12-Month Lobbying Summary - Organization

BC Public Library Partners / Kevin Millsip, Co-Chair

Registration Summary

Currently active - Last Updated: 2025-09-16

Who is lobbying?

BC Public Library Partners (Address & business activities)

Kevin Millsip, Co-Chair

Senior Officer in previous versions
- Sarah Felkar, Co-Chair

Government Funding

Did BC Public Library Partners receive government funding within the last 12 months? No

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

BC Public Library Partners is working together with the following other entities for the purpose of lobbying:

Association of BC Public Library Directors (Address information)
BC Libraries Cooperative (Address information)
BC Library Association (Address information)
BC Library Trustee's Association (Address information)

Direct Interests of the Lobbying Activity

Affiliates

BC Public Library Partners does not have any affiliates that could have a direct interest in the outcome of the lobbying activities

Other Affiliates

The activities of BC Public Library Partners 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

The following persons or organizations contributed over $1000CDN, within the preceding 12 months, toward the lobbying activity on behalf of BC Public Library Partners

ABCPLD (Address information)

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
Discussion about the Library Act	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 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	COVID-19, Children and Families, Education, Emergency Preparedness, Finances and Budgets, Information Technology, Municipal Affairs, Poverty, Workplace Literacy
Discussion of the funding formulas for public libraries in BC	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 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	COVID-19, Children and Families, Education, Emergency Preparedness, Finances and Budgets, Information Technology, Municipal Affairs, Poverty, Workplace Literacy
Increased funding for public libraries in BC	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 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	COVID-19, Children and Families, Education, Emergency Preparedness, Finances and Budgets, Information Technology, Municipal Affairs, Poverty, Workplace Literacy
Seeking an ongoing increase to the annual provincial funding amount provided to the public library sector to $30 million/year.	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	Arts and Culture, Municipal Affairs

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
Children and Family Development
Citizens' Services
Finance
Housing and Municipal Affairs
Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly
Office of the Premier
Parliamentary Secretary for International Credentials
Parliamentary Secretary for Rural Development
Post-Secondary Education and Future Skills

Ministries/Provincial Entities in previous versions
- Municipal Affairs

Who are the lobbyists?

In-house Lobbyists

Lobbyist

Contributions

Rina Hadziev
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

Christine Middlemass
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

Kevin Millsip
Subscribes to a Code of Conduct: No
Former Public Office Holder in BC: Yes

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: Yes
Sponsorship: No
Recall: No

Lobbyists in previous versions

In-house Lobbyists
Lobbyist	BC Former Public Office Holder Positions	Contributions
Jessica Aldred	Former Public Office Holder in BC: No	Contributions: No
Sarah Felkar	Former Public Office Holder in BC: No	Contributions: No

Registration number: 7005-3538
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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
2026-01-29	Yes	Rina Hadziev , Christine Middlemass , Kevin Millsip	Christine Boyle, Minister of Housing and Municipal Affairs \| Housing and Municipal Affairs Tara Faganello, ADM \| Local Government Division, Housing and Municipal Affairs	View
2025-04-04	No	Sarah Felkar , Rina Hadziev , Christine Middlemass	Reann Gasper, MLA for Abbotsford-Mission \| Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly	View
2025-04-02	No	Sarah Felkar	Ravi Kalhon, Minister \| Housing and Municipal Affairs	View
2025-03-17	No	Rina Hadziev	Teri Collins, Deputy Minister \| Housing and Municipal Affairs Marijke Edmondson, Strategic Advisor \| Local Government Division, Housing and Municipal Affairs Tara Faganello, ADM \| Local Government Division, Housing and Municipal Affairs Ravi Kahlon, MLA for Delta North \| Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly Mari Martin, Director, Public Libraries Branch \| Public Libraries, Housing and Municipal Affairs	View

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Date Modified:: 2026-01-19

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12-Month Lobbying Summary - Organization

BC Public Library Partners / Kevin Millsip, Co-Chair

Who is lobbying?

BC Public Library Partners (Address & business activities)

Government Funding

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

BC Public Library Partners 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

BC Public Library Partners / Kevin Millsip, Co-Chair

BC Public Library Partners (Address & business activities)

Government Funding

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

BC Public Library Partners 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

BC Public Library Partners - Address & business activities

BC Public Library Partners / Kevin Millsip, Co-Chair

Association of BC Public Library Directors

BC Library Association

BC Libraries Cooperative

ABCPLD

BC Library Trustee's Association