Registry of Lobbyists
Version 2 of 55 (2008-01-28 to 2008-08-15) was submitted prior to the Lobbying Act coming into force on July 2, 2008. Due to different information requirements at that time, the registration is presented in the following format.
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McMaster University
1280 Main Street West Gilmour Hall - Room 238 Hamilton, ON L8S 4L8 Canada |
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| Telephone number: | 905-525-9140 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Fax number: | 905-522-3391 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Responsible officer name and position during the period of this registration: | Peter George, President & Vice-Chancellor | ||||||||||||||||||
| Description of the organization's activities: | McMaster University's purpose is the discover, communication and preservation of knowledge. In our teaching, research and scholarship, we are committed to creativity, innovation and excellence. McMaster's main campus in Hamilton, Ontario, supports more than 6,500 faculty and staff who serve 18,500 full-time undergraduate students, 3,000 graduate students. More than 120,000 alumni located around the world have earned their degrees from McMaster. | ||||||||||||||||||
| Organization's membership or classes of membership: | The McMaster University Act 1976 by the Ontario Legislature incorporates McMaster and established a bicameral system of university government - a Board of Governors and a Senate, each with its own jurisdiction and powers. The 38-member Board of Governors is responsible for the government, conduct,management and control of the University, its property revenues, business and affairs. The Senate has ultimate responsibility for academic policy and regulating the system of education.McMaster has three goals: To provide an innovative and stimulating learning environment where students can prepare themselves to excel in life, to achieve the next level in research results and reputation by building on existing and emerging areas of excellence and to build an inclusivecommunity with a shared purpose. | ||||||||||||||||||
| Was the organization funded in whole or in part by any domestic or foreign government institution in the last completed financial year? | Yes | ||||||||||||||||||
| End date of the organization's last completed financial year: | 2007-04-30 | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Name: | Mo Elbestawi |
| Position title: | Vice-President - Research & International Affairs |
| Public offices held: | No |
| Name: | Peter George |
| Position title: | President & Vice-Chancellor |
| Public offices held: | No |
| Name: | Brian Kelly |
| Position title: | Senior Advisor, Government Relations |
| Public offices held: | Yes |
| Name: | John Kelton |
| Position title: | Dean & Vice-President - Health Sciences |
| Public offices held: | No |
| Name: | Nick Markettos |
| Position title: | Director, Strategic Partnerships and McMaster Innovation Park Liaison |
| Public offices held: | No |
| Federal departments or organizations which have been or will be communicated with during the course of the undertaking: | Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development Canada, Atomic Energy Control Board (AECB), Canada Labour Relations Board (CLRB), Canadian Human Rights Tribunal (CHRT), Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA), Canadian International Trade Tribunal (CITT), Canadian Pension Commission (CPC), Canadian Space Agency (CSA), Canadian Transportation Agency (CTA), Citizenship and Immigration Canada, Environment Canada, Finance Canada (FIN), Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada (DFAITC), Health Canada (HC), Human Resources Development Canada (HRDC), Industry Canada, Members of the House of Commons, National Energy Board (NEB), National Research Council (NRC), Natural Resources Canada (NRCan), Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC), Office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner (OIPC), Prime Minister's Office (PMO), Privy Council Office (PCO), Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness Canada (PSEPC), Revenue Canada (RC), Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC), Solicitor General Canada (SGC), Statistics Canada (StatCan), Technology Partnerships Canada (TPC), Transport Canada (TC), Treasury Board Of Canada Secretariat (TBS) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Communication techniques that have been used or are expected to be used in the course of the undertaking:
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Grass-roots communication, Informal communications, Meetings, Presentations, Telephone calls, Written communications, whether in hard copy or electronic format | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Subject Matter: Areas of Concern: | Aboriginal Affairs, Arts and Culture, Commercialization, Education, Employment and Training, Energy, Environment, Financial Institutions, Health, Immigration, Industry, Infrastructure, Innovation, Intellectual Property, International Relations, International Trade, Labour, Research, Science and Technology, Taxation and Finance, Transportation | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Subject Matter: Retrospective: | Office of the Finance Minister: federal role in postsecondary education and research; Justice: meeting with Minister as a regional MP on local issues; National ResearchCouncil of Canada: proposals for new programs, McMaster Innovation Park; Industry Canada: science and technology strategy; Finance and Industry: McMaster Innovation Park, Centres for Excellence in Commercial Research, indirect cost of research. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Subject Matter: Prospective: | HRSDC - federal role in postsecondary education; NSERC -granting council funding; NRC: McMaster Innovation Park, proposals for new programs; Industry Canada: science and technology strategy; Finance and Industry: McMaster Innovation Park, Centres for Excellence in Commercial Research, indirect cost of research | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Details Regarding the Identified Subject Matter
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| Subject matters added through a communication report |
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This is the responsible officer name as provided in the most recent registration for the corporation or organization.
| Name | From | To |
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| McMaster University | 2024-05-14 | current |
| McMaster University | 2008-08-15 | 2024-05-14 |
| Responsible Officer Name | From (YYYY-MM-DD) | To (YYYY-MM-DD) |
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| David Farrar | 2019-07-01 | Current |
| Patrick Deane | 2010-07-01 | 2019-07-01 |
| Peter George | 2007-07-18 | 2010-07-01 |
Registrants are required to submit a monthly communication report for each oral and arranged communication with a designated public office holder. The name of the most senior paid officer (i.e. the registrant) will appear on all in-house monthly communication reports, whether or not he/she participated in the communication.
Note: Monthly Communication Reports are due on the 15th day of each month for communications that took place in the previous month.
Results below are sorted by posted date, beginning with the most recent.
Registrants are required to submit a monthly communication report for each oral and arranged communication with a designated public office holder. The name of the most senior paid officer (i.e. the registrant) will appear on all in-house monthly communication reports, whether or not he/she participated in the communication.
Note: Monthly Communication Reports are due on the 15th day of each month for communications that took place in the previous month.
Results below are sorted by posted date, beginning with the most recent.