Lobbying registration dated 2026-03-30
Registrant: Mohamed Lachemi
Client: Toronto Metropolitan University
Targeted institutions:
Public Safety Canada (PS)
Privy Council Office (PCO)
Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC)
Communications Security Establishment Canada (CSEC)
Health Canada (HC)
Indigenous Services Canada (ISC)
Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
National Research Council (NRC)
Federal Economic Development Agency for Northern Ontario
Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR)
Women and Gender Equality (WAGE)
National Defence (DND)
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)
Standards Council of Canada (SCC)
Canadian Heritage (PCH)
Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions Canada (OSFI)
Treasury Board Of Canada Secretariat (TBS)
Senate of Canada
Canada Foundation for Innovation
Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC)
Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO)
Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada (CIRNAC)
Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada (OPC)
Service Canada (ServCan)
Justice Canada (JC)
Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC)
Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario (FedDev)
Veterans Affairs Canada (VAC)
Finance Canada (FIN)
Office of the Information Commissioner of Canada (OIC)
Legislative bills: C-16
Government funding received:
Institution: National Research Council (NRC)
Amount: 194000.00
Institution: Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC)
Amount: 413000.00
Institution: Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC)
Amount: 26326000.00
Institution: Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario (FedDev)
Amount: 1745000.00
Institution: Research Support Fund (Indirect Cost of University Research)
Amount: 5014000.00
Institution: Canadian Heritage (PCH)
Amount: 778000.00
Institution: National Defence (DND)
Amount: 122000.00
Institution: Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC)
Amount: 102387000.00
Institution: Justice Canada (JC)
Amount: 458000.00
Institution: Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
Amount: 31171000.00
Institution: Indigenous And Northern Affairs Canada (IAND)
Amount: 267000.00
Institution: Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR)
Amount: 5254000.00
Institution: Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC)
Amount: 169000.00
Institution: Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC)
Amount: 13550000.00
Institution: Canada Research Chairs (CRC)
Amount: 2606000.00
Institution: Canada Excellence Research Chairs (CERC)
Amount: 2385000.00
Institution: Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC)
Amount: 618000.00
Institution: Public Safety Canada (PS)
Amount: 164000.00
Institution: Canadian Foundation for Innovation (CFI)
Amount: 2331000.00
Institution: Global Affairs Canada (GAC)
Amount: 332000.00
Institution: Natural Resources Canada (NRCan)
Amount: 225000.00
Institution: Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC)
Amount: 248000.00
Lobbying activity details:
Conversation about TMU's National Institute on Aging's proposal for amending the Canadian Pension Plan to implement a Pension Delay Guarantee policy
Suggested amendments on Bill C-16 about coercive control to include non-intimate partner relationships (relatives and caregivers) to ensure equal protection for older adults.
Discussing artificial intelligence, adoption, and impacts on workforce skills/labour market.
Email with an endorsed letter supporting TMU's National Institute on Aging's proposal for amending the Canadian Pension Plan to implement a Pension Delay Guarantee policy
Rural innovation hubs and broadband access
Conversation about rural innovation hubs and broadband access
Conversation regarding the development and adaption dual-use technology
Conversation about access to justice and digital legal innovation
Conversation about arctic and northern community research
Conversation around capital funding and student housing
Canadian Accelerator and Incubator Program: applying for funding for partnership with other PSE institutions
Conversation about the Industrial Research Program with the new advisor  to help with advice, connections, and to help with Canadian small and medium-sized businesses increase their innovation capacity.
Student incubator: Providing information and seeking support and partnerships for a student centred entrepreneurial incubator to contribute to the government's innovation strategy
Conversation about veteran transition and mental health initiatives that the university offers
Conversation about urban mobility research and supply chair resilience
Discussion about a potential project at TMU's School of Engineering
Conversation about digital service delivery and public sector modernization
Conversation about IP Clinic Program, specifically regarding client and student experiences within the program and about Canada’s IP landscape.
Research funding - research granting councils: propose a pilot program to fund industry-research chairs
Conversation about financial literacy and tax education research
Conversation about workforce development to drive innovation and collaboration in the labour market by developing digital solutions and fostering partnerships that enhance connectivity and inclusivity and creating Northern Ontario partnerships
Conversation about the modernization of student financial aid and digital inclusion
FedDev Ontario program: discussions related to the university's eligibility for a regional diversification program
Conversation about primary care infrastructure and student housing
Discussion of cyber capacity building in Indo-Pacific Region and Latin America
Conversation about climate data and green tech commercialization
Building Canada Fund: Exploring opportunities to seek funding for capital projects that align with criteria
Funding as it relates to sports partnership and entrepreneurship
Conversation about TMU's Creative School and the implications of Artificial Intelligence and workforce development, SME adoption, applied research, and sector-wide innovation in the creative sector
Discussions related to improving work research as it's related to work policy
Conversation about innovation in housing as a follow-up to funding that was received from Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario for the Centre for Housing Innovation
Discussion of National Cyber Strategy and its integration with specific needs for small and medium businesses related to workforce development
Discussion to introduce the Diversity Institute and it's work to the policy team at WAGE
Research collaboration on responsible AI and digital transformation
Briefed about community based seniors services sector. Discussed Aging with Dignity bilateral agreements.
Conversation with FedDev ON to discuss a funding proposal for building national defence capacity and a discussion about programming to include supporting ON based SMBs to position themselves to sell into Canadian defence supply chains
Co-developed Indigenous research and reconciliation projects
Discussion about the innovation economy, emerging technology, and business adoption with government leaders as part of the Innovative Economy table with the Canadian Chamber of Commerce
Canada First Research Excellence Fund: exploring opportunities to seek funding from this new program
Conversation around labour policy and the future of work research
Conversation about support for cultural entrepreneurship and media innovation
Conversation about attracting international talent and research partnerships
Discussion about school of medicine and health force expansion