Editing University of Ottawa (section)

==Administration==
[[File:UOttawa-Tabaret Hall-2008-05-05.jpg|thumb|Tabaret Hall was named after Joseph-Henri Tabaret and houses the university's administrative offices.]]
Governance is conducted through the Board of Governors and the Senate, whose roles were established by the University of Ottawa Act, 1965. The Act describes their membership and powers, as well as their principal officers.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://web5.uottawa.ca/admingov/home.html|title=Administration and Governance|publisher=University of Ottawa|access-date=20 June 2012|archive-date=June 26, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120626214434/http://web5.uottawa.ca/admingov/home.html|url-status=live}}</ref> The Board provides overall governance and management, including financial decisions and the implementation of policies and procedures.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://web5.uottawa.ca/admingov/governors.html|title=Board of Governors|publisher=University of Ottawa|access-date=20 June 2012|archive-date=June 27, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120627123246/http://web5.uottawa.ca/admingov/governors.html|url-status=live}}</ref> The Board consists of an executive committee which includes the Chair of the Board and the Vice-Chair and Chair of the Executive Committee. As stipulated by the act, the board comprises no more than 32 members, appointed or elected by the various parts of the university community. While not stipulated in the act, the board's membership includes elected undergraduate and graduate student representatives.<ref name=bogm>{{cite web|url=http://web5.uottawa.ca/admingov/governors-members.html|title=Members of the Board of Governors|publisher=University of Ottawa|access-date=20 June 2012|archive-date=June 26, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120626204008/http://web5.uottawa.ca/admingov/governors-members.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name=uooa>{{cite web|url=http://web5.uottawa.ca/admingov/university-act.html|title=University of Ottawa Act, 1965|publisher=University of Ottawa|access-date=20 June 2012|archive-date=January 25, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100125110312/http://web5.uottawa.ca/admingov/university-act.html|url-status=live}}</ref> The Board includes one honorary member, the current chancellor.<ref name=bogm />

The Senate sets educational policies and the management of academic issues. Such powers include the ability to create and abolish faculties, departments, schools and institutes, academic regulations, admission standards, degree and diploma requirements. It confers certificates, degrees at all levels and with the approval of the board, honorary doctorates.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://web5.uottawa.ca/admingov/senate.html|title=Senate|publisher=University of Ottawa|access-date=20 June 2012|archive-date=July 16, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120716055951/http://web5.uottawa.ca/admingov/senate.html|url-status=live}}</ref> The Senate consists of 72 members including president, who acts as its chair. Other members of the Senate, as mentioned in the act, include the chancellor, the president, vice-presidents and the dean of each faculty, including those of federated universities. While not outlined in the act, the Senate includes students from each faculty.<ref name=uooa /><ref>{{cite web|url=http://web5.uottawa.ca/admingov/senate-members.html|title=Members of the Senate|publisher=University of Ottawa|date=20 June 2012|access-date=June 28, 2012|archive-date=July 16, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120716012030/http://web5.uottawa.ca/admingov/senate-members.html|url-status=live}}</ref>

As stipulated in the act, the chancellor is the university's titular head and is accorded a place of honour at commencement exercises and other functions and may preside at examinations. The chancellor is appointed by the board with the concurrence of the Senate and holds the office for one or more four-year terms.<ref name=uooa /> The president is the chief executive officer and chairman of the Senate with the responsibility of managing the direction of academic work and general administration, teaching staff, officers, servants and students. The president is appointed by the board and continues until the board votes otherwise.<ref name=uooa /> The office was first referred to as superior until the university received a pontifical charter, when the name changed to rector in 1889. In 2004, the English title of rector was replaced with president.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.president.uottawa.ca/past-presidents.html|title=Past Presidents|publisher=University of Ottawa|date=20 June 2012|access-date=June 28, 2012|archive-date=July 21, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120721211129/http://www.president.uottawa.ca/past-presidents.html|url-status=live}}</ref>

===Finances===
In the 2021-2022 review of financial results, net assets stood at CA$1.793 billion, which is a decrease of $174.7M (8.9%) in 2022 compared to 2021. Revenue increased by $93.9M to reach $1,246.1M, compared to $1,152.2M in 2020–2021. The largest single source of revenue originates from tuition and other fees, along with grant revenue, accounted for 73.4% of total revenue. Expenses increased by $89.3M (7.7%) to $1,160.4M, compared to $1,102.4M in 2020–2021. The increase is due mainly to higher expenses for salaries and benefits, scholarships and financial aid, and additional costs stemming from COVID-19. As stated in the 2021-2022 financial results, its [[Financial endowment|endowment]] was valued at CA$321.3 million, a $17.5M decrease in endowments compared to the year before due to the reduced market value of investments.<ref>{{Cite book |url=https://www.uottawa.ca/financial-resources/financial-planning/sites/www.uottawa.ca.financial-resources.financial-planning/files/revue_des_resultats_fianciers_2022_eng_uottawa_compressed.pdf#:~:text=Net%20assets%201%2C793%2C641%201%2C968%2C375,-8.9%20Composition%20of%20Net%20Assets |title=2021-2022 REVIEW OF THE FINANCIAL RESULTS |publisher=uOttawa |year=2022 |type=compressed pdf |access-date=April 27, 2023 |archive-date=April 27, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230427194909/https://www.uottawa.ca/financial-resources/financial-planning/sites/www.uottawa.ca.financial-resources.financial-planning/files/revue_des_resultats_fianciers_2022_eng_uottawa_compressed.pdf#:~:text=Net%20assets%201%2C793%2C641%201%2C968%2C375,-8.9%20Composition%20of%20Net%20Assets |url-status=live }}</ref>

The university was registered as an educational charitable organization in Canada on 1 January 1967. As of 2015, the university was registered primarily as a post-secondary institution.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.canada.ca/en/revenue-agency.html?utm_campaign=not-applicable&utm_medium=redirect&utm_source=cra-arc.gc.ca_redirect|title=2015 Registered Charity Information Return for Universite d'Ottawa|publisher=Canada Revenue Agency|date=30 April 2015|access-date=21 December 2016|archive-date=May 1, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240501064211/https://www.canada.ca/en/revenue-agency/cra-canada.html?utm_campaign=not-applicable&utm_medium=redirect&utm_source=cra-arc.gc.ca_redirect|url-status=live}}</ref> The university's Institutional Research and Planning department estimated that its students, staff, visitors and the institution itself brought in an estimated total of {{CAD|4.12 billion}} into the local economy in 2011.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.uottawa.ca/institutional-research-planning/sites/www.uottawa.ca.institutional-research-planning/files/economic_full_report_eng.pdf|title=2012 Economic Impact Study|date=15 May 2012|access-date=19 February 2015|archive-date=April 11, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190411213527/https://www.uottawa.ca/institutional-research-planning/sites/www.uottawa.ca.institutional-research-planning/files/economic_full_report_eng.pdf|url-status=live}}</ref>

=== Court Challenges Program ===
Since 2018, the University of Ottawa has been hosting the administration of the modernized [[Court Challenges Program of Canada|Court Challenges Program]] (CCP) whose decisions are made by experts in human rights and language rights which are independent from both the university and the government. The Department of Canadian Heritage, in collaboration with the Department of Justice, chose the University of Ottawa as the independent organization responsible for implementing and managing the new CCP. The CCP is an administrative unit integrated within the Official Languages and Bilingualism Institute (OLBI) of the Faculty of Arts of the University of Ottawa. In selecting a third-party institution to host the CCP, the Government is ensuring that the Program will operate independently to advance the rights and freedoms of all Canadians.<ref name=":1" />