Lobbying Information
Subject Matters
- Aboriginal Affairs
- Budget
- Education
- Employment and Training
- Energy
- Environment
- Financial Institutions
- Government Procurement
- Health
- Immigration
- Industry
- Infrastructure
- Intellectual Property
- Internal Trade
- International Relations
- International Trade
- Justice and Law Enforcement
- Regional Development
- Science and Technology
- Small Business
- Taxation and Finance
- Telecommunications
Subject Matter Details
Grant, Contribution or Other Financial Benefit
- Application for funding to support Environmental and Green Energy research.
- Capital funding for Digital Media proposal
- Capital/operational funding ($50m) for the Institute for Quantum Computing (IQC)
- Exploring opportunities for capital/operational funding for automotive research
- International Olympiad in Informatics (IOI)
Seek funding for International Olympiad in Informatics (IOI) conference in 2010
- Public meeting re: Pre-budget consultation public meeting with respect to Federal budget announcement on January 27, 2009.
- School of Public Service
Seek funding to support School of Public Service
- Seeking funding from Centres of Excellence for Commercialization of Research (CECR) for Digital Media activities.
Legislative Proposal, Bill or Resolution
- Annual Budget Bill with respect to the federal role in post-secondary education.
Policies or Program
- Funding growth to Federal granting councils and allocation of funds for indirect costs of research.
- Funding university science and technology research.
- Identifying opportunities for commercialization and tech transfer of university research results.
- Issues surrounding foreign students, visas and immigration.
- Seeking an increase of support for graduate education.
Communication Techniques
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Written communication
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Oral communication
Government Institutions
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Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development Canada
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Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC)
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Atomic Energy Control Board (AECB)
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Canadian Heritage (PCH)
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Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA)
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Canadian Space Agency (CSA)
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Citizenship and Immigration Canada
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Environment Canada
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Export Development Canada (EDC)
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Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario (FedDev)
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Finance Canada (FIN)
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Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada (DFAITC)
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Health Canada (HC)
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House of Commons
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Human Resources and Social Development Canada (HRSDC)
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Human Resources Development Canada (HRDC)
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Industry Canada
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Infrastructure Canada (INFC)
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National Research Council (NRC)
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Natural Resources Canada (NRCan)
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Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC)
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Office of the Commissioner of Lobbying (OCL)
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Office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner (OIPC)
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Prime Minister's Office (PMO)
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Privy Council Office (PCO)
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Senate of Canada
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Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC)
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Statistics Canada (StatCan)
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Treasury Board Of Canada Secretariat (TBS)
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Western Economic Diversification Canada (WD)
In-house Organization Details
Description of the organization's activities
The University of Waterloo's mission is to advance learning and knowledge through teaching, research, and scholarship, nationally and internationally, in an environment of free inquiry and expression. The university fulfils this mission by offering undergraduate and graduate students the best possible education experience in selected regular, co-operative education, and professional programs; by engaging in basic and applied research and scholarly activity that is recognized nationally and internationally; and by providing service to society through the transfer of knowledge and cultural enrichment.What makes UW distinctive is the innovative approach it takes to achieving its mission, through co-operative education, distance education, technology transfer, and research partnerships at the local, national, and international levels. An outward-looking perspective orients UW to the challenges that face our society and economy, including strengths in entrepreneurship and the commercialization of research results.
Responsible officer name and position during the period of this registration
Feridun Hamdullahpur,
President and Vice-Chancellor
Organization's membership or classes of membership
UW's bicameral form of governance was enshrined by provincial statute in 1972 when the University of Waterloo Act came into effect. The Act assigns overall responsibility for the affairs of the University to the Board of Governors and empowers the Senate to establish the University's educational policies.Both the 88-member Senate and the 36-member Board of Governors have a broad membership, including students, faculty and staff members, alumni, business leaders and community leaders.The following are members of the University of Waterloo community: 20,047 full-time undergraduate students 2,194 part-time undergraduate students 2,187 full-time graduate students 479 part-time graduate students 818 faculty members 2,008 staff members 115,000 alumni
Government funding
End date of the last completed financial year:
2010-04-30
List of Government Funding
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Government Institution
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Funding Received in Last Financial Year
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Funding Expected in Current Financial Year
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Canada Research Chairs
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$8,317,000.00
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Yes
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Canadian Foundation for Innovation (CFI)
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$10,973,000.00
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Yes
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Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR)
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$5,018,000.00
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Yes
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Foreign
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$2,165,000.00
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Yes
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Health Canada (HC)
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$425,000.00
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Yes
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Municipal
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$7,138,000.00
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Yes
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Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC)
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$35,428,000.00
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Yes
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Other federal
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$48,176,000.00
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Yes
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Other provinces
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$73,000.00
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Yes
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Provincial
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$254,942,000.00
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Yes
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Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC)
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$3,266,000.00
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Yes
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In-house Organization Contact Information
Address:
200 University Ave. West
Waterloo, ON N2L 3G1
Canada
Telephone number:
519-888-4567
Ext.
84400
Lobbyists Details
Employees who lobby for the organization
- James Barnett,
Director, School of Accounting and Finance |
No public offices held
- Kenneth Coates,
Dean, Faculty of Arts |
No public offices held
- Tom Coleman,
Ophelia Lazaridis University Research Chair |
No public offices held
- Tobi Day-Hamilton,
Director of Advancement, Faculty of Arts |
No public offices held
- George Dixon,
Vice-President, University Research |
No public offices held
- Susan Elliott,
Dean, Applied Health Sciences |
No public offices held
- John Garcia,
Program Leader, Master of Public Health, Associate Professor |
No public offices held
- Ian Goulden,
Dean, Faculty of Mathematics |
No public offices held
- Feridun Hamdullahpur,
President |
No public offices held
- Mary Jane Jennings,
Associate Dir., Institutional Analysis & Planning |
No public offices held
- Raymond Laflamme,
Director, Institute for Quantum Computing |
No public offices held
- Steve MacDonald,
Chief Operating Officer (COO), Institute for Quantum Computing (IQC) |
No public offices held
- Meredith McGinnis,
Dir. of Adv., Faculty of Applied Health Sciences |
No public offices held
- Ross McGregor,
Spec. Advisor to the Pres., Strategic Initiatives |
No public offices held
- Ross McKenzie,
Managing Director, WatCAR |
No public offices held
- Linda McKessock,
Project Manager, Canadian Index of Wellbeing |
No public offices held
- Ian McKillop,
Executive Director, University Health Research |
No public offices held
- Terry McMahon,
Dean, Faculty of Science |
No public offices held
- Leo Rothenburg,
Associate Vice-President, International |
No public offices held
- Adel Sedra,
Dean, Faculty of Engineering |
No public offices held
- Bryan Smale,
Director, Canadian Index of Wellbeing and Professor, Department of Recreation & Leisure Studies |
No public offices held
- Jake Thiessen,
Director, School of Pharmacy |
No public offices held
- Martin van Nierop,
Senior Director, Government Relations and Strategic Initiatives |
No public offices held
- Mike Worswick,
Professor, Mechanical and Mechatronics Engineering |
No public offices held
