12-Month Lobbying Summary - Organization

Council of Forest Industries / Kimberly Haakstad, President & CEO

Registration Summary

Currently active - Last Updated: 2025-12-05

Who is lobbying?

Council of Forest Industries (Address & business activities)

Kimberly Haakstad, President & CEO

Senior Officer in previous versions
- Linda Coady, President & CEO

Government Funding

Did Council of Forest Industries receive government funding within the last 12 months? No

Other Entities (working together for the purposes of lobbying) Information

Council of Forest Industries is working together with the following other entities for the purpose of lobbying:

New Economy Canada c/o Clean Economy Fund (Address information)

Direct Interests of the Lobbying Activity

Affiliates

Council of Forest Industries has the following affiliates that could have a direct interest in the outcome of the lobbying activities:

BC Lumber Trade Council (Address information)

Other Affiliates

The activities of Council of Forest Industries 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 Council of Forest Industries:

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
Annual Allowable Cut (AAC) calculations.	Development, establishment, amendment or termination of any program, policy, directive or guideline of the government of British Columbia or a Provincial entity	Forestry
BC forest industry short term transition strategy.	Development, establishment, amendment or termination of any program, policy, directive or guideline of the government of British Columbia or a Provincial entity	Forestry
BC Output Based Pricing	Development, establishment, amendment or termination of any program, policy, directive or guideline of the government of British Columbia or a Provincial entity	Environment
BC Output Based Pricing System	Development, establishment, amendment or termination of any program, policy, directive or guideline of the government of British Columbia or a Provincial entity	Forestry
BC Output Based Pricing - written submission	Development or enactment of any regulation, including the enactment of a regulation for the purposes of amending or repealing a regulation	Environment
BCTS Performance	Development, establishment, amendment or termination of any program, policy, directive or guideline of the government of British Columbia or a Provincial entity	Forestry
BCTS Review	Development, establishment, amendment or termination of any program, policy, directive or guideline of the government of British Columbia or a Provincial entity	Forestry
Canada/US softwood lumber dispute.	Development, establishment, amendment or termination of any program, policy, directive or guideline of the government of British Columbia or a Provincial entity	Forestry
Coastal silviculture costs.	Development, establishment, amendment or termination of any program, policy, directive or guideline of the government of British Columbia or a Provincial entity	Forestry
Development of Public Interest Bonding Strategy.	Development, establishment, amendment or termination of any program, policy, directive or guideline of the government of British Columbia or a Provincial entity	Environment
Discuss policies aimed at accelerating investment, capital deployment and job creation in BC's clean economy and discuss investment attraction strategies.	Development, establishment, amendment or termination of any program, policy, directive or guideline of the government of British Columbia or a Provincial entity	Economic Development and Trade
DRIPA (Declaration on the Rights of Indigenouse Peoples Act) Implementation	Development, establishment, amendment or termination of any program, policy, directive or guideline of the government of British Columbia or a Provincial entity	Forestry
Efficiency and effectiveness of Market Pricing System.	Development, establishment, amendment or termination of any program, policy, directive or guideline of the government of British Columbia or a Provincial entity	Forestry
Efficiency and effectiveness of Waste Measurement and Billing System	Development, establishment, amendment or termination of any program, policy, directive or guideline of the government of British Columbia or a Provincial entity	Forestry
Environmental Data Quality Assurance Regulation	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	Environment
Fibre supply shortage.	Development, establishment, amendment or termination of any program, policy, directive or guideline of the government of British Columbia or a Provincial entity	Forestry
Fibre Supply Transition Strategy	Development, establishment, amendment or termination of any program, policy, directive or guideline of the government of British Columbia or a Provincial entity	Forestry
Forest Enhancement Society of BC (FESBC) funding	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	Forestry
Forest industry closures, curtailments and restructuring.	Development, establishment, amendment or termination of any program, policy, directive or guideline of the government of British Columbia or a Provincial entity	Forestry
Forest Policy Modernization	Development, establishment, amendment or termination of any program, policy, directive or guideline of the government of British Columbia or a Provincial entity	Forestry
Forestry and reconciliation.	Development, establishment, amendment or termination of any program, policy, directive or guideline of the government of British Columbia or a Provincial entity	Forestry, Indigenous Relations and Reconciliation
Funding for COFI on value added manufacturing.	Development, establishment, amendment or termination of any program, policy, directive or guideline of the government of British Columbia or a Provincial entity	Forestry
Heritage Conservation Act	Development, establishment, amendment or termination of any program, policy, directive or guideline of the government of British Columbia or a Provincial entity	Forestry
Increasing value added production.	Development, establishment, amendment or termination of any program, policy, directive or guideline of the government of British Columbia or a Provincial entity	Forestry
Industry data.	Development, establishment, amendment or termination of any program, policy, directive or guideline of the government of British Columbia or a Provincial entity	Forestry
Land Act Amendments.	Development, establishment, amendment or termination of any program, policy, directive or guideline of the government of British Columbia or a Provincial entity	Forestry
Land Use Planning Processes	Development, establishment, amendment or termination of any program, policy, directive or guideline of the government of British Columbia or a Provincial entity	Forestry
Low Carbon Forest Product Opportunities	Development, establishment, amendment or termination of any program, policy, directive or guideline of the government of British Columbia or a Provincial entity	Forestry
Low-carbon product opportunities.	Development, establishment, amendment or termination of any program, policy, directive or guideline of the government of British Columbia or a Provincial entity	Environment, Forestry
Mass Timber Plan	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	Forestry
Mill permitting and inspection.	Development, establishment, amendment or termination of any program, policy, directive or guideline of the government of British Columbia or a Provincial entity	Environment
New BC Fiscal Framework with First Nations.	Development, establishment, amendment or termination of any program, policy, directive or guideline of the government of British Columbia or a Provincial entity	Indigenous Relations and Reconciliation
New Fiscal Framework and Forest Revenue Sharing	Development, establishment, amendment or termination of any program, policy, directive or guideline of the government of British Columbia or a Provincial entity	Forestry
Old Growth Deferral Implementation.	Development, establishment, amendment or termination of any program, policy, directive or guideline of the government of British Columbia or a Provincial entity	Forestry
Old Growth Strategic Review and Action Plan.	Development, establishment, amendment or termination of any program, policy, directive or guideline of the government of British Columbia or a Provincial entity	Forestry
Permitting process.	Development, establishment, amendment or termination of any program, policy, directive or guideline of the government of British Columbia or a Provincial entity	Forestry
Provincial Forestry Forum (PFF).	Development, establishment, amendment or termination of any program, policy, directive or guideline of the government of British Columbia or a Provincial entity	Forestry
Road Use Restrictions	Development, establishment, amendment or termination of any program, policy, directive or guideline of the government of British Columbia or a Provincial entity	Forestry
Socio-economic impact assessments.	Development, establishment, amendment or termination of any program, policy, directive or guideline of the government of British Columbia or a Provincial entity	Environment, Forestry
Socio-economic impacts from harvest reductions.	Development, establishment, amendment or termination of any program, policy, directive or guideline of the government of British Columbia or a Provincial entity	Forestry
Sustainable forest management.	Development, establishment, amendment or termination of any program, policy, directive or guideline of the government of British Columbia or a Provincial entity	Environment, Forestry
Tabular rates.	Development, establishment, amendment or termination of any program, policy, directive or guideline of the government of British Columbia or a Provincial entity	Forestry
Tariff Response	Development, establishment, amendment or termination of any program, policy, directive or guideline of the government of British Columbia or a Provincial entity	Forestry
Three zone management.	Development, establishment, amendment or termination of any program, policy, directive or guideline of the government of British Columbia or a Provincial entity	Forestry
Timber Supply Reviews	Development, establishment, amendment or termination of any program, policy, directive or guideline of the government of British Columbia or a Provincial entity	Forestry
Trade and Market Development.	Development, establishment, amendment or termination of any program, policy, directive or guideline of the government of British Columbia or a Provincial entity	Forestry
Value added manufacturing.	Development, establishment, amendment or termination of any program, policy, directive or guideline of the government of British Columbia or a Provincial entity	Forestry
Wildfire mitigation, salvage, utilization.	Development, establishment, amendment or termination of any program, policy, directive or guideline of the government of British Columbia or a Provincial entity	Forestry
Wood friendly building codes and building with wood.	Development, establishment, amendment or termination of any program, policy, directive or guideline of the government of British Columbia or a Provincial entity	Forestry

Subject matter details in previous versions

Specific Topics of Lobbying Communications	Intended Outcomes	Associated Subject Matters
Land Use Planning and Conservation Finance	Development, establishment, amendment or termination of any program, policy, directive or guideline of the government of British Columbia or a Provincial entity	Forestry
Mass Timber Plan and low carbon forest product opportunities.	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	Forestry
Allowable Annual Cut (AAC) calculations.	Development, establishment, amendment or termination of any program, policy, directive or guideline of the government of British Columbia or a Provincial entity	Forestry
Discuss development of Public Interest Bonding Strategy.	Development, establishment, amendment or termination of any program, policy, directive or guideline of the government of British Columbia or a Provincial entity	Environment
Advance implementation of CleanBC initiatives.	Development, establishment, amendment or termination of any program, policy, directive or guideline of the government of British Columbia or a Provincial entity	Environment
CleanBC Industrial Incentive Program.	Development, establishment, amendment or termination of any program, policy, directive or guideline of the government of British Columbia or a Provincial entity	Environment
Climate change and environment	Development, establishment, amendment or termination of any program, policy, directive or guideline of the government of British Columbia or a Provincial entity	Forestry

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
Adrian Dix	Lunch	Information Presentation and discussion with lunch	2025-09-11	$59.52	2025-10-08	$59.52
Bob D'Eith	Lunch	Information Presentation and discussion with lunch - no lobbying	2023-10-03	$60.22	2023-10-24	$60.22
Brenda Bailey	Lunch	Information Presentation and discussion with lunch - no lobbying	2023-10-03	$60.22	2023-10-24	$60.22
Brittny Anderson	Lunch	Information Presentation and discussion with lunch - no lobbying	2023-10-03	$60.22	2023-10-24	$60.22
Brittny Anderson	Lunch	Information Presentation and discussion with lunch	2025-09-11	$59.52	2025-10-08	$59.52
Bruce Ralston	Lunch	Information Presentation and discussion with lunch - no lobbying	2023-10-03	$60.22	2023-10-24	$60.22
Dan Coulter	Lunch	Information Presentation and discussion with lunch - no lobbying	2023-10-03	$60.22	2023-10-24	$60.22
Dana Lajeunesse	Lunch	Information Presentation and discussion with lunch	2025-09-11	$59.52	2025-10-08	$59.52
Doug Clovechok	Dinner	Information Presentation and discussion with dinner - no lobbying	2023-10-10	$93.59	2023-10-23	$93.59
Doug Routley	Lunch	Information Presentation and discussion with lunch - no lobbying	2023-10-03	$60.22	2023-10-24	$60.22
Ellis Ross	Dinner	Information Presentation and discussion with dinner - no lobbying	2023-10-10	$93.59	2023-10-23	$93.59
Greg Kyllo	Dinner	Information Presentation and discussion with dinner - no lobbying	2023-10-10	$93.59	2023-10-23	$93.59
Harry Bains	Lunch	Information Presentation and discussion with lunch - no lobbying	2023-10-03	$60.22	2023-10-24	$60.22
Henry Yao	Lunch	Information Presentation and discussion with lunch - no lobbying	2023-10-03	$60.22	2023-10-24	$60.22
Ian Paton	Dinner	Information Presentation and discussion with dinner - no lobbying	2023-10-10	$93.59	2023-10-23	$93.59
Jackie Tegart	Dinner	Information Presentation and discussion with dinner - no lobbying	2023-10-10	$93.59	2023-10-23	$93.59
Jagrup Brar	Lunch	Information Presentation and discussion with lunch - no lobbying	2023-10-03	$60.22	2023-10-24	$60.22
Janet Routledge	Lunch	Information Presentation and discussion with lunch - no lobbying	2023-10-03	$60.22	2023-10-24	$60.22
Joan Phillip	Lunch	Information Presentation and discussion with lunch - no lobbying	2023-10-03	$60.22	2023-10-24	$60.22
John Allan	Lunch	Lunch meeting for general update on current issues.	2020-09-08	$14.00	2020-09-08	$14.00
Jordan Sturdy	Dinner	Information Presentation and discussion with dinner - no lobbying	2023-10-10	$93.59	2023-10-23	$93.59
Katrine Conroy	Lunch	Information Presentation and discussion with lunch - no lobbying	2023-10-03	$60.22	2023-10-24	$60.22
Kelly Greene	Lunch	Information Presentation and discussion with lunch	2025-09-11	$59.52	2025-10-08	$59.52
Lisa Beare	Lunch	Information Presentation and discussion with lunch - no lobbying	2023-10-03	$60.22	2023-10-24	$60.22
Lorne Doerkson	Dinner	Information Presentation and discussion with dinner - no lobbying	2023-10-10	$93.59	2023-10-23	$93.59
Michele Babchuck	Lunch	Information Presentation and discussion with lunch - no lobbying	2023-10-03	$60.22	2023-10-24	$60.22
Mike Bernier	Dinner	Information Presentation and discussion with dinner - no lobbying	2023-10-10	$93.59	2023-10-23	$93.59
Mike Starchuk	Lunch	Information Presentation and discussion with lunch - no lobbying	2023-10-03	$60.22	2023-10-24	$60.22
Mitzi Dean	Lunch	Information Presentation and discussion with lunch - no lobbying	2023-10-03	$60.22	2023-10-24	$60.22
Murray Rankin	Lunch	Information Presentation and discussion with lunch - no lobbying	2023-10-03	$60.22	2023-10-24	$60.22
Nathan Cullen	Lunch	Information Presentation and discussion with lunch - no lobbying	2023-10-03	$60.22	2023-10-24	$60.22
Nicholas Simons	Lunch	Information Presentation and discussion with lunch - no lobbying	2023-10-03	$60.22	2023-10-24	$60.22
Norm Letnick	Dinner	Information Presentation and discussion with dinner - no lobbying	2023-10-10	$93.59	2023-10-23	$93.59
Pam Alexis	Lunch	Information Presentation and discussion with lunch - no lobbying	2023-10-03	$60.22	2023-10-24	$60.22
Paul Choi	Lunch	Information Presentation and discussion with lunch	2025-09-11	$59.52	2025-10-08	$59.52
Peter Milobar	Dinner	Information Presentation and discussion with dinner - no lobbying	2023-10-10	$93.59	2023-10-23	$93.59
Raj Chouhan	Lunch	Information Presentation and discussion with lunch	2025-09-11	$59.52	2025-10-08	$59.52
Randene Neill	Lunch	Information Presentation and discussion with lunch	2025-09-11	$59.52	2025-10-08	$59.52
Ravi Kahlon	Lunch	Information Presentation and discussion with lunch - no lobbying	2023-10-03	$60.22	2023-10-24	$60.22
Ravi Parmar	Lunch	Information Presentation and discussion with lunch - no lobbying	2023-10-03	$60.22	2023-10-24	$60.22
Ravi Parmar	Lunch	Information Presentation and discussion with lunch	2025-09-11	$59.52	2025-10-08	$59.52
Renee Merrifield	Dinner	Information Presentation and discussion with dinner - no lobbying	2023-10-10	$93.59	2023-10-23	$93.59
Rick Glumac	Lunch	Information Presentation and discussion with lunch - no lobbying	2023-10-03	$60.22	2023-10-24	$60.22
Rick Glumac	Lunch	Information Presentation and discussion with lunch	2025-09-11	$59.52	2025-10-08	$59.52
Roly Russell	Lunch	Information Presentation and discussion with lunch - no lobbying	2023-10-03	$60.22	2023-10-24	$60.22
Ronna-Rae Leonard	Lunch	Information Presentation and discussion with lunch - no lobbying	2023-10-03	$60.22	2023-10-24	$60.22
Shiela Malcolmson	Lunch	Information Presentation and discussion with lunch - no lobbying	2023-10-03	$60.22	2023-10-24	$60.22
Shirley Bond	Dinner	Information Presentation and discussion with dinner - no lobbying	2023-10-10	$93.59	2023-10-23	$93.59
Stephanie Higginson	Lunch	Information Presentation and discussion with lunch	2025-09-11	$59.52	2025-10-08	$59.52
Steve Morissette	Lunch	Information Presentation and discussion with lunch	2025-09-11	$59.52	2025-10-08	$59.52
Susie Chant	Lunch	Information Presentation and discussion with lunch - no lobbying	2023-10-03	$60.22	2023-10-24	$60.22
Susie Chant	Lunch	Information Presentation and discussion with lunch	2025-09-11	$59.52	2025-10-08	$59.52
Tamara Davidson	Lunch	Information Presentation and discussion with lunch	2025-09-11	$59.52	2025-10-08	$59.52
Terry Young	Lunch	Information Presentation and discussion with lunch	2025-09-11	$59.52	2025-10-08	$59.52
Todd Stone	Dinner	Information Presentation and discussion with dinner - no lobbying	2023-10-10	$93.59	2023-10-23	$93.59
Trevor Halford	Dinner	Information Presentation and discussion with dinner - no lobbying	2023-10-10	$93.59	2023-10-23	$93.59

Who is being lobbied?

Ministries/Provincial Entities

Agriculture and Food
Attorney General
Emergency Management and Climate Readiness
Energy and Climate Solutions
Environment and Parks
Finance
Forestry Innovation Investment Ltd
Forests
Housing and Municipal Affairs
Indigenous Relations and Reconciliation
Infrastructure
Jobs and Economic Growth
Labour
Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly
Mining and Critical Minerals
Minister of State for Local Governments and Rural Communities
Office of the Premier
Parliamentary Secretary for Accessibility
Transportation and Transit
Water, Land and Resource Stewardship

Ministries/Provincial Entities in previous versions
- Environment and Climate Change Strategy
- Jobs, Economic Development and Innovation
- Minister of State for Workforce Development
- Municipal Affairs
- Parliamentary Secretary for Asia Pacific Trade
- Parliamentary Secretary for Forests

Who are the lobbyists?

In-house Lobbyists

Lobbyist

Contributions

Michael Armstrong
Subscribes to a Code of Conduct: No
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 2024-09-21: No

Kimberly Haakstad
Subscribes to a Code of Conduct: No
Former Public Office Holder in BC: Yes

Lobbied or plans to lobby a member of the Legislative Assembly, including a Minister or Premier, on behalf of this organization, on or after 2024-09-21: Yes

Political: Yes
Sponsorship: No
Recall: No

Travis Joern
Subscribes to a Code of Conduct: No
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 2024-09-21: No

VICTOR MATE
Subscribes to a Code of Conduct: No
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 2024-09-21: Yes

Political: No
Sponsorship: No
Recall: No

Kurt Niquidet
Subscribes to a Code of Conduct: No
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 2024-09-21: No

Zara Rabinovitch
Subscribes to a Code of Conduct: No
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 2024-09-21: No

Lobbyists in previous versions

In-house Lobbyists
Lobbyist	BC Former Public Office Holder Positions	Contributions
Linda Coady	Former Public Office Holder in BC: No	Contributions: No
Craig McLeod	Former Public Office Holder in BC: No	Contributions: No

Registration number: 1485-1150
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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
2025-11-28	No	Kimberly Haakstad	Tom McCarthy, Deputy Minister \| Office of the Premier	View
2025-11-28	No	Michael Armstrong	Norah White, Assistant Deputy Minister \| Forests	View
2025-11-27	No	Zara Rabinovitch	Evan Brown, Executive Advisor \| Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly	View
2025-11-26	No	Michael Armstrong	Shane Berg, Chief Forester \| Ministry of Forests, Forests	View
2025-11-24	No	Michael Armstrong	Norah White, Assistant Deputy Minister \| Forests	View
2025-11-17	No	Zara Rabinovitch	Jillian Rousselle, ADM \| Forests	View
2025-11-08	No	Michael Armstrong	Jillian Rousselle, ADM \| Forests	View
2025-11-06	No	Kimberly Haakstad	Makenzie Leine, Deputy Minister \| Forests	View
2025-11-06	No	Zara Rabinovitch	Jack Garnier, Ministerial Advisor \| Minister's Office, Environment and Parks	View
2025-10-29	No	Kimberly Haakstad	Makenzie Leine, Deputy Minister \| Forests	View
2025-10-27	No	Zara Rabinovitch	Kevin Jardine, Deputy Minister \| Deputy Minister's Office, Environment and Parks Brady Nelless, A/Assistant Deputy Minister \| Environment and Parks	View
2025-10-15	No	Zara Rabinovitch	Sarah Hannah, Chief of Staff \| Minister's Office, Finance	View
2025-10-15	No	Michael Armstrong , Kurt Niquidet , Zara Rabinovitch , Kimberly Haakstad	Greg Brown, Ministerial Advisor \| Forests Makenzie Leine, Deputy Minister \| Forests Ian McMahon, Chief of Staff \| Minister's Office, Forests Ravi Parmar, Minister \| Forests Jillian Rousselle, ADM \| Forests Melissa Sanderson, ADM \| Forests	View
2025-10-10	No	Kimberly Haakstad	Makenzie Leine, Deputy Minister \| Forests	View
2025-10-08	No	Michael Armstrong , Travis Joern , Kurt Niquidet , Zara Rabinovitch , Kimberly Haakstad	Brittny Anderson, MLA for Kootenay Central \| Minister of State for Local Governments and Rural Communities, Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly Susie Chant, MLA for North Vancouver-Seymour \| Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly Paul Choi, MLA for Burnaby South-Metrotown \| Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly Raj Chouhan, MLA for Burnaby-New Westminster \| Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly Tamara Davidson, MLA for North Coast-Haida Gwaii \| Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly Adrian Dix, Minister of Energy and Climate Solutions \| Energy and Climate Solutions Rick Glumac, MLA for Port Moody-Burquitlam \| Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly Kelly Greene, Minister \| Emergency Management and Climate Readiness Stephanie Higginson, MLA for Ladysmith-Oceanside \| Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly Dana Lajeunesse, MLA for Juan de Fuca-Malahat \| Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly Steve Morissette, MLA for Kootenay-Monashee \| Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly Randene Neill, Minister \| Water, Land and Resource Stewardship Ravi Parmar, Minister \| Forests Terry Yung, MLA for Vancouver-Yaletown \| Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly	View
2025-10-08	No	Michael Armstrong , Zara Rabinovitch , Kimberly Haakstad	Gavin Dew, MLA for Kelowna-Mission \| Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly Kiel Giddens, MLA for Prince George-Mackenzie \| Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly Scott McInnis, MLA for Columbia River-Revelstoke \| Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly Peter Milobar, MLA for Kamloops Centre \| Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly Donegal Wilson, MLA for Boundary-Similkameen \| Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly	View
2025-10-08	No	Michael Armstrong , Zara Rabinovitch , Kimberly Haakstad	John Rustad, MLA for Nechako Lakes, Leader of BC Conservative Party \| Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly Ward Stamer, MLA for Kamloops-North Thompson \| Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly	View
2025-09-23	No	Zara Rabinovitch	Kathryn Forge, Assistant Deputy Minister \| Energy and Climate Solutions	View
2025-09-22	No	Michael Armstrong , Kurt Niquidet , Kimberly Haakstad , VICTOR MATE	Jillian Rousselle, ADM \| Forests	View
2025-09-15	No	Michael Armstrong , Kurt Niquidet , Zara Rabinovitch , Kimberly Haakstad	Fazil Mihlar, Deputy Minister \| Jobs and Economic Growth	View
2025-09-11	No	Kimberly Haakstad	Kiel Giddens, MLA for Prince George-Mackenzie \| Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly	View
2025-09-10	No	Michael Armstrong , Kurt Niquidet , Zara Rabinovitch , Kimberly Haakstad	Lori Halls, Deputy Minister \| Water, Land and Resource Stewardship	View
2025-09-05	No	Kurt Niquidet	Ian McMahon, Chief of Staff \| Minister's Office, Forests Ravi Parmar, Minister \| Forests Jillian Rousselle, ADM \| Forests Melissa Sanderson, ADM \| Forests	View
2025-09-04	No	Kimberly Haakstad	Lori Halls, Deputy Minister \| Water, Land and Resource Stewardship	View
2025-08-29	No	Kurt Niquidet	Ian McMahon, Chief of Staff \| Minister's Office, Forests	View
2025-08-28	No	Zara Rabinovitch	Adria Fradley, Acting Assistant Deputy Minister, Clean Growth \| Energy and Climate Solutions	View
2025-08-25	No	Kimberly Haakstad	Makenzie Leine, Deputy Minister \| Forests	View
2025-08-20	No	Kimberly Haakstad	Peter Milobar, MLA for Kamloops Centre \| Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly Ward Stamer, MLA for Kamloops-North Thompson \| Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly	View
2025-08-19	No	Kimberly Haakstad	Kiel Giddens, MLA for Prince George-Mackenzie \| Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly	View
2025-08-18	No	Zara Rabinovitch	Ipsha Sharma, Senior Policy Analyst \| Energy and Climate Solutions Maral Sotoudehnia, Acting Executive Director \| Energy and Climate Solutions Natasha Staffeldt-Jost, Director \| Energy and Climate Solutions Robert Tones, Unit Head \| Energy and Climate Solutions	View
2025-08-14	No	Kimberly Haakstad	Deb Epps, Executive Director \| Environment and Parks	View
2025-08-11	No	Zara Rabinovitch , Kimberly Haakstad	Deb Epps, Executive Director \| Environment and Parks Kathryn Forge, Assistant Deputy Minister \| Energy and Climate Solutions Kevin Jardine, Deputy Minister \| Deputy Minister's Office, Environment and Parks	View
2025-08-07	No	Kimberly Haakstad	Gavin Dew, MLA for Kelowna-Mission \| Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly	View
2025-08-07	No	Kimberly Haakstad	Ian Meier, Associate Deputy Minister \| Forests	View
2025-08-06	No	Kimberly Haakstad	Farid Azar, Chief of Staff \| Office of the Minister, Jobs and Economic Growth Mahdiyar Biazi, Senior Ministerial Advisor \| JEDI, Jobs and Economic Growth Ravi Kalhon, Minister \| Jobs and Economic Growth	View
2025-07-31	No	Kimberly Haakstad	Sheldon Clare, MLA for Prince George-North Cariboo \| Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly	View
2025-07-24	No	Zara Rabinovitch	Melissa Sanderson, ADM \| Forests	View
2025-07-23	No	Zara Rabinovitch	Brittny Anderson, Minister of State for Local Government & Rural Communities \| Office of the Premier Evan Brown, Executive Advisor \| Office of the Premier	View
2025-07-21	No	Kimberly Haakstad	Makenzie Leine, Deputy Minister \| Forests	View
2025-07-17	No	Kimberly Haakstad	Ravi Parmar, Minister \| Forests	View
2025-07-10	No	Kimberly Haakstad	Ian Meier, Acting Deputy Deputy Minister \| Forests	View
2025-07-10	No	Zara Rabinovitch	Kathryn Forge, Assistant Deputy Minister \| Energy and Climate Solutions	View
2025-07-04	No	Kimberly Haakstad	Makenzie Leine, Deputy Minister \| Forests Tom McCarthy, Deputy Minister \| Office of the Premier	View
2025-07-04	Yes	Zara Rabinovitch	Kathryn Forge, Assistant Deputy Minister \| Energy and Climate Solutions	View
2025-07-03	No	Kimberly Haakstad	Ian McMahon, Chief of Staff \| Minister's Office, Forests	View
2025-06-20	No	Kurt Niquidet	Makenzie Leine, Deputy Minister \| Forests	View
2025-06-18	No	Zara Rabinovitch	Andrea Doll, Section Head \| Environment and Parks Peter Lawrie, Section Head \| Environment and Parks Jennifer Mayberry, Director of Compliance \| Environment and Parks Karen Moores, Director \| Environment and Parks	View
2025-06-11	No	Michael Armstrong , Kurt Niquidet , Kimberly Haakstad	Justin Calof, Chief Negotiator \| Forests Tom McCarthy, Deputy Minister \| Office of the Premier	View
2025-06-10	No	Kimberly Haakstad	Makenzie Leine, Deputy Minister \| Forests	View
2025-06-10	No	Kimberly Haakstad	Justin Calof, Chief Negotiator \| Forests Tom McCarthy, Deputy Minister \| Office of the Premier	View
2025-06-09	No	Zara Rabinovitch	Karen Moores, Director \| Environment and Parks	View
2025-06-06	No	Kurt Niquidet	Melissa Sanderson, ADM \| Forests	View
2025-06-05	No	Kurt Niquidet	Fazil Mihlar, DM \| Jobs, Economic Development and Innovation	View
2025-06-05	No	Kimberly Haakstad	Ian Meier, Acting Deputy Deputy Minister \| Forests	View
2025-06-03	No	Michael Armstrong , Kurt Niquidet , Zara Rabinovitch , Kimberly Haakstad	Makenzie Leine, Deputy Minister \| Forests Ian Meier, Acting Deputy Deputy Minister \| Forests Melissa Sanderson, ADM \| Forests	View
2025-05-28	No	Kimberly Haakstad	Makenzie Leine, Deputy Minister \| Forests	View
2025-05-28	No	Kimberly Haakstad	Lisa Dekleer, Ministerial Advisor \| Minister's Office, Water, Land and Resource Stewardship	View
2025-05-27	No	Michael Armstrong , Zara Rabinovitch , Kimberly Haakstad	Jamie Jeffreys, Assistant Deputy Minister \| Forests	View
2025-05-22	No	Kimberly Haakstad	Tim Lesiuk, Assistant Deputy Minister \| Jobs, Economic Development and Innovation Fazil Mihlar, DM \| Jobs, Economic Development and Innovation	View
2025-05-20	No	Kimberly Haakstad	Makenzie Leine, Deputy Minister \| Forests	View
2025-05-20	No	Kimberly Haakstad	Ian McMahon, Chief of Staff \| Minister's Office, Forests	View
2025-05-20	No	Kimberly Haakstad	Ian Meier, Acting Deputy Deputy Minister \| Forests	View
2025-05-09	No	Kimberly Haakstad	Doug Caul, Deputy Minister \| DMO - Deputy Minister's Office, Office of the Premier	View
2025-05-08	No	Kurt Niquidet	Ravi Parmar, Minister \| Forests	View
2025-05-08	No	Kurt Niquidet	Allan Bennet, Director Timber Pricing \| Forests	View
2025-04-28	No	Kurt Niquidet , Kimberly Haakstad	Ian Meier, Acting Deputy Deputy Minister \| Forests Albert Nussbaum, Deputy Chief Forester \| Forests Jennifer Psylakkis, Assistant Deputy Minister \| Water, Land and Resource Stewardship Melissa Sanderson, ADM \| Forests	View
2025-04-25	No	Kimberly Haakstad	Farid Azar, Chief of Staff to the Minister \| Jobs, Economic Development and Innovation Charlie Brenchley, Chief of Staff \| Minister's Office, Forests Diana Gibson, Minister \| JEDI, Jobs, Economic Development and Innovation Makenzie Leine, Deputy Minister \| Forests Fazil Mihlar, Deputy Minister \| Jobs, Economic Development and Innovation Nathan Nankivell, Assistant Deputy Minister \| Jobs, Economic Development and Innovation Ravi Parmar, Minister \| Forests	View
2025-04-15	No	Kurt Niquidet	Ian Meier, Acting Deputy Deputy Minister \| Forests Ravi Parmar, Minister \| Forests Melissa Sanderson, ADM \| Forests	View
2025-04-14	No	Kimberly Haakstad	Brittany Anderson, Minister \| Minister's Office, Minister of State for Local Governments and Rural Communities Farid Azar, Chief of Staff to the Minister \| Jobs, Economic Development and Innovation Brenda Bailey, Minister of Finance \| Finance Jagrup Brar, Minister of Mining and Critical Minerals \| Mining and Critical Minerals Paul Choi, MLA for Burnaby South-Metrotown \| Parliamentary Secretary for Asia-Pacific Trade, Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly Raj Chouhan, Speaker, MLA for Burnaby-New Westminster \| Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly Jane Constable, Ministerial Advisor \| Minister's Office, Jobs, Economic Development and Innovation Pete Davis, MLA for Kootenay-Rockies, Critic for Mining \| Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly Gavin Dew, MLA for Kelowna-Mission, Critic for Jobs, Economic Development and Innovation \| Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly Adrian Dix, Minister \| Energy and Climate Solutions Diana Gibson, Minister \| JEDI, Jobs, Economic Development and Innovation Kiel Giddens, MLA for Prince George-Mackenzie, Critic for Labour \| Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly Scott Harris, Chief of Staff \| Office of the Minister, Energy and Climate Solutions Dana Lajeunesse, MLA for Juan de Fuca-Malahat, Parliamentary Secretary for Accessibility \| Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly Bowen Ma, Minister \| Infrastructure Randene Neill, Minister \| Water, Land and Resource Stewardship Korky Neufeld, MLA for Abbotsford West, Critic for Post-Secondary Education \| Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly Lana Popham, Minister \| Agriculture and Food Janet Routledge, MLA for Burnaby North \| Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly John Rustad, MLA for Nechako Lakes, Leader of BC Conservative Party \| Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly Niki Sharma, Attorney General \| Attorney General Ward Stamer, MLA for Kamloops-North Thompson, Critic for Forests \| Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly Jessie Sunner, MLA for Surrey-Newton \| Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly Jody Toor, MLA for Langley-Willowbrook, Caucus Chair \| Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly Jennifer Whiteside, Minister \| Labour	View
2025-04-10	No	Michael Armstrong	Jillian Rousselle, Assistant Deputy Minister \| Forests	View
2025-04-09	No	Zara Rabinovitch , Kimberly Haakstad	Claire Rattée, MLA for Skeena \| Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly	View
2025-04-08	No	Michael Armstrong	Jennifer Psylakkis, Assistant Deputy Minister \| Water, Land and Resource Stewardship Norah White, Assistant Deputy Minister \| Forests	View
2025-04-04	No	Kurt Niquidet , Zara Rabinovitch , Kimberly Haakstad	Greg Brown, Ministerial Advisor \| Forests David Eby, Premier \| Office of the Premier Jamie Jeffreys, Assistant Deputy Minister \| Forests Ian Meier, Acting Deputy Deputy Minister \| Forests Ravi Parmar, Minister \| Forests Melissa Sanderson, ADM \| Forests	View
2025-03-28	No	Kimberly Haakstad	Ian Meier, Acting Deputy Deputy Minister \| Forests	View
2025-03-26	No	Kurt Niquidet	Melissa Sanderson, ADM \| Forests	View
2025-03-26	No	Kimberly Haakstad	Doug Caul, Deputy Minister \| DMO - Deputy Minister's Office, Office of the Premier	View
2025-03-25	No	Zara Rabinovitch , Kimberly Haakstad	Charlie Brenchley, Chief of Staff \| Minister's Office, Forests Jim Rutkowski, Chief of Staff \| Office of the Premier	View
2025-03-18	No	Zara Rabinovitch	Kathryn Forge, Associate Deputy Minister \| Emergency Management and Climate Readiness	View
2025-03-11	No	Kimberly Haakstad	Charlie Brenchley, Chief of Staff \| Minister's Office, Forests Hon. Ravi Kahlon, Minister of Housing and Municipal Affairs \| Housing and Municipal Affairs Sian Madoc-Jones, Chief of Staff \| Office of the Minister, Housing and Municipal Affairs	View
2025-03-11	No	Michael Armstrong	Shane Berg, Chief Forester \| Ministry of Forests, Forests	View
2025-03-10	No	Zara Rabinovitch , Kimberly Haakstad	Kevin Jardine, Deputy Minister \| Deputy Minister's Office, Environment and Parks	View
2025-03-04	No	Zara Rabinovitch	Nicolas Bragg, Chief of Staff \| Environment and Parks Charlie Brenchley, Chief of Staff \| Minister's Office, Forests	View
2025-03-03	No	Kimberly Haakstad	Charlie Brenchley, Chief of Staff \| Minister's Office, Forests	View
2025-03-03	No	Kimberly Haakstad	Meghan Sali, Director of Policy \| Office of the Premier	View
2025-03-03	No	Michael Armstrong	Norah White, Executive Director, Deputy Chief Forester Resilience & Planning \| Forests	View
2025-03-03	No	Kimberly Haakstad	Melissa Sanderson, ADM \| Forests	View
2025-02-27	No	Kimberly Haakstad	Veronica Harrison, Chief of Staff \| Transportation and Transit	View
2025-02-26	No	Zara Rabinovitch	Charlie Brenchley, Chief of Staff \| Minister's Office, Forests	View
2025-02-25	No	Kimberly Haakstad	Jim Rutkowski, Chief of Staff \| Office of the Premier	View
2025-02-25	No	Kimberly Haakstad	John Rustad, MLA for Nechako Lakes \| Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly	View
2025-02-25	No	Kimberly Haakstad	Charlie Brenchley, Chief of Staff \| Minister's Office, Forests	View
2025-02-21	No	Zara Rabinovitch	Nicolas Bragg, Chief of Staff \| Environment and Parks	View
2025-02-19	No	Kimberly Haakstad	Doug Caul, Deputy Minister \| DMO - Deputy Minister's Office, Office of the Premier	View
2025-02-19	No	Kimberly Haakstad	Steve Anderson, Executive Director Trade Policy \| Jobs, Economic Development and Innovation Regan MacDonald, Director, International Marketing \| Jobs, Economic Development and Innovation	View
2025-02-13	No	Kimberly Haakstad	Melissa Sanderson, ADM \| Forests	View
2025-02-04	No	Kimberly Haakstad	Charlie Brenchley, Chief of Staff \| Minister's Office, Forests Ravi Parmar, Minister \| Forests	View
2025-01-30	No	Michael Armstrong , Kurt Niquidet , Kimberly Haakstad	Melissa Sanderson, ADM \| Forests	View
2025-01-30	No	Kimberly Haakstad	Farid Azar, Senior Ministerial Advisor \| Jobs, Economic Development and Innovation Hon. Diana Gibson, Minister of Jobs, Economic Development and Innovation \| Jobs, Economic Development and Innovation Nathan Nankivell, Assistant Deputy Minister \| Jobs, Economic Development and Innovation	View
2025-01-21	No	Michael Armstrong , Linda Coady , Travis Joern , Kurt Niquidet , Zara Rabinovitch	Gavin Dew, MLA for Kelowna-Mission \| Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly Scott McInnis, MLA for Columbia River-Revelstoke \| Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly Ward Stamer, MLA for Kamloops-North Thompson \| Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly	View
2025-01-20	No	Michael Armstrong , Linda Coady , Travis Joern , Kurt Niquidet , Zara Rabinovitch	Charlie Brenchley, Chief of Staff \| Minister's Office, Forests Mike Hykaway, Acting Assistant Deputy Minister \| Forests Ravi Parmar, Minister \| Forests Melissa Sanderson, ADM \| Forests	View
2025-01-16	No	Zara Rabinovitch	Tamara Davidson, Minister \| Environment and Parks Douglas Hill, Executive Director, Authorizations and Remediation Branch \| Environment and Parks Mary Ward, Ministerial Advisor \| Minister's Office, Environment and Parks	View
2025-01-15	No	Zara Rabinovitch	Lori Halls, Deputy Minister \| Water, Land and Resource Stewardship Randene Neill, Minister \| Water, Land and Resource Stewardship Seamus Wolfe, Chief of Staff \| Minister's Office, Water, Land and Resource Stewardship	View
2025-01-15	No	Linda Coady , Zara Rabinovitch	Christine Boyle, Minister \| Indigenous Relations and Reconciliation Tom McCarthy, Deputy Minister \| Indigenous Relations and Reconciliation Noah Mitchell, Ministerial Advisor \| Indigenous Relations and Reconciliation	View
2025-01-14	No	Kurt Niquidet	Charlie Brenchley, Chief of Staff \| Minister's Office, Forests Greg Brown, Ministerial Advisor \| Forests Mike Hykaway, Acting Assistant Deputy Minister \| Forests Ian Meier, Assistant Deputy Minister \| BC Wildfire Service - HQ VictoriaMar, Forests Ravi Parmar, Minister \| Forests Melissa Sanderson, ADM \| Forests	View
2025-01-14	No	Zara Rabinovitch	Charlie Brenchley, Chief of Staff \| Minister's Office, Forests Greg Brown, Ministerial Advisor \| Forests Mike Hykaway, Acting Assistant Deputy Minister \| Forests Ian Meier, Assistant Deputy Minister \| BC Wildfire Service - HQ VictoriaMar, Forests Ravi Parmar, Minister \| Forests Melissa Sanderson, ADM \| Forests	View
2025-01-10	No	Zara Rabinovitch	Maral Sotoudehnia, Acting Director \| CPG - Carbon Pricing Governance, Energy and Climate Solutions	View
2025-01-10	No	Kurt Niquidet	Allan Bennet, Director Timber Pricing \| Forests	View
2025-01-09	No	Linda Coady , Zara Rabinovitch	Charlie Brenchley, Chief of Staff \| Minister's Office, Forests Andrew Christie, Ministerial Advisor \| Forests	View
2024-12-18	No	Linda Coady	Farid Azar, Senior Ministerial Advisor \| Jobs, Economic Development and Innovation Diana Gibson, Minister \| Jobs, Economic Development and Innovation	View
2024-12-12	No	Michael Armstrong , Linda Coady , Kurt Niquidet	Rachel Pollard, Executive Director, Forest Sector Transformation \| Forest Science, Planning and Practices, Forests Melissa Sanderson, ADM \| Forests	View
2024-12-11	No	Kurt Niquidet	Ariel Taylor, Executive Director \| Forests	View

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Council of Forest Industries - Address & business activities

Address:

#1220 - 595 Howe Street
Vancouver, BC V6C 2T5
Canada

Contact information in previous versions
- #1220 - 595 Howe Street
  Vancouver, BC V6C 2T5
  Canada
- #1220 - 595 Howe Street
  Vancouver, BC V6C 2T5
  Canada
  
  Fax number: 604-687-4930
- #1220 - 595 Howe Street
  
  Vancouver, BC V6C 2T5
  Canada
  
  Fax number: 604-687-4930
- #1501-700 West Pender Street
  
  Vancouver, BC V6C 1G8
  Canada
  
  Fax number: 604-687-4930
- #1501 - 700 West Pender Street
  
  Vancouver, BC V6C 1G8
  Canada
  
  Fax number: 604-687-4930

Description of Activities:
Organizing and communicating BC forest products industry position on various forest policy matters. Organizing and communicating international trade issues. Discuss community and economic support measures.

Descriptions of the organization's activity in previous versions:
- Organizing and communicating BC forest products industry position on various forest policy matters. Organizing and communicating international trade issues. Discuss COVID-19 worker, community and economic support measures.
- Organizing and communicating BC forest products industry position on various forest policy matters. Organizing and communicating international trade issues.
- Organizing and communicating BC forest products industry position on various forest policy matters.

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