Lobbying registration dated 2026-03-31
Registrant: Stephen Toope
Client: Canadian Institute for Advanced Research
Targeted institutions:
Privy Council Office (PCO)
Natural Resources Canada (NRCan)
Statistics Canada (StatCan)
Health Canada (HC)
National Research Council (NRC)
Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR)
Women and Gender Equality (WAGE)
Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC)
Global Affairs Canada (GAC)
Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC)
House of Commons
Prime Minister's Office (PMO)
Public Services and Procurement Canada (PSPC)
Bank of Canada
Treasury Board Of Canada Secretariat (TBS)
Senate of Canada
Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC)
Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC)
Canada School of Public Service (CSPS)
Finance Canada (FIN)
Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
Government funding received:
Institution: Alberta Ministry of Technology and Innovation
Amount: 700000.00
Institution: Fonds de recherche du Québec
Amount: 600000.00
Institution: Swiss National Science Foundation
Amount: 1446560.00
Institution: Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
Amount: 46644809.00
Institution: International Development Research Centre (IDRC)
Amount: 201829.00
Lobbying activity details:
Funding to maintain CIFAR's role and responsibilities in leading the Pan-Canadian AI strategy.
Funding for long-term, interdisciplinary and deeply collaborative global research programs to inspire new directions of inquiry, accelerates discovery, and yields breakthroughs across borders and academic disciplines. The work conducted by CIFAR contributes to a platform of robust, reliable knowledge upon which new technologies, processes and public policy are created.
Discussions to provide information about CIFAR’s activities, benefits, and perspectives on issues related to fundamental research and innovation, as well as to offer advice on policy or program development in this sector.