Registration - In-house Organization

U15-Group of Canadian Research Universities / U15-Regroupement des universités de recherche du Canada / ROBERT ASSELIN, Chief Executive Officer

Registration Information

In-house Organization name: U15-Group of Canadian Research Universities / U15-Regroupement des universités de recherche du Canada
Responsible Officer Name: ROBERT ASSELIN, Chief Executive Officer
Responsible Officer Change History
Initial registration start date: 2012-05-01
Registration status: Active
Registration Number: 778689-296246

Associated Communications

Total Number of Communication Reports: 904

Monthly communication reports in the last 6 months: 58

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Lobbying Information

Subject Matter Details

Details Regarding the Identified Subject Matter
Subject matters	Details	Categories
Intellectual Property, National Security/Security, Research and Development, Science and Technology	Activities related to the operation of U15 digital initiatives including Cognit.ca and SecureScholar.	Grant, Contribution or Other Financial Benefit
Budget, Intellectual Property, International Relations, National Security/Security, Research and Development, Science and Technology	Advocacy regarding Canada’s research and development agenda, including research funding administered through the granting agencies and other federal departments and agencies, program design, and regulatory concerns related to research, including research security.	Regulation, Policies or Program
Budget, Education, Employment and Training, Research and Development, Science and Technology	Advocacy regarding Government of Canada training, employment and skills policies or programs, developed by Employment and Social Development Canada and other relevant departments and agencies, that directly or indirectly impact the post-secondary education sector with respect to their research and education activities.	Regulation, Policies or Program
Budget, Education, Housing	Advocacy regarding housing strategy issues, policies and programs that directly or indirectly impact the post-secondary education sector.	Regulation, Policies or Program
Budget, Education, Immigration, International Relations, Research and Development	Advocacy regarding immigration policies, programs and regulations related to international students, faculty, and highly qualified research personnel developed by Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada and other relevant departments and agencies that directly or indirectly impact the post-secondary education sector.	Policies or Program, Regulation
Budget, Economic Development, Health, Intellectual Property, Research and Development, Science and Technology	Advocacy regarding the Government of Canada’s health research and life sciences agenda, including policies, programs and regulations developed by Health Canada and other relevant departments and agencies that directly or indirectly impact the post-secondary education sector.	Policies or Program, Regulation
Budget, Economic Development, Intellectual Property, International Relations, National Security/Security, Research and Development, Science and Technology	Advocacy regarding the Government of Canada’s innovation and economic development agenda, including policies, programs and regulations developed by Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada and other relevant departments and agencies that directly or indirectly impact the post-secondary education sector.	Regulation, Policies or Program
Education, Justice and Law Enforcement, Research and Development, Science and Technology	Advocacy to ensure that proposals to develop or amend federal legislation, regulations, policies or programs that directly or indirectly impact the post-secondary system reflect the needs of universities and support research and education activities, including communication with public office holders in the House of Commons of Canada, the Senate of Canada and relevant departments and agencies.	Legislative Proposal, Bill or Resolution

Communication Techniques

Written communication
Oral communication
Grass-roots communication

Government Institutions

Canada Foundation for Innovation
Canada Infrastructure Bank
Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA)
Canadian Heritage (PCH)
Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR)
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)
Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
Justice Canada (JC)
National Defence (DND)
National Research Council (NRC)
Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC)
Office of the Commissioner of Lobbying (OCL)
Prime Minister's Office (PMO)
Privy Council Office (PCO)
Public Safety Canada (PS)
Senate of Canada
Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC)
Statistics Canada (StatCan)
Treasury Board Of Canada Secretariat (TBS)

Government institutions added through a monthly communication report

Communications Security Establishment Canada (CSEC)

In-house Organization Details

Description of the organization's activities

U15 Canada has three pillars of activity: • Convening our members; • Advocacy; and • Stewardship of the Research Ecosystem. In convening, advocacy and stewardship, U15 Canada engages with federal policy and program makers, collaborates with Universities Canada and other domestic organizations, and participates in the Global Network of Research-Intensive University Organizations.

Responsible officer name and position during the period of this registration

ROBERT ASSELIN, Chief Executive Officer

Organization's membership or classes of membership

University of Toronto, University of Alberta, University of Calgary, Dalhousie University, McMaster University, Queen's University, University of Ottawa, Laval University, The University of British Columbia, Western University, University of Waterloo, Montreal University, University of Saskatchewan, University of Manitoba, McGill University

Government funding

End date of the last completed financial year: 2025-04-30

List of Government Funding
Government Institution	Funding Received in Last Financial Year	Funding Expected in Current Financial Year
Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC)	$25,000.00	Yes
Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC)	$25,000.00	Yes

In-house Organization Contact Information

Address:
360 Albert Street
Suite 1425
Ottawa, ON K1R 7X7
Canada

Telephone number: 613-695-5155

Lobbyists Details

Employees who lobby for the organization

Robert Asselin, CEO | Designated public offices held
James Hammond, Director of Public Affairs | Public offices held
Dylan Hanley, Executive Vice-President | No public offices held
Mike Matheson, Managing Director (Digital Initiatives) | No public offices held
Michael Rowell, Director of Policy | No public offices held

U15-Group of Canadian Research Universities/U15-Regroupement des universités de recherche du Canada

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

Name	From	To
U15-Group of Canadian Research Universities/U15-Regroupement des universités de recherche du Canada	2012-05-01	current

The following names have been used before July 2, 2008

U15-Group of Canadian Research Universities/U15-Regroupement des universités de recherche du Canada

U15-Group of Canadian Research Universities / U15-Regroupement des universités de recherche du Canada

Responsible Officer History
Responsible Officer Name	From (YYYY-MM-DD)	To (YYYY-MM-DD)
ROBERT ASSELIN	2025-06-09	Current
Chad Gaffield	2022-04-15	2025-06-09
Gilles Patry	2017-10-01	2022-04-15
Suzanne Corbeil	2012-05-01	2017-10-01

List of Public Offices Held
Position	Period Held	Last Date Designated Public Office Held
Director of Policy Finance Canada, Minister's office	November 2015 to November 2017	November 30, 2017

List of Public Offices Held
Position	Period Held	Last Date Designated Public Office Held
Legislative Assistant House of Commons, Office of Taylor Bachrach	November 2019 to September 2022	Not a designated office
Legislative Assistant House of Commons, Office of Nathan Cullen	June 2018 to October 2019	Not a designated office
Parliamentary Assistant House of Commons, Office of Don Davies	February 2018 to June 2018	Not a designated office

List of Public Offices Held
Position	Period Held	Last Date Designated Public Office Held
Director of Policy Finance Canada, Minister's office	November 2015 to November 2017	November 30, 2017

Date Modified:: 2026-01-09

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Registration - In-house Organization

U15-Group of Canadian Research Universities / U15-Regroupement des universités de recherche du Canada / ROBERT ASSELIN, Chief Executive Officer

Registration Information

Associated Communications

Version 40 of 43 (2025-07-30 to 2025-08-15)

Version 40 of 43 (2025-07-30 to 2025-08-15)

Subject Matter Details

Communication Techniques

Government Institutions

Government institutions added through a monthly communication report

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