- Canada-Israel Committee
The Canada-Israel Committee (CIC) is the official representative of the organized Canadian Jewish community on matters pertaining to Canada-Israel relations.
The Canada-Israel Committee maintains offices in Ottawa, Toronto, Montreal, Vancouver and Israel, and is affiliated with the Quebec-Israel Committee. Its staff consists of experts in government policy, communications, Arab-Israeli relations and Middle East affairs, and Canadian Middle East policy.
Funding
CIC is an agency funded by the Canadian Council for Israel and Jewish Advocacy, the advocacy arm of UIA Federations Canada.
Programming
The CIC is devoted to the promotion of increased understanding between the peoples of Canada and Israel. It is a non-partisan, voluntary, non-profit organization that enjoys the support of Canadians from all walks of life. In seeking to enhance Canada-Israel friendship, the CIC liaises with government, media, business and the academic sector, often submitting briefs and providing background analyses on matters of public policy. In addition, it sponsors seminars, conferences and other types of educational programming in Canada, and organizes study missions to Israel.
[http://www.cicweb.ca/about/mission.cfm]
External links
* [http://www.cicweb.ca Canada-Israel Committee]
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