Registry of Lobbyists
Version 4 of 15 (1998-11-16 to 1999-06-22) 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: |
B'NAI BRITH CANADA
15 HOVE STREET DOWNSVIEW, ON M3H 4Y8 Canada |
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| Telephone number: | 416-633-6224 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Fax number: | 416-630-2159 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 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 ANTI-SEMITISM, 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 THE COUNTRY. THROUGH THIS NETWORK, THE CENTRE SPONSORS A WIDE VARIETY OF PROGRAMS AND EVENTS.B'NAI BRITH OFFICES IN TORONTO, MONTREAL, PEEL, HAMILTON, OTTAWA, WINNIPEG AND CALGARY 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 calendar year? | Yes | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| End date of the organization's last completed financial year: | 1998-12-31 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Name: | BURT ABUGOV |
| Position title: | DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT |
| Public offices held: | N/A. Disclosure of this information was not a requirement prior to June 20, 2005. |
| Name: | LISA ARMONY |
| Position title: | INSTITUTE FOR INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS, NAT'L DIRECTR |
| Public offices held: | N/A. Disclosure of this information was not a requirement prior to June 20, 2005. |
| Name: | JOYCE ASTER |
| Position title: | ONTARIO REGIONAL DIRECTOR |
| Public offices held: | N/A. Disclosure of this information was not a requirement prior to June 20, 2005. |
| Name: | CORINNE BERNATT |
| Position title: | EDUCATION COORDINATOR |
| Public offices held: | N/A. Disclosure of this information was not a requirement prior to June 20, 2005. |
| Name: | FRANK DIMANT |
| Position title: | EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT |
| Public offices held: | N/A. Disclosure of this information was not a requirement prior to June 20, 2005. |
| Name: | RUBIN FRIEDMAN |
| Position title: | GOVERNMENT RELATIONS OFFICE, DIRECTOR |
| Public offices held: | N/A. Disclosure of this information was not a requirement prior to June 20, 2005. |
| Name: | PEARL GLADMAN |
| Position title: | NATIONAL DIRECTOR, FIELD SERVICES |
| Public offices held: | N/A. Disclosure of this information was not a requirement prior to June 20, 2005. |
| Name: | SHELLEY GURVEY |
| Position title: | MIDWEST REGION DIRECTOR |
| Public offices held: | N/A. Disclosure of this information was not a requirement prior to June 20, 2005. |
| Name: | SOL KANOWITZ |
| Position title: | DIRECTOR OF FINANCE |
| Public offices held: | N/A. Disclosure of this information was not a requirement prior to June 20, 2005. |
| Name: | JESSE KATZ |
| Position title: | LEAGUE FOR HUMAN RIGHTS -RESEARCH AND COMM |
| Public offices held: | N/A. Disclosure of this information was not a requirement prior to June 20, 2005. |
| Name: | ROBERT LIBMAN |
| Position title: | QUEBEC REGIONAL DIRECTOR |
| Public offices held: | N/A. Disclosure of this information was not a requirement prior to June 20, 2005. |
| Name: | KAREN MOCK |
| Position title: | LEAGUE FOR HUMAN RIGHTS, NATIONAL DIRECTOR |
| 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: | 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) |
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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, 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: | FROM ANNUAL REPORT 1997-1998: CENTRE FOR COMMUNITY ACTION ORGANIZED HOLIDAY BASKET DELIVERY TO NEEDY MEMBERS OF COMMUNITY; HATE ON THE INTERNET WAS THE SUBJECT OF AN INVITATIONAL SYMPOSIUM IN TORONTO FOLLOWED BY THE WEB OF HATE, A SYMPOSIUM, IN EDMONTON HIGHLIGHTING THE RISE OF HATE ACTIVITY IN WESTERN CANADA; THE NAZI WAR CRIMES COMMISSION OF B'NAI BRITH MET WITH GOVERNMENT AND OPPOSITION THROUGHOUT THE YEAR TO LOBBY FOR GREATER ACTION IN WAR CRIMES CASES; THE B'NAI BRITH SPORTS CORPORATION GREW TO 1,500 ATHLETES. |
| Subject Matter: Prospective: | MAJOR ACTIVITIES UNDERWAY: BUILDING HISTORY - INTERNATIONAL SCHOLARS GATHER TO SHARE RESEARCH ON HOLOCAUST AND NORTH AMERICAN CULTURE AND CONSCIENCE; HATE ON THE INTERNET, SECOND SYMPOSIUM; JERUSALEM PAVILION PART OF CARAVAN, TORONTO INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL; HOLOCAUST AND HOPE, HOLOCAUST EDUCATION STUDY TOURS 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 - INTERNATIONAL AND HUMAN RIGHTS ISSUES. |