Registration - In-house Organization

Canadian Council for Refugees / Conseil canadien pour les réfugiés / Gauri Sreenivasan, CO - EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

Registration Information

In-house Organization name: Canadian Council for Refugees / Conseil canadien pour les réfugiés
Responsible Officer Name: Gauri Sreenivasan, CO - EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Responsible Officer Change History
Initial registration start date: 1997-05-01
Registration status: Active
Registration Number: 957487-569

Associated Communications

Total Number of Communication Reports: 43

Monthly communication reports in the last 6 months: 8

Version 20 of 52 (2008-04-22 to 2008-11-04)

Registration versions:

Version 20 of 52 (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.

A. Organization Information

Organization:

Canadian Council for Refugees / Conseil canadien pour les réfugiés
6839 DROLET
MONTREAL, QC H2S 2T1
Canada

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

List of Government Funding
Government Institution	Funding Received in Last Financial Year
CIDA	$139.00
Human Resources	$2,565.00
Citizenship and Immigration Canada	$63,639.00
Status of Women Canada (SWC)	$16,899.00
Status of Women Canada (SWC)	$8,162.00

B. Lobbyists Employed by the Organization

Name:	JANET DENCH
Position title:	EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Public offices held:	No

C. Lobbying Activity Information

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)

Communication techniques that have been used or are expected to be used in the course of the undertaking:

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:

Details Regarding the Identified Subject Matter

Categories	Description
Bill or Resolution	Bill C-280, An Act to Amend the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act
Bill or Resolution	Bill C-50, amendments to IRPA
Bill or Resolution	Bill S-218, protection of trafficked persons
Policy or Program, Regulation	Family reunification
Policy or Program	Immigration and Refugee Board policies
Regulation	Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations
Policy or Program	Immigration enforcement
Policy or Program, Legislative Proposal	Protection of trafficked persons
Policy or Program	Refugee claim process
Policy or Program	Refugee resettlement
Policy or Program	Regularization of persons without status
Policy or Program, Grant, Contribution or Other Financial Benefit	Settlement services
Policy or Program	Temporary suspension of removals
Policy or Program, Regulation	US-Canada safe third country agreement

Canadian Council for Refugees/Conseil canadien pour les réfugiés

The following names have been used on or after July 2, 2008

The following names have been used on or after July 2, 2008
Name	From	To
Canadian Council for Refugees/Conseil canadien pour les réfugiés	2024-05-12	current
Canadian Council for Refugees/Conseil canadien pour les réfugiés	2008-11-04	2024-05-12

The following names have been used before July 2, 2008

Canadian Council for Refugees/Conseil canadien pour les réfugiés
Canadian Council for Refugees/Conseil canadien pour les réfugiés

Canadian Council for Refugees / Conseil canadien pour les réfugiés

Responsible Officer History
Responsible Officer Name	From (YYYY-MM-DD)	To (YYYY-MM-DD)
Gauri Sreenivasan	2024-03-01	Current
JANET DENCH	2012-08-13	2023-01-01
Robert Shropshire	2012-02-13	2012-08-13
JANET DENCH	1997-05-01	2012-02-13

Gauri Sreenivasan, CO - EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR (Organization)

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Registrants are required to submit a monthly communication report for each oral and arranged communication with a designated public office holder. The name of the most senior paid officer (i.e. the registrant) will appear on all in-house monthly communication reports, whether or not he/she participated in the communication.

Note: Monthly Communication Reports are due on the 15^th day of each month for communications that took place in the previous month.

Results below are sorted by posted date, beginning with the most recent.

Results 1-43 of 43

Canadian Council for Refugees
In-house Organization

Designated Public Office Holders who participated in the communication:
- Marc Miller, Minister of Immigration Refugees and Citizenship Canada | Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC)
Subject Matter of the communication: Immigration, Justice and Law Enforcement
Communication date: 2024-05-16
Posted date: 2024-06-15
Communication number: 569-608471 View associated registration
Canadian Council for Refugees
In-house Organization

Designated Public Office Holders who participated in the communication:
- Jenny Kwan, Member of Parliament | House of Commons
Subject Matter of the communication: Immigration
Communication date: 2024-05-14
Posted date: 2024-06-15
Communication number: 569-608470 View associated registration
Canadian Council for Refugees
In-house Organization

Designated Public Office Holders who participated in the communication:
- Julia Carbone , Policy Director | Minister's Office | Immigration and Refugee Board (IRB)
- Mike Burton, Chief of Staff | Minister's Office | Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC)
Subject Matter of the communication: Immigration
Communication date: 2024-05-13
Posted date: 2024-06-15
Communication number: 569-608467 View associated registration
Canadian Council for Refugees
In-house Organization

Designated Public Office Holders who participated in the communication:
- Steven Guilbeault, Minister of Environment and Climate Change | Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC)
Subject Matter of the communication: Immigration
Communication date: 2024-05-07
Posted date: 2024-06-15
Communication number: 569-608463 View associated registration
Canadian Council for Refugees
In-house Organization

Designated Public Office Holders who participated in the communication:
- Julia Carbone , Policy Director | Minister's Office | Immigration and Refugee Board (IRB)
Subject Matter of the communication: Immigration
Communication date: 2024-04-29
Posted date: 2024-05-12
Communication number: 569-602766 View associated registration
Canadian Council for Refugees
In-house Organization

Designated Public Office Holders who participated in the communication:
- Julia Carbone , Policy Director | Minister's Office | Immigration and Refugee Board (IRB)
- Mike Burton, Chief of Staff | Minister's Office | Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC)
Subject Matter of the communication: Immigration
Communication date: 2024-04-24
Posted date: 2024-05-15
Communication number: 569-602765 View associated registration
Canadian Council for Refugees
In-house Organization

Designated Public Office Holders who participated in the communication:
- Mike Burton, Chief of Staff | Minister's Office | Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC)
Subject Matter of the communication: Immigration
Communication date: 2024-03-18
Posted date: 2024-04-11
Communication number: 569-599646 View associated registration
Canadian Council for Refugees
In-house Organization

Designated Public Office Holders who participated in the communication:
- Peter Julian, Member of Parliament | House of Commons
Subject Matter of the communication: Immigration, Justice and Law Enforcement
Communication date: 2024-03-04
Posted date: 2024-04-11
Communication number: 569-599643 View associated registration
Canadian Council for Refugees
In-house Organization

Designated Public Office Holders who participated in the communication:
- Michael Kurliak, Policy Advisor | Office of the Minister | Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC)
Subject Matter of the communication: Immigration
Communication date: 2022-07-26
Posted date: 2022-08-08
Communication number: 569-539221 View associated registration
Canadian Council for Refugees
In-house Organization

Designated Public Office Holders who participated in the communication:
- Gowthaman Kurusamy, Director of Operations | Minister's Office | Public Safety Canada (PS)
- Emily Horonowitsch, Senior Policy and Québec Advisor | Minister's Office | Public Safety Canada (PS)
Subject Matter of the communication: Immigration, Justice and Law Enforcement
Communication date: 2022-07-06
Posted date: 2022-07-20
Communication number: 569-538701 View associated registration
Canadian Council for Refugees
In-house Organization

Designated Public Office Holders who participated in the communication:
- Kyle Nicholson, Director of Policy | Minister's Office | Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC)
Subject Matter of the communication: Immigration
Communication date: 2022-03-14
Posted date: 2022-03-29
Communication number: 569-527160 View associated registration
Canadian Council for Refugees
In-house Organization

Designated Public Office Holders who participated in the communication:
- Marco Mendicino, Minister | Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC)
- Christopher Masotti, Special Assistant to the Minister | Minister's Office | Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC)
- Olga Radchenko, Director of Policy | Minister's Office | Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC)
Subject Matter of the communication: Immigration
Communication date: 2021-03-18
Posted date: 2021-04-06
Communication number: 569-500568 View associated registration
Canadian Council for Refugees
In-house Organization

Designated Public Office Holders who participated in the communication:
- Olga Radchenko, Director of Policy | Minister's Office | Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC)
Subject Matter of the communication: Immigration
Communication date: 2021-03-17
Posted date: 2021-04-06
Communication number: 569-500567 View associated registration
Canadian Council for Refugees
In-house Organization

Designated Public Office Holders who participated in the communication:
- Olga Radchenko, Director of Policy | Minister's Office | Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC)
Subject Matter of the communication: Immigration
Communication date: 2020-11-17
Posted date: 2020-12-04
Communication number: 569-489153 View associated registration
Canadian Council for Refugees
In-house Organization

Designated Public Office Holders who participated in the communication:
- Olga Radchenko, Director of Policy | Minister's Office | Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC)
Subject Matter of the communication: Immigration
Communication date: 2020-08-20
Posted date: 2020-09-14
Communication number: 569-481998 View associated registration
Canadian Council for Refugees
In-house Organization

Designated Public Office Holders who participated in the communication:
- Sacha Atherly, Senior Policy Advisor | Minister's Office | Public Safety Canada (PS)
Subject Matter of the communication: Immigration
Communication date: 2020-08-18
Posted date: 2020-09-14
Communication number: 569-481997 View associated registration
Canadian Council for Refugees
In-house Organization

Designated Public Office Holders who participated in the communication:
- Olga Radchenko, Director of Policy | Minister's Office | Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC)
Subject Matter of the communication: Immigration
Communication date: 2020-08-17
Posted date: 2020-09-14
Communication number: 569-481995 View associated registration
Canadian Council for Refugees
In-house Organization

Designated Public Office Holders who participated in the communication:
- Marco Mendocino, Minister | Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC)
- Olga Radchenko, Director of Policy | Office of the Minister | Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC)
Subject Matter of the communication: Immigration
Communication date: 2020-05-29
Posted date: 2020-06-09
Communication number: 569-474651 View associated registration
Canadian Council for Refugees
In-house Organization

Designated Public Office Holders who participated in the communication:
- Marco Mendocino, Minister | Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC)
- Olga Radchenko, Director of Policy | Office of the Minister | Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC)
Subject Matter of the communication: Immigration
Communication date: 2020-02-07
Posted date: 2020-06-09
Communication number: 569-474653 View associated registration
Canadian Council for Refugees
In-house Organization

Designated Public Office Holders who participated in the communication:
- Ahmed Hussen, Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship | Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC)
- Kyle Nicholson, Director of Policy | Minister's Office | Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC)
Subject Matter of the communication: Immigration
Communication date: 2019-06-17
Posted date: 2019-07-15
Communication number: 569-456480 View associated registration
Canadian Council for Refugees
In-house Organization

Designated Public Office Holders who participated in the communication:
- Olga Radchenko, Director of Parliamentary Affairs | Minister's Office | Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC)
- Kyle Nicholson, Director of Policy | Minister's Office | Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC)
Subject Matter of the communication: Immigration
Communication date: 2018-12-03
Posted date: 2019-01-15
Communication number: 569-442578 View associated registration
Canadian Council for Refugees
In-house Organization

Designated Public Office Holders who participated in the communication:
- Jacques Cloutier, Vice-President | Operations | Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA)
Subject Matter of the communication: Immigration
Communication date: 2018-12-03
Posted date: 2019-01-15
Communication number: 569-442576 View associated registration
Canadian Council for Refugees
In-house Organization

Designated Public Office Holders who participated in the communication:
- Bill Blair, Minister of Border Security and Organized Crime Reduction | Public Safety Canada (PS)
- Sacha Atherly, Director of Policy | Minister's Office (Blair) | Public Safety Canada (PS)
Subject Matter of the communication: Immigration
Communication date: 2018-11-19
Posted date: 2018-12-17
Communication number: 569-442819 (amended from 569-442584) View associated registration
Canadian Council for Refugees
In-house Organization

Designated Public Office Holders who participated in the communication:
- Sacha Atherly, Policy Advisor | Minister's Office | Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC)
Subject Matter of the communication: Immigration, Justice and Law Enforcement
Communication date: 2018-07-25
Posted date: 2018-08-15
Communication number: 569-431713 View associated registration
Canadian Council for Refugees
In-house Organization

Designated Public Office Holders who participated in the communication:
- Ahmed Hussen, Minister | Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC)
- Sacha Atherly, Ministerial staff | Minister's office | Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC)
- Richard Wex, Associate Deputy Minister | Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC)
Subject Matter of the communication: Immigration
Communication date: 2018-02-12
Posted date: 2018-07-31
Communication number: 569-431714 View associated registration
Canadian Council for Refugees
In-house Organization

Designated Public Office Holders who participated in the communication:
- Sacha Atherly, Policy Advisor | Minister's Office | Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC)
Subject Matter of the communication: Immigration
Communication date: 2017-12-11
Posted date: 2017-12-21
Communication number: 569-417278 View associated registration
Canadian Council for Refugees
In-house Organization

Designated Public Office Holders who participated in the communication:
- Ralph Goodale, Minister | Public Safety Canada (PS)
Subject Matter of the communication: Immigration
Communication date: 2017-12-01
Posted date: 2017-12-21
Communication number: 569-417277 View associated registration
Canadian Council for Refugees
In-house Organization

Designated Public Office Holders who participated in the communication:
- Elizabeth May, Member of Parliament | House of Commons
Subject Matter of the communication: Immigration
Communication date: 2017-04-04
Posted date: 2017-04-11
Communication number: 569-398333 View associated registration
Canadian Council for Refugees
In-house Organization

Designated Public Office Holders who participated in the communication:
- Gary Anandasangaree, Member of Parliament | House of Commons
Subject Matter of the communication: Immigration
Communication date: 2017-04-04
Posted date: 2017-04-11
Communication number: 569-398329 View associated registration
Canadian Council for Refugees
In-house Organization

Designated Public Office Holders who participated in the communication:
- Jenny Kwan, Member of Parliament | House of Commons
- Murray Rankin, Member of Parliament | House of Commons
Subject Matter of the communication: Immigration
Communication date: 2017-04-04
Posted date: 2017-04-11
Communication number: 569-398324 View associated registration
Canadian Council for Refugees
In-house Organization

Designated Public Office Holders who participated in the communication:
- Kim Pate, Senator | Senate of Canada
Subject Matter of the communication: Immigration
Communication date: 2017-04-04
Posted date: 2017-04-11
Communication number: 569-398322 View associated registration
Canadian Council for Refugees
In-house Organization

Designated Public Office Holders who participated in the communication:
- Marta Morgan, Deputy Minister | Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC)
- David Manicom, Assistant Deputy Minister | Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC)
Subject Matter of the communication: Immigration
Communication date: 2017-04-04
Posted date: 2017-04-11
Communication number: 569-398319 View associated registration
Canadian Council for Refugees
In-house Organization

Designated Public Office Holders who participated in the communication:
- Ahmed Hussen, Minister | Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC)
- Richard Wex, Associate Deputy Minister | Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC)
- Ali Salam, Chief of Staff | Office of the Minister | Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC)
Subject Matter of the communication: Immigration
Communication date: 2017-02-09
Posted date: 2017-02-13
Communication number: 569-393887 View associated registration
Canadian Council for Refugees
In-house Organization

Designated Public Office Holders who participated in the communication:
- Ralph Goodale, Minister | Public Safety Canada (PS)
- Alyx Holland, Ministerial staff | Public Safety Canada (PS)
- David Hurl, Ministerial staff | Public Safety Canada (PS)
Subject Matter of the communication: Immigration, Justice and Law Enforcement
Communication date: 2017-02-01
Posted date: 2017-02-13
Communication number: 569-393886 View associated registration
Canadian Council for Refugees
In-house Organization

Designated Public Office Holders who participated in the communication:
- David Hurl, Director of Policy and Parliamentary Affairs | Minister's Office | Public Safety Canada (PS)
- Alyx Holland, Office of the Minister of Public Safety Canada | Minister's office | Public Safety Canada (PS)
Subject Matter of the communication: Immigration, Justice and Law Enforcement
Communication date: 2016-07-14
Posted date: 2016-07-28
Communication number: 569-381855 View associated registration
Canadian Council for Refugees
In-house Organization

Designated Public Office Holders who participated in the communication:
- John McCallum, Minister | Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC)
- Matthieu Bélanger, Chief of Staff | Minister's office | Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC)
Subject Matter of the communication: Immigration
Communication date: 2016-02-08
Posted date: 2016-03-15
Communication number: 569-369750 View associated registration
Canadian Council for Refugees
In-house Organization

Designated Public Office Holders who participated in the communication:
- Steve Foster, Senior Policy Advisor (specializing in social justice issues) | Office of the Leader of the Opposition in the House of Commons | House of Commons
- Oline Twiss, Policy and Stakeholders Relations Officer | Office of the Leader of the Opposition in the House of Commons | House of Commons
Subject Matter of the communication: Immigration
Communication date: 2012-07-25
Posted date: 2012-07-26
Communication number: 569-231850 View associated registration
Canadian Council for Refugees
In-house Organization

Designated Public Office Holders who participated in the communication:
- Steve Foster, Senior Policy Advisor (specializing in social justice issues) | Office of the Leader of the Opposition in the House of Commons | House of Commons
- Sadia Groguhé, MP, Deputy Critic Immigration, Citizenship, and Multiculturalism | House of Commons
Subject Matter of the communication: Immigration
Communication date: 2012-05-31
Posted date: 2012-07-26
Communication number: 569-231670 View associated registration
Canadian Council for Refugees
In-house Organization

Designated Public Office Holders who participated in the communication:
- Steve Foster, Senior Policy Advisor (specializing in social justice issues) | Office of the Leader of the Opposition in the House of Commons | House of Commons
Subject Matter of the communication: Immigration
Communication date: 2012-05-03
Posted date: 2012-07-26
Communication number: 569-231689 View associated registration
Canadian Council for Refugees
In-house Organization

Designated Public Office Holders who participated in the communication:
- Steve Foster, Senior Policy Advisor (specializing in social justice issues) | Office of the Leader of the Opposition in the House of Commons | House of Commons
Subject Matter of the communication: Immigration
Communication date: 2012-05-02
Posted date: 2012-07-26
Communication number: 569-231669 View associated registration
Canadian Council for Refugees
In-house Organization

Designated Public Office Holders who participated in the communication:
- Les Linklater, Assistant Deputy Minister | Citizenship and Immigration Canada
- Dawn Edlund, Associate Assistant Deputy Minister | Citizenship and Immigration Canada
Subject Matter of the communication: Immigration
Communication date: 2012-01-23
Posted date: 2012-01-27
Communication number: 569-204728 View associated registration
Canadian Council for Refugees
In-house Organization

Designated Public Office Holders who participated in the communication:
- Claudette Deschênes, Assistant Deputy Minister | Operations | Citizenship and Immigration Canada
Subject Matter of the communication: Immigration
Communication date: 2009-11-04
Posted date: 2009-12-14
Communication number: 569-132428 View associated registration
Canadian Council for Refugees
In-house Organization

Designated Public Office Holders who participated in the communication:
- Jason Kenney, Minister of Citizenship, Immigration and Multiculturalism | Citizenship and Immigration Canada
Subject Matter of the communication: REFUGEE POLICY
Communication date: 2008-12-08
Posted date: 2009-01-16
Communication number: 569-89055 View associated registration