Lobbying Information
Subject Matters
- Agriculture
- Animal Welfare
- Environment
- Health
- International Trade
- Justice and Law Enforcement
Subject Matter Details
Legislative Proposal, Bill or Resolution
- Lobbied individual Members of Parliament to Support Private Member's Bill C-373
- Lobbied individual Members of Parliament to vote against Private Member's Bill S-203
Policies or Program
- Obtain support of Canadian goverment for a Universal Declaration on Animal Welfare at the United Nations.
Regulation
- Lobbied Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food and the Canadian Food Inspection Agency for amendments to the Health of Animals Regulations under the Health of Animals Act relates to conditions under which animals may be transported.
Communication Techniques
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Written communication
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Oral communication
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Grass-roots communication
Government Institutions
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Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC)
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Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA)
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Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA)
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Citizenship and Immigration Canada
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Environment Canada
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Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO)
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Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada (DFAITC)
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Justice Canada (JC)
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Members of the House of Commons
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Ministry of International Cooperation
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Prime Minister's Office (PMO)
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Senate of Canada
In-house Organization Details
Description of the organization's activities
Through direct field work, education and training programs, campaigning and legislative work, the World Society for the Protection of Animals is working globally, including within Canada, to end animal cruelty and make animals matter.
Responsible officer name and position during the period of this registration
Silia Smith,
Regional Director, Canada
Organization's membership or classes of membership
WSPA's Canadian board consists of seven voting members and one non-voting member. WSPA Canada works in affiliation with its member societies, of which there are presently 27 in Canada, including SPCAs, humane societies and other animal welfare organizations. Our work is supported through the donations of more than 40,000 individual supporters (including 6,000 monthly supporters), also called members. To be considered an active supporter, you must have given a donation at least once in the past 18 months. Neither member societies or individual members have voting rights.
Government funding
No government funding was received during the last completed financial year.
In-house Organization Contact Information
Address:
960 - 90 Eglinton Avenue East
Toronto, ON M4P 2Y3
Canada
Telephone number:
416-369-0044
Ext.
102
Fax number:
416-369-0147
Lobbyists Details
Employees who lobby for the organization
- Melissa Tkachyk,
Programs Officer |
No public offices held
- Patrick Tohill,
Programs Manager |
No public offices held
