12-Month Lobbying Summary - Organization

HeliCat Canada Association / Ross Cloutier, Chief Executive Officer

Registration Summary

Currently active - Last Updated: 2025-07-01

Who is lobbying?

HeliCat Canada Association (Address & business activities)

Ross Cloutier, Chief Executive Officer

Government Funding

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

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

HeliCat Canada Association is working together with the following other entities for the purpose of lobbying:

Association of Canadian Mountain Guides (Address information)
Back Country Lodges of BC Association (Address information)
BC Commercial Snowmobilers Association (Address information)
BC Fishing Resorts and Outfitters Association (Address information)
Boating BC (Address information)
British Columbia Snowmobile Federation (Address information)
Canada West Ski Areas Association (Address information)
Canadian Ski Guide Association (Address information)
Commercial Bear Viewing Association of BC (Address information)
Guide Outfitters Association of BC (Address information)
Indigenous Tourism BC (Address information)
Mountain Biking BC (Address information)
Sea Kayak Guides Alliance of BC (Address information)
Sport Fishing Institute of BC (Address information)
Tourism Industry Association of BC (Address information)
Wilderness Tourism Association of BC (Address information)

Direct Interests of the Lobbying Activity

Affiliates

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

Other Affiliates

The activities of HeliCat Canada Association 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 HeliCat Canada Association:

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:

Specific Topics of Lobbying Communications	Intended Outcomes	Associated Subject Matters
BC Parks, Wildlife and related policies and programs as they relate to helicopter and snowcat skiing in BC.	Development, establishment, amendment or termination of any program, policy, directive or guideline of the government of British Columbia or a Provincial entity	Environment
First Nation reconciliation, Relationships, Land use and Management and adventure tourism policies and programs as they relate to the helicopter and snowcat skiing sector in BC.	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
Land Management and adventure tourism policies and programs as they relate to the helicopter and snowcat skiing sector in BC.	Development, establishment, amendment or termination of any program, policy, directive or guideline of the government of British Columbia or a Provincial entity	Tourism
Occupational Health & Safety policies and programs as they relate to the helicopter and snowcat skiing sector in BC.	Development, establishment, amendment or termination of any program, policy, directive or guideline of the government of British Columbia or a Provincial entity	Employment and Training

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

Energy and Climate Solutions
Environment and Parks
Forests
Indigenous Relations and Reconciliation
Jobs, Economic Development and Innovation
Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly
Provincial Health Services Authority
Tourism, Arts, Culture and Sport
Water, Land and Resource Stewardship
WorkSafeBC

Who are the lobbyists?

In-house Lobbyists

Lobbyist

Contributions

Dave Butler
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

Ross Cloutier
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: 1207-1683
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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
2025-10-31	No	Dave Butler	Rumon Carter, ED \| Environment and Parks Nick Grant, Assistant Deputy Minister \| Tourism, Arts, Culture and Sport Michelle Porter, Executive Director \| Water, Land and Resource Stewardship Tracy Ronmark, Director \| Water, Land and Resource Stewardship Jim Standen, Assistant Deputy Minister \| BC Parks and Conservation Officer Service, Environment and Parks Colin Ward, Assistant Deputy Minister \| Water, Land and Resource Stewardship	View
2025-10-21	No	Dave Butler	Anne Kang, Minister of Tourism, Arts, Culture, and Sport \| Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly	View
2025-10-17	No	Dave Butler	Kevin Jardine, Deputy Minister \| Deputy Minister's Office, Environment and Parks	View
2025-10-07	No	Dave Butler	Lori Halls, Deputy Minister \| Water, Land and Resource Stewardship Michelle Porter, Executive Director \| Water, Land and Resource Stewardship Colin Ward, Assistant Deputy Minister \| Water, Land and Resource Stewardship	View
2025-09-08	No	Ross Cloutier , Dave Butler	Nicolas Bragg, Chief of Staff \| Minister's Office, Environment and Parks Tamara Davidson, Minister \| Environment and Parks Jack Garnier, Ministerial Advisor \| Environment and Parks Kevin Jardine, Deputy Minister \| Deputy Minister's Office, Environment and Parks Sydney Martin, Executive Director, Stewardship, Planni \| Environment and Parks Jim Standen, Assistant Deputy Minister \| BC Parks and Conservation Officer Service, Environment and Parks Mary Ward, Ministerial Advisor \| Environment and Parks	View
2025-09-05	No	Dave Butler	Rumon Carter, ED \| Environment and Parks Nick Grant, Assistant Deputy Minister \| TSS - Tourism Sector Strategy, Tourism, Arts, Culture and Sport John Hawkings, Executive Lead \| Recreation Strategy & Service Transformation, Environment and Parks Michelle Porter, Executive Director \| Water, Land and Resource Stewardship Jim Standen, Assistant Deputy Minister \| BC Parks and Conservation Officer Service, Environment and Parks Colin Ward, Assistant Deputy Minister \| Water, Land and Resource Stewardship	View
2025-09-05	No	Ross Cloutier , Dave Butler	Jane Constable, Ministerial Advisor \| Office of the Minister, Jobs and Economic Growth	View
2025-09-02	No	Ross Cloutier , Dave Butler	Jennifer Anthony, Assistant Deputy Minister \| Water, Land and Resource Stewardship Lori Halls, Deputy Minister \| Water, Land and Resource Stewardship Randene Neill, Minister \| Water, Land and Resource Stewardship Jennifer Psyllakis, Assistant Deputy Minister \| Water, Land and Resource Stewardship Marshall Scott-Bigsby, Ministerial Advisor \| Minister's Office, Water, Land and Resource Stewardship Colin Ward, Assistant Deputy Minister \| Water, Land and Resource Stewardship Seamus Wolfe, Chief of Staff \| Water, Land and Resource Stewardship	View
2025-08-20	No	Ross Cloutier	Vera Vukelich, Manager \| Land policy and programs, Water, Land and Resource Stewardship	View
2025-07-14	No	Ross Cloutier , Dave Butler	Tim Lesiuk, Assistant Deputy Minister \| Jobs, Economic Development and Innovation	View
2025-07-14	No	Ross Cloutier , Dave Butler	Tom McCarthy, Deputy Minister \| Office of the Premier	View
2025-07-14	No	Ross Cloutier , Dave Butler	Kevin Jardine, Deputy Minister \| Deputy Minister's Office, Environment and Parks Sydney Martin, Executive Director, Stewardship, Planni \| Environment and Parks	View
2025-06-27	No	Dave Butler	Nick Grant, Assistant Deputy Minister \| TSS - Tourism Sector Strategy, Tourism, Arts, Culture and Sport John Hawkings, Executive Lead \| Recreation Strategy & Service Transformation, Environment and Parks Michelle Porter, Executive Director \| Water, Land and Resource Stewardship Tracy Ronmark, Director \| Authorizations, Water, Land and Resource Stewardship Colin Ward, Assistant Deputy Minister \| Water, Land and Resource Stewardship	View
2025-06-26	No	Dave Butler	Joelle Ward, Director \| Caribou Recovery Program, Water, Land and Resource Stewardship	View
2025-06-16	No	Ross Cloutier , Dave Butler	Silas Brownsey, Deputy Minister \| Tourism, Arts, Culture and Sport Jennifer Goad, Executive Director \| Tourism, Arts, Culture and Sport Nick Grant, Assistant Deputy Minister \| TSS - Tourism Sector Strategy, Tourism, Arts, Culture and Sport	View
2025-06-03	No	Ross Cloutier	Celine Davis, A/Executive Director, \| Ecosystems Branch, Water, Land and Resource Stewardship Joelle Ward, Director \| Caribou Recovery Program, Water, Land and Resource Stewardship	View
2025-06-03	No	Dave Butler	Celine Davis, A/Executive Director, \| Ecosystems Branch, Water, Land and Resource Stewardship Joelle Ward, Director \| Caribou Recovery Program, Water, Land and Resource Stewardship	View
2025-05-30	No	Dave Butler	Nick Grant, Assistant Deputy Minister \| TSS - Tourism Sector Strategy, Tourism, Arts, Culture and Sport Michelle Porter, Executive Director \| Water, Land and Resource Stewardship Jim Standen, Assistant Deputy Minister \| BC Parks and Conservation Officer Service, Environment and Parks Colin Ward, Assistant Deputy Minister \| Water, Land and Resource Stewardship	View
2025-04-25	No	Dave Butler	Nick Grant, Assistant Deputy Minister \| TSS - Tourism Sector Strategy, Tourism, Arts, Culture and Sport Michelle Porter, Executive Director \| Water, Land and Resource Stewardship Jim Standen, Assistant Deputy Minister \| BC Parks and Conservation Officer Service, Environment and Parks Colin Ward, Assistant Deputy Minister \| Water, Land and Resource Stewardship	View
2025-03-07	No	Dave Butler	Spencer Chandra Hebert, Minister \| Minister of Tourism, Arts, Culture and Sport, Tourism, Arts, Culture and Sport	View
2025-02-26	No	Ross Cloutier , Dave Butler	Silas Brownsey, Deputy Minister \| Tourism, Arts, Culture and Sport Nick Grant, Assistant Deputy Minister \| TSS - Tourism Sector Strategy, Tourism, Arts, Culture and Sport John Hawkings, Executive Lead \| Recreation Strategy & Service Transformation, Environment and Parks Kevin Jardine, Deputy Minister \| Deputy Minister's Office, Environment and Parks	View
2025-02-25	No	Ross Cloutier , Dave Butler	Celine Davis, A/Executive Director, \| Ecosystems Branch, Water, Land and Resource Stewardship Jennifer Psyllakis, Assistant Deputy Minister \| Water, Land and Resource Stewardship Kim Richardson, Policy Specialist \| Clean Communities, Water, Land and Resource Stewardship	View
2024-12-13	No	Dave Butler	Lori Halls, Deputy Minister \| Water, Land and Resource Stewardship David Muter, Assistant Deputy Minister \| Land Use Policy, Planning and Ecosystems Division, Water, Land and Resource Stewardship Jennifer Psyllakis, Assistant Deputy Minister \| Water, Land and Resource Stewardship Colin Ward, Assistant Deputy Minister \| Water, Land and Resource Stewardship	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
Destination BC Corp	$8,186.75	2025-03-31
WorkSafeBC	$1,000.00	2025-03-31
WorkSafeBC	$2,000.00	2024-10-01
WorkSafeBC	$1,000.00	2025-10-20

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Date Modified:: 2025-11-05

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12-Month Lobbying Summary - Organization

HeliCat Canada Association / Ross Cloutier, Chief Executive Officer

Who is lobbying?

HeliCat Canada Association (Address & business activities)

Government Funding

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

HeliCat Canada Association is working together with the following other entities for the purpose of lobbying:

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

HeliCat Canada Association / Ross Cloutier, Chief Executive Officer

HeliCat Canada Association (Address & business activities)

Government Funding

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

HeliCat Canada Association is working together with the following other entities for the purpose of lobbying:

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

HeliCat Canada Association - Address & business activities

HeliCat Canada Association / Ross Cloutier, Chief Executive Officer

Association of Canadian Mountain Guides

BC Fishing Resorts and Outfitters Association

BC Commercial Snowmobilers Association

Boating BC

Back Country Lodges of BC Association

Canada West Ski Areas Association

British Columbia Snowmobile Federation

Commercial Bear Viewing Association of BC

Canadian Ski Guide Association

Indigenous Tourism BC

Guide Outfitters Association of BC

Sea Kayak Guides Alliance of BC

Mountain Biking BC

Tourism Industry Association of BC

Sport Fishing Institute of BC

Wilderness Tourism Association of BC

Received Government Funding