Lobbying Information
Subject Matters
- Education
- Employment and Training
- Fed Dev
- Health
- Industry
- Infrastructure
- International Relations
- Regional Development
- Research
- Science and Technology
- Student Affairs
- Transportation
- University Funding
Subject Matter Details
Grant, Contribution or Other Financial Benefit
- Communications with various designated public office holders to advocate for subway infrastructure funds for the Spadina Subway Extension project
- Communications with various designated public office holders to lobby for institutional infrastructure investments from the Federal Knowledge Infrastructure Program.
- Communications with various designated public office holders to lobby for investments in regional development projects
- Federal Research Granting Councils (NSERC, SSHRC, CIHR)- Communications with various designated public office holders to inquire on the stastus of grants and to propose a wide variety of academic research projects. Communications to various designated public office holders to advocate for continued and increased granting council funding.
Policies or Program
- Communications with various designated public office holders on immigration policy as it affects students
- Communications with various designated public office holders to lobby for an increased federal investment in Canada Graduate Scholarships
- Communications with various designated public office holders to lobby for increased investment in student assistance with the Canada Student Loan Program.
- Communications with various designated public office holders to lobby for increases in funding for research and innovation, as well as funding to the Indirect Costs Program of SSHRC, NSERC, CIHR
Communication Techniques
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Written communication
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Oral communication
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Grass-roots communication
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joint representation with other groups
Government Institutions
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Canadian Foundation for Innovation
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Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR)
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Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA)
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Canadian Space Agency (CSA)
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Environment Canada
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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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Industry Canada
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Members of the House of Commons
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National Research Council (NRC)
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Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC)
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Prime Minister's Office (PMO)
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Senate of Canada
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Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC)
Government institutions added through a monthly communication report
- Office of the Commissioner of Official Languages (OCOL)
In-house Organization Details
Description of the organization's activities
York University is one of Canada's leading interdisciplinary teaching and research institutions. The hallmark of York's programs has been excellence in interdisciplinary research and teaching at both the graduate and undergraduate levels. The third largest university in Canada, York students pursue full and part-time studies across York's 11 Faculties. York has three professional Faculties in business, law and education, plus other professional programs ranging from engineering to nursing, social work and urban and regional planning, in addition to a wide range of programs in the social sciences, the humanities, fine arts, science and environmental studies. Through York's Faculties and our 23 interdisciplinary research centres we conduct ambitious, innovative research cutting across traditional academic boundaries.
Responsible officer name and position during the period of this registration
Allan Hutchinson,
President and Vice-Chancellor
Organization's membership or classes of membership
York is the third largest university in Canada, with an academic community of more than 50,000 students, 7,000 faculty and staff and 200,000 alumni worldwide. York is governed pursuant to the York University Act (S.O. 1965), through a bicameral governance structure which gives jurisdiction over academic policy to the Senate and jurisdiction over the government, conduct, management and control of the University and its business affairs to the Board of Governors. The President also has distinct authority over the formulation and implementation of regulations governing the conduct of students and student activities. The Board is autonomous and self appointing, and its size is set by the legislation at 30 plus the President and the Chancellor. The Chancellor is the titular head of the university and confers its degrees. The composition of the Senate is also set out in the York University Act and including specified ex officio members as well as others chosen by the Senate , the full time teaching staff always constituting a majority of the membership.
Government funding
End date of the last completed financial year:
2008-04-30
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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$3,667,000.00
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Yes
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Canadian Foundation for Innovation
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$2,691,000.00
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Yes
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Canadian Institutes for Health Research
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$4,574,000.00
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Yes
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CIDA
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$1,103,000.00
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Yes
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Environment Canada
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$29,000.00
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Yes
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Human Resources and Social Development
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$79,000.00
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Yes
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Indirect Costs of University Research
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$4,666,000.00
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Yes
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Industry Canada
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$63,000.00
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Yes
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Infrastructure Canada
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$65,000.00
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Yes
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Municipal
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$1,413,000.00
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Yes
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Natural Science & Engineering Research Council
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$8,816,000.00
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Yes
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Network Centres of Excellence
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$320,000.00
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Yes
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Ontario
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$331,136,000.00
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Yes
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Other Federal
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$9,595,000.00
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Yes
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Public Works & Government Services
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$1,896,000.00
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Yes
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Social Sciences & Humanities Research Council
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$11,636,000.00
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Yes
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In-house Organization Contact Information
Address:
S949 Ross Humanities Bldg.
4700 Keele Street
Toronto, ON M3J 1P3
Canada
Telephone number:
416-736-5200
Fax number:
416-736-5641
Lobbyists Details
Employees who lobby for the organization
- Cynthia Archer,
University Librarian |
No public offices held
- Gary Brewer,
VP Finance & Administration |
No public offices held
- Barbara Burrowes,
Government Relations Officer |
No public offices held
- David B. Dewitt,
AVP Research, Social Sciences and Humanities |
No public offices held
- Sheila Embleton,
Special Advisor to the President |
No public offices held
- Dezso Horvath,
Dean Schulich School of Business |
No public offices held
- Harriet Lewis,
University Secretary & General Counsel |
No public offices held
- Jinyan Li,
Dean Osgoode Hall Law School (Acting) |
No public offices held
- Kenneth McRoberts,
Principal Glendon College |
No public offices held
- Patrick Monahan,
VP Academic & Provost |
No public offices held
- Douglas Peers,
Dean Graduate Studies |
No public offices held
- David Phipps,
Director, Office of Research Services |
No public offices held
- Alice Pitt,
Dean Education |
No public offices held
- Barbara Rahder,
Dean, Faculty of Environmental Studies |
No public offices held
- Peter Sadlier-Brown,
Special Advisor to the President |
No public offices held
- Barbara Sellers-Young,
Dean Fine Arts |
No public offices held
- Stan Shapson,
VP Research & Innovation |
No public offices held
- Mamdouh Shoukri,
President & Vice-Chancellor |
No public offices held
- Martin Singer,
Dean Faculty of Liberal Arts & Professional Studies |
No public offices held
- K.W. Michael Siu,
AVP Research, Science and Technology |
No public offices held
- Harvey Skiner,
Dean Health |
No public offices held
- Walter Tholen,
Dean Science and Engineering (Acting) |
No public offices held
- Robert Tiffin,
VP Students |
No public offices held
