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Canadian Institute for Advanced Research / l’Institut canadien de recherches avancées / Stephen Toope, President and CEO

Registration Information

In-house Organization name: Canadian Institute for Advanced Research / l’Institut canadien de recherches avancées
Responsible Officer Name: Stephen Toope, President and CEO
Responsible Officer Change History
Initial registration start date: 2014-07-01
Registration status: Active
Registration Number: 780718-332266

Associated Communications

Total Number of Communication Reports: 207

Monthly communication reports in the last 6 months: 2

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Lobbying Information

Subject Matters

Budget
Health
Science and Technology

Subject Matter Details

Grant, Contribution or Other Financial Benefit

Seeking funding from ISED to renew CIFAR's Transfer Payment Agreement in 2020, to maintain CIFAR's core mandate in fundamental research.
Seeking funding from ISED to renew CIFAR's Transfer Payment Agreement in 2020, to maintain CIFAR's role and responsibilities in leading the Pan-Canadian AI strategy.

Communication Techniques

Written communication
Oral communication
Grass-roots communication

Government Institutions

Canada School of Public Service (CSPS)
Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR)
Finance Canada (FIN)
Global Affairs Canada (GAC)
Health Canada (HC)
House of Commons
Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
National Research Council (NRC)
Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC)
Prime Minister's Office (PMO)
Privy Council Office (PCO)
Public Services and Procurement Canada (PSPC)
Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC)
Statistics Canada (StatCan)
Treasury Board Of Canada Secretariat (TBS)

In-house Organization Details

Description of the organization's activities

CIFAR brings together visionary scientists and scholars from Canada and around the globe to collaborate on some of the most challenging questions facing humanity.

Responsible officer name and position during the period of this registration

Alan Bernstein, President and CEO

Organization's membership or classes of membership

CIFAR is a non-profit institute of advanced study.

Government funding

End date of the last completed financial year: 2021-03-31

List of Government Funding
Government Institution	Funding Received in Last Financial Year	Funding Expected in Current Financial Year
Government of British Columbia	$500,000.00	No
Government of Ontario	$206,000.00	No
Government of Quebec	$1,275,000.00	Yes
Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)	$36,460,000.00	Yes

In-house Organization Contact Information

Address:
MaRS Centre, West Tower 661 University Ave
Suite 505
Toronto, ON M5G 1M1
Canada

Telephone number: 416-971-4181

Lobbyists Details

Employees who lobby for the organization

Brent Barron, Director, Strategic Projects | No public offices held
Alan Bernstein, President and CEO | Public offices held
Gaga Boskovic, Advisor | No public offices held
Mark Daley, Vice-President, Research | No public offices held
Véronique Dault, Director, Government & Public Policy | No public offices held
Kate Geddie, Senior Director, Research | No public offices held
Elissa Strome, AVP Research and Executive Director, Pan-Canadian AI Strategy | No public offices held

Canadian Institute for Advanced Research/l’Institut canadien de recherches avancées

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

Name	From	To
Canadian Institute for Advanced Research/l’Institut canadien de recherches avancées	2014-07-01	current

Canadian Institute for Advanced Research / l’Institut canadien de recherches avancées

Responsible Officer History
Responsible Officer Name	From (YYYY-MM-DD)	To (YYYY-MM-DD)
Stephen Toope	2022-11-01	Current
Alan Bernstein	2014-07-01	2022-11-01

List of Public Offices Held
Position	Period Held	Last Date Designated Public Office Held
President Canadian Institutes of Health Research, Canadian Institutes of Health Research	June 2000 to October 2007	Not a designated office

Date Modified:: 2025-06-17

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Registration - In-house Organization

Canadian Institute for Advanced Research / l’Institut canadien de recherches avancées / Stephen Toope, President and CEO

Registration Information

Associated Communications

Version 20 of 33 (2022-02-09 to 2022-04-11)

Version 20 of 33 (2022-02-09 to 2022-04-11)

Subject Matters

Subject Matter Details

Grant, Contribution or Other Financial Benefit

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