Advisory committees

A number of university presidents and other members of the community are appointed to study and advise the association on major policy issues in higher education on our Standing Advisory Committees.

Research Committee

Members

Institutions

Patrick Deane Queen’s University (Chair)
Graham Carr Concordia University
François Deschênes Université du Québec à Rimouski
Brett Fairbairn Thompson Rivers University
Bill Flanagan University of Alberta
François Gagnon École de technologie supérieure
Vivek Goel University of Waterloo
Joy Johnson Simon Fraser University
Daniel Jutras Université de Montréal
Paul Mazerolle University of New Brunswick
Ed McCauley University of Calgary
Peter Stoicheff University of Saskatchewan
James Hammond Senior government relations officer, Universities Canada (Secretary)

Education Committee

Members

Institutions

Melanie J. Humphreys The King’s University (Chair)
Benoit-Antoine Bacon Carleton University
Michael Benarroch University of Manitoba
Jean-Paul Boudreau Mount Allison University
David Docherty Brandon University
Leo Groarke Trent University
Lucie Laflamme Université TELUQ
William Lahey University of King’s College
Steven Murphy Ontario Tech University
Jacqueline Ottmann First Nations University
Vincent Rousson Université du Québec en Abitibi-Témiscamingue
David Sylvester University of St. Michael’s College in the University of Toronto
Asima Vezina Algoma University
Scott Lofquist-Morgan Assisant Director, Member Relations, Universities Canada (Secretary)

International Committee

Philip Steenkamp Royal Roads University (Chair)
Paul Dangerfield Capilano University
David Dingwall Cape Breton University
David H. Farrar McMaster University
Andy Hakin St. Francis Xavier University
Rhonda Lenton York University
Tim Loreman Concordia University of Edmonton
Federico Pasin HEC Montréal
Geoff Payne University of Northern British Columbia
Graham Barber Assistant Director, International Relations, Universities Canada (Secretary)

Governance Committee

Members

Institutions

Deborah MacLatchy Wilfrid Laurier University (Chair)
Christopher Adams St. Paul’s College
Christian Blanchette Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières (UQTR)
Robert Gordon University of Windsor
Joanne MacLean University of the Fraser Valley
Moira Macpherson Lakehead University
Denis Prud’homme Université de Moncton
Timothy Rahilly Mount Royal University
Peter Ricketts Acadia University
Gillian Siddall Emily Carr University of Art + Design
Carl N. Still St. Thomas More College
Allister Surette Université Sainte-Anne
Heather Cayouette Director, Information Management and Governance, Universities Canada (Secretary)
Universities Canada