Lobbying organisation

UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO

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110 meetings with public office holders, May 5, 2025 to Jul 30, 2026.

691 meetings on record since the registry opened in 2008.

Meetings over time

  • May 2025: 10 meetings, with Vanessa Peart, Samuel Millar, Nipun Vats, Soyoung Park, Reesha Namasivayam
  • Jun 2025: 8 meetings, with Manal Bahubeshi, Alejandro Adem, Paul Hebert, Abdallah Karsiem, Yash Nanda
  • Jul 2025: 12 meetings, with Matthew O'Connell, Mark Schaan, Samir Kassam, Alex Kondakov, Uriel Marantz
  • Aug 2025: 3 meetings, with Robbyn Plumb, Nicholas Chesterley, Soyoung Park
  • Sep 2025: 14 meetings, with Matthew Hall, Shanzae Khan, Manuela Tomic, Shahad Khalladi, Paul Moen
  • Oct 2025: 17 meetings, with Julie Seaborn, Darren Choi, Arash Rahmani, Juan Sarmiento, Veronica Foreman
  • Nov 2025: 5 meetings, with Manal Bahubeshi, Georgina Georgilopoulos, Julie Seaborn
  • Dec 2025: 7 meetings, with Anson Duran, Galen Richardson, Matthew O'Connell, Adam Flores, Kayla Monteiro
  • Jan 2026: 9 meetings, with Georgina Georgilopoulos, Julie Seaborn, Alejandro Adem, Soyoung Park, Manal Bahubeshi
  • Feb 2026: 3 meetings, with Chris Knipe, Bayan Kadri, Manal Bahubeshi
  • Mar 2026: 3 meetings, with Alejandro Adem, Matthew O'Connell, Georgina Georgilopoulos
  • Apr 2026: 2 meetings, with Stephen Fuhr, Weldon Epp
  • May 2026: 6 meetings, with Manuela Tomic, Maia Johnson, Arash Rahmani, Connor Fisher, Kaitlyn Jonescu
  • Jun 2026: 4 meetings, with May Bronwyn, Epp Weldon, Cheryl Urban, Chris Cooter
  • Jul 2026: 7 meetings, with Mala Johnson, Jennifer May, Bayan Kadri, Nate Feldman, Christopher Cooter
May 2025peak 17 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

Not in Arena's member list40 met · 86 meetings
  • Georgina Georgilopoulos
  • Julie Seaborn
  • Alejandro Adem
  • Manal Bahubeshi
  • Soyoung Park
  • Manuela Tomic
  • Matthew O'Connell
  • Nicholas Chesterley
  • Nipun Vats
  • Abdallah Karsiem
  • Arash Rahmani
  • Bayan Kadri
  • Galen Richardson
  • Jennifer May
  • Mark Schaan
  • Matthew O'Connell
  • Paul Moen
  • Samuel Millar
  • Vanessa Peart
  • Yash Nanda
  • Adam Flores
  • Alex Kondakov
  • Andrea Smith
  • Anson Duran
  • Bronwyn May
  • Cheryl Urban
  • Chris Cooter
  • Chris Knipe
  • Christopher Cooter
  • Connor Fisher
  • Darren Choi
  • Duran Anson
  • Epp Weldon
  • Eric Bertram
  • Eric Costen
  • Glen Linder
  • Isabelle Buchanan
  • Juan Sarmiento
  • Julia Kun
  • Kaitlyn Jonescu

The 40 most-met of 66 people named in these filings.

Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED) (35) · Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) (13) · Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC) (11) · Finance Canada (FIN) (9) · Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario (FedDev) (7) · Prime Minister's Office (PMO) (7)

In their own words

  • Federal Research Granting Councils (NSERC, SSHRC, CIHR): 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.
  • 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 investment in sector initiatives related to Arts and Culture (primarily the antisemitism institute would fall under this category) (Policies or Programs)

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.