The Canadian Science Policy Centre in partnership with Canada's Chief Science Advisor Dr. Mona Nemer is pleased to announce the Delegates for the 2026 Science Meets Parliament program.

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Congratulations to all successful applicants!

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Applicants by Province
Selected Applicants by Province

Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR)

Postdoctoral Fellows

Sarah Nersesian

Cancer Research Program

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Ottawa Hospital Research Institute
Ottawa, ON

Ariany Marques

Faculty of Medicine

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University of Ottawa
Ottawa, Ontario

Aline Faria

Faculty of Health Sciences

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Simon Fraser University
Burnaby, British Columbia

Faculty Members

Martine Puts

Lawrence Bloomberg Faculty of Nursing

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University of Toronto
Toronto, Ontario

Lindsay Cahill

Chemistry

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Memorial University of Newfoundland

Kimberly Dunham-Snary

Faculty of Health Sciences

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Queen's University
Kingston, Ontario

Mina Nouredanesh

College of Community and Global Health

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University of Manitoba
Winnipeg, Manitoba

Arne Stinchcombe

School of Psychology

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University of Ottawa
Ottawa, Ontario

School of Public Health

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University of Alberta
Edmonton, Alberta

Diana (Dee) Lewis

Geography, Environment, and Geomatics

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University of Guelph
 Guelph, Ontario

Médecine / Biologie moléculaire, biochimie médicale et pathologie

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Université Laval
Quebec City, Quebec

Tamara Bodnar

Faculty of Science / Department of Biological Sciences

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University of Calgary
Calgary, Alberta

Lisa Julian

Faculty of Science; Department of Molecular Biology and Biochemistry

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Simon Fraser University
Burnaby, British Columbia

School of Physical and Occupational Therapy/ Paediatrics

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McGill University
Montreal, Quebec

Bukola Salami

Cumming School of Medicine

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University of Calgary
Calgary, Alberta

Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada

Postdoctoral Fellows

Saiful Hoque

Institute of Biomedical Engineering

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University of Toronto
Toronto, ON

Hannah Mahoney

Labratory of Zoonotic Viruses and Comparitive Immunology

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University of Saskatchewan
Saskatoon, SK

Faculty Members

Kerry Black

Engineering/Civil Engineering

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University of Calgary
Calgary, Alberta

Mita Dasog

Chemistry and Civil Engineering

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Dalhousie University
Halifax, Nova Scotia

Jennifer Geddes-McAlister

Molecular and Cellular Biology

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University of Guelph
Guelph, ON

Engineering / Electrical and Computer Engineering

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McMaster University
Hamilton, ON

Adam Damry

Science / Chemistry and Biomolecular Sciences

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University of Ottawa
Ottawa, ON

Tao Huan

Chemistry

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University of British Columbia
University Endowment Lands, British Columbia

Fanny Noisette

Institut des sciences de la mer

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Université du Québec à Rimouski
Rimouski, Quebec

Nora Casson

Geography

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University of Winnipeg
Winnipeg, Manitoba

Food Science

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University of Guelph
Guelph, ON

Aaron MacNeil

Science/Biology

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Dalhousie University
Halifax, Nova Scotia

Roberto Budzinski

Neuroscience

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University of Lethbridge
Lethbridge, Alberta

Physics, Engineering Physics & Astronomy

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Queen’s University
Kingston, Ontario

Karyn Moffatt

Information Studies

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McGill University
Kingston, Ontario

Karin Kleiner

Énergie Matériaux Télécommunications Research Centre

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Institut National de la recherche scientifique
Québec City, Quebec

Lauren Erland

Agriculture

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University of the Fraser Valley
Abbotsford, British Columbia

Idrissa Beogo

Science de la santé

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University of Ottawa
Ottawa, ON

Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council

Postdoctoral Fellows

Faculty Members

Lyndsay Hayhurst

Faculty of Health/School of Kinesiology & Health Science

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York University
Toronto, ON

Ivona Hideg

Schulich School of Business

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York University
Toronto, ON

Belkacem Chikhaoui

Science and Technology

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TELUQ University
Quebec City, Quebec

Pauline Pic

Biologie Chimie Géographie

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Université du Québec à Rimouski
Rimouski, Quebec

Michelle Lam

Faculty of Education, Curriculum & Pedagogy Department

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Brandon University
Brandon, Manitoba

Alison Perrin

Social Sciences and Humanities

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Yukon University
Whitehorse, Yukon

Fereshteh, Mafakheri

ENAP

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École nationale d'administration publique
Montreal, QC

Desautels Faculty of Management

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McGill University
Montréal, QC

Katty Alhayek

Science de la santé

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Toronto Metropolitan University
Toronto, ON

Rose Kikpa Bio

Sciences Humaines

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Université de Moncton
Moncton, NB

Gabrielle Bardall

Sciences Humaines

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Université Sainte-Anne
Pointe-de-l'Église, Nova Scotia

Myriam Ertz

Department of Economics and Administrative Sciences

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Université du Québec à Chicoutimi
Saguenay, Quebec

Independent Researchers

Postdoctoral Fellows

Faculty Members

Ben Amor

Faculty of Engineering / Department of civil and building engineering

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Université de Sherbrooke
Sherbrooke, Quebec

Thanks to the Science Meets Parliament organizing committee for making this program possible:

  • Christopher Caputo, York University
  • Effie Pereira, Queen's University

  • Mehrdad Hariri, Canadian Science Policy Centre

  • Cecile Malardier-Jugroot, Royal Military College of Canada

  • Matt McTaggart, Royal Military College of Canada

  • Wendi Zhou, Canadian Science Policy Centre

  • Trushar Patel, University of Lethbridge

  • Homa Kheyrollah Pour, Wilfrid Laurier University

  • Peter Thornton, Office of the Chief Science Advisor

  • Hanna Beauport, Office of the Chief Science Advisor
  • Vanessa Sung, Office of the Chief Science Advisor