Registry of Lobbyists
Version 6 of 15 (1999-06-10 to 2000-01-14) was submitted prior to the Lobbying Act coming into force on July 2, 2008. Due to different information requirements at that time, the registration is presented in the following format.
| Organization: |
CANADIAN JEWISH CONGRESS
650 - 100 SPARKS STREET OTTAWA, ON K1P 5B7 Canada |
| Telephone number: | 613-233-8703 |
| Fax number: | 613-233-8748 |
| Responsible officer name and position during the period of this registration: | JACK SILVERSTONE, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, PRO TEM |
| Description of the organization's activities: | CANADIAN JEWISH CONGRESS (CJC) IS THE REPRESENTATIVE ORGANIZATIONAL VOICE OF THE JEWISH COMMUNITY OF CANADA. IT IS THE COMMUNITY'S MAJOR VEHICLE FOR NATIONAL ADVOCACY ON POLITICAL, LEGAL/ CONSTITUTIONAL, HUMAN RIGHTS AND SOCIAL JUSTICE ISSUES. CJC 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. CJC ALSO UNDERTAKES EDUCATIONAL AND CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES IN FULFILLMENT OF ITS MANDATE. |
| Organization's membership or classes of membership: | CANADIAN JEWISH CONGRESS (CJC) IS THE DEMOCRATICALLY REPRESENTATIVE ORGANIZATION OF CANADA'S JEWISH COMMUNITY OF SOME 350,000 PEOPLE. CJC IS ORGANIZED INTO A FEDERATED STRUCTURE OF EIGHT REGIONS ACROSS THE COUNTRY AND ITS DECISION-MAKING BOARDS COMPRISE NATIONALLY-ELECTED REGIONAL AND LOCAL COMMUNITY REPRESENTATIVES. IN ADDITION, MOST MAJOR NATIONAL JEWISH ORGANIZATIONS SEND DELEGATES TO CJC'S NATIONAL EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE. |
| Was the organization funded in whole or in part by any domestic or foreign government institution in the last completed financial year? | No |
| Name: | BERNIE FARBER |
| Position title: | DIRECTOR, COMMUNITY RELATIONS COMMITTEE |
| Public offices held: | N/A. Disclosure of this information was not a requirement prior to June 20, 2005. |
| Name: | DANI FINE |
| Position title: | ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR, COMMUNITY RELATIONS COMMITTEE |
| Public offices held: | N/A. Disclosure of this information was not a requirement prior to June 20, 2005. |
| Name: | MANUEL PRUTSCHI |
| Position title: | DIRECTOR,COMMUNITY RELATIONS COMMITTEE |
| Public offices held: | N/A. Disclosure of this information was not a requirement prior to June 20, 2005. |
| Name: | JACK SILVERSTONE |
| Position title: | EXECUTIVE VICE-PRESIDENT AND GENERAL COUNSEL |
| Public offices held: | N/A. Disclosure of this information was not a requirement prior to June 20, 2005. |
| Name: | RON SINGER |
| Position title: | OTTAWA ADVOCACY CENTRE ASSOCIATE |
| Public offices held: | N/A. Disclosure of this information was not a requirement prior to June 20, 2005. |
| Name: | ERIC VERNON |
| Position title: | DIRECTOR, OTTAWA ADVOCACY CENTRE |
| Public offices held: | N/A. Disclosure of this information was not a requirement prior to June 20, 2005. |
| Federal departments or organizations which have been or will be communicated with during the course of the undertaking: | Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC), Canadian Heritage (PCH), Citizenship and Immigration Canada, Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada (DFAITC), Human Resources Development Canada (HRDC), Immigration and Refugee Board (IRB), Justice Canada (JC), National Defence (DND), Office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner (OIPC), Revenue Canada (RC), Solicitor General Canada (SGC) |
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Communication techniques that have been used or are expected to be used in the course of the undertaking:
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Grass-roots communication, Informal communications, Meetings, Other types: DISTRIBUTION OF PAMPHLET ON HOLOCAUST MUSEUM, Presentations, Telephone calls, Written communications, whether in hard copy or electronic format |
| Subject Matter: Areas of Concern: | Aboriginal Affairs, Constitutional Issues, Defence, HUMAN RIGHTS, Immigration, International Relations, Justice and Law Enforcement, MULTICULTURALISM, Telecommunications |
| Subject Matter: Retrospective: | EMPLOYMENT EQUITY REGULATIONS, FEDERAL TASK FORCE ON DISABILITY ISSUES, IMMIGRATION LEVELS, FEDERAL ROLE IN HEALTH CARE, IMMIGRANT SPONSORSHIP, CANADIAN RACE RELATIONS FOUNDATION |
| Subject Matter: Prospective: | WAR CRIMES, NATIONAL UNITY, MULTICULTURALISM AND STATUS OF WOMEN, RIGHT-WING GROUPS IN CANADA, CSIS, CANADIAN HUMAN RIGHTS ACT, HEALTH CARE & EMPLOYMENT EQUITY AND SOCIAL SAFETY NET; ADVOCACY FOR A HOLOCAUST MUSEUM IN OTTAWA, IMMIGRATION AND REFUGEE BOARD. |