Registration - In-house Organization

Daily Bread Food Bank / Neil Hetherington, Chief Executive Officer

Registration Information

In-house Organization name: Daily Bread Food Bank
Responsible Officer Name: Neil Hetherington, Chief Executive Officer
Initial registration start date: 2020-10-01
Registration status: Active
Registration Number: 947170-367580

Associated Communications

Total Number of Communication Reports: 11

Monthly communication reports in the last 6 months: 3

Version 6 of 7 (2023-02-27 to 2024-03-01)

Registration versions:

Version 6 of 7 (2023-02-27 to 2024-03-01)

Lobbying Information

Subject Matters

Agriculture
Employment and Training
Health
Housing
Labour
Municipalities
Pensions
Taxation and Finance

Subject matters added through a monthly communication report

Budget

Subject Matter Details

Legislative Proposal, Bill or Resolution

Securing formal recognition that food is a human right in domestic policy

Legislative Proposal, Bill or Resolution, Policies or Program, Regulation

Advocate for policies to address the financialization of housing

Legislative Proposal, Bill or Resolution, Regulation

Call for implementation of Canada Disability Benefit as a Federal Income Supplement

Policies or Program

Advocating for the realization of the right to housing, including increasing supply of, and access to, affordable housing for low-income Canadians
Call for National School Lunch Program
Conversion of non-refundable tax credits that benefit low-income Canadians to refundable tax credits
Creation of financial benefits (e.g., refundable tax credits) for single adults with low incomes
Enhancing frequency of national data collection on food insecurity and establishment of targets for reducing food insecurity as part of the Poverty Reduction Strategy
Ensuring all low-income Canadians have access to the Canada Child Benefit and that rates are indexed to inflation
Ensuring all low-income seniors have access to Old Age Security and Guaranteed Income Supplement and that these benefits are increased to reflect the cost of living
Establishment of national Pharmacare and Dental Care programs
Expansion of national child care and early learning program that is accessible to low-income families
Reforms to Employment Insurance (EI) to enable low-wage, temporary, casual, and/or contract workers to have access to EI benefits

Policies or Program, Regulation

Ease filing of taxes for people living in poverty

Communication Techniques

Written communication
Oral communication
Grass-roots communication

Government Institutions

Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC)
Health Canada (HC)
House of Commons
Prime Minister's Office (PMO)
Privy Council Office (PCO)
Senate of Canada
Treasury Board Of Canada Secretariat (TBS)

In-house Organization Details

Description of the organization's activities

Daily Bread Food Bank's mission is to collaborate with all to end food insecurity and advocate for solutions to end poverty. In addition to distributing food, we conduct research to understand who is experiencing food insecurity and the root causes. We use this research to inform policy recommendations to reduce poverty and food insecurity. We share these policy recommendations with elected officials from all parties to promote action to reduce poverty and food insecurity.

Responsible officer name and position during the period of this registration

Neil Hetherington, Chief Executive Officer

Organization's membership or classes of membership

Daily Bread Food Bank's membership consists of over 100 member agencies that deliver food programs, including food banks and meal programs. There is only one class of member. The Board of Directors reports to the membership annually.

Government funding

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

In-house Organization Contact Information

Address:
191 New Toronto Street
Toronto, ON M8V 2E7
Canada

Telephone number: 416-203-0050 Ext. 230

Lobbyists Details

Employees who lobby for the organization

Omar Akeileh, Policy and Engagement Specialist | No public offices held
Talia Bronstein, VP Research & Advocacy | No public offices held
Neil Hetherington, Chief Executive Officer | No public offices held

Daily Bread Food Bank/

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
Daily Bread Food Bank/	2024-03-01	current
Daily Bread Food Bank/	2020-10-01	2024-03-01

Daily Bread Food Bank

Responsible Officer History
Responsible Officer Name	From (YYYY-MM-DD)	To (YYYY-MM-DD)

Neil Hetherington, Chief Executive Officer (Organization)

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Registrants are required to submit a monthly communication report for each oral and arranged communication with a designated public office holder. The name of the most senior paid officer (i.e. the registrant) will appear on all in-house monthly communication reports, whether or not he/she participated in the communication.

Note: Monthly Communication Reports are due on the 15^th day of each month for communications that took place in the previous month.

Results below are sorted by posted date, beginning with the most recent.

Results 1-11 of 11

Daily Bread Food Bank
In-house Organization

Designated Public Office Holders who participated in the communication:
- Nathaniel Erskine-Smith, Member of Parliament | House of Commons
Subject Matter of the communication: Budget
Communication date: 2024-04-08
Posted date: 2024-04-09
Communication number: 367580-599295 View associated registration
Daily Bread Food Bank
In-house Organization

Designated Public Office Holders who participated in the communication:
- Michael Plentis, Stakeholder Relations Advisor | House of Commons
- David Murray, Director of Policy | House of Commons
Subject Matter of the communication: Taxation and Finance, Budget
Communication date: 2024-03-01
Posted date: 2024-03-14
Communication number: 367580-597305 View associated registration
Daily Bread Food Bank
In-house Organization

Designated Public Office Holders who participated in the communication:
- Jenna Sudds, Minister of Families Children and Social Development | House of Commons
Subject Matter of the communication: Housing, Taxation and Finance, Employment and Training
Communication date: 2024-02-05
Posted date: 2024-03-14
Communication number: 367580-597325 View associated registration
Daily Bread Food Bank
In-house Organization

Designated Public Office Holders who participated in the communication:
- Karina Gould, Minister of Families, Children and Social Development of Canada | House of Commons
Subject Matter of the communication: Taxation and Finance, Employment and Training
Communication date: 2023-04-07
Posted date: 2023-04-17
Communication number: 367580-563100 View associated registration
Daily Bread Food Bank
In-house Organization

Designated Public Office Holders who participated in the communication:
- Yvan Baker, Member of Parliament | House of Commons
- James Maloney, Member of Parliament | House of Commons
- Marci len, Minister for Women and Gender Equality and Youth | House of Commons
Subject Matter of the communication: Taxation and Finance, Employment and Training
Communication date: 2023-04-06
Posted date: 2023-04-17
Communication number: 367580-563098 View associated registration
Daily Bread Food Bank
In-house Organization

Designated Public Office Holders who participated in the communication:
- David Saad, Senior Policy Advisor | Prime Minister's Office (PMO)
- Hallie Stacey-Sullivan, Issues and Parliamentary Affairs Advisor | Prime Minister's Office (PMO)
Subject Matter of the communication: Taxation and Finance, Employment and Training
Communication date: 2023-04-03
Posted date: 2023-04-17
Communication number: 367580-563099 View associated registration
Daily Bread Food Bank
In-house Organization

Designated Public Office Holders who participated in the communication:
- John McKay, Member of Parliament | House of Commons
Subject Matter of the communication: Taxation and Finance
Communication date: 2023-03-08
Posted date: 2023-03-16
Communication number: 367580-560227 View associated registration
Daily Bread Food Bank
In-house Organization

Designated Public Office Holders who participated in the communication:
- John McKay, Member of Parliament | House of Commons
Subject Matter of the communication: Labour, Taxation and Finance, Employment and Training
Communication date: 2023-03-06
Posted date: 2023-03-16
Communication number: 367580-560226 View associated registration
Daily Bread Food Bank
In-house Organization

Designated Public Office Holders who participated in the communication:
- Kevin Vuong, Member of Parliament | House of Commons
Subject Matter of the communication: Housing, Taxation and Finance, Employment and Training
Communication date: 2023-01-26
Posted date: 2023-02-27
Communication number: 367580-557314 View associated registration
Daily Bread Food Bank
In-house Organization

Designated Public Office Holders who participated in the communication:
- Julie Dabrusin, Member of Parliament | House of Commons
Subject Matter of the communication: Housing, Taxation and Finance, Employment and Training
Communication date: 2023-01-23
Posted date: 2023-02-27
Communication number: 367580-557313 View associated registration
Daily Bread Food Bank
In-house Organization

Designated Public Office Holders who participated in the communication:
- Julie Dzerowicz, Member of Parliament | House of Commons
Subject Matter of the communication: Taxation and Finance
Communication date: 2021-03-25
Posted date: 2021-04-05
Communication number: 367580-500156 View associated registration

Neil Hetherington, Chief Executive Officer (Organization)

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Results below are sorted by posted date, beginning with the most recent.

Results 1-11 of 11

Daily Bread Food Bank
In-house Organization

Designated Public Office Holders who participated in the communication:
- Nathaniel Erskine-Smith, Member of Parliament | House of Commons
Subject Matter of the communication: Budget
Communication date: 2024-04-08
Posted date: 2024-04-09
Communication number: 367580-599295 View associated registration
Daily Bread Food Bank
In-house Organization

Designated Public Office Holders who participated in the communication:
- Michael Plentis, Stakeholder Relations Advisor | House of Commons
- David Murray, Director of Policy | House of Commons
Subject Matter of the communication: Taxation and Finance, Budget
Communication date: 2024-03-01
Posted date: 2024-03-14
Communication number: 367580-597305 View associated registration
Daily Bread Food Bank
In-house Organization

Designated Public Office Holders who participated in the communication:
- Jenna Sudds, Minister of Families Children and Social Development | House of Commons
Subject Matter of the communication: Housing, Taxation and Finance, Employment and Training
Communication date: 2024-02-05
Posted date: 2024-03-14
Communication number: 367580-597325 View associated registration

Date Modified:: 2024-04-04

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Registration - In-house Organization

Daily Bread Food Bank / Neil Hetherington, Chief Executive Officer

Registration Information

Associated Communications

Version 6 of 7 (2023-02-27 to 2024-03-01)

Version 6 of 7 (2023-02-27 to 2024-03-01)

Subject Matters

Subject matters added through a monthly communication report

Subject Matter Details

Legislative Proposal, Bill or Resolution

Legislative Proposal, Bill or Resolution, Policies or Program, Regulation

Legislative Proposal, Bill or Resolution, Regulation

Policies or Program

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