12-Month Lobbying Summary - Organization

Canadian Institute for Advanced Research (CIFAR) / Stephen Toope, President & CEO

Registration Summary

Currently active - Last Updated: 2024-01-31

Who is lobbying?

Canadian Institute for Advanced Research (CIFAR) (Address & business activities)

Stephen Toope, President & CEO

Government Funding

Did Canadian Institute for Advanced Research (CIFAR) request or receive government funding within the last 12 months? Yes

Coalition Members Information

Canadian Institute for Advanced Research (CIFAR) is not a coalition member.

Direct Interests of the Lobbying Activity

Affiliates

Canadian Institute for Advanced Research (CIFAR) does not have any affiliates that could have a direct interest in the outcome of the lobbying activities

Other Affiliates

The activities of Canadian Institute for Advanced Research (CIFAR) are not controlled or directed by another person or organization with a direct interest in the outcome of this undertaking

Contributors with a Direct Interest in the Outcome

No person or organization contributed over $1000CDN, within the preceding 12 months, toward the lobbying activity on behalf of Canadian Institute for Advanced Research (CIFAR):

What is being lobbied?

Subject Matter of the Lobbying Activities

Details Regarding the Identified Subject Matter

Will any of the lobbyists listed within this registration arrange a meeting between a public office holder and any other individual for the purpose of attempting to influence any of the matters listed below:

Yes

Subject matters added through an Lobbying Activity Report:
Specific Topics of Lobbying Communications	Intended Outcomes	Associated Subject Matters
Funding to support networks of high-calibre researchers and scholars in British Columbia, Canada and around the world to address the profound questions and global challenges facing science and humanity.	Awarding, amendment or termination of any contract, grant or financial benefit by or on behalf of the government of British Columbia or a Provincial entity	Health, Science and Technology
Subject matters added through an Lobbying Activity Report:
Funding to support networks of high-calibre researchers and scholars in British Columbia, Canada and around the world to address the profound questions and global challenges facing science and humanity.	Awarding, amendment or termination of any contract, grant or financial benefit by or on behalf of the government of British Columbia or a Provincial entity	Health, Science and Technology

Gifts or benefits provided by the organization

Gifts or Benefits Provided to Public Officer Holders
Name	Gift or Benefit Description	Circumstance	Date Promised	Value Promised	Date Given	Value Given
No Records

Who is being lobbied?

Ministries/Provincial Entities

Advanced Education and Skills Training
Health
Jobs, Economic Development and Innovation
Office of the Premier

Who are the lobbyists?

In-house Lobbyists

Lobbyist

Contributions

Gaga Boskovic
Subscribes to a Code of Conduct: Yes
Former Public Office Holder in BC: No

Lobbied or plans to lobby a member of the Legislative Assembly, including a Minister or Premier, on behalf of this organization, on or after 2020-09-21: Yes

Political: No
Sponsorship: No
Recall: No

Véronique Dault
Subscribes to a Code of Conduct: Yes
Former Public Office Holder in BC: No

Lobbied or plans to lobby a member of the Legislative Assembly, including a Minister or Premier, on behalf of this organization, on or after 2020-09-21: Yes

Political: No
Sponsorship: No
Recall: No

Stephen Toope
Subscribes to a Code of Conduct: Yes
Former Public Office Holder in BC: No

Lobbied or plans to lobby a member of the Legislative Assembly, including a Minister or Premier, on behalf of this organization, on or after 2020-09-21: Yes

Political: No
Sponsorship: No
Recall: No

Registration number: 9765-765
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Lobbying Activity Reports

What lobbying activities have taken place in the last 12 months?

What lobbying activities have taken place in the last 12 months?
Date	Arranging a Meeting	Lobbyists	Senior Public Office Holder, Position Title \| Ministry/Provincial Entity	Subject Matters
2024-02-23	Yes	Véronique Dault	Ian Rongve, ADM \| Strategic Innovation, Health	View
2023-12-21	No	Véronique Dault	Ian Rongve, ADM \| Strategic Innovation, Health	View
2023-11-23	No	Véronique Dault	Ian Rongve, ADM \| Strategic Innovation, Health	View
2023-08-02	No	Véronique Dault , Stephen Toope	Jessica Prince, Assistant Deputy Minister \| Office of the Premier Shannon Salter, Deputy Minister \| Office of the Premier	View
2023-08-02	No	Véronique Dault , Stephen Toope	Ian Rongve, ADM \| Strategic Innovation, Health	View

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Canadian Institute for Advanced Research (CIFAR) - Address & business activities

Address:

661 University Avenue
Suite 505
Toronto, ON M5G 1M1
Canada

Telephone number: 416-971-4887

Contact information in previous versions
- 661 University Avenue
  Suite 505
  Toronto, ON M5G 1M1
  Canada
  
  Telephone number: 416-971-4181
- 661 University Avenue
  Suite 505
  Toronto, ON M5G 1M1
  Canada
  
  Telephone number: 416-971-4181
- 661 University Avenue
  Suite 505
  Toronto, BC M5G 1M1
  Canada
  
  Telephone number: 416-971-4181

Description of Activities:
CIFAR is a Canadian-based, global research organization that convenes extraordinary minds to address science and humanity's most important questions. By supporting long-term interdisciplinary collaboration, CIFAR provides researchers with an unparalleled environment of trust, transparency and knowledge sharing. Our time-tested model inspires new directions of inquiry, accelerates discovery and yields breakthroughs across borders and academic disciplines. Through knowledge mobilization, we are catalysts for change in industry, government and society. CIFAR's community of fellows includes 19 Nobel laureates and more than 400 researchers from 22 countries.

Descriptions of the organization's activity in previous versions:
- CIFAR is a Canadian-based, global charitable organization that convenes extraordinary minds to address science and humanity's most important questions. By supporting long-term interdisciplinary collaboration, CIFAR provides researchers with an unparalleled environment of trust, transparency and knowledge sharing. Our time-tested model inspires new directions of inquiry, accelerates discovery and yields breakthroughs across borders and academic disciplines. Through knowledge mobilization, we are catalysts for change in industry, government and society. CIFAR's community of fellows includes 19 Nobel laureates and more than 400 researchers from 22 countries.

Requested Government Funding

Funding Request made to:	Funding Requested	Date Requested
Alberta Ministry of Technology and Innovation	$3,875,000.00	2023-03-30
Health	$2,250,000.00	2024-02-23
Ontario Ministry of Economic Development, Job Creation and Trade	$2,700,000.00	2024-01-31

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Received Government Funding

The Received Government Funding table below is not intended to be additive. Adding all of the entries together does not necessarily provide an accurate sum of all government funding received. There may be redundancy (reporting of the same funding more than once) caused by overlap in the "Date/Period Received" between 2 or more entries.

Source of Government Funding	Funding Received	Date/Period Received
Alberta Ministry of Technology and Innovation	$700,000.00	2023-04-01 to 2024-03-31
Fonds de Recherche du Québec	$600,000.00	2022-04-01 to 2023-03-31
Fonds de Recherche du Québec	$600,000.00	2023-04-01 to 2024-03-31
Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada	$30,569,171.00	2022-04-01 to 2023-03-31
Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada	$38,456,159.09	2023-04-01 to 2024-03-31
International Development Research Centre	$227,228.00	2022-04-01 to 2023-03-31
International Development Research Centre	$42,119.00	2023-04-01 to 2024-03-31
Swiss National Science Foundation	$678,186.00	2023-04-01 to 2024-03-31

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Date Modified:: 2024-01-29

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12-Month Lobbying Summary - Organization

Canadian Institute for Advanced Research (CIFAR) / Stephen Toope, President & CEO

Who is lobbying?

Canadian Institute for Advanced Research (CIFAR) (Address & business activities)

Government Funding

Coalition Members Information

Direct Interests of the Lobbying Activity

Affiliates

Other Affiliates

Contributors with a Direct Interest in the Outcome

What is being lobbied?

Details Regarding the Identified Subject Matter

Subject matters added through an Lobbying Activity Report:

Gifts or benefits provided by the organization

Who is being lobbied?

Ministries/Provincial Entities

Who are the lobbyists?

What lobbying activities have taken place in the last 12 months?