Governance & Administration

U15 Canada Executive Heads – Executive Committee

The word “Executive Head” refers to the president, rector, or principal of a U15 Canada member university. The Executive Heads make up the U15 Canada Board of Directors, the governing body of U15 Canada. The Executive Heads are supported by their respective chief academic officer (provost, vice-president, vice-principal or vice-rector) and their senior research officer (vice-president, vice-principal or vice-rector, research).

U15 Canada appoints a Chair through a process of peer nomination to lead the governing body. The Chair is supported in this function by a vice-chair(s), whose number will vary from time to time.

The Executive Committee consists of the current chair and one to four other members nominated by the overall membership. The committee is charged with acting on behalf of U15 Canada concerning operational matters related to the Directorate. The Executive Heads may also, from time to time, delegate authority to the Executive Committee to act on behalf of the full membership in particular areas.

Chair: Peter Stoicheff (University of Saskatchewan)

Vice-Chairs: Ed McCauley (University of Calgary), Sophie D’Amours (Université Laval), Daniel Jutras (Université de Montréal), Jacques Frémont (University of Ottawa), Vivek Goel (University of Waterloo)

U15 Canada Academic Affairs Committee

U15 Canada Academic Affairs Committee shares knowledge, advances collaborative initiatives and discusses ways to maximize the full benefits of cooperation among the member institutions. The Committee functions as a sub-committee of U15 Canada’s Executive Heads. The Committee also provides advice, research and guidance to the Executive Heads or other U15 committees.

Chair: Susan Tighe (McMaster University)

Vice-Chair: Pascale Lefrançois (Université de Montréal)

U15 Canada Research Committee

U15 Canada Research Committee meets for the purpose of advancing the research agenda, sharing knowledge, advancing collaborative initiatives and discussing ways to maximize the full benefits of cooperation among the member institutions. The Committee functions as a sub-committee of U15 Canada’s Executive Heads. The Committee provides advice, research and guidance to the issues discussed by the Executive Heads or other committees of  U15 Canada as is appropriate.

Chair: William Ghali (University of Calgary)

Vice-Chair: Eugénie Brouillet (Université Laval)

U15 Canada Data Exchange (U15DE)

Reporting to the Academic Affairs Committee, the Data Exchange supports U15 Canada institutions through the formal and informal collection and exchange of high-quality comparative datasets and information for inter-institutional benchmarking. These efforts are prioritized to focus on projects serving strategic, operational, and reporting objectives of U15 Canada member leadership teams and, where possible, serving as a resource to U15 Canada as a whole in the development of positions.

Chair: Jodi Magee (Queen’s University)

Vice-Chair: Stephanie McKeown (The University of British Columbia)

Ad Hoc Committees

The Executive Heads may constitute Ad Hoc Committees as required.