Registration - In-house Organization

World Animal Protection / Protection Mondiale Des Animaux / Colin Saravanamuttoo, Executive Director, Canada

Registration Information

In-house Organization name: World Animal Protection / Protection Mondiale Des Animaux
Previous in-house organization names
Responsible Officer Name: Colin Saravanamuttoo, Executive Director, Canada
Responsible Officer Change History
Initial registration start date: 2008-05-08
Registration status: Active
Registration Number: 944885-17019

Associated Communications

Total Number of Communication Reports: 227

Monthly communication reports in the last 6 months: 6

Version 2 of 34 (2008-05-08 to 2009-09-29)

Registration versions:

Version 2 of 34 (2008-05-08 to 2009-09-29)

Lobbying Information

Subject Matters

Agriculture
Animal Welfare
Environment
Health
International Trade
Justice and Law Enforcement

Subject Matter Details

Legislative Proposal, Bill or Resolution

Lobbied individual Members of Parliament to Support Private Member's Bill C-373
Lobbied individual Members of Parliament to vote against Private Member's Bill S-203

Policies or Program

Obtain support of Canadian goverment for a Universal Declaration on Animal Welfare at the United Nations.

Regulation

Lobbied Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food and the Canadian Food Inspection Agency for amendments to the Health of Animals Regulations under the Health of Animals Act relates to conditions under which animals may be transported.

Communication Techniques

Written communication
Oral communication
Grass-roots communication

Government Institutions

Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC)
Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA)
Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA)
Citizenship and Immigration Canada
Environment Canada
Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO)
Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada (DFAITC)
Justice Canada (JC)
Members of the House of Commons
Ministry of International Cooperation
Prime Minister's Office (PMO)
Senate of Canada

In-house Organization Details

Description of the organization's activities

Through direct field work, education and training programs, campaigning and legislative work, the World Society for the Protection of Animals is working globally, including within Canada, to end animal cruelty and make animals matter.

Responsible officer name and position during the period of this registration

Silia Smith, Regional Director, Canada

Organization's membership or classes of membership

WSPA's Canadian board consists of seven voting members and one non-voting member. WSPA Canada works in affiliation with its member societies, of which there are presently 27 in Canada, including SPCAs, humane societies and other animal welfare organizations. Our work is supported through the donations of more than 40,000 individual supporters (including 6,000 monthly supporters), also called members. To be considered an active supporter, you must have given a donation at least once in the past 18 months. Neither member societies or individual members have voting rights.

Government funding

No government funding was received during the last completed financial year.

In-house Organization Contact Information

Address:
960 - 90 Eglinton Avenue East
Toronto, ON M4P 2Y3
Canada

Telephone number: 416-369-0044 Ext. 102
Fax number: 416-369-0147

Lobbyists Details

Employees who lobby for the organization

Melissa Tkachyk, Programs Officer | No public offices held
Patrick Tohill, Programs Manager | No public offices held

World Animal Protection/Protection Mondiale Des Animaux

The following names have been used on or after July 2, 2008

The following names have been used on or after July 2, 2008
Name	From	To
World Animal Protection/Protection Mondiale Des Animaux	2024-01-15	current
World Society for the Protection of Animals/Société Mondiale pour la Protection des Animaux	2008-05-08	2024-01-15

The following names have been used before July 2, 2008

World Society for the Protection of Animals/Société Mondiale pour la Protection des Animaux
World Society for the Protection of Animals/Société Mondiale pour la Protection des Animaux

World Animal Protection / Protection Mondiale Des Animaux

Responsible Officer History
Responsible Officer Name	From (YYYY-MM-DD)	To (YYYY-MM-DD)
Colin Saravanamuttoo	2019-09-16	Current
Elizabeth Sharpe	2019-02-08	2019-09-16
Josey Kitson	2012-05-01	2019-02-08
Silia Smith	2008-05-08	2012-04-02

Date Modified:: 2025-03-07

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Registration - In-house Organization

World Animal Protection / Protection Mondiale Des Animaux / Colin Saravanamuttoo, Executive Director, Canada

Registration Information

Associated Communications

Version 2 of 34 (2008-05-08 to 2009-09-29)

Version 2 of 34 (2008-05-08 to 2009-09-29)

Subject Matters

Subject Matter Details

Legislative Proposal, Bill or Resolution

Policies or Program

Regulation

Communication Techniques

Government Institutions

Description of the organization's activities

Responsible officer name and position during the period of this registration

Organization's membership or classes of membership

Government funding

In-house Organization Contact Information

Employees who lobby for the organization