The Ottawa Office is MCC’s voice to the Canadian government, advocating for policies that support our work of relief, development and peacebuilding.
We also inform Canadians about political issues and how they can get involved.
Some of our work includes:
- Writing letters to government on issues such as foreign aid, mining, human rights and peacebuilding;
- Presenting oral and written testimony to parliamentary committees;
- Hosting an annual seminar for Canadian university students on topics such as Indigenous rights, social justice or faith and public policy;
- Producing resources such as the annual Peace Sunday Packet, our Remembrance Day Resource for Teachers, and a World Refugee Day worship resource
Read the weekly Ottawa Office blog or check out our monthly e-newsletter.
Download our Advocacy Toolkit or our MCC Ottawa Office brochure.
Advocacy Intern position (Jan. to April 2019) - applications closed Sept. 24, 2018
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Stories
- Ottawa Office blog: "Global Compact on Migration Q&A" What exactly is the Global Compact? Why is it necessary? What is Canada’s role? Dec. 10, 2018
- Ottawa Office blog: "From despair to hope on the shepherd's field: listening to stories of child detentions" by Leona Lortie Dec. 5, 2018
- Ottawa Office blog: "Ottawa Office Roundup: Spotlight on Gaza" by Rebekah Sears, Nov. 28, 2018
- Ottawa Office blog: "Connecting Honduras and working for peace" by Jill Steinmetz, with MCC’s SALT program in Honduras. Nov. 21, 2018
- Ottawa Office blog: "Water, the cross and a liturgical journey" Nov. 15, 2018
- Ottawa Office e-newsletter "Migration: Our toolkit is jam packed with options" November 2018
- Ottawa Office e-newsletter: "A Cry for Home speaking tour in Canada" October 2018
- A Cry for Home e-update #5 September 2018
- Ottawa Office e-newsletter: "Summer happenings on Parliament Hill" September 2018
- Ottawa Office e-newsletter: "Canadian MPs release report on trip to Palestine and Israel" July/August 2018
- Ottawa Office e-newsletter: "Indigenous rights in the spotlight" June 2018
- Ottawa Office e-newsletter: "Ongoing concerns about human rights in Israel and Palestine" May 2018
- Ottawa Office e-newsletter: "MCC speaks out on refugee travel loans, Syria and UNRWA" April 2018
- Ottawa Office e-newsletter: "Federal budget increases international assistance" March 2018
- Ottawa Office e-newsletter: "A mining justice victory" February 2018
- Ottawa Office e-newsletter: "MCC speaks out on Jerusalem" January 2018
- Ottawa Office e-newsletter: "Marking a 20-year milestone" December 2017
- Ottawa Office e-newsletter: "Canada out of step on nuclear disarmament" November 2017
- Ottawa Office e-newsletter: "MCC urges action on issue of military detention of Palestinian children" October 2017