Grant, Contribution or Other Financial Benefit

• Discussions with federal officials regarding campus infrastructure and deferred maintenance issues
• Obtain contributions for a wide array of non-peer reviewed academic, research, and partnership initiatives
• Obtain contributions for the development of McGill institutes and schools

Grant, Contribution or Other Financial Benefit, Policies or Program

• Communications with federal officials to advocate for increased federal investment in scholarships for graduate students
• Discussions with federal officials to advocate for increased funding for the institutional costs of research
• Discussions with federal officials to advocate for increased support to the base budgets of the three granting councils, the Canada Foundation for Innovation, and Genome Canada
• Obtain contributions for inter-sectoral, inter-disciplinary and international partnerships

Policies or Program

• Discussions aimed at putting the framework in place to make Canada a top destination for work and study by the best and brightest around the world
• Discussions regarding science, technology and innovation policy frameworks with a view to enhancing Canada's research and innovation capacity
• Discussions with federal officials to improve Canada's immigration policies and procedures

Regulation

• Discussions with federal officials to encourage the development of a public policy framework that responds to the needs of post-secondary education and research