12-Month Lobbying Summary - Organization

Alma Mater Society of the University of British Columbia / Justin Lieu, Managing Director

Registration Summary

Currently active - Last Updated: 2023-05-15

Who is lobbying?

Alma Mater Society of the University of British Columbia (Address & business activities)

Justin Lieu, Managing Director

Senior Officer in previous versions
- Keith Hester, Managing Director

Government Funding

Did Alma Mater Society of the University of British Columbia request or receive government funding within the last 12 months? Yes

Coalition Members Information

Alma Mater Society of the University of British Columbia is not a coalition member.

Direct Interests of the Lobbying Activity

Affiliates

Alma Mater Society of the University of British Columbia does not have any affiliates that could have a direct interest in the outcome of the lobbying activities

Other Affiliates

The activities of Alma Mater Society of the University of British Columbia are not controlled or directed by another person or organization with a direct interest in the outcome of this undertaking

Contributors with a Direct Interest in the Outcome

No person or organization contributed over $1000CDN, within the preceding 12 months, toward the lobbying activity on behalf of Alma Mater Society of the University of British Columbia:

What is being lobbied?

Subject Matter of the Lobbying Activities

Details Regarding the Identified Subject Matter

Will any of the lobbyists listed within this registration arrange a meeting between a public office holder and any other individual for the purpose of attempting to influence any of the matters listed below:

Yes

Specific Topics of Lobbying Communications	Intended Outcomes	Associated Subject Matters
Addressing Sexualized Violence. Including having the province commit to annual funding to address sexualized violence, and adopting minimum standards identified by Students for Consent Culture into B.C.'s Sexual Violence and Misconduct Policy Act.	Development, establishment, amendment or termination of any program, policy, directive or guideline of the government of British Columbia or a Provincial entity	Advanced Education, Colleges & Universities, Health
BC Budget Consultation and Ministry of AEST- Discussed recommendations from the AMS's submission for the 2023 BC Budget (included increased student financial aid, housing affordability, and student employment). Discussed the best ways the AMS can stay in contact with the Ministry of Advanced Education and Skills Technology (AEST).	Development, establishment, amendment or termination of any program, policy, directive or guideline of the government of British Columbia or a Provincial entity	Advanced Education, Colleges & Universities, Employment and Training, Finances and Budgets, Housing
Expanding the BC Student Loan Forgiveness Program - Recommending creating a third category under the BC Loan Forgiveness Program for those working in healthcare and social assistance to help mitigate the health care shortage by incentivizing more post-secondary and graduate students to pursue these career paths, thereby addressing the anticipated labor gap.	Development, establishment, amendment or termination of any program, policy, directive or guideline of the government of British Columbia or a Provincial entity	Advanced Education, Colleges & Universities, Employment and Training, Finances and Budgets
Free Prescription Contraceptives - Recommended that the government adopt a policy where no-cost prescription contraception is available to all residents.	Development, establishment, amendment or termination of any program, policy, directive or guideline of the government of British Columbia or a Provincial entity	Advanced Education, Health
Increased Financial Aid for Graduate Students. Including making graduate students an eligible group under the BC Access Grant, and recommending that the province establish permanent funding for the BC Graduate Scholarship and expanding the eligibility of the BC Graduate Scholarship to include all disciplines equally.	Development, establishment, amendment or termination of any program, policy, directive or guideline of the government of British Columbia or a Provincial entity Awarding, amendment or termination of any contract, grant or financial benefit by or on behalf of the government of British Columbia or a Provincial entity	Advanced Education, Colleges & Universities, Finances and Budgets
Increased Student Financial Aid. This includes increasing the maximum receivable amount for the BC Access Grant for all categories of students, and recommending that the province remove parental contributions from the formula of qualification for the provincial portion of student loans.	Development or enactment of any regulation, including the enactment of a regulation for the purposes of amending or repealing a regulation Development, establishment, amendment or termination of any program, policy, directive or guideline of the government of British Columbia or a Provincial entity Awarding, amendment or termination of any contract, grant or financial benefit by or on behalf of the government of British Columbia or a Provincial entity	Advanced Education, Colleges & Universities, Finances and Budgets
Increased Support for Students with Disabilities. Including recommendations for the province to mandate that all post-secondary institutions recognize a 40% courseload as full-time enrollment for students with disabilities, and recommending that the province require post-secondary institutions to review and revise existing policies regarding students with disabilities.	Development or enactment of any regulation, including the enactment of a regulation for the purposes of amending or repealing a regulation Development, establishment, amendment or termination of any program, policy, directive or guideline of the government of British Columbia or a Provincial entity	Advanced Education, Colleges & Universities
Providing Culturally Competent practitioners within the Here2Talk Service - Recommended adding an option in the Here2Talk Program that allows users to be able to choose to speak with a practitioner of their own culture, race, and/or ethnicity.	Development or enactment of any regulation, including the enactment of a regulation for the purposes of amending or repealing a regulation Development, establishment, amendment or termination of any program, policy, directive or guideline of the government of British Columbia or a Provincial entity	Advanced Education, Colleges & Universities, Health, Mental Health and Addictions
Student Employment - Permanently increase the funding allocated towards student co-op and work-integrated learning programs to $9million annually to create more job opportunities for students, mitigate the anticipated labour shortage, and support long-term economic recovery.	Development or enactment of any regulation, including the enactment of a regulation for the purposes of amending or repealing a regulation Development, establishment, amendment or termination of any program, policy, directive or guideline of the government of British Columbia or a Provincial entity Awarding, amendment or termination of any contract, grant or financial benefit by or on behalf of the government of British Columbia or a Provincial entity	Advanced Education, Colleges & Universities, Employment and Training
Supporting International Students. Including the elimination of international student contributions to the Medical Services Plan, and recommending that the province extend the application of B.C,'s Tuition Limit Policy to include international students.	Development, establishment, amendment or termination of any program, policy, directive or guideline of the government of British Columbia or a Provincial entity	Advanced Education, Colleges & Universities, Finances and Budgets, Health, Insurance
Supporting the BC Student Housing Loan Program - Recommended continuing with consistent, annual investments to the BC Student Housing Loan Program and to standardize the funding process for public post-secondary institutions to ensure more on-campus housing can be built for students.	Development or enactment of any regulation, including the enactment of a regulation for the purposes of amending or repealing a regulation Development, establishment, amendment or termination of any program, policy, directive or guideline of the government of British Columbia or a Provincial entity Awarding, amendment or termination of any contract, grant or financial benefit by or on behalf of the government of British Columbia or a Provincial entity	Advanced Education, Colleges & Universities, Housing

Gifts or benefits provided by the organization

Gifts or Benefits Provided to Public Officer Holders
Name	Gift or Benefit Description	Circumstance	Date Promised	Value Promised	Date Given	Value Given
No Records

Who is being lobbied?

Ministries/Provincial Entities

Advanced Education and Skills Training
Finance
Housing
Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly
Parliamentary Secretary for Anti-Racism Initiatives

Ministries/Provincial Entities in previous versions
- Attorney General and Minister responsible for Housing

Who are the lobbyists?

In-house Lobbyists

Lobbyist

Contributions

Tina Tong
Subscribes to a Code of Conduct: Yes
Former Public Office Holder in BC: No

Lobbied or plans to lobby a member of the Legislative Assembly, including a Minister or Premier, on behalf of this organization, on or after 2020-09-21: Yes

Political: No
Sponsorship: No
Recall: No

Lobbyists in previous versions

In-house Lobbyists
Lobbyist	BC Former Public Office Holder Positions	Contributions
Alexandra Bailey	Former Public Office Holder in BC: No	Contributions: No
Erin Co	Former Public Office Holder in BC: No	Contributions: No
Emelia Neufeld	Former Public Office Holder in BC: No	Contributions: No
Priscilla Ng	Former Public Office Holder in BC: No	Contributions: No

Registration number: 9742-103
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Lobbying Activity Reports

What lobbying activities have taken place in the last 12 months?

What lobbying activities have taken place in the last 12 months?
Date	Arranging a Meeting	Lobbyists	Senior Public Office Holder, Position Title \| Ministry/Provincial Entity	Subject Matters
2023-02-16	No	Erin Co , Emelia Neufeld	Garry Begg, MLA for Surrey-Guildford \| Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly Jagrup Brar, MLA for Surrey-Fleetwood \| Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly Susie Chant, MLA for North Vancouver-Seymour \| Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly George Chow, MLA for Vancouver-Fraserview \| Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly Fin Donnelly, MLA for Coquitlam-Burke Mountain \| Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly Megan Dykeman, MLA for Langley East \| Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly Mable Elmore, MLA for Vancouver-Kensington \| Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly Anne Kang, MLA for Burnaby-Deer Lake \| Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly Kelli Paddon, MLA for Chilliwack-Kent \| Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly Jennifer Rice, MLA for North Coast \| Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly Janet Routledge, MLA for Burnaby North \| Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly Doug Routley, MLA for Nanaimo-North Cowichan \| Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly Harwinder Sandhu, MLA for Vernon-Monashee \| Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly Nicholas Simons, MLA for Powell River-Sunshine Coast \| Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly Jinny Sims, MLA for Surrey-Panorama \| Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly Aman Singh, MLA for Richmond-Queensborough \| Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly Mike Starchuk, MLA for Surrey-Cloverdale \| Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly Adam Walker, MLA for Parksville-Qualicum \| Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly	View
2023-02-16	No	Erin Co , Emelia Neufeld	Sonia Furstenau, MLA for Cowichan Valley \| Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly Hailey May, Policy & Issues Officer \| Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly	View
2023-02-15	No	Erin Co , Emelia Neufeld	Pam Alexis, MLA for Abbotsford-Mission \| Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly Brittny Anderson, MLA for Nelson-Creston \| Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly Michele Babchuk, MLA for North Island \| Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly Brenda Bailey, MLA for Vancouver-False Creek \| Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly Harry Bains, MLA for Surrey-Newton \| Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly Spencer Chandra Herbert, MLA for Vancouver-West End \| Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly Dan Coulter, MLA for Chilliwack \| Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly Nathan Cullen, MLA for Stikine \| Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly Mitzi Dean, MLA for Esquimalt-Metchosin \| Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly Grace Lore, MLA for Victoria-Beacon Hill \| Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly Bowinn Ma, MLA for North Vancouver-Lonsdale \| Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly Sheila Malcolmson, MLA for Nanaimo \| Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly Josie Osborne, MLA for Mid Island-Pacific Rim \| Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly Bobbi Plecas, Deputy Minister \| Advanced Education and Skills Training Murray Rankin, MLA for Oak Bay-Gordon Head \| Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly Roly Russell, MLA for Boundary-Similkameen \| Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly Niki Sharma, MLA for Vancouver-Hastings \| Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly Rachna Singh, MLA for Surrey-Green Timbers \| Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly Henry Yao, MLA for Richmond South Centre \| Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly	View
2023-02-15	No	Erin Co , Emelia Neufeld	Renee Merrifield, MLA for Kelowna-Mission \| Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly	View
2023-02-15	No	Erin Co , Emelia Neufeld	Mable Elmore, MLA for Vancouver-Kensington \| Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly Amelia Hill, Ministerial Advisor \| Parliamentary Secretary for Anti-Racism Initiatives	View
2023-02-14	No	Erin Co , Emelia Neufeld	Bruce Banman, MLA for Abbotsford South \| Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly Dan Davies, MLA for Peace River North \| Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly Karin Kirkpatrick, MLA for West Vancouver-Capilano \| Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly Michael Lee, MLA for Vancouver-Langara \| Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly Renee Merrifield, MLA for Kelowna-Mission \| Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly Peter Milobar, MLA for Kamloops-North Thompson \| Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly Coralee Oakes, MLA for Cariboo North \| Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly Ian Paton, MLA for Delta South \| Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly Ben Stewart, MLA for Kelowna West \| Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly Elenore Sturko, MLA for Surrey South \| Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly	View
2023-02-14	No	Erin Co , Emelia Neufeld	Andrew Mercier, MLA for Langley \| Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly Desmond Pollard, Ministerial Advisor \| Advanced Education and Skills Training	View
2023-02-14	No	Erin Co , Emelia Neufeld	David Eby, MLA for Vancouver-Point Grey \| Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly Selina Robinson, MLA for Coquitlam-Maillardville \| Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly	View
2023-02-13	No	Erin Co	Coralee Oakes, MLA for Cariboo North \| Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly	View
2023-01-30	No	Emelia Neufeld	Shirley Bond, MLA for Prince George-Valemount \| Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly Teri Collins, Deputy Minister of Housing \| Housing Mable Elmore, MLA for Vancouver-Kensington \| Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly Kevin Falcon, MLA for Vancouver-Quilchena \| Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly Karin Kirkpatrick, MLA for West Vancouver-Capilano \| Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly Andrew Mercier, MLA for Langley \| Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly Renee Merrifield, MLA for Kelowna-Mission \| Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly Kelli Paddon, MLA for Chilliwack-Kent \| Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly Bobbi Plecas, Deputy Minister of Post-Secondary Education and Future Skills \| Advanced Education and Skills Training Janet Routledge, MLA for Burnaby North \| Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly Todd Stone, MLA for Kamloops-South Thompson \| Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly	View
2023-01-20	No	Emelia Neufeld	Brenda Bailey, MLA for Vancouver-False Creek \| Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly Katrine Conroy, MLA for Kootenay West \| Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly Adrian Dix, MLA for Vancouver-Kingsway \| Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly David Eby, MLA for Vancouver-Point Grey \| Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly Ravi Kahlon, MLA for Delta North \| Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly Greg Kyllo, MLA for Shuswap \| Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly Peter Milobar, MLA for Kamloops-North Thompson \| Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly Coralee Oakes, MLA for Cariboo North \| Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly Selina Robinson, MLA for Coquitlam-Maillardville \| Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly Elenore Sturko, MLA for Surrey South \| Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly Jennifer Whiteside, MLA for New Westminster \| Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly	View

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Received Government Funding

The Received Government Funding table below is not intended to be additive. Adding all of the entries together does not necessarily provide an accurate sum of all government funding received. There may be redundancy (reporting of the same funding more than once) caused by overlap in the "Date/Period Received" between 2 or more entries.

Source of Government Funding	Funding Received	Date/Period Received
Canada Emergency Wage Subsidy	$279,952.18	2021-10-01 to 2022-10-01

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Date Modified:: 2023-11-22

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12-Month Lobbying Summary - Organization

Alma Mater Society of the University of British Columbia / Justin Lieu, Managing Director

Who is lobbying?

Alma Mater Society of the University of British Columbia (Address & business activities)

Government Funding

Coalition Members Information

Direct Interests of the Lobbying Activity

Affiliates

Other Affiliates

Contributors with a Direct Interest in the Outcome

What is being lobbied?

Details Regarding the Identified Subject Matter

Gifts or benefits provided by the organization

Who is being lobbied?

Ministries/Provincial Entities

Who are the lobbyists?

What lobbying activities have taken place in the last 12 months?

12-Month Lobbying Summary - Organization

Alma Mater Society of the University of British Columbia / Justin Lieu, Managing Director

Alma Mater Society of the University of British Columbia (Address & business activities)

Government Funding

Coalition Members Information

Direct Interests of the Lobbying Activity

Affiliates

Other Affiliates

Contributors with a Direct Interest in the Outcome

Details Regarding the Identified Subject Matter

Gifts or benefits provided by the organization

Ministries/Provincial Entities

Alma Mater Society of the University of British Columbia - Address & business activities

Alma Mater Society of the University of British Columbia / Justin Lieu, Managing Director

Received Government Funding