Version 3 of 134 (2006-08-18 to 2007-02-15) 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 Alberta
3-1 University Hall University of Alberta Edmonton, AB T6G 2J9 Canada |
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Telephone number: | 780-492-6590 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fax number: | 780-492-9453 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Responsible officer name and position during the period of this registration: | Indira Samarasekera, President | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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's undergraduate and graduate student enrollment totals over 34,000. The University employs over 8800 academic and non-academic staff. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Organization's membership or classes of membership: | Students, faculty, administrative and support staff. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Name: | Carl Amrhein |
Position title: | Provost & Vice President (Academic) |
Public offices held: | No |
Name: | Marc Arnal |
Position title: | Dean, Faculte Saint-Jean |
Public offices held: | Yes |
Name: | Monica Barclay |
Position title: | Assistant Director, China Institute |
Public offices held: | No |
Name: | Ellen Bielawski |
Position title: | Dean, Native Studies |
Public offices held: | No |
Name: | Carole Byrne |
Position title: | Registrar |
Public offices held: | No |
Name: | Phyllis Clark |
Position title: | Vice-President (Finance & Administration) |
Public offices held: | No |
Name: | Sandra Conn |
Position title: | Vice-President (External Relations) |
Public offices held: | No |
Name: | Albert Cook |
Position title: | Dean, Rehabilitation Medicine |
Public offices held: | No |
Name: | Mark Dale |
Position title: | Dean, Graduate Studies and Research |
Public offices held: | No |
Name: | Marieke Dube |
Position title: | Government Relations Associate |
Public offices held: | No |
Name: | Roger Epp |
Position title: | Acting Dean, Augustana |
Public offices held: | No |
Name: | Jody Ginsberg |
Position title: | Vice Dean, Medicine & Dentistry |
Public offices held: | No |
Name: | Andrew Greenshaw |
Position title: | Associate Vice-President (Research) |
Public offices held: | No |
Name: | Brad Hamdon |
Position title: | General Counsel |
Public offices held: | No |
Name: | Donald Hickey |
Position title: | Vice-President (Facilities & Operations) |
Public offices held: | No |
Name: | Ernie Ingles |
Position title: | Vice-Provost & Chief Librarian |
Public offices held: | No |
Name: | Jack Jhamandas |
Position title: | Assiciate Dean, Research, Medicine & Dentistry |
Public offices held: | No |
Name: | Wenran Jiang |
Position title: | Director, China Institute |
Public offices held: | No |
Name: | Gary Kachanoski |
Position title: | Vice-President (Research) |
Public offices held: | No |
Name: | John Kennelly |
Position title: | Dean, Agriculture, Forestry, and Home Economics |
Public offices held: | No |
Name: | David Lynch |
Position title: | Dean of Engineering |
Public offices held: | No |
Name: | Terry Mackey |
Position title: | Director, International Project |
Public offices held: | No |
Name: | Michael Mahon |
Position title: | Dean, Physical Education & Recreation |
Public offices held: | No |
Name: | Thomas Marrie |
Position title: | Dean, Medicine & Dentistry |
Public offices held: | No |
Name: | Dru Marshall |
Position title: | Acting Dean, Physical Education and Recreation |
Public offices held: | No |
Name: | William McBlain |
Position title: | Senior Associate Vice-President (Research) |
Public offices held: | No |
Name: | Rae McDonald |
Position title: | Director, International Relations |
Public offices held: | No |
Name: | Roger Palmer |
Position title: | Interim Dean, School of Public Health |
Public offices held: | No |
Name: | Franco Pasutto |
Position title: | Dean, Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences |
Public offices held: | No |
Name: | Alexis Pepin |
Position title: | Policy & Strategic Initiatives Analyst |
Public offices held: | No |
Name: | David Percy |
Position title: | Dean, Law |
Public offices held: | No |
Name: | Michael Percy |
Position title: | Dean of Business |
Public offices held: | No |
Name: | Heather Proctor |
Position title: | Associate Professor, Science |
Public offices held: | No |
Name: | Herbert Quinney |
Position title: | Deputy Provost |
Public offices held: | No |
Name: | Benoit Rivard |
Position title: | Professor, Earth & Atmospheric Sciences |
Public offices held: | No |
Name: | Indira Samarasekera |
Position title: | President |
Public offices held: | No |
Name: | Douglas Schmitt |
Position title: | Professor, Physics |
Public offices held: | No |
Name: | Fern Snart |
Position title: | Dean, Education (CEO) |
Public offices held: | No |
Name: | Colleen St. Clair |
Position title: | Associate Professor, Science |
Public offices held: | No |
Name: | Gregory Taylor |
Position title: | Dean, Science |
Public offices held: | No |
Name: | Karen Wichuk |
Position title: | Director, Government Relations |
Public offices held: | No |
Name: | Daniel Woolf |
Position title: | Dean, Arts |
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), Arts, Culture and Heritage, Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA), Canadian Forest Service, Canadian Heritage (PCH), Canadian Institutes for Health Research, Canadian Wheat Board (CWB), Environment Canada, Farm Credit Canada (FCC), Finance Canada (FIN), Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO), Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada (DFAITC), Geological Survey of Canada, Health Canada (HC), Human Resources Development Canada (HRDC), Industry Canada, International Polar Year, International Trade, Members of the House of Commons, National Defence (DND), National Research Council (NRC), Natural Resources Canada (NRCan), Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC), Privy Council Office (PCO), Public Health Agency Canada, Social Development Canada, Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC), Sport Canada, Sustainable Resource Development, 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:
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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, Consumer Issues, Education, Employment and Training, Energy, Environment, Fisheries, Foreign Affairs, Forestry, Health, Heritage, Immigration, Industry, Infrastructure, Intellectual Property, International Development, International Relations, International Trade, Mining, Regional Development, Research & Development, Science and Technology, Sports, Transportation | ||||||
Subject Matter: Retrospective: | Held meetings, made telephone calls, made representations, wrote correspondence and submitted proposals with respect to the following initiatives: the science and technology framework, commercialization of research/technology transfer infrastructure partnerships, sustainable energy and the environment proposals, Aboriginal education, agricultural research, nanotechnology, international sporting events, foreign student accrediation and international outreach in China, the United States and Mexico. Program development in southeast Asia and Eastern Europe. Consultations for funding and support opportunities for, project proposals and work permits for international students and international job placements for Canadian students. Advocacy in the areas of Copyright and SchoolNet. Discussions regarding forestry activities.VAC supporting research in Human Ecology.Development of the university's international initiatives.Advocacy for multi-year official languages funding for programs include French as a Minority Language and French as a Second Language. Advocacy for Official Languages Office to Support Communities - Funding program for the training of French-speaking health professionals. Advocacy for funding support for students involved in co-op programs. Support for project/conference on trade in natural resources and resource pricing. Discussions on Western Centre for Economic Research. Discussions were held regarding indirect costs of research funding and the funding the granting councils, the Canadian Foundation for Innovation and the Canada Research Chairs Program. Advocacy related to infrastructure funding. | ||||||
Subject Matter: Prospective: | Meetings will be held, telephone calls made, representations made, correspondence written and proposals submitted with respect to the following initiatives: the science and technology framework, the role of the federal government in post-secondary education, the commercialization of research/technology transfer infrastructure partnerships, sustainable energy and the environment proposals, Aboriginal education, agricultural research, nanotechnology, health initiatives, engineering initiatives, international relationships, institutes and development projects, minority and official languages support and infrastructure, research centres and institutes, sport initiatives, and foreign student accreditation and work permits. Discussions regarding indirect costs of research funding and the funding of the granting council, the Canadian Foundation for Innovation and the Canada Research Chairs Program.Advocacy related to infrastructure funding.Advocacy related to the copyright legislation. | ||||||
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