12-Month Lobbying Summary - Organization

Council of Canadian Innovators / Benjamin Bergen, President

Registration Summary

Currently active - Last Updated: 2023-03-01 - Projected End Date: 2023-08-17

Who is lobbying?

Council of Canadian Innovators (Address & business activities)

Benjamin Bergen, President

Government Funding

Did Council of Canadian Innovators request or receive government funding within the last 12 months? Yes

Coalition Members Information

Council of Canadian Innovators is not a coalition member.

Direct Interests of the Lobbying Activity

Affiliates

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

Other Affiliates

The activities of Council of Canadian Innovators 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 Council of Canadian Innovators:

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 changes to the Personal Information Protection Act	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	Privacy
Policy and program recommendations regarding the province's technology and innovation economy, specifically in the area of access to talent	Development, establishment, amendment or termination of any program, policy, directive or guideline of the government of British Columbia or a Provincial entity	Advanced Education, Employment and Training, Municipal Affairs, Science and Technology
Policy and program recommendations regarding the province's technology and innovation economy, specifically in the area of a modernized procurement strategy	Development, establishment, amendment or termination of any program, policy, directive or guideline of the government of British Columbia or a Provincial entity	Government Procurement
Policy and program recommendations regarding the province's technology and innovation economy, specifically in the area of an intellectual property strategy	Development, establishment, amendment or termination of any program, policy, directive or guideline of the government of British Columbia or a Provincial entity	Intellectual Property
Policy and program recommendations regarding the province's technology and innovation economy, specifically in the area of a provincial data strategy	Development, establishment, amendment or termination of any program, policy, directive or guideline of the government of British Columbia or a Provincial entity	Freedom of Information, Industry, Intellectual Property, Privacy, Science and Technology
Policy and program recommendations regarding the province's technology and innovation economy, specifically in the area of funding opportunities	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, Mental Health and Addictions, Science and Technology, Taxation and Finance
Policy and program recommendations regarding the province's technology and innovation economy, specifically in the area of the B.C. Centre for Innovation and Clean Energy	Development, establishment, amendment or termination of any program, policy, directive or guideline of the government of British Columbia or a Provincial entity	Energy, Environment, Science and Technology
Policy and program recommendations regarding the province's technology and innovation economy, specifically in the area of the province's trade and export strategy	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, Internal Trade, International Trade
Policy and program recommendations regarding the province's technology and innovation economy, specifically in the area of the RevUp Program	Development, establishment, amendment or termination of any program, policy, directive or guideline of the government of British Columbia or a Provincial entity	Science and Technology

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
Citizens' Services
Energy, Mines and Low Carbon Innovation
Finance
Health
Innovate BC
Jobs, Economic Development and Innovation
Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly
Mental Health and Addictions
Minister of State for Trade
Municipal Affairs
Office of the Premier
Transportation and Infrastructure

Ministries/Provincial Entities in previous versions
- Jobs, Economic Recovery and Innovation
- Parliamentary Secretary for Skills Training
- Parliamentary Secretary for Technology and Innovation

Who are the lobbyists?

Lobbyists in previous versions

In-house Lobbyists
Lobbyist	BC Former Public Office Holder Positions	Contributions
Tessa Seager	Former Public Office Holder in BC: No	Contributions: No
Tessa Seager	Former Public Office Holder in BC: No	Contributions: No

Registration number: 7842-4163
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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
2023-04-06	Yes	Benjamin Bergen , Dana O'Born	Brenda Bailey, Minister \| Jobs, Economic Development and Innovation David Eby, Premier \| Office of the Premier	View
2023-03-24	No	Benjamin Bergen	Brenda Bailey, Minister \| Jobs, Economic Development and Innovation Selina Robinson, Minister \| Advanced Education and Skills Training	View
2023-03-16	Yes	Dana O'Born	Hon. David Eby, Premier \| Office of the Premier	View
2023-03-06	Yes	Dana O'Born	Brenda Bailey, Minister \| Jobs, Economic Development and Innovation Selina Robinson, Minister \| Advanced Education and Skills Training	View
2022-10-31	No	Dana O'Born	Tim Lesiuk, ADM \| Jobs, Economic Recovery and Innovation	View
2022-10-31	No	Dana O'Born	Sachin Sundu, Advisor, Office of Parliamentary Secretary, Brenda Bailey \| Parliamentary Secretary for Technology and Innovation	View
2022-09-15	Yes	Tessa Seager	David Denhoff, Ministerial Advisor \| Transportation and Infrastructure	View

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Requested Government Funding

Funding Request made to:	Funding Requested	Date Requested
Business Development Bank of Canada	$22,600.00	2022-03-21
Export Development Canada	$22,600.00	2022-04-12
Sustainable Development Technology Canada	$113,000.00	2022-04-15

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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
Business Development Bank of Canada	$22,600.00	2022-03-03
Export Development Canada	$22,600.00	2022-08-09
Sustainable Development Technology Canada	$113,000.00	2022-05-09

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Date Modified:: 2023-05-16

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12-Month Lobbying Summary - Organization

Council of Canadian Innovators / Benjamin Bergen, President

Who is lobbying?

Council of Canadian Innovators (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

Council of Canadian Innovators / Benjamin Bergen, President

Council of Canadian Innovators (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

Council of Canadian Innovators - Address & business activities

Council of Canadian Innovators / Benjamin Bergen, President

Requested Government Funding

Received Government Funding