Lobbying Information
Subject Matters
- Arts and Culture
- Bilingualism/Official Languages
- Education
- Employment and Training
- Health
- Industry
- Infrastructure
- Regional Development
- Research and Development
- Science and Technology
- Transportation
Subject Matter Details
Grant, Contribution or Other Financial Benefit
- Advocating for institutional infrastructure investments from various federal programs.
- Inquire on the status of grants and to propose a wide variety of academic research projects to Federal Research Granting Councils (NSERC, SSHRC, CIHR)-
Advocating for continued and increased granting council funding.
- Seeking funding from federal government for investment in regional development projects
Policies or Program
- Advocating for increased investment in student assistance with the Canada Student Loan Program.
- Advocating for increases in funding for research and innovation, as well as funding to the Indirect Costs Program of SSHRC, NSERC, CIHR
- Immigration policy related to students
- Seeking funding from the federal government for an increased federal investment in Canada Graduate Scholarships
Communication Techniques
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Written communication
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Oral communication
Government Institutions
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Canada Foundation for Innovation
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Canada School of Public Service (CSPS)
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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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Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario (FedDev)
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Finance Canada (FIN)
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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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Indigenous Services Canada (ISC)
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Infrastructure Canada (INFC)
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Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
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International Development Research Centre (IDRC)
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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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Office of the Auditor General of Canada (OAG)
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Office of the Commissioner of Official Languages (OCOL)
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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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Senate of Canada
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Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC)
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Treasury Board Of Canada Secretariat (TBS)
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Veterans Affairs Canada (VAC)
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Women and Gender Equality (WAGE)
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
Rhonda Lenton,
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:
2022-04-30
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's Research Chairs
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$5,100,000.00
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Yes
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Canada Foundation for Innovation
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$5,700,000.00
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Yes
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Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR)
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$6,653,000.00
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Yes
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Foreign
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$849,000.00
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Yes
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Municipal
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$860,000.00
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Yes
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Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC)
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$14,175,000.00
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Yes
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Other Federal
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$22,126,000.00
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Yes
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Other Provinces
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$318,000.00
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Yes
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Provincial
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$319,254,000.00
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Yes
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Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC)
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$16,011,000.00
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Yes
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In-house Organization Contact Information
Address:
1050 Kaneff Tower
4700 Keele Street
Toronto, ON M3J 1P3
Canada
Telephone number:
416-736-5200
Lobbyists Details
Employees who lobby for the organization
- Lucas Anderson,
Government Relations Officer |
No public offices held
- Amir Asif,
Vice-President Research and Innovation |
No public offices held
- Sarah Bay-Cheng,
Dean, School of the Arts, Media, Performance and Design |
No public offices held
- Mary Condon,
Dean, Osgoode Hall Law School |
No public offices held
- Barbara Edwards,
Senior Policy Advisor, Research |
No public offices held
- Marco Fiola,
Principal, Glendon College |
No public offices held
- Susana Gajic-Bruyea,
Vice-President Advancement |
No public offices held
- Jane Goodyer,
Dean, Lassonde School of Engineering |
No public offices held
- Angus Kwok-Chun Ho,
Government and Community Relations Coordinator |
No public offices held
- Alice Hovorka,
Dean, Faculty of Environmental Studies |
No public offices held
- Jennifer M. Hyndman,
Associate Vice-President Research |
No public offices held
- Joy Kirchner,
University Librarian |
No public offices held
- Rhonda Lenton,
President and Vice-Chancellor |
No public offices held
- Thomas Loebel,
Dean and Associate Vice-President, Graduate Studies |
No public offices held
- Lyndon Martin,
Vice-Provost Academic |
No public offices held
- Ijade Maxwell Rodrigues,
Chief of Government and Community Relations |
No public offices held
- Carol McAulay,
Vice-President Finance and Administration |
No public offices held
- J.J. McMurtry,
Dean, Faculty of Liberal Arts and Professional Studies |
No public offices held
- Sharon Murphy,
Dean, Faculty of Education |
No public offices held
- Susan Murtha,
Interim Dean, Faculty of Health |
No public offices held
- Lisa Philipps,
Vice-President Academic & Provost |
No public offices held
- David Phipps,
Executive Director, Research & Innovation Services |
No public offices held
- Joanna Robinson,
Director, Glendon School of Public and International Affairs |
No public offices held
- Christine Silversides,
General Counsel |
No public offices held
- Jennifer Steeves,
Associate Vice-President Research |
No public offices held
- Shawna Teper,
Government and Community Relations Officer |
No public offices held
- Laksh Vig,
Stakeholder Engagement Coordinator and Policy Analyst |
No public offices held
- Rui Wang,
Dean, Faculty of Science |
No public offices held
- Detlev Zwick,
Dean, Schulich School of Business |
No public offices held
