Lobbying Information
Subject Matters
- Aboriginal Affairs
- Agriculture
- Arts and Culture
- Bilingualism/Official Languages
- Budget
- Consumer Issues
- Defence
- Economic Development
- Education
- Employment and Training
- Energy
- Environment
- Fisheries
- Forestry
- Health
- Immigration
- Industry
- Infrastructure
- Intellectual Property
- Internal Trade
- International Relations
- International Trade
- Mining
- Privacy and Access to Information
- Regional Development
- Research and Development
- Science and Technology
- Sports
- Taxation and Finance
- Transportation
Subject Matter Details
Grant, Contribution or Other Financial Benefit
- Discussions regarding possible research and development initiatives for, and investments in, partnerships with the University of Alberta.
- Seeking funding for international academic exchanges, study abroad, international student visits to Canada.
- Seeking funding for new research and campus infrastructure.
- Seeking funding for various programs administered by Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC), Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC) and Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR), including, but not limited to, Canada First Research Excellence Fund (CFREF), Canada Excellence Research Chairs (CERC), Canada Research Chairs (CRC) and the NSERC-administered CRYSTAL program.
- Seeking funding to advance Canadian leadership in the priority areas to support world class research.
Legislative Proposal, Bill or Resolution
- The budget bill in support of the federal role in post-secondary education, research and the science and technology framework.
Legislative Proposal, Bill or Resolution, Policies or Program, Regulation
- Discussions about the Copyright Act; of interest is the delivery of copyrighted information resources to library clients, particularly desk-top access; mass digitization projects; the use of copyrighted materials for classroom instruction at universities, the provision of service to visually impaired and otherwise disabled clients; and, copying for purposes of preservation.
Policies or Program
- Discussions around "Seizing Canada's Moment: Moving Forward in Science, Technology and Innovation" in support of the science and technology framework.
- Discussions regarding intent and application process for the Canada Graduate Scholarship, administered by Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada.
- Discussions regarding possible research and development initiatives and investments stemming from the northern strategy.
- Discussions regarding the refining and improving the application process of the Canada Excellence Research Chairs program administered through Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada.
- Discussions to continue and increase funding to maintain an internationally competitive Research Support Program of SSHRC, NSERC and CIHR.
- Discussions to enhance accessibility and application of Employment and Social Development Canada programs for student finance.
- Discussions with Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada regarding advancing opportunities and stronger linkages with industry through Seizing Canada's Moment: Moving Forward in Science, Technology and Innovation.
- National Institute of Nanotechnology (NINT) - discussions with the National Research Council (NRC) regarding the governance of NINT.
Regulation
- Discussions about proposed amendments to the Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations.
Communication Techniques
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Written communication
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Oral communication
Government Institutions
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Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC)
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Canada Council for the Arts
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Canada Foundation for Innovation
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Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA)
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Canadian Heritage (PCH)
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Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR)
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Canadian Security Intelligence Service (CSIS)
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Defence Construction Canada (DCC)
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Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC)
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Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC)
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Farm Credit Canada (FCC)
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Finance Canada (FIN)
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Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO)
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Global Affairs Canada (GAC)
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Health Canada (HC)
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House of Commons
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Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC)
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Indigenous Services Canada (ISC)
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Infrastructure Canada (INFC)
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Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
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National Defence (DND)
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National Research Council (NRC)
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Natural Resources Canada (NRCan)
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Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC)
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Office of the Commissioner of Official Languages (OCOL)
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Office of the Information Commissioner of Canada (OIC)
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Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada (OPC)
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Parks Canada (PC)
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PPP Canada
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Prime Minister's Office (PMO)
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Privy Council Office (PCO)
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Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC)
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Public Safety Canada (PS)
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Public Service Commission of Canada (PSC)
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Public Services and Procurement Canada (PSPC)
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Senate of Canada
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Shared Services Canada (SSC)
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Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC)
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Transport Canada (TC)
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Treasury Board Of Canada Secretariat (TBS)
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Veterans Affairs Canada (VAC)
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Western Economic Diversification Canada (WD)
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Women and Gender Equality (WAGE)
In-house Organization Details
Description of the organization's activities
The University of Alberta is one of Canada's premiere research-intensive universities, engaging in teaching, research, innovation and community service. The University of Alberta is home to more than 39,000 students and 15,000 faculty and staff.
Responsible officer name and position during the period of this registration
David Turpin,
President and Vice-Chancellor
Organization's membership or classes of membership
Students, faculty, administrative and support staff.
Government funding
End date of the last completed financial year:
2019-03-31
List of Government Funding
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Government Institution
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Funding Received in Last Financial Year
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Funding Expected in Current Financial Year
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Canada Research Chairs
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$13,090,000.00
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Yes
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Canadian Foundation for Innovation
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$13,996,000.00
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Yes
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Canadian Institutes of Health Research
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$36,038,000.00
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Yes
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Foreign governments, municipalities, hospitals and universities
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$10,125,000.00
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Yes
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Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC)
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$52,505,000.00
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Yes
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Other federal
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$34,101,000.00
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Yes
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Other provincial, municipalities, hospitals and universities
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$14,510,000.00
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Yes
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Provincial
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$954,410,000.00
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Yes
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Social Science and Humanities Research Council
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$30,981,000.00
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Yes
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In-house Organization Contact Information
Address:
2-24 South Academic Building
University of Alberta
Edmonton, AB T6G 2G7
Canada
Telephone number:
780-492-3212
Fax number:
780-492-9765
Lobbyists Details
Employees who lobby for the organization
- Chris Andersen,
Dean, Faculty of Native Studies |
No public offices held
- Dale Askey,
Vice-Provost & Chief Librarian |
No public offices held
- Stan Blade,
Dean, Faculty of Agricultural, Life and Environmental Sciences |
No public offices held
- Lesley Cormack,
Dean, Faculty of Arts |
No public offices held
- André Costopoulos,
Vice-Provost and Dean of Students |
No public offices held
- Greta Cummings,
Dean, Faculty of Nursing |
No public offices held
- Neal Davies,
Dean, Faculty of Pharmacy & Pharmaceutical Sciences |
No public offices held
- Steven Dew,
Provost and Vice-President (Academic) |
No public offices held
- Walter Dixon,
Interim Vice-President (Research) |
No public offices held
- Joseph Doucet,
Dean, Alberta School of Business |
No public offices held
- Fraser Forbes,
Dean, Faculty of Engineering |
No public offices held
- Daniel Fredrick,
Program Director, University of Alberta International |
No public offices held
- Randy Goebel,
Associate Vice-President (Academic), Associate Vice-President (Research) |
No public offices held
- Cristian Gonzalez-Paez,
Regional Manager (Americas), University of Alberta International |
No public offices held
- Robert Haennel,
Dean, Faculty of Rehabilitation Medicine |
No public offices held
- Brad Hamdon,
General Counsel |
No public offices held
- Lois Harder,
Principal, Peter Lougheed Leadership College |
No public offices held
- Brenda Hemmelgarn,
Dean, Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry |
No public offices held
- Gordon Houlden,
Director, China Institute |
Public offices held
- Cen Huang,
Interim Vice-Provost and Associate Vice-President (International) |
No public offices held
- Christopher Hyde,
Senior Government Relations Officer |
No public offices held
- Shanthi Johnson,
Dean, School of Public Health |
No public offices held
- Matina Kalcounis-Rueppell,
Dean, Faculty of Science |
No public offices held
- Alexis Ksiazkiewicz,
Associate Vice-President, Government and Community Relations |
No public offices held
- Gitta Kulczycki,
Vice-President (Finance and Administration) |
No public offices held
- Maria Mayan,
Interim Dean, Faculty of Extension |
No public offices held
- Margaret McPherson,
Government Relations Associate |
No public offices held
- Brooke Milne,
Vice-Provost and Dean, Faculty of Graduate Studies and Research |
No public offices held
- Pierre-Yves Mocquais,
Dean, Campus Saint-Jean |
No public offices held
- William Kerry Mummery,
Dean, Faculty of Kinesiology, Sport, and Recreation |
No public offices held
- David Percy,
Interim Dean, Faculty of Law |
No public offices held
- Wendy Rodgers,
Deputy Provost (Academic) |
No public offices held
- Stefan Scherer,
Executive Director, Future Energy Systems |
No public offices held
- Sangita Sharma,
Endowed Chair in Aboriginal Health, Centennial Professor in Aboriginal and Global Health Research |
No public offices held
- Andrew Sharman,
Vice-President (Facilities and Operations) |
No public offices held
- Kelly Spencer,
Interim Vice-President (Advancement) |
No public offices held
- Adam Sweet,
Executive Director, Government Relations |
Designated public offices held
- Catherine Swindlehurst,
Chief of Staff, Office of the President |
No public offices held
- Demetres Tryphonopoulos,
Dean and Executive Officer, Augustana Campus |
No public offices held
- Jennifer Tupper,
Dean, Faculty of Education |
No public offices held
- David Turpin,
President and Vice-Chancellor |
No public offices held
- Doug Weir,
Executive Director, Student Programs and Services |
No public offices held
- Lori West,
Director, Canadian Donation and Transplantation Research Program |
Public offices held
