Role of CKC’s Advocacy Committee
The Advocacy Committee serves to advance the goals and strategic advocacy priorities outlined in CKC’s national advocacy strategy to:
- Establish CKC as a credible authority on all dog-related matters.
- Assist CKC in building positive and sustainable relationships with governments and industry stakeholders.
- Enable CKC to influence existing and future legislation/regulations (Government/veterinary) related to canine health and wellbeing.
Primary responsibilities of committee members include:
- Working with CKC staff to support CKC’s national advocacy strategy with a focus on board approved advocacy priorities and aligning with established key messages and position statements.
- Learning and assisting in the development of new or improved advocacy position statements, policy briefs, etc., as well as membership engagement and communications re: advocacy developments.
- Providing strategic advice and input on new and potential legislation impacting purebred dogs and CKC members.
- Advising on the development of the volunteer advocacy committee model.
- Sharing best practices and providing feedback on initiatives impacting advocacy from cross-functional CKC committees and external stakeholders.
- Learning and remaining committed to CKC advocacy priorities, positions, and key messages.
- Undergoing training to support public relations, media and/or government work and other committee activities.
- Participating in national and provincial volunteer advocacy activities and events as a CKC Ambassadors, including communicating with MPPs, meeting with government representatives with CKC.
- Serving as subject-matter experts on strategic advocacy priorities where appropriate and identifying other members as advocates, experts, and/or ambassadors.
- Identifying other responsibilities that would advance CKC’s strategic advocacy priorities, and the goals and objectives established by CKC and the Advocacy Committee.
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