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Lakehead University / Gillian Siddall, President and Vice Chancellor

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Active - Last Updated: 2024-09-17

Who is lobbying?

Lakehead University (Address, activities & membership)

Gillian Siddall, 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
Education	Seeking funding to create the Gichi Kendaasiwin Centre. The Gichi Kendaasiwin Centre is an infrastructure project. The Centre will ensure that Indigenous students are encouraged at a young age to view university as part of their future. The project will allow Lakehead University to build on its success and improve the level of attainment of postsecondary education for first nations. Source of funding to be determined	Grant, Contribution or Other Financial Benefit
Telecommunications	Seeking funding to immersive learning technology in several communities in Northwestern Ontario. Source of funding to be determined	Grant, Contribution or Other Financial Benefit
Education, Employment and Training, Regional Development	Title: Lobbying for Modifications to Canada's International Student Cap and Work Permit Policies. Description: Lobbying for region-specific policies that allow more flexibility in the federal cap on international student study permits. The focus is on ensuring that smaller institutions like Lakehead in remote areas are not disproportionately affected by the reduction in permit approvals.	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	Seeking funding to create the Gichi Kendaasiwin Centre. The Gichi Kendaasiwin Centre is an infrastructure project. The Centre will ensure that Indigenous students are encouraged at a young age to view university as part of their future. The project will allow Lakehead University to build on its success and improve the level of attainment of postsecondary education for first nations. Source of funding to be determined	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 to immersive learning technology in several communities in Northwestern Ontario. Source of funding to be determined	Grant, Contribution or Other Financial Benefit

Subject matters in previous versions

Aboriginal Affairs
Arts and Culture
Budget
Economic Development
Education
Employment and Training
Forestry
Health
Immigration
Industry
Infrastructure
Internal Trade
International Trade
Mining
Regional Development
Research and Development
Science and Technology

Subject matters added through a communication report:

Animal Welfare

Who is being lobbied?

Government Institutions

Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC)
Canada Foundation for Innovation
Canadian Heritage (PCH)
Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR)
Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC)
Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario (FedDev)
Finance Canada (FIN)
Global Affairs Canada (GAC)
Health Canada (HC)
Indigenous Services Canada (ISC)
Infrastructure Canada (INFC)
Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
National Research Council (NRC)
Natural Resources Canada (NRCan)
Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC)
Prime Minister's Office (PMO)
Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC)
Treasury Board Of Canada Secretariat (TBS)

Communication techniques

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

Written communication
Oral communication

Who are the lobbyists?

Dr. David Barnett, Vice President Academic | No public offices held
Dr. Andrew Dean, Vice President, Research and Innovation | No public offices held
Michael Nicin, Executive Director, Government Relations | No public offices held
Kathy Pozihun, Vice President, Administration and Finance | No public offices held
Linda Rodenburg, interim Principle, Lakehead Orillia Campus | No public offices held
Gillian Siddall, President & Vice-Chancellor | No public offices held
Cynthia WesleyEsquimaux, Chair, Truth and Reconciliation | No public offices held
Mike den Haan, Vice President, External Relations | No public offices held

Registration number: 955231-332446
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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
2024-09-20	Patty Hajdu, Minister of Indigenous Services; Minister responsible for the Federal Economic Development Agency for Northern Ontario Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario (FedDev)	Animal Welfare, Regional Development
2024-02-02	Patty Hadju, Minister of Indigenous Services of Canada; MP Thunder Bay Superior North Indigenous Services Canada (ISC)	Economic Development, Education

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Lakehead University - Address, activities & membership

Address:

955 Oliver Road
Thunder Bay, ON P7B 5E1
Canada

Telephone number: 807-698-7661

Contact information in previous versions
- 955 Oliver Road
  Thunder Bay, ON P7B 5E1
  Canada
  
  Telephone number: 807-343-8200
- 955 Oliver Road
  Thunder Bay, ON P7B 5E1
  Canada
  
  Telephone number: 807-343-8200

Description of the organization's activities:
Lakehead University has about 9,500 full-time equivalent students and 2,000 faculty in ten faculties at two campuses in Orillia and Thunder Bay, Ontario. Lakehead is a fully comprehensive university: home to Ontario’s newest Law School — the Bora Laskin Faculty of Law, the Northern Ontario School of Medicine, and faculties of Engineering, Business Administration, Health & Behavioural Sciences, Social Sciences & Humanities, Science & Environmental Studies, Natural Resources Management, Education, and Graduate Studies. Maclean’s University Rankings places Lakehead University among Canada’s Top 10 undergraduate universities, and 1st among undergraduate universities for Total Research Dollars, Social Sciences & Humanities Grants, and Library Expenses.

Descriptions of the organization's activity in previous versions:
- Lakehead University has about 9,700 full-time equivalent students and 2,000 faculty in ten faculties at two campuses in Orillia and Thunder Bay, Ontario. Lakehead is a fully comprehensive university: home to Ontario’s newest Law School — the Bora Laskin Faculty of Law, the Northern Ontario School of Medicine, and faculties of Engineering, Business Administration, Health & Behavioural Sciences, Social Sciences & Humanities, Science & Environmental Studies, Natural Resources Management, Education, and Graduate Studies. Maclean’s 2016 University Rankings places Lakehead University 2nd in Ontario and among Canada’s Top 10 undergraduate universities, and 1st among Ontario’s undergraduate universities for Total Research Dollars, Social Sciences & Humanities Grants, and Library Expenses. In 2015, Re$earch Infosource ranked Lakehead 1st among Canada’s undergraduate universities.

Organization's membership or classes of membership:
Lakehead University is a public post secondary institution. The University is governed and managed by a board of governors, a senate and an administration. Lakehead University has 9500 students and over 65,000 alumni

Organization's memberships or classes of memberships in previous versions:
- Lakehead University is a public post secondary institution. The University is governed and managed by a board of governors, a senate and an administration. Lakehead University has 9500 students and over 60,000 alumni
- Lakehead University is a public post secondary institution. The University is governed and managed by a board of governors, a senate and an administration. Lakehead University has 9700 students and over 57,000 alumni

End date of the last completed financial year: 2024-03-31

List of Government Funding
Government Institution	Funding Received in Last Financial Year	Funding Expected in Current Financial Year
Canada Foundation for Innovation	$669,064.00	No
City of Thunder Bay	$86,054.76	Yes
Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC)	$243,035.00	Yes
Federal Economic Development Agency for Northern Ontario	$480,856.00	Yes
Government of Northwest Territories	$30,000.00	Yes
Government of Yukon	$14,746.77	Yes
Health Canada (HC)	$1,100.50	Yes
Indigenous Services Canada (ISC)	$445,518.00	Yes
Indigenous and Northern Affairs Canada	$932,000.00	Yes
Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada	$30,000.00	No
Intellectual Property Ontario	$30,250.00	Yes
Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs	$330,000.00	Yes
Ministry of Colleges and Universities	$65,610,980.00	Yes
Ministry of Economic Development, Job Creation and Trade	$311,255.00	Yes
Ministry of Environment, Conservation and Parks	$117,500.00	Yes
Ministry of Labour	$819,236.16	No
Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry	$40,000.00	Yes
Natural Resources Canada (NRCan)	$70,700.00	Yes
Northern Ontario Heritage Fund Corporation (NOHFC)	$204,686.00	Yes
Ontario Centre of Excellence	$1,685.42	Yes
Ontario Ministry of Health	$535,829.50	Yes
Ontario Ministry of Mines	$15,000.00	Yes
Ontario Ministry of Transportation	$48,750.00	Yes
Parks Canada (PC)	$65,007.00	Yes
Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC)	$304,877.00	Yes
Public Safety Canada (PS)	$30,000.00	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	Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC)	$24,720.00	Yes
2023-04-30	Bank of Canada	$10,000.00	Yes
2023-04-30	Canada Foundation for Innovation	$265,427.00	Yes
2023-04-30	City of Thunder Bay	$319,476.15	Yes
2023-04-30	Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC)	$11,051.00	Yes
2023-04-30	Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC)	$165,537.27	Yes
2023-04-30	Federal Economic Development Agency for Northern Ontario	$355,809.54	Yes
2023-04-30	First Nations Health Authority	$38,714.66	Yes
2023-04-30	Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO)	$24,150.00	No
2023-04-30	Global Affairs Canada (GAC)	$14,000.00	Yes
2023-04-30	Government of Yukon	$10,491.23	No
2023-04-30	Indigenous Services Canada (ISC)	$1,460,914.00	Yes
2023-04-30	Indigenous and Northern Affairs Canada	$932,000.00	Yes
2023-04-30	Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada	$30,000.00	No
2023-04-30	Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)	$30,000.00	Yes
2023-04-30	MITACs	$1,098,333.32	Yes
2023-04-30	Manitoba Ministry of Sport, Culture and Heritage	$2,298.00	No
2023-04-30	Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs	$326,000.00	Yes
2023-04-30	Ministry of Colleges and Universities	$67,942,483.00	Yes
2023-04-30	Ministry of Economic Development, Job Creation and Trade	$311,255.00	Yes
2023-04-30	Ministry of Environment, Conservation and Parks	$64,593.50	Yes
2023-04-30	Ministry of Health, excluding Alternate Funding Plan	$591,025.00	Yes
2023-04-30	Ministry of Labour	$1,147,434.88	No
2023-04-30	Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry	$41,500.00	Yes
2023-04-30	Ministry of Northern Development and Mines	$15,000.00	Yes
2023-04-30	NOHFC	$866,347.81	Yes
2023-04-30	Natural Resources Canada (NRCan)	$700.00	Yes
2023-04-30	Northern Ontario Heritage Fund Corporation (NOHFC)	$866,347.81	Yes
2023-04-30	Parks Canada (PC)	$69,679.44	Yes
2023-04-30	Province of British Columbia	$680.00	No
2023-04-30	Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC)	$169,200.00	Yes
2023-04-30	Public Services and Procurement Canada (PSPC)	$52,281.38	Yes

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