12-Month Lobbying Summary - Organization

Canadian Urban Transit Research & Innovation Consortium / Josipa Petrunic, President & CEO

Registration Summary

Currently active - Last Updated: 2025-10-23

Who is lobbying?

Canadian Urban Transit Research & Innovation Consortium (Address & business activities)

Josipa Petrunic, President & CEO

Government Funding

Did Canadian Urban Transit Research & Innovation Consortium receive government funding within the last 12 months? Yes

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

Canadian Urban Transit Research & Innovation Consortium is not working together with any other entity for the purpose of lobbying.

Direct Interests of the Lobbying Activity

Affiliates

Canadian Urban Transit Research & Innovation Consortium does not have any affiliates that could have a direct interest in the outcome of the lobbying activities

Other Affiliates

The activities of Canadian Urban Transit Research & Innovation Consortium 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 Canadian Urban Transit Research & Innovation Consortium:

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
CUTRIC is requesting funding to conduct a feasibility analysis regarding hydrogen and battery electric light, medium, and heavy-duty vehicles and fuelling systems for provincially regulated fleets. The analysis will support lobbying efforts directed at ministers and government officials to recognize the continuing importance of electrified and low-carbon transportation. This includes battery and hydrogen electric public fleet vehicles, as well as public vehicles powered by renewable natural gas and the necessary supporting infrastructure. Lessons learned from the project will help inform government strategies to reduce GHG emissions, meet climate targets and strengthen the clean technology sector in British Columbia.	Development of any legislative proposal by the government of British Columbia, a Provincial entity or a member of the Legislative Assembly 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	Colleges & Universities, Economic Development and Trade, Energy, Industry, Infrastructure, Non-Profit Organization, Science and Technology, Transportation
Support the ongoing development of a robust low-carbon smart mobility innovation ecosystem in B.C. through the support of industry-academic collaborative innovation projects focusing on battery electric mobility, fuel cell electric mobility, renewable compressed natural gas electric mobility, smart autonomous and connected vehicle mobility and data-driven mobility solutions.	Development, establishment, amendment or termination of any program, policy, directive or guideline of the government of British Columbia or a Provincial entity 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	COVID-19, Colleges & Universities, Economic Development and Trade, Energy, Environment, Industry, Infrastructure, Transportation

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

BC Transit
BC Transportation Financing Authority
British Columbia Hydro and Power Authority
Energy and Climate Solutions
Finance
Innovate BC
Jobs and Economic Growth
Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly
Office of the Premier
Parliamentary Secretary for Community Development and Non-Profits
Parliamentary Secretary for Gender Equity
Parliamentary Secretary for Trade to the Minister of Jobs and Economic Growth
School Board Trustees
University of Victoria

Ministries/Provincial Entities in previous versions
- Jobs, Economic Development and Innovation

Who are the lobbyists?

In-house Lobbyists

Lobbyist

Contributions

Holly Hixson
Subscribes to a Code of Conduct: Yes
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

Josipa Petrunic
Subscribes to a Code of Conduct: Yes
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

Jess Smith
Subscribes to a Code of Conduct: Yes
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
Desmond Jaricha	Former Public Office Holder in BC: No	Contributions: No
Kristina Petrusic	Former Public Office Holder in BC: No	Contributions: No

Registration number: 1946-837
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Lobbying Activity Reports

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

No monthly Lobbying Activity Reports have been submitted for the last 12 months.

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Canadian Urban Transit Research & Innovation Consortium - Address & business activities

Address:

18 King Street East, Suite 1400
Toronto, ON M5C 1C4
Canada

Contact information in previous versions
- 18 King Street East, Suite 1400
  Toronto, ON M5C 1C4
  Canada
- 1 Yonge Street, Suite 1801
  Toronto, ON M5E 1W7
  Canada
- 1 Yonge Street, Suite 1801
  
  Toronto, ON M5E 1W7
  Canada
- 1 Yonge Street, Suite 1801
  
  Toronto, BC M6C 3R9
  Canada
- Telsec Business Centres Inc.
  Suite 1801, 1 Yonge Street
  Toronto, BC M5E 1W7
  Canada
- Telsec Business Centres Inc.
  Suite 1801, 1 Yonge Street
  Toronto, ON M5E 1W7
  Canada
- 585 Dundas Street East
  3rd Floor
  Toronto, ON M5A 2B7
  Canada
- Suite 1401
  55 York Street
  Toronto, ON M5J 1R7
  Canada

Description of Activities:
To make Canada a global leader in low-carbon smart mobility technologies across heavy-duty and light-duty platforms, including advanced transit, transportation, and integrated mobility applications.

Descriptions of the organization's activity in previous versions:
- CUTRIC's objective is to support industry-academic collaborations in the development of the next generation of technologies for Canadian transit and transportation systems.
- CUTRIC's objective is to support industry-academic collaborations in the development of the next generation of technologies for Canadian transit and transportation systems.

Requested Government Funding

Funding Request made to:	Funding Requested	Date Requested
Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario	$10,000,000.00	2024-12-20
Government of Canada (Housing, Infrastructure and Communities Canada) Rural Transit Fund	$3,022,760.00	2025-03-04
Natural Resources Canada (ZEV Council Charging & Refueling Action Plan)	$59,500.00	2025-01-20
Ontario Transit Investment Fund (OTIF)	$1,274,975.00	2025-02-05

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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
Government of Canada (Housing, Infrastructure and Communities Canada)	$172,344.30	2025-03-26
Government of Canada (Housing, Infrastructure and Communities Canada)	$416,705.46	2024-10-28
Government of Canada (Housing, Infrastructure and Communities Canada)	$102,475.61	2025-03-26
Government of Canada (Housing, Infrastructure and Communities Canada)	$236,935.28	2025-02-28
Government of Canada (Housing, Infrastructure and Communities Canada)	$364,316.89	2024-10-23
Government of Canada (Housing, Infrastructure and Communities Canada)	$254,666.26	2024-10-29
Government of Canada (Housing, Infrastructure and Communities Canada)	$364,379.03	2024-12-19
Government of Canada (Housing, Infrastructure and Communities Canada. MOU: A Framework for the Augmented Canadian Zero- Emissions Bus (ZEB) Database))	$7,675.00	2023-11-20 to 2025-03-21
Government of Canada (Housing, Infrastructure and Communities Canada. MOU: A Framework for the Augmented Canadian Zero- Emissions Bus (ZEB) Database))	$80,000.00	2025-03-21
Natural Resources Canada	$19,929.22	2024-12-31
Natural Resources Canada	$35,020.87	2025-01-31

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Date Modified:: 2025-11-05

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12-Month Lobbying Summary - Organization

Canadian Urban Transit Research & Innovation Consortium / Josipa Petrunic, President & CEO

Who is lobbying?

Canadian Urban Transit Research & Innovation Consortium (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?