Lobbying registration dated 2026-01-12
Registrant: Melanie Woodin
Client: UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO
Targeted institutions:
Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR)
Treasury Board Of Canada Secretariat (TBS)
Global Affairs Canada (GAC)
Transport Canada (TC)
Canadian Heritage (PCH)
Justice Canada (JC)
Finance Canada (FIN)
Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada (CIRNAC)
Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC)
House of Commons
National Defence (DND)
Natural Resources Canada (NRCan)
Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario (FedDev)
Statistics Canada (StatCan)
Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC)
Housing, Infrastructure and Communities Canada (HICC)
National Research Council (NRC)
Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC)
Privy Council Office (PCO)
Senate of Canada
Health Canada (HC)
Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC)
Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC)
Public Safety Canada (PS)
Prime Minister's Office (PMO)
Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC)
Government funding received:
Institution: Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR)
Amount: 273996000.00
Institution: Health and Welfare Canada
Amount: 8241000.00
Institution: Global Affairs Canada (GAC)
Amount: 610000.00
Institution: Indigenous and Northern Affairs Canada
Amount: 80000.00
Institution: Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC)
Amount: 304000.00
Institution: Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario (FedDev)
Amount: 4019000.00
Institution: Canadian Space Agency (CSA)
Amount: 701000.00
Institution: Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC)
Amount: 91457.00
Institution: Foreign
Amount: 30809.00
Institution: Canada Research Chairs
Amount: 68734.00
Institution: Other Provinces
Amount: 335000.00
Institution: Canada Foundation for Innovation
Amount: 75018.00
Institution: Other Federal Grants Exceeding $100,000
Amount: 1175000.00
Institution: Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC)
Amount: 41986000.00
Institution: Municipal
Amount: 1711000.00
Institution: Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC)
Amount: 136000.00
Institution: Veterans Affairs Canada (VAC)
Amount: 705000.00
Institution: Transport Canada (TC)
Amount: 727000.00
Institution: Public Services and Procurement Canada (PSPC)
Amount: 2923000.00
Institution: Public Safety Canada (PS)
Amount: 520000.00
Institution: Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC)
Amount: 12418000.00
Institution: Parks Canada (PC)
Amount: 152000.00
Institution: Natural Resources Canada (NRCan)
Amount: 2746000.00
Institution: National Research Council (NRC)
Amount: 5250000.00
Institution: Tri-agency
Amount: 29574000.00
Institution: Networks of Centres of Excellence
Amount: 8533000.00
Institution: National Museums of Canada
Amount: 577000.00
Institution: National Defence (DND)
Amount: 1317000.00
Institution: International Development Research Centre (IDRC)
Amount: 2926000.00
Institution: Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
Amount: 4952000.00
Institution: Global Affairs Canada
Amount: 610000.00
Institution: Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO)
Amount: 185000.00
Institution: Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC)
Amount: 604000.00
Institution: Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC)
Amount: 261000.00
Institution: Defence Research and Development Canada
Amount: 1032000.00
Institution: Canadian Heritage (PCH)
Amount: 367000.00
Institution: Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC)
Amount: 262000.00
Institution: Canada First Research Excellence Fund
Amount: 25718000.00
Institution: Canada Council for the Arts
Amount: 370000.00
Institution: Canadian Accessibility Standards Research
Amount: 1101000.00
Institution: Bank of Canada
Amount: 285000.00
Institution: Research Support Fund
Amount: 55275000.00
Institution: Other Federal Grant Categories under $100,000
Amount: 117000.00
Lobbying activity details:
Communications with various designated public office holders regarding adaptation and mitigation of climate change, and other environmental policies.
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. (SSHRC, NSERC and CIHR)
Communications with various designated public office holders regarding investment in sector initiatives related to Arts and Culture  (primarily the antisemitism institute would fall under this category)  (Policies or Programs)
Communications regarding federal housing policies and government initiatives to support student housing development.
Communications with various designated public office holders regarding energy policy, innovation, and new technologies.  (Policies or Programs)
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 for increased investment in sector infrastructure.
Communications with various designated public office holders regarding investment in science and technology
Communications with various designated public office holders regarding jobs, creating skills development and work-integrated learning.
Communications with various designated public office holders regarding health programming and investments to further health research and population health outcomes.