12-Month Lobbying Summary - Organization

GS1 Canada / Francois Bouchard, Co-President

Registration Summary

Currently active - Last Updated: 2024-11-26

Who is lobbying?

GS1 Canada (Address & business activities)

Francois Bouchard, Co-President

Government Funding

Did GS1 Canada receive government funding within the last 12 months? Yes

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

GS1 Canada is not working together with any other entity for the purpose of lobbying.

Direct Interests of the Lobbying Activity

Affiliates

GS1 Canada does not have any affiliates that could have a direct interest in the outcome of the lobbying activities

Other Affiliates

The activities of GS1 Canada 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 GS1 Canada:

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
Seeking the Government of British Columbia to implement the GS1 Standards within its healthcare system. GS1 identification standards include standards that define unique identification codes (called GS1 identification keys) which may be used by an information system to refer unambiguously to a real-world entity such as a trade item, logistics unit, physical location, document, service relationship and other entities. GS1 standards for information sharing include data standards for master data, business transaction data, and physical event data, as well as communication standards for sharing this data between applications and trading partners. Outcomes include government-led directives that require the use of the standards. Targeted officials are those responsible for healthcare and the supply chain.	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	COVID-19
Seeking the Government of British Columbia to leverage GS1 global supply chain standards and GS1 Canada supporitng registries and tools to enable sectors with existing and new environmental sustainability initiatives.	Development or enactment of any regulation, including the enactment of a regulation for the purposes of amending or repealing a regulation	Environment
Seeking the Government of British Columbia to leverage GS1 global supply chain standards and GS1 Canada supporting tools and registires to enable traceability and data sharing information in the food and cannabis sectors.	Development or enactment of any regulation, including the enactment of a regulation for the purposes of amending or repealing a regulation	Agriculture, Cannabis

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

Agriculture and Food
Energy and Climate Solutions
Environment and Parks
Health
Interior Health Authority
Jobs, Economic Development and Innovation
Office of the Premier
Provincial Health Services Authority

Who are the lobbyists?

In-house Lobbyists

Lobbyist

Contributions

Francois Bouchard
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

Angela Hawkins
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

James Sandland
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

Registration number: 10595-1645
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Lobbying Activity Reports

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

No monthly Lobbying Activity Reports have been submitted for the last 12 months.

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GS1 Canada - Address & business activities

Address:

1500 Don Mills Road
Toronto, ON M3B 3K4
Canada

Contact information in previous versions
- 1500 Don Mills Road
  Toronto, ON M3B 3K4
  Canada
- 1500 Don Mills Road
  Toronto, BC M3B 3K4
  Canada
  
  Fax number: 416-510-1916
- 1500 Don Mills Road
  
  Toronto, BC M3B 3K4
  Canada
  
  Fax number: 416-510-1916
- 1500 Don Mills Road
  
  Toronto, ON M3B 3K4
  Canada
  
  Fax number: 416-510-1916
- 1500 Don Mills Road
  
  Toronto, ON M3B 3K4
  Canada
  
  Fax number: 416-510-1916
- 1500 Don Mills Road
  
  Toronto, ON M3B 3K4
  Canada
  
  Fax number: 416-510-1916
- 1500 Don Mills Road
  
  Toronto, ON M3B 3L1
  Canada
  
  Fax number: 416-510-1916

Description of Activities:
A not-for-profit, industry-driven standards organization promoting collaborative commerce to improve supply chain efficiencies.

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
Agri-Food Canada	$318,107.45	2024-04-22

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Date Modified:: 2025-11-05

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12-Month Lobbying Summary - Organization

GS1 Canada / Francois Bouchard, Co-President

Who is lobbying?

GS1 Canada (Address & business activities)

Government Funding

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