12-Month Lobbying Summary - Consultant Lobbyist

Saulteau First Nation Band / Moe Sihota, Consultant Lobbyist

Registration Summary

Currently active - Last Updated: 2024-11-29

Who is lobbying?

Saulteau First Nation Band (Address & business activities)

Government Funding

Did Saulteau First Nation Band receive government funding within the last 12 months? No

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

Saulteau First Nation Band is working together with the following other entities for the purpose of lobbying:

Treaty 8 First Nations (Address information)

Direct Interests of the Lobbying Activity

Affiliates

Saulteau First Nation Band does not have any affiliates that could have a direct interest in the outcome of the lobbying activities

Other Affiliates

The activities of Saulteau First Nation Band 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 Saulteau First Nation Band:

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

Subject matters added through an Lobbying Activity Report:
Specific Topics of Lobbying Communications	Intended Outcomes	Associated Subject Matters
Client is seeking assistance from the Province's Loan Guarantee Program for Indigenous Equity participation in Natural Resource Projects. Client has been approved for construction of a Wind Farm in the Peace Region of BC and requires on-going assistance in bringing that Project to fruition	Development, establishment, amendment or termination of any program, policy, directive or guideline of the government of British Columbia or a Provincial entity	Energy, Finances and Budgets, Indigenous Relations and Reconciliation
Incidental Legislative Changes will be required to allow for Transfer of Treaty Lands to the Saulteau First Nations.	Development of any legislative proposal by the government of British Columbia, a Provincial entity or a member of the Legislative Assembly	Indigenous Relations and Reconciliation
Matters arising out of the Blueberry River Court Decision that impact Saulteau First Nation	Development, establishment, amendment or termination of any program, policy, directive or guideline of the government of British Columbia or a Provincial entity	Energy
Natural Resource oppurtunities such as natural gas, electrification, transmission that might be available to the Saulteau First Nation.	Development, establishment, amendment or termination of any program, policy, directive or guideline of the government of British Columbia or a Provincial entity	Energy, Indigenous Relations and Reconciliation
Potential equity interest in infrastructure projects	Development, establishment, amendment or termination of any program, policy, directive or guideline of the government of British Columbia or a Provincial entity	Energy, Environment
The Client requires settlement of its Treaty Land Entitlement with the Province. Neghotiations have been underway for 25 years but remain unresolved with regards to Entitlement Lands in the Fort St.John area. In order to resolve this issue, the Province will need to terminate or ammend its policy requiring Cash Compensation for Treaty Entitlement Crown Lands.	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
Subject matters added through an Lobbying Activity Report:
Potential reopening of Local sawmill and proper allocation of timber fibre	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	Economic Development and Trade, Environment
Protection of Cariboo Herds, Grizzly Bear Hunting, Water and Resource Management within the Saulteau First Nation Territory	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	Economic Development and Trade, Environment, Forestry

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

Attorney General
Energy and Climate Solutions
Finance
Forests
Indigenous Relations and Reconciliation
Jobs, Economic Development and Innovation
Office of the Premier
Water, Land and Resource Stewardship

Who is the lobbyist?

Moe Sihota, Consultant Lobbyist (Business address and contact information)

Parhar Investments & Consulting Ltd (Address & contact information)

Former Public Office Holder in BC: Yes

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:

No individuals have been hired or subcontracted to lobby on behalf of the client for this registration.

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 2024-09-21:

Yes

Has made a political contribution as defined in the Lobbyists Transparency Act on or after 2024-09-21:	Consultant:	Yes
	Client:	No
Has made a sponsorship contribution as defined in the Lobbyists Transparency Act on or after 2024-09-21:	Consultant:	No
	Client:	No
Has made a recall contribution as defined in the Lobbyists Transparency Act on or after 2024-09-21:	Consultant:	No
	Client:	No

Registration number: 2094-2628
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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	Senior Public Office Holder, Position Title \| Ministry/Provincial Entity	Subject Matters
2025-12-04	No	Hon. David Eby, Premier \| Office of the Premier	View
2025-11-25	No	Hudson Copley-Spencer, Executive Assistant \| Forests Ravi Parmar, Minister \| Forests	View
2025-11-05	No	Brenda Bailey, Minister of Finance \| Finance Jeremy Hewitt, Assistant Deputy Minister \| Climate Action Secretariat, Finance	View
2025-11-04	No	Ian McMahon, Chief of Staff \| Minister's Office, Forests Ravi Parmar, Minister \| Forests	View
2025-11-04	No	Lori Halls, Deputy Minister \| Water, Land and Resource Stewardship Randene Neill, Minister \| Water, Land and Resource Stewardship	View
2025-11-04	No	Adrian Dix, Minister of Energy and Climate Solutions \| Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly Peter Pokorny, Deputy Minister \| Deputy Minister's Office, Energy and Climate Solutions	View
2025-09-01	No	Spencer Chandra Hebert, Minister \| Ministry of Indigenous Relations and Rec, Indigenous Relations and Reconciliation Carolyn Kamper, Assistant Deputy Minister \| Indigenous Relations and Reconciliation	View
2025-02-28	No	Tom McCarthy, Deputy Minister \| Indigenous Relations and Reconciliation	View

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Date Modified:: 2025-11-05

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12-Month Lobbying Summary - Consultant Lobbyist

Saulteau First Nation Band / Moe Sihota, Consultant Lobbyist

Who is lobbying?

Saulteau First Nation Band (Address & business activities)

Government Funding

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

Saulteau First Nation Band 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

Subject matters added through an Lobbying Activity Report:

Gifts or Benefits Provided to Public Officer Holders

Who is being lobbied?

Ministries/Provincial Entities

Who is the lobbyist?

Moe Sihota, Consultant Lobbyist (Business address and contact information)

Who has provided contributions?

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

12-Month Lobbying Summary - Consultant Lobbyist

Saulteau First Nation Band / Moe Sihota, Consultant Lobbyist

Saulteau First Nation Band (Address & business activities)

Government Funding

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

Saulteau First Nation Band 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

Subject matters added through an Lobbying Activity Report:

Gifts or Benefits Provided to Public Officer Holders

Ministries/Provincial Entities

Moe Sihota, Consultant Lobbyist (Business address and contact information)

Saulteau First Nation Band - Address & business activities

Saulteau First Nation Band / Moe Sihota, Consultant Lobbyist

Parhar Investments & Consulting Ltd

Treaty 8 First Nations