Registration - In-house Organization

Toronto Metropolitan University / Mohamed Lachemi, President

Registration Information

In-house Organization name: Toronto Metropolitan University
Previous in-house organization names
Responsible Officer Name: Mohamed Lachemi, President
Responsible Officer Change History
Initial registration start date: 2008-04-22
Registration status: Active
Registration Number: 922501-16965

Associated Communications

Total Number of Communication Reports: 199

Monthly communication reports in the last 6 months: 1

Version 43 of 53 (2023-06-12 to 2023-06-20)

Registration versions:

Version 43 of 53 (2023-06-12 to 2023-06-20)

Lobbying Information

Subject Matters

Aboriginal Affairs
Budget
Economic Development
Education
Employment and Training
Energy
Environment
Foreign Affairs
Health
Immigration
Infrastructure
Intellectual Property
International Development
Regional Development
Research and Development
Science and Technology
Small Business
Tourism

Subject matters added through a monthly communication report

Elections

Subject Matter Details

Grant, Contribution or Other Financial Benefit

Building Canada Fund: Exploring opportunities to seek funding for capital projects that align with criteria
Canada First Research Excellence Fund: exploring opportunities to seek funding from this new program
Canadian Accelerator and Incubator Program: applying for funding for partnership with other PSE institutions

Grant, Contribution or Other Financial Benefit, Policies or Program

Research funding - research granting councils: propose a pilot program to fund industry-research chairs
Student incubator: Providing information and seeking support and partnerships for a student centred entrepreneurial incubator to contribute to the government's innovation strategy

Policies or Program

FedDev Ontario program: discussions related to the university's eligibility for a regional diversification program

Communication Techniques

Written communication
Oral communication

Government Institutions

Canada Foundation for Innovation
Canadian Heritage (PCH)
Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR)
Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada (CIRNAC)
Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC)
Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC)
Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario (FedDev)
Finance Canada (FIN)
Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO)
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)
Justice Canada (JC)
National Research Council (NRC)
Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC)
Office of the Information Commissioner of Canada (OIC)
Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada (OPC)
Prime Minister's Office (PMO)
Privy Council Office (PCO)
Service Canada (ServCan)
Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC)
Standards Council of Canada (SCC)
Treasury Board Of Canada Secretariat (TBS)
Women and Gender Equality (WAGE)

In-house Organization Details

Description of the organization's activities

Toronto Metropolitan University (TMU) is Canada's leader in career-focused education, with more than 95 graduate and undergraduate programs in the Faculties of Arts; Communication & Design; Community Services; Engineering, Architecture and Science; and the Ted Rogers School of Management. TMU has graduate and undergraduate enrolments of more than 24,000 students, including 1,600 master's and PhD students. With more than 64,000 registrations annually, The G. Raymond Chang School of Continuing Education is Canada's leading provider of university-based adult education.

Responsible officer name and position during the period of this registration

Mohamed Lachemi, President

Organization's membership or classes of membership

- More that 24,000 full-time undergraduate and graduate enrollments- More than 64,000 continuing education registrations annually- Over 700 full-time faculty and 1000 administrative staff- Over 125,000 alumni Toronto Metropolitan University is governed by a bicameral system that is enshrined in the Toronto Metropolitan University Act. The Board of Governors is responsible for major administrative policy, staff and financial decisions about the university that have both immediate and long-term effects. The Senate is responsible for academic matters.

Government funding

End date of the last completed financial year: 2021-04-30

List of Government Funding
Government Institution	Funding Received in Last Financial Year	Funding Expected in Current Financial Year
Canada Research Chairs (CRC)	$3,846,000.00	Yes
Canadian Accessibility Standard Research	$256,000.00	Yes
Canadian Excellence Res Chair (CERC)	$1,400,000.00	Yes
Canadian Foundation for Innovation (CFI)	$1,561,000.00	Yes
Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR)	$5,217,000.00	Yes
Cit of Toronto, Peel Region etc	$6,424,000.00	Yes
Department of Canadian Heritage (PCH)	$423,000.00	Yes
Department of Justice (JC)	$107,000.00	Yes
Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC)	$277,986,000.00	Yes
Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario (FedDev)	$2,314,000.00	Yes
Health Canada (HC)	$104,000.00	Yes
Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (CIC)	$2,247,000.00	Yes
Indigenous and Northern Affairs Canada (IAND)	$239,000.00	Yes
Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)	$3,628,000.00	Yes
National Defence (DND)	$803,000.00	Yes
National Research Council (NRC)	$274,000.00	Yes
Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC)	$13,332,000.00	Yes
Networks of Centres of Excellence (NCE)	$187,000.00	Yes
Province of Ontario	$265,597,000.00	Yes
Public Safety & Emergency Prep (PS)	$200,000.00	Yes
Research Support Fund (Indirect Cost of University Research)	$5,289,000.00	Yes
Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC)	$7,865,000.00	Yes

In-house Organization Contact Information

Address:
350 Victoria St.
Toronto, ON M5B 2K3
Canada

Telephone number: 416-979-5002

Lobbyists Details

Employees who lobby for the organization

Matthew Baker, Director, Government Relations and Strategic Partnerships | No public offices held
John Beebe, Advisor, Democratic Engagement | No public offices held
Maailah Blackwood, Manager of Government Relations | No public offices held
Wendy Cukier, Director, Diversity Institute | No public offices held
Charles Finlay, Executive Director, National Centre for Cybersecurity | No public offices held
Mohamed Lachemi, President | No public offices held
Steven Liss, Vice President, Research and Innovation | No public offices held
Mark Patterson, Executive Director, Magnet | No public offices held
Abdullah Snobar, Executive Director, DMZ | No public offices held

Toronto Metropolitan University

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

Name	From	To
Toronto Metropolitan University	2022-12-01	current
Ryerson University	2008-07-02	2022-12-01

The following names have been used before July 2, 2008

Ryerson University

Toronto Metropolitan University

Responsible Officer History
Responsible Officer Name	From (YYYY-MM-DD)	To (YYYY-MM-DD)
Mohamed Lachemi	2015-12-01	Current
Sheldon Levy	2008-04-22	2015-12-01

Date Modified:: 2025-06-17

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Registration - In-house Organization

Toronto Metropolitan University / Mohamed Lachemi, President

Registration Information

Associated Communications

Version 43 of 53 (2023-06-12 to 2023-06-20)

Version 43 of 53 (2023-06-12 to 2023-06-20)

Subject Matters

Subject matters added through a monthly communication report

Subject Matter Details

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Grant, Contribution or Other Financial Benefit, Policies or Program

Policies or Program

Communication Techniques

Government Institutions

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