Heba Jibril

Seeking federal partnership in social impact investment opportunities involving indigenous communities in Canada Federal Government policies impacting social impact investment models between the federal government and the private sector.

Advocate for better access to whole-building data that will enable energy efficiency outcomes and in support of benchmarking, disclosure or labelling standards/guidelines. Support the continuity of ENERGY STAR Portfolio Manager as a foundational tool supporting the real estate sector. Raise awareness of voluntary standards and certifications, such as the Zero Carbon Building Standard and LEED, to support government objectives and outcomes to scale up high-performing buildings for the Department of National Defence and housing for the Canadian Forces. Advocate to include stronger energy efficiency, carbon emissions and resiliency performance measures or the use of voluntary standards in Canada's housing policies and in the policies of Build Canada Homes. Support the development of the "Made-in-Canada Investment guidelines" with a green and transition taxonomy for buildings as announced by the federal government. Support the greening government strategy and the operations to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from the federal buildings portfolio. Support the implementation of Buy Clean principles in federal procurements that will require to reduce embodied carbon. Support the integration of carbon emissions (operational and embodied) in National Energy Code of Canada for Buildings and National Building Code of Canada.

Advocacy for investment in the Canadian energy sector. Advocacy to advance international collaboration to support sustainable development. Advocacy to support funding for higher education programs and research initiatives in the health sciences. Advocacy to advance Canadian leadership in key areas through long-term support for major research facilities and initiatives. Advocacy related to policies that impact international students. Advocacy to represent university interests in the allocation of land. International collaboration to support the reputation of Canadian universities abroad. Advocacy to advance Canadian leadership in priority areas, including artificial intelligence and defence, to support world-class research and the attraction and retention of top talent, including, but not limited to, specific calls for proposals. Regulations related to visitor visas to support international engagement. Support in principle for high-speed rail along the Québec–Toronto corridor and advocacy for the inclusion of a stop in Kingston. Advocacy to secure support in the budget for post-secondary education, research, innovation, and science. Advocacy to increase support for university research, including research funding and granting programs administered by the tri-agencies (SSHRC, NSERC, CIHR) and other departments and agencies. Advocacy to enhance support for university research mobilization and commercialization. Timeliness of decisions regarding Temporary Residence Visas in the recruiting of international faculty. Student assistance and financial support for higher education, sources of funding to be determined. Science and Technology Policy - Operating funding for major scientific installations and equipment from the Canada Foundation for Innovation. Regulations related to the provision of immigration advice (under section 91 of the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act) Military and Veteran's Health - seeking support for the national research program of the Canadian Institute for Military and Veteran Health through Veterans Affairs Canada and the Department of National Defence. Maintenance and growth in funding for investigator-driven grants from tricouncils. Indirect Costs of Research Program - increase in support to levels of international peers, source of funding to be determined. Funding for infrastructure to support advanced research and teaching Funding for health sciences initiatives - Obtain federal funding to extend the value chain of cancer clinical trails in Canada. Sources of funding to be determined. FedDev Ontario Applied Research and Commercialization (ARC) initiative to support applied research and commercialization for SME-University partnerships

Valid8 is seeking to raise awareness to law enforcement and investigations agencies/departments on their platform and participate in relevant RFPs to combat financial crimes. This includes the potential to obtain a contract with the government to support law enforcement in combating financial crimes.

Valid8 is seeking to raise awareness to law enforcement and investigations agencies/departments on their Verified Financial Intelligence (VFI) platform and participate in relevant RFPs. The platform was designed by forensic accountants and leverages AI to transform years of statements, checks, deposit slips and accounting system transactions into courtroom-ready evidence. It enables teams to trace the flow of funds quickly and accurately in order to save publicly funded time and resources during complex investigations.