Lowy was the first Chair of Canada's Tri-Council (Medical Research Council, Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council, Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council) Working Group on Ethics of Research on Human subjects (1994–1995) and Vice-Chair, Hospital Restructuring Committee, Metro Toronto District Health Council (1994–1995).
Lowy war der erste Vorsitzende des kanadischen Tri-Councils (Medical Research Council, Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council, Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council), Arbeitsgruppe Ethik der Forschung am Menschen (1994–1995) und stellvertretender Vorsitzender des Krankenhaus-Restrukturierung-Ausschusses, Metro Toronto District Health Council (1994–1995).