Lobbying registration dated 2026-04-01
Registrant: Edward McCauley
Client: University of Calgary
Targeted institutions:
Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency (ACOA)
Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR)
Treasury Board Of Canada Secretariat (TBS)
Public Services and Procurement Canada (PSPC)
Indigenous Services Canada (ISC)
Pacific Economic Development Canada (PacifiCan)
Global Affairs Canada (GAC)
Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA)
Canada Foundation for Innovation
Transport Canada (TC)
Parks Canada (PC)
Canadian Heritage (PCH)
Justice Canada (JC)
Women and Gender Equality (WAGE)
Finance Canada (FIN)
Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada (CIRNAC)
Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC)
House of Commons
National Defence (DND)
Natural Resources Canada (NRCan)
Office of the Commissioner of Official Languages (OCOL)
Canadian Space Agency (CSA)
Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC)
Canada School of Public Service (CSPS)
Housing, Infrastructure and Communities Canada (HICC)
Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC)
Veterans Affairs Canada (VAC)
National Research Council (NRC)
Canadian Security Intelligence Service (CSIS)
Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC)
Canadian Energy Regulator (CER)
Privy Council Office (PCO)
Senate of Canada
Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC)
Health Canada (HC)
Canadian Northern Economic Development Agency (CanNor)
Prairies Economic Development Canada (PrairiesCan)
Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC)
Public Safety Canada (PS)
Canadian Coast Guard (CCG)
Prime Minister's Office (PMO)
Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO)
Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC)
Government funding received:
Institution: Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR)
Amount: 69569000.00
Institution: Other Federal
Amount: 58867000.00
Institution: Health Canada (HC)
Amount: 357000.00
Institution: Foreign
Amount: 30766000.00
Institution: Canada Foundation for Innovation
Amount: 23357000.00
Institution: Canada Research Chairs
Amount: 9545000.00
Institution: Provincial
Amount: 653998000.00
Institution: Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC)
Amount: 48267000.00
Institution: Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC)
Amount: 14284000.00
Institution: Municipal
Amount: 2277000.00
Institution: Other Provinces
Amount: 15688000.00
Lobbying activity details:
Budget bills in support of federal funding for post-secondary education, research, innovation, science and technology.
Discussions concerning potential research and development initiatives and investments related to clean energy, environmental research and climate change policy.
Funding or support with respect to international development cooperation (student and academic mobility, internships, research collaboration, exchanges, technical assistance).
Increased funding and program design for various programs administered by Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC), Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC), and Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR).
Discussions about policy implementation regarding the academic visa process in support of international faculty recruitment with respect to changes to the Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations.
Support for new research and campus infrastructure.
Discussions regarding possible research and development initiatives for, and investments in, partnerships with the University of Calgary.