12-Month Lobbying Summary - Organization

BC Construction Association / Chris Atchison, President

Registration Summary

Currently active - Last Updated: 2021-06-01

Who is lobbying?

BC Construction Association (Address & business activities)

Chris Atchison, President

Government Funding

Did BC Construction Association request or receive government funding within the last 12 months? Yes

Coalition Members Information

BC Construction Association is not a coalition member.

Direct Interests of the Lobbying Activity

Affiliates

BC Construction Association has the following affiliates that could have a direct interest in the outcome of the lobbying activities:

BCCA Employee Benefit Trust (Address information)
Council of Construction Associations (Address information)
Northern Regional Construction Association (Address information)
Southern Interior Construction Association (Address information)
Vancouver Island Construction Association (Address information)
Vancouver Regional Construction Association (Address information)

Other Affiliates

The activities of BC Construction Association 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 BC Construction Association:

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
BCCA aims to provide policy direction on the development of employment training programs and feedback on Employment Standards legislation to ensure the ability of the British Columbia construction industry to remain competitive and have access to a suitable workforce.	Development, establishment, amendment or termination of any program, policy, directive or guideline of the government of British Columbia or a Provincial entity	Advanced Education, Colleges & Universities, Education, Employment and Training, Workplace Literacy
BCCA is advocating, through the Council of Construction Associations (COCA) for construction safety measures in WorkSafeBC legislation and regulations. BCCA is working to ensure industry representation in the province's review of the BC workers’ compensation system.	Development, establishment, amendment or termination of any program, policy, directive or guideline of the government of British Columbia or a Provincial entity	COVID-19, Health
BCCA is advocating for a recurring evaluation of the Builders Lien Act to ensure that it meets the needs of the industry and inherent objectives of the Act.	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	Economic Development and Trade, Emergency Preparedness, Employment and Training, Government Procurement, Industry, Infrastructure, Labour/Labour Relations, Workplace Literacy
BCCA is advocating for standardization of building codes and rational embedded energy efficiency requirements.	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, Emergency Preparedness, Industry, Infrastructure, Labour/Labour Relations
BCCA is advocating for the development and use of a fair, equitable and expedient British Columbia and Canadian environmental assessment and review process	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	Environment
BCCA is aiming to promote policies, programs and initiatives that assist the government in achieving the stated objectives of the Community Benefit Agreement (CBA) but without the policies that stifle competition and limit the choices of skilled trades people in BC.	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, Infrastructure, Labour/Labour Relations
BCCA is seeking to develop public sector procurement capacity in accordance with the Guide to Calling Bids, Awarding Contracts and Trade Contractors Guide and Checklist, and Guidance for the Release of Information&/or Documents Related to Competitive Procurement Opportunities. BCCA is working with industry stakeholders to introduce Prompt Payment Legislation for BC.	Development, establishment, amendment or termination of any program, policy, directive or guideline of the government of British Columbia or a Provincial entity	Consumer Issues, Economic Development and Trade, Finances and Budgets, Government Procurement, Housing

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
Attorney General and Minister responsible for Housing
British Columbia Housing Management Commission
British Columbia Hydro and Power Authority
British Columbia Institute of Technology
Camosun College
Children and Family Development
Citizens' Services
Finance
Health
Industry Training Authority
Jobs, Economic Recovery and Innovation
Labour
Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly
Minister of State for Infrastructure
Office of the Premier
Parliamentary Secretary for Emergency Preparedness
Parliamentary Secretary for Gender Equity
Parliamentary Secretary for Skills Training
Partnerships British Columbia Inc
Social Development and Poverty Reduction
Transportation and Infrastructure
WorkSafeBC

Ministries/Provincial Entities in previous versions
- Advanced Education, Skills and Training
- Attorney General
- Jobs, Economic Development and Competitiveness

Who are the lobbyists?

In-house Lobbyists

Lobbyist

Contributions

Chris Atchison
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: Yes

Political: No
Sponsorship: No
Recall: No

Warren Perks
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: Yes

Political: No
Sponsorship: No
Recall: No

Lisa Stevens
Subscribes to a Code of Conduct: No
Former Public Office Holder in BC: Yes

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: 1043-433
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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
2021-08-20	No	Chris Atchison	Murray Rankin, Minister \| Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly	View
2021-07-15	Yes	Chris Atchison	Murray Rankin, Minister \| Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly	View
2021-07-14	No	Chris Atchison	Ravi Kahlon, Minister \| Jobs, Economic Recovery and Innovation	View
2021-06-30	No	Chris Atchison	Andrew Mercier, Parliamentary Secretary \| Advanced Education and Skills Training	View
2021-06-25	No	Chris Atchison	Shelley Gray, CEO \| Industry Training Authority	View
2021-06-24	Yes	Chris Atchison	Ravi Kahlon, Minister \| Jobs, Economic Recovery and Innovation	View
2021-05-25	No	Chris Atchison	Ellis Ross, MLA \| Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly	View
2021-05-13	No	Chris Atchison	David Eby, Attorney General \| Attorney General and Minister responsible for Housing John Horgan, Premier \| Office of the Premier Selina Robinson, Minister \| Finance	View
2021-04-30	No	Chris Atchison	John Horgan, Premier \| Office of the Premier	View
2021-04-26	Yes	Chris Atchison	John Horgan, Premier \| Office of the Premier	View
2021-04-16	No	Chris Atchison	Rob Fleming, Minister \| Transportation and Infrastructure	View
2021-04-14	No	Chris Atchison	Mark Liedemann, CEO \| Partnerships British Columbia Inc	View
2021-04-08	No	Chris Atchison	Robert O'Neill, Executive Director \| Citizens' Services tracee Schmidt, Executive Director \| Citizens' Services	View
2021-03-30	No	Chris Atchison	Bobbi Plecas, Deputy Minister \| Jobs, Economic Recovery and Innovation	View
2021-03-25	No	Chris Atchison	Carolyn Kamper, Assistant Deputy Minister \| Children and Family Development	View
2021-03-25	No	Chris Atchison	Robert O'Neill, Executive Director \| Citizens' Services Tracee Schmidt, Executive Director \| Citizens' Services	View
2021-03-16	No	Chris Atchison	Lisa Beare, Minister \| Citizens' Services	View
2021-03-03	No	Chris Atchison	Shirley Bond, MLA \| Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly Lorne Doerkson, MLA \| Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly Mike Morris, MLA \| Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly Coralee Oakes, MLA \| Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly Ellis Ross, MLA \| Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly John Rustad, MLA \| Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly	View
2021-02-26	No	Chris Atchison	Tracee Schmidt, Acting Assistant Deputy Minister \| Citizens' Services	View
2021-02-22	No	Chris Atchison	Bindi Sawchuk, Assistant Deputy Minister \| Advanced Education and Skills Training	View
2021-02-18	Yes	Chris Atchison	Mike Farnworth, MLA \| Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly	View
2021-02-17	No	Chris Atchison	Bobbie Plecas, Deputy Minister \| Jobs, Economic Recovery and Innovation	View
2021-02-11	No	Chris Atchison	Dan Davies, MLA \| Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly	View
2021-02-10	No	Chris Atchison	Andrew Mercier, Parliamentary Secretary \| Advanced Education and Skills Training	View
2021-02-09	Yes	Chris Atchison	Harry Bains, Minister of Labour \| Labour Anne Kang, Minister \| Advanced Education and Skills Training Andrew Mercier, Parliamentary Secretary \| Advanced Education and Skills Training	View
2021-02-04	No	Chris Atchison , Lisa Stevens	Ravi Kahlon, Minister \| Jobs, Economic Recovery and Innovation	View
2021-02-02	No	Chris Atchison	Rob Fleming, Minister \| Transportation and Infrastructure	View
2021-01-28	Yes	Chris Atchison	Dan Davies, MLA \| Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly	View
2021-01-27	No	Chris Atchison	Harry Bains, Minister \| Labour	View
2021-01-19	No	Chris Atchison	Carolyn Kamper, Assistant Deputy Minister \| Children and Family Development	View
2021-01-12	Yes	Chris Atchison	Tracee Schmidt, Assistant Deputy Minister \| Citizens' Services	View
2021-01-07	No	Chris Atchison	Shelley Gray, CEO \| Industry Training Authority	View
2020-12-17	Yes	Chris Atchison	Allison Bond, Deputy Minister \| Children and Family Development	View
2020-12-16	Yes	Chris Atchison	Grace Lore, Parliamentary Secretary \| Advanced Education and Skills Training	View
2020-12-16	Yes	Chris Atchison	Rachna Singh, Parliamentary Secretary Anti Racism Initiatives \| Advanced Education and Skills Training	View
2020-12-16	Yes	Chris Atchison	Andrew Mercier, Parliamentary Secretary \| Advanced Education and Skills Training	View
2020-12-16	Yes	Chris Atchison	Nicholas Simons, Minister \| Social Development and Poverty Reduction	View
2020-12-16	Yes	Chris Atchison	Harry Bains, Minister \| Labour	View
2020-12-16	Yes	Chris Atchison	Rob Fleming, Minister \| Transportation and Infrastructure Bowinn Ma, Minister of State \| Transportation and Infrastructure	View
2020-12-16	Yes	Chris Atchison	Selina Robinson, Minister \| Finance	View
2020-12-16	Yes	Chris Atchison	Ravi Kahlon, Minister \| Jobs, Economic Recovery and Innovation	View
2020-12-16	Yes	Chris Atchison	Lisa Beare, Minister \| Citizens' Services	View
2020-12-16	Yes	Chris Atchison	Anne Kang, Minister of Advanced Education and Skills Training \| Advanced Education and Skills Training	View
2020-12-15	No	Chris Atchison	John Horgan, Premier \| Office of the Premier	View
2020-12-11	No	Chris Atchison	John Horgan, Premier \| Office of the Premier	View
2020-12-04	Yes	Chris Atchison	Mike Farnworth, MLA \| Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly	View
2020-12-04	Yes	Chris Atchison	Rick Glumac, MLA \| Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly	View
2020-12-01	No	Chris Atchison	Mark Liederman, CEO \| Partnerships British Columbia Inc	View
2020-11-24	Yes	Chris Atchison	Mark Liederman, CEO \| Partnerships British Columbia Inc	View
2020-11-09	Yes	Chris Atchison	Mike Farnworth, Minister of Public Safety & Solicitor General \| Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly Rick Glumac, MLA \| Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly	View
2020-11-03	No	Chris Atchison , Lisa Stevens	Richard Fyfe, Deputy Attorney General \| Attorney General	View
2020-10-28	Yes	Chris Atchison , Lisa Stevens	Richard Fyfe, Deputy Attorney General \| Attorney General	View

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BC Construction Association - Address & business activities

Address:

401 - 655 Tyee Road
Victoria, BC V9A 6X5
Canada

Telephone number: 250-475-1077

Contact information in previous versions
- 401 - 655 Tyee Road
  
  Victoria, BC V9A 6X5
  Canada
  
  Telephone number: 250-475-1077
- 401 - 655 Tyee Road
  
  Victori, BC V9A 6X5
  Canada
  
  Telephone number: 250-475-1077
- 401 - 655 Tyee Road
  
  Victor, BC V9A 6X5
  Canada
  
  Telephone number: 250-475-1077
- 401-655 Tyee Road
  
  Victoria, BC V9A 6X5
  Canada
  
  Telephone number: 250-475-1077
  
  Fax number: 250-475-1078
- #401 - 655 Tyee Road
  
  Victoria, BC V9A 6X5
  Canada
  
  Telephone number: 250-475-1077
  
  Fax number: 250-475-1078

Description of Activities:
BCCA engages collaboratively with Ministries, Crowns, and other provincial stakeholders to foster mutual understanding of key industry issues. Together we work to achieve positive outcomes through innovative approaches to policy, legislation, taxation, programming, regulation and public engagement. As representatives of BC's industrial, commercial, and institutional construction sector, the BCCA works to ensure that BC is home to a world-class construction sector that demonstrates exceptional productivity and resilience.

Descriptions of the organization's activity in previous versions:
- BCCA engages collaboratively with Ministries, Crowns, and other provincial stakeholders to foster mutual understanding of key industry issues. Together we work to achieve positive outcomes through innovative approaches to policy, legislation, taxation, programming, regulation and public engagement. As representatives of BC's industrial, commercial, and institutional construction sector, the BCCA works to ensure that BC is home to a world-class construction sector that demonstrates exceptional productivity and resilience.
- To ensure that the policies, requirements and interests of the ICI Construction Industry are recognized and accepted by government and their agencies. To promote and achieve the best relationships between the construction associations of the province of BC, the BCCA and other organizations or associations directly or indirectly related to the construction industry and the purchasers of construction and allied services and other industries or their representative bodies. To promote the utilization of standard and ethical practices, documents and tendering procedures in the construction industry.
- To ensure that the policies, requirements and interests of the construction industry are recognized and accepted by governments and their agencies. To promote and achieve the best relationships between: the construction associations of the province of British Columbia. the British Columbia Construction Association and other organizations or associations directly or indirectly related to the construction industry. the construction industry and the purchasers of construction and allied services.the construction industry and other industries or their representative bodies. To promote the utilization of standard and ethical practices, documents and tendering procedures in the construction industry.
- The central purpose and role of BCCA is defined as: To provide leadership and excellence in the representation of and service to British Columbia's construction industry.
- BCCA's mandate is to ensure policies, requirements and interests of the construction industry are recognized and accepted by governments and their agencies. BCCA exists to promote and achieve the best possible relationships between the province's construction associations, other organizations directly or indirectly related to the industry, purchasers of construction and allied services and between the construction industry and other industries or their representative bodies. BCCA promotes the utilization of standard and ethical practices and documents and tendering procedures.

Source of Government Funding	Funding Received	Funding Requested
Government of Canada	$560,010.00 Period received: 2020-04-01 to 2020-11-30	None requested
Advanced Education, Skills and Training	$278,261.00 Period received: 2019-12-01 to 2021-02-28	None requested
Citizenship and Immigration Canada	$749,662.00 Period received: 2019-12-01 to 2023-03-31	None requested
Industry Training Authority	$3,418,407.00 Period received: 2019-12-01 to 2021-08-31	None requested

Date Modified:: 2021-09-09

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12-Month Lobbying Summary - Organization

BC Construction Association / Chris Atchison, President

Who is lobbying?

BC Construction Association (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

BC Construction Association / Chris Atchison, President

BC Construction Association (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

BC Construction Association - Address & business activities

BC Construction Association / Chris Atchison, President

BCCA Employee Benefit Trust

Northern Regional Construction Association

Council of Construction Associations

Vancouver Island Construction Association

Southern Interior Construction Association

Vancouver Regional Construction Association