Registry of Lobbyists

Registration - In-house Organization

WORLD VISION CANADA / Michael Messenger, Chief Executive Officer (CEO) AND PRESIDENT

Registration Information

In-house Organization name: WORLD VISION CANADA
Responsible Officer Name: Michael Messenger, Chief Executive Officer (CEO) AND PRESIDENT 
Responsible Officer Change History
Initial registration start date: 1996-11-06
Registration status: Active
Registration Number: 913632-551

Associated Communications

Total Number of Communication Reports: 766

Monthly communication reports in the last 6 months: 24

Version 16 of 64 (2005-03-22 to 2005-10-12)

Version 16 of 64 (2005-03-22 to 2005-10-12) 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: WORLD VISION CANADA
1 WORLD DRIVE
MISSISSAUGA, ON  L5T 2Y4
Canada
Telephone number: 905-565-6200
Fax number: 905-696-2161  
Responsible officer name and position during the period of this registration: DAVE TOYCEN, CEO AND PRESIDENT  
 
Description of the organization's activities: WORLD VISION IS AN INTERNATIONAL CHRISTIAN HUMANITARIAN RELIEF AND DEVELOPMENT ORGANIZATION WITH OVER 50 YEARS OF EXPERIENCE WORKING IN MORE THAN 90 COUNTRIES AROUND THE WORLD. IT INVITES CANADIANS TO SHARE THEIR RESOURCES TO EMPOWER PEOPLE LIVING IN POVERTY. WORLD VISION CANADA IS COMMITTED TO FACILITATING SUSTAINABLE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT, PROVIDING EMERGENCY RELIEF, SEEKING JUSTICE FOR THE OPPRESSED, EDUCATING CANADIANS TO UNDERSTAND AND RESPOND TO GLOBAL ISSUES, SERVING THE CHURCH AND RESPONDING TO THE POOR IN CANADA. IT PLACES PARTICULAR EMPHASIS ON PROTECTING THE WELL-BEING OF AND BUILDING A FUTURE FOR THE WORLD'S CHILDREN.
Organization's membership or classes of membership: WORLD VISION DOES NOT HAVE ORGANIZATIONAL MEMBERS. IT IS AN AUTONOMOUS MEMBER OF THE WORLD VISION INTERNATIONAL CHRISTIAN PARTNERSHIP, THAT COMPRISES MORE THAN 90 ENTITIES AROUND THE WORLD. WORLD VISION CANADA HAS 38 VOTING CORPORATION MEMBERS OF WHICH 13 ARE ALSO BOARD MEMBERS. WORLD VISION CANADA IS REGULARLY SUPPORTED BY NEARLY 480,000 CANADIAN DONORS.WORLD VISION ORGANIZES AN ACTION NETWORK AND A YOUTH ACTION NETWORK OF SUPPORTERS INVOLVED IN ISSUES OF GLOBAL JUSTICE. AS OF MARCH 18, 2005 THERE WERE 3,500 MEMBERS.
 
Was the organization funded in whole or in part by any domestic or foreign government institution in the last completed financial year? Yes
End date of the organization's last completed financial year: 2004-09-30
 
List of Government Funding
Government Institution Funding Received in Last Financial Year
WORLD FOOD PROGRAM $10,906,097.00
SIDA - SWEDEN $1,328,596.00
CANADIAN INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT AGENCY $12,813,228.00
PROVINCIAL GOVERNMENT $100,000.00
GOVERNMENT OF THE NETHERLANDS $25,081.00
BRITISH PETROLEUM $148,241.00
INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT RESEARCH CENTRE $151,241.00
GOVERNMENT OF KENYA $1,124,201.00
UNITED NATIONS HIGH COMMISSION ON REFUGEES $1,294,194.00
UNICEF $131,429.00
WORLD BANK $471,366.00
FOOD FOR W $35,261.00

B. Lobbyists Employed by the Organization

Name: SARA AUSTIN
Position title: CHILD RIGHTS POLICY ANALYST
Public offices held: N/A. Disclosure of this information was not a requirement prior to June 20, 2005.
 
Name: NELIDA BAILEY
Position title: TEAM LEADER, HIV/AIDS HOPE INITIATIVE
Public offices held: N/A. Disclosure of this information was not a requirement prior to June 20, 2005.
 
Name: DOUG BLACKBURN
Position title: MANAGER, GLOBAL EDUCATION
Public offices held: N/A. Disclosure of this information was not a requirement prior to June 20, 2005.
 
Name: LONELLA BLOXOM
Position title: ASIA PROGRAM MANAGER
Public offices held: N/A. Disclosure of this information was not a requirement prior to June 20, 2005.
 
Name: DIRK BOOY
Position title: VICE PRESIDENT, INTERNATIONAL AND CANADIAN PROGRAMS
Public offices held: N/A. Disclosure of this information was not a requirement prior to June 20, 2005.
 
Name: JUDY BURRELL
Position title: COMMUNICATIONS MANAGER
Public offices held: N/A. Disclosure of this information was not a requirement prior to June 20, 2005.
 
Name: SARAH CARRIE
Position title: SEEDS AND TOOLS PROGRAM
Public offices held: N/A. Disclosure of this information was not a requirement prior to June 20, 2005.
 
Name: JAVIER CHAPARRO
Position title: SPECIALIST, MICRO-ENTERPRISE DEVELOPMENT
Public offices held: N/A. Disclosure of this information was not a requirement prior to June 20, 2005.
 
Name: PHIL CHESTER
Position title: DIRECTOR, REGIONAL PROGRAMS DIVISION
Public offices held: N/A. Disclosure of this information was not a requirement prior to June 20, 2005.
 
Name: WARREN CLIMENHAGA
Position title: ASIA REGIONAL STRATEGY TEAM LEADER
Public offices held: N/A. Disclosure of this information was not a requirement prior to June 20, 2005.
 
Name: PAULA DAVID
Position title: WEST AFRICA PROGRAM MANAGER
Public offices held: N/A. Disclosure of this information was not a requirement prior to June 20, 2005.
 
Name: CHRIS DERKSEN HIEBERT
Position title: POLICY ANALYST, PEACEBUILDING & CONFLICT
Public offices held: N/A. Disclosure of this information was not a requirement prior to June 20, 2005.
 
Name: CHRISTINA DESA
Position title: ASIA PROGRAM MANAGER
Public offices held: N/A. Disclosure of this information was not a requirement prior to June 20, 2005.
 
Name: TIFFANY DOCKERY
Position title: COMMUNICATIONS OFFICER
Public offices held: N/A. Disclosure of this information was not a requirement prior to June 20, 2005.
 
Name: EUSIS DOUGAN-MCKENZIE
Position title: COMMUNICATIONS MANAGER
Public offices held: N/A. Disclosure of this information was not a requirement prior to June 20, 2005.
 
Name: OTTO FARKAS
Position title: RELIEF PROGRAM MANAGER
Public offices held: N/A. Disclosure of this information was not a requirement prior to June 20, 2005.
 
Name: CHARLIE FLUIT
Position title: CFO, VICE PRESIDENT CORPORATE AFFAIRS
Public offices held: N/A. Disclosure of this information was not a requirement prior to June 20, 2005.
 
Name: ZARI GILL
Position title: SPECIALIST HIV/AIDS & TB
Public offices held: N/A. Disclosure of this information was not a requirement prior to June 20, 2005.
 
Name: SILVIA GONZALEZ
Position title: LATIN AMERICA PROGRAM MANAGER
Public offices held: N/A. Disclosure of this information was not a requirement prior to June 20, 2005.
 
Name: TERRY GRAY
Position title: GRANT ACQUISITION MANAGER
Public offices held: N/A. Disclosure of this information was not a requirement prior to June 20, 2005.
 
Name: JENNIFER HAROLD
Position title: AFRICA REGIONAL STRATEGY TEAM LEADER
Public offices held: N/A. Disclosure of this information was not a requirement prior to June 20, 2005.
 
Name: MATT HELLEMAN
Position title: INFORMATION MANAGEMENT & RESEARCH ANALYST
Public offices held: N/A. Disclosure of this information was not a requirement prior to June 20, 2005.
 
Name: JOAN HILDEBRAND
Position title: NUTRITION PROGRAM MANAGER
Public offices held: N/A. Disclosure of this information was not a requirement prior to June 20, 2005.
 
Name: EMMANUEL ISCH
Position title: DIRECTOR, EMERGENCY RESPONSE AND DISASTER MITIGATION
Public offices held: N/A. Disclosure of this information was not a requirement prior to June 20, 2005.
 
Name: WILMA JAKUS
Position title: GRANT FINANCE MANAGER
Public offices held: N/A. Disclosure of this information was not a requirement prior to June 20, 2005.
 
Name: CHRIS JANZEN
Position title: MIDDLE EAST & EASTERN EUROPE PROGRAM MANAGER
Public offices held: N/A. Disclosure of this information was not a requirement prior to June 20, 2005.
 
Name: NAOMI KLAAS
Position title: LACRO REGIONAL STRATEGY TEAM LEADER
Public offices held: N/A. Disclosure of this information was not a requirement prior to June 20, 2005.
 
Name: MARILYN LEMON
Position title: PROGRAM OFFICER LANDMINES
Public offices held: N/A. Disclosure of this information was not a requirement prior to June 20, 2005.
 
Name: CAROLYN MACDONALD
Position title: NUTRITION TEAM LEADER
Public offices held: N/A. Disclosure of this information was not a requirement prior to June 20, 2005.
 
Name: PHILIP MAHER
Position title: SENIOR COMMUNICATIONS MANAGER AND EMERGENCY SPECIALIST
Public offices held: N/A. Disclosure of this information was not a requirement prior to June 20, 2005.
 
Name: BARBARA MAIN
Position title: SENIOR NUTRITIONIST
Public offices held: N/A. Disclosure of this information was not a requirement prior to June 20, 2005.
 
Name: SHARON MARSHALL
Position title: DIRECTOR, COMMUNICATIONS AND PUBLIC RELATIONS
Public offices held: N/A. Disclosure of this information was not a requirement prior to June 20, 2005.
 
Name: JULIE MATEER
Position title: NUTRITION PROGRAM MANAGER
Public offices held: N/A. Disclosure of this information was not a requirement prior to June 20, 2005.
 
Name: LISA MELLON
Position title: ICP FINANCE DIRECTOR
Public offices held: N/A. Disclosure of this information was not a requirement prior to June 20, 2005.
 
Name: AMELIA MERRICK
Position title: ASIA PROJECT OFFICER
Public offices held: N/A. Disclosure of this information was not a requirement prior to June 20, 2005.
 
Name: BRUCE MILLER
Position title: VICE PRESIDENT PLANNING AND STRATEGY
Public offices held: N/A. Disclosure of this information was not a requirement prior to June 20, 2005.
 
Name: MAUREEN PEARSON
Position title: HIV/AIDS & TB PROGRAM OFFICER
Public offices held: N/A. Disclosure of this information was not a requirement prior to June 20, 2005.
 
Name: WILL POSTMA
Position title: DIRECTOR, TECHNICAL TEAMS DIVISION
Public offices held: N/A. Disclosure of this information was not a requirement prior to June 20, 2005.
 
Name: CLAYTON ROWE
Position title: CANADIAN PROGRAMS TEAM LEADER
Public offices held: N/A. Disclosure of this information was not a requirement prior to June 20, 2005.
 
Name: KENDRA SIEKMANS
Position title: NUTRITION PROGRAM MANAGER
Public offices held: N/A. Disclosure of this information was not a requirement prior to June 20, 2005.
 
Name: ELAINE STAVINSKY
Position title: REGIONAL PROGRAM MANAGER LATIN AMERICA
Public offices held: N/A. Disclosure of this information was not a requirement prior to June 20, 2005.
 
Name: HENRIETTE THOMPSON
Position title: DIRECTOR, ADVOCACY AND EDUCATION
Public offices held: N/A. Disclosure of this information was not a requirement prior to June 20, 2005.
 
Name: DAVE TOYCEN
Position title: CEO AND PRESIDENT
Public offices held: N/A. Disclosure of this information was not a requirement prior to June 20, 2005.
 
Name: LINDA TRIPP
Position title: VICE PRESIDENT, PUBLIC AFFAIRS
Public offices held: N/A. Disclosure of this information was not a requirement prior to June 20, 2005.
 
Name: ARI UOTILA
Position title: EAST AFRICA PROGRAM MANAGER
Public offices held: N/A. Disclosure of this information was not a requirement prior to June 20, 2005.
 
Name: RENE VAN DER MEIJDEN
Position title: SOUTH AFRICA PROGRAM MANAGER
Public offices held: N/A. Disclosure of this information was not a requirement prior to June 20, 2005.
 
Name: KATHY VANDERGRIFT
Position title: DIRECTOR OF POLICY, OTTAWA BUREAU
Public offices held: N/A. Disclosure of this information was not a requirement prior to June 20, 2005.
 
Name: MARIE VERGOS
Position title: COMMUNICATIONS OFFICER
Public offices held: N/A. Disclosure of this information was not a requirement prior to June 20, 2005.
 
Name: MICHAEL WEICKERT
Position title: RELIEF PROGRAM MANAGER
Public offices held: N/A. Disclosure of this information was not a requirement prior to June 20, 2005.
 
Name: TIM WRIGHT
Position title: FOOD AND SECURITY TEAM LEADER
Public offices held: N/A. Disclosure of this information was not a requirement prior to June 20, 2005.
 

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), Canadian Human Rights Tribunal (CHRT), Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA), Canadian International Trade Tribunal (CITT), Citizenship and Immigration Canada, Correctional Service of Canada (CSC), Environment Canada, Finance Canada (FIN), Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada (DFAITC), Health Canada (HC), Human Resources Development Canada (HRDC), Immigration and Refugee Board (IRB), Industry Canada, Justice Canada (JC), National Defence (DND), National Film Board (NFB), Office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner (OIPC), Revenue Canada (RC), Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP), Statistics Canada (StatCan)
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: MASS MEDIA, Presentations, Telephone calls, Written communications, whether in hard copy or electronic format
 
Subject Matter: Areas of Concern: Aboriginal Affairs, Agriculture, Defence, Education, Employment and Training, Environment, Health, Immigration, INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT, International Relations, International Trade, Justice and Law Enforcement, Labour, Taxation and Finance
 
Subject Matter: Retrospective: WORLD VISION CANADA IS ACTIVE, MEETING WITH MPS ACROSS PARTY LINES, AS WELL AS OTHER GOVERNMENT REPRESENTATIVES ON ISSUES OF GLOBAL JUSTICE. WORLD VISION CANADA PARTICIPATES IN VARIOUS GOVERNMENT POLICY CONSULTATIONS INCLUDING THE PARLIAMENTARY FINANCE COMMITTEE, AND STANDING COMMITTEE ON FOREIGN AFFAIRS AND INTERNATIONAL TRADE. WORLD VISION CANADA IS ALSO ACTIVE IN A NUMBER OF NGO COALITIONS, INCLUDING THE CANADIAN COUNCIL FOR INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION (CCIC). ISSUES OF PARTICULAR FOCUS TO WORLD VISION CANADA INCLUDE: CHILD EXPLOITATION, CHILDREN AND ARMED CONFLICT, FOREIGN AID, ELIMINATION OF ANTI-PERSONNEL LANDMINES, SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT, FOREIGN POLICY DEVELOPMENT, INTERNATIONAL TRADE, FOOD SECURITY, HIV/AIDS PANDEMIC, PEACE AND RECONCILIATION, POVERTY REDUCTION STRATEGY PAPERS (PRSP) AND OTHER INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT POLICY ISSUES WHICH IMPACT CHILDREN. DOMESTICALLY, WORLD VISION IS INVOLVED IN PROGRAMS AND COALITIONS WITH FOCUS ON ISSUES AFFECTING FIRST NATIONS PEOPLES, REFUGEES AND EDUCATION OF CANADIAN YOUTH. THE ACTIVITIES IN THESE COALITIONS REFLECT THE PRIORITIES LISTED ABOVE.
Subject Matter: Prospective: DIRECT RELATIONSHIPS WITH GOVERNMENT AS WELL AS THOSE THROUGH NGO COALITIONS WILL CONTINUE AS LISTED ABOVE. CRITICAL ISSUES WILL REMAIN THOSE LISTED ABOVE.




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