12-Month Lobbying Summary - Organization

Mitacs Inc. / Stephen Lucas, CEO

Registration Summary

Currently active - Last Updated: 2025-11-17

Who is lobbying?

Mitacs Inc. (Address & business activities)

Stephen Lucas, CEO

Government Funding

Did Mitacs Inc. receive government funding within the last 12 months? Yes

Other Entities (working together for the purposes of lobbying) Information

Mitacs Inc. is not working together with any other entity for the purpose of lobbying.

Direct Interests of the Lobbying Activity

Affiliates

Mitacs Inc. does not have any affiliates that could have a direct interest in the outcome of the lobbying activities

Other Affiliates

The activities of Mitacs Inc. are not controlled or directed by another person or organization with a direct interest in the outcome of this undertaking

Contributors with a Direct Interest in the Outcome

No person or organization contributed over $1000CDN, within the preceding 12 months, toward the lobbying activity on behalf of Mitacs Inc.:

What is being lobbied?

Subject Matter of the Lobbying Activities

Details Regarding the Identified Subject Matter

Will any of the lobbyists listed within this registration arrange a meeting between a public office holder and any other individual for the purpose of attempting to influence any of the matters listed below:

Yes

Specific Topics of Lobbying Communications	Intended Outcomes	Associated Subject Matters
To increase provincial government support for work-integrated learning opportunities and research internships for post-secondary students and post-doctoral fellows.	Development, establishment, amendment or termination of any program, policy, directive or guideline of the government of British Columbia or a Provincial entity	Advanced Education, Colleges & Universities, Economic Development and Trade, Employment and Training, Finances and Budgets, Non-Profit Organization, Science and Technology
To obtain provincial government funding for Mitacs programs.	Awarding, amendment or termination of any contract, grant or financial benefit by or on behalf of the government of British Columbia or a Provincial entity	Advanced Education, Colleges & Universities, Economic Development and Trade, Employment and Training, Finances and Budgets, Non-Profit Organization, Science and Technology

Gifts or benefits provided by the organization

Gifts or Benefits Provided to Public Officer Holders
Name	Gift or Benefit Description	Circumstance	Date Promised	Value Promised	Date Given	Value Given
No Records

Who is being lobbied?

Ministries/Provincial Entities

Agriculture and Food
Attorney General
Citizens' Services
Community, Sport and Cultural Development
Emergency Management and Climate Readiness
Energy and Climate Solutions
Environment and Parks
Finance
Forests
Health
InBC Investment Corp.
Indigenous Relations and Reconciliation
Infrastructure
Innovate BC
Intergovernmental Relations Secretariat
Jobs and Economic Growth
Labour
Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly
Mining and Critical Minerals
Minister of State for Artificial Intelligence and New Technologies
Minister of State for Local Governments and Rural Communities
Office of the Premier
Parliamentary Secretary for Accessibility
Parliamentary Secretary for Agriculture
Parliamentary Secretary for Community Development and Non-Profits
Parliamentary Secretary for Labour
Parliamentary Secretary for Rural Development
Parliamentary Secretary for Trade to the Minister of Jobs and Economic Growth
Post-Secondary Education and Future Skills
Public Safety and Solicitor General
Tourism, Arts, Culture and Sport
Transportation and Transit
Water, Land and Resource Stewardship

Ministries/Provincial Entities in previous versions
- Advanced Education and Skills Training
- Energy, Mines and Low Carbon Innovation
- Environment and Climate Change Strategy
- Housing
- Jobs, Economic Development and Innovation
- Minister of State for Trade
- Minister of State for Workforce Development
- Municipal Affairs
- Parliamentary Secretary for Emergency Preparedness
- Parliamentary Secretary for Environment
- Parliamentary Secretary for Fisheries and Aquaculture
- Parliamentary Secretary for Forests
- Parliamentary Secretary for Sustainable Economy
- Transportation and Infrastructure

Who are the lobbyists?

In-house Lobbyists

Lobbyist

Contributions

Stephen Lucas
Subscribes to a Code of Conduct: No
Former Public Office Holder in BC: No

Lobbied or plans to lobby a member of the Legislative Assembly, including a Minister or Premier, on behalf of this organization, on or after 2024-09-21: Yes

Political: No
Sponsorship: No
Recall: No

Derek Newton
Subscribes to a Code of Conduct: No
Former Public Office Holder in BC: No

Lobbied or plans to lobby a member of the Legislative Assembly, including a Minister or Premier, on behalf of this organization, on or after 2024-09-21: Yes

Political: No
Sponsorship: No
Recall: No

Eva Reddington
Subscribes to a Code of Conduct: No
Former Public Office Holder in BC: No

Lobbied or plans to lobby a member of the Legislative Assembly, including a Minister or Premier, on behalf of this organization, on or after 2024-09-21: Yes

Political: No
Sponsorship: No
Recall: No

Ernest Yee
Subscribes to a Code of Conduct: No
Former Public Office Holder in BC: No

Lobbied or plans to lobby a member of the Legislative Assembly, including a Minister or Premier, on behalf of this organization, on or after 2024-09-21: Yes

Political: No
Sponsorship: No
Recall: No

Lobbyists in previous versions

In-house Lobbyists
Lobbyist	BC Former Public Office Holder Positions	Contributions
Sylvain Giguere	Former Public Office Holder in BC: No	Contributions: No
Beth Palmer	Former Public Office Holder in BC: No	Contributions: No

Registration number: 10737-2127
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Lobbying Activity Reports

What lobbying activities have taken place in the last 12 months?

What lobbying activities have taken place in the last 12 months?
Date	Arranging a Meeting	Lobbyists	Senior Public Office Holder, Position Title \| Ministry/Provincial Entity	Subject Matters
2025-10-23	No	Ernest Yee	Nathan Nankivell, Assistant Deputy Minister \| Jobs and Economic Growth	View
2025-10-20	No	Ernest Yee	Nolan Hennin, Ministerial Advisor \| Minister's Office, Post-Secondary Education and Future Skills Eric Peters, Chief of Staff \| Minister's Office, Post-Secondary Education and Future Skills	View
2025-10-08	No	Ernest Yee	Nathan Nankivell, Assistant Deputy Minister \| Jobs and Economic Growth	View
2025-09-25	No	Ernest Yee , Stephen Lucas	Scott Harris, Chief of Staff \| Jobs and Economic Growth Ravi Kahlon, Minister \| Jobs and Economic Growth Nathan Nankivell, Assistant Deputy Minister \| Jobs and Economic Growth	View
2025-09-25	Yes	Ernest Yee	Nolan Hennin, Ministerial Advisor \| Minister's Office, Post-Secondary Education and Future Skills Eric Peters, Chief of Staff \| Minister's Office, Post-Secondary Education and Future Skills	View
2025-08-22	Yes	Ernest Yee	Nolan Hennin, Executive Assistant \| Post-Secondary Education and Future Skills Eric Peters, Chief of Staff \| Minister's Office, Post-Secondary Education and Future Skills	View
2025-07-09	No	Ernest Yee , Stephen Lucas , Eva Reddington	Rick Glumac, Minister of State for Trade \| Jobs, Economic Development and Innovation Theresa Ho, Chief of Staff \| Minister of State for Trade, Jobs, Economic Development and Innovation	View
2025-06-19	No	Ernest Yee	Tyler Norman, Chief of Staff \| Finance	View
2025-06-09	Yes	Ernest Yee	Theresa Ho, Chief of Staff \| Minister's Office, Minister of State for Trade Braeden Mayer, Ministerial Advisor \| Minister's Office, Minister of State for Trade	View
2025-06-09	Yes	Ernest Yee	Kaitlyn Gorman, Ministerial Advisor \| Post-Secondary Education and Future Skills Eric Peters, Chief of Staff \| Minister's Office, Post-Secondary Education and Future Skills	View
2025-06-06	Yes	Ernest Yee	Mahdiyar Biazi, Senior Ministerial Advisor \| Jobs, Economic Development and Innovation	View
2025-06-02	Yes	Ernest Yee	Kenton Duncan, Ministerial Advisor \| Minister's Office, Finance	View
2025-05-22	No	Ernest Yee	Brenda Bailey, Minister of Finance \| Finance	View
2025-04-23	No	Ernest Yee	Kaitlyn Gorman, Ministerial Advisor \| Post-Secondary Education and Future Skills Anne Kang, Minister \| Post-Secondary Education and Future Skills Eric Peters, Chief of Staff \| Post-Secondary Education and Future Skills	View
2025-03-31	Yes	Ernest Yee	Kaitlyn Gorman, Ministerial Advisor \| Post-Secondary Education and Future Skills Eric Peters, Chief of Staff \| Post-Secondary Education and Future Skills	View
2025-03-18	No	Ernest Yee , Stephen Lucas	Trevor Hughes, Deputy Minister \| Post-Secondary Education and Future Skills Melanie Nielsen, Executive Director \| Post-Secondary Education and Future Skills	View
2025-03-01	Yes	Ernest Yee	Anne Kang, Minister \| Post-Secondary Education and Future Skills	View
2025-02-19	No	Ernest Yee	Nathan Nankivell, Assistant Deputy Minister \| Jobs, Economic Development and Innovation	View
2025-01-27	No	Ernest Yee , Stephen Lucas	Nathan Nankivell, Assistant Deputy Minister \| Jobs, Economic Development and Innovation	View
2025-01-15	Yes	Ernest Yee	Eric Peters, Chief of Staff \| Office of the Minister, Post-Secondary Education and Future Skills	View
2024-12-18	Yes	Ernest Yee	Fazil Mihlar, DM \| Jobs, Economic Development and Innovation	View
2024-12-16	No	Ernest Yee , Stephen Lucas	Shannon Salter, Deputy Minister \| Office of the Premier	View
2024-12-16	No	Ernest Yee , Stephen Lucas	Farid Azar, Senior Ministerial Advisor \| Jobs, Economic Development and Innovation Diana Gibson, Minister \| Jobs, Economic Development and Innovation	View

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Mitacs Inc. - Address & business activities

Address:

301 - 6190 Agronomy Road
Vancouver, BC V6T 1Z3
Canada

Contact information in previous versions
- 301-6190 Agronomy Road
  Vancouver, BC V6T 1Z3
  Canada
- 301-6190 Agronomy Road
  Vancouver, BC V6T 1Z3
  Canada
- 301-6190 Agronomy Road
  
  Vancouver, BC V6T 1Z3
  Canada
- 301-6190 Agronomy Road
  
  Vancouver, BC V6T 1Z3
  Canada
- 301-6190 Agronomy Road
  
  Vancouver, BC V6T 1Z3
  Canada
- 301 6190 Agronomy Road
  
  Vancouver, BC V6T 1Z3
  Canada
- Suite 301, TEF
  University of British Columbia 6190 Agronomy Road
  Vancouver, BC V6T 1Z3
  Canada

Description of Activities:
Mitacs is a national, not-for-profit research organization. Through unique research and training programs, Mitacs is developing the next generation of innovators with vital scientific and business skills. In partnership with companies, government and academia, Mitacs is supporting a new economy using Canada's most valuable resource: its people.

Descriptions of the organization's activity in previous versions:
- Mitacs is a national, not-for-profit research organization. Through unique research and training programs, Mitacs is developing the next generation of innovators with vital scientific and business skills. In partnership with companies, government and academia, Mitacs is supporting a new economy using Canadas most valuable resource  its people.
- Mitacs is a national, not-for-profit research organization. Through unique research and training programs, Mitacs is developing the next generation of innovators with vital scientific and business skills. In partnership with companies, government and academia, Mitacs is supporting a new economy using Canada's most valuable resource ¿ its people.
- Mitacs Inc. is a leader in linking businesses, government and not-for-profits with over 50 of Canada's universities to develop cutting-edge tools to support the growth of Canada's knowledge-based economy. MITACS' programs focus on developing and attracting a new generation of Canadian researchers and entrepreneurs through skills training and entrepreneur workshops, technical training events, graduate and post-doctoral internships and outreach activities.

Received Government Funding

The Received Government Funding table below is not intended to be additive. Adding all of the entries together does not necessarily provide an accurate sum of all government funding received. There may be redundancy (reporting of the same funding more than once) caused by overlap in the "Date/Period Received" between 2 or more entries.

Source of Government Funding	Funding Received	Date/Period Received
Economic Trust of the Southern Interior	$33,750.00	2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31
Embassy of France to Canada	$3,000.00	2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31
Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office of United Kingdom	$21,000.00	2025-04-30
Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office of the United Kingdom	$3,000.00	2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31
Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada	$20,685,461.00	2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31
Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada	$40,500,000.00	2025-01-31
Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada	$25,400,000.00	2025-05-31
National Applied Research Laboratories of Taiwan	$46,000.00	2025-06-30
National Research Council of Canada	$49,500.00	2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31
National Research Foundation of South Africa	$3,000.00	2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31

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Date Modified:: 2025-11-05

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12-Month Lobbying Summary - Organization

Mitacs Inc. / Stephen Lucas, CEO

Who is lobbying?

Mitacs Inc. (Address & business activities)

Government Funding

Other Entities (working together for the purposes of lobbying) Information

Direct Interests of the Lobbying Activity

Affiliates

Other Affiliates

Contributors with a Direct Interest in the Outcome

What is being lobbied?

Details Regarding the Identified Subject Matter

Gifts or benefits provided by the organization

Who is being lobbied?

Ministries/Provincial Entities

Who are the lobbyists?

What lobbying activities have taken place in the last 12 months?