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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.

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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.

Registrations 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
  • Brent Francis · Director, Government Relations Former public office holder

    Formerly House of Commons Page, Page Program, House of Commons (2003–2004)

  • 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)
  • 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

Spreadsheet

  • Reported by Bill Flanagan · In-house (organization)

    • Dominic Aquilina · Director, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
    • Kendal Hembroff · Director General, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)

    Economic DevelopmentEducationEmployment and TrainingEnergyEnvironmentIndustryResearch and DevelopmentScience and Technology

    Official report

  • Reported by Bill Flanagan · In-house (organization)

    • Bianca Hossain · Sr Special Assistant (Policy and Operations), Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
    • Ekateryna Nova · Regional Advisor, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)

    Aboriginal AffairsEconomic DevelopmentEducationEmployment and TrainingHealthIndustryIntellectual PropertyResearch and DevelopmentScience and Technology

    Official report

  • Reported by Bill Flanagan · In-house (organization)

    • Dylan Jones · Deputy Minister, Prairies Economic Development Canada (PrairiesCan)
    • Michele Evans · Assistant Deputy Minister, Prairies Economic Development Canada (PrairiesCan)
    • Sean Barr · Assistant Deputy Minister, Prairies Economic Development Canada (PrairiesCan)
    • Abdul Jalil · Assistant Deputy Minister, Prairies Economic Development Canada (PrairiesCan)
    and 2 more
    • Megan Jarosch · Senior Advisor, Prairies Economic Development Canada (PrairiesCan)
    • Matthew Whitson · Economist/Policy Analyst (Advocacy and Partnerships), Prairies Economic Development Canada (PrairiesCan)

    Economic DevelopmentEducationEmployment and TrainingHealthRegional DevelopmentResearch and DevelopmentScience and Technology

    Official report

  • Reported by Bill Flanagan · In-house (organization)

    • Carolina Calderon · Director, Prairies Economic Development Canada (PrairiesCan)
    • Michele Evans · Assistant Deputy Minister, Prairies Economic Development Canada (PrairiesCan)
    • Megan Jarosch · Senior Advisor, Prairies Economic Development Canada (PrairiesCan)

    Aboriginal AffairsClimateEconomic DevelopmentEducationEmployment and TrainingEnergyEnvironmentHealthRegional DevelopmentResearch and DevelopmentScience and Technology

    Official report

  • Reported by Bill Flanagan · In-house (organization)

    • Amber Campbell · Manager, Prairies Economic Development Canada (PrairiesCan)

    Economic DevelopmentEducationEmployment and TrainingHealthRegional DevelopmentResearch and DevelopmentScience and Technology

    Official report

  • Reported by Bill Flanagan · In-house (organization)

    • Michael Vandergrift · Deputy Minister, Privy Council Office (PCO)

    Aboriginal AffairsEducationEmployment and TrainingHealthImmigration

    Official report

  • Reported by Bill Flanagan · In-house (organization)

    • Damien Kurek · Member of Parliament, House of Commons

    ClimateEducationEmployment and TrainingEnergyEnvironmentRegional DevelopmentResearch and DevelopmentScience and Technology

    Official report

  • Reported by Bill Flanagan · In-house (organization)

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

    Aboriginal AffairsClimateEconomic DevelopmentEducationEmployment and TrainingEnergyEnvironmentRegional DevelopmentResearch and DevelopmentScience and Technology

    Official report

  • Reported by Bill Flanagan · In-house (organization)

    • Stephen Lucas · Deputy Minister, Health Canada (HC)
    • Stefania Trombetti · Assistant Deputy Minister, Health Canada (HC)
    • Amanda Ratz · Manager, Health Canada (HC)
    • Bhavik Thakkar · Assistant Director, Health Canada (HC)
    and 1 more
    • Eric Belair · Associate Assistant Deputy Minister, Health Canada (HC)

    Economic DevelopmentEducationEmployment and TrainingHealthRegional DevelopmentResearch and DevelopmentScience and Technology

    Official report

  • Reported by Bill Flanagan · In-house (organization)

    • Jean-Francois Tremblay · Deputy Minister, Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC)
    • Lisa Khouri · Chief of Staff, Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC)
    • Alexandre Evans · Department, Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC)
    • Suzanne Noonan · Sr. Advisor, Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC)
    and 1 more
    • Rhonda Fernandes · Director General, Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC)

    Aboriginal AffairsEconomic DevelopmentEducationEmployment and Training

    Official report

  • Reported by Bill Flanagan · In-house (organization)

    • Michael Vandergrift · Deputy Minister, Privy Council Office (PCO)

    ClimateEconomic DevelopmentEducationEmployment and TrainingEnergyEnvironmentHealthImmigrationRegional DevelopmentResearch and DevelopmentScience and Technology

    Official report

  • Reported by Bill Flanagan · In-house (organization)

    • Chrystia Freeland · Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance, Finance Canada (FIN)
    • Michael Sabia · Deputy Minister, Finance Canada (FIN)
    • Bud Sambasivam · Deputy Director, Finance Canada (FIN)

    Economic DevelopmentEducationEmployment and TrainingHealthRegional DevelopmentResearch and DevelopmentScience and Technology

    Official report

  • Reported by Bill Flanagan · In-house (organization)

    • Abdul Jalil · Assistant Deputy Minister, Prairies Economic Development Canada (PrairiesCan)
    • Nathalie Leroux · Assistant Deputy Minister, Prairies Economic Development Canada (PrairiesCan)
    • Joanne Pawluk · Acting Assistant Deputy Minister, Prairies Economic Development Canada (PrairiesCan)

    Economic DevelopmentEducationEmployment and TrainingHealthRegional DevelopmentResearch and DevelopmentScience and Technology

    Official report

  • Reported by Bill Flanagan · In-house (organization)

    Economic DevelopmentEducationEmployment and TrainingHealthRegional DevelopmentResearch and DevelopmentScience and Technology

    Official report

  • Reported by Bill Flanagan · In-house (organization)

    • Kendal Hembroff · Director General, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
    • Andrew Goddard · Policy Advisor, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)

    Economic DevelopmentEnergyEnvironmentRegional DevelopmentResearch and DevelopmentScience and Technology

    Official report

  • Reported by Bill Flanagan · In-house (organization)

    • Randy Boissonnault · Minister of Tourism and Associate Minister of Finance, Finance Canada (FIN)

    Economic DevelopmentEducationEmployment and TrainingHealthRegional DevelopmentResearch and DevelopmentScience and Technology

    Official report

  • Reported by Bill Flanagan · In-house (organization)

    • Randy Boisonnnault · Minister of Tourism and Associate Minister of Finance, Finance Canada (FIN)
    • Simon Kennedy · Deputy Minister, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
    • Catherine Blewett · Deputy Minister, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
    • Sandra Larson · Regional Director General, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)

    Bilingualism/Official LanguagesEconomic DevelopmentEducationEmployment and TrainingHealthRegional DevelopmentResearch and DevelopmentScience and Technology

    Official report

  • Reported by Bill Flanagan · In-house (organization)

    • Ginette Petitpas Taylor · Minister of Official Languages and Minister responsible for the Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency, Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency (ACOA)
    • Danielle Carr · Senior Communications Advisor, Canadian Heritage (PCH)
    • Anna Gravelle · Regional Communications Manager, Canadian Heritage (PCH)
    • Derick McNeil · Regional Program Director, Canadian Heritage (PCH)

    Arts and CultureBilingualism/Official LanguagesEducationRegional DevelopmentResearch and DevelopmentScience and Technology

    Official report

  • Reported by Bill Flanagan · In-house (organization)

    • Randy Boissonnault · Minister of Tourism and Associate Minister of Finance, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
    • Paula Simons · Senator, Senate of Canada

    Research and DevelopmentScience and Technology

    Official report

  • Reported by Bill Flanagan · In-house (organization)

    • Filomena Tassi · Minister, Public Services and Procurement Canada (PSPC)
    • Cheryl Cardinal · Director of Indigenous Policy and Procurement, Public Services and Procurement Canada (PSPC)
    • Sarah Dunn · Special Assistant Western and Northern Canada, Public Services and Procurement Canada (PSPC)

    Economic DevelopmentHealthIndustryIntellectual PropertyRegional DevelopmentResearch and DevelopmentScience and Technology

    Official report

  • Reported by Bill Flanagan · In-house (organization)

    • Mary Gregory · Associate Assistant Deputy Minister, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
    • Benoit Tessier · Director General, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
    • Jean-Philippe Lapointe · Director General, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
    • Ryan Huard · Executive Director, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
    and 1 more
    • David Cote · Manager, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)

    Research and DevelopmentScience and Technology

    Official report

  • Reported by Bill Flanagan · In-house (organization)

    • Nancy Bernard · Trade Commissioner, Global Affairs Canada (GAC)
    • Louis Lacasse · Trade Commissioner, Global Affairs Canada (GAC)

    EducationEmployment and TrainingImmigration

    Official report

  • Reported by Bill Flanagan · In-house (organization)

    • Louis Lacasse · Trade Commissioner, Global Affairs Canada (GAC)
    • Ermias Kefelegn · Trade Commissioner, Global Affairs Canada (GAC)

    EducationEmployment and TrainingImmigration

    Official report

  • Reported by Bill Flanagan · In-house (organization)

    • Carolina Calderon · Director, Prairies Economic Development Canada (PrairiesCan)
    • Megan Jarosch · Senior Advisor, Prairies Economic Development Canada (PrairiesCan)

    Research and DevelopmentScience and Technology

    Official report

  • Reported by Bill Flanagan · In-house (organization)

    • Marc Saner · Science Advisor, Natural Resources Canada (NRCan)

    ClimateEconomic DevelopmentEducationEmployment and TrainingEnergyEnvironmentForestryIndustryIntellectual 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.