12-Month Lobbying Summary - Organization

New Car Dealers Association of BC / Blair Qualey, President & CEO

Registration Summary

Currently active - Last Updated: 2025-06-17

Who is lobbying?

New Car Dealers Association of BC (Address & business activities)

Blair Qualey, President & CEO

Government Funding

Did New Car Dealers Association of BC receive government funding within the last 12 months? No

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

New Car Dealers Association of BC is not working together with any other entity for the purpose of lobbying.

Direct Interests of the Lobbying Activity

Affiliates

New Car Dealers Association of BC does not have any affiliates that could have a direct interest in the outcome of the lobbying activities

Other Affiliates

The activities of New Car Dealers Association of BC 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 New Car Dealers Association of BC:

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
Advocacy regarding changes whereby ICBC has altered the insurance process regarding Leased Vehicles in British Columbia. In order to provide lessees access to ICBC’s online insurance renewal tool, ICBC is implementing changes that have potential for adverse financial ramifications for all motorists in BC. The process ICBC is implementing creates significant change and financial exposure and liability for Lessors but also impacts Lessees and the public in general.	Development of any legislative proposal by the government of British Columbia, a Provincial entity or a member of the Legislative Assembly 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	Insurance
Seeking funding for post-secondary programs focused on automotive technologies and service to ensure a well-trained workforce capable of meeting the demands of this evolving industry.	Development of any legislative proposal by the government of British Columbia, a Provincial entity or a member of the Legislative Assembly Development, establishment, amendment or termination of any program, policy, directive or guideline of the government of British Columbia or a Provincial entity 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
The New Car Dealers Association advocates that the Environment and Energy officials change policy-specifically changing the Zero Emission Vehicles Act and related sales mandate regulations so that it better reflects current consumer demand and other market conditions across the province, including the resultant impact of financial penalties on vehicle cost and availability.	Development of any legislative proposal by the government of British Columbia, a Provincial entity or a member of 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	Energy, Environment
The New Car Dealers Association advocates that the Finance Ministry officials change tax policy-specifically changing the luxury tax rates so that it better reflects the price of vehicles.	Development of any legislative proposal by the government of British Columbia, a Provincial entity or a member of the Legislative Assembly	Finances and Budgets
The New Car Dealers Association of BC advocates directly to government about consumer issues connected to the sales of new and used vehicles.	Development of any legislative proposal by the government of British Columbia, a Provincial entity or a member of the Legislative Assembly 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	Consumer Issues, Taxation and Finance
The New Car Dealers Association of BC advocates for funding the ministry of Energy and Mines Petroleum and Natural Resources officials and the Finance Ministry for annual funding for the operation of the Clean BC GO Electric Point of Sales Incentives Program.	Development of any legislative proposal by the government of British Columbia, a Provincial entity or a member of the Legislative Assembly	Energy, Environment

Gifts or benefits provided by the organization

Gifts or Benefits Provided to Public Officer Holders
Name	Gift or Benefit Description	Circumstance	Date Given	Value Given
A'aliya Warbus	Buffet breakfast	Industry Mixer	2025-05-28	$15.77
Amelia Boultbee	Buffet breakfast	Industry Mixer	2025-05-28	$15.77
Anna Kindy	Buffet breakfast	Industry Mixer	2025-05-28	$15.77
Brennan Day	Buffet breakfast	Industry Mixer	2025-05-28	$15.77
Brent Chapman	Buffet breakfast	Industry Mixer	2025-05-28	$15.77
Bruce Banman	Buffet breakfast	Industry Mixer	2025-05-28	$15.77
Bryan Tepper	Buffet breakfast	Industry Mixer	2025-05-28	$15.77
Claire Rattee	Buffet breakfast	Industry Mixer	2025-05-28	$15.77
David Williams	Buffet breakfast	Industry Mixer	2025-05-28	$15.77
Donegal Wilson	Buffet breakfast	Industry Mixer	2025-05-28	$15.77
Elenore Sturko	Buffet breakfast	Industry Mixer	2025-05-28	$15.77
Gavin Dew	Buffet breakfast	Industry Mixer	2025-05-28	$15.77
Harman Bhangu	Buffet breakfast	Industry Mixer	2025-05-28	$15.77
Heather Maahs	Buffet breakfast	Industry Mixer	2025-05-28	$15.77
Hon Chan	Buffet breakfast	Industry Mixer	2025-05-28	$15.77
Ian Paton	Buffet breakfast	Industry Mixer	2025-05-28	$15.77
Jody Toor	Buffet breakfast	Industry Mixer	2025-05-28	$15.77
John Rustad	Buffet breakfast	Industry Mixer	2025-05-28	$15.77
Kiel Giddens	Buffet breakfast	Industry Mixer	2025-05-28	$15.77
Korky Neufeld	Buffet breakfast	Industry Mixer	2025-05-28	$15.77
Kristina Loewen	Buffet breakfast	Industry Mixer	2025-05-28	$15.77
Larry Neufeld	Buffet breakfast	Industry Mixer	2025-05-28	$15.77
Lawrence Mok	Buffet breakfast	Industry Mixer	2025-05-28	$15.77
Linda Hepner	Buffet breakfast	Industry Mixer	2025-05-28	$15.77
Lorne Doerkson	Buffet breakfast	Industry Mixer	2025-05-28	$15.77
Lynne Block	Buffet breakfast	Industry Mixer	2025-05-28	$15.77
Macklin McCall	Buffet breakfast	Industry Mixer	2025-05-28	$15.77
Mandeep Dhaliwal	Buffet breakfast	Industry Mixer	2025-05-28	$15.77
Misty Van Popta	Buffet breakfast	Industry Mixer	2025-05-28	$15.77
Pete Davis	Buffet breakfast	Industry Mixer	2025-05-28	$15.77
Peter Milobar	Buffet breakfast	Industry Mixer	2025-05-28	$15.77
Reann Gasper	Buffet breakfast	Industry Mixer	2025-05-28	$15.77
Rosalyn Bird	Buffet breakfast	Industry Mixer	2025-05-28	$15.77
Scott McInnis	Buffet breakfast	Industry Mixer	2025-05-28	$15.77
Sharon Hartwell	Buffet breakfast	Industry Mixer	2025-05-28	$15.77
Sheldon Clare	Buffet breakfast	Industry Mixer	2025-05-28	$15.77
Steve Kooner	Buffet breakfast	Industry Mixer	2025-05-28	$15.77
Teresa Wat	Buffet breakfast	Industry Mixer	2025-05-28	$15.77
Tony Luck	Buffet breakfast	Industry Mixer	2025-05-28	$15.77
Trevor Halford	Buffet breakfast	Industry Mixer	2025-05-28	$15.77
Ward Stamer	Buffet breakfast	Industry Mixer	2025-05-28	$15.77

Who is being lobbied?

Ministries/Provincial Entities

Attorney General
BC Assessment Authority
BC Pavilion Corporation (PavCo)
British Columbia Hydro and Power Authority
Energy and Climate Solutions
Environment and Parks
Finance
Industry Training Authority
Insurance Corporation of British Columbia
Jobs, Economic Development and Innovation
Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly
Office of the Premier
Post-Secondary Education and Future Skills
Public Safety and Solicitor General
SkilledTradesBC
Transportation and Transit
WorkSafeBC

Ministries/Provincial Entities in previous versions
- Advanced Education and Skills Training
- Energy, Mines and Low Carbon Innovation
- Environment and Climate Change Strategy
- Minister of State for Infrastructure and Transit
- Municipal Affairs
- Transportation and Infrastructure

Who are the lobbyists?

In-house Lobbyists

Lobbyist

Contributions

Blair Qualey
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: 6420-3272
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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
2025-05-27	No	Blair Qualey	Adrian Dix, Minister \| Energy and Climate Solutions Nathaniel Gosman, Assistant Deputy Minister \| Energy Decarbonization Division, Energy and Climate Solutions Niki Sharma, Minister \| Attorney General	View
2025-04-24	No	Blair Qualey	Brenda Bailey, Minister \| Finance Adrian Dix, Minister \| Energy and Climate Solutions David Eby, Premier \| Office of the Premier	View
2025-04-17	No	Blair Qualey	Diana Gibson, Minister \| Jobs, Economic Development and Innovation	View
2025-03-31	No	Blair Qualey	Raj Chouhan, MLA for Burnaby-New Westminster \| Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly	View
2025-03-31	No	Blair Qualey	David Eby, Premier \| Office of the Premier	View
2025-03-21	No	Blair Qualey	Brenda Bailey, Minister \| Finance	View
2025-03-21	No	Blair Qualey	John Rustad, MLA for Nechako Lakes \| Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly	View
2025-03-11	No	Blair Qualey	Andrew Avis, Executive Director \| Ministry of Finance, Finance Jeremy Hewitt, ADM \| Policy and Taxation, Finance	View
2025-03-04	No	Blair Qualey	Diana Gibson, MLA for Oak Bay-Gordon Head \| Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly	View
2025-03-04	No	Blair Qualey	Brenda Bailey, Minister \| Finance	View
2025-03-03	No	Blair Qualey	David Eby, Premier \| Office of the Premier	View
2025-01-28	No	Blair Qualey	David Wong, President and CEO \| Insurance Corporation of British Columbia	View
2025-01-27	No	Blair Qualey	Adrian Dix, Minister \| Minister's Office, Energy and Climate Solutions	View
2024-11-25	No	Blair Qualey	Brenda Bailey, Minister \| Finance Tamara Davidson, Minister \| Environment and Parks Hon. Adrian Dix, Minister \| Energy and Climate Solutions Trevor Halford, MLA for Surrey-White Rock \| Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly Anne Kang, Minister \| Post-Secondary Education and Future Skills Peter Milobar, MLA for Kamloops Centre \| Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly Korky Neufeld, MLA for Abbotsford West \| Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly David L. Williams, MLA for Salmon Arm-Shuswap \| Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly	View
2024-11-13	No	Blair Qualey	David Eby, Premier \| Office of the Premier	View

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Date Modified:: 2025-06-06

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12-Month Lobbying Summary - Organization

New Car Dealers Association of BC / Blair Qualey, President & CEO

Who is lobbying?

New Car Dealers Association of BC (Address & business activities)

Government Funding

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

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

New Car Dealers Association of BC / Blair Qualey, President & CEO

New Car Dealers Association of BC (Address & business activities)

Government Funding

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

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

New Car Dealers Association of BC - Address & business activities

New Car Dealers Association of BC / Blair Qualey, President & CEO