Registration - In-house Organization

Council of Ontario Universities / Stephen Orsini, President & CEO

Registration Information

In-house Organization name: Council of Ontario Universities
Responsible Officer Name: Stephen Orsini, President & CEO
Responsible Officer Change History
Initial registration start date: 2007-11-09
Registration status: Active
Registration Number: 944954-16209

Associated Communications

Total Number of Communication Reports: 113

Monthly communication reports in the last 6 months: 2

Version 28 of 33 (2023-11-20 to 2024-05-09)

Registration versions:

Version 28 of 33 (2023-11-20 to 2024-05-09)

Lobbying Information

Subject Matters

Aboriginal Affairs
Budget
Climate
Economic Development
Education
Employment and Training
Financial Institutions
Health
Housing
Immigration
Industry
Infrastructure
Regional Development
Research and Development
Science and Technology
Taxation and Finance

Subject Matter Details

Grant, Contribution or Other Financial Benefit

Federal Budget as it relates to funding for research and programs for Aboriginal and international students.

Grant, Contribution or Other Financial Benefit, Policies or Program

Funding of academic infrastructure. This funding would be used by universities to construct new buildings or upgrade existing facilities.
Funding university research. Funding would be used by universities to facilitate medical or scientific research.
Increased scholarship funding for domestic and international graduate students.
Issues of federal - provincial cooperation relating to funding of postsecondary education and the provision of financial assistance to postsecondary students.
Related to various FedDev programs and universities' role in regional economic and community development.

Policies or Program, Regulation

Carbon tax as it relates to the changes brought on by the Ontario government and the impact on universities.

Communication Techniques

Written communication
Oral communication

Government Institutions

Canada Foundation for Innovation
Canada Revenue Agency (CRA)
Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR)
Canadian Northern Economic Development Agency (CanNor)
Canadian Security Intelligence Service (CSIS)
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)
House of Commons
Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC)
Indigenous Services Canada (ISC)
Infrastructure Canada (INFC)
Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
National Defence (DND)
National Research Council (NRC)
Natural Resources Canada (NRCan)
Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC)
Privy Council Office (PCO)
Public Safety Canada (PS)
Senate of Canada
Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC)
Statistics Canada (StatCan)

In-house Organization Details

Description of the organization's activities

Council of Ontario Universities works to improve the quality and accessibility of higher education in Ontario.

Responsible officer name and position during the period of this registration

Stephen Orsini, President & CEO

Organization's membership or classes of membership

The 20 provincially assisted universities in Ontario: Algoma University, Brock University, Carleton University, University of Guelph, Lakehead University, Laurentian University, McMaster University, Nipissing University, OCAD University, University of Ontario Institute of Technology, University of Ottawa, Queen's University, Ryerson University, University of Toronto,Trent University,University of Waterloo,University of Western Ontario,Wilfrid Laurier University,University of Windsor, York University.

Government funding

End date of the last completed financial year: 2023-06-30

List of Government Funding
Government Institution	Funding Received in Last Financial Year	Funding Expected in Current Financial Year
Ontario Ministry of Colleges and Universities	$20,006.00	Yes

In-house Organization Contact Information

Address:
180 Dundas West
Suite 1800
Toronto, ON M5G 1Z8
Canada

Telephone number: 647-299-2580

Lobbyists Details

Employees who lobby for the organization

Krista Orendorff, Vice President, Public Affairs | No public offices held
Yvonne Robertson, Acting Manager, Government and Stakeholder Relations | No public offices held

Council of Ontario Universities

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
Council of Ontario Universities	2009-09-21	current

The following names have been used before July 2, 2008

Council of Ontario Universities

Council of Ontario Universities

Responsible Officer History
Responsible Officer Name	From (YYYY-MM-DD)	To (YYYY-MM-DD)
Stephen Orsini	2020-09-14	Current
David Lindsay	2016-01-01	2020-09-14
Bonnie Patterson	2009-09-21	2016-01-01
Paul Genest	2007-11-09	2009-09-21

Date Modified:: 2025-03-07

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Registration - In-house Organization

Council of Ontario Universities / Stephen Orsini, President & CEO

Registration Information

Associated Communications

Version 28 of 33 (2023-11-20 to 2024-05-09)

Version 28 of 33 (2023-11-20 to 2024-05-09)

Subject Matters

Subject Matter Details

Grant, Contribution or Other Financial Benefit

Grant, Contribution or Other Financial Benefit, Policies or Program

Policies or Program, Regulation

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