Registration - In-house Organization

Subject Matters

• Aboriginal Affairs
• Agriculture
• Arts and Culture
• Climate
• Economic Development
• Education
• Employment and Training
• Energy
• Environment
• Health
• Immigration
• Industry
• Infrastructure
• Intellectual Property
• Regional Development
• Research and Development
• Science and Technology

Subject Matter Details

Grant, Contribution or Other Financial Benefit

• Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council funding - the U of L will work with the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council to add intellectual capacity to the University of Lethbridge's Prentice Institute for Global Population and Economy.
• The U of L will will work with Western Economic Diversification and Industry Canada to explore funding options to build partnerships with a university or universities in Colombia.
• The University of Lethbridge will work with Canadian Heritage to explore possible funding sources to build an art storage facility/teaching space to house the University of Lethbridge's art collection.
• The University of Lethbridge will work with Western Economic Diversification to secure funding to support a research incubation initiative for students and researchers.

Grant, Contribution or Other Financial Benefit, Policies or Program

• The University will work with the Canadian Center for Remote Sensing, Natural Resources Canada, Environment Canada, Aboriginal Relations and Northern Development Canada, and the Canadian Northern Economic Development Agency to explore public and private, academic and research partnerships in Northern Canada.

Policies or Program

• Museum Assistance Program - The University will lobby government to continue with this program as well as remove red tape to make it efficient to use.
• The University is interested in working with the federal government to create synergies between federal research initiatives and our own. The U of L will meet with various government officials (elected and non-elected) to obtain a better understanding of Federal research priorities in the areas of agriculture, environment, health and immigration.
• The University of Lethbridge will lobby the Federal government to ensure a focus on research and learning is reflected in the budgeting process with respect to increased funding for student scholarships, increased funding (direct and indirect) for research at universities, and increased funding for deferred maintenance for university buildings.

Communication Techniques

• Written communication
• Oral communication

Government Institutions

• Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development Canada
• Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC)
• Canadian Heritage (PCH)
• Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR)
• Canadian Northern Economic Development Agency (CanNor)
• Canadian Space Agency (CSA)
• Citizenship and Immigration Canada
• Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC)
• Environment Canada
• Finance Canada (FIN)
• Health Canada (HC)
• House of Commons
• Industry Canada
• Members of the House of Commons
• National Research Council (NRC)
• Natural Resources Canada (NRCan)
• Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC)
• Parks Canada (PC)
• Prime Minister's Office (PMO)
• Senate of Canada
• Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC)
• Technology Partnerships Canada (TPC)
• Treasury Board Of Canada Secretariat (TBS)
• Western Economic Diversification Canada (WD)

Address:
4401 University Drive
Lethbridge, AB  T1K 3M4
Canada

Telephone number: 403-329-2201
Fax number: 403-329-2097