12-Month Lobbying Summary - Organization

Restaurants Canada / Kelly Higginson, President and CEO

Registration Summary

Currently active - Last Updated: 2024-03-13

Who is lobbying?

Restaurants Canada (Address & business activities)

Kelly Higginson, President and CEO

Senior Officer in previous versions
- Christian Buhagiar, President and CEO

Government Funding

Did Restaurants Canada request or receive government funding within the last 12 months? Yes

Coalition Members Information

Restaurants Canada is not a coalition member.

Direct Interests of the Lobbying Activity

Affiliates

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

Other Affiliates

The activities of Restaurants Canada 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 Restaurants Canada:

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 regarding an accessibility directorate pre-consultation	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	Human Rights, Infrastructure, Poverty, Regional Development
Advocacy to oppose proposed Chicken Price Increase	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	Consumer Issues, Finances and Budgets, Industry
Advocacy to save the BC Restaurants Townhall	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, Industry, Regional Development, Small Business
Capping third party delivery company fees	Development or enactment of any regulation, including the enactment of a regulation for the purposes of amending or repealing a regulation	Small Business, Tourism
Communicating with the Government about emergency relief for businesses impacted by wildfires.	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	Economic Development and Trade, Emergency Preparedness
Communicating with the Government about improving Liquor Distribution Branch distribution and delivery for non-stock product.	Development, establishment, amendment or termination of any program, policy, directive or guideline of the government of British Columbia or a Provincial entity	Industry, Liquor Control/Alcohol, Small Business
Communicating with the government about the proposed tied house policy.	Development, establishment, amendment or termination of any program, policy, directive or guideline of the government of British Columbia or a Provincial entity	Liquor Control/Alcohol, Small Business
Communicating with the government about the state of the foodservice industry and the development of broad-based industry-specific cost relief programs.	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	Economic Development and Trade, Employment and Training, Industry, Small Business
COVID-19 reopening plan & hospitality industry supports	Development or enactment of any regulation, including the enactment of a regulation for the purposes of amending or repealing a regulation	COVID-19, Health, Labour/Labour Relations
Environmental policies impacting hospitality industry	Development or enactment of any regulation, including the enactment of a regulation for the purposes of amending or repealing a regulation	Environment
Labour policies impacting hospitality industry	Development or enactment of any regulation, including the enactment of a regulation for the purposes of amending or repealing a regulation	Economic Development and Trade, Small Business
Letter to Premier copying Jobs, Economic Developement and Innovation and Labour Ministers regarding proposal to cap 2023 minimum wage at 3%.	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	Labour/Labour Relations
Liquor licensee policies impacting hospitality industry	Development or enactment of any regulation, including the enactment of a regulation for the purposes of amending or repealing a regulation	Liquor Control/Alcohol
Tax policies impacting hospitality industry	Development or enactment of any regulation, including the enactment of a regulation for the purposes of amending or repealing a regulation	Economic Development and Trade, Finances and Budgets
Virtual introductory meeting with new Jobs, Economic Development and and Innovation Minister Brenda Bailey and DM Fazil Milhar.	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	Economic Development and Trade
Virtual meetings with DM Labour Trevor Hughes on labour legislation, 2023 minimum wage, and employer foreign worker registry.	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	Labour/Labour Relations

Subject matter details in previous versions

Specific Topics of Lobbying Communications	Intended Outcomes	Associated Subject Matters
Meeting and phone calls with Ravi Kahlon Minister of Jobs, Economic Recovery and Innovation primarily focused on 3rd party delivery fee cap legislation and regulation.	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 Introduction, amendment, passage or defeat of any Bill or resolution in or before the Legislative Assembly	Employment and Training, Small Business
Meetings with Jobs ADM Chris Rathbone on capping 3rd party delivery fees.	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 Introduction, amendment, passage or defeat of any Bill or resolution in or before the Legislative Assembly	Small Business
Meeting with Opposition Leader Kevin Falcon for industry update and members' issue concerns on labour shortages, inflation, labour policies and taxes.	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 Introduction, amendment, passage or defeat of any Bill or resolution in or before the Legislative Assembly	Economic Development and Trade, Employment and Training, Labour/Labour Relations, Liquor Control/Alcohol
Communicating with the government about liquor distribution modernization and ongoing delivery challenges for non-stock products.	Development, establishment, amendment or termination of any program, policy, directive or guideline of the government of British Columbia or a Provincial entity	Industry, Liquor Control/Alcohol, Small Business
Advocating for the development of broad based operational cost-offsets, financial supports and meaningful taxation relief to help the industry recover from the impact of the pandemic.	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 Development, establishment, amendment or termination of any program, policy, directive or guideline of the government of British Columbia or a Provincial entity	Industry, Small Business
Policy and program recommendations regarding the need for industry labour shortage initiatives under the Future Ready Action Plan.	Development, establishment, amendment or termination of any program, policy, directive or guideline of the government of British Columbia or a Provincial entity	Advanced Education, Education, Employment and Training
Advocating for the development of broad based operational cost-offsets, financial supports and meaningful taxation relief to help the industry recover from the impact of the pandemic.	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 Development, establishment, amendment or termination of any program, policy, directive or guideline of the government of British Columbia or a Provincial entity	Agriculture

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

Advanced Education and Skills Training
Agriculture and Food
British Columbia Liquor Distribution Branch
Emergency Management and Climate Readiness
Environment and Climate Change Strategy
Finance
Health
Jobs, Economic Development and Innovation
Labour
Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly
Municipal Affairs
Office of the Premier
Post-Secondary Education and Future Skills
Public Safety and Solicitor General
Social Development and Poverty Reduction
Tourism, Arts, Culture and Sport
WorkSafeBC

Ministries/Provincial Entities in previous versions
- Jobs, Economic Recovery and Innovation
- Parliamentary Secretary for the New Economy

Who are the lobbyists?

In-house Lobbyists

Lobbyist

Contributions

Kelly Higginson
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 2020-09-21: No

Mark von Schellwitz
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

Lobbyists in previous versions

In-house Lobbyists
Lobbyist	BC Former Public Office Holder Positions	Contributions
Christian Buhagiar	Former Public Office Holder in BC: No	Contributions: No
Jennifer Henshaw	Former Public Office Holder in BC: No	Contributions: No

Registration number: 9582-4124
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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
2024-03-28	No	Mark von Schellwitz	David Eby, Premier \| Premier, Office of the Premier ALL BC MLAs MLAs, MLA \| Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly	View
2024-03-27	No	Mark von Schellwitz	John Rustad, MLA for Nechako Lakes \| Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly	View
2024-03-26	No	Mark von Schellwitz	Sarah Omware, Omware Director, Accessibility \| Social Development and Poverty Reduction	View
2024-03-15	No	Mark von Schellwitz	Stefan Avlijas, Chief of Staff \| Agriculture and Food	View
2024-03-13	No	Mark von Schellwitz	ALL BC, MLA \| Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly	View
2024-03-07	No	Mark von Schellwitz	Kevin Falcon, MLA for Vancouver-Quilchena \| Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly	View
2024-03-06	No	Mark von Schellwitz	Kevin Falcon, MLA for Vancouver-Quilchena \| Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly	View
2024-02-28	No	Mark von Schellwitz	Stefan Avlijas, Chief of Staff \| Agriculture and Food	View
2024-02-26	No	Mark von Schellwitz	David Eby, Premier \| Premier, Office of the Premier Kevin Falcon, MLA for Vancouver-Quilchena \| Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly Sonia Fursteneau, Leader of the third party \| Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly John Rustad, MLA for Nechako Lakes \| Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly	View
2024-02-23	No	Mark von Schellwitz	Monika Laube, Acting Manager External Relations \| Liquor and Cannabis Regulation Branch (LCRB), Public Safety and Solicitor General	View
2024-01-24	No	Mark von Schellwitz	Brenda Bailey, Minister of Jobs, Economic Development and Innovation \| Jobs, Economic Development and Innovation Bruce Banman, MLA for Abbotsford South \| Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly Jordan Bennett, Director, Strategic Initiatives \| Small Business Branch, Jobs, Economic Development and Innovation Emily Bishop, Policy Advisor \| BC Green Caucus, Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly Shirley Bond, MLA for Prince George-Valemount \| Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly Holly Cowan, Constituency Assistant \| Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly Sonia Furstenau, MLA for Cowichan Valley \| Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly Jack Garnier, Ministerial Advisor \| Minister's Office, Jobs, Economic Development and Innovation Trevor Hughes, Deputy Minister \| Labour Caroline McAndrews, Communications Director \| Public Safety and Solicitor General Angela Soukoreff, Communications Manager \| Jobs, Economic Development and Innovation Robyn Spilker, Senior Ministerial Advisor \| Minister's Office, Municipal Affairs Ben Stewart, MLA for Kelowna West \| Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly Todd Stone, MLA for Kamloops-South Thompson \| Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly	View
2024-01-19	No	Mark von Schellwitz	All BC MLAs, MLA \| Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly	View
2024-01-18	No	Mark von Schellwitz	Lorie Hrycuik, Assistant Deputy Minister \| Labour	View
2024-01-17	No	Mark von Schellwitz	Monika Laube, Acting Manager External Relations \| Liquor and Cannabis Regulation Branch (LCRB), Public Safety and Solicitor General	View
2024-01-10	No	Mark von Schellwitz	Henry Yao, MLA for Richmond South Centre \| Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly	View
2024-01-09	No	Mark von Schellwitz	Adam Walker, MLA for Parksville-Qualicum \| Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly	View
2023-12-21	No	Mark von Schellwitz	Peter Donkers, Chair, BC Farm Industry Review Board \| Agriculture and Food	View
2023-12-19	No	Mark von Schellwitz	Sarah Omware, Acting Director Accessibility Directorate \| Social Development and Poverty Reduction	View
2023-12-18	No	Mark von Schellwitz	Sarah Omware, Acting Director Accessibility Directorate \| Social Development and Poverty Reduction	View
2023-12-15	No	Mark von Schellwitz	Katrine Conroy, MLA for Kootenay West \| Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly	View
2023-12-07	No	Mark von Schellwitz	Henry Yao, MLA for Richmond South Centre \| Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly	View
2023-12-05	No	Mark von Schellwitz	Kim Richardson, Policy Specialist \| Clean Communities, Environment and Climate Change Strategy	View
2023-12-04	No	Mark von Schellwitz	Mike Farnworth, MLA for Port Coquitlam \| Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly David Hume, Assistant Deputy Minister and General Manager \| Liquor and Cannabis Regulation Branch, Public Safety and Solicitor General	View
2023-11-30	No	Mark von Schellwitz	Kim Richardson, Policy Specialist, Clean Communities \| Environment and Climate Change Strategy	View
2023-11-29	No	Mark von Schellwitz	Terry Oh, Director of Food Safety \| Health	View
2023-11-21	No	Mark von Schellwitz	Terry Oh, Director of Food Safety \| Health	View
2023-11-10	No	Mark von Schellwitz	Lorie Hrycuik, Assistant Deputy Minister \| Labour John-Michael McColl, Executive Director \| Office of the Premier	View
2023-11-08	No	Mark von Schellwitz	Stefan Avlijas, Chief of Staff \| Agriculture and Food	View
2023-11-07	No	Mark von Schellwitz	Trevor Hughes, Deputy Minister \| Labour	View
2023-11-02	No	Mark von Schellwitz	Martha Anslow, Director of BC Farm Industry Review Board \| Agriculture and Food	View
2023-11-01	No	Mark von Schellwitz	Stefan Avlijas, Chief of Staff \| Agriculture and Food Terry Harrison, Chief of Staff \| Minister's Office, Jobs, Economic Development and Innovation Matt Smith, Chief of Staff \| Office of the Premier	View
2023-10-31	No	Mark von Schellwitz	Stefan Avlijas, Chief of Staff \| Agriculture and Food	View
2023-10-30	No	Mark von Schellwitz	Terry Harrison, Chief of Staff \| Minister's Office, Jobs, Economic Development and Innovation Matt Smith, Chief of Staff \| Office of the Premier	View
2023-10-27	No	Mark von Schellwitz	Pam Alexis, MLA for Abbotsford-Mission \| Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly Brenda Bailey, Minister of Jobs, Economic Development and Innovation \| Jobs, Economic Development and Innovation Peter Donkers, Chairperson \| Agriculture and Food Hon. David Eby, Premier \| Office of the Premier	View
2023-10-20	No	Mark von Schellwitz	Ian Brown, Deputy GM and Executive Director \| Public Safety and Solicitor General	View
2023-10-12	No	Mark von Schellwitz	Trevor Hughes, Deputy Minister \| Labour	View
2023-09-18	No	Mark von Schellwitz	Claire Lloyd, Senior Policy Analyst \| Environment and Climate Change Strategy Gwendolyn Lohbrunner, Director \| Environment and Climate Change Strategy Kim Richardson, Policy Specialist, Clean Communities \| Environment and Climate Change Strategy	View
2023-09-14	No	Mark von Schellwitz	Brenda Bailey, Minister of Jobs, Economic Development and Innovation \| Jobs, Economic Development and Innovation	View
2023-08-23	Yes	Mark von Schellwitz	Brenda Bailey, Minister of Jobs, Economic Development and Innovation \| Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly David Eby, Premier \| Office of the Premier Bowinn Ma, Minister of Emergency Management and Climate Readiness \| Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly	View
2023-08-02	No	Mark von Schellwitz	Kevin Falcon, MLA for Vancouver-Quilchena \| Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly Sarah Weddell, Chief of Staff \| Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly	View
2023-07-19	Yes	Mark von Schellwitz	Sarah Weddell, Chief of Staff \| Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly	View
2023-06-30	No	Mark von Schellwitz	Terry Harrison, Chief of Staff \| Minister's Office, Jobs, Economic Development and Innovation	View
2023-06-19	No	Mark von Schellwitz	David Eby, Premier \| Office of the Premier	View
2023-06-15	No	Mark von Schellwitz	Brenda Bailey, Minister of Jobs, Economic Development and Innovation \| Jobs, Economic Development and Innovation David Eby, Premier \| Office of the Premier Terry Harrison, Chief of Staff \| Minister's Office, Jobs, Economic Development and Innovation Fazil Mihlar, Deputy Minister \| Jobs, Economic Development and Innovation Chris Rathbone, Assistant Deputy Minister \| Jobs, Economic Development and Innovation Matt Smith, Chief of Staff \| Office of the Premier	View
2023-05-26	No	Mark von Schellwitz	Terry Harrison, Chief of Staff \| Jobs, Economic Development and Innovation	View
2023-05-23	No	Mark von Schellwitz	Erin McEwan, Executive Director \| British Columbia Liquor Distribution Branch	View
2023-05-08	Yes	Mark von Schellwitz	Kim Horn, ADM \| Finance David Hume, Assistant Deputy Minister and General Manager \| Liquor and Cannabis Regulation Branch, Public Safety and Solicitor General	View
2023-05-04	No	Mark von Schellwitz	Pam Alexis, Minister of Agriculture and Food \| Agriculture and Food Peter Pokorny, Deputy Minister \| Agriculture and Food	View
2023-04-24	No	Mark von Schellwitz	Andrew Mercier, Minister of State for Workforce Development \| Post-Secondary Education and Future Skills Joanna White, Assistant Deputy Minister \| Workforce Development and Division Responsible for Skills Training, Post-Secondary Education and Future Skills	View

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Requested Government Funding

Funding Request made to:	Funding Requested	Date Requested
Global Affairs Canada	$8,570.00	2023-04-30

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Date Modified:: 2024-01-29

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12-Month Lobbying Summary - Organization

Restaurants Canada / Kelly Higginson, President and CEO

Who is lobbying?

Restaurants Canada (Address & business activities)

Government Funding

Coalition Members 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

Restaurants Canada / Kelly Higginson, President and CEO

Restaurants Canada (Address & business activities)

Government Funding

Coalition Members 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

Restaurants Canada - Address & business activities

Restaurants Canada / Kelly Higginson, President and CEO

Requested Government Funding