12-Month Lobbying Summary - Organization

Clayoquot Biosphere Trust / Rebecca Hurwitz, Executive Director

Registration Summary

Currently active - Last Updated: 2025-04-11

Who is lobbying?

Clayoquot Biosphere Trust (Address & business activities)

Rebecca Hurwitz, Executive Director

Government Funding

Did Clayoquot Biosphere Trust receive government funding within the last 12 months? Yes

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

Clayoquot Biosphere Trust is not working together with any other entity for the purpose of lobbying.

Direct Interests of the Lobbying Activity

Affiliates

Clayoquot Biosphere Trust does not have any affiliates that could have a direct interest in the outcome of the lobbying activities

Other Affiliates

The activities of Clayoquot Biosphere Trust 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 Clayoquot Biosphere Trust:

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
Seeking support and funding for the Clayoquot Sound UNESCO Biosphere Centre.	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	Advanced Education, Agriculture, Conservation, Employment and Training, Environment, Indigenous Relations and Reconciliation, Infrastructure, Non-Profit Organization, Tourism
Seeking support and funding for the Clayoquot Sound UNESCO Biosphere Centre.	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	Advanced Education, Agriculture, Conservation, Employment and Training, Environment, Indigenous Relations and Reconciliation, Infrastructure, Non-Profit Organization, Tourism

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
Children and Family Development
Environment and Parks
Health
Indigenous Relations and Reconciliation
Jobs, Economic Development and Innovation
Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly
Office of the Premier
Post-Secondary Education and Future Skills
Tourism, Arts, Culture and Sport
Water, Land and Resource Stewardship

Who are the lobbyists?

In-house Lobbyists

Lobbyist

Contributions

Michelle Hall
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: Yes
Sponsorship: No
Recall: No

Rebecca Hurwitz
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: Yes
Sponsorship: No
Recall: No

Registration number: 8996-4711
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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
2025-11-27	No	Rebecca Hurwitz	Brittny Anderson, MLA for Kootenay Central \| Minister of State for Local Government and Rural Communities, Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly Marshall Scott-Bigsby, Ministerial Advisor \| Minister's Office, Water, Land and Resource Stewardship	View
2025-11-26	No	Rebecca Hurwitz	James McNish, Chief of Staff \| Health Josie Osborne, MLA for Mid Island-Pacific Rim \| Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly	View
2025-09-22	No	Rebecca Hurwitz	Christine Boyle, MLA for Vancouver-Little Mountain \| Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly Josie Osborne, MLA for Mid Island-Pacific Rim \| Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly Seamus Wolfe, Chief of Staff \| Water, Land and Resource Stewardship	View
2025-07-11	No	Rebecca Hurwitz	Josie Osborne, MLA for Mid Island-Pacific Rim \| Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly	View
2025-07-10	No	Rebecca Hurwitz	Lindsay McLaughlin, Director \| Jobs, Economic Development and Innovation Kimberley Reid, Executive Director \| Rural and Regional Development, Jobs, Economic Development and Innovation	View
2025-06-24	No	Rebecca Hurwitz	Nicolas Bragg, Chief of Staff \| Minister's Office, Environment and Parks	View
2025-06-10	No	Rebecca Hurwitz	Nubwa Wathanafa, Ministerial Advisor \| Jobs, Economic Development and Innovation	View
2025-04-10	No	Rebecca Hurwitz	Andrea McDonald, Constituency Advisor \| office of Josie Osborne, MLA, Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly	View
2025-04-02	No	Rebecca Hurwitz	Dan Levitt, B.C. Seniors Advocate \| Health	View
2025-03-04	No	Rebecca Hurwitz	Christine Boyle, MLA for Vancouver-Little Mountain \| Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly Spencer Chandra Herbert, MLA for Vancouver-West End \| Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly	View
2025-03-04	No	Rebecca Hurwitz	Nicolas Bragg, Chief of Staff \| Environment and Parks Ellora Sundhu, Chief of Staff \| Office of the Minister, Children and Family Development	View
2025-02-08	No	Michelle Hall	Josie Osborne, MLA for Mid Island-Pacific Rim \| Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly	View
2025-01-29	No	Rebecca Hurwitz	Kimberley Reid, Executive Director \| Rural and Regional Development, Jobs, Economic Development and Innovation	View
2025-01-28	No	Rebecca Hurwitz	Ellora Sundhu, Chief of Staff \| Minister's Office, Tourism, Arts, Culture and Sport	View
2025-01-16	No	Rebecca Hurwitz	Josie Osborne, MLA for Mid Island-Pacific Rim \| Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly	View

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Requested Government Funding

Funding Request made to:	Funding Requested	Date Requested
Agriculture and Food	$183,172.00	2025-02-28
Canadian Heritage	$10,000.00	2025-01-23
District of Tofino	$4,000.00	2024-11-21
District of Ucluelet	$4,000.00	2024-11-21
Employment and Social Development Canada	$17,972.00	2024-12-06
WorkBC	$2,237.33	2024-07-12
WorkBC	$3,200.00	2024-08-20

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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
Alberni Clayoquot Regional District	$10,000.00	2024-11-05
Canadian Heritage	$8,000.00	2024-06-18
District of Tofino	$4,000.00	2025-03-07
District of Ucluelet	$2,000.00	2025-05-21
Employment and Social Development Canada	$10,096.00	2024-04-19 to 2024-09-30
Employment and Social Development Canada	$14,429.47	2025-09-30
Environment and Climate Change Canada	$845,140.00	2024-04-01 to 2026-03-31
Heritage Canada	$6,700.00	2025-06-25
Heritage Canada	$20,000.00	2025-09-02
Infrastructure Canada	$7,172,318.00	2024-05-16 to 2026-03-31
Jobs, Economic Development and Innovation	$1,000,000.00	2025-03-31
National Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada	$224,100.00	2024-02-06 to 2026-03-31
National Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada	$224,100.00	2024-02-07 to 2026-03-31
Vancouver Island Health Authority	$15,000.00	2024-08-07
WorkBC	$1,882.44	2025-01-15

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Date Modified:: 2025-11-05

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12-Month Lobbying Summary - Organization

Clayoquot Biosphere Trust / Rebecca Hurwitz, Executive Director

Who is lobbying?

Clayoquot Biosphere Trust (Address & business activities)

Government Funding

Other Entities (working together for the purposes of lobbying) 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

Clayoquot Biosphere Trust / Rebecca Hurwitz, Executive Director

Clayoquot Biosphere Trust (Address & business activities)

Government Funding

Other Entities (working together for the purposes of lobbying) 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

Clayoquot Biosphere Trust - Address & business activities

Clayoquot Biosphere Trust / Rebecca Hurwitz, Executive Director

Requested Government Funding

Received Government Funding