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)
- Tom Kmiec · Member of Parliament
Discussions concerning potential research and development initiatives and investments related to clean energy, environmental research and climate change policy. 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)
- Blake Richards · Member of Parliament
Discussions concerning potential research and development initiatives and investments related to clean energy, environmental research and climate change policy.
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Reported by Edward McCauley · In-house (organization)
- Margo Greenwood · Senator, Senate of Canada
Discussions concerning potential research and development initiatives and investments related to clean energy, environmental research and climate change policy.
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Reported by Edward McCauley · In-house (organization)
- Michelle Gravelle · Acting ADM, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
- Holly McCracken · Director, Digital Research Infrastructure Strategy, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
Discussions concerning potential research and development initiatives and investments related to clean energy, environmental research and climate change policy.
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Reported by Edward McCauley · In-house (organization)
- Mike Burton · Chief of Staff, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC)
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. Read more
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Reported by Edward McCauley · In-house (organization)
- Diane Gray · President, Prairies Economic Development Canada (PrairiesCan)
- Michele Evans · Assistant Deputy Minister, Alberta, Prairies Economic Development Canada (PrairiesCan)
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)
- Alejandro Adem · President, Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC)
- Robin Craig · Acting Vice-President, Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC)
- Manal Bahubeshi · Associate Vice-President, Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC)
- Marc Gervais · Vice-President, Strategy and Transformation, Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC)
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- Dominique Osterrath · Chief Financial Officer and Vice-President, Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC)
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)
- Matt Jeneroux · 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)
- Ryan Turnbull · Member of Parliament Whitby, PS to Minister of Innovation, Science and Industry, and PS to Minister of Finance
- Karine Aprahamian · Senior Parliamentary Affairs Advisor, Finance Canada (FIN)
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)
- 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.
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Reported by Edward McCauley · In-house (organization)
- Mona Nemer · Chief Science Advisor, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
- Luc Gauthier · Chief of Staff, 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)
- David Nanang · Vice-President, Science, Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA)
- Megan Rose-Martel · Senior Advisor, Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA)
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)
- Michelle Boudreau · Associate Assistant Deputy Minister, Health Canada (HC)
- Héloïse Lévesque-guitard · Manager, Policy Development, Health Canada (HC)
- Neil Goedhuis · Manger, Health Canada (HC)
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)
- Marc D'Iorio · Assistant Deputy Minister, Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC)
- Arash Shahsavarani · Director, Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC)
- Patrice Simon · Director General, Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC)
- Pooja Arora · Chief of Staff to the Assistant Deputy Minister, Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC)
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- Carrie Taylor · Executive Director, Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC)
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)
- Alejandro Adem · President, Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC)
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)
- Gary Xie · Policy and BC Advisor, Natural Resources Canada (NRCan)
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 Nanang · Vice-President, Science, Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA)
- William Anderson · Executive Director, Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA)
- Jag Dhanda · Executive Director, Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA)
- Mary Jane Ireland · Executive Director/CVO & WOAH Delegate for Canada, Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA)
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- Mohit Baxi · Executive Director, Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA)
- Hans Yu · Executive Director, Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA)
- Paula Esber · Director of Issues Management, Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA)
- Brian Major · A/Science Authority, Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA)
- Megan Rose-Martel · Senior Advisor, Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA)
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)
- Rhonda Kropp · Associate Vice-President, Research - Strategy, Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR)
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
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)
- Michelle Rempel Garner · 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)
- Aaron Wudrick · Director of Policy, House of Commons
- Andrew Evans · Policy Advisor, House of Commons
- Bryce McRae · Manager of Stakeholder Relations, 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)
- Adam Chambers · 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)
- Michele Evans · Assistant Deputy Minister, Alberta, Prairies Economic Development Canada (PrairiesCan)
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)
- Ryan Turnbull · Member of Parliament Whitby, PS to Minister of Innovation, Science and Industry, and PS to Minister of Finance
- Karine Aprahamian · Senior Parliamentary Affairs Advisor, Finance Canada (FIN)
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)
- Stefanie Beck · Deputy Minister, National Defence (DND)
- Chris Forbes · Deputy Minister, Finance Canada (FIN)
- Paul Thompson · Deputy Minister of Employment and Social Development, Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC)
- Aaron Sydor · Deputy Chief Economist, Foreign Affairs, Global Affairs Canada (GAC)
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- Gallit Dobner · Executive Director, Global Affairs Canada (GAC)
- Anoop Kapoor · Assistant Deputy Minister, Prairies Economic Development Canada (PrairiesCan)
- Steven Schwendt · Director General, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
- Ata-Ul Munim · Senior Director Strategic Policy, Housing, Infrastructure and Communities Canada (HICC)
- Emily Woods · A/Director General, Policy and Advocacy, Pacific Economic Development Canada (PacifiCan)
- Helen Smiley · DG, Employment and Training (Skills), Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC)
- Jean-Francois Houle · VP Engineering, National Research Council (NRC)
- Vikesh Srivastava · Director General, Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR)
- Tara Lapointe · Vice-President, Stakeholder Engagement and Advancement of Society, Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC)
- Michelle Boudreau · Associate Assistant Deputy Minister, Health Canada (HC)
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)
- Jaspinder Komal · Assistant Deputy Minister, National Defence (DND)
- Jean-Francois Morel · Director General R&D Science and Engineering, National Defence (DND)
Discussions regarding possible research and development initiatives for, and investments in, partnerships with the University of Calgary.
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.