12-Month Lobbying Summary - Organization

First Call Child and Youth Advocacy Society / Adrienne Montani, Executive Director

Registration Summary

Currently active - Last Updated: 2025-01-14

Who is lobbying?

First Call Child and Youth Advocacy Society (Address & business activities)

Adrienne Montani, Executive Director

Government Funding

Did First Call Child and Youth Advocacy Society receive government funding within the last 12 months? No

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

First Call Child and Youth Advocacy Society is not working together with any other entity for the purpose of lobbying.

Direct Interests of the Lobbying Activity

Affiliates

First Call Child and Youth Advocacy Society does not have any affiliates that could have a direct interest in the outcome of the lobbying activities

Other Affiliates

The activities of First Call Child and Youth Advocacy Society 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 First Call Child and Youth Advocacy Society:

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
Advocacy for better supports for children and youth in government care and youth who have aged out of care. Advocacy on behalf of kinship care givers and their families.	Development of any legislative proposal by the government of British Columbia, a Provincial entity or a member of the Legislative Assembly Introduction, amendment, passage or defeat of any Bill or resolution in or before the Legislative Assembly 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, Children and Families, Colleges & Universities, Education, Finances and Budgets, Housing, Indigenous Relations and Reconciliation, Poverty
Advocacy for higher employment standards for children and youth to reduce the number of workplace injuries and disability claims.	Development of any legislative proposal by the government of British Columbia, a Provincial entity or a member of the Legislative Assembly Introduction, amendment, passage or defeat of any Bill or resolution in or before the Legislative Assembly 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	Children and Families, Education, Employment and Training, Health, Labour/Labour Relations
Advocacy for improved policies regarding early childhood development and child care.	Development of any legislative proposal by the government of British Columbia, a Provincial entity or a member of the Legislative Assembly Introduction, amendment, passage or defeat of any Bill or resolution in or before the Legislative Assembly 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, Children and Families, Education, Health, Mental Health and Addictions, Poverty, Taxation and Finance
Advocacy regarding policy related to children, youth and their families.	Development of any legislative proposal by the government of British Columbia, a Provincial entity or a member of the Legislative Assembly Introduction, amendment, passage or defeat of any Bill or resolution in or before the Legislative Assembly 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, Children and Families, Education, Health, Housing, Labour/Labour Relations, Taxation and Finance
Advocacy to reduce child and family poverty through better policy and programs.	Development of any legislative proposal by the government of British Columbia, a Provincial entity or a member of the Legislative Assembly Introduction, amendment, passage or defeat of any Bill or resolution in or before the Legislative Assembly 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	Children and Families, Education, Finances and Budgets, Health, Housing, Indigenous Relations and Reconciliation, Labour/Labour Relations, Mental Health and Addictions, Taxation and Finance

Subject matter details in previous versions

Specific Topics of Lobbying Communications	Intended Outcomes	Associated Subject Matters
Advocacy for better supports for children and youth in government care and youth who have aged out of care. Advocacy on behalf of kinship care givers and their families.	Development of any legislative proposal by the government of British Columbia, a Provincial entity or a member of the Legislative Assembly 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 Introduction, amendment, passage or defeat of any Bill or resolution in or before the Legislative Assembly	COVID-19
Advocacy for improved policies regarding early childhood development and child care.	Development of any legislative proposal by the government of British Columbia, a Provincial entity or a member of the Legislative Assembly 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 Introduction, amendment, passage or defeat of any Bill or resolution in or before the Legislative Assembly	COVID-19
Advocacy regarding policy related to children, youth and their families.	Development of any legislative proposal by the government of British Columbia, a Provincial entity or a member of the Legislative Assembly 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 Introduction, amendment, passage or defeat of any Bill or resolution in or before the Legislative Assembly	COVID-19
Advocacy to reduce child and family poverty through better policy and programs.	Development of any legislative proposal by the government of British Columbia, a Provincial entity or a member of the Legislative Assembly 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 Introduction, amendment, passage or defeat of any Bill or resolution in or before the Legislative Assembly	COVID-19

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

Attorney General
BC Transit
Children and Family Development
Citizens' Services
Community Living British Columbia
Community, Sport and Cultural Development
Education and Child Care
Finance
Health
Housing and Municipal Affairs
Indigenous Relations and Reconciliation
Labour
Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly
Minister of State for Child Care and Children and Youth with Support Needs
Minister of State for Community Safety and Integrated Services
Minister of State for Trade
Office of the Premier
Parliamentary Secretary for Anti-Racism Initiatives
Parliamentary Secretary for Community Development and Non-Profits
Parliamentary Secretary for Gender Equity
Parliamentary Secretary for International Credentials
Parliamentary Secretary for Rural Development
Parliamentary Secretary for Transit
Public Safety and Solicitor General
School Board Trustees
Social Development and Poverty Reduction
Tourism, Arts, Culture and Sport
Transportation and Transit
WorkSafeBC

Ministries/Provincial Entities in previous versions
- Advanced Education and Skills Training
- Energy, Mines and Low Carbon Innovation
- Housing
- Mental Health and Addictions
- Minister of State for Child Care
- Parliamentary Secretary for Accessibility
- Parliamentary Secretary for Arts and Film
- Parliamentary Secretary for Emergency Preparedness
- Parliamentary Secretary for Environment
- Transportation and Infrastructure

Who are the lobbyists?

In-house Lobbyists

Lobbyist

Contributions

Adrienne Montani
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

Registration number: 1842-1447
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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
2025-04-15	Yes	Adrienne Montani	Jodie Wickens, MLA for Coquitlam-Burke Mountain \| Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly	View
2025-03-28	No	Adrienne Montani	Sunita Dhir, MLA for Vancouver-Langara \| Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly	View
2025-03-14	No	Adrienne Montani	Anna Kindy, MLA for North Island \| Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly	View
2025-02-27	Yes	Adrienne Montani	Rose Williams, Policy Analyst \| BC Green Caucus, Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly	View
2025-02-20	No	Adrienne Montani	Lisa Beare, MLA for Maple Ridge-Pitt Meadows \| Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly David Eby, Premier \| Office of the Premier	View
2025-02-19	No	Adrienne Montani	Brittny Anderson, MLA for Kootenay Central \| Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly George Anderson, MLA for Nanaimo-Lantzville \| Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly Tara Armstrong, MLA for Kelowna-Lake Country-Coldstream \| Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly Reah Arora, MLA for Burnaby East \| Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly Brenda Bailey, MLA for Vancouver-South Granville \| Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly Bruce Banman, MLA for Abbotsford South \| Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly Lisa Beare, MLA for Maple Ridge-Pitt Meadows \| Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly Garry Begg, MLA for Surrey-Guildford \| Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly Harman Bhangu, MLA for Langley-Abbotsford \| Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly Rosalyn Bird, MLA for Prince George-Valemount \| Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly Jennifer Blatherwick, MLA for Coquitlam-Maillardville \| Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly Lynne Block, MLA for West Vancouver-Capilano \| Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly Rob Botterell, MLA for Saanich North and the Islands \| Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly Amelia Boultbee, MLA for Penticton-Summerland \| Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly Christine Boyle, MLA for Vancouver-Little Mountain \| Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly Jagrup Brar, MLA for Surrey-Fleetwood \| Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly Dallas Brodie, MLA for Vancouver-Quilchena \| Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly Hon Chan, MLA for Richmond Centre \| Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly Spencer Chandra Herbert, MLA for Vancouver-West End \| Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly Susie Chant, MLA for North Vancouver-Seymour \| Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly Brent Chapman, MLA for Surrey South \| 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 George Chow, MLA for Vancouver-Fraserview \| Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly Sheldon Clare, MLA for Prince George-North Cariboo \| Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly Tamara Davidson, MLA for North Coast-Haida Gwaii \| Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly Pete Davis, MLA for Kootenay-Rockies \| Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly Brennan Day, MLA for Courtenay-Comox \| Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly Gavin Dew, MLA for Kelowna-Mission \| Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly Mandeep Dhaliwal, MLA for Surrey North \| Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly Sunita Dhir, MLA for Vancouver-Langara \| Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly Adrian Dix, MLA for Vancouver-Renfrew \| Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly Lorne Doerkson, MLA for Cariboo-Chilcotin \| Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly David Eby, MLA for Vancouver-Point Grey \| Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly Mable Elmore, MLA for Vancouver-Kensington \| Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly Mike Farnworth, MLA for Port Coquitlam \| Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly Reann Gasper, MLA for Abbotsford-Mission \| Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly Diana Gibson, MLA for Oak Bay-Gordon Head \| Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly Kiel Giddens, MLA for Prince George-Mackenzie \| Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly Rick Glumac, MLA for Port Moody-Burquitlam \| Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly Kelly Greene, MLA for Richmond-Steveston \| Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly Trevor Halford, MLA for Surrey-White Rock \| Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly Sharon Hartwell, MLA for Bulkley Valley-Stikine \| Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly Linda Hepner, MLA for Surrey-Serpentine River \| Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly Stephanie Higginson, MLA for Ladysmith-Oceanside \| Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly Ravi Kahlon, MLA for Delta North \| Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly Anne Kang, MLA for Burnaby Centre \| Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly Jordan Kealy, MLA for Peace River North \| Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly Anna Kindy, MLA for North Island \| Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly Steve Kooner, MLA for Richmond-Queensborough \| Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly Nina Krieger, MLA for Victoria-Swan Lake \| Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly Dana Lajeunesse, MLA for Juan de Fuca-Malahat \| Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly Kristina Loewen, MLA for Kelowna Centre \| Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly Grace Lore, MLA for Victoria-Beacon Hill \| Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly Tony Luck, MLA for Fraser-Nicola \| Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly Bowinn Ma, MLA for North Vancouver-Lonsdale \| Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly Heather Maahs, MLA for Chilliwack North \| Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly Sheila Malcolmson, MLA for Nanaimo-Gabriola Island \| Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly Macklin McCall, MLA for West Kelowna-Peachland \| 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 Lawrence Mok, MLA for Maple Ridge East \| Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly Steve Morissette, MLA for Kootenay-Monashee \| Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly Randene Neill, MLA for Powell River-Sunshine Coast \| Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly Korky Neufeld, MLA for Abbotsford West \| Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly Larry Neufeld, MLA for Peace River South \| Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly Josie Osborne, MLA for Mid Island-Pacific Rim \| Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly Ravi Parmar, MLA for Langford-Highlands \| Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly Ian Paton, MLA for Delta South \| Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly Joan Phillip, MLA for Vancouver-Strathcona \| Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly Lana Popham, MLA for Saanich South \| Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly Claire Rattée, MLA for Skeena \| Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly Darlene Rotchford, MLA for Esquimalt-Colwood \| Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly Janet Routledge, MLA for Burnaby North \| Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly John Rustad, MLA for Nechako Lakes \| Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly Harwinder Sandhu, MLA for Vernon-Lumby \| Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly Amna Shah, MLA for Surrey City Centre \| Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly Niki Sharma, MLA for Vancouver-Hastings \| Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly Ward Stamer, MLA for Kamloops-North Thompson \| Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly Elenore Sturko, MLA for Surrey-Cloverdale \| Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly Jessie Sunner, MLA for Surrey-Newton \| Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly Bryan Tepper, MLA for Surrey-Panorama \| Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly Jody Toor, MLA for Langley-Willowbrook \| Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly Debra Toporowski, MLA for Cowichan Valley \| Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly Jeremy Valeriote, MLA for West Vancouver-Sea to Sky \| Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly Misty Van Popta, MLA for Langley-Walnut Grove \| Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly A'aliya Warbus, MLA for Chilliwack-Cultus Lake \| Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly Teresa Wat, MLA for Richmond-Bridgeport \| Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly Jennifer Whiteside, MLA for New Westminster-Coquitlam \| Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly Jodie Wickens, MLA for Coquitlam-Burke Mountain \| Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly David L. Williams, MLA for Salmon Arm-Shuswap \| Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly Donegal Wilson, MLA for Boundary-Similkameen \| Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly Terry Yung, MLA for Vancouver-Yaletown \| Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly	View
2025-02-06	No	Adrienne Montani	Melanie Baker, Director of Legislation and Legal Support MCFD \| Legislation and Legal Support Victoria, Children and Family Development Lorrie Cramb, ED/Provincial Chief AH Officer \| AHPS, Health Keith Godin, Executive Financial Officer & Assistant Deputy Minister \| Children and Family Development Melissa Maher, Ministerial Advisor \| Minister's Office, Children and Family Development Josie Osborne, MLA for Mid Island-Pacific Rim \| Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly Brian Westgate, Director, Strategic Priorities \| Health Jodie Wickens, MLA for Coquitlam-Burke Mountain \| Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly Jeremy Y'in Neduklhchulh Williams, Assistant Deputy Minister and ICWD \| XLD200 - Operations Branch, Children and Family Development	View
2024-12-04	No	Adrienne Montani	David Eby, Premier \| Office of the Premier	View
2024-12-02	No	Adrienne Montani	David Eby, Premier \| Office of the Premier Sam Godfrey, Chief of Staff \| Minister's Office, Social Development and Poverty Reduction Sheila Malcolmson, Minister of Social Development and Poverty Reduction \| Social Development and Poverty Reduction	View

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First Call Child and Youth Advocacy Society - Address & business activities

Address:

c/o #328 - 3381 Cambie Street
Vancouver, BC V5Z 4R3
Canada

Telephone number: 604-288-8102

Contact information in previous versions
- c/o 312 Main Street
  Vancouver, BC V6A 2T2
  Canada
  
  Telephone number: 604-877-4932
- 302 - 312 Main Street
  Vancouver, BC V6A 2T2
  Canada
  
  Telephone number: 604-877-4932
- 302 - 312 Main Street
  
  Vancouver, BC V6A 2T2
  Canada
  
  Telephone number: 604-877-4932
- 810 - 815 West Hastings Street
  
  Vancouver, BC V6C 1B4
  Canada
  
  Telephone number: 604-877-4932
- 810 - 815 West Hastings Street
  
  Vancouver, BC V6C 1B4
  Canada
  
  Telephone number: 604-709-6962
- 202 - 1193 Kingsway
  
  Vancouver, BC V5V 3C9
  Canada
  
  Telephone number: 604-873-8437
- 202 - 1193 Kingsway
  
  Vancouver, BC V5V 3C9
  Canada
  
  Telephone number: 604-873-8437
  
  Fax number: 604-874-9898

Description of Activities:
Not-for-profit society putting children and youth first in BC through public education, community mobilization and public policy advocacy.

Descriptions of the organization's activity in previous versions:
- First Call is a non-partisan coalition of over 100 provincial and regional organizations who have united our voices to put children and youth first in BC through public education, community mobilization and public policy advocacy.
- First Call is a non-partisan coalition of provincial and regional organizations who have united our voices to put children and youth first in BC through public education, community mobilization and public policy advocacy.
- First Call is a non-partisan coalition of individuals and organizations committed to ensuring that all BC children and youth have the opportunities and resources to achieve their full potential.
- Children and youth must receive a first call on society's resources because we value them as children and youth and because they are our future. First Call is a coalition of individuals and organizations whose purpose is to create greater understanding of and advocacy for legislation, policy, and practice to ensure that all children and youth have the opportunities and resources required to achieve their full potential and to participate in the challenges of creating a better society.
- First Call is a non-partisan, multi-sector coalition of provincial and regional organizations whose purpose is to mobilize British Columbians in support of strong public policies and the allocation of resources to ensure BC's children and youth have the rights, opportunities and resources required to reach their full potential.

Date Modified:: 2025-06-06

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