Registry of Lobbyists
Version 13 of 13 (2004-06-09 to 2005-02-10) 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 RED CROSS SOCIETY (THE)
300 - 170 METCALFE STREET OTTAWA, ON K2P 2P2 Canada |
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| Telephone number: | 613-740-1908 | ||||||||||
| Fax number: | 613-740-1903 | ||||||||||
| Responsible officer name and position during the period of this registration: | PIERRE DUPLESSIS, SECRETARY GENERAL AND CEO | ||||||||||
| Description of the organization's activities: | THE CANADIAN RED CROSS SOCIETY IS A VOLUNTEER BASED ORGANIZATION WHICH PROVIDES EMERGENCY RELIEF AND HUMANITARIAN SERVICE TO THE PUBLIC IN TIME OF DISASTER OR CONFLICT IN CANADA AND AROUND THE WORLD THROUGH COMMUNITY BASED HEALTH AND SOCIAL SERVICE INITIATIVES IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE FUNDAMENTAL PRINCIPLES OF THE RED CROSS AND RED CRESCENT MOVEMENT. | ||||||||||
| Organization's membership or classes of membership: | THE MEMBERS OF THE SOCIETY ARE THOSE PERSONS WHO DONATE TIME, MONEY OR PROPERTY TO THE SOCIETY AND WHO AGREE IN THEIR APPLICATION FOR MEMBERSHIP TO UPHOLD THE FUNDAMENTAL PRINCIPLES OF THE INTERNATIONAL RED CROSS AND RED CRESCENT MOVEMENT.. | ||||||||||
| 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: | 2003-03-31 | ||||||||||
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| Name: | PIERRE DUPLESSIS |
| Position title: | SECRETARY GENERAL |
| Public offices held: | N/A. Disclosure of this information was not a requirement prior to June 20, 2005. |
| Name: | CAROLINE GAGNON |
| Position title: | MANAGER, GOVERNMENT RELATIONS |
| Public offices held: | N/A. Disclosure of this information was not a requirement prior to June 20, 2005. |
| Name: | SUSAN JOHNSON |
| Position title: | NATIONAL DIRECTOR, INTERNATIONAL PROGRAMS |
| Public offices held: | N/A. Disclosure of this information was not a requirement prior to June 20, 2005. |
| Name: | JOHN MULVIHILL |
| Position title: | CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER |
| Public offices held: | N/A. Disclosure of this information was not a requirement prior to June 20, 2005. |
| Name: | PAUL WHARRAM |
| Position title: | DEPUTY SECRETARY GENERAL, GOVERNANCE AND EXTERNAL RELATIONS |
| 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: | Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC), Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency (ACOA), Canadian Commercial Corporation (CCC), Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA), Citizenship and Immigration Canada, Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada (DFAITC), Health Canada (HC), HERITAGE CANADA, Human Resources Development Canada (HRDC), Justice Canada (JC), National Defence (DND), National Research Council (NRC), Office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner (OIPC), Parks Canada (PC), Privy Council Office (PCO), Revenue Canada (RC), Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP), Transport Canada (TC) |
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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: | Health, INTERNATIONAL HUMANITARIAN LAW, International Relations |
| Subject Matter: Retrospective: | NEGOTIATED WITH GOVERNMENT FOR THE TRANSFER OF THE BLOOD PROGRAM TO THE NEW AGENCY, CANADIAN BLOOD SERVICES. LOBBIED CIDA AND FOREIGN AFFAIRS IN RELATION TO INTERNATIONAL PROJECTS IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE INTERNATIONAL COMMITTEE OF THE RED CROSS. ESTABLISHED WORLDWIDE CAMPAIGN TO BAN LANDMINES. LAUNCHED CORPORATE SPONSORSHIP INITIATIVES, OPERATE HOMEMAKERS PROGRAM IN ONT., N.B., N.S., COMMUNITY INITIATIVES, SICK-ROOM LOAN EQUIPMENT FACILITIES, FITNESS PROGRAMS FOR SENIORS, ABUSE PREVENTION PROGRAM. |
| Subject Matter: Prospective: | CONTINUATION OF ACTIVITIES SET OUT IN THE RETROSPECTIVE SECTION OF THIS DOCUMENT. |