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The University of Winnipeg / Jino Distasio, President and Vice Chancellor (Interim)

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Active - Last Updated: 2025-12-19

Who is lobbying?

The University of Winnipeg (Address, activities & membership)

Jino Distasio, President and Vice Chancellor (Interim)

Responsible officer in previous versions
- Todd Mondor, 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
Immigration	Immigration and International Students	Policies or Program
Infrastructure	Infrastructure funding for post-secondary, such as Investing in Canada Fund, allowing for construction and upkeep of new and existing structures on campus.	Grant, Contribution or Other Financial Benefit
Education, Employment and Training	Seeking funding from the Canada Service Corps for Indigenous youth employment opportunities, related to YouthUnited@Winnipeg program and pathways to education programming.	Grant, Contribution or Other Financial Benefit
Research and Development	Tri-council granting policy - funding requested to advance academic research.	Grant, Contribution or Other Financial Benefit

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)
Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada (CIRNAC)
Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC)
Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC)
Global Affairs Canada (GAC)
Health Canada (HC)
House of Commons
Housing, Infrastructure and Communities Canada (HICC)
Indigenous Services Canada (ISC)
Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
Justice Canada (JC)
Natural Resources Canada (NRCan)
Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC)
Prime Minister's Office (PMO)
Privy Council Office (PCO)
Public Safety Canada (PS)
Senate of Canada
Shared Services Canada (SSC)
Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC)
Transport Canada (TC)
Treasury Board Of Canada Secretariat (TBS)

Government institutions added through a communication report:

Prairies Economic Development Canada (PrairiesCan)

Communication techniques

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

Grass-roots communication
Written communication
Oral communication
Arrange one or more meetings

Who are the lobbyists?

Sana Amjad, Director of Government and Community Engagement | No public offices held
Navinder Basra, Vice-President Finance and Administration | No public offices held
Danielle Dunbar, Associate Vice-President Engagement | No public offices held
Chantal Fiola, Interim Associate Vice-President Indigenous | No public offices held
Doug Goltz, Dean of Science | No public offices held
Hugh Grant, Dean of Business and Economics | No public offices held
Laurie-Ann Hellsten, Dean of Education | No public offices held
Daniel Leonard, Director, Government and Community Engagement | No public offices held
Manish Pandey, Acting Dean of Graduate Studies | No public offices held
Pavlina Radia, Provost and Vice-President Academic | No public offices held
Tracy Whalen, Acting Dean of Arts | No public offices held

Lobbyists in previous versions
- Todd Mondor, President and Vice-Chancellor | No public offices held
- Jaime Cidro, Acting Vice-President Research and Innovation | No public offices held

Registration number: 963685-5302
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Monthly Communication Reports

What oral and arranged communications have taken place?

Date	DPOH, Position Title \| Government Institution	Subject Matters
2025-05-28	Sean Barr, Assistant deputy Minister Prairies Economic Development Canada (PrairiesCan)	Infrastructure, Research and Development

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The University of Winnipeg - Address, activities & membership

Address:

515 Portage Avenue
Winnipeg, MB R3B 2E9
Canada

Telephone number: 204-982-1147

Contact information in previous versions
- 515 Portage Avenue
  Winnipeg, MB R3B 2E9
  Canada
  
  Telephone number: 204-786-9214
- 515 Portage Avenue
  Winnipeg, MB R3B 2E9
  Canada
  
  Telephone number: 204-786-9214
- 515 Portage Avenue
  Winnipeg, MB R3B 2E9
  Canada
  
  Telephone number: 204-988-7104
- 515 Portage Avenue
  Winnipeg, MB R3B 2E9
  Canada
  
  Telephone number: 204-786-9214
  
  Fax number: 204-786-1693

Description of the organization's activities:
The University of Winnipeg received its charter in 1967 but its roots date back more than 130 years. The founding colleges were Manitoba College (1871) and Wesley College (1888), which merged to form United College in 1938. Located in the heart of downtown, The University of Winnipeg is a compact, diverse, multicultural academic community committed to access and excellence. Ranked by our graduates in Maclean's magazine University Graduate Survey (June 19, 2006) in the Top Ten of all Canadian universities when asked about their "Entire Educational Experience". UWinnipeg is home to more than 9200 full and part-time students.

Descriptions of the organization's activity in previous versions:
- The University of Winnipeg received its charter in 1967 but its roots date back more than 130 years. The founding colleges were Manitoba College (1871) and Wesley College (1888), which merged to form United College in 1938. Located in the heart of downtown. The University of Winnipeg is a compact, diverse, multicultural academic community committed to access and excellence. Ranked by our graduates in Maclean's magazine University Graduate Survey (June 19, 2006) in the Top Ten of all Canadian universities when asked about their "Entire Educational Experience." UWinnipeg is home to more than 9200 full- and part-time students.
- The University of Winnipeg received its charter in 1967 but its roots date back more than 130 years. The founding colleges were Manitoba College (1871) and Wesley College (1888), which merged to form United College in 1938. Located in the heart of downtown. The University of Winnipeg is a compact, diverse, multicultural academic community committed to access and excellence. Ranked by our graduates in Maclean's magazine University Graduate Survey (November 15, 2004) in the Top Ten of all Canadian universities when asked about their "Entire Educational Experience." UWinnipeg is home to more than 8,700 full- and part-time students.

Organization's membership or classes of membership:
The University has a bi-cameral governance structure. It has a Board of Regents and a Senate.

End date of the last completed financial year: 2025-03-31

List of Government Funding
Government Institution	Funding Received in Last Financial Year	Funding Expected in Current Financial Year
Canada Foundation for Innovation	$1,135,512.00	Yes
Canada Research Chairs	$769,398.00	Yes
Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR)	$724,652.00	Yes
City of Winnipeg	$48,240.00	Yes
Foundations, Industry and Other	$1,767,130.00	Yes
Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC)	$2,589,637.00	Yes
Other Federal	$1,565,442.00	Yes
Province of Manitoba	$1,098,689.00	Yes
Research Support Fund	$2,340,718.00	Yes
Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC)	$2,340,718.00	Yes

Date Modified:: 2026-05-11

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