Registration - In-house Organization

The Centre for Israel and Jewish Affairs / Le Centre consultatif des relations juives et israéliennes / Noah Shack, Interim President

Registration Information

In-house Organization name: The Centre for Israel and Jewish Affairs / Le Centre consultatif des relations juives et israéliennes
Previous in-house organization names
Responsible Officer Name: Noah Shack, Interim President
Responsible Officer Change History
Initial registration start date: 2001-11-20
Registration status: Active
Registration Number: 959914-111

Associated Communications

Total Number of Communication Reports: 2017

Monthly communication reports in the last 6 months: 78

Version 37 of 94 (2016-03-18 to 2016-05-12)

Registration versions:

Version 37 of 94 (2016-03-18 to 2016-05-12)

Lobbying Information

Subject Matters

Aboriginal Affairs
Agriculture
Arts and Culture
Broadcasting
Constitutional Issues
Consumer Issues
Defence
Education
Environment
Government Procurement
Health
Housing
Immigration
Industry
Infrastructure
International Development
International Relations
International Trade
Justice and Law Enforcement
National Security/Security
Regional Development
Religion
Research and Development
Science and Technology
Sports
Taxation and Finance
Telecommunications
Tourism
Transportation

Subject Matter Details

Grant, Contribution or Other Financial Benefit

Public Security threats to the safety and security of the Jewish community of Canada and the extension of funding of capital costs and staff training for security of communities at risk

Grant, Contribution or Other Financial Benefit, Policies or Program

Darfur Conflict: advocacy for more political and financial support from the Government of Canada to resolve the conflict.

Legislative Proposal, Bill or Resolution

CITIZENSHIP ACT (continued support for the power of the state under the current citizenship act to remove citizenship in cases involving war crimes, crimes against humanity, terrorism and extreme promotion of hate.)
Criminal Code of Canada with respect to combating antisemitism.
Parliamentary consultations and reviews about antisemitism; the establishment of a parliamentary enquiry
Section 13 of the Canadian Human Rights Act with respect to combating antisemitism.

Policies or Program

Aboriginal Affairs: Assisting Aboriginal leaders and Aboriginal women's groups is learning new models of community development through presentations on Israeli development models at MASHAV (Israel's equivalent of CIDA)
Advocating for the development of a national anti-poverty strategy.
Agriculture Canada: Assist in securing termination of Israeli ban on Canadian beef imports as a result of BSE protocols.
Anti racism initiatives related to Durban II and expand support by Canadian government of different initiatives to promote tolerance and diversity
Canada and Israel relationship with regard to expanding trade between Canada and Israel through the promotion, application and expansion of free trade agreement
Canada-Israel bilateral relations related to trade, investment and scientific and academic exchanges
Canadian diplomatic relations related to the trade agreements with Israel and other nations in the Middle East
Canadian participation in International Coalition Combatting Antisemitism (ICCA)
Continuing support of the Government of Canada's policy in maintaining the office of the special advisor on antisemitism of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE).
Defence: Canadian participation in Operation Proteus; Discussions on Canada-Israel military cooperation, joint training exercises and military staff exchanges.
Government Procurement: Facilitation of Canada-Israel meetings at ministerial level on issues of budget and procurement "best practices".
INTERNATIONAL TASK FORCE ON HOLOCAUST EDUCATION, COMMEMORATION AND RESEARCH; ensure that the Government of Canada fulfills its obligations as a full member.
Immigration: Discussions regarding IRB policies regarding refugee claimants from Israel; Discussions regarding overall Canadian immigration policy, integration of new Canadians and Israeli "best practices" regarding new immigrant absorption (e.g., certification of foreign trained medical professionals) and language training.
Infrastructure and community relations with regard to the expansion of current PSEP-C security related funding proposals to include broader definitions of participation and extended funding qualification timetables as well as broader range of items to be funded
International Development: Advice on Foreign Affairs, Trade and Development Canada (DFATD) approach to aid directed at UNRWA; Advice on the renewal of the McGill Middle East Program in Civil Society and Peace Building
International Relations: Discussions on Canadian interventions at the UN regarding economic sanctions approved by the Security Council; Canadian positions on the NPT review conference; Canadian involvement in the Israel-Palestinians peace process.
Qualifications for refugee status claimants and citizenship and immigration requirements for new immigrants related to standards for qualification for entry
Taxation and Finance: Discussions regarding CRA policies with respect to charitable organizations
Transportation: Assisting in the development of briefings on airport security by Israeli officials for Transport Canada - including ministerial staff.
WAR CRIMES PROSECUTIONS (continuing advocacy to push the denaturalization and deportation of persons found in Canada who lied about their records in the Second World War or more recent conflicts and the prosecution of war criminals when sufficient evidence is adduced.)

Regulation

Agriculture: Canadian Food Inspection Agency regulations regarding ritual slaughter (Chapter 12)
Broadcasting: Discussions regarding the award of new broadcast licenses by the CRTC
Citizenship and Immigration Act, related to the application of and the issuance of visas
Immigration: Representations regarding Bill C-31 formerly known as "Protecting Canada's Immigration System Act"
PSEP-C and Infrastructure Canada seeking program applicability to full range of Jewish communal institutions with respect to the timing of the program and the scope and determination of reimbursements

Communication Techniques

Written communication
Oral communication
Grass-roots communication
Public speeches

Government Institutions

Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC)
Canada Revenue Agency (CRA)
Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA)
Canadian Heritage (PCH)
Canadian Human Rights Commission (CHRC)
Canadian Human Rights Tribunal (CHRT)
Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC)
Competition Tribunal (CT)
Correctional Service of Canada (CSC)
Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC)
Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC)
Finance Canada (FIN)
Global Affairs Canada (GAC)
Health Canada (HC)
House of Commons
Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC)
Immigration and Refugee Board (IRB)
Indigenous and Northern Affairs Canada
Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
Justice Canada (JC)
Members of the House of Commons
National Defence (DND)
National Research Council (NRC)
Natural Resources Canada (NRCan)
Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC)
Office of the Information Commissioner of Canada (OIC)
Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada (OPC)
Prime Minister's Office (PMO)
Privy Council Office (PCO)
Public Safety Canada (PS)
Public Service Commission of Canada (PSC)
Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP)
Senate of Canada
Shared Services Canada (SSC)
Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC)
Solicitor General Canada (SGC)
Statistics Canada (StatCan)
Transportation Safety Board of Canada (TSB)
Transport Canada (TC)
Treasury Board Of Canada Secretariat (TBS)
Veterans Affairs Canada (VAC)

In-house Organization Details

Description of the organization's activities

THE CENTRE FOR ISRAEL AND JEWISH AFFAIRS (CIJA) IS THE OFFICIAL REPRESENTATIVE ORGANIZATIONAL VOICE OF THE JEWISH COMMUNITY OF CANADA. IT IS THE COMMUNITY'S PRIMARY VEHICLE FOR JEWISH COMMUNITY ADVOCACY EFFORTS, HELPING TO IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF JEWISH LIFE IN CANADA AND STRENGTHEN THE CANADA-ISRAEL RELATIONSHIP. THE CENTRE ACTS ON A BROAD RANGE OF MATTERS AFFECTING THE STATUS, RIGHTS AND WELFARE OF JEWS IN CANADA, AS WELL AS ON ISSUES OF HUMAN RIGHTS AND EQUALITY FOR ALL CANADIANS, AND ARTICULATES THE COMMUNITY'S PERSPECTIVES ON KEY ISSUES OF NATIONAL SCOPE AND SIGNIFICANCE REGARDING CANADA-ISRAEL RELATIONS, POLITICAL, LEGAL/ CONSTITUTIONAL, HUMAN RIGHTS, SOCIAL JUSTICE ISSUES, AND MATTERS OF PUBLIC POLICY. THE CENTRE IS DEVOTED TO THE PROMOTION OF INCREASED UNDERSTANDING BETWEEN THE PEOPLES OF CANADA AND ISRAEL. IN SEEKING TO ENHANCE CANADA-ISRAEL FRIENDSHIP, THE CENTRE LIAISES WITH GOVERNMENT, MEDIA, BUSINESS AND ACADEMIC SECTORS, OFTEN SUBMITTING BRIEFS AND PROVIDING BACKGROUND ANALYSES ON MATTERS OF PUBLIC POLICY. IN ADDITION, IT SPONSORS SEMINARS, CONFERENCES AND OTHER TYPES OF EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMMING IN CANADA, AND ORGANIZES MIDDLE EAST STUDY MISSIONS AS WELL AS VISITS TO OTHER COMMUNITIES WHERE THERE ARE SPECIFIC ISSUES RELEVANT TO THE JEWISH COMMUNITY.

Responsible officer name and position during the period of this registration

SHIMON FOGEL, Chief Executive Officer (CEO)

Organization's membership or classes of membership

THE ORGANIZATION IS INCORPORATED AND HAS ONE CLASS OF MEMBERSHIP. THE MEMBERSHIP CONSISTS OF: THE ATLANTIC JEWISH COUNCIL, CALGARY JEWISH FEDERATION, JEWISH FEDERATION OF OTTAWA, JEWISH FEDERATION OF VICTORIA AND VANCOUVER ISLAND SOCIETY, JEWISH FEDERATION OF WINNIPEG INC., LONDON JEWISH FEDERATION, MONTREAL FEDERATION, TORONTO FEDERATION, UIAC, UIAC IN TRUST FOR THE JEWISH COMMUNITY OF REGINA, UIAC IN TRUST FOR THE JEWISH COMMUNITY OF SASKATOON, UIAC IN TRUST FOR RJCO (EXCLUDING LONDON AND WINDSOR), VANCOUVER FEDERATION, JEWISH FEDERATION OF WINDSOR

Government funding

No government funding was received during the last completed financial year.

In-house Organization Contact Information

Address:
45 O'Connor Street, Suite 730
Ottawa, ON K1P 1A4
Canada

Telephone number: 613-234-8271
Fax number: 613-563-9379

Lobbyists Details

Employees who lobby for the organization

David Cooper, Director, Government Relations | No public offices held
Luciano Del Negro, Vice President, Quebec | Public offices held
SHIMON FOGEL, Chief Executive Officer (CEO) | No public offices held
Allyson Grant, Assistant Director, Government Relations & University Outreach | No public offices held
Sara Lefton, Vice President, GTA | No public offices held
Darren Mackoff, Regional Director, Pacific Region | No public offices held
Richard Marceau, General Counsel and Senior Government Advisor | Public offices held
Sara Saber-Freedman, Executive Vice President | No public offices held
Martin Sampson, Director of Communications & Marketing | No public offices held
Jonathan Schneiderman, Director, Development | Public offices held
Noah Shack, Deputy Director, Research | No public offices held
Nico Slobinsky, Director, Pacific Region | No public offices held
Joshua Wolfe, Assistant Director, Quebec and Government Relations | No public offices held
Judy Zelikovitz, Director, Local Partner Services | No public offices held

The Centre for Israel and Jewish Affairs/Le Centre consultatif des relations juives et israéliennes

The following names have been used on or after July 2, 2008

The following names have been used on or after July 2, 2008
Name	From	To
The Centre for Israel and Jewish Affairs/Le Centre consultatif des relations juives et israéliennes	2012-03-27	current
CANADA-ISRAEL COMMITTEE	2008-08-12	2012-03-27

The following names have been used before July 2, 2008

CANADA-ISRAEL COMMITTEE
CANADA-ISRAEL COMMITTEE

The Centre for Israel and Jewish Affairs / Le Centre consultatif des relations juives et israéliennes

Responsible Officer History
Responsible Officer Name	From (YYYY-MM-DD)	To (YYYY-MM-DD)
Noah Shack	2024-12-16	Current
SHIMON FOGEL	2001-11-20	2024-12-16

List of Public Offices Held
Position	Period Held	Last Date Designated Public Office Held
Senior Advisor Public Service, Minister of Foreign Affairs	August 2004 to March 2006	Not a designated office
Special Assistant Public Service, Prime Minister's office	January 2004 to August 2004	Not a designated office
Assistant Public service, Office of the Leader of the Opposition	1986 to 1986	Not a designated office
Assistant Public service, Member of Parliament David Bergen	1983 to 1984	Not a designated office

List of Public Offices Held
Position	Period Held	Last Date Designated Public Office Held
Member of Parliament Political Party, Bloc Quebecois Caucus	June 1997 to January 2006	Not a designated office

List of Public Offices Held
Position	Period Held	Last Date Designated Public Office Held
Full Time Member pointed by Privy council for Canada Immigration and Refugee Board, Refugee Division	April 1997 to March 2006	Not a designated office

Date Modified:: 2025-03-12

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Registration - In-house Organization

The Centre for Israel and Jewish Affairs / Le Centre consultatif des relations juives et israéliennes / Noah Shack, Interim President

Registration Information

Associated Communications

Version 37 of 94 (2016-03-18 to 2016-05-12)

Version 37 of 94 (2016-03-18 to 2016-05-12)

Subject Matters

Subject Matter Details

Grant, Contribution or Other Financial Benefit

Grant, Contribution or Other Financial Benefit, Policies or Program

Legislative Proposal, Bill or Resolution

Policies or Program

Regulation

Communication Techniques

Government Institutions

Description of the organization's activities

Responsible officer name and position during the period of this registration

Organization's membership or classes of membership

Government funding

In-house Organization Contact Information

Employees who lobby for the organization