12-Month Lobbying Summary - Organization

Children's Hearing and Speech Centre of BC, Inc. / Dawn McKenna, Executive Director

Registration Summary

Currently inactive - Activity Ended: 2023-05-16

Who is lobbying?

Children's Hearing and Speech Centre of BC, Inc. (Address & business activities)

Dawn McKenna, Executive Director

Government Funding

Did Children's Hearing and Speech Centre of BC, Inc. request or receive government funding within the last 12 months? Yes

Coalition Members Information

Children's Hearing and Speech Centre of BC, Inc. is not a coalition member.

Direct Interests of the Lobbying Activity

Affiliates

Children's Hearing and Speech Centre of BC, Inc. does not have any affiliates that could have a direct interest in the outcome of the lobbying activities

Other Affiliates

The activities of Children's Hearing and Speech Centre of BC, Inc. 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 Children's Hearing and Speech Centre of BC, Inc.:

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 for increased funding for early intervention services for children who are deaf and hard of hearing, from Ministry of Child and Family Development and Ministry of Health.	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	Children and Families, Health
Advocacy for prioritizing specialized preschools for children who are deaf and hard of hearing, as well as advocating for appropriate funding for said preschools.	Development, establishment, amendment or termination of any program, policy, directive or guideline of the government of British Columbia or a Provincial entity	Children and Families, Education, Health
Advocacy regarding future use of childcare space at Sunny Hill Health Centre and collaboration on future programs and services on the site..	Development, establishment, amendment or termination of any program, policy, directive or guideline of the government of British Columbia or a Provincial entity	Children and Families, Education, Non-Profit Organization
Requested meeting to discuss advocacy for increased training for Early Childhood Educators working with children who are deaf and hard of hearing.	Development, establishment, amendment or termination of any program, policy, directive or guideline of the government of British Columbia or a Provincial entity	Children and Families, Education

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

Children and Family Development
Education
Health
Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly
Minister of State for Child Care
Social Development and Poverty Reduction

Who are the lobbyists?

In-house Lobbyists

Lobbyist

Contributions

Dawn McKenna
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 2017-04-11 and before 2020-09-21: 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 2020-09-21: Yes	Political: No Sponsorship: No Recall: No

Registration number: 7310-3810
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Lobbying Activity Reports

What lobbying activities have taken place in the last 12 months?

No monthly Lobbying Activity Reports have been submitted for the last 12 months.

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Children's Hearing and Speech Centre of BC, Inc. - Address & business activities

Address:

3575 Kaslo Street
Vancouver, BC V5M 3H4
Canada

Telephone number: 604-437-0255 Ext. 226

Fax number: 604-437-0260

Description of Activities:
Established in 1963, Children’s Hearing & Speech Centre of BC is a family-focused clinical and educational centre that teaches children with hearing loss to listen and talk, giving them the skills and confidence they need to achieve their fullest potential. We are the only listening and spoken language centre in Western Canada, providing specialized educational programming to children from birth through high school. These programs and services include: early intervention for infants and their parents, specialized early learning program (for agest 3-5), specialized primary classes (kindergarten through grade 3), speech language therapy, hearing resource teacher support for children in generalized education, along with an educational audiologist. We receive funding through BC Government Ministries to support some of these programs and services, covering approximately 40% of our annual costs. We must, therefore, actively fundraise to cover the shortfall and ensure that we are able to continue to provide these effective and critical programs and services to families, and meet increasing demands. Most of our fundraising activities involve donor stewardship, grant applications and fundraising events and campaigns. Some of our activities involve communication with government to provide information and advocate for increased funding.

Descriptions of the organization's activity in previous versions:
- Established in 1963, Children’s Hearing & Speech Centre of BC is a family-focused clinical and educational centre that teaches children with hearing loss to listen and talk, giving them the skills and confidence they need to achieve their fullest potential. We are the only listening and spoken language centre in Western Canada, providing specialized educational programming to children from birth through high school. These programs and services include: early intervention for infants and their parents, specialized preschool, specialized primary classes (kindergarten through grade 3), speech language therapy, hearing resource teacher support for children in generalized education, along with an educational audiologist. We receive funding through BC Government Ministries to support some of these programs and services, covering approximately 40% of our annual costs. We must, therefore, actively fundraise to cover the shortfall and ensure that we are able to continue to provide these effective and critical programs and services to families, and meet increasing demands. Most of our fundraising activities involve donor stewardship, grant applications and fundraising events and campaigns. Some of our activities involve communication with government to provide information and advocate for increased funding.

Requested Government Funding

Funding Request made to:	Funding Requested	Date Requested
Government of Canada - Canada Summer Jobs Program	$12,749.00	2022-01-25

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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 Community Gaming Grants Program	$122,800.00	2021-12-09
Children and Family Development	$628,000.00	2021-01-01 to 2021-12-31
Children and Family Development	$630,468.00	2020-11-01 to 2021-10-31
Children and Family Development	$650,069.00	2020-12-01 to 2021-11-30
Children and Family Development	$653,090.00	2021-02-01 to 2022-01-31
Children and Family Development	$670,718.00	2021-03-01 to 2022-02-28
Children and Family Development	$679,456.00	2021-04-01 to 2022-03-31
Children and Family Development	$693,653.00	2021-05-01 to 2022-04-30
Children and Family Development	$707,592.00	2021-06-01 to 2022-05-31
Children and Family Development	$722,001.00	2021-07-01 to 2022-06-30
Children and Family Development	$722,026.00	2021-08-01 to 2022-07-31
Children and Family Development	$745,114.00	2021-10-01 to 2022-09-30
Government of Canada - Canada Summer Jobs Program	$5.00	2021-09-01 to 2021-11-30
Government of Canada - Canada Summer Jobs Program	$5,703.00	2021-09-01 to 2021-11-30
Government of Canada - Canada Summer Jobs Program	$5,859.00	2021-09-01 to 2021-11-30
Government of Canada - Canada Summer Jobs Program	$12,749.00	2022-07-01 to 2022-09-30
Provincial Health Services Authority	$144,750.00	2021-03-01 to 2022-02-28
Provincial Health Services Authority	$146,650.00	2021-10-01 to 2022-09-30
Provincial Health Services Authority	$152,300.00	2021-04-01 to 2022-03-31
Provincial Health Services Authority	$155,274.00	2021-05-01 to 2022-04-30
Provincial Health Services Authority	$156,034.00	2021-08-01 to 2022-07-31
Provincial Health Services Authority	$157,750.00	2021-06-01 to 2022-05-31
Provincial Health Services Authority	$160,725.00	2021-07-01 to 2022-06-30
Provincial Health Services Authority	$163,650.00	2021-01-01 to 2021-12-31
Provincial Health Services Authority	$164,201.00	2021-02-01 to 2022-01-31
Provincial Health Services Authority	$166,167.00	2020-12-01 to 2021-11-30
Provincial Health Services Authority	$168,684.00	2020-11-01 to 2021-10-31

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Date Modified:: 2024-01-29

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