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Lobbying by B'nai Brith National Organization of Canada: its registrations, its lobbyists, the bills it has named and every meeting it has reported with federal office holders since November 2021.

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Organization

B'nai Brith National Organization of Canada

Meetings this Parliament
95
With MPs
46
Since Nov 2021
123
Active registrations
1

Most recent reported meeting: Oct 22, 2026.

Registrations in effect

In-house (organization) In effect since Oct 9, 2026 Receives government funding

Filed by Simon Wolle, Chief Executive Officer

Lobbyists

  • David Granovsky · Director, Government Relations Former public office holder

    Formerly Special Assistant, Parliamentary Affairs, Office of Josee Verner, PC, MP, House of Commons (2007–2007)

    Formerly Legislative Assistant, Office of Deepak Obhrai, MP, House of Commons (2003–2004)

  • Richard Robertson · Director, Research and Advocacy
  • Simon Wolle · Chief Executive Officer
  • Sydney Waxman · Government & Stakeholder Relations Specialist

Institutions they may lobby: Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA), Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC), Canada Revenue Agency (CRA), Canadian Heritage (PCH), Canadian Human Rights Commission (CHRC), Canadian Human Rights Tribunal (CHRT), Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR), Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC), Finance Canada (FIN), Global Affairs Canada (GAC), House of Commons, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC), Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED), Intergovernmental Affairs Secretariat (IGA), Justice Canada (JC), National Defence (DND), Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC), Office of the Information Commissioner of Canada (OIC), Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada (OPC), Prime Minister's Office (PMO), Privy Council Office (PCO), Public Safety Canada (PS), Public Service Commission of Canada (PSC), Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP), Senate of Canada, Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC), Statistics Canada (StatCan), Transport Canada (TC), Treasury Board Of Canada Secretariat (TBS)

What they're lobbying on (56)
  • Expedite three Private Members’ Bills in the 45th Parliament that would help strengthen protections for religious minorities across Canada, including the Jewish community: Bill C-255, An Act to amend the Criminal Code (mischief — religious property); Bill C-257, An Act to amend the Criminal Code (promotion of terrorist activity or group); and Bill C-290, An Act to amend the Criminal Code (theft of property of cultural or religious significance)
  • Approach to foreign governments and their commitments regarding education, including ensuring that Canadian funds are not used to develop resources that promote hate or indoctrination, as well as governance and accountability.
  • Ensure that digital gaming platforms are regulated as online services under Bill C-34, An Act to enact the Digital Safety Act and the Digital Safety Commission of Canada Act and to make consequential amendments to other Acts
  • Amendments and regulatory changes to the Firearms Act and the Authorization to Carry (ATC) Regulations to protect Jewish institutions.
  • Introduce national legislation that would ban nuisance protests near vulnerable infrastructure.
  • Application of the Museums Act regarding ministerial oversight of federally funded national museums.
  • Conduct a national review of organizations, networks, and entities that promote, finance, facilitate, or legitimize extremist ideologies
  • Withhold Federal funding from universities and publicly funded institutions which neither protect Jewish students nor enforce policies against harassment, intimidation, discrimination, and hate.
  • Strengthen immigration screening and enforcement to ensure newcomers embrace the democratic values, pluralism, equality, and rule of law that define Canada.
  • Use every available legal mechanism to investigate, prosecute, remove, or deport non-citizens who support terrorism, engage in hate-motivated criminality, incite violence, or threaten public safety.
  • The creation of legislation that will impose a duty to report on AI generators to report when certain user and AI behavior thresholds are crossed.
  • The creation of legislation that will require AI generators to identify AI generative content with watermarks to easily identify human-generated content from synthetic content generated by AI.
  • That the Government of Canada develop and fund a coordinated national youth digital literacy program focused on online harms
  • That the Government of Canada provide permanent and ongoing funding to the Canada Centre for Community Engagement and the Prevention of Violence within Public Safety Canada.
  • Concerns regarding alleged misuse of the CRA charitable complaints process targeting Jewish educational institutions and camps, and application of neutral and consistent enforcement of charitable compliance laws.
  • Assessment of foreign nationals scheduled to speak in Canada and application of the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act regarding admissibility and public safety.
  • Deploy national security resources to protect Jewish institutions.
  • Treat attacks on Jewish institutions as acts of domestic terrorism.
  • That the Government of Canada formally recognize the national crisis of antisemitism by establishing a national antisemitism emergency task force.
  • That the new Advisory Council on Rights, Equality and Inclusion recognize that Jewish Canadians remain the most frequently targeted group for hate crimes in Canada and ensure this reality informs both its composition and priorities, that individuals tasked with addressing antisemitism reflect the broadly accepted understanding of antisemitism within the Jewish community in Canada, and that support for the IHRA Working Definition of Antisemitism serve as a foundational element guiding the Council’s work.
  • Establish a Royal Commission on Antisemitism in Canada
  • That Canada takes tangible steps to actuate on the commitments made with regards to social media and online harms in the 2025 G7 Interior and Security Ministers Communiqué.
  • That Transport Canada conduct an investigation into three incidents that took place at airports in October 2025 in Kelowna, Victoria and Windsor. At each airport, the flight information screens and the public address system were hijacked to display and broadcast pro-terror messages. That the Chair of the Standing Committee on Transport, Infrastructure and Communities, extend invitations to the Minister of Transport and the Minister of Public Safety to testify and provide Canadians with essential information about how these airports were compromised, and what steps are being taken to ensure the continued safety of Canadian travelers.
  • That the Minister of Public Safety investigate and, where possible, enforce restrictions on terror-glorifying content, including but not limited to video games and online activity.
  • That the new Capstone Research Funding Organization ensures that Canada’s three federal research funding agencies amend their funding agreements with post-secondary institutions to include, as a component of the agreements, an attestation that the institutions will ensure that all activities funded by the agencies are in alignment with Canada’s Anti-Racism Strategy.
  • Legislate mandatory parliamentary briefings and annual public reporting on the scope, evolution, and response to foreign interference threats, enhancing accountability and transparency and Develop a graduated enforcement regime that empowers the government to respond proportionately to violations, from public reprimands to criminal charges, where warranted.
  • Examine the enhancement of section 83.18 of the Criminal Code, which prohibits the participation in the activity of a terrorist group. Membership in, recruiting others to become members of, and the promotion or glorification of a listed terror entity should also be criminalized using this section.
  • Explore reformation of section 319(3)(b) of the Criminal Code. The defences from prosecution contained in these provisions are being manipulated by bad faith actors who are taking advantage of these sections by misusing their roles as faith leaders to justify their promotion of hatred.
  • Propose amendments to the Criminal Code to criminalize the public display of the emblems and symbols of listed terror entities to effectively prevent the glorification and promotion of the ideologies and actions of listed terror entities. This could be included in section 83.18
  • Invest in a mandatory antisemitism training program for all federal public servants that includes training on the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA) definition.
  • Fund the development of a 5-year program to enhance the literacy of the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA) working definition of antisemitism amongst Canadian youth.
  • Increase the maximum sentences for hate propaganda offences.
  • Unconditionally support Israel’s efforts to nullify the extra-territorial threats currently compromising its security, and commit to assisting in the development of afunctional democracy within the Palestinian Territories before it recognizes the existence of a Palestinian state.
  • Launch compliance investigations into Canadian-registered not-for-profit organizations and charities suspected of facilitating, directly or indirectly, the transfer of resources to listed terrorist entities, with a mandate for swift enforcement where national security violations occur.
  • Launch a comprehensive third-party audit and establish stringent accountability conditions for future support for the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine. (UNRWA). The UN organization has been repeatedly implicated — through open-source evidence and international intelligence disclosures — in providing institutional cover to individuals aligned with Hamas and other proscribed terrorist entities.
  • Strengthen legal tools to insulate Canada from individuals associated with hate-promoting ideologies, listed terrorist entities, and foreign influence networks by amending the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act (IRPA) and other relevant federal legislation.
  • Introduce statutory protections for whistleblowers and victims of foreign-influenced intimidation, alongside secure, confidential reporting channels accessible to individuals at risk.
  • Pursue an amendment to the Criminal Code that will ban the public display of the Nazi hooked cross (Hakenkreuz) and other Nazi iconography.
  • Review and amend existing hate crime and online harms legislation to ensure that Canadian legislation is reflective of all the forms of hate presently plaguing our society
  • Spearhead reforms in regard to the repercussions imposed following the listing of a terrorist entity. For example, membership in or recruiting for a listed terror entity must be made a criminal offence in Canada.
  • Mandate a comprehensive review and designation of all the presently un-listed entities of concern and to designate those who meet the legislated criteria as terrorist entities
  • For the Government of Canada to maintain its commitment to fighting antisemitism by developing a concrete plan to implement the universal use of the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA) working definition of antimerism.
  • Establish a national monitoring system to track the adoption and implementation of the IHRA definition, identifying areas where it is not being effectively applied, and implementing improvements where necessary.
  • That Jewish persons be included in all Equity, Diversity, Inclusion and Accessibility (EDIA) policies and initiatives that are found within the new capstone research funding organization’s legislation, governance structures and programming.
  • Implement a national ban on all rallies that promote hate speech, violence, and extremism, including those like Al-Quds Day.
  • Amend the Criminal Code to broaden the definition of hate speech to include modern forms of online and digital harassment, which are often used to target minority communities, including the Jewish community.
  • Introduce legislation that prohibits the wearing of masks or face coverings at protests, except for those with legitimate medical or religious reasons. This law should balance the right to protest with the need to prevent hate speech, violence, and other illegal activities.
  • Introduce amendments to the Criminal Code to increase penalties for hate-motivated crimes. This includes harsher sentencing guidelines for crimes committed with a hateful intent, ensuring that perpetrators face significant consequences.
  • Ensure that Public Safety Canada fulfills its mandate to protect Canada from the spread of extremist ideologies, especially those that could radicalize young Canadians or incite violence against Jewish communities.
  • Ensure that those who are in contravention of Canadian sanctions are thoroughly investigated and held accountable for their transgressions.
  • Support the utilization of the new mechanism to repurpose assets of sanctioned individuals and entities, and facilitate the establishment of a clear role for victims in this process, including a role for individual claimants, and the possibility of using assets to assist victims in war-torn countries and conflict zones.
  • Review all federal grant programs to ensure that only projects that align with Canada’s Anti-Racism Strategy: Changing Systems, Transforming Lives, 2024-2028 receive federal funding.
  • Propose solutions to rectify the general incoherence of Canada’s sanctions schemes, including by instituting clear and publicly available policy regarding which legislation is used in which circumstances, and ensuring that the various sanctions legislations are used in an internally consistent and cohesive manner.
  • Make new investments to support and strengthen Canada’s ability to monitor and prevent terrorism. Funding should be provided to enhance the capacity and expand the capabilities of Canada’s Integrated National Security Enforcement Teams (INSETs).
  • Introduce amendments to the Access to Information Act that would mandate the disclosure of all records relations to all records relating specifically to alleged Nazi war criminals in Canada and to any other Canadian citizen or resident who may have been complicit in carrying out the Holocaust and, all other Holocaust-related records (as defined by the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance) in the possession of the Government of Canada.
  • Dedicate funding to create a publicly accessible digital archive of all records (government departments and agencies) relating to the Holocaust and then have Library and Archives Canada (LAC) organize and release them as non-redacted copies readily open and accessible to the public.

Registration 963155-378700-35. Look it up in the official Registry

Reported meetings

Spreadsheet

Filed by Judith Foldes (73), Simon Wolle (50).

  • Reported by Judith Foldes · In-house (organization)

    Amend the Criminal Code to include a provision outlawing the display of the Flags and Emblems of Listed Terror entities. Read more

    Amend the Criminal Code to broaden the definition of hate speech to include modern forms of online and digital harassment, which are often used to target minority communities, including the Jewish community.

    Ensure that Canada’s Hate Laws (under the Criminal Code) are enforced. Since the October 7 Hamas terrorist attack, there has been a significant rise in antisemitic attacks against Canadian Jewry. Canada must take hate speech against the Jewish community seriously.

    Adding terrorist organizations to the list of entities under Canada’s Criminal Code.

    Ensure that Public Safety Canada fulfills its mandate to protect Canada from the spread of extremist ideologies, especially those that could radicalize young Canadians or incite violence against Jewish communities.

    Dissolve Samidoun as a not-for profit corporation.

    Introduce amendments to the Access to Information Act that would mandate the disclosure of all records relations to all records relating specifically to alleged Nazi war criminals in Canada and to any other Canadian citizen or resident who may have been complicit in carrying out the Holocaust and, all other Holocaust-related records (as defined by the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance) in the possession of the Government of Canada.

    Official report

  • Reported by Judith Foldes · In-house (organization)

    • Juan David Gonzalez · Senior Policy Advisor and Senior Communications Advisor, Canadian Heritage (PCH)
    Ban the public display of the Nazi swastika and Ban the public display of all Nazi symbols and iconography.

    Official report

  • Reported by Judith Foldes · In-house (organization)

    • Rob Jamieson · Senior Advisor, Public Safety Canada (PS)
    Adding terrorist organizations to the list of entities under Canada’s Criminal Code. Read more

    Ban the public display of the Nazi swastika and Ban the public display of all Nazi symbols and iconography.

    Official report

  • Reported by Judith Foldes · In-house (organization)

    That Jewish persons be included in all Equity, Diversity, Inclusion and Accessibility (EDIA) policies and initiatives that are found within the new capstone research funding organization’s legislation, governance structures and programming. Read more

    Review all federal grant programs to ensure that only projects that align with Canada’s Anti-Racism Strategy: Changing Systems, Transforming Lives, 2024-2028 receive federal funding.

    That the Minister of Innovation, Science, and Industry work with Canada’s federal research funding agencies to amend their funding agreements with institutions to include, as a component of the agreements, a provision that all activities funded by the agencies are conducted in consultation with the IHRA definition of antisemitism and its illustrative examples.

    Official report

  • Reported by Judith Foldes · In-house (organization)

    • Stephen Ellis · Member of Parliament, House of Commons
    Review all federal grant programs to ensure that only projects that align with Canada’s Anti-Racism Strategy: Changing Systems, Transforming Lives, 2024-2028 receive federal funding. Read more

    That the Minister of Innovation, Science, and Industry work with Canada’s federal research funding agencies to amend their funding agreements with institutions to include, as a component of the agreements, a provision that all activities funded by the agencies are conducted in consultation with the IHRA definition of antisemitism and its illustrative examples.

    That Jewish persons be included in all Equity, Diversity, Inclusion and Accessibility (EDIA) policies and initiatives that are found within the new capstone research funding organization’s legislation, governance structures and programming.

    That the new capstone research funding organization ensures that Canada’s three federal research funding agencies amend their funding agreements with post-secondary institutions to include, as a component of the agreements, a provision that all activities funded by the agencies are conducted in consultation with Changing Systems, Transforming Lives: Canada’s Anti-Racism Strategy 2024-2028.

    Official report

  • Reported by Judith Foldes · In-house (organization)

    • Marc Gold · Government Representative in the Senate, Senate of Canada
    That the Minister of Innovation, Science, and Industry work with Canada’s federal research funding agencies to amend their funding agreements with institutions to include, as a component of the agreements, a provision that all activities funded by the agencies are conducted in consultation with the IHRA definition of antisemitism and its illustrative examples. Read more

    Review all federal grant programs to ensure that only projects that align with Canada’s Anti-Racism Strategy: Changing Systems, Transforming Lives, 2024-2028 receive federal funding.

    For the Government of Canada to maintain its commitment to fighting antisemitism by developing a concrete plan to implement the universal use of the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA) working definition of antimerism.

    Official report

  • Reported by Judith Foldes · In-house (organization)

    Amend the Criminal Code to include a provision outlawing the display of the Flags and Emblems of Listed Terror entities. Read more

    Include funding in the 2025 budget to develop a 5-year program to enhance the IHRA literacy of post-secondary students.

    Make new investments to support and strengthen Canada’s ability to monitor and prevent terrorism. Funding should be provided to enhance the capacity and expand the capabilities of Canada’s Integrated National Security Enforcement Teams (INSETs).

    Ensure that Public Safety Canada fulfills its mandate to protect Canada from the spread of extremist ideologies, especially those that could radicalize young Canadians or incite violence against Jewish communities.

    Official report

  • Reported by Judith Foldes · In-house (organization)

    • Rob Jamieson · Senior Advisor, Public Safety Canada (PS)
    • Meredith (Caplan) Caplan Jamieson Caplan Jamieson · Director of Strategic Initiatives and Senior Advisor to Associate Minister of Public Safety, Public Safety Canada (PS)
    Ensure that Public Safety Canada fulfills its mandate to protect Canada from the spread of extremist ideologies, especially those that could radicalize young Canadians or incite violence against Jewish communities. Read more

    Adding terrorist organizations to the list of entities under Canada’s Criminal Code.

    Make new investments to support and strengthen Canada’s ability to monitor and prevent terrorism. Funding should be provided to enhance the capacity and expand the capabilities of Canada’s Integrated National Security Enforcement Teams (INSETs).

    Official report

  • Reported by Judith Foldes · In-house (organization)

    • Tim Logan · Policy Advisor,, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
    Dissolve Samidoun as a not-for profit corporation.

    Official report

  • Reported by Judith Foldes · In-house (organization)

    • Andie Habert · Advisor, Issues Management and Parliamentary Affairs, Prime Minister's Office (PMO)
    Include funding in the 2025 budget to develop a 5-year program to enhance the IHRA literacy of post-secondary students. Read more

    Adding terrorist organizations to the list of entities under Canada’s Criminal Code.

    That the Minister of Innovation, Science, and Industry work with Canada’s federal research funding agencies to amend their funding agreements with institutions to include, as a component of the agreements, a provision that all activities funded by the agencies are conducted in consultation with the IHRA definition of antisemitism and its illustrative examples.

    Dissolve Samidoun as a not-for profit corporation.

    Official report

  • Reported by Judith Foldes · In-house (organization)

    • Don Stewart · Member of Parliament, House of Commons
    Include funding in the 2025 budget to develop a 5-year program to enhance the IHRA literacy of post-secondary students. Read more

    For the Government of Canada to maintain its commitment to fighting antisemitism by developing a concrete plan to implement the universal use of the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA) working definition of antimerism.

    Official report

  • Reported by Judith Foldes · In-house (organization)

    Review all federal grant programs to ensure that only projects that align with Canada’s Anti-Racism Strategy: Changing Systems, Transforming Lives, 2024-2028 receive federal funding. Read more

    Include funding in the 2025 budget to develop a 5-year program to enhance the IHRA literacy of post-secondary students.

    For the Government of Canada to maintain its commitment to fighting antisemitism by developing a concrete plan to implement the universal use of the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA) working definition of antimerism.

    Make new investments to support and strengthen Canada’s ability to monitor and prevent terrorism. Funding should be provided to enhance the capacity and expand the capabilities of Canada’s Integrated National Security Enforcement Teams (INSETs).

    Official report

  • Reported by Judith Foldes · In-house (organization)

    • Harry Orbach-Miller · Policy Advisor and Senior Coordinator, Prime Minister's Office (PMO)
    Include funding in the 2025 budget to develop a 5-year program to enhance the IHRA literacy of post-secondary students. Read more

    Review all federal grant programs to ensure that only projects that align with Canada’s Anti-Racism Strategy: Changing Systems, Transforming Lives, 2024-2028 receive federal funding.

    Dissolve Samidoun as a not-for profit corporation.

    Adding terrorist organizations to the list of entities under Canada’s Criminal Code.

    Official report

  • Reported by Judith Foldes · In-house (organization)

    • Jared Valdes · Director of Parliamentary Affairs, Treasury Board Of Canada Secretariat (TBS)
    • Melissa George · Director of Labour Relations, Treasury Board Of Canada Secretariat (TBS)
    Review all federal grant programs to ensure that only projects that align with Canada’s Anti-Racism Strategy: Changing Systems, Transforming Lives, 2024-2028 receive federal funding. Read more

    Official report

  • Reported by Judith Foldes · In-house (organization)

    • Raquel Dancho · Member of Parliament
    • Marty Morantz · Member of Parliament, House of Commons

    BudgetNational Security/Security

    Official report

  • Reported by Judith Foldes · In-house (organization)

    • Francesco Sorbara · Member of Parliament, House of Commons

    Budget

    Official report

  • Reported by Judith Foldes · In-house (organization)

    Arts and CultureForeign Affairs

    Official report

  • Reported by Judith Foldes · In-house (organization)

    • Sarah MacDonald · Senior Policy Advisor, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)

    IndustryScience and Technology

    Official report

  • Reported by Judith Foldes · In-house (organization)

    • Madison Taipalus · Policy Advisor, Canadian Heritage (PCH)

    BudgetPrivacy and Access to Information

    Official report

  • Reported by Judith Foldes · In-house (organization)

    • Mary-Liz Power · Deputy Director of Policy, Public Safety Canada (PS)

    National Security/Security

    Official report

  • Reported by Judith Foldes · In-house (organization)

    National Security/Security

    Official report

  • Reported by Judith Foldes · In-house (organization)

    • Rick Perkins · Member of Parliament, House of Commons

    IndustryScience and Technology

    Official report

  • Reported by Judith Foldes · In-house (organization)

    Arts and CultureNational Security/Security

    Official report

From the Office of the Commissioner of Lobbying's open data, published November 5, 2026. Reports cover oral, arranged meetings with designated public office holders since November 22, 2021; lobbyists file them by the 15th of the following month. Names of MPs are matched to the current House of Commons, and bills are linked when the lobbyist's own description makes clear which bill it means. Contains information licensed under the Open Data Licence Agreement — Office of the Commissioner of Lobbying. Licence. PolitiKit is independent and is not endorsed by the Commissioner of Lobbying.