Nathan Abdelnour · Policy Advisor, Canadian Heritage (PCH)
    Support for new research and campus infrastructure.

    Official report

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

    • Alejandro Adem · President, Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC)
    • Manal Bahubeshi · Associate Vice-President, Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC)
    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

    Official report

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

    Budget bills in support of federal funding for post-secondary education, research, innovation, science and technology.

    Official report

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

    • Eleanor Olszewski · Minister of Prairies Can, Prairies Economic Development Canada (PrairiesCan)
    • Corey Hogan · Member of Parliament
    • Quinton Graham-Bennett · Regional Advisor, Prairies Economic Development Canada (PrairiesCan)
    Budget bills in support of federal funding for post-secondary education, research, innovation, science and technology.

    Official report

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

    • Eric Costen · Deputy Secretary to the Cabinet (Operations), Privy Council Office (PCO)
    • Sachelle Magloire-Prosper · Director of Operations, Economic and Regional Development Policy, Privy Council Office (PCO)
    Budget bills in support of federal funding for post-secondary education, research, innovation, science and technology.

    Official report

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

    • Eric Costen · Deputy Secretary to the Cabinet (Operations), Privy Council Office (PCO)
    • Alexis Conrad · Assistant Secretary to the Cabinet, Economic Regional Development Policy, Privy Council Office (PCO)
    Budget bills in support of federal funding for post-secondary education, research, innovation, science and technology.

    Official report

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

    • Philip Jennings · Deputy Minister, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
    Budget bills in support of federal funding for post-secondary education, research, innovation, science and technology.

    Official report

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

    • Margo Greenwood · Senator, Senate of Canada
    Discussions regarding possible research and development initiatives for, and investments in, partnerships with the University of Calgary.

    Official report

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

    Support for new research and campus infrastructure. Read more

    Budget bills in support of federal funding for post-secondary education, research, innovation, science and technology.

    Official report

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

    • Stephanie McLean · Member of Parliament
    • Eric Nicol · Chief of Staff to the Minister, House of Commons
    Support for new research and campus infrastructure. Read more

    Budget bills in support of federal funding for post-secondary education, research, innovation, science and technology.

    Official report

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

    • Ben Ebadi · Regional Advisor, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
    Budget bills in support of federal funding for post-secondary education, research, innovation, science and technology. Read more

    Discussions regarding possible research and development initiatives for, and investments in, partnerships with the University of Calgary.

    Support for new research and campus infrastructure.

    Official report

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

    • Nicole Ellement · Sr Regional Advisor, Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC)
    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.

    Budget bills in support of federal funding for post-secondary education, research, innovation, science and technology.

    Official report

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

    Support for new research and campus infrastructure. Read more

    Budget bills in support of federal funding for post-secondary education, research, innovation, science and technology.

    Official report

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

    • Matthew O'Connell · Deputy Director Financial Sector Policy, Finance Canada (FIN)
    Budget bills in support of federal funding for post-secondary education, research, innovation, science and technology. Read more

    Support for new research and campus infrastructure.

    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.