Registry of Lobbyists
Version 2 of 3 (2006-01-25 to 2007-03-01) 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: |
THE CANADIAN RED CROSS SOCIETY
170 METCALFE STREET, SUITE 300 OTTAWA, ON K2P 2P2 Canada |
| 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(CRCS) IS A NON-PROFIT, VOLUNTEER BASED, HUMANITARIAN ORGANIZATION DEDICATED TO IMPROVING THE SITUATION OF THE MOST VULNERABLE IN CANADA AND THROUGHOUT THE WORLD. THE SOCIETY IS A MEMBER OF THE INTERNATIONAL RED CROSS AND RED CRESCENT MOVEMENT WHICH INCLUDES THE INTERNATIONAL COMMITTEE OF THE RED CROSS (ICRC), 185 NATIONAL RED CROSS AND RED CRESCENT SOCIETIES, AND THE INTERNATIONAL FEDERATION OF RED CROSS AND RED CRESCENT SOCIETIES (FEDERATION). CRCS ASSISTS MILLIONS OF CANADIANS EACH YEAR THROUGH DISASTER MANAGEMENT PROGRAMS (I.E., PREPAREDNESS, MITIGATION, RESPONSE AND RECOVERY ACTIVITIES), ABUSE&VIOLENCE AND INJURY PREVENTION PROGRAMS, HUMANITARIAN ISSUES PROGRAMS, AND OUTREACH PROGRAMS TAILORED TO MEET THE NEEDS OF INDIVIDUAL COMMUNITIES ACROSS THE COUNTRY. IN KEEPING WITH THE FUNDAMENTAL PRINCIPLES OF THE MOVEMENT, CRCS IS COMMITTED TO SOCIAL JUSTICE AND DIVERSITY AND HAS SERVED CANADIANS SINCE 1896. |
| Organization's membership or classes of membership: | The members of the Society are those volunteers and other persons who, through a process of application for membership, formally agree to uphold the Fundamental Principles of the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement, to support the conditions of membership as required under the Society's by-laws, and to promote the Society's mission. Membership is open to all and shall not be withheld on grounds of race, colour, national or ethnic origin, language, age, sex, sexual preference, disability, physical characteristics, philosophy, religion or political opinions. Certain members are appointed as National Members for voting at the Society's Annual General Meetings and Special General Meetings. |
| Was the organization funded in whole or in part by any domestic or foreign government institution in the last completed financial year? | No |
| Name: | JOHN BYRNE |
| Position title: | GENERAL MANAGER, ATLANTIC ZONE |
| Public offices held: | No |
| Name: | FRANCOIS COUILLARD |
| Position title: | DEPUTY SECRETARY GENERAL, OPERATIONS |
| Public offices held: | No |
| Name: | LESLIE DUNNING |
| Position title: | GENERAL MANAGER, WESTERN ZONE AND NATIONAL DIRECTOR, RespecfED:ABUSE & VIOLENCE PROGRAM |
| Public offices held: | No |
| Name: | PIERRE DUPLESSIS |
| Position title: | SECRETARY GENERAL AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER |
| Public offices held: | No |
| Name: | CAROLINE GAGNON |
| Position title: | MANAGER, GOVERNMENT RELATIONS |
| Public offices held: | No |
| Name: | JOSE GARCIA-LOZANO |
| Position title: | GENERAL MANAGER, INTERNATIONAL OPERATIONS |
| Public offices held: | No |
| Name: | CONRAD SAUVE |
| Position title: | GENERAL MANAGER, QUEBEC ZONE |
| Public offices held: | No |
| Name: | DONALD SHROPSHIRE |
| Position title: | NATIONAL DIRECTOR, DISASTER MANAGEMENT |
| Public offices held: | No |
| Name: | CLAUDE TREMBLAY |
| Position title: | GENERAL MANAGER, ONTARIO ZONE |
| Public offices held: | No |
| Name: | PAUL WHARRAM |
| Position title: | DEPUTY SECRETARY GENERAL, GOVERNANCE AND CHIEF OF STAFF |
| Public offices held: | No |
| Federal departments or organizations which have been or will be communicated with during the course of the undertaking: | Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development Canada, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC), Canadian Heritage (PCH), Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA), Citizenship and Immigration Canada, Correctional Service of Canada (CSC), Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO), Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada (DFAITC), Health Canada (HC), Human Resources Development Canada (HRDC), Immigration and Refugee Board (IRB), Industry Canada, Justice Canada (JC), Members of the House of Commons, National Defence (DND), Prime Minister's Office (PMO), Privy Council Office (PCO), Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness Canada (PSEPC), Public Works and Government Services Canada, Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP), Senate of Canada, Service Canada (ServCan), Statistics Canada (StatCan), Transport Canada (TC), Treasury Board Of Canada Secretariat (TBS), Veterans Affairs Canada (VAC), Western Economic Diversification Canada (WD) | ||||||||||
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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: | Aboriginal Affairs, Defence, Education, Employment and Training, Fisheries, Health, Immigration, Intellectual Property, INTERNATIONAL HUMANITARIAN LAW, International Relations, Justice and Law Enforcement, Labour, Sports, Telecommunications, Transportation | ||||||||||
| Subject Matter: Retrospective: | EFFORTS WERE DEDICATED TO THREE MAIN AREAS OF FOCUS: EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT (I.E., DISASTERS, CRISIS AND HEALTH EMERGENCIES/PANDEMICS), INTERNATIONAL OPERATIONS, INCLUDING ONGOING TSUNAMI AND ASIA EARTHQUAKES RELIEF, REHABILITATION AND RECONSTRUCTION EFFORTS, AND ORGANIZATIONAL CAPACITY WITH A BETTER DEFINED AUXILIARY TO GOVERNMENT ROLE. | ||||||||||
| Subject Matter: Prospective: | CONTINUATION OF ACTIVITIES SET OUT IN THE RETROSPECTIVE SECTION OF THIS DOCUMENT. | ||||||||||
Details Regarding the Identified Subject Matter
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