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: 633

Monthly communication reports in the last 6 months: 17

Version 46 of 137 (2015-10-09 to 2016-02-08)

Registration versions:

Version 46 of 137 (2015-10-09 to 2016-02-08)

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

Written communication
Joint partnerships with other institutions and groups

Government Institutions

Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR)
Citizenship and Immigration Canada
Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC)
Environment Canada
Finance Canada (FIN)
Foreign Affairs, Trade and Development Canada
Health Canada (HC)
House of Commons
Industry Canada
Justice Canada (JC)
Members of the House of Commons
National Research Council (NRC)
Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC)
Prime Minister's Office (PMO)
Privy Council Office (PCO)
Senate of Canada
Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC)
Statistics Canada (StatCan)
Technology Partnerships Canada (TPC)
Transport Canada (TC)
Treasury Board Of Canada Secretariat (TBS)

Government institutions added through a monthly communication report

Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC)
Infrastructure Canada (INFC)
Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)

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
Government Institution	Funding Received in Last Financial Year	Funding Expected in Current Financial Year
Canada Foundation for Innovation	$106,716,000.00	Yes
Canada Research Chairs	$43,068,000.00	Yes
Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR)	$170,167,000.00	Yes
Foreign	$22,804,000.00	Yes
Health and Welfare Canada	$3,598,000.00	Yes
Municipal	$891,000.00	Yes
Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC)	$70,814,000.00	Yes
Other Federal	$70,570,000.00	Yes
Other Provinces	$887,000.00	Yes
Provincial	$975,656,000.00	Yes
Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC)	$25,066,000.00	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

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

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
Defence Scientist Department of National Defence, Defence Research and Development Canada	January 1982 to January 2007	Not a designated office

Date Modified:: 2026-05-11

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Registration - In-house Organization

UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO / Melanie Woodin, President

Registration Information

Associated Communications

Version 46 of 137 (2015-10-09 to 2016-02-08)

Version 46 of 137 (2015-10-09 to 2016-02-08)

Subject Matters

Subject Matter Details

Grant, Contribution or Other Financial Benefit

Policies or Program

Policies or Program, Regulation

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