12-Month Lobbying Summary - In-house Organization

University of Guelph / Rene Van Acker, Interim President and Vice-Chancellor

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Active - Last Updated: 2024-12-01

Who is lobbying?

University of Guelph (Address, activities & membership)

Rene Van Acker, Interim President and Vice-Chancellor

Responsible officer in previous versions
- Charlotte Yates, 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
Agriculture, Environment, Health, Research and Development, Science and Technology	Advancing U of Gs expertise and interests in One Health	Grant, Contribution or Other Financial Benefit, Policies or Program, Regulation
Agriculture, Education, Environment, Research and Development	Discuss post-secondary institutions' role in agriculture and food innovations through education and research.	Policies or Program
Education	Global Affairs Canada, with respect to international development and research; as well as funding support for refugee students	Grant, Contribution or Other Financial Benefit
Research and Development	Health Canada and Canada Food Inspection Agency research and programs with respect to food safety	Policies or Program
Education, Research and Development	Millennium Scholarships, Canada Student Loans Program, with respect to maintenance/enhancement of student assistance programs	Policies or Program
Taxation and Finance	Policies of Canada Revenue Agency, with respect to tax measures to further philanthropic support of public postsecondary institutions	Policies or Program
Education, Research and Development	Post-secondary education policies, with respect to knowledge capacity development	Policies or Program
Research and Development	Tri-council grant programs (Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council, Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council, Canadian Institutes of Health Research), and Canada Foundation for Innovation, with respect to research funding	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	Global Affairs Canada, with respect to international development and research; as well as funding support for refugee students	Grant, Contribution or Other Financial Benefit
Subject matters were not required to be associated with subject matter details when this content was submitted	Health Canada and Canada Food Inspection Agency research and programs with respect to food safety	Policies or Program
Subject matters were not required to be associated with subject matter details when this content was submitted	Millennium Scholarships, Canada Student Loans Program, with respect to maintenance/enhancement of student assistance programs	Policies or Program
Subject matters were not required to be associated with subject matter details when this content was submitted	Policies of Canada Revenue Agency, with respect to tax measures to further philanthropic support of public postsecondary institutions	Policies or Program
Subject matters were not required to be associated with subject matter details when this content was submitted	Post-secondary education policies, with respect to knowledge capacity development	Policies or Program
Subject matters were not required to be associated with subject matter details when this content was submitted	Tri-council grant programs (Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council, Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council, Canadian Institutes of Health Research), and Canada Foundation for Innovation, with respect to research funding	Grant, Contribution or Other Financial Benefit, Policies or Program

Subject matters in previous versions

Agriculture
Budget
Climate
Economic Development
Education
Employment and Training
Energy
Environment
Fisheries
Forestry
Health
Immigration
Industry
Infrastructure
Intellectual Property
Labour
Municipalities
Regional Development
Research and Development
Science and Technology

Who is being lobbied?

Government Institutions

Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC)
Canada Foundation for Innovation
Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA)
Canadian Heritage (PCH)
Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR)
Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC)
Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC)
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 Research Council (NRC)
Natural Resources Canada (NRCan)
Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC)
Office of the Information Commissioner of Canada (OIC)
Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada (OPC)
Parks Canada (PC)
Prime Minister's Office (PMO)
Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC)
Public Services and Procurement Canada (PSPC)
Senate of Canada
Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC)
Statistics Canada (StatCan)
Transport Canada (TC)
Treasury Board Of Canada Secretariat (TBS)
Women and Gender Equality (WAGE)

Government institutions added through a communication report:

Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO)

Communication techniques

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

Written communication
Oral communication
Arrange one or more meetings

Who are the lobbyists?

John Cranfield, Acting Dean, Ontario Agricultural College | No public offices held
Evan Fraser, Director, Food Institute | No public offices held
Deanne Leifso, Director Government Relations and Community Engagement | No public offices held
Mellissa McDonald, Assistant Vice President, Government Relations and Community Engagement | No public offices held
Rene Van Acker, Interim President and Vice Chancellor | No public offices held
Jeff Wichtel, Dean, Ontario Veterinary College | No public offices held

Lobbyists in previous versions
- Gwen Chapman, Provost and Vice-President (Academic) | No public offices held
- Emily McLaughlin, Manager, Government Relations and Community Engagement | No public offices held
- Rene Van Acker, Vice President (Research) | No public offices held
- Shannon Weber, Manager, Government Relations and Community Engagement | No public offices held
- Charlotte Yates, President and Vice-Chancellor | No public offices held

Registration number: 959542-6149
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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
2025-02-11	Robert Black, Senator Senate of Canada	Agriculture, Education, Environment, Research and Development
2025-02-11	Francis Drouin, Member of Parliament House of Commons	Agriculture, Education, Environment, Research and Development
2025-02-11	Dave Epp, Member of Parliament House of Commons	Agriculture, Education, Environment, Research and Development
2025-02-03	Tom Rosser, Assistant Deputy Minister \| Market and Industry Services Branch, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC)	Agriculture, Education, Environment, Research and Development
2024-12-14	Lloyd Longfield, Member of Parliament House of Commons	Agriculture, Education, Environment, Research and Development
2024-11-21	Tom Rosser, Assistant Deputy Minister \| Market and Industry Services Branch, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC)	Agriculture, Education, Environment, Research and Development
2024-11-21	Robert Black, Senator Senate of Canada Colin Deacon, Senator Senate of Canada Paula Simons, Senator Senate of Canada	Agriculture, Education, Environment, Research and Development
2024-11-21	Lianne Rood, Member of Parliament House of Commons	Agriculture, Education, Environment, Research and Development
2024-11-21	Rebecca Caldwell, Senior Policy Advisor \| Senior Policy Advisor, Prime Minister's Office (PMO)	Agriculture, Education, Environment, Research and Development
2024-11-20	Dave Epp, Member of Parliament House of Commons	Agriculture, Environment, Health, Research and Development, Science and Technology
2024-11-20	Alex Kondakov, Regional Advisor Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO)	Agriculture, Education, Environment, Research and Development
2024-11-20	Carlos Pena, Special Assistant Treasury Board Of Canada Secretariat (TBS)	Agriculture, Education, Environment, Research and Development
2024-11-19	Maria Morley, Deputy Chief of Staff & Director of Operations \| Minister's Office NHCAP, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC) Arianna Myers, Senior Policy Advisor Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC)	Agriculture, Education, Environment, Research and Development
2024-11-19	Sean Mitchell, Special Assistant Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC) Natalie Woodland, Ontario Regional Advisor Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC)	Agriculture, Education, Environment, Research and Development
2024-11-19	Ryan Turnbull, Member of Parliament House of Commons	Agriculture, Education, Environment, Research and Development
2024-11-19	Lloyd Longfield, Member of Parliament House of Commons	Agriculture, Education, Environment, Research and Development
2024-10-21	Sarah MacDonald, Advisor Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)	Agriculture, Education, Environment, Research and Development
2024-10-15	Lloyd Longfield, Member of Parliament House of Commons Lawrence MacAulay, Minister Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC) Matthew Mann, Cheif of Staff Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC)	Agriculture, Education, Environment, Research and Development
2024-10-08	NATHALIE Gour, Director General Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC)	Agriculture, Education, Environment, Research and Development
2024-10-07	Chris Forbes, Deputy Minister Finance Canada (FIN)	Agriculture, Education, Environment, Research and Development
2024-09-05	Lloyd Longfield, Member of Parliament House of Commons Ya'ara Saks, Minister of Health House of Commons	Research and Development
2024-08-07	Tim Louis, Member of Parliament House of Commons Lawrence MacAulay, Minister Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC)	Agriculture, Research and Development
2024-07-24	Lloyd Longfield, Member of Parliament House of Commons	Research and Development
2024-07-09	Lloyd Longfield, Member of Parliament House of Commons Sean Mitchell, Special Assistant Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC)	Research and Development
2024-06-11	Kody Blois, Member of Parliament House of Commons Michael D. Chong, Member of Parliament House of Commons Eric Duncan, Member of Parliament House of Commons Dave Epp, Member of Parliament House of Commons Ben Lobb, Member of Parliament House of Commons John Nater, Member of Parliament House of Commons Lianne Rood, Member of Parliament House of Commons Alex Ruff, Member of Parliament House of Commons	Agriculture, Economic Development, Education

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University of Guelph - Address, activities & membership

Address:

50 Stone Road East, University Centre, Level 4
Guelph, ON N1G 2W1
Canada

Telephone number: 519-824-4120 Ext. 2200

Contact information in previous versions
- University Centre, Level 4
  Guelph, ON N1G 2W1
  Canada
  
  Telephone number: 519-824-4120 Ext. 52200
- University Centre, Level 4
  Guelph, ON N1G 2W1
  Canada
  
  Telephone number: 519-824-4120
- University Centre, Level 4
  Guelph, ON N1G 2W1
  Canada
  
  Telephone number: 519-824-4120
- University Centre, Level 4
  Guelph, ON N1G 2W1
  Canada
  
  Telephone number: 519-824-4120 Ext. 56760
  
  Fax number: 519-767-1350
- 403 University Centre
  Guelph, ON N1G 2W1
  Canada
  
  Telephone number: 519-824-4120 Ext. 5676
  
  Fax number: 519-767-1350
- 403 University Centre
  Guelph, ON N1G 2W1
  Canada
  
  Telephone number: 519-824-4120 Ext. 3082
  
  Fax number: 519-767-5259

Description of the organization's activities:
The University of Guelph was established by the University of Guelph Act 1964. It is a research-intensive, learner-centred university which provides post secondary education, research and community service. It has attracted national and international recognition through its two of its founding Colleges; the Ontario Agricultural College and the Ontario Veterinary College. The University of Guelph's undergraduate and graduate enrollment totals approximately 30,000.

Descriptions of the organization's activity in previous versions:
- The University of Guelph was established by the University of Guelph Act 1964. It is a research-intensive, learner-centred university which provides post secondary education, research and community service. It has attracted national and international recognition through its two founding Colleges; the Ontario Agricultural College and the Ontario Veterinary College. The University of Guelph's undergraduate and graduate enrollment totals approximately 18,000.

Organization's membership or classes of membership:
The University of Guelph Act established a bi-cameral governance system for the University. The Act assigned the overall administrative responsibility to the Board of Governors and responsibility in academic matters to the Senate. Both the Senate and Board of Governors have a broad representation from student, staff, and faculty members as well as representation from external members of the community.

End date of the last completed financial year: 2024-04-30

List of Government Funding
Government Institution	Funding Received in Last Financial Year	Funding Expected in Current Financial Year
Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC)	$165,000.00	Yes
Canada Foundation for Innovation	$2,096,000.00	Yes
Canada Research Chairs	$4,474,000.00	Yes
Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA)	$296,000.00	Yes
Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR)	$5,277,000.00	Yes
Canadian Space Agency (CSA)	$1,219,000.00	Yes
Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC)	$44,000.00	Yes
Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC)	$885,000.00	Yes
Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO)	$209,000.00	Yes
Global Affairs Canada (GAC)	$129,000.00	Yes
Health Canada (HC)	$57,000.00	Yes
Municipal	$2,020,000.00	Yes
National Research Council (NRC)	$218,000.00	Yes
National Research Council Canada	$28,000.00	Yes
Natural Resources Canada (NRCan)	$55,000.00	Yes
Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC)	$28,427,000.00	Yes
Networks of Centres of Excellence	$288,000.00	Yes
Other Provinces	$321,000.00	Yes
Parks Canada (PC)	$238,000.00	Yes
Provincial (Ontario)	$304,275,000.00	Yes
Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC)	$492,000.00	Yes
Research Support Fund - Tri Agencies	$6,595,000.00	Yes
Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC)	$9,873,000.00	Yes
Women and Gender Equality (WAGE)	$239,000.00	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)	$803,000.00	Yes
2023-04-30	Canada First Research Excellence Fund	$13,160,000.00	Yes
2023-04-30	Canada Foundation for Innovation	$2,268,000.00	Yes
2023-04-30	Canada Research Chairs	$3,595,000.00	Yes
2023-04-30	Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA)	$343,000.00	Yes
2023-04-30	Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR)	$5,888,000.00	Yes
2023-04-30	Canadian Space Agency (CSA)	$890,000.00	Yes
2023-04-30	Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC)	$384,000.00	Yes
2023-04-30	Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC)	$425,000.00	Yes
2023-04-30	Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO)	$175,000.00	Yes
2023-04-30	Global Affairs Canada (GAC)	$122,000.00	Yes
2023-04-30	Health Canada (HC)	$701,000.00	Yes
2023-04-30	Municipal	$1,818,000.00	Yes
2023-04-30	National Research Council (NRC)	$218,000.00	Yes
2023-04-30	National Research Council Canada	$329,000.00	Yes
2023-04-30	Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC)	$26,674,000.00	Yes
2023-04-30	Networks of Centres of Excellence	$244,000.00	Yes
2023-04-30	Other Provinces	$289,000.00	Yes
2023-04-30	Parks Canada (PC)	$140,000.00	Yes
2023-04-30	Provincial (Ontario)	$298,676,000.00	Yes
2023-04-30	Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC)	$312,000.00	Yes
2023-04-30	Research Support Fund - Tri Agencies	$6,667,000.00	Yes
2023-04-30	Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC)	$8,593,000.00	Yes
2023-04-30	Women and Gender Equality (WAGE)	$313,000.00	Yes

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