Registry of Lobbyists

Registration - In-house Organization

Mennonite Central Committee Canada / Rick Cober Bauman, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

Registration Information

In-house Organization name: Mennonite Central Committee Canada
Previous in-house organization names
Responsible Officer Name: Rick Cober Bauman, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 
Responsible Officer Change History
Initial registration start date: 2002-07-30
Registration status: Active
Registration Number: 934453-145

Associated Communications

Total Number of Communication Reports: 180

Monthly communication reports in the last 6 months: 14

Version 7 of 48 (2006-02-15 to 2006-08-16)

Version 7 of 48 (2006-02-15 to 2006-08-16) 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.

A. Organization Information

Organization: MENNONITE CENTRAL COMMITTEE CANADA
134 PLAZA DRIVE
WINNIPEG, MB  R3T 5K9
Canada
Telephone number: 204-261-6381
Fax number: 204-269-9875  
Responsible officer name and position during the period of this registration: DONALD G PETERS, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR  
 
Description of the organization's activities: MENNONITE CENTRAL COMMITTEE CANADA (MCCC)IS THE RELIEF, DEVELOPMENT, AND SERVICE AGENCY OF THE MENNONITE AND BRETHREN IN CHRIST CHURCHES IN CANADA. PROGRAMS AND ACTIVITIES IN CANADA DEAL WITH NATIVE PEOPLES, REFUGEES, CRIME AND JUSTICE ISSUES, JOB CREATION AND OTHER AREAS. OVERSEAS WORK IS DONE IN PARTNERSHIP WITH U.S. MENNONITES THROUGH THE BI-NATIONAL MENNONITE CENTRAL COMMITTEE (MCC). MCC IS ACTIVE IN OVER 50 COUNTRIES IN THE AREAS OF AGRICULTURE, HEALTH, EDUCATION, SOCIAL SERVICES, PEACE AND CONFLICT RESOLUTION, AND MICRO-ENTERPRISE DEVELOPMENT. IN CANADA THERE ARE ALSO FIVE AUTONOMOUS PROVINCIAL ORGANIZATIONS ALSO CALLED MENNONITE CENTRAL COMMITTEE, WHOSE SPHERE OF ACTIVITY IS SIMILAR TO MCCC'S.
Organization's membership or classes of membership: MCCC IS SUPPORTED BY AND ACCOUNTABLE TO EIGHT MENNONITE AND BRETHREN IN CHRIST CHURCH GROUPS COMPRISING 600 CONGREGATIONS ACROSS CANADA. THESE GROUPS ELECT REPRESENTATIVES TO THE MCCC MEMBERSHIP. THE MEMBERSHIP ALSO INCLUDES REPRESENTATIVES FROM EACH OF THE FIVE PROVINCIAL MCC ORGANIZATIONS.
 
Was the organization funded in whole or in part by any domestic or foreign government institution in the last completed financial year? Yes
End date of the organization's last completed financial year: 2005-08-31
 
List of Government Funding
Government Institution Funding Received in Last Financial Year
CIDA $4,510,226.00
Justice Department $166,390.00
CIDA to Canadian Foodgrains Bank $7,167,349.00
Saskatchewan Council for International Cooperation $23,649.00
IDRC $12,300.00
HRDC $5,287.00
Manitoba Council for International Cooperation $100,000.00

B. Lobbyists Employed by the Organization

Name: HARLEY EAGLE
Position title: COORDINATOR OF ABORIGINAL WORK
Public offices held: No
 
Name: SUSAN EAGLE
Position title: COORDINATOR OF ABORIGINAL WORK
Public offices held: No
 
Name: SANDRA ELGERSMA
Position title: DOMESTIC POLICY ANALYST
Public offices held: No
 
Name: WILLIAM JANZEN
Position title: DIRECTOR OF THE OTTAWA OFFICE
Public offices held: No
 
Name: JAMES LOEWEN
Position title: RESTORATIVE JUSTICE COORDINATOR
Public offices held: No
 
Name: DEO NAMWIRA
Position title: INTERNATIONAL GRANTS MANAGER
Public offices held: No
 
Name: DONALD PETERS
Position title: EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Public offices held: No
 
Name: EDWIN WIEBE
Position title: REFUGEE PROGRAM COORDINATOR
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: Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development Canada, Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA), Citizenship and Immigration Canada, Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada (DFAITC), Justice Canada (JC), Members of the House of Commons, National Defence (DND), Solicitor General Canada (SGC)
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, Defence, Employment and Training, Environment, Immigration, INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT, International Relations, Justice and Law Enforcement
 
Subject Matter: Retrospective: PALESTINIAN/ISRAELI SITUATION, REFUGEE CONCERNS INCLUDING SPONSORSHIPS AND SANCTUARY ISSUES, CITIZENSHIP, IMMIGRATION CONCERNS, FOREIGN POLICY REVIEW, SUDAN, MILLENIUM DEVELOPMENT GOALS, BALLISTICE MISSLE DEFENCE SYSTEM, Review of International Policy Statement
Subject Matter: Prospective: PALESTINIAN/ISRAELI SITUATION, REFUGEE CONCERNS AND SPONSORSHIPS, CITIZENSHIP ACT, IMMIGRATION CONCERNS, SUDAN, MILLENIUM DEVELOPMENT GOALS, PROCUREMENT OF FUNDING WITHIN GOVERNMENT, Restorative Justice/Victims Concerns, International Development, Security
 

Details Regarding the Identified Subject Matter

Categories Description
Policy or Program Will be encouraging the government to reach the target of 0.7% Gross National Product to be committed for International Development.




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