Lobbying Information
Subject Matters
- Broadcasting
- Education
- Employment and Training
Subject Matter Details
Grant, Contribution or Other Financial Benefit
- Citizenship Immigration Canada Lanaguage Instruction and Settlement Services for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing under Langauge Instruction to Newcomer to Canada (LINC)
Human Resources Services Development Canada-Social Development partnership Program-Disability Component--Advancing Communication Equity Project to enhance web accessibility for Deaf Canadians by developing American Sign Language(ASL) and la langue des signes quebecoise (LSQ)translation web content on The Canadian Hearing Society's website
- Citizenship and Immigratin Canada-Peel Language Instruction to Newcomers to Canada (LINC) Summer Students Project
- Citizenship and Immigration Canada-Peel Language Instruction to Newcomers to Canada (LINC)
Summer Students Project
- HRSDC Social Development Partnership Program-Disability Component, Advancing Communication Equity (American Sign anguage (ASL)/Langue des signes quebecoise (LSQ) Translation
Summer Student Projects
Government Institutions
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Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC)
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Citizenship and Immigration Canada
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House of Commons
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Human Resources and Skills Development Canada (HRSDC)
In-house Organization Details
Description of the organization's activities
INCORPORATED IN 1940, THE CANADIAN HEARING SOCIETY IS A NON-PROFIT AGENCY THAT PROVIDES A WIDE RANGE OF HEALTH AND SOCIAL SERVICES TO ENHANCE THE INDEPENDENCE OF DEAF, DEAFENED AND HARD OF HEARING CANADIANS AND TO ENCOURAGE THE PREVENTION OF HEARING LOSS. SERVICES INCLUDE AUDIOLOGICAL ASSESSMENT, HEARING AID DISPENSING, THE SALE OF TECHNICAL DEVICES, AURAL REHABILITATION, SIGN LANGUAGE INSTRUCTION, INTERPRETER SERVICE, EMPLOYMENT SERVICE, MENTAL HEALTH COUNSELLING, COMMUNITY OUTREACH TO SENIORS, AND PUBLIC INFORMATION AND EDUCATION.
Responsible officer name and position during the period of this registration
Chris Kenopic,
President & CEO
Organization's membership or classes of membership
THE CHS BOARD OF DIRECTORS CONSISTS OF A MINIMUM OF 15 DIRECTORS AND A MAXIMUM OF 21 DIRECTORS, AT LEAST ONE THIRD OF WHOM SHALL BE DEAF, DEAFENED OR HARD OF HEARING. HEADQUARTERED IN TORONTO, THE SOCIETY HAS 12 REGIONAL OFFICES AND 12 SUB/AREA OFFICES ACROSS ONTARIO. ANY INDIVIDUAL INTERESTED IN FURTHERING THE OBJECTIVES OF THE CANADIAN HEARING SOCIETY MAY BECOME A MEMBER BY PAYING AN ANNUAL MEMBERSHIP FEE OF $25. MEMBERSHIP CATEGORIES INCLUDE INDIVIDUAL, ADDITIONAL FAMILY MEMBERS, AND LIFE.
Government funding
End date of the last completed financial year:
2012-03-31
List of Government Funding
Government Institution
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Funding Received in Last Financial Year
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Funding Expected in Current Financial Year
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Citizenship and Immigration Canada
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$128,334.43
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Yes
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Human Resources and Skills Development Canada (HRSDC)
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$64,337.00
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Yes
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In-house Organization Contact Information
Address:
271 Spadina Road
Toronto, ON M5R 2V3
Canada
Telephone number:
416-928-2507
Fax number:
416-928-2517
Lobbyists Details
Employees who lobby for the organization
- Stephanus Greeff,
CFO |
No public offices held
- Katherine Hum-Antonopoulos,
Chief Operation Officer |
No public offices held
- Susan Main,
Vice President Fundraising & Strategic Communications |
No public offices held
- Gary Malkowski,
Special Advisor to the President, Public Affairs |
No public offices held
- Karen McDonald,
Vice-President Programs and Services |
No public offices held