Lobbying Information
Subject Matters
- Budget
- Economic Development
- Education
- Employment and Training
- Environment
- 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 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.
- Communications with various designated public office holders regarding jobs, creating skills development and work-integrated learning.
Policies or Program, Regulation
- Communications with various designated public office holders regarding adaptation and mitigation of climate change, and other environmental policies.
- Communications with various designated public office holders regarding international education and to discuss policy changes to immigration that impact students and faculty.
- Communications with various designated public office holders regarding investment in science and technology
Communication Techniques
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Written communication
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Oral communication
Government Institutions
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Canadian Heritage (PCH)
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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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National Defence (DND)
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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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Public Safety Canada (PS)
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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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Transport Canada (TC)
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Treasury Board Of Canada Secretariat (TBS)
Government institutions added through a monthly communication report
- Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada (CIRNAC)
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 280 graduate programs, including 60 professional programs, and over 700 undergraduate programs across three campuses, with over 90,000 students, over 20,000 faculty and staff, and 570,000 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 Universities Canada and U15 Group of Canadian Research Universities.
Government funding
End date of the last completed financial year:
2018-04-30
List of Government Funding
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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$56,334,000.00
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Yes
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Canada Research Chairs
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$37,924,000.00
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Yes
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Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR)
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$191,106,000.00
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Yes
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Foreign
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$24,331,000.00
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Yes
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Health and Welfare Canada
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$999,000.00
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Yes
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Municipal
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$1,266,000.00
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Yes
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Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC)
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$75,224,000.00
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Yes
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Other Federal
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$139,976,000.00
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Yes
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Other Provinces
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$705,000.00
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Yes
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Provincial
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$805,310,000.00
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Yes
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Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC)
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$29,029,000.00
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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
- Ajay Agrawal,
Founder, Creative Destruction Lab; Professor; Rotman School of Management |
No public offices held
- Christine Allen,
Associate Vice-President & Vice-Provost, Strategic Initiatives (Off of VP Research and Innovation) |
No public offices held
- Andrew Arifuzzaman,
Chief Administrative Officer, University of Toronto Scarborough Office of Business & Administration |
No public offices held
- Joshua Barker,
Dean, School of Graduate Studies and Vice-Provost Graduate Education |
No public offices held
- Judith Chadwick,
Assistant Vice-President, Research Services |
No public offices held
- David Estok,
Vice-President, Communications |
No public offices held
- Meric Gertler,
President |
No public offices held
- Vivek Goel,
Vice-President, Research and Innovation |
No public offices held
- Cynthia Goh,
Academic Director, Banting & Best Centre for Innovation and Entrepreneurship |
No public offices held
- Daniel Haas,
Dean, Faculty of Dentistry |
No public offices held
- Kelly Hannah-Moffat,
Vice-President, Human Resources and Equity |
No public offices held
- Alex Irving,
Senior Policy Advisor, Government Relations Office |
No public offices held
- Ira Jacobs,
Dean, Faculty of Kinesiology and Physical Education |
Public offices held
- Ulrich (Ulli) Krull,
Vice-President, University of Toronto and Principal, University of Toronto Mississauga |
No public offices held
- Scott Mabury,
Vice-President, Operations and Real Estate Partnerships |
No public offices held
- Tiff Macklem,
Dean, Rotman School of Management |
Designated public offices held
- Don McLean,
Dean, Faculty of Music |
No public offices held
- Alex Mihailidis,
Associate Vice-President, International Partnerships |
No public offices held
- Steve Moate,
Senior Legal Counsel |
No public offices held
- Derek Newton,
Assistant Vice-President, AVP Innovations, Partnerships and Entrepreneurships |
No public offices held
- Ian Orchard,
Interim Vice-President and Principal, University of Toronto Mississauga |
No public offices held
- David Palmer,
Vice-President and Chief Advancement Officer |
No public offices held
- Forrest Parlee,
Director of Government Relations and Public Policy |
Public offices held
- Cheryl Regehr,
Vice-President and Provost |
No public offices held
- Edward (Ted) Sargent,
Vice-President, International |
No public offices held
- Matthew Siemiatycki,
Interim Director, School of Cities, University of Toronto |
No public offices held
- Richard Sommer,
Dean, John H. Daniels Faculty of Architecture, Landscape & Design |
No public offices held
- Andrew Stelmacovitch,
Executive Director of Advancement, University of Toronto Mississauga |
No public offices held
- Wisdom Tettey,
Vice President and Principal University of Toronto Scarborough |
No public offices held
- Andrew Thomson,
Chief of Government Relations |
No public offices held
- Bo Wainschneider,
Chief Information Officer |
No public offices held
- Sandy Welsh,
Vice-Provost, Students and First-Entry Divisions |
No public offices held
- Lynn Wilson,
Vice-Dean Partnerships, Faculty of Medicine |
No public offices held
- Joseph (Joe) Wong,
Vice-Provost, and Associate Vice-President, International, University of Toronto |
No public offices held
- Melanie Woodin,
Dean, Faculty of Arts and Science, University of Toronto |
No public offices held
- Christopher Yip,
Dean, Faculty of Applied Science and Engineering |
No public offices held
- Trevor Young,
Dean, Faculty of Medicine and Vice-Provost, Relations with Health Care Institutions |
No public offices held