12-Month Lobbying Summary - In-house Organization

Ontario College of Art & Design University/L'École universitaire d'art & de design de l'Ontario / Ana Serrano, President and Vice Chancellor

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Active - Last Updated: 2024-10-28

Who is lobbying?

Ontario College of Art & Design University/L'École universitaire d'art & de design de l'Ontario (Address, activities & membership)

Ana Serrano, President and Vice Chancellor

Received government funding or funding expected in current financial year

Yes

What is being lobbied?

Subject Matter Details

Details Regarding the Identified Subject Matter
Subject matters	Details	Categories
Arts and Culture, Employment and Training, Health, Housing	Affordable housing for students, support for student mental health and wellness, support for the Cultural Policy Hub and research support services	Grant, Contribution or Other Financial Benefit
Arts and Culture, Justice and Law Enforcement, Religion	Discussions with the government concerning campus and student safety and the potential creation of strategies to combat hate on campus.	Policies or Program
Arts and Culture, Immigration	Exemption from the international student cap for art and design university students	Policies or Program, Regulation
Arts and Culture, Economic Development, Employment and Training, Regional Development, Small Business	Funding for inclusion of women, equity, diversity and inclusion in the economy, especially in creative and digital media industries	Grant, Contribution or Other Financial Benefit
Arts and Culture, Health, Housing, Infrastructure	Funding to support young adult creative mental health and affordable student housing	Grant, Contribution or Other Financial Benefit
Arts and Culture, Economic Development, Employment and Training, Regional Development, Research and Development, Small Business	Inclusion of women and other diverse people in the economy, especially in creative and digital media industries	Policies or Program
Economic Development, Industry, Intellectual Property, Media, Regional Development, Research and Development, Small Business	Research and commercialization funding from ISED (Innovation Science and Economic Development) agencies - FedDev Ontario (Applied Research and Commercialization Initiative) and National Research Council Canada Industrial Research Assistance Program (NRC-IRAP) with respect to internships, commercialization, research and research infrastructure.	Grant, Contribution or Other Financial Benefit
Arts and Culture, Economic Development, Employment and Training, Media, Regional Development, Research and Development, Small Business	Seeking funding from FedDev to support a design-driven entrepreneurial diversity and inclusive innovation program.	Grant, Contribution or Other Financial Benefit
Arts and Culture, Employment and Training	Support for a national upskilling and training program through Canada's art and design universities that would support the arts, culture and creative industries transition through new technological changes including AI	Grant, Contribution or Other Financial Benefit, Policies or Program

Subject matter details in previous versions

Details Regarding the Identified Subject Matter
Subject matters	Details	Categories
Subject matters were not required to be associated with subject matter details when this content was submitted	Affordable housing for students, support for student mental health and wellness, support for the Cultural Policy Hub and research support services	Grant, Contribution or Other Financial Benefit
Subject matters were not required to be associated with subject matter details when this content was submitted	Funding for inclusion of women, equity, diversity and inclusion in the economy, especially in creative and digital media industries	Grant, Contribution or Other Financial Benefit
Subject matters were not required to be associated with subject matter details when this content was submitted	Funding to support young adult creative mental health and affordable student housing	Grant, Contribution or Other Financial Benefit
Subject matters were not required to be associated with subject matter details when this content was submitted	Inclusion of women and other diverse people in the economy, especially in creative and digital media industries	Policies or Program
Subject matters were not required to be associated with subject matter details when this content was submitted	Research and commercialization funding from ISED (Innovation Science and Economic Development) agencies - FedDev Ontario (Applied Research and Commercialization Initiative) and National Research Council Canada Industrial Research Assistance Program (NRC-IRAP) with respect to internships, commercialization, research and research infrastructure.	Grant, Contribution or Other Financial Benefit
Subject matters were not required to be associated with subject matter details when this content was submitted	Seeking funding from FedDev to support a design-driven entrepreneurial diversity and inclusive innovation program.	Grant, Contribution or Other Financial Benefit

Subject matters in previous versions

Aboriginal Affairs
Arts and Culture
Budget
Economic Development
Education
Employment and Training
Health
Immigration
Industry
Infrastructure
Intellectual Property
International Development
Research and Development
Science and Technology
Telecommunications

Who is being lobbied?

Government Institutions

Canada Council for the Arts
Canada Foundation for Innovation
Canada School of Public Service (CSPS)
Canadian Heritage (PCH)
Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR)
Canadian Space Agency (CSA)
Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC)
Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC)
Export Development Canada (EDC)
Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario (FedDev)
Finance Canada (FIN)
Global Affairs Canada (GAC)
Health Canada (HC)
House of Commons
Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC)
Infrastructure Canada (INFC)
Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
National Film Board (NFB)
National Research Council (NRC)
Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC)
Parks Canada (PC)
Prime Minister's Office (PMO)
Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC)
Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC)

Communication techniques

Communication techniques that have been used or are expected to be used in the course of the undertaking:

Oral communication
Written communication

Who are the lobbyists?

Ana Serrano, President and Vice Chancellor | No public offices held
Miriam Kramer, Executive Director, Government & Community Relations | No public offices held
Julia Pereira, Manager, Government & Community Relations | No public offices held

Registration number: 946506-261304
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Monthly Communication Reports

What oral and arranged communications have taken place?

What oral and arranged communications have taken place?
Date	DPOH, Position Title \| Government Institution	Subject Matters
2024-10-31	Anthony Housefather, Member of Parliament House of Commons	Arts and Culture, Immigration, Justice and Law Enforcement, Religion
2024-10-31	Jessika James, Director \| Office of MP Damien Kurek, House of Commons	Arts and Culture, Employment and Training, Immigration
2024-10-30	Greg Barley, Director of Parliamentary Affairs House of Commons Julie Dabrusin, Member of Parliament House of Commons	Arts and Culture, Employment and Training, Immigration
2024-10-30	Pat Kelly, Member of Parliament House of Commons	Arts and Culture, Employment and Training, Immigration
2024-10-29	Julie Spattz, Senior Director, Temporary Economic Immigration - International Student Policy (ISP) Team Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC)	Arts and Culture, Immigration
2024-10-29	Tom Kmiec, Member of Parliament House of Commons	Arts and Culture, Employment and Training, Immigration
2024-10-28	Atiq Rahman, ADM, Learning Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC)	Arts and Culture, Employment and Training, Immigration
2024-10-28	Isabelle Mondou, Deputy Minister Canadian Heritage (PCH)	Arts and Culture, Employment and Training, Health, Housing, Immigration
2024-05-04	Mariah Brown, Member's Assistant House of Commons Julie Dabrusin, Member of Parliament House of Commons	Arts and Culture, Employment and Training
2024-04-18	Matthew Gray, Senior Policy Advisor \| Minister of Canadian Heritage, House of Commons	Arts and Culture
2024-04-10	Colin Lalonde, Director of Parliamentary Affairs and Appointments \| Minister of Canadian Heritage, House of Commons Taleeb Noormohamed, Member of Parliament House of Commons	Arts and Culture, Employment and Training
2024-03-18	Matthew Gray, Senior Policy Advisor Canadian Heritage (PCH)	Arts and Culture, Media
2024-02-08	Matthew Gray, Senior Policy Advisor Canadian Heritage (PCH)	Arts and Culture, Budget
2024-02-07	Taleeb Noormohamed, Member of Parliament House of Commons Zackary Slawich, Assistant to the Minister's Parliamentary Secretary Canadian Heritage (PCH)	Arts and Culture, Budget, Employment and Training, Immigration

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Ontario College of Art & Design University / L'École universitaire d'art & de design de l'Ontario - Address, activities & membership

Address:

100 McCaul Street
Toronto, ON M5T 1W1
Canada

Telephone number: 416-977-6000 Ext. 300

Contact information in previous versions
- 100 McCaul Street
  Toronto, ON M5T 1W1
  Canada
  
  Telephone number: 416-977-6000 Ext. 2466
  
  Fax number: 416-598-0885
- 100 McCaul Street
  Toronto, ON M5T 1W1
  Canada
  
  Telephone number: 416-977-6000 Ext. 2466
  
  Fax number: 416-598-0885

Description of the organization's activities:
Ontario College of Art & Design (OCAD) University was established in 1876 and is the third largest art and design university in North America and the largest in Canada. The current enrolment is 4,200 undergraduate FTEs and 315 FTEs in growing graduate programs. The university is located in downtown Toronto, Ontario.

Descriptions of the organization's activity in previous versions:
- Ontario College of Art & Design (OCAD) University was established in 1876 and is the third largest art and design university in North America and the largest in Canada. The current enrolment is 3,892 undergraduate FTEs and 214 FTEs in growing graduate programs. The university is located in downtown Toronto, Ontario.
- Ontario College of Art & Design (OCAD) University was established in 1876 and is the third largest art and design university in North America and the largest in Canada. The current enrolment is 3,784 undergraduate FTEs and 103 FTEs in growing graduate programs. The university is located in downtown Toronto, Ontario.
- Ontario College of Art & Design (OCAD) University was established in 1876 and is the third largest art and design university in North America and the largest in Canada. The current enrolment is 3,260 undergraduate students and 35 students in growing graduate programs. The university is located in downtown Toronto, Ontario.
- University OCAD was established in 1876 and is the third largest art and design university in North America and the largest in Canada. The current enrolment is 3,260 undergraduate students and 35 students in growing graduate programs. The university is located in downtown Toronto, Ontario.

Organization's membership or classes of membership:
Postsecondary education - undergraduate and graduate studies, university research.

Organization's memberships or classes of memberships in previous versions:
- Post secondary education - undergraduate and graduate studies, university research.
- Post secondary education - undergraduate and graduate studies, university research

End date of the last completed financial year: 2024-05-31

List of Government Funding
Government Institution	Funding Received in Last Financial Year	Funding Expected in Current Financial Year
Canada Council for the Arts	$129,000.00	Yes
Canada Foundation for Innovation	$85,000.00	Yes
Canada Research Chairs	$245,000.00	Yes
Canadian Accessibility Research Standards	$1,043,000.00	Yes
Canadian Heritage (PCH)	$144,000.00	Yes
Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC)	$1,027,000.00	Yes
Global Affairs Canada (GAC)	$8,000.00	Yes
Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)	$94,000.00	Yes
Ontario Ministry of Colleges and Universities	$28,090,000.00	Yes
Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC)	$8,000.00	Yes
Research Support Fund	$551,000.00	Yes
Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC)	$1,236,000.00	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
2023-05-31	Canada Council for the Arts	$133,000.00	Yes
2023-05-31	Canada Foundation for Innovation	$87,000.00	Yes
2023-05-31	Canada Research Chairs	$510,000.00	Yes
2023-05-31	Canadian Accessibility Research Standards	$227,000.00	Yes
2023-05-31	Canadian Institute for Advanced Research	$55,000.00	Yes
2023-05-31	Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC)	$838,000.00	Yes
2023-05-31	Global Affairs Canada (GAC)	$26,000.00	Yes
2023-05-31	Heritage Canada	$93,000.00	Yes
2023-05-31	Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)	$94,000.00	Yes
2023-05-31	Ontario Ministry of Colleges and Universities	$27,935,000.00	Yes
2023-05-31	Ontario Ministry of Heritage, Sport, Tourism and Culture Industries	$80,000.00	Yes
2023-05-31	Ontario Trillium Foundation	$53,500.00	Yes
2023-05-31	Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC)	$3,270,000.00	Yes
2023-05-31	Research Support Fund	$486,000.00	Yes
2023-05-31	Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC)	$768,000.00	Yes
2023-05-31	Tri-Agency	$216,000.00	Yes
2023-05-31	eCampus Ontario	$47,000.00	Yes

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