Registry of Lobbyists
Version 14 of 67 (2004-02-13 to 2004-09-10) 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: |
WORLD VISION CANADA
1 WORLD DRIVE MISSISSAUGA, ON L5T 2Y4 Canada |
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| 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 OFFICES AROUND THE WORLD. WORLD VISION CANADA HAS 34 VOTING CORPORATION MEMBERS OF WHICH 13 ARE ALSO BOARD MEMBERS. WORLD VISION CANADA IS REGULARLY SUPPORTED BY NEARLY 435,000 CANADIAN DONORS.WORLD VISION ORGANIZES AN ACTION NETWORK AND A YOUTH ACTION NETWORK OF SUPPORTERS INVOLVED IN ISSUES OF GLOBAL JUSTICE. AS OF FEBRUARY 14, 2004 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: | 2003-09-30 | ||||||||||||||||||
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| 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: | 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: | 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: | RUPEN DAS |
| 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: | 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: | 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: | BOB GAZEY |
| Position title: | DIRECTOR, NATIONAL OPERATIONS |
| 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: | 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: | 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: | WILMA JAKUS |
| Position title: | GRANT FINANCE COORDINATOR |
| 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: | ELLEN KUPP |
| 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: | DANIELE LALIBERTE-BERINGAR |
| 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: | 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: | 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: | ANDRES RECALDE |
| 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: | CLAYTON ROWE |
| Position title: | PROGRAM COORDINATOR, NEIGHBOURLINK |
| 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: | SEEDS AND TOOLS PROGRAM OFFICER |
| 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: | HENRY WALLER |
| Position title: | ASIA PROGRAM MANAGER |
| 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. |
| 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) |
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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, 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 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. |