12-Month Lobbying Summary - Organization

Unifor / Lana Payne, National President

Registration Summary

Currently active - Last Updated: 2025-11-14

Who is lobbying?

Unifor (Address & business activities)

Lana Payne, National President

Government Funding

Did Unifor receive government funding within the last 12 months? Yes

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

Unifor is not working together with any other entity for the purpose of lobbying.

Direct Interests of the Lobbying Activity

Affiliates

Unifor does not have any affiliates that could have a direct interest in the outcome of the lobbying activities

Other Affiliates

The activities of Unifor 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 Unifor:

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
BC Transit	Development of any legislative proposal by the government of British Columbia, a Provincial entity or a member of the Legislative Assembly	Infrastructure
COVID-19 Vaccine	Development or enactment of any regulation, including the enactment of a regulation for the purposes of amending or repealing a regulation	COVID-19
Development of policies to address and recognize intimate partner violence as an epidemic.	Development, establishment, amendment or termination of any program, policy, directive or guideline of the government of British Columbia or a Provincial entity	Health, Justice and Law Enforcement
Development of policy in response to US-Canada trade issues and potential disputes.	Development, establishment, amendment or termination of any program, policy, directive or guideline of the government of British Columbia or a Provincial entity	Economic Development and Trade
Energy - With respect to the sustainability of the BC Energy Industry	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	Economic Development and Trade, Employment and Training, Energy, Environment, Industry, Infrastructure, Internal Trade, Labour/Labour Relations
Fishing - With respect to wild resource management and the ongoing sustainability of the fishing industry	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	Agriculture, Conservation, Economic Development and Trade, Environment, Fisheries
Forestry - With respect to timber rights, forestry land use management and pine beetle management	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	Conservation, Economic Development and Trade, Environment, Forestry, Industry
Hospitality, Casinos and Gaming - With respect to the promotion of the travel, tourism and entertainment industries within British Columbia	Development, establishment, amendment or termination of any program, policy, directive or guideline of the government of British Columbia or a Provincial entity	Arts and Culture, COVID-19, Economic Development and Trade, Employment and Training, Gaming and Lotteries, Industry, Liquor Control/Alcohol, Tourism
Labour Relations Code and Employment Standards Act - with respect to amendments to those statutes	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	Employment and Training, Labour/Labour Relations, Workplace Literacy
Pay equity.	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
Pension Regulation - With respect to the promotion and health of defined benefit pension plans in British Columbia	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	Economic Development and Trade, Finances and Budgets, Labour/Labour Relations
Policy and program recommendations regarding the government's stimulus response measures related to COVID-19 economic recovery, specifically in the area of hospitality and transportation.	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	COVID-19
Transportation - Seeking Amendments to the Container Trucking Act	Introduction, amendment, passage or defeat of any Bill or resolution in or before the Legislative Assembly	Economic Development and Trade, Internal Trade, Labour/Labour Relations, Transportation

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

B.C. Infrastructure Benefits Inc.
BC Pavilion Corporation (PavCo)
BC Transit
BC Transportation Financing Authority
British Columbia Liquor Distribution Branch
British Columbia Lottery Corporation
Destination BC Corp
Education and Child Care
Environment and Parks
Forest Enhancement Society of BC
Forestry Innovation Investment Ltd
Forests
Health
Indigenous Relations and Reconciliation
Infrastructure
Innovate BC
Labour
Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly
Office of the Premier
Parliamentary Secretary for Gender Equity
Parliamentary Secretary for Transit
Public Safety and Solicitor General
SkilledTradesBC
Social Development and Poverty Reduction
Transportation and Transit
WorkSafeBC

Who are the lobbyists?

In-house Lobbyists

Lobbyist

Contributions

Josh Coles
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

Roxanne Dubois
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

Ian Hutchison
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

Andrea MacBride
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: No

Gavin McGarrigle
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: Yes
Sponsorship: No
Recall: No

Jennifer Moreau
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: No

Lana Payne
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

Len Poirier
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: No

Mario Santos
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: No

Dan Valente
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

Ben Williams
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: No

Registration number: 8718-3887
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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
2025-10-09	No	Gavin McGarrigle , Lana Payne , Roxanne Dubois , Ian Hutchison , Dan Valente	David Eby, Premier \| Office of the Premier Ravi Parmar, Minister of Forests \| Forests Hon. Jennifer Whiteside, Minister \| Labour	View
2025-09-15	No	Gavin McGarrigle , Lana Payne	Garry Begg, MLA for Surrey-Guildford \| Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly	View
2025-05-06	No	Lana Payne	Hon. Mike Farnworth, Minister \| Transportation and Transit	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
Ministry of Labour, Immigration, Training and Skills Development	$3,380,532.00	2024-07-01 to 2025-06-30
Ontario Ministry of Labour, Immigration, Training and Skills Development	$2,675,547.00	2023-12-01 to 2024-12-01
Ontario Ministry of Labour, Immigration, Training and Skills Development	$771,407.00	2025-07-01 to 2025-09-30

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Date Modified:: 2025-11-05

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12-Month Lobbying Summary - Organization

Unifor / Lana Payne, National President

Who is lobbying?

Unifor (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

Unifor / Lana Payne, National President

Unifor (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

Unifor - Address & business activities

Unifor / Lana Payne, National President

Received Government Funding