12-Month Lobbying Summary - Organization

MakeWay Foundation / Erin Blanding, CEO

Registration Summary

Currently active - Last Updated: 2026-06-30

Who is lobbying?

MakeWay Foundation (Address & business activities)

Erin Blanding, CEO

Senior Officer in previous versions
- Alex Sardar, CEO

Government Funding

Did MakeWay Foundation receive government funding within the last 12 months? Yes

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

MakeWay Foundation is working together with the following other entities for the purpose of lobbying:

Bonneville Environmental Foundation (Address information)
Clif Bar Family Foundation (Address information)
Coast Funds (Address information)
Columbia Basin Trust (Address information)
de Gaspé Beaubien Foundation (Address information)
Environment and Climate Change Canada (Address information)
Environment Funders Canada (Address information)
Glasswaters Foundation (Address information)
Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation (Address information)
Habitat Conservation Trust Foundation (Address information)
Hlimoo Sustainable Solutions (Address information)
Island Coastal Trust (Address information)
MakeWay Charitable Society (Address information)
Okanagan Basin Water Board (Address information)
Pacific Salmon Foundation (Address information)
Real Estate Foundation of BC (Address information)
Royal Bank of Canada (Address information)
Sitka Foundation (Address information)
Vancouver Foundation (Address information)
Victoria Foundation (Address information)
West Vancouver Foundation (Address information)
Wilburforce Foundation (Address information)

Direct Interests of the Lobbying Activity

Affiliates

MakeWay Foundation has the following affiliates that could have a direct interest in the outcome of the lobbying activities:

MakeWay Charitable Society (Address information)

Other Affiliates

The activities of MakeWay Foundation 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 MakeWay Foundation:

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:

Specific Topics of Lobbying Communications	Intended Outcomes	Associated Subject Matters
Advocacy for increased funding for water security and stewardship initiatives and changes to regulatory permitting to expedite permits for water restoration projects.	Development or enactment of any regulation, including the enactment of a regulation for the purposes of amending or repealing a regulation 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	Conservation, Environment
Advocacy for the restoration of investments into watershed security and Indigenous-led watershed stewardship through the Watershed Security Fund.	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	Conservation, Environment
Advocacy in support for government-to-government watershed pilots enabled under Water Sustainability Act, and implementation of water sustainability regulations.	Development, establishment, amendment or termination of any program, policy, directive or guideline of the government of British Columbia or a Provincial entity	Conservation, Environment, Forestry, Indigenous Relations and Reconciliation
Advocated for the creation of a provincially funded Watershed Security Fund and associated strategy.	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	Conservation, Economic Development and Trade, Environment, Finances and Budgets, Non-Profit Organization
Policy and program recommendations for philanthropic and provincial collaboration towards the protection of old-growth forests.	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	Conservation, Economic Development and Trade, Environment, Finances and Budgets, Forestry, Non-Profit Organization
Policy and program recommendations regarding development of a Watershed Security Fund to support First Nations, local governments and communities to restore and manage watersheds.	Development, establishment, amendment or termination of any program, policy, directive or guideline of the government of British Columbia or a Provincial entity	Conservation, Environment, Finances and Budgets, Forestry, Indigenous Relations and Reconciliation, Municipal Affairs
Policy and program recommendations regarding opportunities for funding partnerships and new funding mechanisms to support local watershed management.	Development, establishment, amendment or termination of any program, policy, directive or guideline of the government of British Columbia or a Provincial entity	Conservation, Environment, Finances and Budgets, Forestry, Indigenous Relations and Reconciliation, Municipal Affairs
Policy and program recommendations regarding opportunities for funding support to sustainable agriculture projects that support food security and watershed protection, such as through payment for ecosystem goods and services to farmers.	Development, establishment, amendment or termination of any program, policy, directive or guideline of the government of British Columbia or a Provincial entity	Agriculture, Conservation

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

Emergency Management and Climate Readiness
Energy and Climate Solutions
Environment and Parks
Finance
Forests
Health
Indigenous Relations and Reconciliation
Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly
Office of the Premier
Public Safety and Solicitor General
Real Estate Foundation of BC
Water, Land and Resource Stewardship

Who are the lobbyists?

In-house Lobbyists

Lobbyist

Contributions

Bridgitte Taylor
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: 12334-3293
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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
2025-08-26	No	Bridgitte Taylor	Christine Boyle, MLA for Vancouver-Little Mountain \| Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly Tamara Davidson, MLA for North Coast-Haida Gwaii \| Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly Adrian Dix, MLA for Vancouver-Renfrew \| Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly David Eby, MLA for Vancouver-Point Grey \| Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly Randene Neill, MLA for Powell River-Sunshine Coast \| Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly Josie Osborne, MLA for Mid Island-Pacific Rim \| Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly	View

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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 - Ministry of Agriculture	$300,000.00	2026-03-30
Government of Manitoba - Ministry of Municipal & Northern Relations	$24,000.00	2026-02-27
Government of Manitoba - Ministry of Municipal & Northern Relations	$6,000.00	2026-05-27
Government of Manitoba - Ministry of Municipal & Northern Relations	$6,000.00	2026-05-15
Government of Manitoba - Ministry of Municipal & Northern Relations	$24,000.00	2026-06-30
Government of Northwest Territories - Department of Environment and Climate Change	$246,010.00	2026-03-23
Government of Northwest Territories - Environment and Natural Resources	$150,000.00	2025-11-12

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Date Modified:: 2026-08-18

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12-Month Lobbying Summary - Organization

MakeWay Foundation / Erin Blanding, CEO

Who is lobbying?

MakeWay Foundation (Address & business activities)

Government Funding

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

MakeWay Foundation 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

MakeWay Foundation / Erin Blanding, CEO

MakeWay Foundation (Address & business activities)

Government Funding

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

MakeWay Foundation 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

MakeWay Foundation - Address & business activities

MakeWay Foundation / Erin Blanding, CEO

Bonneville Environmental Foundation

Coast Funds

Clif Bar Family Foundation

de Gaspé Beaubien Foundation

Columbia Basin Trust

Environment Funders Canada

Environment and Climate Change Canada

Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation

Glasswaters Foundation

Hlimoo Sustainable Solutions

Habitat Conservation Trust Foundation

MakeWay Charitable Society

Island Coastal Trust

Pacific Salmon Foundation

Okanagan Basin Water Board

Royal Bank of Canada

Real Estate Foundation of BC

Vancouver Foundation

Sitka Foundation

West Vancouver Foundation

Victoria Foundation

Wilburforce Foundation

MakeWay Charitable Society

Received Government Funding