12-Month Lobbying Summary - Organization

Migrant Workers Centre BC Society / Ingrid Mendez, Executive Director

Registration Summary

Currently active - Last Updated: 2025-08-06

Who is lobbying?

Migrant Workers Centre BC Society (Address & business activities)

Ingrid Mendez, Executive Director

Government Funding

Did Migrant Workers Centre BC Society receive government funding within the last 12 months? Yes

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

Migrant Workers Centre BC Society is working together with the following other entities for the purpose of lobbying:

Counsel for Public Affairs (Address information)

Other Entities Working Together for the Purpose of Lobbying in previous versions
- Barbra Schlifer Commemorative Clinic (Address information)
- Immigrant Workers Centre (Address information)
- MFL Occupational Health Centre (Address information)

Direct Interests of the Lobbying Activity

Affiliates

Migrant Workers Centre BC Society does not have any affiliates that could have a direct interest in the outcome of the lobbying activities

Other Affiliates

The activities of Migrant Workers Centre BC Society 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 Migrant Workers Centre BC Society:

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
Advocacy to amend and enforce Provincial housing regulations for temporary foreign workers so as to ensure that all workers have dignified housing.	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	Employment and Training, Human Rights
Advocacy to amend BC Employment Standards Act exclusions impacting care givers and farm workers	Development of any legislative proposal by the government of British Columbia, a Provincial entity or a member of 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	Employment and Training, Human Rights
Advocacy to conduct a review of the BC Labour Relations Code to move towards sectorial union certification.	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	Employment and Training, Human Rights
Advocacy to ensure access to provincial Medical Services Plan for temporary foreign workers at the provincial level; specifically, to end to the 3-month wait period for TFWs accessing MSP.	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	Employment and Training, Human Rights
Policy and program recommendations regarding WorkSafeBC inspections of workplaces that employ temporary foreign workers.	Development, establishment, amendment or termination of any program, policy, directive or guideline of the government of British Columbia or a Provincial entity	Labour/Labour Relations

Subject matter details in previous versions

Specific Topics of Lobbying Communications	Intended Outcomes	Associated Subject Matters
Advocacy regarding changes to the Medical Service Plan to enable migrant workers on implied status to renew health care coverage.	Development, establishment, amendment or termination of any program, policy, directive or guideline of the government of British Columbia or a Provincial entity	Health
Advocacy to provide open work permits for all Temporary Foreign Workers (TFWs).	Development of any legislative proposal by the government of British Columbia, a Provincial entity or a member of the Legislative Assembly Development or enactment of any regulation, including the enactment of a regulation for the purposes of amending or repealing a regulation	Employment and Training, Human Rights
Advocacy with respect to the implementation of the Temporary Foreign Worker Protection 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	Labour/Labour Relations

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
Emergency Management and Climate Readiness
Health
Labour
Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly
Vancouver Coastal Health Authority
WorkSafeBC

Who are the lobbyists?

In-house Lobbyists

Lobbyist

Contributions

Jonathon Braun
Subscribes to a Code of Conduct: Yes
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

Ingrid Mendez
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: 10565-3784
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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
2025-09-29	No	Jonathon Braun , Amanda Aziz	David Eby, MLA for Vancouver-Point Grey \| Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly Jennifer Whiteside, MLA for New Westminster-Coquitlam \| Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly	View
2025-09-19	No	Ingrid Mendez , Amanda Aziz	Christine Boyle, MLA for Vancouver-Little Mountain \| Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly	View
2025-08-15	No	Ingrid Mendez , Jonathon Braun	Niki Sharma, MLA for Vancouver-Hastings \| Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly	View
2025-07-03	No	Ingrid Mendez	Jennifer Whiteside, MLA for New Westminster-Coquitlam \| 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
British Columbia Lottery Corporation	$92,000.00	2024-04-01 to 2025-03-31
City of Vancouver	$30,000.00	2024-04-01 to 2025-03-31
Women and Gender Equality Canada	$202,787.00	2024-04-01 to 2025-03-31

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Date Modified:: 2025-11-05

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12-Month Lobbying Summary - Organization

Migrant Workers Centre BC Society / Ingrid Mendez, Executive Director

Who is lobbying?

Migrant Workers Centre BC Society (Address & business activities)

Government Funding

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

Migrant Workers Centre BC Society 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

Migrant Workers Centre BC Society / Ingrid Mendez, Executive Director

Migrant Workers Centre BC Society (Address & business activities)

Government Funding

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

Migrant Workers Centre BC Society 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

Migrant Workers Centre BC Society - Address & business activities

Migrant Workers Centre BC Society / Ingrid Mendez, Executive Director

Counsel for Public Affairs

Barbra Schlifer Commemorative Clinic

MFL Occupational Health Centre

Immigrant Workers Centre

Received Government Funding