Lobbying Information
Subject Matters
- Agriculture
- Environment
- Fisheries
- Health
- International Relations
- International Trade
- Justice and Law Enforcement
Subject Matter Details
Legislative Proposal, Bill or Resolution
- Bill C-355, An Act to prohibit the export by air of horses for slaughter and to make related amendments to certain Acts
- Bill S-15, An Act to amend the Criminal Code and the Wild Animal and Plant Protection and Regulation of International and Interprovincial Trade Act
- Humane Society International/Canada seeks to amend the Food and Drugs Act to prohibit cosmetic animal testing and the sale of cosmetics developed or manufactured using cosmetic animal testing. It also provides that no evidence derived from animal testing may be used to establish the safety of a cosmetic.
- Humane Society International/Canada seeks to improve the animal cruelty section of the Criminal Code to better protect all animals from cases of cruelty, neglect and abuse.
- Proposed amendments to the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999, with respect to animal testing.
Policies or Program
- Humane Society International/Canada seeks an end to commercial seal hunting in Canada through a federal sealing industry buyout.
- Humane Society International/Canada seeks to improve conditions for animals in agriculture in Canada.
- Humane Society International/Canada seeks to prohibit the slaughter of horses for human consumption.
Regulation
- HSI/Canada is recommending that the Pest Management Regulatory Agency discontinued the approval of predacides Strychnine and Sodium Monofluoroacetat.
- Humane Society International/Canada seeks to prohibit the trade in elephant ivory.
Communication Techniques
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Written communication
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Oral communication
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Grass-roots communication
Government Institutions
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Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC)
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Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA)
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Competition Bureau Canada (COBU)
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Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC)
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Finance Canada (FIN)
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Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO)
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Global Affairs Canada (GAC)
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Health Canada (HC)
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House of Commons
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Justice Canada (JC)
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Parks Canada (PC)
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Prime Minister's Office (PMO)
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Privy Council Office (PCO)
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Senate of Canada
In-house Organization Details
Description of the organization's activities
Humane Society International/Canada works to protect animals and we have active programs in companion animals, wildlife and habitat protection, marine mammal preservation and farm animal welfare. HSI Canada works to protect all animals through education, investigation, litigation, legislation, advocacy, and field work.
Responsible officer name and position during the period of this registration
Rebecca Aldworth,
Executive Director
Organization's membership or classes of membership
HSI/Canada represents tens of thousands of Canadians who support our goals of improving welfare of animals.
Government funding
No government funding was received during the last completed financial year.
In-house Organization Contact Information
Address:
4035 Saint-Ambroise Street, Suite 320
Montreal, QC H4C 2E1
Canada
Telephone number:
514-395-2914
Lobbyists Details
Employees who lobby for the organization
- Rebecca Aldworth,
Executive Director |
No public offices held
- Michael Bernard,
Deputy Director |
No public offices held
- Kelly Butler,
Campaign Manager |
No public offices held
- Ewa Demianowicz,
Senior Campaign Manager |
No public offices held
- Shaarika Sarasija,
Senior Strategist, Research and Regulatory Science |
No public offices held
- Riana Topan,
Campaign Manager |
No public offices held
