Lobbying registration dated 2026-03-31
Registrant: Stephen Toope
Client: Canadian Institute for Advanced Research
Targeted institutions:
Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR)
Treasury Board Of Canada Secretariat (TBS)
Public Services and Procurement Canada (PSPC)
Global Affairs Canada (GAC)
Women and Gender Equality (WAGE)
Finance Canada (FIN)
Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC)
House of Commons
Natural Resources Canada (NRCan)
Statistics Canada (StatCan)
Canada School of Public Service (CSPS)
Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC)
National Research Council (NRC)
Bank of Canada
Privy Council Office (PCO)
Senate of Canada
Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC)
Health Canada (HC)
Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC)
Prime Minister's Office (PMO)
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:
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.
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.