Registration - In-house Organization

International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW) / Azzedine Downes, President and CEO

Registration Information

In-house Organization name: International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW)
Responsible Officer Name: Azzedine Downes, President and CEO
Responsible Officer Change History
Initial registration start date: 2005-08-22
Registration status: Active
Registration Number: 846492-5204

Associated Communications

Total Number of Communication Reports: 69

Monthly communication reports in the last 6 months: 0

Version 8 of 35 (2009-05-29 to 2010-02-17)

Registration versions:

Version 8 of 35 (2009-05-29 to 2010-02-17)

Lobbying Information

Subject Matters

Aboriginal Affairs
Environment
Fisheries
International Relations
International Trade

Subject Matter Details

Legislative Proposal, Bill or Resolution

International Relations - Seals - monitor the Canada-EU summit negotiations as they relate to seal hunt.

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

Encourage the Federal Government to create a new Policy, Legislation or Regulation to ensure commercial seal hunt is properly monitored by government agencies, or stopped.

Communication Techniques

Written communication
Grass-roots communication
Face to face meetings

Government Institutions

Environment Canada
Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO)
Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada (DFAITC)
Prime Minister's Office (PMO)

In-house Organization Details

Description of the organization's activities

IFAW is a non-for-profit international animal welfare organization with a head office in the US and branches in Europe, Asia and Africa. IFAW is involved with all issues of animal welfare from the protection of individual animals to the conservation of species. Current campaigns concern seals, whales, bears and domestic animals.

Responsible officer name and position during the period of this registration

Frederick O'Regan, President and CEO

Organization's membership or classes of membership

IFAW members are members of the public who donate money to fund our campaigns.

Government funding

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

In-house Organization Contact Information

Address:
40 Norwich Street East
Guelph, ON N1H 2G6
Canada

Telephone number: 519-767-1948
Fax number: 519-767-0284

Lobbyists Details

Employees who lobby for the organization

Sheryl Fink, Senior Research and Projects Specialist | No public offices held
David Lavigne, Senior Science Advisor | No public offices held

International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW)

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
International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW)	2008-07-07	current

The following names have been used before July 2, 2008

International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW)

International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW)

Responsible Officer History
Responsible Officer Name	From (YYYY-MM-DD)	To (YYYY-MM-DD)
Azzedine Downes	2012-11-27	Current
Frederick O'Regan	2005-08-22	2012-11-27

Date Modified:: 2025-03-07

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Registration - In-house Organization

International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW) / Azzedine Downes, President and CEO

Registration Information

Associated Communications

Version 8 of 35 (2009-05-29 to 2010-02-17)

Version 8 of 35 (2009-05-29 to 2010-02-17)

Subject Matters

Subject Matter Details

Legislative Proposal, Bill or Resolution

Legislative Proposal, Bill or Resolution, 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