Registry of Lobbyists
Total Number of Communication Reports: 2
Monthly communication reports in the last 6 months: 0
Version 8 of 9 (2008-01-07 to 2008-07-22) 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: |
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 THE UNIVERSITY OUTREACH COMMITTEE (UOC). 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 |
| Name: | HERSHELL EZRIN |
| Position title: | CEO, CIJA |
| 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, 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 and Social Development Canada (HRSDC), Human Resources Development Canada (HRDC), Immigration and Refugee Board (IRB), Industry Canada, Justice Canada (JC), Members of the House of Commons, 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), Prime Minister's Office (PMO), Privy Council Office (PCO), Procurement Review Board of Canada (PRB), Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness Canada (PSEPC), 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), Senate of Canada, Service Canada (ServCan), Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC), Solicitor General Canada (SGC), Statistics Canada (StatCan), Strategic Aerospace and Defence Initiative (SADI), Transportation Safety Board of Canada (TSB), Transport Canada (TC), Treasury Board Of Canada Secretariat (TBS), Veterans Affairs Canada (VAC), Western Economic Diversification Canada (WD) | ||||||||||||||||||
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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, 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, Consumer 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, Telecommunications, 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. | ||||||||||||||||||
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