12-Month Lobbying Summary - Consultant Lobbyist

Praxis Spinal Cord Institute / Kimanda Jarzebiak, Consultant Lobbyist

Registration Summary

Currently active - Last Updated: 2023-08-18

Who is lobbying?

Praxis Spinal Cord Institute (Address & business activities)

Government Funding

Did Praxis Spinal Cord Institute request or receive government funding within the last 12 months? Yes

Coalition Members Information

Praxis Spinal Cord Institute is not a coalition member.

Direct Interests of the Lobbying Activity

Affiliates

Praxis Spinal Cord Institute does not have any affiliates that could have a direct interest in the outcome of the lobbying activities

Other Affiliates

The activities of Praxis Spinal Cord Institute 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 Praxis Spinal Cord Institute:

What is being lobbied?

Subject Matter of the Lobbying Activities

Details Regarding the Identified Subject Matter

Will the consultant lobbyist be arranging meetings between a public office holder and the client for the purpose of attempting to influence any of the matters listed:

Yes

Specific Topics of Lobbying Communications	Intended Outcomes	Associated Subject Matters
The Praxis Spinal Cord Institute is seeking funding from the BC Ministry of Health to support Praxis' activities in the areas of spinal cord injury research and care.	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	Advanced Education, Finances and Budgets, Health, Information Technology, Infrastructure, Non-Profit Organization, Science and Technology

Gifts or Benefits Provided to Public Officer Holders

Lobbyists are required to provide information regarding gifts or benefits provided within the last 12 months to a public office holder they have lobbied. For more information, review the Guide to Lobbyist Gifts.

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

Finance
Health
Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly
Office of the Premier
Parliamentary Secretary for Accessibility
Post-Secondary Education and Future Skills
Social Development and Poverty Reduction

Who is the lobbyist?

Kimanda Jarzebiak, Consultant Lobbyist (Business address and contact information)

Ascent Public Affairs (Address & contact information)

Former Public Office Holder in BC: No

Relevant Codes of Conduct: The consultant lobbyist does not have in place an undertaking to comply with any relevant codes of conduct.

Individuals Hired by the Consultant Lobbyist to Lobby on Behalf of the Client:

Danielle Bourgeois

Contingency Information:

Payment to the consultant lobbyist by the client, in whole or in part, is not contingent on the outcome of this lobbying activity.
Payment to the consultant lobbyist by the client, in whole or in part, is not contingent on the success in arranging a meeting with public office holders on behalf of the client.

Who has provided contributions?

Consultant has lobbied, or plans to lobby a member of the Legislative Assembly, including a Minister or Premier, on behalf of this client, on or after 2020-09-21:

Yes

Has made a political contribution as defined in the Lobbyists Transparency Act on or after 2020-09-21:	Consultant:	Yes
	Client:	No
Has made a sponsorship contribution as defined in the Lobbyists Transparency Act on or after 2020-09-21:	Consultant:	No
	Client:	No
Has made a recall contribution as defined in the Lobbyists Transparency Act on or after 2020-09-21:	Consultant:	No
	Client:	No

Registration number: 1583-2442
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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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Praxis Spinal Cord Institute - Address & business activities

Address:

6400-818 W. 10th Avenue
Vancouver, BC V5Z 1M9
Canada

Telephone number: 604-827-2421

Contact information in previous versions
- 6400-818 W. 10th Avenue
  
  Vancouver, BC V5Z 1M9
  Canada
  
  Telephone number: 604-827-2421

Description of Activities:
The Praxis Spinal Cord Institute is a Canadian-based not-for-profit organization committed to reducing the incidence and severity of paralysis and secondary health complications after spinal cord injury. Praxis accelerates the translation of discoveries and best practices into improved treatments and quality of life for people with SCI. Praxis works in four core program areas: (1) Cure - focuses on the generation of knowledge and the establishment of treatments that will ultimately result in a cure for paralysis after SCI. (2) Care - focuses on achieving evidence-based equitable and optimal care for Canadians sustaining a spinal cord injury. (3) Consumer Engagement - focuses on involving more individuals with SCI in research. (4) Commercialization - focuses on facilitating the development of innovative therapeutics, medical devices, diagnostics and health-IT related technologies with direct application to SCI towards commercialization.

Descriptions of the organization's activity in previous versions:
- The Praxis Spinal Cord Institute is a Canadian-based not-for-profit organization committed to reducing the incidence and severity of paralysis and secondary health complications after spinal cord injury. Praxis accelerates the translation of discoveries and best practices into improved treatments and quality of life for people with SCI. Praxis works in four core program areas: (1) Cure - focuses on the generation of knowledge and the establishment of treatments that will ultimately result in a cure for paralysis after SCI. (2) Care - focuses on achieving evidence-based equitable and optimal care for Canadians sustaining a spinal cord injury. (3) Consumer Engagement - focuses on involving more individuals with SCI in research. (4) Commercialization - focuses on facilitating the development of innovative therapeutics, medical devices, diagnostics and health-IT related technologies with direct application to SCI towards commercialization.

Requested Government Funding

Funding Request made to:	Funding Requested	Date Requested
Health	$10,000,000.00	2022-12-22

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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
Health	$10,000,000.00	2023-03-31
Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)	$5,175,000.00	2023-08-18
Innovation, Science, and Economic Development Canada (ISED)	$4,900,000.00	2023-02-09
Innovation, Science, and Economic Development Canada (ISED)	$1,725,000.00	2023-04-27
Western Economic Diversification Canada	$25,000.00	2022-12-20

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Date Modified:: 2024-01-29

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