Registry of Lobbyists
Version 6 of 15 (2000-01-25 to 2000-08-01) 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: | 1999-12-31 | ||||||
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| 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: | 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: | BAYLA JACOBS |
| Position title: | WESTERN REGIONAL 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: | LELA KATZ |
| Position title: | MIDWEST REGION DIRECTOR |
| 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 1998-1999: CENTRE FOR COMMUNITY ACTION DELIVERED A RECORDBREAKING NUMBER OF HOLIDAY BASKETS TO NEEDY MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY; THE 2NDINTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM ON HATE ON THE INTERNET ESTABLISHED THE ORGANIZATION AS AMAJOR FORCE BEHIND EDUCATION AWARENESS AND ADVOCACY FOR STRICTER LEGISLATION; INCOMMEMORATION OF THE 50TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE UNIVERSAL DECLARATION OF HUMANRIGHTS, THE LEAGUE AND THE REGINA LODGE HOSTED "FROM ISSUES TO ACTION", AN INTER-NATIONAL HUMAN RIGHTS CONFERENCE; A SENIOR LEADERSHIP DELEGATION VISITED OTTAWA INMAY FOR CONSULTATIONS WITH GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS, LEADERS OF ALL OPPOSITION PARTIESAND AMBASSADORS; THE 42ND ANNUAL INSTITUTE OF JUDAISM WAS HELD IN PARRY SOUNDWITH DR. JEREMIAH UNTERMAN, SCHOLAR IN RESIDENCE. |
| Subject Matter: Prospective: | MAJOR ACTIVITIES UNDERWAY: JERUSALEM PAVILION, PART OF TORONTO METRO CARAVAN;PROTECTION OF HUMAN RIGHTS OF MINORITIES WORLDWIDE PUBLIC EDUCATION PROGRAMS;HOLOCAUST AND HOPE, HOLOCAUST EDUCATION STUDY PROGRAM TO EUROPE AND ISRAEL FORSTUDENTS AND TEACHERS; ONGOING SOCIAL AND EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS FOR SENIORSTHROUGH B'NAI BRITH'S AFFORDABLE HOUSING PROGRAM; HOLOCAUST REMEMBRANCE EDUCA-TIONAL PROGRAMS; INTERNATIONAL SPEAKER SERIES; MEDIA AND HUMAN RIGHTS AWARDSPRESENTED BY THE LEAGUE FOR HUMAN RIGHTS; COMMUNITY VOLUNTEER PROGRAMS ANDPARTNERSHIPS WITH OTHER ORGANIZATIONS TO OFFER VITAL SERVICES. |