12-Month Lobbying Summary - Organization

Prince George Chamber of Commerce / Neil Godbout, Executive Director

Registration Summary

Currently active - Reactivated: 2024-03-18

Who is lobbying?

Prince George Chamber of Commerce (Address & business activities)

Neil Godbout, Executive Director

Government Funding

Did Prince George Chamber of Commerce receive government funding within the last 12 months? Yes

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

Prince George Chamber of Commerce is not working together with any other entity for the purpose of lobbying.

Direct Interests of the Lobbying Activity

Affiliates

Prince George Chamber of Commerce does not have any affiliates that could have a direct interest in the outcome of the lobbying activities

Other Affiliates

The activities of Prince George Chamber of Commerce 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 Prince George Chamber of Commerce:

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
Issues around public safety and the introduction of an involuntary care facility in Prince George	Development of any legislative proposal by the government of British Columbia, a Provincial entity or a member of the Legislative Assembly Introduction, amendment, passage or defeat of any Bill or resolution in or before the Legislative Assembly	Health, Justice and Law Enforcement
Topic: Equalize the investment to mental health and addiction counselling as is being invested in harm reduction. Outcome: To see unused and under-utilized government spaces and facilities converted to treatment facilities Subject Matter: The overdose crisis in BC continues and our communities are suffering as a result. There are not enough treatment spaces available and Crown continues to ignore prolific offenders.	Development of any legislative proposal by the government of British Columbia, a Provincial entity or a member of the Legislative Assembly Introduction, amendment, passage or defeat of any Bill or resolution in or before the Legislative Assembly 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 Decision by the Executive Council or a member of the Executive Council to transfer from the Crown for consideration all or part of, or any interest in or asset of, any business, enterprise or institution that provides goods or services to the Crown, a Provincial entity or the public Decision by the Executive Council or a member of the Executive Council to have the private sector instead of the Crown provide goods or services to the government of British Columbia or a Provincial entity	Health
Topic: Increased investment in Northern BC highway infrastructure Outcome: With increased large-scale industrial projects in Northern BC, our highway infrastructure will be heavily impacted. We need strategic reinvestment strategies to ensure save access, passing, stopping and load capacity is achieved Subject Matter: These projects, while needed investments for the future of the entire economy of BC, cannot be blanketed under project labour agreements, which have shown to be counter-productive to budgeting, management and inclusive workforce	Development of any legislative proposal by the government of British Columbia, a Provincial entity or a member of the Legislative Assembly Introduction, amendment, passage or defeat of any Bill or resolution in or before the Legislative Assembly 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 Decision by the Executive Council or a member of the Executive Council to transfer from the Crown for consideration all or part of, or any interest in or asset of, any business, enterprise or institution that provides goods or services to the Crown, a Provincial entity or the public Decision by the Executive Council or a member of the Executive Council to have the private sector instead of the Crown provide goods or services to the government of British Columbia or a Provincial entity	Infrastructure

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

BC Financial Services Authority
Finance
Health
Innovate BC
Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly
Northern Health Authority
Office of the Premier
Provincial Health Services Authority
University of Northern British Columbia
WorkSafeBC

Who are the lobbyists?

In-house Lobbyists

Lobbyist

Contributions

Neil Godbout
Subscribes to a Code of Conduct: No
Former Public Office Holder in BC: No

Lobbied a member of the Legislative Assembly, including a Minister or Premier, on behalf of this organization on or after 2020-09-21 and before 2024-09-21: Yes	Political: No Sponsorship: No Recall: 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: 11740-3714
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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
2026-01-21	No	Neil Godbout	David Eby, MLA for Vancouver-Point Grey \| 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
City of Prince George	$396,000.00	2024-07-23 to 2026-02-27

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Date Modified:: 2026-01-19

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12-Month Lobbying Summary - Organization

Prince George Chamber of Commerce / Neil Godbout, Executive Director

Who is lobbying?

Prince George Chamber of Commerce (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

Prince George Chamber of Commerce / Neil Godbout, Executive Director

Prince George Chamber of Commerce (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

Prince George Chamber of Commerce - Address & business activities

Prince George Chamber of Commerce / Neil Godbout, Executive Director

Received Government Funding