Vector Institute
38 meetings with public office holders, May 5, 2025 to Jul 6, 2026.
88 meetings on record since 2024, their first on record.
Meetings over time
- May 2025: 3 meetings, with Nipun Vats, Francis Bilodeau, Mark Schaan, Evan Solomon, Alexandra Dostal
- Jun 2025: 1 meeting, with Evan Solomon, Nancy Gardiner, Mark Schaan
- Jul 2025: 8 meetings, with Matthew O'Connell, Francois-Phillipe Champagne, Niloo Boroun, Paul Herbert, Vikesh Srivastava
- Aug 2025: 6 meetings, with Raj Thuppal, Anson Duran, Michael Paramathasan, Salman Arif, Rosemary Moodie
- Sep 2025: 2 meetings, with Michael Paramathasan, Matthew O’Connell
- Oct 2025: 2 meetings, with David McFarlane, Christopher Zimmer, Christopher Allison
- Nov 2025: 1 meeting, with Rami Youssef, Ahmad Lutfi, Mitchell Kutney, Kelly MacDonald
- Dec 2025: 5 meetings, with DeRidder Kelly, Karim Bardeesy, Paul Moen, Giuliana Endrizzi, Chris Allison
- Jan 2026: 3 meetings, with Joseph Leong, Jared Borgersen, Chris Allison, Rami Youssef, Mitch Davies
- Feb 2026: 2 meetings, with Rami Youssef, Kelly MacDonald, Chris Allison, Eric Fournier
- Mar 2026: 3 meetings, with Rami Youssef, Kelly MacDonald, Eric Fournier, Ahmad Lutfi, Mitchell Kutney
- Apr 2026: 0 meetings
- May 2026: 1 meeting, with Mark Schaan
- Jun 2026: 0 meetings
- Jul 2026: 1 meeting, with Joël Lightbound
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What they lobby about
- Economic Development38
- Budget37
- Science and Technology37
- Industry35
- Infrastructure35
- Research and Development33
- Federal-Provincial Relations16
- Small Business16
- Health5
- Financial Institutions1
The registry's own subject categories, chosen by the lobbyist on each filing. Each one opens its own page.
Who they met
- Kelly MacDonald
- Rami Youssef
- Ahmad Lutfi
- Chris Allison
- Eric Fournier
- Mark Schaan
- Mitchell Kutney
- Francis Bilodeau
- Jane Hicks
- Michael Paramathasan
- Nipun Vats
- Tim Logan
- Vikesh Srivastava
- Adam Moore
- Alexandra Dostal
- Anson Duran
- Carleigh O'Brien
- Chris Zimmer
- Christopher Allison
- Christopher Clissold
- Christopher Zimmer
- Dave McFarlane
- David McFarlane
- DeRidder Kelly
- Giuliana Endrizzi
- Jared Borgersen
- Joseph Leong
- Lisa Xie
- Mark Schaan
- Matthew O'Connell
- Matthew O’Connell
- Michael Paramathasan
- Mitch Davies
- Nancy Gardiner
- Niloo Boroun
- Paul Herbert
The 40 most-met of 45 people named in these filings.
National Defence (DND) (29) · Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED) (16) · Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario (FedDev) (6) · Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) (4) · House of Commons (4) · Finance Canada (FIN) (4)
In their own words
- AI Compute focuses on building the foundational AI infrastructure necessary to retain top talent and support Canadian startups. As other nations rapidly develop their AI capabilities, Canada risks falling behind without significant investment in its AI infrastructure. Vector is seeking continued and expanded access to AI Compute. In the course of this engagement, Vector will pursue supercomputing infrastructure access and funding.
- FastLane (AI Commercialization Initiative) is funded by ISED. FastLane accelerates AI adoption in Canadian businesses by offering tools, talent, and training. It bridges a gap in AI readiness, particularly for SMEs, by helping businesses efficiently prepare data and deploy AI solutions. Vector would like to maintain and expand government support in this regard.
- Pan-Canadian AI Compute Environment (PAICE) program progress and AI compute
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.