12-Month Lobbying Summary - Organization

Praxis Spinal Cord Institute / Bill Barrable, Chief Executive Officer

Registration Summary

Currently active - Last Updated: 2025-10-31

Who is lobbying?

Praxis Spinal Cord Institute (Address & business activities)

Bill Barrable, Chief Executive Officer

Government Funding

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

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

Praxis Spinal Cord Institute is not working together with any other entity for the purpose of lobbying.

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 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
Provided updates regarding existing BC funding to Praxis	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	Health, Science and Technology
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, Economic Development and Trade, Health, Science and Technology

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

Finance
Health
Jobs and Economic Growth
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

Ministries/Provincial Entities in previous versions
- Advanced Education and Skills Training
- Parliamentary Secretary for Accessibility

Who are the lobbyists?

In-house Lobbyists

Lobbyist

Contributions

Bill Barrable
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: 1068-2552
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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	Bill Barrable	Suzanne Christensen, Assistant Deputy Minister \| Research, Innovation and Policy, Social Development and Poverty Reduction	View
2025-09-16	No	Bill Barrable	Cecile Lacombe, Executive Project Director \| Research & Life Sciences, Jobs and Economic Growth	View
2025-06-18	No	Bill Barrable	Julia McFarlane, Director of Research \| Research and Technology Branch, Health Julia Prescott, Director of Health Technology Assessment and Evaluation \| Health Victoria Schuckel, Executive Director \| Research and Technology Branch, Health	View
2025-06-17	No	Bill Barrable	Sam Turcott, Assistant Deputy Minister \| Social Development and Poverty Reduction	View
2025-05-14	No	Bill Barrable	Julia McFarlane, Director, Research \| Research and Technology Branch, Health Victoria Schuckel, Executive Director \| Research and Technology Branch, Health	View

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Praxis Spinal Cord Institute - Address & business activities

Address:

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

Fax number: 604-827-1669

Contact information in previous versions
- 6400-818 W. 10th Avenue
  Vancouver, BC V5Z 1M9
  Canada
  
  Fax number: 604-827-1669
- 6400-818 W. 10th Avenue
  
  Vancouver, BC V5Z 1M9
  Canada
  
  Fax number: 604-827-1669
- 6400-818 W. 10th Avenue
  
  Vancouver, BC V5Z 1M9
  Canada
  
  Fax number: 604-827-1669
- 6400-818 W. 10th Avenue
  
  Vancouver, BC V5Z 1M9
  Canada
  
  Fax number: 604-827-1669
- 6400-818 W. 10th Avenue
  
  Vancouver, BC V5Z 1M9
  Canada
  
  Fax number: 604-707-2121
- 6400-818 W. 10th Avenue
  
  Vancouver, BC V5Z 1M9
  Canada
  
  Fax number: 604-707-2121

Description of Activities:
The Praxis Spinal Cord Institute is a Canadian-based not-for-profit organization that leads global collaboration in spinal cord injury research, innovation and care. We accelerate the translation of discoveries and best practices into improved treatments for people with spinal cord injuries (SCI). Praxis works in four core program areas: (1) Cure - generation of knowledge and the establishment of treatments that will ultimately result in a cure for paralysis after SCI. (2) Care - evidence-based equitable and optimal care for Canadians with spinal cord injuries. (3) Consumer Engagement - engages individuals with SCI as partners in research. (4) Commercialization - facilitates the development and commercialization of innovative therapeutics, medical devices, diagnostics and health-IT related technologies with direct application to SCI.

Descriptions of the organization's activity in previous versions:
- RHI 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. RHI accelerates the translation of discoveries and best practices into improved treatments and quality of life for people with SCI. RHI 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.
- RHI is a Canadian-based not-for-profit organization committed to reducing the incidence and severity of paralysis after spinal cord injury and accelerating the translation of discoveries and best practices into improved treatments and quality of life for people with SCI. RHI 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.
- RHI is a Canadian-based not-for-profit organization committed to reducing the incidence and severity of paralysis after spinal cord injury and accelerating the translation of discoveries and best practices into improved treatments and quality of life for people with SCI. RHI 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.
- RHI is a Canadian-based not-for-profit organization committed to reducing the incidence and severity of paralysis after spinal cord injury and accelerating the translation of discoveries and best practices into improved treatments and quality of life for people with SCI. RHI works in three core program areas: the Rick Hansen Spinal Cord Injury Registry, which captures information and data to identify improved treatments for people with SCI and support multicentre clinical trials; the funding and sponsoring of translational research; and the implementation of best practices.

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 Canada - ISED	$727,051.00	2024-12-27
Government of Canada - ISED	$1,380,523.54	2025-04-15
Government of Canada - ISED	$1,553,768.96	2025-07-11
Government of Canada - ISED	$926,585.15	2025-10-16

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Date Modified:: 2025-11-05

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