Lobbying registration dated 2026-03-16
Registrant: Lisa Philipps
Client: York University
Targeted institutions:
Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR)
Treasury Board Of Canada Secretariat (TBS)
Office of the Auditor General of Canada (OAG)
Indigenous Services Canada (ISC)
Global Affairs Canada (GAC)
Canada Foundation for Innovation
Canadian Heritage (PCH)
Women and Gender Equality (WAGE)
Finance Canada (FIN)
Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC)
House of Commons
National Defence (DND)
Natural Resources Canada (NRCan)
Office of the Commissioner of Official Languages (OCOL)
Canadian Space Agency (CSA)
Communications Security Establishment Canada (CSEC)
Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario (FedDev)
Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC)
Canada School of Public Service (CSPS)
Housing, Infrastructure and Communities Canada (HICC)
Veterans Affairs Canada (VAC)
National Research Council (NRC)
Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC)
International Development Research Centre (IDRC)
Privy Council Office (PCO)
Senate of Canada
Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC)
Health Canada (HC)
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 Space Agency (CSA)
Amount: 931000.00
Institution: National Research Council (NRC)
Amount: 150000.00
Institution: Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC)
Amount: 149000.00
Institution: Ontario Research Fund - Research Excellence
Amount: 344000.00
Institution: Public Safety Canada (PS)
Amount: 10000.00
Institution: Ontario Ministry of Education
Amount: 2183000.00
Institution: Ontario Ministry of Transportation
Amount: 196000.00
Institution: International Development Research Centre (IDRC)
Amount: 1825000.00
Institution: Foreign Governments
Amount: 1375000.00
Institution: Ontario Ministry of Labour, Training and Skills Development
Amount: 381000.00
Institution: Ontario Ministry of Children, Community and Social Services
Amount: 430000.00
Institution: Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC)
Amount: 714000.00
Institution: Infrastructure Canada (INFC)
Amount: 533000.00
Institution: Forestry Futures Trust Ontario
Amount: 32000.00
Institution: Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC)
Amount: 222000.00
Institution: Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario (FedDev)
Amount: 1192000.00
Institution: Ontario Ministry of Economic Development, Job Creation and Trade
Amount: 628000.00
Institution: Networks of Centres of Excellence Canada
Amount: 1426000.00
Institution: Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR)
Amount: 7870000.00
Institution: Polar Knowledge Canada
Amount: 11000.00
Institution: Research Support Fund
Amount: 7298000.00
Institution: Ontario Council on Articulation and Transfer
Amount: 91000.00
Institution: National Defence (DND)
Amount: 45000.00
Institution: Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC)
Amount: 20274000.00
Institution: Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC)
Amount: 200000.00
Institution: Canada Research Chairs/Canada Excellence Research Chairs
Amount: 3383000.00
Institution: Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC)
Amount: 24494000.00
Institution: Ontario Research Fund - Research Infrastructure
Amount: 835000.00
Institution: Canada First Research Excellence Fund
Amount: 4708000.00
Institution: Canada Foundation for Innovation
Amount: 1143000.00
Institution: Toronto Arts Council
Amount: 96000.00
Institution: City of Toronto
Amount: 30000.00
Institution: Canadian Heritage (PCH)
Amount: 380000.00
Institution: Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC)
Amount: 724000.00
Institution: Ministry of Colleges and Universities (Ontario)
Amount: 337538000.00
Institution: Ontario Early Research Award Program
Amount: 66000.00
Institution: Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry
Amount: 19000.00
Institution: Region of York
Amount: 20338000.00
Institution: Ontario Secondary School TF
Amount: 4000.00
Institution: Ontario Clean Water Agency
Amount: 28000.00
Institution: Sub-grant McMaster/OSSU
Amount: 2000.00
Institution: Intellectual Property Ontario
Amount: 548000.00
Institution: Ontario Ministry of Environment, Conservation and Parks
Amount: 115000.00
Institution: Housing, Infrastructure and Communities Canada (HICC)
Amount: 45000.00
Institution: Canadian Museums Association
Amount: 209000.00
Institution: Veterans Affairs Canada (VAC)
Amount: 500000.00
Institution: Digital Resource Alliance of Canada
Amount: 101000.00
Institution: Dixon Hall/NCPS
Amount: 25000.00
Institution: Transport Canada (TC)
Amount: 528000.00
Institution: Natural Resources Canada (NRCan)
Amount: 945000.00
Institution: Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
Amount: 528000.00
Institution: Global Affairs Canada (GAC)
Amount: 10000.00
Institution: Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO)
Amount: 105000.00
Institution: Sante Canada and Association des colleges et universite de la francophonie canadienne
Amount: 172000.00
Lobbying activity details:
Raising awareness about York University's strengths in research, teaching, and scholarship and differentiation among post-secondary institutions in Canada
Seeking funding from federal government for investment in regional development projects
Inquire on the status of grants and to propose a wide variety of academic research projects  to Federal Research Granting Councils (NSERC, SSHRC, CIHR)- 

Advocating for continued and increased granting council funding.
Advocating for increased investment in student assistance with the Canada Student Loan Program.
Advocating for institutional infrastructure investments from various federal programs.
Seeking funding from the federal government for an increased federal investment in Canada Graduate Scholarships
Seeking to raise awareness about York University’s strengths in the health sector, as well as the York University School of Medicine.
Immigration policy related to students
Advocating for increases in funding for research and innovation, as well as funding to the Indirect Costs Program of SSHRC, NSERC, CIHR