Registration - In-house Organization

Canadian Association of Retired Persons / Moses Znaimer, President

Registration Information

In-house Organization name: Canadian Association of Retired Persons
Responsible Officer Name: Moses Znaimer, President
Responsible Officer Change History
Initial registration start date: 2010-04-16
Registration status: Inactive
Registration Number: 932248-265202

Associated Communications

Total Number of Communication Reports: 77

Monthly communication reports in the last 6 months: 0

Version 1 of 27 (2010-04-16 to 2010-10-15)

Registration versions:

Version 1 of 27 (2010-04-16 to 2010-10-15)

Lobbying Information

Subject Matters

Budget
Constitutional Issues
Financial Institutions
Health
Labour
Municipalities
Pensions
Taxation and Finance

Subject Matter Details

Legislative Proposal, Bill or Resolution

Canadian Human Rights Act - Immediate introduction of federal legislation to amend the Canadian Human Rights Act to delete section 15(1) (c) and thus prohibit mandatory retirement in all federally regulated industries, - Introduction of legislation to ban age discrimination in the workplace in Canada.
Old Age Security, Spousal Allowance & Guaranteed Income Supplement - Bill C-516, An Act to amend the Old Age Security Act (application for supplement, retroactive payments and other amendments). - Immediately increase levels of OAS and GIS to bring the guaranteed income to at least the low income cut off (LICO) appropriate for urban centres. - Removal of claw backs in GIS for casual earnings - Extend OAS allowance to individuals based on income regardless of marital status.

Policies or Program

Informal Caregiver Strategy- CARP recommends that the federal government commits to the implementation of a National Caregiver Strategy to ensure that family caregivers can continue their vital social role by providing them with financial support, workplace protection as well integration with the formal Health Care System.
Registered Retirement Income Funds (RRIFs) - Moratorium or elimination of mandated RRIF withdrawals
Tax Free Savings Account - Retroactive contributions for older Canadians.
Universal Pension Plan Proposal - CARP is calling for a national Pension Summit of the federal and provincial finance ministers to initiate comprehensive pension reform. CARP also recommends that federal legislators establish a supplementary pension plan.

Communication Techniques

Written communication
Oral communication
Grass-roots communication

Government Institutions

Canada Revenue Agency (CRA)
Canadian Human Rights Commission (CHRC)
Canadian Human Rights Tribunal (CHRT)
Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR)
Citizenship and Immigration Canada
Finance Canada (FIN)
Health Canada (HC)
House of Commons
Human Resources and Social Development Canada (HRSDC)
Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions Canada (OSFI)
Prime Minister's Office (PMO)
Senate of Canada
Service Canada (ServCan)
Status of Women Canada (SWC)

Government institutions added through a monthly communication report

Members of the House of Commons

In-house Organization Details

Description of the organization's activities

CARP is a national, non-partisan, non-profit organization committed to advocating for social change that will bring financial security, equitable access to health care and freedom from discrimination for all Canadians as we age. CARP’s activities include the research and development of policy position papers for submission to various governmental agencies, review panels, legislative committees and public office holders, primarily in the fields of finances, health care and human rights.

Responsible officer name and position during the period of this registration

Susan Eng, Vice President of Advocacy-

Organization's membership or classes of membership

CARP has approximately 300,000 members across Canada. There are two classes of members: regular members and associate members. An Associate Membership is available to one other adult member of a Member’s household, including but not limited to the spouse of the Member, or groups, societies, associations or organizations, whether incorporated or not, who are engaged in activities similar or complementary, or who have objects similar, in whole or in part, to those of the Association All members are entitled to receive notices of and to attend meetings of members. Regular Members have the right to vote at meetings of members. Associate Members are not entitled to vote at meetings of members.

Government funding

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

In-house Organization Contact Information

Address:
27 Queen St. E., Ste.702
Toronto, ON M5R 3C2
Canada

Telephone number: 416-363-2277 Ext. 226

Lobbyists Details

Employees who lobby for the organization

Susan Eng, Vice President of Advocacy- | No public offices held
Kim Hokan, Government Relations & Policy Development Officer | No public offices held
Ashley Menard, Government Relations & Policy Development Officer | No public offices held
Michael Nicin, Government Relations & Policy Devlopment Officer | No public offices held

Canadian Association of Retired Persons

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
Canadian Association of Retired Persons	2010-04-16	2023-08-16

Canadian Association of Retired Persons

Responsible Officer History
Responsible Officer Name	From (YYYY-MM-DD)	To (YYYY-MM-DD)
Moses Znaimer	2017-06-21	2023-08-16
Wanda Morris	2016-03-15	2017-06-21
Susan Eng	2010-04-16	2016-01-26

Date Modified:: 2025-03-12

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Registration - In-house Organization

Canadian Association of Retired Persons / Moses Znaimer, President

Registration Information

Associated Communications

Version 1 of 27 (2010-04-16 to 2010-10-15)

Version 1 of 27 (2010-04-16 to 2010-10-15)

Subject Matters

Subject Matter Details

Legislative Proposal, Bill or Resolution

Policies or Program

Communication Techniques

Government Institutions

Government institutions added through a monthly communication report

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