12-Month Lobbying Summary - Organization

B'nai Brith National Organization of Canada / Judy Foldes, Chief Operating Office

Registration Summary

Currently active - New Activity Effective: 2025-02-18

Who is lobbying?

B'nai Brith National Organization of Canada (Address & business activities)

Judy Foldes, Chief Operating Office

Government Funding

Did B'nai Brith National Organization of Canada receive government funding within the last 12 months? Yes

Other Entities (working together for the purposes of lobbying) Information

B'nai Brith National Organization of Canada is not working together with any other entity for the purpose of lobbying.

Direct Interests of the Lobbying Activity

Affiliates

B'nai Brith National Organization of Canada does not have any affiliates that could have a direct interest in the outcome of the lobbying activities

Other Affiliates

The activities of B'nai Brith National Organization of Canada are not controlled or directed by another person or organization with a direct interest in the outcome of this undertaking

Contributors with a Direct Interest in the Outcome

No person or organization contributed over $1000CDN, within the preceding 12 months, toward the lobbying activity on behalf of B'nai Brith National Organization of Canada:

What is being lobbied?

Subject Matter of the Lobbying Activities

Details Regarding the Identified Subject Matter

Will any of the lobbyists listed within this registration arrange a meeting between a public office holder and any other individual for the purpose of attempting to influence any of the matters listed below:

Yes

Specific Topics of Lobbying Communications	Intended Outcomes	Associated Subject Matters
Adoption (through Order in Council or motion/vote or proclamation) and implementation of the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance Working Definition of Antisemitism across all governmental agencies and organizations.	Development of any legislative proposal by the government of British Columbia, a Provincial entity or a member of the Legislative Assembly	Advanced Education, Arts and Culture, Children and Families, Colleges & Universities, Education, Employment and Training, Human Rights, Justice and Law Enforcement, Municipal Affairs, Non-Profit Organization
Advocacy regarding antisemitism, discrimination, and racism against all minority and marginalized communities.	Development of any legislative proposal by the government of British Columbia, a Provincial entity or a member of the Legislative Assembly	Arts and Culture, Children and Families, Colleges & Universities, Education, Finances and Budgets, Indigenous Relations and Reconciliation, Justice and Law Enforcement, Municipal Affairs, Non-Profit Organization
Advocate for the Attorney General to issue more robust directives to the BC Prosecution Service regarding investigating and prosecuting hate-related and public order crimes.	Development of any legislative proposal by the government of British Columbia, a Provincial entity or a member of the Legislative Assembly	Justice and Law Enforcement, Municipal Affairs
Advocate for the introduction of legislation to prevent hateful protests from happening near places of worship or religious and cultural institutions.	Development of any legislative proposal by the government of British Columbia, a Provincial entity or a member of the Legislative Assembly	Arts and Culture, Justice and Law Enforcement, Municipal Affairs
Development of polices to curtail antisemitism and antisemitic speech and incitement in elementary and secondary schools and institutions of higher learning. Introduce new legislation mandating the use of the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance Working Definition of Antisemitism across all levels of education to ensure that educational institutions are safe spaces for Jewish students and are actively working to adopt policies and rules to address and combat racism and hate.	Development of any legislative proposal by the government of British Columbia, a Provincial entity or a member of the Legislative Assembly	Advanced Education, Children and Families, Colleges & Universities, Education, Justice and Law Enforcement, Municipal Affairs
Engagement with the Ministry of Education and Child Care regarding the development of Mandatory Holocaust education in the BC K-12 curriculum.	Development of any legislative proposal by the government of British Columbia, a Provincial entity or a member of the Legislative Assembly	Children and Families, Education

Gifts or benefits provided by the organization

Gifts or Benefits Provided to Public Officer Holders
Name	Gift or Benefit Description	Circumstance	Date Promised	Value Promised	Date Given	Value Given
No Records

Who is being lobbied?

Ministries/Provincial Entities

Attorney General
British Columbia Institute of Technology
British Columbia Public School Employers' Association
Camosun College
Capilano University
Children and Family Development
Coast Mountain College
College of New Caledonia
College of the Rockies
Community, Sport and Cultural Development
Crown Corporations Employers' Association
Douglas College
Education and Child Care
Emily Carr University of Art and Design
Jobs, Economic Development and Innovation
Justice Institute of British Columbia
Kwantlen Polytechnic University
Langara College
Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly
Minister of State for Community Safety and Integrated Services
Municipal Affairs
Nicola Valley Institute of Technology
North Island College
Northern Lights College
Office of the Premier
Okanagan College
Parliamentary Secretary for Anti-Racism Initiatives
Parliamentary Secretary for Arts and Film
Post-Secondary Education and Future Skills
Post-Secondary Employers' Association
Public Safety and Solicitor General
Royal Roads University
School Board Trustees
Selkirk College
Simon Fraser University
Thompson Rivers University
Tourism, Arts, Culture and Sport
University of British Columbia
University of Northern British Columbia
University of Victoria
University of the Fraser Valley
Vancouver Community College
Vancouver Island University

Who are the lobbyists?

In-house Lobbyists

Lobbyist

Contributions

Aron Csaplaros
Subscribes to a Code of Conduct: No
Former Public Office Holder in BC: No

Lobbied or plans to lobby a member of the Legislative Assembly, including a Minister or Premier, on behalf of this organization, on or after 2024-09-21: Yes

Political: No
Sponsorship: No
Recall: No

Registration number: 10879-5759
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Lobbying Activity Reports

What lobbying activities have taken place in the last 12 months?

What lobbying activities have taken place in the last 12 months?
Date	Arranging a Meeting	Lobbyists	Senior Public Office Holder, Position Title \| Ministry/Provincial Entity	Subject Matters
2025-05-22	No	Aron Csaplaros	Haiqa Cheema, Assistant Deputy Minister \| Multiculturalism and Anti-Racism Branch, Attorney General	View
2025-03-07	No	Aron Csaplaros	Sunita Dhir, MLA for Vancouver-Langara \| Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly	View

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Requested Government Funding

Funding Request made to:	Funding Requested	Date Requested
Canadian Race Relations Foundation - National Anti-Racism Fund - Youth Initiative Grant	$10,000.00	2024-07-31
City of Winnipeg - Community Infrastructure Program	$18,690.72	2024-10-11
Government of Canada - Canada Summer Jobs Program 2025	$39,863.02	2024-12-19
Government of Canada - Enabling Accessibility Grant	$42,444.57	2024-07-23
Government of Canada - National Holocaust Remembrance Program	$233,000.00	2024-12-20
Government of Canada - New Horizons for Seniors Program	$100,000.00	2024-09-11
Government of Ontario - Anti-Racism & Hate Program	$40,000.00	2024-06-17
Government of Ontario - Ontario Seniors Community Grant	$25,000.00	2024-03-27
Government of Ontario - Ontario Seniors Community Grant	$25,000.00	2025-01-16
Government of Ontario - Safer and Vital Communities Grant	$170,000.00	2024-02-26
Heritage Canada - MARP Program - Events Stream	$40,000.00	2024-04-26
Heritage Canada - MARP Program - Events Stream	$60,000.00	2024-06-03

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Received Government Funding

The Received Government Funding table below is not intended to be additive. Adding all of the entries together does not necessarily provide an accurate sum of all government funding received. There may be redundancy (reporting of the same funding more than once) caused by overlap in the "Date/Period Received" between 2 or more entries.

Source of Government Funding	Funding Received	Date/Period Received
Government of Canada - New Horizons for Seniors Program	$100,000.00	2025-03-31 to 2026-03-30
Government of Ontario - Anti-Racism & Hate Program	$40,000.00	2024-08-02

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Date Modified:: 2025-07-04

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12-Month Lobbying Summary - Organization

B'nai Brith National Organization of Canada / Judy Foldes, Chief Operating Office

Who is lobbying?

B'nai Brith National Organization of Canada (Address & business activities)

Government Funding

Other Entities (working together for the purposes of lobbying) Information

Direct Interests of the Lobbying Activity

Affiliates

Other Affiliates

Contributors with a Direct Interest in the Outcome

What is being lobbied?

Details Regarding the Identified Subject Matter

Gifts or benefits provided by the organization

Who is being lobbied?

Ministries/Provincial Entities

Who are the lobbyists?

What lobbying activities have taken place in the last 12 months?

12-Month Lobbying Summary - Organization

B'nai Brith National Organization of Canada / Judy Foldes, Chief Operating Office

B'nai Brith National Organization of Canada (Address & business activities)

Government Funding

Other Entities (working together for the purposes of lobbying) Information

Direct Interests of the Lobbying Activity

Affiliates

Other Affiliates

Contributors with a Direct Interest in the Outcome

Details Regarding the Identified Subject Matter

Gifts or benefits provided by the organization

Ministries/Provincial Entities

B'nai Brith National Organization of Canada - Address & business activities

B'nai Brith National Organization of Canada / Judy Foldes, Chief Operating Office

Requested Government Funding

Received Government Funding