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Lobbying by University of Saskatchewan: 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 Saskatchewan

Meetings this Parliament
89
With MPs
19
Since Nov 2021
466
Active registrations
1

Most recent reported meeting: Sep 24, 2026.

Registrations in effect

In-house (organization) In effect since Oct 2, 2026 Receives government funding

Filed by Vince Bruni-Bossio, President and Vice-Chancellor

Lobbyists

  • Alexandra Foster · Chief of Staff
  • Amaranta Sokol · A/Vice-Provost, Indigenous Engagement
  • Angela Bedard-Haughn · Dean, College of Agriculture and Bioresources
  • Baljit Singh · Vice-President Research
  • Brooke Milne · Dean, College of Arts and Science
  • Dani Brittain · Dean, College of Kinesiology
  • Daniel Hallen · Senior Advisor, Government Relations
  • Dawn Wallin · Associate Vice-President Research - Community Engagement
  • Debby Burshtyn · Dean, Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies
  • Deidre (Dee) Henne · Chief Financial Officer
  • Ed Krol · Interim Dean, College of Pharmacy and Nutrition
  • George Mutwiri · Executive Director, School of Public Health
  • Gillian Muir · Dean, Western College of Veterinary Medicine
  • Greg Fowler · Vice-President, Administration & Chief Operating Officer
  • Gregory Poelzer · Professor, School of Environment and Sustainability
  • Ibironke Odumosu-Ayanu · Dean, College of Law
  • Janet Tootoosis · Vice-Dean, Indigenous Health, College of Medicine
  • Jason Reinheimer · Executive Director and CEO, Global Institute for Food Security
  • John Pomeroy · Canada Research Chair in Water Resources and Climate Change; Director, Global Water Futures Former public office holder

    Formerly Research Scientist, National Water Research Institute, Environment Canada (1989–2000)

  • Julia Paulson · Dean, College of Education
  • Karsten Liber · Executive Director, School of Environment and Sustainability
  • Kim Kroll-Goodwin · A/Vice-President, University Relations
  • Linda Lewis · Senior Advisor, Government Relations
  • Loleen Berdahl · A/Deputy Provost
  • Lori Birrell · Dean, University Library
  • Louise Racine · A/Dean, College of Nursing
  • Marjorie Delbaere · A/Vice-Provost, Students and Learning
  • Meghna Ramaswamy · Director, International Office
  • Michael Bradley · Dean, College of Engineering
  • Patti McDougall · Provost & VP Academic
  • Paul Hodgson · Director, Business Development, Vaccine and Infectious Disease Organization-InterVac
  • Sara Daniels · Associate Vice President Government Relations Former public office holder

    Formerly Scheduling Assistant, Edmonton, Minister's Regional Office (2005–2006)

  • Sarah Forgie · Dean, College of Medicine
  • Scott Walsworth · Vice-Provost, Faculty Relations
  • Shelley Kirychuk · Director, Canadian Centre for Rural and Agricultural Health, University of Saskatchewan
  • Stephen Manning · Acting Dean, Western College of Veterinary Medicine
  • Terry Fonstad · Associate Vice-President Research - Ethics & Infrastructure
  • Vince Bruni-Bossio · President and Vice-Chancellor
  • Volker Gerdts · Director and CEO, Vaccine and Infectious Disease Organization-InterVac
  • Walter Siqueira · Dean, College of Dentistry

Institutions they may lobby: Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC), Bank of Canada, Business Development Bank of Canada (BDC), Canada Foundation for Innovation, Canada Industrial Relations Board (CIRB), Canada Revenue Agency (CRA), Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA), Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR), Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission (CNSC), Canadian Security Intelligence Service (CSIS), Canadian Space Agency (CSA), Correctional Service of Canada (CSC), Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada (CIRNAC), Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC), Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC), Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario (FedDev), 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), International Development Research Centre (IDRC), International Joint Commission (IJC), Library and Archives Canada (LAC), National Defence (DND), National Research Council (NRC), Natural Resources Canada (NRCan), Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC), Office of the Commissioner of Lobbying (OCL), 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), Senate of Canada, Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC), Statistics Canada (StatCan), Transport Canada (TC), Treasury Board Of Canada Secretariat (TBS), Women and Gender Equality (WAGE)

What they're lobbying on (20)
  • Seek funding and support for the institution’s teaching, and research and development enterprise in life sciences, basic and applied sciences, social sciences, humanities and fine arts and mental health.
  • Support for the implementation and operation of the Canada Water Agency
  • Support for institutional compliance with federal research security requirements.
  • Seek program development and support for Indigenous-led research
  • Seeking program development for career opportunities for Indigenous post-secondary graduates
  • Seeking greater efficiencies and continued funding of the Canada Student Loan Program
  • Seek funding for international opportunities in student experience through academic exchanges, study abroad and international student visits to Canada
  • Secure funding for Major Science Infrastructure
  • Policy development and research funding for knowledge transfer and the commercialization of research
  • Increase federal funding to the Canada Graduate Scholarship Program and other national initiatives in support of graduate students
  • Funding for research and campus infrastructure
  • Funding for internships, fellowships and student work-integrated learning
  • Facilitation of improved policies that impact international students and other highly qualified personnel
  • Discuss post-secondary institutions' role in securing Canada's water future through education and research.
  • Discuss post-secondary institutions' role in securing Canada's energy future through research and teaching.
  • Development of a national program for the provision of long-term operating funding for major science initiatives like the Canadian Light Source (CLS) and the Vaccine and Infectious Disease Organization (VIDO)
  • Continue and increase funding to the Tri-Agency (CIHR, NSERC, SSHRC) in order to maintain an internationally competitive research and development infrastructure.
  • Continue and increase funding to the Indirect Costs of Research Program in order to maintain an internationally competitive research and development infrastructure
  • Continue and increase funding to the Canada Foundation for Innovation in order to maintain an internationally competitive research and development infrastructure.
  • Budget bills in support of the federal role in post-secondary education, research and the science and technology framework

Registration 963145-5262-71. Look it up in the official Registry

Reported meetings

Spreadsheet

Filed by Peter Stoicheff (401), Vince Bruni-Bossio (65).

  • Reported by Peter Stoicheff · In-house (organization)

    • Leigh Chapman · Chief Nursing Officer, Health Canada (HC)

    Health

    Official report

  • Reported by Peter Stoicheff · In-house (organization)

    • Mary-Luisa Kapelus · Sr. Assistant Deputy Minister, Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada (CIRNAC)

    Aboriginal Affairs

    Official report

  • Reported by Peter Stoicheff · In-house (organization)

    ClimateResearch and Development

    Official report

  • Reported by Peter Stoicheff · In-house (organization)

    ClimateResearch and DevelopmentScience and Technology

    Official report

  • Reported by Peter Stoicheff · In-house (organization)

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

    HealthResearch and Development

    Official report

  • Reported by Peter Stoicheff · In-house (organization)

    • Mary-Luisa Kapelus · Acting Deputy Minister, House of Commons

    Aboriginal Affairs

    Official report

  • Reported by Peter Stoicheff · In-house (organization)

    • Diane Gray · President, Prairies Economic Development Canada (PrairiesCan)
    • Abdul Jalil · Assistant Deputy Minister, Prairies Economic Development Canada (PrairiesCan)

    Research and DevelopmentScience and Technology

    Official report

  • Reported by Peter Stoicheff · In-house (organization)

    • Ted Hewitt · President, Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC)
    • Ursula Gobel · Vice-President, Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC)

    Research and Development

    Official report

  • Reported by Peter Stoicheff · In-house (organization)

    • Jaspinder Komal · Assistant Deputy Minister, National Defence (DND)

    Research and DevelopmentScience and Technology

    Official report

  • Reported by Peter Stoicheff · In-house (organization)

    • Benedicta Arthur · Parliamentary Secretary for Senator Deacon, Senate of Canada

    Science and Technology

    Official report

  • Reported by Peter Stoicheff · In-house (organization)

    • Michelle Gravelle · Director General, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
    • Daniel Quinn · Director, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)

    Research and DevelopmentScience and Technology

    Official report

  • Reported by Peter Stoicheff · In-house (organization)

    • Vikesh Srivastava · Director General, Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR)

    Aboriginal Affairs

    Official report

  • Reported by Peter Stoicheff · In-house (organization)

    • Natalka Cmoc · Senior Director General, Public Services and Procurement Canada (PSPC)

    Aboriginal Affairs

    Official report

  • Reported by Peter Stoicheff · In-house (organization)

    • Don Davies · Member of Parliament
    • Blake Desjarlais · Member of Parliament, House of Commons

    Economic DevelopmentHealth

    Official report

  • Reported by Peter Stoicheff · In-house (organization)

    • Leigh Chapman · Chief Nursing Officer, Health Canada (HC)

    Health

    Official report

  • Reported by Peter Stoicheff · In-house (organization)

    • Matthew Sajkunovic · Director General, Finance Canada (FIN)

    Economic Development

    Official report

  • Reported by Peter Stoicheff · In-house (organization)

    AgricultureEmployment and TrainingScience and Technology

    Official report

  • Reported by Peter Stoicheff · In-house (organization)

    • Marco Valicenti · Director General, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC)
    • Alana Yuill · Director General, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC)

    AgricultureResearch and Development

    Official report

  • Reported by Peter Stoicheff · In-house (organization)

    • Marc Fortin · Vice-President, Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC)

    AgricultureEmployment and TrainingScience and Technology

    Official report

  • Reported by Peter Stoicheff · In-house (organization)

    • Alistair MacGregor · Member of Parliament, House of Commons

    AgricultureEmployment and TrainingResearch and Development

    Official report

  • Reported by Peter Stoicheff · In-house (organization)

    • Robert Black · Senator, Senate of Canada

    AgricultureEmployment and Training

    Official report

  • Reported by Peter Stoicheff · In-house (organization)

    • Jim Carr · Member of Parliament, House of Commons

    Research and Development

    Official report

  • Reported by Peter Stoicheff · In-house (organization)

    • Jim Carr · Member of Parliament, House of Commons

    Research and DevelopmentScience and Technology

    Official report

  • Reported by Peter Stoicheff · In-house (organization)

    • Doug Zolinsky · Director General, Prairies Economic Development Canada (PrairiesCan)

    Research and DevelopmentScience and Technology

    Official report

  • Reported by Peter Stoicheff · In-house (organization)

    • Natalka Cmoc · Senior Director General, Public Services and Procurement Canada (PSPC)

    Aboriginal Affairs

    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.