Lobbying registration dated 2026-04-01
Registrant: Christine Bovis-Cnossen
Client: Brandon University
Targeted institutions:
Canada Industrial Relations Board (CIRB)
National Film Board (NFB)
Finance Canada (FIN)
Statistics Canada (StatCan)
Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC)
Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC)
Senate of Canada
National Research Council (NRC)
Canada Revenue Agency (CRA)
Office of the Information Commissioner of Canada (OIC)
Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada (OPC)
Global Affairs Canada (GAC)
Prairies Economic Development Canada (PrairiesCan)
Canada Foundation for Innovation
Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC)
Health Canada (HC)
Legislative bills: C-15
Government funding received:
Institution: Provincial - Manitoba
Amount: 44483826.00
Institution: Canada Research Chairs
Amount: 352756.00
Institution: Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC)
Amount: 134976.00
Institution: Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC)
Amount: 648279.00
Institution: Other Federal
Amount: 607084.00
Institution: Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC)
Amount: 6063.00
Institution: Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR)
Amount: 99816.00
Institution: Canada Foundation for Innovation
Amount: 83928.00
Lobbying activity details:
Advocacy regarding Bill C-15 (Budget Implementation Act) and its implications for academic libraries.
Federal transfer of dollars in support of post-secondary education and infrastructure
Research funding from Federal Granting Councils for scientific, social science and humanities, and health based faculty research
Canadian Foundation for Innovation in partnership with Research Manitoba in support of research infrastructure