Registry of Lobbyists
Version 9 of 51 (2001-11-05 to 2002-06-10) 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: |
Canadian Council for Refugees / Conseil canadien pour les réfugiés
302 - 6839 DROLET MONTREAL, QC H2S 2T1 Canada |
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| Telephone number: | 514-277-7223 | ||||||||||||||||
| Fax number: | 514-277-1447 | ||||||||||||||||
| Responsible officer name and position during the period of this registration: | JANET M DENCH, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR | ||||||||||||||||
| Description of the organization's activities: | THE CANADIAN COUNCIL FOR REFUGEES IS A COALITION OF SOME 170 NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS FROM ACROSS CANADA. WE SERVE THE ADVOCACY AND NETWORKING NEEDS OF OUR MEMBERSHIP THROUGH CONFERENCE ORGANIZING, PUBLICATION, RESEARCH, POLICY DEVELOPMENT, INFORMATION EXCHANGE AND MEDIA AND GOVERNMENT RELATIONS. WE ARE A NON-PROFIT, NON-GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATION. | ||||||||||||||||
| Organization's membership or classes of membership: | FULL, VOTING MEMBERS OF THE CCR ARE ORGANIZATIONS CONCERNED FOR REFUGEE RIGHTS AND NEWCOMER SETTLEMENT. THEY MUST BE NON-PROFIT, NON-GOVERNMENTAL, CANADIAN ORGANIZATIONS. WE ALSO HAVE ASSOCIATE MEMBERS WHO ARE INDIVIDUAL WHO CARES ABOUT REFUGEE RIGHTS AND NEWCOMER SETTLEMENT. ASSOCIATES DO NOT HAVE A VOTE. WE HAVE A LIMITED NUMBER OF NON-CANADIAN ORGANIZATIONAL MEMBERS WHO, LIKE ASSOCIATE MEMBERS, ARE NON-VOTING. WE ALSO HAVE CATEGORIES OF OBSERVERS AND SUPPORTERS, WHO ARE NON-VOTING. | ||||||||||||||||
| 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: | 2001-08-31 | ||||||||||||||||
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| Name: | JANET DENCH |
| Position title: | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR |
| 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: | Canadian Heritage (PCH), Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA), Citizenship and Immigration Canada, Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada (DFAITC), Health Canada (HC), Human Resources Development Canada (HRDC), Immigration and Refugee Board (IRB), Justice Canada (JC), National Defence (DND), Office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner (OIPC), Solicitor General Canada (SGC) |
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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, Other types: MEDIA, Presentations, Telephone calls, Written communications, whether in hard copy or electronic format |
| Subject Matter: Areas of Concern: | ANTI-RACISM, HUMAN RIGHTS, Immigration, REFUGEE POLICY |
| Subject Matter: Retrospective: | BILL C-11 AND ACCOMPANYING REGULATIONSISSUES AFFECTING REFUGEE CLAIMANTSDETENTION IN CANADAUNACCOMPANIED MINORS IN CANADAFAMILY REUNIFICATIONBILL C-16HIV TESTING OF IMMIGRANTS AND REFUGEESOVERSEAS SELECTION OF REFUGEESINTERDICTION OF REFUGEESMANAGEMENT OF SETTLEMENT SERVICE FUNDINGIMMIGRATION AND REFUGEE BOARD POLICIESREFUGEES WHOSE PERMANENT RESIDENCE IS DELAYED BECAUSE OF SECURITY CHECKSMIGRANT SMUGGLING AND HUMAN TRAFFICKINGWORLD CONFERENCE AGAINST RACISMBARRIERS TO PERMANENT RESIDENCE FOR REFUGEES IN CANADAPROTECTION OF WOMEN FLEEING GENDER-RELATED PERSECUTION (INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE HELD MAY 2001, MONTREAL)PREPARATION FOR WORLD CONFERENCE AGAINST RACISM |
| Subject Matter: Prospective: | BILL C-11 AND REGULATIONSBARRIERS TO PERMANENT RESIDENCE FOR REFUGEES IN CANADADETENTION POLICY AND STANDARDSVARIOUS ISSUES RELATING TO NEWCOMER SETTLEMENT, REFUGEE CLAIM PROCESS,REFUGEE RESETTLEMENT, FAMILY CLASS AND OTHER IMMIGRANT SELECTIONIMMIGRATION AND REFUGEE BOARD (IRB) POLICIES ADMINISTRATION OF SETTLEMENT SERVICESSECURITY ISSUES FOR REFUGEESPOLICIES AND PRACTICES RELATING TO REMOVALSFOLLOW UP TO WORLD CONFERENCE AGAINST RACISMBILL C-36RIGHTS AND ENTITLEMENTS OF CONVENTION REFUGEES IN CANADA |