Registration - In-house Organization

Global Poverty Project Canada (Global Citizen) / Jonah Kanter, Canada Director, Policy and Government Affairs

Registration Information

In-house Organization name: Global Poverty Project Canada (Global Citizen)
Responsible Officer Name: Jonah Kanter, Canada Director, Policy and Government Affairs
Responsible Officer Change History
Initial registration start date: 2018-07-19
Registration status: Active
Registration Number: 951212-362823

Associated Communications

Total Number of Communication Reports: 107

Monthly communication reports in the last 6 months: 0

Version 1 of 6 (2018-07-19 to 2019-09-16)

Registration versions:

Version 1 of 6 (2018-07-19 to 2019-09-16)

Lobbying Information

Subject Matters

International Development

Subject Matter Details

Legislative Proposal, Bill or Resolution

Encouraging parliamentarians to issue official statements and/or resolutions supportive of achieving the Sustainable Development Goals and ending extreme poverty

Policies or Program

Ensuring Canada's international development policies and programs are positioned to effectively meet the most urgent needs and most vulnerable persons around the world
Increasing Canada's International Assistance Envelope towards furthering progress on the Sustainable Development Goals

Communication Techniques

Written communication
Oral communication
Grass-roots communication

Government Institutions

Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC)
Global Affairs Canada (GAC)
Health Canada (HC)
House of Commons
Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC)
Prime Minister's Office (PMO)
Senate of Canada
Status of Women Canada (SWC)

In-house Organization Details

Description of the organization's activities

Global Citizen is a movement of engaged citizens who are using their collective voice to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals and end extreme poverty by 2030. Through our mix of content and events, grassroots organizing and extensive reach through our digital channels, we are building the world’s largest movement for social action. We organize massive global campaigns to amplify the actions of Global Citizens from around the world.

Responsible officer name and position during the period of this registration

Erin Thomson, Country Manager, Canada

Organization's membership or classes of membership

All Global Citizens register for free on our platform by inputting their name, email address, location and issue area interests. Members are based around the world, including in Canada, the United States, the United Kingdom, Australia, India, Germany, and South Africa, among other countries. At this time of submission, there are 71,000 registered members in Canada.

Government funding

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

In-house Organization Contact Information

Address:
688 Richmond St. West
Unit 404
Toronto, ON M6J 1C5
Canada

Telephone number: 416-522-9010

Lobbyists Details

Employees who lobby for the organization

Jonah Kanter, Canada Policy and Government Affairs Manager | Public offices held

Global Poverty Project Canada (Global Citizen)

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

Name	From	To
Global Poverty Project Canada (Global Citizen)	2018-07-19	current

Global Poverty Project Canada (Global Citizen)

Responsible Officer History
Responsible Officer Name	From (YYYY-MM-DD)	To (YYYY-MM-DD)
Jonah Kanter	2022-02-09	Current
Erin Thomson	2018-07-19	2022-02-09

List of Public Offices Held
Position	Period Held	Last Date Designated Public Office Held
Policy Officer Foreign Affairs, Trade and Development Canada, Office of Religious Freedom	September 2013 to April 2014	Not a designated office
Project Officer Senate of Canada, Office of LGen Roméo Dallaire (Ret’d), Senator	August 2013 to July 2014	Not a designated office
Parliamentary Assistant House of Commons, Office of MP Irwin Cotler	September 2012 to July 2013	Not a designated office
Summer Student Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade, Policy Planning Division	May 2011 to August 2011	Not a designated office

List of Public Offices Held
Position	Period Held	Last Date Designated Public Office Held
Policy Officer Foreign Affairs, Trade and Development Canada, Office of Religious Freedom	September 2013 to April 2014	Not a designated office
Project Officer Senate of Canada, Office of LGen Roméo Dallaire (Ret’d), Senator	August 2013 to July 2014	Not a designated office
Parliamentary Assistant House of Commons, Office of MP Irwin Cotler	September 2012 to July 2013	Not a designated office
Summer Student Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade, Policy Planning Division	May 2011 to August 2011	Not a designated office

Date Modified:: 2025-06-03

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Registration - In-house Organization

Global Poverty Project Canada (Global Citizen) / Jonah Kanter, Canada Director, Policy and Government Affairs

Registration Information

Associated Communications

Version 1 of 6 (2018-07-19 to 2019-09-16)

Version 1 of 6 (2018-07-19 to 2019-09-16)

Subject Matters

Subject Matter Details

Legislative Proposal, Bill or Resolution

Policies or Program

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