According to Bell Canada's telephone assistance there is no entry for the Iranian Monarchist Council of Canada in Willowdale.

The following information was provided during 4 September 1997 telephone interviews with the Canadian representatives in Washington, DC and Vancouver of the Constitutionalist Movement of Iran (CMI). The CMI is a monarchist movement that works for the restoration of a monarchy in Iran.

According to both sources, the Iranian Monarchist Council of Canada no longer operates or exists in Canada.

The following information was provided during a 4 September 1997 telephone inquiry with Link Community Information, a community organization that provides free information about public services available in the North York and Toronto regions, as well as information on associations across Canada. Link Community Information is funded by the North York Public Library and has an extensive database of government, community associations and Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs).

The inquiries conducted by Link Community Information did not find any reference to the Iranian Monarchist Council of Canada.

The following information was provided during a 4 September 1997 inquiry with the North York Public Library Business and Urban Affairs.

The representative of the North York Public Library Business and Urban Affairs did not find any reference on the Iranian Monarchist Council of Canada in the following sources: The Canadian Almanac (1997) and The Associations of Canada (1997).

The following information was provided during a 4 September 1997 inquiry with the North York Public Library Info-Line.

The representative of the North York Public Library Info-Line did not find any reference on the Iranian Monarchist Council of Canada in the following sources: The International Encyclopedia of Associations (1997-1998), The Encyclopedia of International Organizations (1997-1998) and The Directory of Associations in Canada (1997-1998).

None of the above-mentioned sources knew whether the Iranian Monarchist Council of Canada had ever been officially registered in Canada.

This Response was prepared after researching publicly accessible information currently available to the DIRB within time constraints. This Response is not, and does not purport to be, conclusive as to the merit of any particular claim to refugee status or asylum.

References

Bell Canada. 4 September 1997. Telephone assistance inquiry.

Link Community Information, North York. 4 September 1997. Telephone inquiry.

North York Public Library Business and Urban Affairs, North York. 4 September 1997. Telephone inquiry.

North York Public Library Info-Line, North York. 4 September 1997. Telephone inquiry.

The Constitutionalist Movement of Iran (CMI), Vancouver. 4 September 1997. Telephone interviews with Canadian representative.

The Constitutionalist Movement of Iran (CMI), Washington, DC. 4 September 1997. Telephone interview with representative of CMI headquarter.

Additional Sources Consulted

Electronic sources: DIRB Databases, Global News Bank, LEXIS/NEXIS, Internet, REFWORLD (UNHCR database), World News Connection (WNC).