Lobbying organisation

Polytechnics Canada

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88 meetings with public office holders, May 21, 2025 to Jul 6, 2026.

919 meetings on record since the registry opened in 2008.

Meetings over time

  • May 2025: 2 meetings, with Barbara Haidn, jacqueline cuffley, steven coté, David hartnett, Jean-François LaRue
  • Jun 2025: 7 meetings, with Philip Jennings, Michelle Gravelle, Andrea Smith, Julie Seaborn, Kamelia Kolli
  • Jul 2025: 5 meetings, with Nipun Vats, Bronwyn May, Soyoung Park, Miles Wu, Lori Brooks
  • Aug 2025: 3 meetings, with Natasha Kim, Vahan Galoumian, David Grebstad, Julie Spattz, Arash Rahmani
  • Sep 2025: 2 meetings, with Colin Reynolds, Benjamin Ebadi
  • Oct 2025: 16 meetings, with Manal Bahubeshi, Robbyn Plumb, Edward Irving, Annie Koutrakis, Karim Bardeesy
  • Nov 2025: 7 meetings, with Nipun Vats, Andrea Smith, Atiq Rahman, Jenny Tremblay, David Lisk
  • Dec 2025: 6 meetings, with Brett Szmul, John Burnett, Karen Hlady, Matteo Bernabo, Sarah Strapps
  • Jan 2026: 7 meetings, with Edward Irving, Rachel Desrochers, Guylaine Therrien, Brigitte Levesque, Sara Strapps
  • Feb 2026: 6 meetings, with Holly McCracken, Katharine Wright, Haig McCarrell, Chris Simba, Alia Dedhar
  • Mar 2026: 6 meetings, with Annie Koutrakis, Wendu Wu, Michael Danzer, Holly McCracken, Stephanie Jackson
  • Apr 2026: 4 meetings, with Brett Szmul, Miles Wu, Andrea Smith, Sherry Romanado
  • May 2026: 13 meetings, with Edward Irving, Danny Leung, Holly McCracken, Chris Allain, Cansu Koc
  • Jun 2026: 1 meeting, with Dana Shami, Abina Mohanarajah
  • Jul 2026: 3 meetings, with Paul Thompson, Miles Wu, Jeff Waring, Annie Geoffroy
May 2025peak 16 in a monthJul 2026

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What they lobby about

The registry's own subject categories, chosen by the lobbyist on each filing. Each one opens its own page.

Who they met

Liberal3 met · 5 meetings
Not in Arena's member list37 met · 87 meetings
  • Edward Irving
  • Nipun Vats
  • Miles Wu
  • Holly McCracken
  • Robbyn Plumb
  • Andrea Smith
  • Brett Szmul
  • Bronwyn May
  • Lori Brooks
  • Paul Thompson
  • Atiq Rahman
  • Chris Allain
  • Daria Alshehabi
  • David Lisk
  • Francis Bilodeau
  • Jacinthe Arsenault
  • Jaspinder Komal
  • Jeff Waring
  • Manal Bahubeshi
  • Manuela Tomic
  • Mark Schaan
  • Mark Schaan
  • Nancy Healey
  • Ravi Singh
  • Scott Millar
  • Soyoung Park
  • Steven Coté
  • Abina Mohanarajah
  • Ademola Adebisi
  • Alejandro Adem
  • Alfred Burgesson
  • Alia Dedhar
  • Andre Baril
  • Anne-Marie Thompson
  • Annie Geoffroy
  • Arash Rahmani
  • Ariella Lukach

The 40 most-met of 113 people named in these filings.

Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC) (55) · Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED) (33) · Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC) (20) · House of Commons (19) · National Defence (DND) (10) · Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) (8)

In their own words

  • Respond to consultations and advocate for change to international student policy; consider how polytechnics/colleges support inward and outward student mobility; consider international best practices for workforce development and applied research; better integration of newcomers through credential recognition, prior learning recognition and upskilling.
  • Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council, College and Community Innovation Program; tri-council structure and funding; eligibility of polytechnics and colleges for research funding and research support; Horizon Europe and opportunities for polytechnics to engage in international research partnerships.
  • Participate in all relevant policy discussions and consultations about academic research funding, business innovation and applied research; how businesses, non-profits and other enterprises benefit from innovation supports from academic institutions/polytechnics.

Meetings from the Commissioner of Lobbying of Canada. Canada does not require lobbyists to disclose what they spend, so there is no lobbying budget to report here — only the meetings they filed.