Registry of Lobbyists
Version 5 of 52 (1999-08-05 to 2000-03-07) 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 140 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: | WE HAVE 2 TYPES OF MEMBERSHIP - ASSOCIATE AND FULL. ASSOCIATE MEMBERS ARE ANY INDIVIDUAL WHO CARES ABOUT REFUGEE RIGHTS AND NEWCOMER SETTLEMENT. ASSOCIATES PAY A FEE OF $35 LOW INCOME OR $100 REGULAR. ASSOCIATES DO NOT HAVE A VOTE. 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 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: | 1998-08-31 | ||||||||
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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), 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, 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: | REMOVALS POLICYREFUGEE CLAIMANT ISSUES, INCLUDING PORT OF ENTRY INTERVIEWSIMMIGRATION LEGISLATIVE REVIEWRIGHT OF LANDING FEE AND OTHER IMMIGRATION FEESDETENTION IN US OF PEOPLE WITH CONNECTIONS TO CANADAIDENTITY DOCUMENTS FOR LANDINGPOST-DETERMINATION REFUGEE CLAIMANTS IN CANADA CLASSFAMILY REUNIFICATIONWOMEN AT RISKBILL C-40 (EXTRADITION BILL)OVERSEAS SELECTION OF REFUGEESHUMANITARIAN DESIGNATED CLASSESINTERDICTION OF REFUGEESBILL C-63 (CITIZENSHIP BILL)MANAGEMENT OF SETTLEMENT SERVICE FUNDINGREFUGEE RESETTLEMENT MODELSPECIAL KOSOVAR REFUGEE PROGRAMFAMILY REUNIFICATIONIMMIGRATION AND REFUGEE BOARD POLICIES |
| Subject Matter: Prospective: | RIGHT OF LANDING FEEIMMIGRATION LEGISLATION REVIEWJOINT (BLENDED) SPONSORSHIP OF REFUGEESFAMILY REUNIFICATIONIDENTITY DOCUMENTS FOR LANDINGDETENTION POLICYVARIOUS ISSUES RELATING TO NEWCOMER SETTLEMENT, REFUGEE CLAIM PROCESS AND REFUGEE RESETTLEMENTHUMANITARIAN AND COMPASSIONATE GUIDELINESIMMIGRATION AND REFUGEE BOARD (IRB) POLICIES SELECTION OF IRB MEMBERSNATIONAL SETTLEMENT SERVICE STANDARDS |