Registry of Lobbyists
Version 20 of 54 (2008-04-22 to 2008-11-04) 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
6839 DROLET MONTREAL, QC H2S 2T1 Canada |
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| Telephone number: | 514-277-7223 | ||||||||||||
| 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 (CCR) is an umbrella organization of some 170 non-profit organizations across Canada, serving the information-exchange, networking and advocacy needs of its membership. It is committed to the protection of refugees in Canada and around the world and to the settlement of refugees and immigrants in Canada. | ||||||||||||
| Organization's membership or classes of membership: | Full voting members of the CCR are Canadian non-profit, non-governmental organizations. In addition, individuals can apply as associate members and non-Canadian non-government organizations can join (both the above 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: | 2007-08-31 | ||||||||||||
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| Name: | JANET DENCH |
| Position title: | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR |
| Public offices held: | No |
| Federal departments or organizations which have been or will be communicated with during the course of the undertaking: | Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA), Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA), Citizenship and Immigration Canada, Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada (DFAITC), Human Resources and Social Development Canada (HRSDC), Immigration and Refugee Board (IRB), Justice Canada (JC), Privy Council Office (PCO), Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness Canada (PSEPC), Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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, Meetings, Other types: MEDIA, Presentations, Telephone calls, Written communications, whether in hard copy or electronic format | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Subject Matter: Areas of Concern: | HUMAN RIGHTS, Immigration, Justice and Law Enforcement, REFUGEE POLICY | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Subject Matter: Retrospective: | Numerous issues relating to refugees and immigrants notably:Family reunificationImmigration enforcementImmigration and Refugee Board policiesResettlement of refugeesSettlement servicesUS-Canada safe third country agreementTemporary suspensions of removalRefugee claim processPeople without statusTrafficking in women and girlsProfessionalization of settlement sectorRefugee Appeal DivisionCitizenship legislation especially relating to statelessness | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Subject Matter: Prospective: | Numerous issues relating to refugees and immigrants notably:Family reunificationImmigration enforcementImmigration and Refugee Board policiesResettlement of refugeesSettlement servicesUS-Canada safe third country agreementTemporary suspensions of removalRefugee claim processPeople without statusTrafficking in women and girlsProfessionalization of settlement sectorRefugee Appeal Division | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Details Regarding the Identified Subject Matter
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