Lobbying Information
Subject Matters
- Budget
- Economic Development
- Education
- Employment and Training
- Health
- Immigration
- Infrastructure
- International Relations
- Regional Development
- Research and Development
- Science and Technology
Subject Matter Details
Grant, Contribution or Other Financial Benefit
- Federal Research Granting Councils (NSERC, SSHRC, CIHR): 1) Communication with various designated public office holders to inquire on the status research funding programs; and 2) Communications to various designated public office holders to advocate for continued and increased granting council funding for the sector.
Policies or Program
- Communications with various designated public office holders for an increased federal investment in Canada Graduate Scholarships
- Communications with various designated public office holders for increased funding to the Research Support Program of SSHRC, NSERC and CIHR.
- Communications with various designated public office holders for increased investment in sector infrastructure.
Policies or Program, Regulation
- Communications with various designated public office holders regarding international education and to discuss policy changes to immigration that impact students and faculty.
Communication Techniques
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Written communication
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Joint partnerships with other institutions and groups
Government Institutions
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Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR)
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Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC)
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Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC)
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Finance Canada (FIN)
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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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Infrastructure Canada (INFC)
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Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
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Justice Canada (JC)
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Members of the House of Commons
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National Research Council (NRC)
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Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC)
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Prime Minister's Office (PMO)
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Privy Council Office (PCO)
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Senate of Canada
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Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC)
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Statistics Canada (StatCan)
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Technology Partnerships Canada (TPC)
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Transport Canada (TC)
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Treasury Board Of Canada Secretariat (TBS)
In-house Organization Details
Description of the organization's activities
The University of Toronto is committed to being an internationally significant research university, with undergraduate, graduate and professional programs of excellent quality.
Responsible officer name and position during the period of this registration
Meric Gertler,
President
Organization's membership or classes of membership
The University of Toronto has one of the strongest research and teaching faculties in North America, presenting top students at all levels with intellectual environment unmatched in depth and breadth by any other Canadian institution. Established in 1827, the University of Toronto today operates in downtown Toronto, Mississauga and Scarborough, as well as in nine renowned academic hospitals. Offering 215 graduate programs, 60 professional programs, and over 700 undergraduate programs across three campuses, with more than 80,000 students, over 20,000 faculty and staff, and 525,000 alumni active in every region of the world, U of T's influence is felt in every area of human endeavour.
The University of Toronto has a unicameral system of governance, with an elected 50-member body known as the Governing Council. Twenty-five members of the Governing Council are from within the University: 12 teaching staff, 8 students, 2 administrative staff, the President and 2 senior officers appointed by the President. The other 25 members consist of 16 appointees of the provincial government, 8 elected alumni and the chancellor, who is also elected by the alumni. The Governing Council annually elects a Chair and Vice-Chair from among the members appointed by the province.The University of Toronto is a member of the Association of Universities and Colleges of Canada.
Government funding
End date of the last completed financial year:
2014-04-30
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 Foundation for Innovation
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$106,716,000.00
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Yes
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Canada Research Chairs
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$43,068,000.00
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Yes
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Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR)
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$170,167,000.00
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Yes
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Foreign
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$22,804,000.00
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Yes
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Health and Welfare Canada
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$3,598,000.00
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Yes
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Municipal
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$891,000.00
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Yes
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Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC)
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$70,814,000.00
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Yes
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Other Federal
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$70,570,000.00
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Yes
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Other Provinces
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$887,000.00
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Yes
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Provincial
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$975,656,000.00
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Yes
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Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC)
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$25,066,000.00
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Yes
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In-house Organization Contact Information
Address:
Simcoe Hall
27 King's College Circle
Toronto, ON M5S 1A1
Canada
Telephone number:
416-978-4163
Fax number:
416-971-1360
Lobbyists Details
Employees who lobby for the organization
- Donald Ainslie,
Principal, University College |
No public offices held
- Larry Alford,
Chief Librarian |
No public offices held
- Cristina Amon,
Dean, Applied Science and Engineering |
No public offices held
- Heather Booth,
Dean, Leslie Dan Faculty of Pharmacy |
No public offices held
- Marilynn Booth,
Dean, School of Continuing studies |
No public offices held
- Sheila Brown,
Chief Financial Officer |
No public offices held
- David Cameron,
Dean, Faculty of Arts and Science |
No public offices held
- Louis Charpentier,
Secretary of the Governing Council |
No public offices held
- Robert Cook,
Chief Information Officer |
No public offices held
- Joseph Desloges,
Principal, Woodsworth College |
No public offices held
- Angela Esterhammer,
Principal, Victoria University |
No public offices held
- David Estok,
Vice-President, Communications |
No public offices held
- Lucy Fromowitz,
Assistant Vice-President, Student Life |
No public offices held
- Meric Gertler,
President |
No public offices held
- Vivek Goel,
Vice-President, Research and Innovation |
No public offices held
- Cynthia Goh,
Director, Institute for Optical Sciences and Professor, Inst Med Sci & Munk School of Global Affairs |
No public offices held
- Daniel Haas,
Dean, Faculty of Dentistry |
No public offices held
- Angela Hildyard,
Vice-President, Human Resources and Equity |
No public offices held
- Ira Jacobs,
Dean, Faculty of Kinesiology and Physical Education |
Public offices held
- Linda Johnston,
Dean, Lawrence Bloomberg Faculty of Nursing |
No public offices held
- Glen Jones,
Interim Dean, Ontario Institute for Studies in Education (OISE) |
No public offices held
- Charles Keil,
Principal, Innis College |
No public offices held
- Bruce Kidd,
Vice-President and Principal, University of Toronto Scarborough |
No public offices held
- Heinz-Bernhard Kraatz,
Vice-Principal, Research, University of Toronto Scarborough |
No public offices held
- Peter Lewis,
Associate Vice President, Research & Innovation, Global Research Partnerships |
No public offices held
- Scott Mabury,
Vice-President, University Operations |
No public offices held
- Don McLean,
Dean, Faculty of Music |
No public offices held
- Faye Mishna,
Dean, Factor-Inwentash Faculty of Social Work |
No public offices held
- Steve Moate,
Senior Legal Counsel |
No public offices held
- Amy Mullin,
Dean and Vice-Principal Academic, University of Toronto Mississauga |
No public offices held
- Sioban Neilson,
Vice-Provost, Academic Programs |
No public offices held
- David Palmer,
Vice-President and Chief Advancement Officer |
No public offices held
- Domenico Pietropaolo,
Principal, St. Michael's College |
No public offices held
- Michael Ratcliffe,
Dean of Arts, Trinity College |
No public offices held
- Cheryl Regehr,
Vice-President and Provost |
No public offices held
- Yves Roberge,
Principal, New College |
No public offices held
- Seamus Ross,
Dean, Faculty of Information |
No public offices held
- Locke Rowe,
Dean, School of Graduate Studies and Vice-Provost Graduate Education |
No public offices held
- Mohini Sain,
Dean, Faculty of Forestry |
No public offices held
- Hargurdeep (Deep) Saini,
Vice-President and Principal, University of Toronto Mississauga |
No public offices held
- Marny Scully,
Assistant Vice-President, Government, Institutional, and Community Relations |
No public offices held
- Richard Sommer,
Dean, John H. Daniels Faculty of Architecture, Landscape & Design |
No public offices held
- Mark Stabile,
Director, School of Public Policy and Governance |
No public offices held
- Ron Swail,
Assistant Vice-President, Facilities and Services |
No public offices held
- Sandy Welsh,
Vice-Provost, Students and First-Entry Divisions |
No public offices held
- Judith Wolfson,
Vice-President, International, Government, and Institutional Relations |
No public offices held
- Trevor Young,
Dean, Faculty of Medicine and Vice-Provost, Relations with Health Care Institutions |
No public offices held
- David Zingg,
Director, University of Toronto Institute of Aerospace Studies |
No public offices held
