12-Month Lobbying Summary - Organization

Retail Council of Canada / Kim Furlong, President & CEO

Registration Summary

Currently active - Last Updated: 2025-10-15

Who is lobbying?

Retail Council of Canada (Address & business activities)

Kim Furlong, President & CEO

Senior Officer in previous versions
- Diane Brisebois, President & CEO

Government Funding

Did Retail Council of Canada receive government funding within the last 12 months? Yes

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

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

Direct Interests of the Lobbying Activity

Affiliates

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

Other Affiliates

The activities of Retail Council of 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 Retail Council of 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
Achieve amendment of Section 8 (2) (f) of the Recycling Regulation to clarify that all producer responsibility agencies with approved stewardship plans are required to publish independently audited financial statements.	Development or enactment of any regulation, including the enactment of a regulation for the purposes of amending or repealing a regulation	Environment
Address inequity (and free-riders) in the extended producer responsibility regime (under the Recycling Regulation) by increasing compliance and enforcement, and changes to policy directives from the Ministry of Environment and Parks.	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	Environment
Amendment Bicycle Safety Helmet Standards Regulation to include relevant European Union standard	Development or enactment of any regulation, including the enactment of a regulation for the purposes of amending or repealing a regulation	Transportation
Ensure that the extended producer responsibility regime (part of the Recycling Regulation) is affordable to consumers and businesses and that operating impacts to businesses do not continue to substantially increase the cost of doing business in British Columbia. Achieve amendments to the Recycling Regulation that: (a) require all Producer Responsibility Organizations (PROs) to publicly report financial and non-financial results, (b) achieve a level playing-field by increasing compliance by those businesses not registering, reporting and remitting for the packaging and products that they introduce to the British Columbia market (principally foreign-based entities), and, (c) require that all recyclable products and packaging either be managed consistently with best environmental outcomes, or, returned to the PRO with an approved extended producer responsibility plan for processing consistent with the approved plan.	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	Environment
Increase government action to address retail crime and safety including organized retail crime. This includes: (a) more resources for policing, (b) speedier, more impactful prosecution of offenders to end the plague that the same store employees being victimized multiple times in short time spans, (c) significantly more effort to stem organized retail crime and the resale of goods including through unregulated online marketplaces.	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	Justice and Law Enforcement

Subject matter details in previous versions

Specific Topics of Lobbying Communications	Intended Outcomes	Associated Subject Matters
Ensure that the extended producer responsibility regime (part of the Recycling Regulation) is affordable to consumers and businesses and that operating impacts to businesses do not continue to substantially increase the cost of doing business in British Columbia.	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	Environment
Increase government action to address retail crime and safety including organized retail crime.	Development, establishment, amendment or termination of any program, policy, directive or guideline of the government of British Columbia or a Provincial entity	Justice and Law Enforcement
Address inequity (and free-riders) in the extended producer responsibility regime (under the Recycling Regulation) by increasing compliance and enforcement.	Development, establishment, amendment or termination of any program, policy, directive or guideline of the government of British Columbia or a Provincial entity	Environment
Ensure that the extended producer responsibility regime (part of the Recycling Regulation) remains affordable to consumers and producers.	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	Environment
Suggest an amendment of Section 8 (2) (f) of the Recycling Regulation to clarify that all producer responsibility agencies with approved stewardship plans are required to publish independently audited financial statements.	Development or enactment of any regulation, including the enactment of a regulation for the purposes of amending or repealing a regulation	Environment

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
Attorney General
Environment and Parks
Finance
Jobs and Economic Growth
Labour
Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly
Minister of State for Community Safety and Integrated Services
Office of the Premier
Public Safety and Solicitor General
Transportation and Transit
WorkSafeBC

Ministries/Provincial Entities in previous versions
- Jobs, Economic Development and Innovation

Who are the lobbyists?

In-house Lobbyists

Lobbyist

Contributions

Karl Littler
Subscribes to a Code of Conduct: Yes
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

Greg Wilson
Subscribes to a Code of Conduct: Yes
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: Yes
Sponsorship: No
Recall: No

Lobbyists in previous versions

In-house Lobbyists
Lobbyist	BC Former Public Office Holder Positions	Contributions
Diane Brisebois	Former Public Office Holder in BC: No	Contributions: No
Avery Bruenjes	Former Public Office Holder in BC: No	Contributions: No

Registration number: 11510-2539
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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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Retail Council of Canada - Address & business activities

Address:

1021 Hastings Street W
9th Floor
Vancouver, BC V6E 0C3
Canada

Contact information in previous versions
- 1021 Hastings Street W
  9th Floor
  Vancouver, BC V6E 0C3
  Canada
- 885 West Georgia
  Suite 1480
  Vancouver, BC V6C 3E8
  Canada
- 890 West Pender Street, Suite
  890 West Pender Street
  Vancouver, BC V6C 1J9
  Canada
- 890 West Pender Street, Suite
  890 West Pender Street
  Vancouver, BC V6C 1J9
  Canada
- 410-890 West Pender Street
  
  Vancouver, BC V6C 1J9
  Canada
- 209-1730 West 2nd Avenue
  
  Vancouver, BC V6J 1H6
  Canada
- 209-1730 West 2nd Avenue
  209-1730 West 2nd Avenue
  Vancouver, BC V6J 1H6
  Canada

Description of Activities:
Retail is Canada’s largest private sector employer. Over 358,000 (July 2025) residents of British Columbia work directly in the retail industry. Retail impacts hundreds of thousands of related jobs in wholesale, transportation, information technology, legal and accounting professions. The sector annually generates $17 billion (2024 data) in wages and employee benefits for British Columbians. Core retail sales (excluding vehicles and gasoline) in B.C. were $73 billion in 2024. The Retail Council of Canada (RCC) is a not-for-profit industry-funded association that represents small, medium and large retail businesses in every community across the country. As the Voice of Retail™, we proudly represent British Columbia storefronts in all retail formats, including department, grocery, pharmacy, convenience, specialty, discount and independent retailers, as well as online merchants and quick-service restaurants.

Descriptions of the organization's activity in previous versions:
- Retail is Canada’s largest private sector employer. Over 319,000 (October 2024) residents of British Columbia work directly in the retail industry. Retail impacts hundreds of thousands of related jobs in wholesale, transportation, information technology, legal and accounting professions. The sector annually generates $14 billion (2023 data) in wages and employee benefits for British Columbians. Core retail sales (excluding vehicles and gasoline) in B.C. were $73 billion in 2023. The Retail Council of Canada (RCC) is a not-for-profit industry-funded association that represents small, medium and large retail businesses in every community across the country. As the Voice of Retail™, we proudly represent British Columbia storefronts in all retail formats, including department, grocery, pharmacy, convenience, specialty, discount and independent retailers, as well as online merchants and quick-service restaurants.
- Retail is Canada's largest employer with over 2.1 million Canadians working in our industry. The sector annually generates over $76 billion in wages and employee benefits. Core retail sales (excluding vehicles and gasoline) were $369 billion in 2017. Retail Council of Canada (RCC) members represent more than two-thirds of core retail sales in the country. RCC is a not-for-profit industry-funded association that represents small, medium and large retail businesses in every community across the country. As the Voice of Retail¿ in Canada, we proudly represent more than 45,000 storefronts in all retail formats, including department, grocery, specialty, discount, independent retailers and online merchants.
- Retail is Canada's largest employer with over 2.1 million Canadians working in our industry. The sector annually generates over $76 billion in wages and employee benefits. Core retail sales (excluding vehicles and gasoline) were $369 billion in 2017. Retail Council of Canada (RCC) members represent more than two-thirds of core retail sales in the country. RCC is a not-for-profit industry-funded association that represents small, medium and large retail businesses in every community across the country. As the Voice of Retail¿ in Canada, we proudly represent more than 45,000 storefronts in all retail formats, including department, grocery, specialty, discount, independent retailers and online merchants.
- Retail Council of Canada is a not-for-profit industry-funded association and represents independent, medium and large retail stores in every community across the country. As the Voice of Retail we proudly represent more than 45,000 storefronts in all retail formats, including department, grocery, specialty, discount, independent retailers and online merchants.
- Retail Council of Canada is a not-for-profit industry-funded association and represents small, medium and large retail business in every community across the country. As the Voice of Canadian retailers we proudly represent more than 45,000 storefronts in all retail formats, including department, grocery, specialty, discount, independent retailers and online merchants.
- Trade association for the retail industry. RCC is the Voice of Retail. We have more than 45,000 member storefronts across Canada. Retail is British Columbia's largest private sector employer. In 2013, we employed nearly 300,000 British Columbians.

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
Government of Manitoba	$65,000.00	2025-06-06
Province of Ontario (Canada Summer Jobs Program Grant)	$15,736.00	2024-06-27 to 2024-10-22
Province of Ontario (Canada-Ontario Job Grant)	$3,291.12	2024-12-13 to 2025-01-27

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Date Modified:: 2025-11-05

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