Registry of Lobbyists
Version 1 of 15 (1996-10-24 to 1997-05-26) 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 - CANADA'S LEADING JEWISH ADVOCACY AND COMMUNITY VO LUNTEER SERVICE ORGANIZATION B'NAI BRITH CANADA IS A LEADING VOICE FO R THE CANADIAN JEWISH COMMUNITY. THROUGH ITS GOVERNMENT RELATIONS OFFI C E, B'NAI BRITH CANADA LIAISES WITH MEMBERS OF PARLIAMENT, CABINET MI NI STERS, AND PUBLIC SERVANTS, AND ENDEAVOURS TO PROMOTE ISSUES OF JEW ISH CONCERN. | ||||||||
| Organization's membership or classes of membership: | B'NAI BRITH CANADA'S 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: | 1996-12-31 | ||||||||
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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 OFFICE, DIRECTOR |
| Public offices held: | N/A. Disclosure of this information was not a requirement prior to June 20, 2005. |
| Name: | DAVID COOPER |
| Position title: | LEAGUE FOR HUMAN RIGHTS, RESEARCH & COMMUNICATIONS |
| 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 FIELD SERVICES, NATIONAL DIRECTOR |
| Public offices held: | N/A. Disclosure of this information was not a requirement prior to June 20, 2005. |
| Name: | ANAT LEWIN |
| Position title: | INSTITUTE FOR INT'L AFFAIRS, RESEARCH & POLICY |
| 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 OFFICE, 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), 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), Privy Council Office (PCO), 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, Presentations, Telephone calls, Written communications, whether in hard copy or electronic format |
| Subject Matter: Areas of Concern: | Arts and Culture, Broadcasting, Constitutional Issues, Education, Employment and Training, Immigration, International Relations, International Trade, Justice and Law Enforcement, Taxation and Finance |
| Subject Matter: Retrospective: | CULTURAL GRANT, DEPARTMENT OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS, CANADIAN HERITAGE STANDING AT THE SOMALIA COMMISSION INVITED BOTH THE PRIME MINISTER AND PC LEADER JEAN CHAREST TO ADDRESS JEWISH COMMUNITY |
| Subject Matter: Prospective: | B'NAI BRITH CANADA'S ANNUAL GOVERNMENT RELATIONS DAY WHEREBY B'NAI BRITH LEADERS MEET WITH CABINET M INISTERS, LEADERS OF THE OPPOSITION, AND SENIOR GO VERNMENT CIVIL SERVANTS. B'NAI BRITH WILL ALSO BE PARTICIPATING IN THE ANNUAL NGO CONSULTATIONS WITH THE DFAIT PRIOR TO THE UN COMMISSION ON HUMAN RIG HTS B'NAI BRITH CANADA'S NATIONAL UNITY SYMPOSIUM THROUGH A GRANT FROM CANADIAN HERITAGE |