Organization
University of Alberta
- Meetings this Parliament
- 166
- With MPs
- 47
- Since Nov 2021
- 615
- Active registrations
- 1
Most recent reported meeting: Sep 25, 2026.
Lobbying by University of Alberta: 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 15, 2026 Receives government funding
Filed by Bill Flanagan, President and Vice-Chancellor
Lobbyists
- Adam Gaudry · Interim Dean, Faculty of Native Studies
- Alexis Ksiazkiewicz · Associate Vice-President, Government and Community Relations
- Aminah Robinson Fayek · Vice-President (Research)
- Anastasia Lim · Director, Engagement and Strategic Partnerships
- Ashwin Iyer · Professor
- Brenda Hemmelgarn · Dean, College of Health Sciences and Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry
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Brent Francis · Director, Government Relations
Former public office holder
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- Chris Andersen · Dean, College of Social Sciences and Humanities
- Christine Hughes · Dean, Faculty of Pharmacy & Pharmaceutical Sciences
- Cristian Gonzalez-Paez · Associate Vice President, International and Enterprise
- Dale Askey · Vice-Provost & Chief Librarian
- David Bressler · Vice-President (International and Enterprise)
- Declan Ali · Dean, Faculty of Science
- Doug Weir · Acting Vice-Provost and Associate Vice President International Education and Enrolment
- Elan MacDonald · Vice-President (External Relations)
- Elizabeth Nanak · Executive Director
- Eric Flaim · Director
- Esther Kim · Interim Dean, Faculty of Rehabilitation Medicine
- Fiona Kelly · Dean, Faculty of Law
- Ian Smith · Director, Business Development - Research
- Ian Winship · Associate Vice-President (Research Development and Services)
- James Hogan · Professor
- Jason Acker · Associate Vice-President (Research Integrity Support)
- Jason Carey · Dean and Executive Officer, Campus Saint Jean
- Jennifer Tupper · Dean, Faculty of Education
- John Parkins · Dean and Executive Officer, Augustana Campus
- Kyra Pyke · Dean, Faculty of Kinesiology, Sport and Recreation
- Laura McDougall · Dean, School of Public Health
- Margaret McPherson · Government Relations Associate
- Matina Kalcounis-Rueppell · Dean, College of Natural & Applied Sciences
- Mostafa Yakout · Assistant Professor
- Nicole Roy · Senior Partner
- Ravina Sanghera · Vice-Provost and Dean of Students
- Richard (Todd) Gilchrist · Vice-President, University Services, Operations and Finance
- Rickey Yada · Dean, Agricultural, Life and Environmental Sciences
- Robert Wood · Dean, Faculty of Arts
- Shannon Scott · Dean, Faculty of Nursing
- Simaan AbouRizk · Dean, Faculty of Engineering
- Suzette Bremault-Phillips · Professor
- Verna Yiu · Provost and Vice President Academic
- Vikas Mehrotra · Dean, School of Business
Institutions they may lobby: Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC), Canada Council for the Arts, Canada Foundation for Innovation, Canada School of Public Service (CSPS), Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA), Canadian Heritage (PCH), Canadian High Arctic Research Station Campus (CHARS), Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR), 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), Office of the Information Commissioner of Canada (OIC), Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada (OPC), 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 Service Commission of Canada (PSC), Public Services and Procurement Canada (PSPC), Rural Economic Development (Minister’s Office), Senate of Canada, Shared Services Canada (SSC), Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC), Statistics Canada (StatCan), Transport Canada (TC), Treasury Board Of Canada Secretariat (TBS), Veterans Affairs Canada (VAC), Women and Gender Equality (WAGE)
What they're lobbying on (16)Hide details
- Advocacy related to university engagement in Canadian priorities in artificial intelligence, data systems and related computing science and energy subjects, including but not limited to specific calls for proposals.
- Advocacy for university initiatives related to Canadian priorities across the defence spectrum, including initiatives relevant to both Defence and Veterans' Affairs, among other federal departments.
- Advocacy to enhance support for university research mobilization and commercialization activities.
- Research security, with respect to international research partnerships
- Discussions with Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada and other relevant departments and agencies regarding the role of universities in supporting federal innovation initiatives, policies and programs.
- Discussions regarding research and development initiatives and federal support related to energy and environment, and climate change research, innovation, commercialization, talent and knowledge mobilization.
- Discussions regarding official language funding amounts and mechanisms.
- Discussions about the Copyright Act and details of its implementation in a post-secondary setting.
- Advocacy to secure support in the budget for post-secondary education, research, innovation, and science and technology.
- Advocacy to secure federal support to develop and upgrade university infrastructure, including but not limited to research and learning facilities, digital infrastructure, and transit infrastructure.
- Advocacy to increase support for university research, including research funding and granting programs administered by the tri-agencies (SSHRC, NSERC, CIHR) and other departments and agencies.
- Advocacy to improve immigration policies and programs for prospective and current university students, faculty, and staff.
- Advocacy to ensure that proposals to develop or amend federal legislation, regulations, policies or programs that directly or indirectly impact the post-secondary system reflect the needs of universities and support our research and education mission.
- Advocacy to enhance student supports, including but no limited to Canada Student Grants and Loans, the Canada Graduate Scholarship Program, supports for Indigenous students, and work-integrated learning programs.
- Advocacy to advance Canadian leadership in priority areas to support world class research, talent attraction and retention, and knowledge mobilization.
- Advocacy related to reconciliation efforts, including but not limited to the Truth and Reconciliation Commission's Calls to Action
Registration 946425-5145-144. Look it up in the official Registry
Reported meetings
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Reported by Bill Flanagan · In-house (organization)
- Cara Vandale · Director General - Indigenous Learning, Canada School of Public Service (CSPS)
- Michel Singh · Executive Director Learning Platforms and User Experience, Canada School of Public Service (CSPS)
Aboriginal AffairsEducation
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Reported by Bill Flanagan · In-house (organization)
- Randy Boissonnault · Member of Parliament, House of Commons
ClimateEnergyResearch and DevelopmentScience and Technology
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Reported by Bill Flanagan · In-house (organization)
- Patti LaBoucane-Benson · Senator, Senate of Canada
Aboriginal AffairsBilingualism/Official LanguagesEducationEmployment and Training
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Reported by Bill Flanagan · In-house (organization)
- Karen Sorensen · Senator, Senate of Canada
- JoAnna Komarnicki · Parliamentary Affairs Advisor, Senate of Canada
Bilingualism/Official LanguagesEducationEmployment and TrainingImmigration
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Reported by Bill Flanagan · In-house (organization)
- Julie Spattz · Departmental Assistant to the Deputy, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC)
- Scott Harris · Associate Deputy Minister, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC)
Bilingualism/Official LanguagesEmployment and TrainingImmigration
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Reported by Bill Flanagan · In-house (organization)
- Stephanie Kusie · Member of Parliament
- Catherine Hingley · Parliamentary Assistant, House of Commons
Bilingualism/Official LanguagesEmployment and Training
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Reported by Bill Flanagan · In-house (organization)
- Souriya Otmani · Ambassador of the Kingdom of Morocco to Canada, Global Affairs Canada (GAC)
- Bafetigue Ouattara · Ambassador of the Republic of Côte d'Ivoire to Canada, Global Affairs Canada (GAC)
- Sergiu Odainic · Ambassador, Embassy of the Republic of Moldova to Canada, Global Affairs Canada (GAC)
- Alhassane Diabate · Premier Secretaire et Charge d'affaires, Republique de Guinee, Global Affairs Canada (GAC)
and 12 moreShow fewer
- Sahondra Harilala Rakotoniaina · Charge d'affaires, Embassy of the Republic of Madagascar, Global Affairs Canada (GAC)
- Olaf Kjelsen · Ambassador of Switzerland to Canada, Global Affairs Canada (GAC)
- Rosine Engone Oliveira · Chargée d'Affaires de l'Ambassade du Gabon au Canada, Global Affairs Canada (GAC)
- Mootaz Mansour · Premier Secretaire, Section Politique et Consulaire, Egypte, Global Affairs Canada (GAC)
- Nikolay Nikolov · Chef de mission adjoint, Republique de Bulgarie, Global Affairs Canada (GAC)
- Joska Kabongo Ngoy · Ambassadeur, Republique Democratique du Congo, Global Affairs Canada (GAC)
- Aya Appolinaire · Ambassadeur du Congo Brazzaville au Canada, Global Affairs Canada (GAC)
- Gorgui Ciss · Ambassadeur Extraordinaire et Plénipotentiaire de la République du Sénégal au Canada, Global Affairs Canada (GAC)
- Fatine Bahri · Counselor, Embassy of Tunisia in Ottawa, Global Affairs Canada (GAC)
- Pablo Castagnino · Counsellor, Argentina Embassy in Canada, Global Affairs Canada (GAC)
- Bouroumdou, Naloum · Ambassador, Embassy of the Republic of Chad, Global Affairs Canada (GAC)
- Patrick Van Gheel · Ambassador, Embassy of Belgium in Canada, Global Affairs Canada (GAC)
EducationResearch and Development
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Reported by Bill Flanagan · In-house (organization)
- Julie Spattz · Departmental Assistant to the Deputy, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC)
- Josee Samson-Savage · Senior Program Advisor, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC)
- Kezia Speirs · Senior Policy Analyst, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC)
- Samuel Shaugnessy Le Bouthillier · Policy Analyst, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC)
Bilingualism/Official LanguagesEmployment and Training
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Reported by Bill Flanagan · In-house (organization)
- Danna Campbell · Director, Partnerships and Strategies, Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC)
- Pamela Turpin · Assistant Director, Partnerships and Strategies/Policy and Engagement Team, Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC)
BudgetResearch and Development
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Reported by Bill Flanagan · In-house (organization)
- Atiq Rahman · Assistant Deputy Minister, Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC)
- Catherine Demers · Associate Assistant Deputy Minister, Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC)
Bilingualism/Official LanguagesEmployment and Training
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Reported by Bill Flanagan · In-house (organization)
- Marc Serré · Member of Parliament, House of Commons
Bilingualism/Official LanguagesEmployment and TrainingImmigration
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Reported by Bill Flanagan · In-house (organization)
- Guillaume Guitard-Lortie · Manager Intergovernmental Cooperation, Canadian Heritage (PCH)
- Marie-Pier Bouchard · Program Officer, Canadian Heritage (PCH)
Bilingualism/Official LanguagesEducation
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Reported by Bill Flanagan · In-house (organization)
- Andrew Pryor · Manager, Prairies Economic Development Canada (PrairiesCan)
Research and DevelopmentScience and Technology
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Reported by Bill Flanagan · In-house (organization)
- Alexa Mucyo Kayonga · Special Assistant, Operations & Parliamentary Secretary Assistant, House of Commons
ClimateEnergyResearch and DevelopmentScience and Technology
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Reported by Bill Flanagan · In-house (organization)
- Jan Gorski · Senior Policy and Regional Prairies Advisor, Natural Resources Canada (NRCan)
ClimateEnergyResearch and DevelopmentScience and Technology
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Reported by Bill Flanagan · In-house (organization)
- Kevin Brosseau · Associate Deputy Minister, Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO)
Aboriginal AffairsBudgetClimateEnergyResearch and DevelopmentScience and Technology
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Reported by Bill Flanagan · In-house (organization)
- Carolina Calderon · Director General, Prairies Economic Development Canada (PrairiesCan)
Research and DevelopmentScience and Technology
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Reported by Bill Flanagan · In-house (organization)
- Francis Bilodeau · Associate Deputy Minister, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
- Nipun Vats · Assistant Deputy Minister, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
- Susan Serrano · Executive Assistant to the Senior Assistant Deputy Minister, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
BudgetEnergyResearch and DevelopmentScience and Technology
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Reported by Bill Flanagan · In-house (organization)
- Francois Cordeau · Vice President, National Research Council (NRC)
- Tyler Norsten · Emerging Technologies Investment Advisor, National Research Council (NRC)
- Patrick Paul · Digital Advisor for Facility Renewal, National Research Council (NRC)
- Alex Ko · Research Officer and Team Lead in Medical Devices, National Research Council (NRC)
and 3 moreShow fewer
- Adam Bergren · Acting Director, National Research Council (NRC)
- Larry Leonardi · Investment Advisor, National Research Council (NRC)
- Mike Kilfoil · Investment Advisor, National Research Council (NRC)
EnergyResearch and DevelopmentScience and Technology
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Reported by Bill Flanagan · In-house (organization)
- Earl Dreeshen · Member of Parliament, House of Commons
EducationEmployment and Training
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Reported by Bill Flanagan · In-house (organization)
- Simon Kennedy · Deputy Minister, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
EducationImmigration
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Reported by Bill Flanagan · In-house (organization)
- Cameron McCartney · Director, National Research Council (NRC)
EnergyResearch and DevelopmentScience and Technology
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Reported by Bill Flanagan · In-house (organization)
- Matt Jeneroux · Member of Parliament
Aboriginal AffairsEducationEnergyResearch and DevelopmentScience and Technology
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Reported by Bill Flanagan · In-house (organization)
- Kevin Brosseau · Associate Deputy Minister, Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO)
Aboriginal AffairsBudgetEducationEnergyResearch and DevelopmentScience and Technology
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Reported by Bill Flanagan · In-house (organization)
- Jason Easton · Strategic Advisor, Prime Minister's Office (PMO)
EnergyResearch and DevelopmentScience and Technology
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.