12-Month Lobbying Summary - In-house Organization

Boys and Girls Clubs of Canada/Les Repaires jeunesse du Canada / Owen Charters, President & CEO

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Active - Last Updated: 2024-08-09

Who is lobbying?

Boys and Girls Clubs of Canada/Les Repaires jeunesse du Canada (Address, activities & membership)

Owen Charters, President & CEO

Received government funding or funding expected in current financial year

Yes

What is being lobbied?

Subject Matter Details

Details Regarding the Identified Subject Matter
Subject matters	Details	Categories
Aboriginal Affairs, Child Services	Adoption and implementation of the Spirit Bear Plan	Legislative Proposal, Bill or Resolution
Justice and Law Enforcement	Advocate for policies and programs concerning child and youth rights, including to prevent identity-based hate and corporal punishment	Policies or Program
Justice and Law Enforcement	Advocate for the adoption of Bill C-273, An Act to amend the Criminal Code (Corinne’s Quest and the protection of children), in order to repeal Section 43 of the Criminal Code	Legislative Proposal, Bill or Resolution
Child Services	Advocate for the adoption of Bill C-322, An Act to develop a national framework to establish a school food program, with respect to the implementation of a countrywide school food program	Legislative Proposal, Bill or Resolution
Aboriginal Affairs, Child Services	Canada's policies and programs with respect to programs and supports for Indigenous children and youth.	Grant, Contribution or Other Financial Benefit, Policies or Program
Child Services, Justice and Law Enforcement	Canadian government's policies and programs with respect to crime prevention and restorative justice for youth.	Policies or Program
Child Services, Health	Child and youth mental health, with respect to prevention and early intervention	Policies or Program
Budget, Child Services	Federal budget with respect to investments in the social service sector, and programs for children and youth	Grant, Contribution or Other Financial Benefit, Policies or Program
Budget, Child Services, Science and Technology	Seeking funding for a program that introduces young people to the science, technology, engineering, arts/design, and math fields.	Grant, Contribution or Other Financial Benefit
Budget, Child Services	Seeking funding for before and after school programs for children, youth and families	Grant, Contribution or Other Financial Benefit, Policies or Program
Budget, Child Services	Seeking funding for impact evaluation for out of school programming for children and youth	Grant, Contribution or Other Financial Benefit
Budget, Child Services, Employment and Training, Health	Seeking funding for mental health training for front line staff working with children and youth to better support youth mental health outcomes	Grant, Contribution or Other Financial Benefit, Policies or Program
Budget, Child Services, Health	Seeking funding from the Public Health Agency for a food literacy program	Grant, Contribution or Other Financial Benefit
Budget, Health	Seeking funding to support front line workers in the charitable sector with mental health and burnout	Grant, Contribution or Other Financial Benefit
Budget, Child Services, Employment and Training	Youth employment with respect to the Youth Employment Strategy and Canada Summer Jobs.	Policies or Program

Subject matter details in previous versions

Details Regarding the Identified Subject Matter
Subject matters	Details	Categories
Subject matters were not required to be associated with subject matter details when this content was submitted	Adoption and implementation of the Spirit Bear Plan	Legislative Proposal, Bill or Resolution
Subject matters were not required to be associated with subject matter details when this content was submitted	Advocate for policies and programs concerning child and youth rights, including to prevent identity-based hate and corporal punishment	Policies or Program
Subject matters were not required to be associated with subject matter details when this content was submitted	Advocate for the adoption of Bill C-273, An Act to amend the Criminal Code (Corinne’s Quest and the protection of children), in order to repeal Section 43 of the Criminal Code	Legislative Proposal, Bill or Resolution
Subject matters were not required to be associated with subject matter details when this content was submitted	Advocate for the adoption of Bill C-322, An Act to develop a national framework to establish a school food program, with respect to the implementation of a countrywide school food program	Legislative Proposal, Bill or Resolution
Subject matters were not required to be associated with subject matter details when this content was submitted	Canada's policies and programs with respect to programs and supports for Indigenous children and youth.	Grant, Contribution or Other Financial Benefit, Policies or Program
Subject matters were not required to be associated with subject matter details when this content was submitted	Canadian government's policies and programs with respect to crime prevention and restorative justice for youth.	Policies or Program
Subject matters were not required to be associated with subject matter details when this content was submitted	Child and youth mental health, with respect to prevention and early intervention	Policies or Program
Subject matters were not required to be associated with subject matter details when this content was submitted	Federal budget with respect to investments in the social service sector, and programs for children and youth	Grant, Contribution or Other Financial Benefit, Policies or Program
Subject matters were not required to be associated with subject matter details when this content was submitted	Seeking funding for a program that introduces young people to the science, technology, engineering, arts/design, and math fields.	Grant, Contribution or Other Financial Benefit
Subject matters were not required to be associated with subject matter details when this content was submitted	Seeking funding for before and after school programs for children, youth and families	Grant, Contribution or Other Financial Benefit, Policies or Program
Subject matters were not required to be associated with subject matter details when this content was submitted	Seeking funding for impact evaluation for out of school programming for children and youth	Grant, Contribution or Other Financial Benefit
Subject matters were not required to be associated with subject matter details when this content was submitted	Seeking funding for mental health training for front line staff working with children and youth to better support youth mental health outcomes	Grant, Contribution or Other Financial Benefit, Policies or Program
Subject matters were not required to be associated with subject matter details when this content was submitted	Seeking funding from the Public Health Agency for a food literacy program	Grant, Contribution or Other Financial Benefit
Subject matters were not required to be associated with subject matter details when this content was submitted	Seeking funding to support front line workers in the charitable sector with mental health and burnout	Grant, Contribution or Other Financial Benefit
Subject matters were not required to be associated with subject matter details when this content was submitted	Seeking funding to support the not for profit sector as they respond to the COVID-19 pandemic	Grant, Contribution or Other Financial Benefit, Policies or Program
Subject matters were not required to be associated with subject matter details when this content was submitted	Youth employment with respect to the Youth Employment Strategy and Canada Summer Jobs.	Policies or Program

Subject matters in previous versions

Aboriginal Affairs
Budget
Child Services
Economic Development
Employment and Training
Health
Immigration
Infrastructure
Justice and Law Enforcement
Research and Development
Science and Technology
Sports

Subject matters added through a communication report:

Defence
Education
Housing

Who is being lobbied?

Government Institutions

Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency (ACOA)
Canada Economic Development for Quebec Regions
Canada Infrastructure Bank
Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC)
Canadian Heritage (PCH)
Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC)
Federal Economic Development Agency for Northern Ontario
Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario (FedDev)
Finance Canada (FIN)
Health Canada (HC)
House of Commons
Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC)
Indigenous Services Canada (ISC)
Infrastructure Canada (INFC)
Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
Justice Canada (JC)
Prime Minister's Office (PMO)
Privy Council Office (PCO)
Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC)
Public Safety Canada (PS)
Senate of Canada
Service Canada (ServCan)
Treasury Board Of Canada Secretariat (TBS)
Women and Gender Equality (WAGE)

Government institutions added through a communication report:

National Defence (DND)

Communication techniques

Communication techniques that have been used or are expected to be used in the course of the undertaking:

Written communication
Oral communication
Grass-roots communication

Who are the lobbyists?

Owen Charters, President & CEO | No public offices held
John Burton, Regional Director, Atlantic Region | No public offices held
Marlene Deboisbriand, VP, Member Services | No public offices held
Kayla Littlepoplar, Public Policy Associate | Public offices held
Rachael MacKenzie-Neill, VP, Public Affairs and Development | No public offices held
Fred-William Mireault, Senior Officer, Public Policy and Engagement | No public offices held
Gwendolyn Moncrieff-Gould, Director, Public Policy and Engagement | No public offices held

Registration number: 922852-332786
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Monthly Communication Reports

What oral and arranged communications have taken place?

What oral and arranged communications have taken place?
Date	DPOH, Position Title \| Government Institution	Subject Matters
2024-10-24	Ya'ara Saks, Minister of Mental Health & Addictions and Associate Minister of Health House of Commons	Child Services, Health
2024-09-05	Don Stewart, Member of Parliament House of Commons	Child Services, Employment and Training
2024-08-21	Sarah Hussaini, Director of Policy Prime Minister's Office (PMO)	Budget, Employment and Training
2024-08-19	Jamil Jivani, Member of the House of Commons House of Commons	Budget, Child Services, Employment and Training
2024-07-24	Doug Wong, Policy Advisor \| Office of the Minister of Finance, Finance Canada (FIN)	Budget, Child Services, Education, Employment and Training
2024-07-18	Aya Al-Shalchi, Policy Advisor \| Office of the Minister of Children, Families and Social Development, Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC) Kadri Bayan, Policy Advisor \| Office of the Minister of Children, Families and Social Development, Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC) Emily Hartman, Director of Policy \| Office of the Minister of Women, Gender Equality and Youth, Women and Gender Equality (WAGE)	Budget, Child Services, Employment and Training, Housing
2024-07-10	Sarah MacDonald, Senior Policy Advisor \| Officer of the Minister of Innovation, Science and Industry, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)	Budget, Child Services, Education, Employment and Training
2024-07-08	Shahad Khalladi, Deputy Director, Policy \| Office of the Minister of Women, Gender Equality and Youth, Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC)	Budget, Child Services, Education, Employment and Training
2024-06-27	Duncan Tooley, Director of Operations \| Office of the Minister of National Defence, National Defence (DND)	Budget, Child Services, Defence
2024-06-27	Farangies Shah, Director of Policy \| Office of the Minister of Mental Health and Addictions and Associate Minister of Health, Health Canada (HC) Courtney White, Senior Operations and Outreach Advisor \| Office of the Minister of Mental Health and Addictions and Associate Minister of Health, Health Canada (HC)	Budget, Child Services, Health
2024-06-27	Lydia MacKay Swiatkowska, Policy Advisor \| Office of the Minister of Families, Children and Social Development, Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC)	Budget, Child Services
2024-06-19	Shelby Kramp-Neuman, Member of Parliament House of Commons	Child Services
2024-05-22	Adam Van Koeverden, Member of Parliament House of Commons	Budget, Child Services, Employment and Training
2024-05-22	Griffin Kelly, Director of Policy \| Office of the Minister of Women, Gender Equality and Youth, Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC) Shahad Khalladi, Deputy Director, Policy \| Office of the Minister of Women, Gender Equality and Youth, Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC)	Budget, Child Services, Employment and Training
2024-05-16	Doug Wong, Policy Advisor \| Office of the Minister of Finance, Finance Canada (FIN)	Budget, Child Services, Employment and Training
2024-05-10	Michelle Ferreri, Member of Parliament House of Commons	Child Services, Employment and Training
2024-05-09	Doug Wong, Policy Advisor \| Office of the Minister of Finance, Finance Canada (FIN)	Budget, Child Services, Education, Employment and Training
2024-05-09	Yasir Naqvi, Member of Parliament House of Commons	Budget, Child Services, Employment and Training
2024-05-09	Rosemary Moodie, Senator Senate of Canada	Child Services
2024-05-03	James Christie, Policy Advisor \| Office of the Minister of Women, Gender Equality and Youth, Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC)	Budget, Child Services, Employment and Training
2024-05-02	Lydia Mackay, Policy Advisor \| Office of the Minister of Families, Children, and Social Development, Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC)	Budget, Child Services, Employment and Training
2024-05-02	Fatima Asghar, Policy Advisor \| Office of the Minister of Health, Health Canada (HC)	Budget, Child Services, Health
2024-04-29	Keiran Gibbs, Director of Policy \| President's Office, Treasury Board Of Canada Secretariat (TBS) Hosai Halim, Policy Advisor \| Offirce of the President of the Treasury Board, Treasury Board Of Canada Secretariat (TBS)	Budget, Child Services, Education, Employment and Training
2024-04-23	Will Keefe, Senior Policy Advisor \| Office of the Minister of Families, Children and Social Development, Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC)	Budget, Child Services
2024-04-01	Julie Dabrusin, Member of Parliament House of Commons Nathaniel Erskine-Smith, Member of Parliament House of Commons Chrystia Freeland, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance House of Commons Mark Holland, Minister of Health \| Office of the Minister, Health Canada (HC) Jenna Sudds, Minister of Families, Children and Social Development \| Office of the Minister, Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC) Justin Trudeau, Prime Minister of Canada Prime Minister's Office (PMO) Ryan Turnbull, Member of Parliament House of Commons Jean Yip, Member of Parliament House of Commons	Budget, Child Services
2024-03-25	Yasir Naqvi, Member of Parliament House of Commons	Budget, Child Services, Education, Employment and Training
2024-03-11	Alan Ning, Regional Advisor, Ontario \| Prime Minister's Office, Prime Minister's Office (PMO)	Budget, Child Services
2024-03-06	Élisabeth Brière, Member of Parliament House of Commons	Budget, Child Services
2024-03-04	Jenna Sudds, Minister of Families, Children and Social Development \| Office of the Minister, Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC)	Budget, Child Services
2024-02-29	William Keefe-Stacey, Senior Policy Advisor \| Office of the Minister of Families, Children and Social Development, Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC)	Child Services
2024-02-29	Samar Khan, Policy Advisor \| Office of the Minister of Women, Gender Equality and Youth, Women and Gender Equality (WAGE)	Child Services
2024-02-27	Michelle Ferreri, Member of Parliament House of Commons	Budget, Child Services, Employment and Training
2024-02-09	Doug Wong, Policy Advisor \| Office of the Minister of Finance, Finance Canada (FIN)	Budget, Child Services, Education, Employment and Training, Health
2024-02-02	Doug Wong, Policy Advisor \| Office of the Minister of Finance, Finance Canada (FIN)	Budget, Child Services, Education, Employment and Training, Health
2024-01-26	Morgan Breitkreutz, Deputy Chief of Staff \| Office of the Minister of Employment, Workforce Development and Official Languages, Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC)	Budget, Employment and Training, Health
2024-01-23	Julia Duncan, Senior Policy Advisor \| Office of the Minister of Mental Health and Addictions and Associate Minister of Health, Health Canada (HC) Farangies Shah, Director of Policy \| Office of the Minister of Mental Health and Addictions and Associate Minister of Health, Health Canada (HC)	Child Services
2024-01-22	James Christie, Policy Advisor \| Office of the Minister of Women, Gender Equality and Youth, Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC) Griffin Kelly, Director of Policy \| Office of the Minister of Women, Gender Equality and Youther, Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC) Samar Khan, Policy Advisor \| Office of the Minister of Women, Gender Equality and Youth, Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC)	Child Services, Employment and Training
2024-01-17	Lydia Mackay, Policy Advisor \| Office of the Minister of Families, Children and Social Development, Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC) Jenna Sudds, Minister of Families, Children and Social Development \| Office of the Minister, Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC)	Budget, Child Services
2024-01-15	Danielle Louzado, Policy Advisor \| Officer of the President of the Treasury Board, Treasury Board Of Canada Secretariat (TBS)	Budget, Employment and Training, Health

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Boys and Girls Clubs of Canada / Les Repaires jeunesse du Canada - Address, activities & membership

Address:

701-90 Eglinton Ave E
Toronto, ON M4P 2Y3
Canada

Telephone number: 905-477-7272 Ext. 2238

Contact information in previous versions
- 2005 Sheppard ave East
  Suite 400
  Toronto, ON M2J 5B4
  Canada
  
  Telephone number: 905-477-7272 Ext. 226
- 2005 Sheppard ave East
  Suite 400
  Toronto, ON M2J 5B4
  Canada
  
  Telephone number: 905-477-7272 Ext. 226
  
  Fax number: 416-640-5331

Description of the organization's activities:
Leveraging our knowledge an expertise to improve public policies that affect children youth and families

Organization's membership or classes of membership:
Boys and Girls Clubs of Canada has 84 member clubs located in communities across the country.

Organization's memberships or classes of memberships in previous versions:
- Boys and Girls Clubs of Canada has 95 member clubs located in communities across the country.
- Boys and Girls Clubs of Canada has 99 member clubs located in communities across the country.

List of Public Offices Held
Position	Period Held	Last Date Designated Public Office Held
Student Policy Officer Indigenous Services Canada, Child and Family Services Reform Sector	November 2023 to May 2024	Not a designated office

End date of the last completed financial year: 2023-12-31

List of Government Funding
Government Institution	Funding Received in Last Financial Year	Funding Expected in Current Financial Year
British Columbia Ministry of Children and Family Development	$146,000.00	Yes
Canadian Heritage (PCH)	$106,000.00	No
Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC)	$9,832,210.00	Yes
Health Canada (HC)	$30,180.00	No
Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)	$1,108,207.00	No
Public Safety Canada (PS)	$53,353.00	Yes

Government funding in previous versions

List of Government Funding
End date of the last completed financial year	Government Institution	Funding Received in Last Financial Year	Funding Expected in Current Financial Year
2022-12-31	Canadian Heritage (PCH)	$86,500.00	Yes
2022-12-31	Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC)	$10,616,431.00	Yes
2022-12-31	Health Canada (HC)	$132,593.00	Yes
2022-12-31	Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)	$550,622.00	No
2022-12-31	Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC)	$309,593.00	Yes

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