Lobbying registration dated 2026-04-02
Registrant: Lesley Griffiths
Client: Canadian Federation of Students
Targeted institutions:
Service Canada (ServCan)
Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR)
Public Services and Procurement Canada (PSPC)
Global Affairs Canada (GAC)
Canadian Heritage (PCH)
Women and Gender Equality (WAGE)
Finance Canada (FIN)
Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC)
House of Commons
National Defence (DND)
Natural Resources Canada (NRCan)
Statistics Canada (StatCan)
National Film Board (NFB)
Elections Canada
Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC)
Housing, Infrastructure and Communities Canada (HICC)
Senate of Canada
Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC)
Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC)
Prime Minister's Office (PMO)
Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
Canada Economic Development for Quebec Regions
Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC)
Legislative bills: C-312
Acts: Copyright Act
Canada Education Savings Act
Government funding received:
Institution: Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC)
Amount: 26374.00
Lobbying activity details:
Copyright Act, with respect to interpretation of fair dealing
Canada Education Savings Act, with respect to converting expenditures on tax credits into need-based grants.
Fair Elections Act, seeking amendments to the act to ensure students and young people are able to participate in voting.
Seeking to establish national framework legislation for post-secondary education funding.
Canada Summer Jobs program, seeking increase to annual budget.
BILL C-312 ( Canada Post-Secondary Education Act)

An Act relating to cash contributions by Canada and to criteria and conditions in respect of post-secondary education
Seeking to eliminate tuition fees for all students, restore core funding for post-secondary education, increase investments in skilled trades and apprenticeships and adult education, and increase funding for post-secondary research and scholarships.
Bankruptcy Act, seeking elimination of prohibition on student loan bankruptcy.
Seeking to lift the 2% funding cap on Post-Secondary Student Support Program funding, increase in funding available for Indigenous students and establish dedicated funding to preserve, promote and honour Indigenous languages and cultures.
Immigration regulations, with respect to post-graduate work periods and in-study off-campus work limitations.
Seeking to increase funding to improve mental health services available to students.
Seeking to increase the Canada Student Grants Program, expand eligibility to include graduate students and improve the Canada Student Loan Program.