Registration - In-house Organization

EVANGELICAL FELLOWSHIP OF CANADA / David Guretzki, PRESIDENT

Registration Information

In-house Organization name: EVANGELICAL FELLOWSHIP OF CANADA
Responsible Officer Name: David Guretzki, PRESIDENT
Responsible Officer Change History
Initial registration start date: 2002-11-05
Registration status: Active
Registration Number: 954803-199

Associated Communications

Total Number of Communication Reports: 207

Monthly communication reports in the last 6 months: 3

Version 46 of 46 (2026-02-13 to present)

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Lobbying Information

Subject Matter Details

Details Regarding the Identified Subject Matter
Subject matters	Details	Categories
Health, Justice and Law Enforcement	ABORTION / FETAL RIGHTS: Seeking to influence government policy as it relates to fetal rights.	Legislative Proposal, Bill or Resolution
Health, Justice and Law Enforcement	CONSCIENCE PROTECTION: Seeking to influence government policy as it relates to the protection of conscience.	Policies or Program, Legislative Proposal, Bill or Resolution
Health, Justice and Law Enforcement	EUTHANASIA / ASSISTED SUICIDE: Seeking to influence government policy as it relates to Medical Assistance in Dying (euthanasia and/or assisted suicide).	Policies or Program, Regulation, Legislative Proposal, Bill or Resolution
Budget, Foreign Affairs, International Development, International Relations	GLOBAL POVERTY: Seeking to influence government policy as it relates to the alleviation and prevention poverty worldwide.	Policies or Program
Justice and Law Enforcement	HUMAN TRAFFICKING: Seeking to influence government policy as it relates to preventing, prosecuting and addressing the trafficking of persons.	Policies or Program, Legislative Proposal, Bill or Resolution
Justice and Law Enforcement, Media	ONLINE HARMS: Seeking to influence government policy as it relates to a range of online harms.	Policies or Program, Legislative Proposal, Bill or Resolution
Budget, Health	PALLIATIVE CARE: Seeking to influence government as it relates to palliative care.	Legislative Proposal, Bill or Resolution, Policies or Program
Health, Justice and Law Enforcement, Media	PORNOGRAPHY: Seeking to influence government policy as it relates to the public health impacts of pornography online, the proliferation and distribution of violent and degrading pornography, child sexual abuse materials and non-consensual distribution of intimate images.	Policies or Program, Legislative Proposal, Bill or Resolution
Budget, Economic Development, Employment and Training, Taxation and Finance	POVERTY AND HOMELESSNESS: Seeking to influence government policy as it relates to the prevention and alleviation of domestic poverty and homelessness.	Legislative Proposal, Bill or Resolution, Policies or Program
Justice and Law Enforcement	PROSTITUTION: Seeking to influence government policy as it relates to prostitution (legal considerations, societal impact, victim impact)	Legislative Proposal, Bill or Resolution, Policies or Program
Immigration	REFUGEES: Seeking to influence government policy as it relates to offering sanctuary to victims of human rights abuses around the world.	Legislative Proposal, Bill or Resolution, Policies or Program
Constitutional Issues, Justice and Law Enforcement, Religion	RELIGIOUS FREEDOM IN CANADA: Seeking to influence government policy as it relates to religious freedom issues in Canada, including the protection of religious expression and the religious belief defence in the Criminal Code (Bill C-9, An Act to amend the Criminal Code (hate propaganda, hate crime and access to religious or cultural places)).	Policies or Program, Legislative Proposal, Bill or Resolution
Foreign Affairs, International Relations, Religion	RELIGIOUS FREEDOM INTERNATIONALLY: Seeking to influence government policy and action to address the persecution of Christians outside of Canada.	Policies or Program

Communication Techniques

Written communication
Oral communication
Grass-roots communication

Government Institutions

Canada Revenue Agency (CRA)
Canadian Heritage (PCH)
Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC)
Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC)
Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC)
Finance Canada (FIN)
Global Affairs Canada (GAC)
Health Canada (HC)
House of Commons
Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC)
Indigenous Services Canada (ISC)
Justice Canada (JC)
Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC)
Prime Minister's Office (PMO)
Public Safety Canada (PS)
Senate of Canada
Statistics Canada (StatCan)
Women and Gender Equality (WAGE)

In-house Organization Details

Description of the organization's activities

The Evangelical Fellowship of Canada is a national association of protestant evangelicals that purposes to encourage, co-ordinate and faciliate the advancement, teaching, demonstration and implementation of the Gospel of Jesus Christ by studying and promoting the application of an evangelical understanding of biblical principles to life and society, to communicate an understanding by evangelicals concerning the relevancy of faith to mattes of social responsibility, to promote respect for religious liberty for all. to reseach, to provide information.

Responsible officer name and position during the period of this registration

David Guretzki, PRESIDENT

Organization's membership or classes of membership

The affiliates of EFC include denominations, ministry organizations, institutions of higher learning and churches.

Government funding

End date of the last completed financial year: 2025-05-31

List of Government Funding
Government Institution	Funding Received in Last Financial Year	Funding Expected in Current Financial Year
Canadian Heritage (PCH)	$34,788.00	No

In-house Organization Contact Information

Address:
275 Slater Street, Suite 810
Ottawa, ON K1P 5H9
Canada

Telephone number: 866-302-3362

Lobbyists Details

Employees who lobby for the organization

JULIA BEAZLEY, Director, Public Policy | No public offices held
MANUEL BOEHM, Director of Network Development, Peace and Reconciliation Network, WEA | No public offices held
BRUCE CLEMENGER, Senior Ambassador | No public offices held
DAVID GURETZKI, President | No public offices held
BETH HIEMSTRA, Policy Analyst | Designated public offices held
RICK HIEMSTRA, Director, Research | No public offices held
BRIAN STILLER, Global Ambassador | No public offices held
PHIL WAGLER, Global Liason | No public offices held
Joel Zantingh, WEA-PRN Canadian Coordinator | No public offices held

EVANGELICAL FELLOWSHIP OF CANADA

The following names have been used on or after July 2, 2008

Name	From	To
EVANGELICAL FELLOWSHIP OF CANADA	2008-07-22	current

The following names have been used before July 2, 2008

EVANGELICAL FELLOWSHIP OF CANADA
EVANGELICAL FELLOWSHIP OF CANADA

EVANGELICAL FELLOWSHIP OF CANADA

Responsible Officer History
Responsible Officer Name	From (YYYY-MM-DD)	To (YYYY-MM-DD)
David Guretzki	2023-01-31	Current
BRUCE CLEMENGER	2002-11-05	2023-01-31

List of Public Offices Held
Position	Period Held	Last Date Designated Public Office Held
Special Assistant Office of the Minister of State, Social Development	December 2014 to December 2015	December 3, 2015
Policy Intern Office of the Minister of State, Social Development	April 2014 to June 2014	June 27, 2014

Date Modified:: 2026-03-23

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Registration - In-house Organization

EVANGELICAL FELLOWSHIP OF CANADA / David Guretzki, PRESIDENT

Registration Information

Associated Communications

Version 46 of 46 (2026-02-13 to present)

Version 46 of 46 (2026-02-13 to present)

Subject Matter Details

Communication Techniques

Government Institutions

Description of the organization's activities

Responsible officer name and position during the period of this registration

Organization's membership or classes of membership

Government funding

In-house Organization Contact Information

Employees who lobby for the organization