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