Registry of Lobbyists
Version 6 of 6 (2008-06-17 to 2008-06-30) 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.
| Organization: |
University of Manitoba
202 Administration Building University of Manitoba Winnipeg, MB R3T 2N2 Canada |
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| 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: | 2007-03-31 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| 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: | Peter Cattini |
| Position title: | Associate Vice-President (Research) |
| Public offices held: | No |
| Name: | Peter Cattini |
| Position title: | Associate Bice-President (Research) |
| Public offices held: | No |
| Name: | James Dean |
| Position title: | Director, International Relations |
| 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: | Elaine Goldie |
| Position title: | Vice-President (External) |
| Public offices held: | No |
| Name: | Janet Hoskins |
| Position title: | Warden, St. John's College |
| Public offices held: | No |
| Name: | Anthony Iacopino |
| Position title: | Dean, Faculty of Dentistry |
| 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: | 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: | 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 |
| 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), 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), Statistics Canada (StatCan), Transport Canada (TC), Treasury Board Of Canada Secretariat (TBS), Veterans Affairs Canada (VAC), Western Economic Diversification Canada (WD) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Communication techniques that have been used or are expected to be used in the course of the undertaking:
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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
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