12-Month Lobbying Summary - Organization

Gateway Casinos & Entertainment Limited / Tony Santo, CEO

Registration Summary

Currently active - Last Updated: 2021-09-22

Who is lobbying?

Gateway Casinos & Entertainment Limited (Address & business activities)

Tony Santo, CEO

Government Funding

Did Gateway Casinos & Entertainment Limited request or receive government funding within the last 12 months? Yes

Coalition Members Information

Gateway Casinos & Entertainment Limited is not a coalition member.

Direct Interests of the Lobbying Activity

Affiliates

Gateway Casinos & Entertainment Limited has the following affiliates that could have a direct interest in the outcome of the lobbying activities:

0998282 BC Ltd (Address information)
1144803 BC Ltd (Address information)
1144808 BC Ltd (Address information)
1144809 BC Ltd (Address information)
1182066 BC Ltd (Address information)
1188193 BC Ltd (Address information)
7588674 Canada Inc. (Address information)
7779 Ventures Inc (Address information)
Abby Properties Ltd (Address information)
Catalyst Fund II Parallel Limited Partnership (Address information)
Catalyst Fund Limited Partnership II (Address information)
Catalyst Fund Limited Partnership III (Address information)
Enterprise Entertainment Ltd (Address information)
GTWY Holdings Limited (Address information)
Lucky's Ventures Ltd (Address information)
Playtime Gaming Group Inc (Address information)
The Catalyst Capital Group Inc (Address information)

Other Affiliates

The activities of Gateway Casinos & Entertainment Limited 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 Gateway Casinos & Entertainment Limited:

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
COVID-19 related matters (following the Provincial Health Officer's directives we closed all BC casinos on March 16, 2020): - ongoing discussions with various ministries as it relates to the impact of the casino closures to our business; eg: temporary job losses, loss of revenue to municipal governments, and 100% loss of revenue but continued expense payments. Asks could include assistance in implementing our reopening plans - re-opening plans as they pertain to non-casino related outlets, ie: restaurants and hotels, and the capacity restrictions that will be associated with each outlet. Ask is to ensure that restaurant outlets are recognized as separate from casinos and are part of the Provinces’ restaurant re-opening plans	Development of any legislative proposal by the government of British Columbia, a Provincial entity or a member of the Legislative Assembly Development, establishment, amendment or termination of any program, policy, directive or guideline of the government of British Columbia or a Provincial entity	COVID-19, Gaming and Lotteries
Updating various members of government and their staff on current property developments, future development plans, and economic contributions to the various municipalities and the province. Asks could include assistance with issuance of various permits and approvals	Development of any legislative proposal by the government of British Columbia, a Provincial entity or a member of the Legislative Assembly 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, Gaming and Lotteries, Municipal Affairs

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 and Minister responsible for Housing
British Columbia Lottery Corporation
Children and Family Development
Education
Energy, Mines and Low Carbon Innovation
Environment and Climate Change Strategy
Finance
Forests, Lands, Natural Resource Operations, and Rural Development
Health
Jobs, Economic Recovery and Innovation
Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly
Minister of State for Infrastructure
Municipal Affairs
Office of the Premier
Public Safety and Solicitor General

Ministries/Provincial Entities in previous versions
- Attorney General
- Jobs, Economic Development and Competitiveness

Who are the lobbyists?

In-house Lobbyists

Lobbyist

Contributions

Terry McInally
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 2020-09-21: Yes

Political: No
Sponsorship: No
Recall: No

Jagtar Nijjar
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 2020-09-21: Yes

Political: Yes
Sponsorship: No
Recall: No

Tony Santo
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 2020-09-21: Yes

Political: No
Sponsorship: No
Recall: No

Shiera Stuart
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 2020-09-21: Yes

Political: Yes
Sponsorship: No
Recall: No

Registration number: 2045-1516
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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
2021-07-26	No	Shiera Stuart	Katrine Conroy, Minister \| Forests, Lands, Natural Resource Operations, and Rural Development	View
2021-06-08	No	Shiera Stuart , Terry McInally	Sam McLeod, Assistant Deputy Minister \| GPEB, Finance	View
2021-06-02	No	Shiera Stuart	Danielle Monroe, Ministerial Assistant \| Forests, Lands, Natural Resource Operations, and Rural Development	View
2021-05-28	No	Tony Santo , Shiera Stuart	Brenda Bailey, MLA \| Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly Lynda Cavanaugh, CEO \| British Columbia Lottery Corporation Katrine Conroy, Minister \| Forests, Lands, Natural Resource Operations, and Rural Development Mitzi Dean, Minister \| Children and Family Development Bob D'Eith, MLA \| Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly Brad Desmarais, COO \| British Columbia Lottery Corporation Adrian Dix, Minister \| Health David Eby, Minister \| Attorney General and Minister responsible for Housing George Heyman, Minister \| Environment and Climate Change Strategy John Horgan, Premier \| Office of the Premier Bowinn Ma, Minister of State \| Minister of State for Infrastructure Josie Osborne, Minister \| Municipal Affairs Bruce Ralston, Minister \| Energy, Mines and Low Carbon Innovation Selia Robinson, Minister \| Finance Niki Sharma, MLA \| Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly Jennifer Whiteside, Minister \| Education	View
2021-05-03	No	Tony Santo	Lynda Cavanaugh, Interim CEO \| British Columbia Lottery Corporation Brad Desmarais, COO \| British Columbia Lottery Corporation Peter Kappel, Board Chair \| British Columbia Lottery Corporation	View
2021-02-22	No	Shiera Stuart	Katrina Chen, MLA - Burnaby \| Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly Anne Kang, MLA - Burnaby \| Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly	View
2021-02-05	No	Shiera Stuart , Jagtar Nijjar	Ravi Kahlon, MLA \| Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly	View
2021-01-27	No	Shiera Stuart	Katrina Chen, MLA \| Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly Janet Routledge, MLA \| Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly	View
2020-12-16	No	Shiera Stuart	Ravi Kahlon, Minister \| Jobs, Economic Recovery and Innovation	View
2020-12-01	No	Terry McInally	Sam MacLeod, Assistant Deputy Minister \| GPEB, Finance	View
2020-11-16	No	Tony Santo	Brad Desmarais, COO \| British Columbia Lottery Corporation Richard Fyfe, Deputy Attorney General \| Attorney General Ravi Kahlon, Minister of Jobs \| Jobs, Economic Development and Competitiveness Greg Moore, CEO & President \| British Columbia Lottery Corporation Josie Osbourne, Minister of Municipal Affairs \| Municipal Affairs Bobbi Plecas, Deputy Minister of Jobs \| Jobs, Economic Development and Competitiveness Selina Robinson, Minister of Finance \| Finance Douglas Scott, ADM - Ministry of Attorney General \| Attorney General Lori Wanamaker, Deputy Minister of Finance \| Finance Heather Wood, Deputy Minister of Finance \| Finance Okenge Yumamorisho, Deputy Minister of Municipal Affairs \| Municipal Affairs	View
2020-11-16	No	Tony Santo	Stephen Brown, Deputy Minister of Health \| Health Adrian Dix, Minister of Health \| Health Brian Emerson, Deputy Provincial Health Officer \| Health Bonnie Henry, Provincial Health Officer \| Health John Horgan, Premier \| Office of the Premier Ravi Kahlon, Minister of Jobs \| Jobs, Economic Development and Competitiveness Geoff Meggs, Chief of Staff \| Office of the Premier Bobbi Plecas, Deputy Minister of Jobs \| Jobs, Economic Development and Competitiveness Selina Robinson, Minister of Finance \| Finance Heather Wood, Deputy Minister of Finance \| Finance	View
2020-11-03	No	Shiera Stuart , Terry McInally	Adrian Dix, Minister of Health \| Health Bonnie Henry, Public Health Officer \| Health Greg Moore, CEO & President \| British Columbia Lottery Corporation Douglas Scott, Assistant Deputy Minister \| Attorney General Lori Wanamaker, Deputy Minister of Finance \| Finance	View

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Gateway Casinos & Entertainment Limited - Address & business activities

Address:

100 - 4400 Dominion Street
Burnaby, BC V5G 4G3
Canada

Telephone number: 604-970-3242

Contact information in previous versions
- 100 - 4400 Dominion Street
  
  Burnaby, BC V5G 4G3
  Canada
  
  Telephone number: 604-970-3242
- 4331 Dominion Street
  
  Burnaby, BC V5G 1C7
  Canada
  
  Telephone number: 604-970-3242
- 4331 Dominion Street
  
  Burnaby, BC V5G 1C7
  Canada
  
  Telephone number: 604-862-9244

Description of Activities:
Own and operate 27 gaming and entertainment facilities in BC, AB, and ON; 14 of these facilities are located throughout BC, with one more scheduled to be built and opened in Winter 2021.

Descriptions of the organization's activity in previous versions:
- Own and operate 27 gaming and entertainment facilities in BC, AB, and ON; 14 of these facilities are located throughout BC, with one more scheduled to be built and opened in Spring 2020.
- Own and operate 27 gaming and entertainment facilities in BC, AB, and ON; 13 of these facilities are located throughout BC, with one more scheduled to be built and opened in Spring 2020.
- Own and operate 25 gaming and entertainment facilities in BC, AB, and ON; 13 of these facilities are located throughout BC.
- Own and operate 26 gaming and entertainment facilities in BC, AB, and ON; 15 of these facilities are located in BC.
- Own and operate 16 gaming and entertainment facilities in BC
- Own and operate 10 gaming and entertainment facilities in BC

Source of Government Funding	Funding Received	Funding Requested
Canada Revenue Agency - CEWS	$117,978,359.00 Period received: 2020-07-30 to 2021-09-22	$126,852,020.00 Requested: 2021-10-05
Canada Revenue Agency - CERS	$2,003,514.00 Period received: 2020-12-31 to 2021-05-26	$3,869,000.00 Requested: 2021-08-28
Province of Ontario - COVID-19 Business Support Grant	$4,376,170.57 Received: 2021-08-03	None requested

Date Modified:: 2021-10-21

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12-Month Lobbying Summary - Organization

Gateway Casinos & Entertainment Limited / Tony Santo, CEO

Who is lobbying?

Gateway Casinos & Entertainment Limited (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

Gateway Casinos & Entertainment Limited / Tony Santo, CEO

Gateway Casinos & Entertainment Limited (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

Gateway Casinos & Entertainment Limited - Address & business activities

Gateway Casinos & Entertainment Limited / Tony Santo, CEO

7588674 Canada Inc.

1188193 BC Ltd

Abby Properties Ltd

7779 Ventures Inc

Catalyst Fund Limited Partnership II

Catalyst Fund II Parallel Limited Partnership

Enterprise Entertainment Ltd

Catalyst Fund Limited Partnership III

Lucky's Ventures Ltd

GTWY Holdings Limited

The Catalyst Capital Group Inc

Playtime Gaming Group Inc

0998282 BC Ltd

1144808 BC Ltd

1144803 BC Ltd

1182066 BC Ltd

1144809 BC Ltd