Registry of Lobbyists

Registration - In-house Organization

University of Manitoba / Emoke Szathmary, President and Vice Chancellor

Registration Information

In-house Organization name: University of Manitoba
Responsible Officer Name: Emoke Szathmary, President and Vice Chancellor 
Initial registration start date: 2005-08-19
Registration status: Inactive
Registration Number: 777798-5035

Version 4 of 6 (2007-06-04 to 2007-12-21)

Version 4 of 6 (2007-06-04 to 2007-12-21) was submitted prior to the Lobbying Act coming into force on July 2, 2008. Due to different information requirements at that time, the registration is presented in the following format.

A. Organization Information

Organization: University of Manitoba
202 Administration Building
University of Manitoba
Winnipeg, MB  R3T 2N2
Canada
Telephone number: 204-474-7881
Fax number: 204-474-8421  
Responsible officer name and position during the period of this registration: Emoke Szathmary, President and Vice Chancellor  
 
Description of the organization's activities: The Mission of the University of Manitoba is to create, preserve, and communicate knowledge and, thereby, contribute to the cultural, social and economic well-being of the people of Manitoba, Canada and the world.In fulfilling its mission, the University of Manitoba seeks to: i) Provide the highest possible quality of undergraduate and graduate university teaching in the humanities, social sciences, natural and applied sciences, the fine and performing arts and the professions; ii) Enhance student success by fostering an environment conducive to intellectual and personal growth; iii) Conduct original scholarship and basic and applied research, and produce creative works -- of highest quality as judged by international standards; iv) Serve the community directly by making its expertise available to individuals and institutions, and by providing as much access to the University's intellectual, cultural, artistic and physical resources as its primary teaching and research responsibilities permit; v) Preserve and protect academic freedom and intellectual independence, and provide a forum for critical inquiry and debate; and, vi) Promote equity in access and employment and in the conduct of the University's affairs.
Organization's membership or classes of membership: A post-secondary educational institution.
 
Was the organization funded in whole or in part by any domestic or foreign government institution in the last completed financial year? Yes
End date of the organization's last completed financial year: 2006-03-31
 
List of Government Funding
Government Institution Funding Received in Last Financial Year
Canadian Institutes of Health Research $18,793,721.00
Provincial (Manitoba) $263,577,199.00
Natural Sciences & Engineering Research Council $17,032,713.00
Canada Research Chairs $4,625,000.00
Other Federal $19,372,758.00
Social Sciences & Humanities Research Council $4,452,723.00
Foreign $1,902,095.00
Canada Foundation for Innovation $2,286,554.00
Health Canada $3,135,752.00

B. Lobbyists Employed by the Organization

Name: John Alho
Position title: Associate Vice-President (External)
Public offices held: Yes
 
Name: Garold Breit
Position title: Executive Director, Technology Transfer
Public offices held: No
 
Name: Dean Care
Position title: Dean, Faculty of Nursing
Public offices held: No
 
Name: Peter Cattini
Position title: Associate Vice-President (Research)
Public offices held: No
 
Name: David Collins
Position title: Dean, Faculty of Pharmacy
Public offices held: No
 
Name: Barbara Crutchley
Position title: Director, Research Grants & Contract Services
Public offices held: No
 
Name: James Dean
Position title: Director, International Relations
Public offices held: No
 
Name: John Doering
Position title: Dean of Graduate Studies
Public offices held: No
 
Name: Szathmary Emoke
Position title: President & Vice-Chancellor
Public offices held: Yes
 
Name: Glenn Feltham
Position title: Dean, I.H. Asper School of Business
Public offices held: No
 
Name: Caterina Ferlaino
Position title: Assistant to the Associate Vice-President (External)
Public offices held: Yes
 
Name: Elaine Goldie
Position title: Vice-President (External)
Public offices held: No
 
Name: Karen Grant
Position title: Vice-Provost (Academic Affairs)
Public offices held: No
 
Name: Norman Halden
Position title: Interim Dean, Clayton H. Riddell Faculty of Environment, Earth & Resources
Public offices held: No
 
Name: Janet Hoskins
Position title: Warden, St. John's College
Public offices held: No
 
Name: Digvir Jayas
Position title: Associate Vice-President (Research)
Public offices held: Yes
 
Name: Robert Kerr
Position title: Vice-President (Academic) & Provost
Public offices held: No
 
Name: Joanne Keselman
Position title: Vice-President (Research)
Public offices held: Yes
 
Name: Leslie King
Position title: Dean, Clayton H. Riddell Faculty of Environment, Earth, and Resources
Public offices held: No
 
Name: Salme Lavigne
Position title: Director, Dental Hygiene
Public offices held: No
 
Name: Daniel Lenoski
Position title: Acting Rector, St. Paul's College
Public offices held: No
 
Name: Randall Mazurat
Position title: Acting Dean, Faculty of Dentistry
Public offices held: Yes
 
Name: Deborah McCallum
Position title: Vice-President (Administration)
Public offices held: No
 
Name: David Morphy
Position title: Associate Vice-Provost (Student Affairs)
Public offices held: No
 
Name: Mervyn Prichard
Position title: Director, School of Agriculture
Public offices held: No
 
Name: Douglas Ruth
Position title: Dean, Faculty of Engineering
Public offices held: No
 
Name: Dean Sandham
Position title: Dean, Faculty of Medicine
Public offices held: No
 
Name: Harvey Secter
Position title: Dean, Faculty of Law
Public offices held: No
 
Name: Fred Shore
Position title: Executive Director, Office of University Accessibility
Public offices held: No
 
Name: Richard Sigurdson
Position title: Dean, Faculty of Arts
Public offices held: No
 
Name: Alan Simms
Position title: Associate Vice-President (Administration) & President, Smartpark
Public offices held: No
 
Name: Candice Tenenbein
Position title: Government Relations Associate
Public offices held: Yes
 
Name: Michael Trevan
Position title: Dean, Faculty of Agriculture & Food Science
Public offices held: No
 
Name: Mark Whitmore
Position title: Dean, Faculty of Science
Public offices held: No
 
Name: John Wiens
Position title: Dean, Faculty of Education
Public offices held: No
 

C. Lobbying Activity Information

Federal departments or organizations which have been or will be communicated with during the course of the undertaking: Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development Canada, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC), Atomic Energy Control Board (AECB), Canadian Heritage (PCH), Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA), Canadian Space Agency (CSA), Canadian Transportation Agency (CTA), Citizenship and Immigration Canada, Environment Canada, Federal Environmental Assessment Review Office (FEARO), Finance Canada (FIN), Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO), Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada (DFAITC), Health Canada (HC), Human Resources Development Canada (HRDC), Industry Canada, Justice Canada (JC), National Defence (DND), National Energy Board (NEB), National Research Council (NRC), Natural Resources Canada (NRCan), Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC), Prime Minister's Office (PMO), Privy Council Office (PCO), Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness Canada (PSEPC), Public Service Commission of Canada (PSC), Public Works and Government Services Canada, Revenue Canada (RC), Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP), Senate of Canada, Service Canada (ServCan), Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC), Statistics Canada (StatCan), Transport Canada (TC), Treasury Board Of Canada Secretariat (TBS), Veterans Affairs Canada (VAC), Western Economic Diversification Canada (WD)
Communication techniques that have been used or are expected to be used in the course of the undertaking:
Grass-roots communication, Informal communications, Meetings, Presentations, Telephone calls, Written communications, whether in hard copy or electronic format
 
Subject Matter: Areas of Concern: Aboriginal Affairs, Agriculture, Arts and Culture, Defence, Education, Employment and Training, Energy, Environment, Fisheries, Forestry, Government Procurement, Health, Immigration, Industry, Infrastructure, Intellectual Property, International Relations, International Trade, Justice and Law Enforcement, Regional Development, Science and Technology, Sports, Student Supports, Taxation and Finance, Transportation
 
Subject Matter: Retrospective: Made representations, sought public policy changes and/or federal support with respect to the following:Grants in support of research projects, applications to granting councils and research support programs and overall government policy towards post secondary education.
Subject Matter: Prospective: Make representations, seek public policy changes and/or federal support with respect to the following:Grants in support of research projects, applications to granting councils and research support programs and overall government policy towards post secondary education.
 

Details Regarding the Identified Subject Matter

Categories Description
Policy or Program Aboriginal Health and Human Resources Initiative
Policy or Program Agri-business Opportunities Program
Policy or Program Agricultural Bioproducts Innovation Program
Policy or Program Business-Led Networks of Centres of Excellence
Policy or Program Canada-Manitoba Infrastructure Program
Policy or Program Canadian International Development Agency - Indirect Cost Program
Policy or Program Centres of Excellence in Commercialization and Research
Policy or Program Heritage Canada Cultural Spaces Canada Program
Policy or Program Indian Studies Support Program
Policy or Program Internationally-Educated Engineers Qualifications Program - Human Resources and Skills Development Canada
Policy or Program Municipal Rural Infrastructure Program
Policy or Program Urban Aboriginal Strategy
Policy or Program Winnipeg Partnership Agreement - Western-Economic Diversification




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