Registry of Lobbyists

Registration - In-house Organization

CIJA (CANADIAN COUNCIL FOR ISRAEL AND JEWISH ADVOCACY) / HERSHELL EZRIN, Chief Executive Officer (CEO)

Registration Information

In-house Organization name: CIJA (CANADIAN COUNCIL FOR ISRAEL AND JEWISH ADVOCACY)
Responsible Officer Name: HERSHELL EZRIN, Chief Executive Officer (CEO) 
Initial registration start date: 2004-07-29
Registration status: Inactive
Registration Number: 777007-303

Associated Communications

Total Number of Communication Reports: 2

Monthly communication reports in the last 6 months: 0

Version 5 of 9 (2006-07-28 to 2007-01-19)

Version 5 of 9 (2006-07-28 to 2007-01-19) 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: CIJA (CANADIAN COUNCIL FOR ISRAEL AND JEWISH ADVOCACY)
55 BLOOR STREET WEST, POSTAL OUTLET MANULIFE CENTRE, #19514
TORONTO, ON  M4W 3T9
Canada
Telephone number: 416-925-7499
Fax number: 416-925-3531  
Responsible officer name and position during the period of this registration: HERSHELL EZRIN, CEO  
 
Description of the organization's activities: CIJA IS AN UMBRELLA ORGANIZATION FOR JEWISH COMMUNITY ADVOCACY EFFORTS, HELPING TO IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF JEWISH LIFE IN CANADA, INCREASE SUPPORT FOR ISRAEL, AND STRENGTHEN THE CANADA-ISRAEL RELATIONSHIP. CIJA BRINGS TOGETHER SUCH ORGANIZATIONS AS THE CANADIAN JEWISH CONGRESS, THE CANADA-ISRAEL COMMITTEE AND QUEBEC ISRAEL COMMITTEE, THE NATIONAL COMMITTEE FOR JEWISH CAMPUS LIFE, AND CIJA PUBLIC AFFAIRS COMMITTEE (CIJA-PAC). CIJA IS AN INITIATIVE OF UIA FEDERATIONS CANADA, WITH THE CANADIAN JEWISH FEDERATIONS AND REGIONAL COMMUNITIES.
Organization's membership or classes of membership: THE MEMBERSHIP PORTION OF THE ORGANIZATION HAS APPROXIMATELY 3000 MEMBERS, PRIMARILY BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY, FROM THE CANADIAN JEWISH POPULATION.
 
Was the organization funded in whole or in part by any domestic or foreign government institution in the last completed financial year? No
 

B. Lobbyists Employed by the Organization

Name: HERSHELL EZRIN
Position title: CEO, CIJA
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, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC), Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency (ACOA), Atomic Energy Control Board (AECB), Canada Labour Relations Board (CLRB), Canadian Heritage (PCH), Canadian Human Rights Tribunal (CHRT), Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA), Canadian International Trade Tribunal (CITT), Canadian Pension Commission (CPC), Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC), Canadian Space Agency (CSA), Canadian Transportation Agency (CTA), Citizenship and Immigration Canada, Competition Tribunal (CT), Correctional Service of Canada (CSC), Environment Canada, Farm Products Council of Canada (FPCC), Federal Environmental Assessment Review Office (FEARO), Federal Office of Regional Development – Quebec (FORD[Q]), Finance Canada (FIN), Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO), Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada (DFAITC), Grain Transportation Agency (GTA), Hazardous Materials Information Review Commission (HMIRC), Health Canada (HC), Human Resources Development Canada (HRDC), Immigration and Refugee Board (IRB), Industry Canada, Justice Canada (JC), National Defence (DND), National Energy Board (NEB), National Film Board (NFB), National Research Council (NRC), Natural Resources Canada (NRCan), Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC), Office of the Commissioner of Official Languages (OCOL), Office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner (OIPC), Patented Medicine Prices Review Board (PMPRB), Pension Appeals Board (PAB), Privy Council Office (PCO), Procurement Review Board of Canada (PRB), Public Service Commission of Canada (PSC), Public Service Staff Relations Board (PSSRB), Public Works and Government Services Canada, Revenue Canada (RC), Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP), Service Canada (ServCan), Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC), Solicitor General Canada (SGC), Statistics Canada (StatCan), Transportation Safety Board of Canada (TSB), Transport Canada (TC), Treasury Board Of Canada Secretariat (TBS), Veterans Affairs Canada (VAC), Western Economic Diversification Canada (WD)
Communication techniques that have been used or are expected to be used in the course of the undertaking:
Grass-roots communication, Informal communications, Meetings, Other types: ADVERTISING, DIRECT MAIL, WEB, ELECTRONIC, Presentations, Telephone calls, Written communications, whether in hard copy or electronic format
 
Subject Matter: Areas of Concern: Aboriginal Affairs, Agriculture, Arts and Culture, Broadcasting, Constitutional Issues, Defence, Education, Employment and Training, Energy, Environment, Financial Institutions, Forestry, Government Procurement, Health, Immigration, Industry, Infrastructure, Intellectual Property, International Relations, International Trade, Justice and Law Enforcement, Science and Technology, Sports, Taxation and Finance, Tourism, Transportation
 
Subject Matter: Retrospective: SUPPORTING AND STRENGTHENING OF CANADA - ISRAEL RELATIONS AND ADVANCING THE BROAD AGENDA AS IT AFFECTS THE QUALITY OF JEWISH LIFE IN CANADA AND ABROAD.
Subject Matter: Prospective: SUPPORTING AND STRENGTHENING OF CANADA - ISRAEL RELATIONS AND ADVANCING THE BROAD AGENDA AS IT AFFECTS THE QUALITY OF JEWISH LIFE IN CANADA AND ABROAD.
 

Details Regarding the Identified Subject Matter

Categories Description
Policy or Program Middle East peace processCanada-Israel bilateral relationsPublic Security issues involving Jewish communityAnti racism Citizenship and immigration issues
Grant, Contribution or Other Financial Benefit PSEP-C and Infrastructure Canada




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