12-Month Lobbying Summary - Organization

Options Community Services Society / Christine Mohr, Chief Executive Officer

Registration Summary

Currently inactive - Activity Ended: 2022-07-15 - Projected End Date: 2022-07-15

Who is lobbying?

Options Community Services Society (Address & business activities)

Christine Mohr, Chief Executive Officer

Government Funding

Did Options Community Services Society request or receive government funding within the last 12 months? Yes

Coalition Members Information

Options Community Services Society is a member of a coalition along with the following organizations:

Chimo Community Services (Address information)
Crisis Intervention and Suicide Prevention Centre of BC (Address information)
Interior Crisis Line Network (Address information)
Northern BC Crisis Line (Address information)
Options Community Services Society (Address information)
Vancouver Island Crisis Society (Address information)

Direct Interests of the Lobbying Activity

Affiliates

Options Community Services Society does not have any affiliates that could have a direct interest in the outcome of the lobbying activities

Other Affiliates

The activities of Options Community Services Society 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 Options Community Services Society:

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:

Specific Topics of Lobbying Communications	Intended Outcomes	Associated Subject Matters
Regional Health Authorities have provided notice of their intent to move contracting of existing crisis line services from their responsibility to the Provincial Health Services Authority (PHSA). PHSA has advised that there will be a tendering process to be managed through BC Bid. The stated reasons for the tendering of these long standing existing services seem to relate to a substantial increase in funding, and because tendering is “best practice for procurement”. As well, it has been noted that the intention is to have one key crisis line contractor in each Health Region. This is in fact already the case with the exception of one region. In the region where there is more than one key crisis line provider, a much less disruptive approach could readily conclude in having one contract. We are concerned that untold harm would result of tendering these essential service as there is an absence of understanding of the interconnectedness of existing crisis line services with each other across the province, at the Regional Health level (beyond the typical crisis line services - e.g part of opioid response, mental health 1.800 SUICIDE and 310 Mental Health lines, as well as other emergency response supports to identified vulnerable people e.g. extreme heat check-ins). It is unclear how this tendering will impact other services at the community level. We are lobbying to stop the RFP tendering process before it commences and that in the event that it does proceed, that direct awards will be made to the organizations that are currently members of the Network fo Crisis Line providers. In the event that it is necessary to tender the existing crisis line services, we will lobby that direct awards are issued for existing providers.	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, Government Procurement, Health, Mental Health and Addictions

Subject matter details in previous versions

Specific Topics of Lobbying Communications	Intended Outcomes	Associated Subject Matters
To advocate for Displaced Ukrainian job seekers to be considered eligible for CEP programming (Project Based Labour Market Training (PBLMT) or Job Creation Partnership(JCP)). In the current CEP programming policy, only Employment Insurance (EI) clients and Income Assistance – Employment Obligated clients are eligible for the PBLMT, while JCP programming is only open to EI clients. Therefore, displaced Ukrainian job seekers won't meet the outlined eligibility.	Development, establishment, amendment or termination of any program, policy, directive or guideline of the government of British Columbia or a Provincial entity	Employment and Training

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
Children and Family Development
Citizens' Services
Education
Fraser Health Authority
Health
Interior Health Authority
Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly
Mental Health and Addictions
Minister of State for Child Care
Northern Health Authority
Office of the Premier
Parliamentary Secretary for Community Development and Non-Profits
Provincial Health Services Authority
Social Development and Poverty Reduction
Vancouver Coastal Health Authority

Who are the lobbyists?

In-house Lobbyists

Lobbyist

Contributions

Thaddee Bergler
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

Diana Delgado
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

Christine Mohr
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

Registration number: 6862-4434
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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
2022-06-29	No	Diana Delgado	Leanne List, Director, Community and Employer Partnerships \| Social Development and Poverty Reduction	View

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Requested Government Funding

Funding Request made to:	Funding Requested	Date Requested
Federal Minister for Women and Gender Equality and Youth	$5,000.00	2021-11-01
Federal Minister for Women and Gender Equality and Youth	$536,261.00	2021-11-19
Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC)	$25,000.00	2021-06-30
Public Safety and Solicitor General	$29,900.00	2021-11-18
Social Development and Poverty Reduction	$274,913.00	2022-01-01
Social Development and Poverty Reduction	$293,930.00	2022-06-28

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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
Federal Minister for Women and Gender Equality and Youth	$5,000.00	2021-11-01 to 2022-11-01
Federal Minister for Women and Gender Equality and Youth	$236,161.00	2022-01-04 to 2022-03-31
Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC)	$25,000.00	2021-07-31
Social Development and Poverty Reduction	$274,913.00	2022-05-09 to 2023-05-05

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Date Modified:: 2023-05-16

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12-Month Lobbying Summary - Organization

Options Community Services Society / Christine Mohr, Chief Executive Officer

Who is lobbying?

Options Community Services Society (Address & business activities)

Government Funding

Coalition Members Information

Options Community Services Society is a member of a coalition along with the following organizations:

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

Options Community Services Society / Christine Mohr, Chief Executive Officer

Options Community Services Society (Address & business activities)

Government Funding

Coalition Members Information

Options Community Services Society is a member of a coalition along with the following organizations:

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

Options Community Services Society - Address & business activities

Options Community Services Society / Christine Mohr, Chief Executive Officer

Vancouver Island Crisis Society

Options Community Services Society

Crisis Intervention and Suicide Prevention Centre of BC

Chimo Community Services

Northern BC Crisis Line

Interior Crisis Line Network

Requested Government Funding

Received Government Funding