Lobbying Information
Subject Matters
- Aboriginal Affairs
- Budget
- Climate
- Economic Development
- 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
- Labour
- National Security/Security
- Regional Development
- Research and Development
- Science and Technology
- Small Business
- Taxation and Finance
- Telecommunications
- Transportation
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
- Exploring opportunities for capital/operational funding for automotive research
- 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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Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC)
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Canadian Heritage (PCH)
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Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR)
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Canadian Space Agency (CSA)
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Communications Security Establishment Canada (CSEC)
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Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC)
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Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC)
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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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Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO)
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Global Affairs Canada (GAC)
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Health Canada (HC)
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House of Commons
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Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC)
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Infrastructure Canada (INFC)
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Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
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National Defence (DND)
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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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Prime Minister's Office (PMO)
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Privy Council Office (PCO)
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Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC)
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Public Safety Canada (PS)
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Public Services and Procurement Canada (PSPC)
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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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Transport Canada (TC)
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Treasury Board Of Canada Secretariat (TBS)
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Western Economic Diversification Canada (WD)
Government institutions added through a monthly communication report
- Rural Economic Development (Minister’s Office)
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 87-member Senate and the 40-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: 30,000 full-time and part-time undergraduate students; 5,100 full-time and part-time graduate students; 1,115 full-time and part-time faculty members; 2,008 staff members; and 169,000 alumni in 145 countries.
Government funding
End date of the last completed financial year:
2018-04-30
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 Foundation for Innovation
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$14,824,000.00
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Yes
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Canada Research Chairs
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$8,475,000.00
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Yes
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Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR)
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$5,513,000.00
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Yes
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Foreign
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$2,685,000.00
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Yes
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Health Canada (HC)
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$1,413,000.00
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Yes
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Municipal
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$999,000.00
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Yes
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Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC)
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$50,295,000.00
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Yes
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Other federal
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$56,588,000.00
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Yes
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Other provinces
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$1,520,000.00
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Yes
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Provincial
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$270,239,000.00
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Yes
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Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC)
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$6,573,000.00
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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
- Sheila Ager,
Dean, Faculty of Arts |
No public offices held
- Jean Andrey,
Dean, Faculty of Environment |
No public offices held
- Sandra Banks,
Vice-President, University Relations |
No public offices held
- Andrea Carthew,
Assoc. Director, Advancement, School of Optometry & Vision Science |
No public offices held
- Charmaine Dean,
Vice-President, Research |
No public offices held
- David Edwards,
Hallman Director and Professor, School of Pharmacy |
No public offices held
- Rob Esselment,
Associate Vice-President, Government Relations |
No public offices held
- Feridun Hamdullahpur,
President |
No public offices held
- Robert Lemieux,
Dean, Faculty of Science |
No public offices held
- Lili Liu,
Dean, Faculty of Applied Health Sciences |
No public offices held
- Ross McKenzie,
Managing Director, WatCAR |
No public offices held
- Ian McKillop,
Executive Director, University Health Research |
No public offices held
- William (Bill) Munson,
Research Associate |
No public offices held
- Beth Palmer,
Director, Government Relations |
Public offices held
- James Rush,
Vice-President Academic & Provost |
No public offices held
- Stanley Woo,
Director, School of Optometry & Vision Science |
No public offices held
