Registry of Lobbyists

Registration - In-house Organization

B'nai Brith Canada / Frank Dimant, Executive Vice President

Registration Information

In-house Organization name: B'nai Brith Canada
Previous in-house organization names
Responsible Officer Name: Frank Dimant, Executive Vice President 
Initial registration start date: 1996-10-24
Registration status: Inactive
Registration Number: 780970-12176

Version 15 of 15 (2008-01-07 to 2008-07-23)

Version 15 of 15 (2008-01-07 to 2008-07-23) 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.

A. Organization Information

Organization: B'nai Brith Canada
15 Hove Street
Toronto, ON  M3H 4Y8
Canada
Telephone number: 416-633-6224
Fax number: 416-633-7551  
Responsible officer name and position during the period of this registration: Frank Dimant, Executive Vice President  
 
Description of the organization's activities: B'nai Brith has been working as a human rights and advocacy organization in Canada since 1875. B'nai Brith brings Jewish men and women together in friendship to serve the community by reaching out to those in need; by fighting antisemitism, racism and bigotry in Canada and around the world; by promoting dialogue, human rights and peace worldwide; by preserving Jewish culture and striving for unity within our community.
Organization's membership or classes of membership: The Centre for Community Action is responsible for the membership which forms a network of lodges across Canada. Through this network, the Centre sponsors a wide variety of programs and events. B'nai Brith offices in Toronto, Montreal, Peel, Hamilton, Ottawa and Winnipeg are professionally operated and ensure that the ideals, policies and programs of B'nai Brith Canada are realized.
 
Was the organization funded in whole or in part by any domestic or foreign government institution in the last completed financial year? No
 

B. Lobbyists Employed by the Organization

Name: Joyce Aster
Position title: Regional Director, Halton Peel
Public offices held: No
 
Name: Anita Bromberg
Position title: Director Legal Department
Public offices held: No
 
Name: Pearl Gladman
Position title: Director Centre for Community Action
Public offices held: No
 
Name: Ruth Klein
Position title: National Director Advocacy
Public offices held: No
 
Name: Karen Lazar
Position title: Director Communications
Public offices held: No
 
Name: Michael Mostyn
Position title: Director Government Relations
Public offices held: No
 
Name: Lauren Rose
Position title: Coordinator Government and Community Affairs
Public offices held: No
 
Name: Shoshana Szlachter
Position title: Regional Director, Western Region
Public offices held: No
 
Name: Alan Yusim
Position title: Regional Director, Midwest Region
Public offices held: No
 

C. Lobbying Activity Information

Federal departments or organizations which have been or will be communicated with during the course of the undertaking: Canadian Heritage (PCH), Canadian Human Rights Tribunal (CHRT), Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA), Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC), Citizenship and Immigration Canada, Correctional Service of Canada (CSC), Finance Canada (FIN), Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada (DFAITC), Human Resources Development Canada (HRDC), Immigration and Refugee Board (IRB), Industry Canada, Justice Canada (JC), National Defence (DND), National Film Board (NFB), Office of the Commissioner of Official Languages (OCOL), Office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner (OIPC), Privy Council Office (PCO), Public Service Commission of Canada (PSC), Public Service Staff Relations Board (PSSRB), Revenue Canada (RC), Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP), Solicitor General Canada (SGC), Statistics Canada (StatCan), Treasury Board Of Canada Secretariat (TBS), Veterans Affairs Canada (VAC)
Communication techniques that have been used or are expected to be used in the course of the undertaking:
Grass-roots communication, Informal communications, Meetings, Presentations, Telephone calls, Written communications, whether in hard copy or electronic format
 
Subject Matter: Areas of Concern: Aboriginal Affairs, Arts and Culture, Broadcasting, Constitutional Issues, Defence, Education, Employment and Training, Health, Immigration, Industry, Intellectual Property, International Relations, International Trade, Justice and Law Enforcement, Sports, Taxation and Finance, Telecommunications, Tourism
 
Subject Matter: Retrospective: Protection of human rights of minorities worldwide; public education programs; Holocaust and Hope, Holocaust Education Study program to Europe and Israel for students and teachers; ongoing social and educational programs for seniors through B'nai Brith's Affordable Housing Program; Holocaust Remembrance educational programs; international speaker series; Student Human Rights Awards presented by the League for Human Rights; Community volunteer programs and partnerships with other organizations to offer vital services.
Subject Matter: Prospective: Protection of human rights of minorities worldwide; public education programs; Holocaust and Hope, Holocaust education study program to Europe and Israel for students and teachers; ongoing social and educational programs for seniors through B'nai Brith's Affordable Housing Program; Holocaust Remembrance educational programs; community volunteer programs and partnerships with other organizations to offer vital services; Hate on the Internet Symposium.
 

Details Regarding the Identified Subject Matter

Categories Description
Policy or Program Hate on the Internet
Policy or Program Holocaust and Hope
Policy or Program Protection of Minorities
Legislative Proposal Submission to the House and Senate Committee on Review of Anti-Terrorism Legislation




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