Registration - In-house Organization

Brock University / Lesley Rigg, President and Vice-Chancellor

Registration Information

In-house Organization name: Brock University
Responsible Officer Name: Lesley Rigg, President and Vice-Chancellor
Responsible Officer Change History
Initial registration start date: 2008-08-12
Registration status: Active
Registration Number: 953797-225481

Associated Communications

Total Number of Communication Reports: 115

Monthly communication reports in the last 6 months: 0

Version 9 of 58 (2013-05-05 to 2013-07-09)

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Version 9 of 58 (2013-05-05 to 2013-07-09)

Lobbying Information

Subject Matters

Agriculture
Arts and Culture
Economic Development
Health
Industry
Infrastructure
Intellectual Property
Internal Trade
International Development
Science and Technology

Subject Matter Details

Grant, Contribution or Other Financial Benefit

Agriculture innovative investments in research like state-of-the-art Biomanufacturing for the development of health-centric crops for food and pharmacy. Obtain contributions for research grants wherever possible and funding for Grape and Wine.
Build Canada's fund for Provincial-Territorial Infrastructure Component now that postsecondary institutions qualify.
Centres of Excellence Commercialization and Research now that grape and wine research qualifies for funding.
Health research - research capital grants, research operating grants, and capital grants from the federal government

Grant, Contribution or Other Financial Benefit, Legislative Proposal, Bill or Resolution

Yearly Federal Budget - Brock would like to make sure that research and infrastructure are part of the federal yearly budget.

Grant, Contribution or Other Financial Benefit, Policies or Program

Brock University would like to see research funding levels maintained

Communication Techniques

Written communication
Oral communication
Grass-roots communication
Presentations

Government Institutions

Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development Canada
Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC)
Environment Canada
Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario (FedDev)
Finance Canada (FIN)
Health Canada (HC)
House of Commons
Human Resources and Social Development Canada (HRSDC)
Industry Canada
Infrastructure Canada (INFC)
Prime Minister's Office (PMO)

In-house Organization Details

Description of the organization's activities

The organization is a Canadian University. Brock University was founded in 1964. The University looks to the different levels of government to fund research, infrastructure and student needs.

Responsible officer name and position during the period of this registration

Jack Lightstone, President and Vice Chancellor

Organization's membership or classes of membership

Brock has over 17,453 full-time and part-time students. Brock had over 590 full-time faculty members, and over 820 permanent staff. We offer 7 faculties – Applied Health Sciences, Business, Education, Humanities, Mathematics and Science, Social Sciences, and Graduate Studies.

Government funding

End date of the last completed financial year: 2011-04-30

List of Government Funding
Government Institution	Funding Received in Last Financial Year	Funding Expected in Current Financial Year
Canada Research Chairs	$1,175,000.00	Yes
Canadian Foundation for Innovation (CFI)	$526,000.00	Yes
Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR)	$347,000.00	Yes
Foreign	$85,000.00	Yes
Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC)	$2,745,000.00	Yes
Other Federal	$27,026,000.00	Yes
Provincial	$92,944,000.00	Yes
Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC)	$1,444,000.00	Yes

In-house Organization Contact Information

Address:
500 Glenridge RD
St. Catharines, ON L2s 3A1
Canada

Telephone number: 905-688-5550 Ext. 5864
Fax number: 905-688-1255

Lobbyists Details

Employees who lobby for the organization

Ian Brindle, Special Adviser, Brock Research | No public offices held
Sarah Ellis, Government Relations Officer | No public offices held
Mike Farrell, Secretary to the University | No public offices held
Debbie Inglis, Director, Cool Climate Oenology and Viticulture Institute | No public offices held
Murray Knuttila, Provost and Vice-President, Academic | No public offices held
Gary Libben, Vice President, Research | No public offices held
Jack Lightstone, President and Vice Chancellor | No public offices held
David Petis, Vice-president, Advancement | No public offices held
Meaghan Rusnell, Sr. Government Relations Advisor | Public offices held
Alejandra Wichartz, Government Relations Officer | No public offices held
John Wilson, Director of Business Development and Commercialization, Research | No public offices held

Brock University

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

Name	From	To
Brock University	2008-08-12	current

Brock University

Responsible Officer History
Responsible Officer Name	From (YYYY-MM-DD)	To (YYYY-MM-DD)
Lesley Rigg	2022-11-01	Current
Lynn Wells	2021-07-01	2022-11-01
Gervan Fearon	2017-08-01	2021-07-01
Tom Traves	2016-10-01	2017-08-01
Brian Hutchings	2016-09-01	2016-10-01
Jack Lightstone	2008-08-12	2016-06-30

List of Public Offices Held
Position	Period Held	Last Date Designated Public Office Held
Legislative Assistant Member of Parliament, Parliament Hill Office	April 2006 to August 2008	Not a designated office

Date Modified:: 2025-06-03

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Registration - In-house Organization

Brock University / Lesley Rigg, President and Vice-Chancellor

Registration Information

Associated Communications

Version 9 of 58 (2013-05-05 to 2013-07-09)

Version 9 of 58 (2013-05-05 to 2013-07-09)

Subject Matters

Subject Matter Details

Grant, Contribution or Other Financial Benefit

Grant, Contribution or Other Financial Benefit, Legislative Proposal, Bill or Resolution

Grant, Contribution or Other Financial Benefit, 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