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12-Month Lobbying Summary - Organization

Canadian Climate Institute / Rick Smith, President

Registration Summary

Currently active - Last Updated: 2025-08-25

Who is lobbying?

Canadian Climate Institute (Address & business activities)

Rick Smith, President

Government Funding

Did Canadian Climate Institute receive government funding within the last 12 months? No

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

Canadian Climate Institute is not working together with any other entity for the purpose of lobbying.

Direct Interests of the Lobbying Activity

Affiliates

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

Other Affiliates

The activities of Canadian Climate Institute 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 Canadian Climate Institute:

What is being lobbied?

Subject Matter of the Lobbying Activities

Details Regarding the Identified Subject Matter

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 environmental and climate change policy	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	Conservation, Energy, Environment, Fisheries, Forestry

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

Agriculture and Food
BC Transit
Emergency Management and Climate Readiness
Energy and Climate Solutions
Environment and Parks
Finance

Ministries/Provincial Entities in previous versions
- Environment and Climate Change Strategy
- Jobs, Economic Development and Innovation
- Office of the Premier

Who are the lobbyists?

In-house Lobbyists

Lobbyist

Contributions

Jonathan Arnold
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

Dale Beugin
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

Kate Harland
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

Ross Linden-Fraser
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

Ryan Ness
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

Dave Sawyer
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

Lobbyists in previous versions

In-house Lobbyists
Lobbyist	BC Former Public Office Holder Positions	Contributions
Jason Dion	Former Public Office Holder in BC: No	Contributions: No
Anna Kanduth	Former Public Office Holder in BC: No	Contributions: No

Registration number: 8487-4482
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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
2025-02-03	Yes	Ryan Ness	Elaine Cross, Executive Director \| Innovation Programs & Partnership, Energy and Climate Solutions Lauren Goodland, Senior Planning Analyst \| Housing and Municipal Affairs Cameron Lewis, Executive Director \| Environment and Parks Tina Neale, Director \| Emergency Management and Climate Readiness Myron Roth, Team Lead Aquaculture & Marine Fisheries \| Water, Land and Resource Stewardship Kelly Sims, Director, Flood Policy \| Emergency Management and Climate Readiness	View
2025-01-28	No	Ryan Ness	Mark Hosak, Senior Ministerial Advisor \| Minister's Office, Emergency Management and Climate Readiness Nina Karimi, Chief of Staff \| Emergency Management and Climate Readiness Mack McCorkingdale, Ministerial Advisor \| Emergency Management and Climate Readiness Maddie O'Neil-Johns, Ministerial Advisor \| Emergency Management and Climate Readiness	View

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Date Modified:: 2025-11-05