Registration - In-house Organization

Polytechnics Canada / Polytechnics Canada / Sarah Watts-Rynard, Chief Executive Officer

Registration Information

In-house Organization name: Polytechnics Canada / Polytechnics Canada
Responsible Officer Name: Sarah Watts-Rynard, Chief Executive Officer
Responsible Officer Change History
Initial registration start date: 2006-06-13
Registration status: Active
Registration Number: 940122-12991

Associated Communications

Total Number of Communication Reports: 828

Monthly communication reports in the last 6 months: 26

Version 49 of 72 (2019-01-28 to 2019-07-11)

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Version 49 of 72 (2019-01-28 to 2019-07-11)

Lobbying Information

Subject Matters

Agriculture
Budget
Climate
Economic Development
Education
Employment and Training
Energy
Environment
Government Procurement
Immigration
Industry
Infrastructure
Intellectual Property
International Relations
Labour
Mining
Regional Development
Research and Development
Science and Technology
Small Business

Subject Matter Details

Policies or Program

Canada Foundation for Innovation - Seek ongoing infrastructure support for the applied research conducted by colleges and Polytechnics.
Edu-Canada branding and marketing initiatives with respect to promoting Canadian college and polytechnic education in foreign markets.
Education - Participate in all relevant policy discussions about skills training and work integrated learning.
Encouraging the use of apprentices in federally supported infrastructure projects.
Ensuring the Canada Student Loan Program provides adequate financial support for to all types of learners, including apprentices.
Inclusion of college students in federal granting council industrial undergraduate internship programs
Innovation - participate in all relevant policy discussions on applied research and commercialization, including discussions on including innovation in federal procurement.
Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council - Changes to the College and Community Innovation Program and other NSERC programs to allow for additional proposals from each institution.
Policies relating to international student recruitment and student visas.
Seeking increased funding for NSERC's College and Community Innovation program; equitable treatment and financial support for apprenticeship students; and harnessing the experience and potential of underemployed foreign trained professionals living in Canada.
Timely, relevant collection of post-secondary education and research data, and labour market information, with respect to analysis and current and possible future initiatives in the college/polytechnic sector.

Communication Techniques

Written communication
Oral communication
Grass-roots communication

Government Institutions

Canada Revenue Agency (CRA)
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)
Indigenous and Northern Affairs Canada
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)
Prime Minister's Office (PMO)
Privy Council Office (PCO)
Public Service Commission of Canada (PSC)
Public Services and Procurement Canada (PSPC)
Senate of Canada
Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC)
Statistics Canada (StatCan)
Treasury Board Of Canada Secretariat (TBS)
Western Economic Diversification Canada (WD)

In-house Organization Details

Description of the organization's activities

Polytechnics Canada is an alliance of Canada's thirteen leading, publicly-funded polytechnic institutions (colleges, polytechnics and institutes of advanced technology). The 13 higher educational institutions train and graduate skilled workers for the Canadian economy, offering career options that span the needs of the knowledge economy. The objective of the association focuses on increasing the understanding and recognition of the unique role played by Canadian polytechnic institutions, particularly in areas such as bachelors' degrees, apprentice training and applied research.

Responsible officer name and position during the period of this registration

Sarah Watts-Rynard, Chief Executive Officer

Organization's membership or classes of membership

Present membership includes the following publicly funded post-secondary education institutions in Canada: British Columbia Institute of Technology, Kwantlen Polytechnic University, SAIT Polytechnic, Northern Alberta Institute of Technology, Saskatchewan Polytechnic, Red River College, Algonquin College, Fanshawe College, Seneca College, George Brown College, Humber Institute of Technology and Advanced Learning, Sheridan Institute of Technology and Advanced Learning and Conestoga Institute of Technology and Advanced Learning.

Government funding

No government funding was received during the last completed financial year.

In-house Organization Contact Information

Address:
1410-130 Albert Street
Ottawa, ON K1P 5G4
Canada

Telephone number: 613-688-0899

Lobbyists Details

Employees who lobby for the organization

Racean DiBartolo, Manager of Communications | No public offices held
Matthew Henderson, Policy and Data Analyst | No public offices held
Breanne Kemp, Executive Assistant | Public offices held
Daniel Komesch, Senior Policy Analyst | No public offices held
Katherine LaPlante, Communications Assistant | No public offices held
Cody McKay, Policy Analyst | No public offices held
Sarah Watts-Rynard, Chief Executive Officer | No public offices held

Polytechnics Canada/Polytechnics Canada

The following names have been used on or after July 2, 2008

The following names have been used on or after July 2, 2008
Name	From	To
Polytechnics Canada/Polytechnics Canada	2008-08-01	current

The following names have been used before July 2, 2008

Polytechnics Canada/Polytechnics Canada

Polytechnics Canada / Polytechnics Canada

Responsible Officer History
Responsible Officer Name	From (YYYY-MM-DD)	To (YYYY-MM-DD)
Sarah Watts-Rynard	2018-07-30	Current
NOBINA ROBINSON	2009-05-04	2018-07-30
Sharon E. Maloney	2006-06-13	2009-05-04

List of Public Offices Held
Position	Period Held	Last Date Designated Public Office Held
Chief of Staff House of Commons, Parliament of Canada	January 2017 to November 2018	Not a designated office
Executive Assistant House of Commons, Parliament of Canada	August 2014 to January 2017	Not a designated office

List of Public Offices Held
Position	Period Held	Last Date Designated Public Office Held
Chief of Staff House of Commons, Parliament of Canada	January 2017 to November 2018	Not a designated office
Executive Assistant House of Commons, Parliament of Canada	August 2014 to January 2017	Not a designated office

Date Modified:: 2025-03-12

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Registration - In-house Organization

Polytechnics Canada / Polytechnics Canada / Sarah Watts-Rynard, Chief Executive Officer

Registration Information

Associated Communications

Version 49 of 72 (2019-01-28 to 2019-07-11)

Version 49 of 72 (2019-01-28 to 2019-07-11)

Subject Matters

Subject Matter Details

Policies or Program

Communication Techniques

Government Institutions

Description of the organization's activities

Responsible officer name and position during the period of this registration

Organization's membership or classes of membership

Government funding

In-house Organization Contact Information

Employees who lobby for the organization