Registration - In-house Organization

Canadian Council for Refugees / Conseil canadien pour les réfugiés / Gauri Sreenivasan, CO - EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

Registration Information

In-house Organization name: Canadian Council for Refugees / Conseil canadien pour les réfugiés
Responsible Officer Name: Gauri Sreenivasan, CO - EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Responsible Officer Change History
Initial registration start date: 1997-05-01
Registration status: Active
Registration Number: 957487-569

Associated Communications

Total Number of Communication Reports: 50

Monthly communication reports in the last 6 months: 7

Version 54 of 54 (2024-09-10 to present)

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Version 54 of 54 (2024-09-10 to present)

Lobbying Information

Subject Matter Details

Details Regarding the Identified Subject Matter
Subject matters	Details	Categories
Immigration	Anti Trafficking- Use of Temporary Resident Permits to support rights of trafficked migrants	Policies or Program
Immigration, National Security/Security	Bill C-20 concerning oversight of CBSA and the need to ensure third party access for raising a complaint as well as need for recourse and redress in relation to removals where a complaint has been made	Legislative Proposal, Bill or Resolution
Immigration, Justice and Law Enforcement	Canadian Border Service Agency- Processing of refugee Claimants at the Border	Policies or Program
Immigration	CBSA- Guidelines on Gender based violence and gender considerations	Policies or Program
Immigration, Justice and Law Enforcement	CBSA Removals- ensuring that changes to the fee structure does not harm rights of vulnerable migrants	Regulation
Immigration, Justice and Law Enforcement	CBSA Removals - Seeking a moratorium on removals ahead of the regularization program	Policies or Program
Immigration, Justice and Law Enforcement	CBSA- The need to seek alternatives to Detention and work with community based organizations to find them	Policies or Program
Immigration	Family Reunification- Timely and Equitable processing for protected persons and refugees	Policies or Program
Health, Housing, Immigration	Federal Budget - Funding for refugee support Services, resettlement, eligibility and determination processes.	Policies or Program
Immigration	Immigration Levels - Increasing the levels for Resettled refugees and Protected Persons	Policies or Program
Immigration	Immigration Refugee Board- policies and processes affecting refugee rights	Policies or Program
Foreign Affairs, Immigration	Immigration response to global crises- Need for an equitable policy framework to guide these responses.	Policies or Program
Immigration	Refugee Claimants- Need for a National Plan to address claimant needs and rights	Policies or Program
Immigration	Refugee Claimant System Legislation as it relates to new reforms being proposed by the Government post Bill C-69	Legislative Proposal, Bill or Resolution
Immigration	Refugee Resettlement- Timely and Equitable processing and effective support services	Policies or Program
Immigration, Justice and Law Enforcement	Regularization of non status people- Need for a broad and comprehensive program with simple application process	Policies or Program
Foreign Affairs, Immigration, Justice and Law Enforcement	Safe Third Country Agreement - Seeking its termination	Policies or Program
Immigration, Justice and Law Enforcement	Safe Third Country Agreement with the US, with respect to its current application ensuring the availability of the safety valves the Supreme Court referred to (this could be a regulation and is also shaped by policy(	Policies or Program, Regulation
Agriculture, Employment and Training, Immigration, Industry, Labour	Temporary Foreign Worker PRogram- Need for pathways to Permanent status for migrant workers	Policies or Program
Agriculture, Employment and Training, Immigration, Industry, Labour	Temporary Foreign Worker Program- with respect to the need to end closed work permits and create open work permts	Policies or Program

Communication Techniques

Written communication
Oral communication
Grass-roots communication

Government Institutions

Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA)
Canadian Heritage (PCH)
Canadian Human Rights Commission (CHRC)
Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC)
Finance Canada (FIN)
Global Affairs Canada (GAC)
House of Commons
Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC)
Immigration and Refugee Board (IRB)
Justice Canada (JC)
Office of the Auditor General of Canada (OAG)
Office of the Correctional Investigator of Canada
Office of the Federal Housing Advocate
Prime Minister's Office (PMO)
Privy Council Office (PCO)
Public Safety Canada (PS)
Senate of Canada
Women and Gender Equality (WAGE)

In-house Organization Details

Description of the organization's activities

Driven by member organizations, the Canadian Council for Refugees is a leading voice for the rights, protection, sponsorship, settlement, and well-being of refugees and migrants, in Canada and globally. The CCR undertakes policy monitoring, advocacy, network building, and public education to empower members and communities to bring about systemic change.

Responsible officer name and position during the period of this registration

Gauri Sreenivasan, CO - EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

Organization's membership or classes of membership

Full voting members of the CCR are Canadian non-profit, non-governmental organizations. In addition, individuals can apply as associate members and non-Canadian non-government organizations can join (both the above are non-voting).

Government funding

End date of the last completed financial year: 2024-08-31

List of Government Funding
Government Institution	Funding Received in Last Financial Year	Funding Expected in Current Financial Year
Canadian Heritage (PCH)	$50,000.00	Yes
Ministry of Families Children and Social development	$0.00	Yes

In-house Organization Contact Information

Address:
6839 DROLET Suite 301
MONTREAL, QC H2S 2T1
Canada

Telephone number: 514-277-7223

Lobbyists Details

Employees who lobby for the organization

Maria Jose Espejo, Policy Director | No public offices held
Lauren Lallemand, Co Executive Director | No public offices held
Tanja Maleska, Co Executive Director | No public offices held
Gauri Sreenivasan, Co-Executive Director | Public offices held

Canadian Council for Refugees/Conseil canadien pour les réfugiés

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 Council for Refugees/Conseil canadien pour les réfugiés	2024-05-12	current
Canadian Council for Refugees/Conseil canadien pour les réfugiés	2008-11-04	2024-05-12

The following names have been used before July 2, 2008

Canadian Council for Refugees/Conseil canadien pour les réfugiés
Canadian Council for Refugees/Conseil canadien pour les réfugiés

Canadian Council for Refugees / Conseil canadien pour les réfugiés

Responsible Officer History
Responsible Officer Name	From (YYYY-MM-DD)	To (YYYY-MM-DD)
Gauri Sreenivasan	2024-03-01	Current
JANET DENCH	2012-08-13	2023-01-01
Robert Shropshire	2012-02-13	2012-08-13
JANET DENCH	1997-05-01	2012-02-13

List of Public Offices Held
Position	Period Held	Last Date Designated Public Office Held
Director of Parliamentary Affairs House of Commons, Leader of the Opposition	November 2011 to June 2014	Not a designated office

Date Modified:: 2024-11-13

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Registration - In-house Organization

Canadian Council for Refugees / Conseil canadien pour les réfugiés / Gauri Sreenivasan, CO - EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

Registration Information

Associated Communications

Version 54 of 54 (2024-09-10 to present)

Version 54 of 54 (2024-09-10 to present)

Subject Matter Details

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