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McMaster University / David Farrar, President & Vice-Chancellor

Address, activities & membership

McMaster University - Address, activities & membership

Address:

1280 Main Street West
Gilmour Hall - Room 238
Hamilton, ON  L8S 4L8
Canada

Telephone number: 905-525-9140  Ext. 24340

  • Contact information in previous versions
    • 1280 Main Street West
      Gilmour Hall - Room 238
      Hamilton, ON  L8S 4L8
      Canada

      Telephone number: 905-525-9140

      Fax number: 905-522-3391  


Description of the organization's activities:
McMaster University's purpose is the discovery, communication and preservation of knowledge. In our teaching, research and scholarship, we are committed to creativity, innovation and excellence. McMaster's main campus in Hamilton, Ontario, supports more than 6,500 faculty and staff who serve 18,500 full-time undergraduate students, 3,000 graduate students. More than 120,000 alumni located around the world have earned their degrees from McMaster.

  • Descriptions of the organization's activity in previous versions:
    • McMaster University's purpose is the discover, communication and preservation of knowledge. In our teaching, research and scholarship, we are committed to creativity, innovation and excellence. McMaster's main campus in Hamilton, Ontario, supports more than 6,500 faculty and staff who serve 18,500 full-time undergraduate students, 3,000 graduate students. More than 120,000 alumni located around the world have earned their degrees from McMaster.

Organization's membership or classes of membership:
The McMaster University Act 1976 by the Ontario Legislature incorporates McMaster and established a bicameral system of university government - a Board of Governors and a Senate, each with its own jurisdiction and powers. The 38-member Board of Governors is responsible for the government, conduct,management and control of the University, its property revenues, business and affairs. The Senate has ultimate responsibility for academic policy and regulating the system of education.McMaster has three goals: To provide an innovative and stimulating learning environment where students can prepare themselves to excel in life, to achieve the next level in research results and reputation by building on existing and emerging areas of excellence and to build an inclusivecommunity with a shared purpose.


Public offices held: Darran Fernandez

List of Public Offices Held
Position Period Held Last Date Designated Public Office Held
Advisor, MP's office
House of Commons, House of Commons 		September 2004 to December 2007 Not a designated office

Government funding

End date of the last completed financial year: 2024-04-30
List of Government Funding
Government Institution Funding Received in Last Financial Year Funding Expected in Current Financial Year
Canada Foundation for Innovation $2,894,000.00 Yes
Canada Research Chairs $13,962,000.00 Yes
Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) $58,562,000.00 Yes
Foreign $5,018,000.00 Yes
Health Canada (HC) $1,481,000.00 Yes
Municipal $96,000.00 Yes
Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC) $23,382,000.00 Yes
Other Federal $44,896,000.00 Yes
Other Provincial $258,000.00 Yes
Province of Ontario $374,390,000.00 Yes
Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) $12,723,000.00 Yes

  • Government funding in previous versions

      List of Government Funding
      End date of the last completed financial year Government Institution Funding Received in Last Financial Year Funding Expected in Current Financial Year
      2023-04-30 Canada Foundation for Innovation $22,172,000.00 Yes
      2023-04-30 Canada Research Chairs $10,528,000.00 Yes
      2023-04-30 Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) $109,969,000.00 Yes
      2023-04-30 Foreign $4,268,000.00 Yes
      2023-04-30 Health Canada (HC) $1,576,000.00 Yes
      2023-04-30 Municipal $151,000.00 Yes
      2023-04-30 Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC) $28,847,000.00 Yes
      2023-04-30 Other Federal $53,379,000.00 Yes
      2023-04-30 Other Provincial $199,000.00 Yes
      2023-04-30 Province of Ontario $355,821,000.00 Yes
      2023-04-30 Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) $5,610,000.00 Yes

Public offices held: Peter O'Sullivan

List of Public Offices Held
Position Period Held Last Date Designated Public Office Held
Constituency Manager
MP's Office, Filomena Tassi MP office 		July 2019 to January 2021 Not a designated office
Legislative Assistant
Minister's office, Minister responsible for Seniors, ESDC 		August 2018 to July 2019 July 9, 2019
Legislative Assistant
MP's office, Filomena Tassi MP office 		November 2016 to August 2018 Not a designated office

Public offices held: Nick Switalski

List of Public Offices Held
Position Period Held Last Date Designated Public Office Held
Director of Issues Management
Health Canada, Minister's Office 		December 2014 to November 2015 November 2, 2015
Senior Advisor, Parliamentary Affairs
Health Canada, Minister's Office 		June 2013 to November 2014 November 1, 2014
Parliamentary Secretary Assistant
Human Resources and Social Development Canada, Minister's Office 		October 2011 to June 2013 June 1, 2013

Public offices held: Darran Fernandez

List of Public Offices Held
Position Period Held Last Date Designated Public Office Held
Advisor, MP's office
House of Commons, House of Commons 		September 2004 to December 2007 Not a designated office

Public offices held: Bruce Archibald

List of Public Offices Held
Position Period Held Last Date Designated Public Office Held
President
Canada Food Inspection Agency, President 		August 2013 to October 2016 October 28, 2016
President
Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario, President 		August 2009 to August 2013 August 1, 2013
Assistant Deputy Minister
Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Research, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada 		April 2003 to August 2005 Not a designated office

Public offices held: Alexandra Lawson

List of Public Offices Held
Position Period Held Last Date Designated Public Office Held
Researcher, Writer, Editor
HRDC, Labour Market Services 		June 1996 to August 1996 Not a designated office
Researcher, Writer, Editor
HRDC, Labour Market Services 		June 1995 to August 1995 Not a designated office

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