Registry of Lobbyists
Version 3 of 15 (1998-04-16 to 1998-11-16) 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 - CANADA'S LEADING JEWISH ORGANIZATION, WITH A PRESENCE IN CANADA SINCE 1875. B'NAI BRITH CANADA IS A LEADING VOICE FOR THE CANADIAN JEWISH COMMUNITY. THROUGH ITS GOVERNMENT RELATIONS OFFICE, B'NAI BRITH CANADA LIAISES WITH MEMBERS OF PARLIAMENT, CABINET MINISTERS, AND PUBLIC SERVANTS, AND ENDEAVOURS TO EDUCATE CANADIANS ON ISSUES OF JEWISH CONCERN.WE OPERATE WITH THE FOLLOWING DEPARTMENTS: NATIONAL FIELD SERVICES (TO PROMOTE COMMUNITY VOLUNTEER SERVICES), THE LEAGUE FOR HUMAN RIGHTS, THE INSTITUTE FOR INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS, GOVERNMENT RELATIONS OFFICE, COMMISSION ON JEWISH CULTURE, B'NAI BRITH SPORTS CORPORATION, THE JEWISH TRIBUNE, B'NAI BRITH FOUNDATION. | ||||||||||||||||
| Organization's membership or classes of membership: | B'NAI BRITH CANADA MEMBERSHIP CONSISTS OF NATION-WIDE LODGES, WHICH ARE LOCALLY RUN BY MEMBERS OF THE JEWISH COMMUNITY. | ||||||||||||||||
| 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: | 1997-12-31 | ||||||||||||||||
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| 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: | 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: | NATASHA GREENBERG |
| Position title: | LEAGUE FOR HUMAN RIGHTS - PROJECT OFFICER |
| 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: | TALIA KLEIN |
| Position title: | LEAGUE FOR HUMAN RIGHTS - RESEARCH & COMMUNICATION |
| 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 "THE YEAR IN REVIEW' 1996-97": PROSECUTION OF ALLEGED NAZI WAR CRIMINALS, ARAB-ISRAELI RELATIONS , EXTREMISM AND ANTI-SEMITISM IN EUROPE AND THE MIDDLE EAST, CANADA'S POSITION FOR U.N. COMMISSION ON HUMAN RIGHTS (TREATMENT OF ISRAEL, RADICAL ISLAM, THREAT OF GLOBAL TERRORISM, HUMAN RIGHTS RECORD OF PALESTINIAN AUTHORITY, HATE ON THE INTERNET) |
| Subject Matter: Prospective: | MAJOR ACTIVITIES UNDERWAY: HATE ON THE INTERNET; INSTITUTE FOR INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS; COMMUNITY VOLUNTEER SERVICE PROGRAMS; HOLOCAUST REMEMBRANCE PROGRAMS; MIDDLE EAST SITUATIONS AND HUMAN RIGHTS ISSUES INTERNATIONALLY; HATE CRIMES; TERRORISTS IN THE MIDDLE EAST; INTERNATIONAL TRADE PERTAINING TO CANADA'S FREE TRADE AGREEMENT WITH ISRAEL. |