12-Month Lobbying Summary - In-house Organization

University of Calgary / Edward McCauley, President & Vice-Chancellor

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Active - Last Updated: 2021-05-12

Who is lobbying?

University of Calgary (Address, activities & membership)

Edward McCauley, President & Vice-Chancellor

Received government funding or funding expected in current financial year

Yes

What is being lobbied?

Subject Matters

Aboriginal Affairs
Agriculture
Arts and Culture
Budget
Climate
Economic Development
Education
Employment and Training
Energy
Environment
Health
Immigration
Industry
Infrastructure
Intellectual Property
International Development
International Relations
International Trade
Regional Development
Research and Development
Science and Technology
Taxation and Finance
Transportation

Subject Matter Details

Grant, Contribution or Other Financial Benefit

Discussions regarding possible research and development initiatives for, and investments in, partnerships with the University of Calgary.
Support for new research and campus infrastructure.

Grant, Contribution or Other Financial Benefit, Policies or Program

Funding or support with respect to international development cooperation (student and academic mobility, internships, research collaboration, exchanges, technical assistance).
Increased funding and program design for various programs administered by Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC), Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC), and Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR).

Legislative Proposal, Bill or Resolution

Budget bills in support of federal funding for post-secondary education, research, innovation, science and technology.

Policies or Program

Discussions about policy implementation regarding the academic visa process in support of international faculty recruitment with respect to changes to the Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations.
Discussions concerning potential research and development initiatives and investments related to clean energy, environmental research and climate change policy.

Who is being lobbied?

Government Institutions

Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC)
Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency (ACOA)
Canada Foundation for Innovation
Canada School of Public Service (CSPS)
Canadian Coast Guard (CCG)
Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA)
Canadian Heritage (PCH)
Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR)
Canadian Space Agency (CSA)
Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada (CIRNAC)
Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC)
Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC)
Finance Canada (FIN)
Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO)
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 Defence (DND)
National Research Council (NRC)
Natural Resources Canada (NRCan)
Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC)
Office of the Commissioner of Official Languages (OCOL)
Parks Canada (PC)
Prime Minister's Office (PMO)
Privy Council Office (PCO)
Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC)
Public Safety Canada (PS)
Public Services and Procurement Canada (PSPC)
Senate of Canada
Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC)
Transport Canada (TC)
Treasury Board Of Canada Secretariat (TBS)
Veterans Affairs Canada (VAC)
Western Economic Diversification Canada (WD)
Women and Gender Equality (WAGE)

Communication techniques

Who are the lobbyists?

John Alho, Associate Vice-President, Government Relations | Public offices held
Teri Balser, Provost, Vice President (Academic) | No public offices held
Ken Barker, Director, ISPIA; Professor, Computer Science | No public offices held
Linda Dalgetty, Vice-President (Finance and Services) | No public offices held
Jessica Edge, Senior Policy Analyst | No public offices held
William Ghali, Vice-President (Research) | No public offices held
David Keto, Director, Government Relations | No public offices held
Maribeth Murray, Executive Director, Arctic Institute | No public offices held
Marcus Plottel, Government Relations Specialist (Provincial Affairs) | No public offices held
Janaka Ruwanpura, Vice-Provost (International) | No public offices held
Robert Thompson, Associate Vice-President (Research) | No public offices held
Barbara Wright, Government Relations Specialist (Federal Affairs) | No public offices held

Lobbyists in previous versions
- John Alho, Associate Vice President, Government and Community Engagement | Public offices held
- Bart Becker, Vice-President (Facilities) | No public offices held
- David Keto, Interim Director, Government Relations | No public offices held
- Dru Marshall, Provost, Vice President (Academic) | No public offices held
- Kyle Olsen, Government Relations Associate | No public offices held
- Nuvyn Peters, Vice-President (Development) | No public offices held
- Nuvyn Peters, Vice-President (Office of Advancement) | No public offices held

Registration number: 942415-5009
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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
2021-08-26	Marie-Helene Legare, Director General Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED) Nipun Vats, Assistant Deputy Minister Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)	Research and Development
2021-08-25	Justin Riemer, Assistant Deputy Minister Western Economic Diversification Canada (WD)	Research and Development
2021-08-24	Christian Dea, Director General \| Transportation Economic Analysis, Transport Canada (TC) Craig Hutton, Director General, A/Associate Assistant Deputy Minister \| Strategic Policy and Innovation, Transport Canada (TC)	Research and Development, Transportation
2021-08-17	Stephanie Kusie, Member of Parliament House of Commons	Education
2021-08-10	Justin Riemer, Assistant Deputy Minister Western Economic Diversification Canada (WD)	Research and Development
2021-07-27	Nancy Hamzawi, Assistant Deputy Minister \| Testing, Tracing and Data Strategy, Health Canada (HC) Stephen Lucas, Deputy Minister Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC) Cameron MacDonald, Assistant Deputy Minister \| COVID Alert and Emerging Technologies, Health Canada (HC)	Science and Technology, Health, Research and Development
2021-07-21	Joanne Pawluk, Director General Operations Western Economic Diversification Canada (WD) Justin Riemer, Assistant Deputy Minister Western Economic Diversification Canada (WD)	Research and Development
2021-07-15	Sinead Tuite, Senior Director \| Digital Research Infrastructure Strategy, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED) Nipun Vats, Assistant Deputy Minister Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)	Research and Development, Infrastructure
2021-06-30	Seamus O'Regan, Minister of Natural Resources Natural Resources Canada (NRCan)	Research and Development
2021-06-29	Mona Fortier, Member of Parliament House of Commons	Research and Development
2021-06-22	Michelle Rempel Garner, Member of Parliament, Calgary Nose Hill House of Commons	Research and Development
2021-06-20	Mona Nemer, Chief Science Advisor Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)	Research and Development
2021-06-17	Dan Vandal, Minister Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada (CIRNAC)	Research and Development
2021-06-10	Ayesha Chughtai, Regional Advisor, Prairies and North, Western Desk Prime Minister's Office (PMO)	Research and Development
2021-05-27	Ayesha Chughtai, Regional Advisor, Prairies and North, Western Desk Prime Minister's Office (PMO)	Research and Development
2021-05-25	Joanne Pawluk, Director General Operations Western Economic Diversification Canada (WD)	Research and Development
2021-05-20	Simon Kennedy, Deputy Minister Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED) Nipun Vats, Assistant Deputy Minister Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)	Research and Development, Budget
2021-05-18	Nipun Vats, Assistant Deputy Minister Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)	Research and Development
2021-05-10	Galen Richardson, Officer \| Minister's Office, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)	Budget
2021-05-03	Mitch Davies, President National Research Council (NRC) Genevieve Tanguay, Vice-President, Emerging Technologies National Research Council (NRC)	Research and Development, Budget
2021-04-28	Sinead Tuite, Senior Director \| Digital Research Infrastructure Strategy, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)	Science and Technology, Research and Development
2021-04-21	Daniel Quan-Watson, Deputy Minister Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada (CIRNAC)	Research and Development, Budget
2021-04-16	Jim Carr, Member of Parliament House of Commons	Research and Development, Budget
2021-03-30	Greg McLean, Member of Parliament House of Commons	Research and Development, Economic Development, Budget
2021-03-29	Pat Kelly, Member of Parliament House of Commons	Research and Development, Economic Development, Budget
2021-03-29	Nipun Vats, Assistant Deputy Minister Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)	Research and Development
2021-03-23	François-Philippe Champagne, Minister \| Innovation, Science and Industry, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)	Research and Development
2021-03-22	Francis Drouin, Member of Parliament House of Commons Wayne Easter, Member of Parliament House of Commons Pat Finnigan, Member of Parliament House of Commons Gudie Hutchings, Member of Parliament House of Commons Bryan May, Member of Parliament House of Commons Johise Namwira, Special Assistant, Parliamentary Affairs Women and Gender Equality (WAGE) Osman Naqvi, Parliamentary Secretary Assitant Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC) Marcus Powlowski, Member of Parliament House of Commons Lenore Zann, Member of Parliament House of Commons	Agriculture
2021-03-15	Amanda Woodley, Policy Advisor Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)	Science and Technology
2021-03-12	Jasraj Singh Hallan, Member of Parliament House of Commons	Research and Development, Economic Development, Budget
2021-03-12	Len Webber, Member of Parliament House of Commons	Research and Development, Economic Development, Budget
2021-03-11	Joanne Pawluk, Director General, Operations Western Economic Diversification Canada (WD) Justin Riemer, Assistant Deputy Minister Western Economic Diversification Canada (WD)	Research and Development
2021-03-10	Douglas Black, Senator Senate of Canada	Economic Development, Budget
2021-02-22	Galen Richardson, Officer Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)	Economic Development
2021-02-19	Alejandro Adem, President Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC)	Research and Development
2021-02-16	Dominique Berube, Vice-President, Research Programs Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) Ted Hewitt, President Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC)	Research and Development
2021-02-16	George Collier, A/Manager Stakeholder Engagement Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) Michael Strong, President Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR)	Research and Development
2021-02-09	Michael Paramathasan, Senior Policy Advisor Treasury Board Of Canada Secretariat (TBS)	Research and Development
2021-01-08	Frank DesRosiers, Assistant Deputy Minister Natural Resources Canada (NRCan) Drew Leyburne, Assistant Deputy Minister Natural Resources Canada (NRCan) Jean-Francois Tremblay, Deputy Minister Natural Resources Canada (NRCan)	Energy, Research and Development
2020-12-17	Ian Shugart, Clerk of the Privy Council and Secretary to the Cabinet Privy Council Office (PCO)	Research and Development
2020-12-14	Leslie Church, Director of Policy Finance Canada (FIN) Aneil Jaswal, Senior Policy Advisor \| Minister's Office, Finance Canada (FIN)	Research and Development
2020-12-14	Oz Jungic, Senior Policy Advisor National Defence (DND)	Research and Development
2020-12-11	Claire Seaborn, Director \| Policy and Legal Affairs, Infrastructure Canada (INFC)	Infrastructure
2020-12-11	Joshua Lindner, Regional Advisor Canadian Heritage (PCH)	Infrastructure
2020-12-02	Richard Botham, Assistant Deputy Minister Finance Canada (FIN) Greg Reade, Director General Finance Canada (FIN) Mathew Sajkunovic, Senior Director Finance Canada (FIN)	Research and Development
2020-12-01	Simon Kennedy, Deputy Minister Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)	Research and Development
2020-12-01	Elliot Hewitt, Manager Western Economic Diversification Canada (WD)	Research and Development
2020-11-20	Simon Kennedy, Deputy Minister Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED) Paul Thompson, Associate Deputy Minister Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED) Nipun Vats, Assistant Deputy Minister Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)	Budget
2020-11-10	John Barlow, Member of Parliament House of Commons Stephanie Kusie, Member of Parliament House of Commons	Research and Development
2020-11-04	Joanne Pawluk, Director General Operations Western Economic Diversification Canada (WD)	Research and Development
2020-11-03	Galen Richardson, Officer Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)	Research and Development, Economic Development
2020-10-21	Justin Riemer, Assistant Deputy Minister \| Alberta, Western Economic Diversification Canada (WD)	Science and Technology, Research and Development
2020-10-16	Justin Riemer, Assistant Deputy Minister \| Alberta, Western Economic Diversification Canada (WD)	Science and Technology, Research and Development, Economic Development
2020-10-05	Justin Riemer, Assistant Deputy Minister \| Alberta, Western Economic Diversification Canada (WD)	Science and Technology, Research and Development, Economic Development

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University of Calgary - Address, activities & membership

Address:

2500 University Drive
Calgary, AB T2N 1N4
Canada

Telephone number: 403-220-5617

Contact information in previous versions
- 2500 University Drive
  Calgary, AB T2N 1N4
  Canada
  
  Telephone number: 403-220-5617
  
  Fax number: 403-289-6800
- 2500 University Drive
  Calgary, AB T2N 1N4
  Canada
  
  Telephone number: 403-220-8567
  
  Fax number: 403-220-1312
- 2500 University Drive
  Calgary, AB T2N 1N4
  Canada
  
  Telephone number: 403-268-6884
  
  Fax number: 403-268-3100

Description of the organization's activities:
Mandated by the Province of Alberta and operating under the Post Secondary Learning Act (Alberta) the U of C provides post secondary education, research and community service through 16 Faculties, numerous institutes and centres and through a Continuing Education unit. The U of C collaborates with industry and other education providers in providing both undergraduate and graduate education and life-long learning opportunities. The U of C also accepts international students and engages in international activities in connection with the above. Enterprise revenue, including research commercialization, and corporate and individual fundraising, augments government revenue sources.

Organization's membership or classes of membership:
The U of C is an entity created and governed by the Post-Secondary Learning Act (Alberta), run by a Board of Governors. It does not have membership, per se.The U of C has approximately 35,000 students (full and part time) and 5000 staff (teaching, management, professional staff & support staff).

End date of the last completed financial year: 2019-03-31

List of Government Funding
Government Institution	Funding Received in Last Financial Year	Funding Expected in Current Financial Year
Canada Foundation for Innovation	$17,729,000.00	Yes
Canada Research Chairs	$8,228,000.00	Yes
Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR)	$48,250,000.00	Yes
Foreign	$30,609,000.00	Yes
Health Canada (HC)	$293,000.00	Yes
Municipal	$849,000.00	Yes
Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC)	$34,580,000.00	Yes
Other federal	$42,706,000.00	Yes
Other provinces	$10,331,000.00	Yes
Provincial	$757,119,000.00	Yes
Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC)	$7,476,000.00	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
2018-03-31	Canada Foundation for Innovation	$10,619,000.00	Yes
2018-03-31	Canada Research Chairs	$8,967,000.00	Yes
2018-03-31	Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR)	$39,600,000.00	Yes
2018-03-31	Foreign	$27,371,000.00	Yes
2018-03-31	Health Canada (HC)	$87,000.00	Yes
2018-03-31	Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC)	$30,984,000.00	Yes
2018-03-31	Other - Federal	$41,794,000.00	Yes
2018-03-31	Other - Municipal	$714,000.00	Yes
2018-03-31	Other - Provinces	$8,226,000.00	Yes
2018-03-31	Other - Provincial	$754,455,000.00	Yes
2018-03-31	Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC)	$5,814,000.00	Yes

Position	Period Held	Last Date Designated Public Office Held
Senior Policy Advisor Veteran's Affairs, Minister's Office	2002 to 2003	Not a designated office
Senior Policy Advisor Science, Research and Development, Secretary of State	2002 to 2003	Not a designated office
Special Assistant Industry, Minister's Office	2001 to 2002	Not a designated office
Project Manager Statistics Canada, Census Division	1996 to 1996	Not a designated office
Executive Assistant Parliament of Canada, John Harvard, MP	1996 to 2001	Not a designated office

Position	Period Held	Last Date Designated Public Office Held
Senior Policy Advisor Veteran's Affairs, Minister's Office	2002 to 2003	Not a designated office
Senior Policy Advisor Science, Research and Development, Secretary of State	2002 to 2003	Not a designated office
Special Assistant Industry, Minister's Office	2001 to 2002	Not a designated office
Project Manager Statistics Canada, Census Division	1996 to 1996	Not a designated office
Executive Assistant Parliament of Canada, John Harvard, MP	1996 to 2001	Not a designated office

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