Lobbying Information
Subject Matters
- Budget
- Climate
- Employment and Training
- Environment
- Health
- Housing
- Immigration
- Religion
- Taxation and Finance
Subject Matter Details
Legislative Proposal, Bill or Resolution
- Advocating legislation with more stringent targets for greenhouse gas reductions
- Federal Budget: review of Throne Speech and Budget bill for initiatives assisting persons living in poverty and for environmental responsibility
- Possible legislation to be presented to the House: "An Act to Eliminate Poverty in Canada with respect to a poverty reduction strategy."
Policies or Program
- Immigration Policy with respect to treatment of Temporary Foreign Workers and refugees
- Social and economic policy relating to poverty, advocate for a poverty elimination strategy in Canada, in line with current agenda of the HUMA Committee (House of Commons Standing Committee on Human Resources, Skills Development, Social Development and the Status of People with Disabilities)
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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Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC)
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Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC)
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Finance Canada (FIN)
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House of Commons
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Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC)
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Senate of Canada
In-house Organization Details
Description of the organization's activities
Citizens for Public Justice (CPJ), is a national organization of citizens inspired by faith to act for justice in Canadian public policy. CPJ's mission is to promote public justice in Canada by shaping key public policy debates through research and analysis, publishing and public dialogue. CPJ encourages citizens, leaders in society, and governments to support policies and practices which reflect God's call for love, justice and stewardship.
Responsible officer name and position during the period of this registration
Willard Metzger,
Executive Director
Organization's membership or classes of membership
We have approximately 1600 individual members across Canada and a mailing list of interested persons totalling 2500.
Government funding
No government funding was received during the last completed financial year.
In-house Organization Contact Information
Address:
200-334 MacLaren St
Ottawa, ON K2P 0M6
Canada
Telephone number:
613-232-0275
Ext.
224
Fax number:
613-232-1275
Lobbyists Details
Employees who lobby for the organization
- Natalie Appleyard,
Socioeconomic policy analyst |
No public offices held
- Stephen Kaduuli,
Refugee Rights Policy Analyst |
No public offices held
- Willard Metzger,
Executive Director |
No public offices held
- Karri Munn-Venn,
Senior Policy Analyst |
No public offices held
- Brad Wassink,
Communications Co-ordinator |
No public offices held
