Registry of Lobbyists
Version 9 of 53 (2007-07-26 to 2008-01-24) 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: |
Mennonite Central Committee Canada
134 Plaza Dr. Winnipeg, MB R3T 5K9 Canada |
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| 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 mennnite and Brethren in Christ churches in Canada. Programs and activities in Canada deal with native peoples, refugees, crime and justive issues, job creation and poverty issues. 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 Brehtren 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: | 2006-08-31 | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Name: | Wilma Derksen |
| Position title: | Victims' Voice Coordinator |
| Public offices held: | No |
| 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: | William Janzen |
| Position title: | Director of the Ottawa Office |
| Public offices held: | No |
| Name: | James Loewen-Malloy |
| 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 |
| 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, Correctional Service of Canada (CSC), Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada (DFAITC), Human Resources Development Canada (HRDC), Justice Canada (JC), Members of the House of Commons, National Defence (DND), 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: | 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, Sudan, Colombia, Millenium Development Goals, Restorative justice and victims concerns, Afghanistan. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Subject Matter: Prospective: | Palestinian/Israeli situation, refugee concerns including sponsorships and sanctuary issues, citizenship, immigration concerns, Sudan, Colombia, International Development, Environment, Restorative justice and victims concerns, Afghanistan. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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