Organization
University of Lethbridge
- Meetings this Parliament
- 0
- With MPs
- 0
- Since Nov 2021
- 11
- Active registrations
- 1
Most recent reported meeting: Nov 22, 2024.
Lobbying by University of Lethbridge: 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 Nov 6, 2025 Receives government funding
Filed by Digvir Jayas, President and Vice-Chancellor
Lobbyists
- Deborah Lucas · Vice-President (Finance & Administration)
- Dena McMartin · Vice-President, Research
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Digvir Jayas · President and Vice-Chancellor
Former public office holder
Formerly Interim-President NSERC, N/A, NSERC (2018–2019)
- Josie Mills · Director/Curator - University of Lethbridge Art Gallery
- Kathy Greenwood · Vice President, Development and Alumni Relations
- Michelle Helstein · Provost and Vice-President (Academic)
- Rebecca Schiff · Deputy Provost
- Richard Westlund · Executive Director, Communications, Marketing and Government Relations
Institutions they may lobby: Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC), Canada Council for the Arts, Canada Foundation for Innovation, Canadian Heritage (PCH), Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR), Canadian Northern Economic Development Agency (CanNor), 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), 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), National Research Council (NRC), Natural Resources Canada (NRCan), Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC), Office of the Conflict of Interest and Ethics Commissioner (CIEC), Parks Canada (PC), Prairies Economic Development Canada (PrairiesCan), Prime Minister's Office (PMO), Senate of Canada, Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC), Treasury Board Of Canada Secretariat (TBS), Veterans Affairs Canada (VAC)
What they're lobbying on (6)Hide details
- The University of Lethbridge will seek support for campus infrastructure to support research, innovation and teaching.
- The University of Lethbridge will lobby the Federal government to ensure a focus on research and learning is reflected in the budgeting process with respect to increased funding for student scholarships, increased funding (direct and indirect) for research at universities, and increased funding for deferred maintenance for university buildings.
- The University of Lethbridge will advocate for program development throughout the Federal government that is inclusive of medium-sized, comprehensive universities in Canada.
- The University is interested in working with the Government of Canada to help build housing capacity at and near its campuses.
- The University is interested in working with the Government of Canada to ensure policies and programs enable high-quality international students are able to study at the University of Lethbridge.
- The University is interested in working with the federal government to create synergies between federal research initiatives and our own. The U of L will meet with various government officials (elected and non-elected) to obtain a better understanding of Federal research priorities in the areas of agriculture, environment, health and immigration.
Registration 947892-5301-62. Look it up in the official Registry
Reported meetings
Spreadsheet-
Reported by Digvir Jayas · In-house (organization)
- Mona Nemer · Chief Science Advisor, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
The University of Lethbridge will seek support for campus infrastructure to support research, innovation and teaching.
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Reported by Digvir Jayas · In-house (organization)
- Rachael Thomas · Member of Parliament
Economic DevelopmentEducationHousingImmigrationRegional DevelopmentResearch and Development
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Reported by Digvir Jayas · In-house (organization)
- Marc Sanderson · Assistant Deputy Minister, Indigenous Services Canada (ISC)
EducationHousing
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Reported by Digvir Jayas · In-house (organization)
- David Morrison · Deputy Minister of International Trade, Global Affairs Canada (GAC)
EducationHousingImmigrationRegional DevelopmentResearch and Development
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Reported by Digvir Jayas · In-house (organization)
- Matt Jeneroux · Member of Parliament
Economic DevelopmentEducationRegional DevelopmentResearch and DevelopmentScience and Technology
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Reported by Digvir Jayas · In-house (organization)
- Marc Sanderson · Assistant Deputy Minister, Indigenous Services Canada (ISC)
EducationHousing
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Reported by Digvir Jayas · In-house (organization)
- Ranjana Sharma · Chief Scientist, Natural Resources Canada (NRCan)
AgricultureEducationEnvironmentScience and Technology
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Reported by Digvir Jayas · In-house (organization)
- Simon Kennedy · Deputy Minister, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
- Nipun Vats · Assistant Deputy Minister, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
- Francis Bilodeau · Associate Deputy Minister, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
Regional DevelopmentScience and Technology
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Reported by Digvir Jayas · In-house (organization)
- Gilles Saindon · Assistant Deputy Minister, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC)
AgricultureEducationRegional DevelopmentScience and Technology
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Reported by Digvir Jayas · In-house (organization)
- Scott Harris · Assistant Deputy Minister, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC)
EducationEmployment and TrainingImmigration
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Reported by Digvir Jayas · In-house (organization)
- David Morrison · Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs, Global Affairs Canada (GAC)
EducationRegional 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.