Registration - In-house Organization

York University / Lisa Philipps, Interim President and Vice-Chancellor

Registration Information

In-house Organization name: York University
Responsible Officer Name: Lisa Philipps, Interim President and Vice-Chancellor
Responsible Officer Change History
Initial registration start date: 2007-07-12
Registration status: Active
Registration Number: 963081-15647

Associated Communications

Total Number of Communication Reports: 340

Monthly communication reports in the last 6 months: 34

Version 42 of 68 (2020-10-30 to 2021-01-15)

Registration versions:

Version 42 of 68 (2020-10-30 to 2021-01-15)

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

Written communication
Oral communication

Government Institutions

Canada Foundation for Innovation
Canadian Heritage (PCH)
Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR)
Canadian Space Agency (CSA)
Communications Security Establishment Canada (CSEC)
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)
Health Canada (HC)
House of Commons
Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC)
Indigenous Services Canada (ISC)
Infrastructure Canada (INFC)
Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
International Development Research Centre (IDRC)
National Defence (DND)
National Research Council (NRC)
Natural Resources Canada (NRCan)
Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC)
Office of the Auditor General of Canada (OAG)
Office of the Commissioner of Official Languages (OCOL)
Prime Minister's Office (PMO)
Privy Council Office (PCO)
Senate of Canada
Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC)
Treasury Board Of Canada Secretariat (TBS)
Veterans Affairs Canada (VAC)
Women and Gender Equality (WAGE)

Government institutions added through a monthly communication report

Public Safety Canada (PS)

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: 2019-03-31

List of Government Funding
Government Institution	Funding Received in Last Financial Year	Funding Expected in Current Financial Year
Canada Foundation for Innovation	$2,785,000.00	Yes
Canada Research Chairs	$4,805,000.00	Yes
Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR)	$8,418,000.00	Yes
Foreign	$157,000.00	Yes
Municipal	$2,241,000.00	Yes
Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC)	$17,650,000.00	Yes
Other federal	$15,696,000.00	Yes
Other Provinces	$157,000.00	Yes
Provincial	$339,970,000.00	Yes
Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC)	$14,341,000.00	Yes

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
Jane Goodyer, Dean, Lassonde School of Engineering | No public offices held
Celia Haig-Brown, Associate Vice-President Research | No public offices held
Alice Hovorka, Dean, Faculty of Environmental Studies | 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
Paul McDonald, Dean, Faculty of Health | 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
Jeffrey O'Hagan, Vice-President Advancement | 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
Rebecca Pillai Riddell, Associate Vice-President, Research | No public offices held
Ian Roberge, Interim Co-Principal, Glendon College | No public offices held
Joanna Robinson, Director, Glendon School of Public and International Affairs | No public offices held
Christine Silversides, Interim General Counsel | No public offices held
Shawna Teper, Government and Community Relations Officer | No public offices held
Laksh Vig, Government Relations Assistant | 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

York University

The following names have been used on or after July 2, 2008

Name	From	To
York University	2008-08-12	current

The following names have been used before July 2, 2008

York University

York University

Responsible Officer History
Responsible Officer Name	From (YYYY-MM-DD)	To (YYYY-MM-DD)
Lisa Philipps	2026-01-01	Current
Rhonda Lenton	2017-07-01	2026-01-01
Mamdouh Shoukri	2007-07-12	2017-07-01

Date Modified:: 2026-01-09

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Registration - In-house Organization

York University / Lisa Philipps, Interim President and Vice-Chancellor

Registration Information

Associated Communications

Version 42 of 68 (2020-10-30 to 2021-01-15)

Version 42 of 68 (2020-10-30 to 2021-01-15)

Subject Matters

Subject Matter Details

Grant, Contribution or Other Financial Benefit

Policies or Program

Communication Techniques

Government Institutions

Government institutions added through a monthly communication report

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