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Lobbying by UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO: 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 TORONTO

Meetings this Parliament
115
With MPs
4
Since Nov 2021
296
Active registrations
1

Most recent reported meeting: Sep 29, 2026.

Registrations in effect

In-house (organization) In effect since Oct 27, 2026 Receives government funding

Filed by Melanie Woodin, President

Lobbyists

  • Alexandra Gillespie · Vice President and Principal, University of Toronto Mississauga
  • Amanda Pautler · Executive Director, Public Affairs, Office of Communications, UTM
  • Andrew Arifuzzaman · Chief Administrative Officer, University of Toronto Scarborough Office of Business & Administration
  • Andrew Stelmacovitch · Executive Director of Advancement, University of Toronto Mississauga
  • Catrina Kronfli · Associate Director, Strategic Initiatives
  • Christine Szustaczek · Vice-President, Communications
  • Christopher Yip · Dean, Faculty of Applied Science and Engineering
  • David Palmer · Vice-President and Chief Advancement Officer
  • Forrest Parlee · Chief of Government Relations Former public office holder

    Formerly Senior Policy Advisor, Office of the Leader of the Government, Senate of Canada (2005–2006)

  • Jonathan Trentadue · Director of University Relations
  • Joseph (Joe) Wong · Vice-President, International
  • Joshua Barker · Vice-Provost, Graduate Research & Education and Dean, School of Graduate Studies
  • Judith Chadwick · Assistant Vice-President, Research Services
  • Kyle MacDonald · Associate Director, Government and Community Relations
  • Leah Cowen · Vice-President, Research and Innovation, and Strategic Initiatives
  • Linda Johnston · Vice President and Principal University of Toronto Scarborough
  • Lisa Robinson · Dean, Temerty Faculty of Medicine
  • Melanie Woodin · President
  • Rupinder Bagha · Associate Director, Government Relations and Policy
  • Simona Chiose · Director, Policy and Public Affairs
  • Stephen Wright · Dean, Faculty of Arts and Science, University of Toronto
  • Trevor Young · Vice-President and Provost

Institutions they may lobby: Canadian Heritage (PCH), Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR), 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), Global Affairs Canada (GAC), Health Canada (HC), House of Commons, Housing, Infrastructure and Communities Canada (HICC), Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC), 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), Prime Minister's Office (PMO), Privy Council Office (PCO), Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC), Public Safety Canada (PS), Senate of Canada, Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC), Statistics Canada (StatCan), Transport Canada (TC), Treasury Board Of Canada Secretariat (TBS)

What they're lobbying on (11)
  • Communicating with the federal officials on developing global partnerships, in education, in research and innovation, and in entrepreneurship activities
  • 1) Communication with various designated public office holders to inquire on the status research funding programs; and 2) Communications to various designated public office holders to advocate for continued and increased granting council funding for the sector. (SSHRC, NSERC and CIHR)
  • Communications with various designated public office holders regarding energy policy, innovation, and new technologies. (Policies or Programs)
  • Communications with various designated public office holders regarding investment in sector initiatives related to Arts and Culture (primarily the antisemitism institute would fall under this category) (Policies or Programs)
  • Communications regarding federal housing policies and government initiatives to support student housing development.
  • Communications with various designated public office holders regarding health programming and investments to further health research and population health outcomes.
  • Communications with various designated public office holders regarding jobs, creating skills development and work-integrated learning.
  • Communications with various designated public office holders regarding investment in science and technology
  • Communications with various designated public office holders regarding international education and to discuss policy changes to immigration that impact students and faculty.
  • Communications with various designated public office holders regarding adaptation and mitigation of climate change, and other environmental policies.
  • Communications with various designated public office holders for increased investment in sector infrastructure.

Registration 961247-5522-147. Look it up in the official Registry

Reported meetings

Spreadsheet

Filed by Meric Gertler (181), Melanie Woodin (115).

  • Reported by Meric Gertler · In-house (organization)

    • Shannon Zimmerman · Director of Operations, Finance Canada (FIN)
    • Nicholas Mahoney · Policy Advisor, Finance Canada (FIN)

    Immigration

    Official report

  • Reported by Meric Gertler · In-house (organization)

    • Christian Baron · Vice-President, Research Programs, Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR)

    Research and DevelopmentScience and Technology

    Official report

  • Reported by Meric Gertler · In-house (organization)

    • Isabelle Buchannan · Senior Policy Advisor, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC)

    Immigration

    Official report

  • Reported by Meric Gertler · In-house (organization)

    • Lakshmi Krishnan · Vice-President, Life Sciences, National Research Council (NRC)

    Research and DevelopmentScience and Technology

    Official report

  • Reported by Meric Gertler · In-house (organization)

    • Stephen Lucas · Deputy Minister, Health Canada (HC)
    • Christopher Johnston · Assistant Deputy Minister, COVID and Pandemic Response Secretariat, Health Canada (HC)

    Research and DevelopmentScience and Technology

    Official report

  • Reported by Meric Gertler · In-house (organization)

    • Mike Burton · Chief of Staff, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC)
    • Isabelle Buchannan · Senior Policy Advisor, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC)

    Immigration

    Official report

  • Reported by Meric Gertler · In-house (organization)

    • Andrew Bevan · Chief of Staff, Finance Canada (FIN)

    Research and Development

    Official report

  • Reported by Meric Gertler · In-house (organization)

    • Chris Forbes · Deputy Minister, Finance Canada (FIN)

    Research and DevelopmentScience and Technology

    Official report

  • Reported by Meric Gertler · In-house (organization)

    • Nipun Vats · Assistant Deputy Minister, Science and Research Division, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
    • Ritu Banerjee · Assistant Deputy Minister, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)

    Research and DevelopmentScience and Technology

    Official report

  • Reported by Meric Gertler · In-house (organization)

    • Ophelia John · Senior Policy Advisor, Health Canada (HC)
    • Shanzae Khan · Regional Advisor, Ontario, Health Canada (HC)

    Research and DevelopmentScience and Technology

    Official report

  • Reported by Meric Gertler · In-house (organization)

    • Juan David Gonzalez Camacho · Quebec and Atlantic Advisor and Policy Advisor, Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC)
    • Hannah Batool · Ontario Regional Affairs and Outreach Adviser, Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC)

    Research and Development

    Official report

  • Reported by Meric Gertler · In-house (organization)

    • Andrew Bevan · Chief of Staff, Finance Canada (FIN)

    Research and DevelopmentScience and Technology

    Official report

  • Reported by Meric Gertler · In-house (organization)

    • Francis Bilodeau · Associate Deputy Minister, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)

    Research and Development

    Official report

  • Reported by Meric Gertler · In-house (organization)

    • Andrew Brown · Assistant Deputy Minister, Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC)

    Research and Development

    Official report

  • Reported by Meric Gertler · In-house (organization)

    • Paul Thompson · Deputy Minister, Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC)

    Research and Development

    Official report

  • Reported by Meric Gertler · In-house (organization)

    • Suzy McDonald · Associate Deputy Minister, Finance Canada (FIN)

    Research and Development

    Official report

  • Reported by Meric Gertler · In-house (organization)

    • Kelly Gilles · Deputy Minister, Infrastructure Canada (INFC)

    Research and Development

    Official report

  • Reported by Meric Gertler · In-house (organization)

    • Frances McRea · Deputy Minister, Women and Gender Equality (WAGE)

    Research and Development

    Official report

  • Reported by Meric Gertler · In-house (organization)

    • Shahad Khalladi · Officer, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)

    Research and DevelopmentScience and Technology

    Official report

  • Reported by Meric Gertler · In-house (organization)

    • Michelle Kingsley · Assistant Deputy Minister, Operations, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC)

    Immigration

    Official report

  • Reported by Meric Gertler · In-house (organization)

    • Matthew Paisley · Senior Policy Advisor, Infrastructure Canada (INFC)
    • Joshua Mbandi · Ontario Advisor, Infrastructure Canada (INFC)

    Housing

    Official report

  • Reported by Meric Gertler · In-house (organization)

    • Jessie Pierre · Director of Policy, Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario (FedDev)
    • Owen McAdams · Regional Advisor, Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario (FedDev)

    Energy

    Official report

  • Reported by Meric Gertler · In-house (organization)

    • Nicholas Kang · Senior Policy Advisor, Prime Minister's Office (PMO)

    Research and Development

    Official report

  • Reported by Meric Gertler · In-house (organization)

    • Mike Burton · Chief of Staff, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC)

    Immigration

    Official report

  • Reported by Meric Gertler · In-house (organization)

    • Michelle Johnston · Strategic Communications Adviser, Prime Minister's Office (PMO)

    Immigration

    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.