Registration - In-house Organization

UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO / Melanie Woodin, President

Registration Information

In-house Organization name: UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO
Responsible Officer Name: Melanie Woodin, President
Responsible Officer Change History
Initial registration start date: 2005-09-28
Registration status: Active
Registration Number: 961247-5522

Associated Communications

Total Number of Communication Reports: 631

Monthly communication reports in the last 6 months: 29

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Version 106 of 136 (2023-05-15 to 2023-06-12)

Lobbying Information

Subject Matters

Arts and Culture
Budget
Economic Development
Education
Employment and Training
Energy
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

Written communication
Oral communication

Government Institutions

Canadian Heritage (PCH)
Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR)
Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada (CIRNAC)
Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC)
Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC)
Finance Canada (FIN)
Global Affairs Canada (GAC)
Health Canada (HC)
House of Commons
Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC)
Infrastructure Canada (INFC)
Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
Justice Canada (JC)
National Defence (DND)
National Research Council (NRC)
Natural Resources Canada (NRCan)
Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC)
Prime Minister's Office (PMO)
Privy Council Office (PCO)
Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC)
Public Safety Canada (PS)
Senate of Canada
Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC)
Statistics Canada (StatCan)
Transport Canada (TC)
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 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: 2022-04-30

List of Government Funding
Government Institution	Funding Received in Last Financial Year	Funding Expected in Current Financial Year
Canada Foundation for Innovation	$61,712,000.00	Yes
Canada Research Chairs	$46,660,000.00	Yes
Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR)	$241,022,000.00	Yes
Foreign	$32,343,000.00	Yes
Health and Welfare Canada	$3,638,000.00	Yes
Municipal	$1,281,000.00	Yes
Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC)	$93,331,000.00	Yes
Other Federal	$202,916,000.00	Yes
Other Provinces	$2,271,000.00	Yes
Provincial	$34,648,000.00	Yes
Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC)	$34,342,000.00	Yes

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

Andrew Arifuzzaman, Chief Administrative Officer, University of Toronto Scarborough Office of Business & Administration | No public offices held
Rupinder Bagha, Senior Policy Advisor, Health and Life Sciences, Government Relations Office | No public offices held
Joshua Barker, Vice-Provost, Graduate Research & Education and Dean, School of Graduate Studies | No public offices held
Judith Chadwick, Assistant Vice-President, Research Services | No public offices held
Leah Cowen, Vice-President, Research and Innovation, and Strategic Initiatives | No public offices held
Meric Gertler, President | No public offices held
Alexandra Gillespie, Vice President and Principal, University of Toronto Mississauga | No public offices held
Kelly Hannah-Moffat, Vice-President, People Strategy, Equity, and Culture | No public offices held
Alex Irving, Divisional Lead, Advocacy and Tri-Campus Priorities, Government Relations Office | No public offices held
Catrina Kronfli, Senior Policy Advisor, , Institutional Strategic Initiatives - Government Relations Office | No public offices held
Scott Mabury, Vice-President, Operations and Real Estate Partnerships | No public offices held
Alex Mihailidis, Associate Vice-President, International Partnerships | No public offices held
Derek Newton, Assistant Vice-President, AVP Innovations, Partnerships and Entrepreneurships | No public offices held
David Palmer, Vice-President and Chief Advancement Officer | No public offices held
Forrest Parlee, Executive Director, Government Relations | Public offices held
Amanda Pautler, Director of External Relations, Office of the Vice-President and Principal, UTM | No public offices held
Cheryl Regehr, Vice-President and Provost | 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
Jonathan Trentadue, Director of University Relations | No public offices held
Bo Wainschneider, Chief Information Officer | No public offices held
Joseph (Joe) Wong, Vice-President, International | 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

UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO

The following names have been used on or after July 2, 2008

Name	From	To
UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO	2008-08-11	current

The following names have been used before July 2, 2008

UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO

UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO

Responsible Officer History
Responsible Officer Name	From (YYYY-MM-DD)	To (YYYY-MM-DD)
Melanie Woodin	2025-07-01	Current
Meric Gertler	2013-11-12	2025-07-01
David Naylor	2005-09-28	2013-11-12

List of Public Offices Held
Position	Period Held	Last Date Designated Public Office Held
Senior Policy Advisor Senate of Canada, Office of the Leader of the Government	January 2005 to December 2006	Not a designated office

Date Modified:: 2026-03-23

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Registration - In-house Organization

UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO / Melanie Woodin, President

Registration Information

Associated Communications

Version 106 of 136 (2023-05-15 to 2023-06-12)

Version 106 of 136 (2023-05-15 to 2023-06-12)

Subject Matters

Subject Matter Details

Grant, Contribution or Other Financial Benefit

Policies or Program

Policies or Program, Regulation

Communication Techniques

Government Institutions

Description of the organization's activities

Responsible officer name and position during the period of this registration

Organization's membership or classes of membership

Government funding

In-house Organization Contact Information

Employees who lobby for the organization