12-Month Lobbying Summary - Organization

Covenant House Vancouver / Brenda Kumar, Chief Executive Officer

Registration Summary

Currently active - Last Updated: 2023-02-02

Who is lobbying?

Covenant House Vancouver (Address & business activities)

Brenda Kumar, Chief Executive Officer

Senior Officer in previous versions
- Herb Eibensteiner, Chief Executive Officer
- Krista Thompson, Chief Executive Officer

Government Funding

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

Coalition Members Information

Covenant House Vancouver is not a coalition member.

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:

Yes

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
Lobbying for support to renovate our building located at 326 West Pender	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	Housing
Requesting $2.8 million in operational funding for complex care housing for youth.	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	Housing, Mental Health and Addictions
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

British Columbia Housing Management Commission
Children and Family Development
Housing
Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly
Mental Health and Addictions
Vancouver Coastal Health Authority

Ministries/Provincial Entities in previous versions
- Attorney General and Minister responsible for Housing

Who are the lobbyists?

In-house Lobbyists

Lobbyist

Contributions

Miranda De Jong
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 2020-09-21: Yes

Political: No
Sponsorship: No
Recall: No

Justin Goodrich
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 2020-09-21: Yes

Political: No
Sponsorship: No
Recall: No

Brenda Kumar
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 2020-09-21: Yes

Political: No
Sponsorship: No
Recall: No

Chelsea Minhas
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 2020-09-21: Yes

Political: No
Sponsorship: No
Recall: No

Lobbyists in previous versions

In-house Lobbyists
Lobbyist	BC Former Public Office Holder Positions	Contributions
Krista Thompson	Former Public Office Holder in BC: No	Contributions: No
Herb Eibensteiner	Former Public Office Holder in BC: No	Contributions: No
John Harvey	Former Public Office Holder in BC: No	Contributions: No

Registration number: 9296-3329
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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
2023-02-15	No	Justin Goodrich	Kevin Falcon, MLA for Vancouver-Quilchena \| Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly	View
2023-02-15	No	Justin Goodrich	Bruce Banman, MLA for Abbotsford South \| Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly Shirley Bond, MLA for Prince George-Valemount \| Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly Dan Davies, MLA for Peace River North \| Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly Michael de Jong, MLA for Abbotsford West \| Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly Lorne Doerkson, MLA for Cariboo-Chilcotin \| Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly Trevor Halford, MLA for Surrey-White Rock \| Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly Karin Kirkpatrick, MLA for West Vancouver-Capilano \| Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly Michael Lee, MLA for Vancouver-Langara \| Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly Norm Letnick, MLA for Kelowna-Lake Country \| Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly Coralee Oakes, MLA for Cariboo North \| Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly Elenore Sturko, MLA for Surrey South \| Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly Jackie Tegart, MLA for Fraser-Nicola \| Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly	View
2023-02-14	No	Justin Goodrich	Dan Davies, MLA for Peace River North \| Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly	View
2023-02-06	No	Justin Goodrich	James Forsyth, Director of Regional Devlopment \| British Columbia Housing Management Commission	View
2023-01-31	No	Justin Goodrich	Ravi Kahlon, Minister of Housing \| Housing	View
2023-01-25	No	Justin Goodrich	Dan Davies, MLA for Peace River North \| Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly	View
2023-01-23	No	Justin Goodrich	Dale McMann, Vice President of Operations \| British Columbia Housing Management Commission	View
2023-01-12	No	Justin Goodrich	Dale McMann, Vice President of Operations \| British Columbia Housing Management Commission	View
2023-01-09	No	Justin Goodrich	Dale McMann, Vice President of Operations \| British Columbia Housing Management Commission	View
2023-01-09	No	Justin Goodrich	Brenda Bailey, MLA for Vancouver-False Creek \| Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly	View
2023-01-09	No	Justin Goodrich	Ravi Kahlon, Minister of Housing \| Housing	View
2023-01-06	No	Justin Goodrich , Chelsea Minhas	Heidi Hartman, Associate Vice President, Supportive Housing and Homelessness \| British Columbia Housing Management Commission Dale McMann, Vice President of Operations \| British Columbia Housing Management Commission	View
2022-12-20	No	Justin Goodrich	Dale McMann, Vice President of Operations \| British Columbia Housing Management Commission	View
2022-12-08	No	Justin Goodrich	Dale McMann, Vice President of Operations \| British Columbia Housing Management Commission	View
2022-11-18	No	Chelsea Minhas	Miranda Compton, Executive Director Substance Use and Priority Populations \| Vancouver Coastal Health Authority	View
2022-10-13	No	Herb Eibensteiner	James Forsyth, Director of Regional Devlopment \| British Columbia Housing Management Commission	View
2022-10-13	No	Herb Eibensteiner	Dale McMann, Vice President of Operations \| British Columbia Housing Management Commission	View
2022-09-26	No	Herb Eibensteiner	James Forsyth, Director of Regional Devlopment \| British Columbia Housing Management Commission	View
2022-08-30	No	Herb Eibensteiner	Dale McMann, Vice President of Operations \| British Columbia Housing Management Commission	View
2022-08-24	No	Herb Eibensteiner	James Forsyth, Director of Regional Devlopment \| British Columbia Housing Management Commission	View
2022-08-09	Yes	Herb Eibensteiner	David Eby, Attorney General and Minister Responsible for Housing \| Attorney General and Minister responsible for Housing	View
2022-08-09	No	Herb Eibensteiner , John Harvey	Dale McMann, Vice President of Operations \| British Columbia Housing Management Commission	View
2022-07-27	No	John Harvey	Dale McMann, Vice President of Operations \| British Columbia Housing Management Commission	View
2022-07-18	No	John Harvey	Dale McMann, Vice President of Operations \| British Columbia Housing Management Commission	View
2022-07-11	No	Herb Eibensteiner	David Eby, Attorney General and Minister Responsible for Housing \| Attorney General and Minister responsible for Housing	View
2022-07-11	No	Herb Eibensteiner	James Forsyth, Director of Regional Devlopment \| British Columbia Housing Management Commission	View
2022-07-06	No	John Harvey	Dale McMann, Vice President of Operations \| British Columbia Housing Management Commission	View
2022-06-25	No	Justin Goodrich	Dan Davies, MLA for Peace River North \| Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly	View
2022-06-20	No	Herb Eibensteiner	James Forsyth, Director of Regional Devlopment \| British Columbia Housing Management Commission	View
2022-04-19	No	Herb Eibensteiner	James Forsyth, Director of Regional Devlopment \| British Columbia Housing Management Commission	View
2022-04-14	No	Herb Eibensteiner	James Forsyth, Director of Regional Devlopment \| British Columbia Housing Management Commission	View
2022-04-08	No	Krista Thompson	Teri Collins, Assistant Deputy Minister Responsible for Housing \| Attorney General and Minister responsible for Housing Dale McMann, Vice President of Operations \| British Columbia Housing Management Commission	View
2022-04-07	No	Krista Thompson	David Eby, Attorney General and Minister Responsible for Housing \| Attorney General and Minister responsible for Housing	View
2022-04-06	No	John Harvey , Herb Eibensteiner	Dale McMann, Vice President of Operations \| British Columbia Housing Management Commission	View
2022-04-04	No	Justin Goodrich	Brenda Bailey, MLA for Vancouver-False Creek \| Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly Spencer Chandra Herbert, MLA for Vancouver-West End \| Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly	View
2022-03-29	No	John Harvey	Raymond Feiltsch, Executive Director, Homelessness Policy and Partnerships \| Attorney General and Minister responsible for Housing	View
2022-03-29	No	Herb Eibensteiner	James Forsyth, Director of Regional Devlopment \| British Columbia Housing Management Commission	View
2022-03-28	No	John Harvey	Miranda Compton, Executive Director Substance Use and Priority Populations \| Vancouver Coastal Health Authority Piotr Majkowski, Regional Lead, Concurrent Disorders and Youth Addictions \| Vancouver Coastal Health Authority	View
2022-03-25	No	John Harvey , Herb Eibensteiner , Chelsea Minhas	Miranda Compton, Executive Director Substance Use and Priority Populations \| Vancouver Coastal Health Authority Piotr Majkowski, Regional Lead, Concurrent Disorders and Youth Addictions \| Vancouver Coastal Health Authority	View
2022-03-22	No	John Harvey	Miranda Compton, Executive Director Substance Use and Priority Populations \| Vancouver Coastal Health Authority Piotr Majkowski, Regional Lead, Concurrent Disorders and Youth Addictions \| Vancouver Coastal Health Authority	View
2022-03-22	No	Krista Thompson	David Eby, Attorney General and Minister Responsible for Housing \| Attorney General and Minister responsible for Housing	View

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Requested Government Funding

Funding Request made to:	Funding Requested	Date Requested
Attorney General	$10,000.00	2022-11-18
BC Housing	$32,150.00	2023-02-14
British Columbia Housing Management Commission	$3,100,000.00	2022-09-26
British Columbia Housing Management Commission	$4,000,000.00	2022-08-30
British Columbia Housing Management Commission	$310,015.00	2022-12-15
British Columbia Lottery Corporation	$100,000.00	2022-10-31
CMHC - Rapid Housing Initiative	$1,942,636.00	2023-03-03
City of Vancouver - Renters Service Grant	$50,000.00	2022-10-26
Indigenous Services Canada	$368,789.00	2022-12-09
Infrastructure Canada - Reaching Home	$436,960.00	2023-02-02
Reaching Home - Infrastructure Canada	$1,059,056.11	2022-04-20
Reaching Home - Infrastructure Canada	$3,200,000.00	2022-04-29
Social Development and Poverty Reduction (through Federation of Community Social Services of BC)	$30,000.00	2022-10-25
Vancouver Coastal Health Authority	$550,000.00	2022-02-23
Vancouver Coastal Health Authority	$2,900,000.00	2022-11-18
Women and Gender Equality Canada	$642,683.00	2023-02-06

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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
BC Gaming	$100,000.00	2023-02-13
British Columbia Housing Management Commission	$396,000.00	2021-04-01 to 2022-03-31
British Columbia Housing Management Commission	$870,605.00	2021-04-01 to 2022-03-31
British Columbia Housing Management Commission	$870,605.00	2022-04-01 to 2023-03-31
British Columbia Lottery Corporation	$100,000.00	2022-03-09
Employment and Social Development Canada	$229,430.00	2021-04-01 to 2022-03-31
Employment and Social Development Canada	$241,690.00	2021-04-01 to 2022-03-31
Employment and Social Development Canada	$491,690.00	2021-04-01 to 2022-03-31
Employment and Social Development Canada	$591,798.00	2021-04-01 to 2022-03-31
Employment and Social Development Canada	$591,798.00	2021-04-01 to 2022-06-30
Employment and Social Development Canada	$641,798.00	2021-04-01 to 2022-06-30
Employment and Social Development Canada	$14,332.00	2022-10-17
Public Safety and Solicitor General	$30,000.00	2022-04-08 to 2023-03-31
Reaching Home - Infrastructure Canada	$50,000.00	2022-04-01 to 2022-06-30
Reaching Home - Infrastructure Canada	$2,000,000.00	2022-10-20 to 2024-03-31
Vancouver Coastal Health	$150,616.00	2023-02-10
Women and Gender Equality	$359,485.00	2021-02-08 to 2022-03-31
Women and Gender Equality	$359,485.00	2021-02-08 to 2024-03-31

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Date Modified:: 2023-02-06

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12-Month Lobbying Summary - Organization

Covenant House Vancouver / Brenda Kumar, Chief Executive Officer

Who is lobbying?

Covenant House Vancouver (Address & business activities)

Government Funding

Coalition Members 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 / Brenda Kumar, Chief Executive Officer

Covenant House Vancouver (Address & business activities)

Government Funding

Coalition Members 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 / Brenda Kumar, Chief Executive Officer

Requested Government Funding

Received Government Funding