12-Month Lobbying Summary - Organization

Covenant House Vancouver / Deborah Lester, Chief Executive Officer

Registration Summary

Currently active - Last Updated: 2025-09-05

Who is lobbying?

Covenant House Vancouver (Address & business activities)

Deborah Lester, Chief Executive Officer

Government Funding

Did Covenant House Vancouver receive government funding within the last 12 months? Yes

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

Covenant House Vancouver is not working together with any other entity for the purpose of lobbying.

Direct Interests of the Lobbying Activity

Affiliates

Covenant House Vancouver does not have any affiliates that could have a direct interest in the outcome of the lobbying activities

Other Affiliates

The activities of Covenant House Vancouver 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 Covenant House Vancouver:

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
Covenant House Vancouver (CHV) Lobbyists will meet senior management of crown corporations and engage with MLAs to advocate for funding, programs, resources and legislation to support homeless youth	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	Health, Housing, Non-Profit Organization, Poverty
Covenant House Vancouver spoke with ADM about newcomers to Canada, increase in our client numbers and complexities we're experiencing within our own programming for Vancouver street entrenched youth, and the number of turn-aways.	Development, establishment, amendment or termination of any program, policy, directive or guideline of the government of British Columbia or a Provincial entity	Housing
Covenant House Vancouver spoke with ADM about newcomers to Canada, increase in our client numbers and complexities we're experiencing within our own programming for Vancouver street entrenched youth, and the number of turn-aways.	Development, establishment, amendment or termination of any program, policy, directive or guideline of the government of British Columbia or a Provincial entity	Housing
Requesting additional operational funding to support the increase to our services once the three phases of our expansion project are complete.	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, Housing, Mental Health and Addictions

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

Attorney General
British Columbia Housing Management Commission
Children and Family Development
Education and Child Care
Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly
Vancouver Coastal Health Authority

Ministries/Provincial Entities in previous versions
- Housing
- Mental Health and Addictions
- Municipal Affairs

Who are the lobbyists?

In-house Lobbyists

Lobbyist

Contributions

Stephanie Gillingham
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: No

Deb Lester
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: No

Lobbyists in previous versions

In-house Lobbyists
Lobbyist	BC Former Public Office Holder Positions	Contributions
Chelsea Minhas	Former Public Office Holder in BC: No	Contributions: No

Registration number: 9674-3329
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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
2025-10-23	No	Deb Lester	Ross Hayward, Assistant Deputy Minister \| Seniors' Services, Health Cynthia Johansen, Deputy Minister \| Health	View
2025-09-04	No	Deb Lester	Zachary Batalden, Supportive Housing Advisor \| British Columbia Housing Management Commission Zeb Roberts, Reginal Development Director \| British Columbia Housing Management Commission	View
2025-08-18	No	Deb Lester	Heidi Hartman, Non Profit Portfolio Manager \| BC Housing, British Columbia Housing Management Commission	View

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Requested Government Funding

Funding Request made to:	Funding Requested	Date Requested
City of Vancouver (Renter Services Grant)	$50,000.00	2024-11-05
Ministry of Justice Canada (Tenant Protection Fund)	$734,824.00	2024-10-01

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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
British Columbia Housing Management Commission	$178,000.00	2024-07-01 to 2025-06-30
British Columbia Housing Management Commission	$692,181.96	2024-07-01 to 2025-06-30
Reaching Home - Infrastructure Canada	$282,000.00	2024-05-01 to 2026-03-31
Vancouver Coastal Health Authority	$900,248.87	2024-04-01 to 2025-03-31
Vancouver Coastal Health Authority	$2,726,617.00	2024-04-01 to 2025-03-31
Vancouver Coastal Health Authority	$73,596.00	2024-08-07 to 2025-08-06

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Date Modified:: 2025-11-05

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12-Month Lobbying Summary - Organization

Covenant House Vancouver / Deborah Lester, Chief Executive Officer

Who is lobbying?

Covenant House Vancouver (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

Covenant House Vancouver / Deborah Lester, Chief Executive Officer

Covenant House Vancouver (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

Covenant House Vancouver - Address & business activities

Covenant House Vancouver / Deborah Lester, Chief Executive Officer

Requested Government Funding

Received Government Funding