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Universities Canada / Universités Canada - Address, activities & membership

Address:

350 Albert Street, Suite 1710
Ottawa, ON  K1R 1B1
Canada

Telephone number: 613-563-1236

  • Contact information in previous versions
    • 350 Albert Street, Suite 1710
      Ottawa, ON  K1R 1B1
      Canada

      Telephone number: 613-563-1236  Ext. 232

      Fax number: 613-563-9745  

    • 350 Albert Street, Suite 1710
      Ottawa, ON  K1R 1B1
      Canada

      Telephone number: 613-563-1236  Ext. 232

      Fax number: 613-563-9745  

    • 350 Albert Street, Suite 600
      Ottawa, ON  K1R 1B1
      Canada

      Telephone number: 613-563-1236  Ext. 232

      Fax number: 613-563-9745  

    • 350 Albert Street, Suite 600
      Ottawa, ON  K1R 1B1
      Canada

      Telephone number: 613-563-1236

      Fax number: 613-563-9745  

    • 350 ALBERT STREET, SUITE 600
      OTTAWA, ON  K1R 1B1
      Canada

      Telephone number: 613-563-1236

      Fax number: 613-563-9745  


Description of the organization's activities:
Universities Canada has represented Canada's universities since 1911. We are the voice of Canada's universities. Our advocacy ensures that higher education is recognized as vital to Canada's prosperity and quality of life as a knowledge-based society and economy. We are a non-governmental and not-for-profit organization, funded through membership fees and revenues from contract management services and publications. Our mandate is to facilitate the development of public policy on higher education and to encourage cooperation among universities and governments, industry, communities, and institutions in other countries. We provide services to member universities in three main areas: public policy and advocacy; communication, research and information-sharing; and scholarships and international programs.

  • Descriptions of the organization's activity in previous versions:
    • The Association of Universities and Colleges of Canada has represented Canada's universities since 1911. We are the voice of Canada's universities. Our advocacy ensures that higher education is recognized as vital to Canada's prosperity and quality of life as a knowledge-based society and economy. We are a non-governmental and not-for-profit organization, funded through membership fees and revenues from contract management services and publications. Our mandate is to facilitate the development of public policy on higher education and to encourage cooperation among universities and governments, industry, communities, and institutions in other countries. We provide services to member universities in three main areas: public policy and advocacy; communication, research and information-sharing; and scholarships and international programs.
    • The Association of Universities and Colleges of Canada has represented Canada's universities since 1911. We influence public policy by sharing expertise, information and the perspectives of our members with government, industry and community leaders. Our advocacy ensures that higher education is recognized as vital to Canada's prosperity and quality of life as a knowledge-based society and economy.We are a non-governmental and not-for-profit group, funded through membership fees and revenues from contract management services and publications. Our priorities include: better public understanding and support for higher education; improved funding for Canada's universities, enhanced support for research; and increased internationalization of higher education in Canada.To foster broad support for higher education, the AUCC: promotes dialogue with policy makers in Canada; builds partnerships with local, national, and international organizations; and publishes studies on current and emerging trends and issues confronting universities. AUCC provides services to member universities in three main areas: public policy and advocacy, communications, research and information sharing; and scholarships and international programs.
    • The association of universities and colleges of canada has represented canada's universities since 1911. We influence public policy by sharing expertise, information and the perspectives of our members with government, industry and community leaders. Our advocacy ensures that higher education is recognized as vital to canada's prosperity and quality of life as a knowledge-based society and economy.We are a non-governmental and not-for-profit group, funded through membership fees and revenues from contract management services and publications. Our priorities include: better public understanding and support for higher education; improved funding for canada's universities, enhanced support for research; and increased internationalization of higher education in canada.To foster broad support for higher education, the aucc: promotes dialogue with policy makers in canada; builds partnerships with local, national, and international organizations; and publishes studies on current and emerging trends and issues confronting universities. Aucc provides services to member universities in three main areas: public policy and advocacy, communications, research and information sharing; and scholarships and international programs.
    • THE ASSOCIATION OF UNIVERSITIES AND COLLEGES OF CANADA HAS REPRESENTED CANADA'S UNIVERSITIES SINCE 1911. WE INFLUENCE PUBLIC POLICY BY SHARING EXPERTISE, INFORMATION AND THE PERSPECTIVES OF OUR MEMBERS WITH GOVERNMENT, INDUSTRY AND COMMUNITY LEADERS. OUR ADVOCACY ENSURES THAT HIGHER EDUCATION IS RECOGNIZED AS VITAL TO CANADA'S PROSPERITY AND QUALITY OF LIFE AS A KNOWLEDGE-BASED SOCIETY AND ECONOMY.WE ARE A NON-GOVERNMENTAL AND NOT-FOR-PROFIT GROUP, FUNDED THROUGH MEMBERSHIP FEES AND REVENUES FROM CONTRACT MANAGEMENT SERVICES AND PUBLICATIONS. OUR PRIORITIES INCLUDE: BETTER PUBLIC UNDERSTANDING AND SUPPORT FOR HIGHER EDUCATION; IMPROVED FUNDING FOR CANADA'S UNIVERSITIES, ENHANCED SUPPORT FOR RESEARCH; AND INCREASED INTERNATIONALIZATION OF HIGHER EDUCATION IN CANADA.TO FOSTER BROAD SUPPORT FOR HIGHER EDUCATION, THE AUCC: PROMOTES DIALOGUE WITH POLICY MAKERS IN CANADA; BUILDS PARTNERSHIPS WITH LOCAL, NATIONAL, AND INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS; AND PUBLISHES STUDIES ON CURRENT AND EMERGING TRENDS AND ISSUES CONFRONTING UNIVERSITIES. AUCC PROVIDES SERVICES TO MEMBER UNIVERSITIES IN THREE MAIN AREAS: PUBLIC POLICY AND ADVOCACY, COMMUNICATIONS, RESEARCH AND INFORMATION SHARING; AND SCHOLARSHIPS AND INTERNATIONAL PROGRAMS.

Organization's membership or classes of membership:
Universities Canada has one class of voting members. Members are Canadian public and private not-for-profit universities and university degree-level colleges. At present, the Association has over 90 voting members. Associate members are non-voting national groupings of academic and administrative components of member institutions that have objects which are consonant with those of the Association. At present, there are 12 associate members. Members of the Association are listed on the website, www.univcan.ca.

  • Organization's memberships or classes of memberships in previous versions:
    • Universities Canada has one class of voting members. Members are Canadian public and private not-for-profit universities and university degree-level colleges. At present, the Association has 96 voting members. Associate members are non-voting national groupings of academic and administrative components of member institutions that have objects which are consonant with those of the Association. At present, there are 15 associate members. Members of the Association are listed on the website www.univcan.ca.
    • Universities Canada has one class of voting members. Members are Canadian public and private not-for-profit universities and university degree-level colleges. At present, the Association has 97 voting members. Associate members are non-voting national groupings of academic and administrative components of member institutions that have objects which are consonant with those of the Association. At present, there are 15 associate members. Members of the Association are listed on the website www.univcan.ca.
    • AUCC has one class of voting members. Members are Canadian public and private not-for-profit universities and university degree-level colleges. At present, the Association has 97 voting members. Associate members are non-voting national groupings of academic and administrative components of member institutions that have objects which are consonant with those of the Association. At present, there are 15 associate members. Members of the Association are listed on the website www.aucc.ca.
    • AUCC has one class of voting members. Members are Canadian public and private not-for-profit universities and university degree-level colleges. At present, the Association has 95 voting members. Associate members are non-voting national groupings of academic and administrative components of member institutions that have objects which are consonant with those of the Association. At present, there are 15 associate members. Members of the Association are listed on the website www.aucc.ca.
    • AUCC has one class of voting members. Members are Canadian public and private not-for-profit universities and university degree-level colleges. At present, the Association has 94 voting members. Associate members are non-voting national groupings of academic and administrative components of member institutions that have objects which are consonant with those of the Association. At present, there are 15 associate members. Members of the Association are listed on the website www.aucc.ca.
    • AUCC has one class of voting members. Members are Canadian public and private not-for-profit universities and university degree-level colleges. At present, the Association has 92 voting members. Associate members are non-voting national groupings of academic and administrative components of member institutions that have objects which are consonant with those of the Association. At present, there are 15 associate members. Members of the Association are listed on the website www.aucc.ca.
    • AUCC has one class of voting members. Members are canadian public and private not-for-profit universities and university level colleges. At present, aucc has 92 voting members. Associate members are non-voting national groupings of academic and administrative components of aucc member institutions whose objects are consonant with those of aucc. At present, there are 15 associate members. AUCC members are listed on the website www.aucc.ca.
    • Aucc has one class of voting members. Members are canadian public and private not-for-profit universities and university level colleges. At present, aucc has 92 voting members. Associate members are non-voting national groupings of academic and administrative components of aucc member institutions whose objects are consonant with those of aucc. At present, there are 15 associate members. Aucc members are listed on the website www.aucc.ca.
    • Aucc has one class of voting members. Members are canadian public and private not-for-profit universities and university level colleges. At present, aucc has 89 voting members. Associate members are non-voting national groupings of academic and administrative components of aucc member institutions whose objects are consonant with those of aucc. At present, there are 15 associate members. Aucc members are listed on the website www.aucc.ca.
    • AUCC HAS ONE CLASS OF VOTING MEMBERS. MEMBERS ARE CANADIAN PUBLIC AND PRIVATE NOT-FOR-PROFIT UNIVERSITIES AND UNIVERSITY LEVEL COLLEGES. AT PRESENT, AUCC HAS 91 VOTING MEMBERS. ASSOCIATE MEMBERS ARE NON-VOTING NATIONAL GROUPINGS OF ACADEMIC AND ADMINISTRATIVE COMPONENTS OF AUCC MEMBER INSTITUTIONS WHOSE OBJECTS ARE CONSONANT WITH THOSE OF AUCC. AT PRESENT, THERE ARE 15 ASSOCIATE MEMBERS. AUCC MEMBERS ARE LISTED ON THE WEBSITE WWW.AUCC.CA

Public offices held: Julia Scott


Government funding

End date of the last completed financial year: 2023-03-31
List of Government Funding
Government Institution Funding Received in Last Financial Year Funding Expected in Current Financial Year
Canadian Heritage (PCH) $129,791.00 Yes
Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) $25,000.00 Yes
National Research Council (NRC) $1,000.00 Yes
Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC) $25,000.00 Yes
Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) $25,000.00 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
      2022-03-31 Canadian Heritage (PCH) $81,879.00 Yes

Public offices held: Laurent Carbonneau

List of Public Offices Held
Position Period Held Last Date Designated Public Office Held
Issue Manager
House of Commons, Office of the Leader of the Office of New Democratic Party 		January 2020 to April 2021 Not a designated office
House Leader’s Assistant
House of Commons, Office of the Leader of the Office of New Democratic Party 		December 2019 to January 2020 Not a designated office
Issue Coordinator
House of Commons, Office of the Leader of New Democratic Party 		July 2019 to October 2019 Not a designated office
Legislative Assistant
House of Commons, Office of Charlie Angus, MP 		May 2017 to June 2019 Not a designated office

Public offices held: Shawn Hughes

List of Public Offices Held
Position Period Held Last Date Designated Public Office Held
Issues Manager
House of Commons, Offices of the Leader and Whip of the New Democratic Party of Canada 		December 2021 to April 2023 Not a designated office
Legislative Assistant
House of Commons, Office of Jenny Kwan MP 		June 2020 to December 2021 Not a designated office
Communications and Stakeholder Engagement Officer
Ship-source Oil Pollution Fund/ Fund for Rail Accidents Involving Designated Goods, Corporate Services 		March 2020 to June 2020 Not a designated office
House Leader's Assistant
House of Commons, Office of the House Leader of the New Democratic Party of Canada 		January 2020 to March 2020 Not a designated office
Parliamentary Assistant
House of Commons, Office of Matthew Dubé, MP 		January 2018 to October 2019 Not a designated office
Constituency Assistant
House of Commons, Office of Irene Mathyssen MP 		July 2017 to December 2017 Not a designated office

Public offices held: Jessie Cooke

List of Public Offices Held
Position Period Held Last Date Designated Public Office Held
Parliamentary Assistant
House of Commons, Office of MP Julie Dzerowicz 		February 2021 to January 2023 Not a designated office

Public offices held: James Hammond

List of Public Offices Held
Position Period Held Last Date Designated Public Office Held
Legislative Assistant
House of Commons, Office of Taylor Bachrach, MP 		November 2019 to September 2022 Not a designated office
Legislative Assistant
House of Commons, Office of Nathan Cullen, MP 		June 2018 to October 2019 Not a designated office
Parliamentary Assistant
House of Commons, Office of Don Davies, MP 		February 2018 to June 2018 Not a designated office

Public offices held: Rym Cheriet

List of Public Offices Held
Position Period Held Last Date Designated Public Office Held
Telephone Interviewer
Statistics Canada, Statistical Survey Operations 		September 2015 to February 2016 Not a designated office
Parliamentary Guide
Parliament of Canada, Library of Parliament 		May 2015 to September 2015 Not a designated office
Telephone Interviewer
Statistics Canada, Statistical Survey Operations 		March 2015 to May 2015 Not a designated office

Public offices held: Rosemarie Blackwood

List of Public Offices Held
Position Period Held Last Date Designated Public Office Held
Member's Assistant
House of Commons, Office of Alistair MacGregor, MP 		January 2018 to March 2022 Not a designated office
Constituency Assistant
House of Commons, Office of Murray Rankin, MP 		May 2017 to January 2018 Not a designated office

Public offices held: Maggie Rodrigues

List of Public Offices Held
Position Period Held Last Date Designated Public Office Held
Junior Policy Analyst
Environment and Climate Change Canada, Meteorological Service 		February 2019 to June 2019 Not a designated office
Program Assistant
Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada, Northern Affairs Office 		September 2017 to December 2017 Not a designated office
Junior Environmental Officer
Environment and Climate Change Canada, Environmental Protection Branch 		May 2017 to August 2017 Not a designated office
Youth Engagement Assistant
Environment and Climate Change Canada, Meteorological Service of Canada 		January 2017 to May 2017 Not a designated office

Public offices held: Catherine Emond-Provencher

List of Public Offices Held
Position Period Held Last Date Designated Public Office Held
Policy Analyst
Treasury Board Secretariat, Service Management, Digital Policy and Service Sector 		May 2021 to August 2022 Not a designated office
Junior Policy Analyst
Environment and Climate Change Canada, Sustainability Directorate, Strategic Policy Branch 		May 2020 to December 2020 Not a designated office
Junior Program Officer
Canadian Heritage, Official Languages Branch 		May 2019 to August 2019 Not a designated office
Intern
House of Commons, Office of MP Guy Caron 		May 2018 to July 2018 Not a designated office
Intern
House of Commons, Office of MP Hélène Laverdière 		September 2017 to December 2017 Not a designated office
Tour Guide
House of Commons, Library of Parliament 		May 2017 to September 2017 Not a designated office

Public offices held: Jessie Cooke

List of Public Offices Held
Position Period Held Last Date Designated Public Office Held
Parliamentary Assistant
House of Commons, Office of MP Julie Dzerowicz 		February 2021 to January 2023 Not a designated office

Public offices held: Maggie Rodrigues

List of Public Offices Held
Position Period Held Last Date Designated Public Office Held
Junior Policy Analyst
Environment and Climate Change Canada, Meteorological Service 		February 2019 to June 2019 Not a designated office
Program Assistant
Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada, Northern Affairs Office 		September 2017 to December 2017 Not a designated office
Junior Environmental Officer
Environment and Climate Change Canada, Environmental Protection Branch 		May 2017 to August 2017 Not a designated office
Youth Engagement Assistant
Environment and Climate Change Canada, Meteorological Service of Canada 		January 2017 to May 2017 Not a designated office

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