12-Month Lobbying Summary - Organization

Your Local Farmers Market Society / Laura Smit, Executive Director

Registration Summary

Currently active - Reactivated: 2025-10-16

Who is lobbying?

Your Local Farmers Market Society (Address & business activities)

Laura Smit, Executive Director

Government Funding

Did Your Local Farmers Market Society receive government funding within the last 12 months? No

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

Your Local Farmers Market Society is working together with the following other entities for the purpose of lobbying:

BC Association of Farmers Markets (Address information)

Direct Interests of the Lobbying Activity

Affiliates

Your Local Farmers Market Society does not have any affiliates that could have a direct interest in the outcome of the lobbying activities

Other Affiliates

The activities of Your Local Farmers Market Society 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 Your Local Farmers Market Society:

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
YLFMS will advocate for continued support and financial investment for the ongoing delivery of the provincial BC Farmers' Market Nutrition Coupon Program across BC.	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	Agriculture, Economic Development and Trade, Health, Poverty
YLFMS will advocate for strong, sufficiently resourced and sustainable farmers markets to support BC food security, regional economic development and consumer demand for products grown and produced locally in BC sold by agrifood vendors and small businesses through direct, farmers market sales channels. Advocacy will include the need for provincial urban policies that support farmers market development in the midst of competing municipal demands (including location, design, management, promotion and funding).	Development, establishment, amendment or termination of any program, policy, directive or guideline of the government of British Columbia or a Provincial entity	Agriculture, Arts and Culture, Economic Development and Trade, Emergency Preparedness, Employment and Training, Environment, Health, Indigenous Relations and Reconciliation, Infrastructure, Municipal Affairs, Non-Profit Organization, Poverty, Regional Development, Small Business, Tourism

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

Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly

Who are the lobbyists?

In-house Lobbyists

Lobbyist

Contributions

Laura Smit
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: 6446-3276
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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	Yes	Laura Smit	Niki Sharma, MLA for Vancouver-Hastings \| Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly	View
2025-10-16	No	Laura Smit	Brenda Bailey, MLA for Vancouver-South Granville \| FIN, Finance Christine Boyle, MLA for Vancouver-Little Mountain \| Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly Spencer Chandra Hebert, Minister \| Indigenous Relations and Reconciliation Joan Phillip, MLA for Vancouver-Strathcona \| Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly Niki Sharma, MLA for Vancouver-Hastings \| Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly	View

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Date Modified:: 2025-11-05

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12-Month Lobbying Summary - Organization

Your Local Farmers Market Society / Laura Smit, Executive Director

Who is lobbying?

Your Local Farmers Market Society (Address & business activities)

Government Funding

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

Your Local Farmers Market Society 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

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

Your Local Farmers Market Society / Laura Smit, Executive Director

Your Local Farmers Market Society (Address & business activities)

Government Funding

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

Your Local Farmers Market Society 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

Gifts or benefits provided by the organization

Ministries/Provincial Entities

Your Local Farmers Market Society - Address & business activities

Your Local Farmers Market Society / Laura Smit, Executive Director

BC Association of Farmers Markets