12-Month Lobbying Summary - Organization

B.C. Pharmacy Association / Geraldine Vance, CEO

Registration Summary

Currently active - Last Updated: 2026-05-01 - Projected End Date: 2030-12-31

Who is lobbying?

B.C. Pharmacy Association (Address & business activities)

Geraldine Vance, CEO

Government Funding

Did B.C. Pharmacy Association receive government funding within the last 12 months? No

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

B.C. Pharmacy Association is not working together with any other entity for the purpose of lobbying.

Direct Interests of the Lobbying Activity

Affiliates

B.C. Pharmacy Association does not have any affiliates that could have a direct interest in the outcome of the lobbying activities

Other Affiliates

The activities of B.C. Pharmacy 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 B.C. Pharmacy 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
Discussions around the development or amendments to pharmacy programs or policies and the role pharmacists play in primary and public health in the province	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	Health
Discussions around the development or amendments to pharmacy programs or policies and the role pharmacists play in primary and public health in the province	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	Finances and Budgets
Discussions around the development or amendments to pharmacy programs or policies and the role pharmacists play in primary and public health in the province.	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	Health, Mental Health and Addictions
Hearing updates on the latest PharmaCare information as it pertains to pharmacists.	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	Health
Meetings with the Ministry of Health and MLAs to provide updates on B.C.'s community pharmacists' work in the province to help in primary care, immunizations and other services.	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	Health, Mental Health and Addictions
Promote the interests of pharmacists and pharmacies and their patients with representatives of Ministry of Health, Ministry of Mental Health and Addictions and the Premier's Office; exchange knowledge of mutual benefit.	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	Health, Mental Health and Addictions

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

Finance
Health
Indigenous Relations and Reconciliation
Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly

Who are the lobbyists?

In-house Lobbyists

Lobbyist

Contributions

Devyani Basoodetsing
Subscribes to a Code of Conduct: No
Former Public Office Holder in BC: No

Lobbied a member of the Legislative Assembly, including a Minister or Premier, on behalf of this organization on or after 2024-09-21 and before 2026-09-22: Yes	Political: No Sponsorship: No Recall: 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 2026-09-22: Information not required when originally submitted	Political: Not provided Sponsorship: Not provided Recall: Not provided

Chris Chiew
Subscribes to a Code of Conduct: No
Former Public Office Holder in BC: No

Lobbied a member of the Legislative Assembly, including a Minister or Premier, on behalf of this organization on or after 2024-09-21 and before 2026-09-22: Yes	Political: No Sponsorship: No Recall: 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 2026-09-22: Information not required when originally submitted	Political: Not provided Sponsorship: Not provided Recall: Not provided

Justin Dovale
Subscribes to a Code of Conduct: No
Former Public Office Holder in BC: No

Lobbied a member of the Legislative Assembly, including a Minister or Premier, on behalf of this organization on or after 2024-09-21 and before 2026-09-22: Yes	Political: No Sponsorship: No Recall: 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 2026-09-22: Information not required when originally submitted	Political: Not provided Sponsorship: Not provided Recall: Not provided

Angie Gaddy
Subscribes to a Code of Conduct: No
Former Public Office Holder in BC: No

Lobbied a member of the Legislative Assembly, including a Minister or Premier, on behalf of this organization on or after 2024-09-21 and before 2026-09-22: Yes	Political: No Sponsorship: No Recall: 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 2026-09-22: Information not required when originally submitted	Political: Not provided Sponsorship: Not provided Recall: Not provided

Colleen Hogg
Subscribes to a Code of Conduct: No
Former Public Office Holder in BC: No

Lobbied a member of the Legislative Assembly, including a Minister or Premier, on behalf of this organization on or after 2024-09-21 and before 2026-09-22: Yes	Political: No Sponsorship: No Recall: 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 2026-09-22: Information not required when originally submitted	Political: Not provided Sponsorship: Not provided Recall: Not provided

Luke Holland
Subscribes to a Code of Conduct: No
Former Public Office Holder in BC: No

Lobbied a member of the Legislative Assembly, including a Minister or Premier, on behalf of this organization on or after 2024-09-21 and before 2026-09-22: Yes	Political: No Sponsorship: No Recall: 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 2026-09-22: Information not required when originally submitted	Political: Not provided Sponsorship: Not provided Recall: Not provided

Ishika Jain
Subscribes to a Code of Conduct: No
Former Public Office Holder in BC: No

Lobbied a member of the Legislative Assembly, including a Minister or Premier, on behalf of this organization on or after 2024-09-21 and before 2026-09-22: Yes	Political: No Sponsorship: No Recall: 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 2026-09-22: Information not required when originally submitted	Political: Not provided Sponsorship: Not provided Recall: Not provided

Ann Johnston
Subscribes to a Code of Conduct: No
Former Public Office Holder in BC: No

Lobbied a member of the Legislative Assembly, including a Minister or Premier, on behalf of this organization on or after 2024-09-21 and before 2026-09-22: Yes	Political: No Sponsorship: No Recall: 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 2026-09-22: Information not required when originally submitted	Political: Not provided Sponsorship: Not provided Recall: Not provided

Vince Lee
Subscribes to a Code of Conduct: No
Former Public Office Holder in BC: No

Lobbied a member of the Legislative Assembly, including a Minister or Premier, on behalf of this organization on or after 2024-09-21 and before 2026-09-22: Yes	Political: No Sponsorship: No Recall: 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 2026-09-22: Information not required when originally submitted	Political: Not provided Sponsorship: Not provided Recall: Not provided

Michael Mui
Subscribes to a Code of Conduct: No
Former Public Office Holder in BC: No

Lobbied a member of the Legislative Assembly, including a Minister or Premier, on behalf of this organization on or after 2024-09-21 and before 2026-09-22: Yes	Political: No Sponsorship: No Recall: 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 2026-09-22: Information not required when originally submitted	Political: Not provided Sponsorship: Not provided Recall: Not provided

Kylee Power
Subscribes to a Code of Conduct: No
Former Public Office Holder in BC: No

Lobbied a member of the Legislative Assembly, including a Minister or Premier, on behalf of this organization on or after 2024-09-21 and before 2026-09-22: Yes	Political: No Sponsorship: No Recall: 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 2026-09-22: Information not required when originally submitted	Political: Not provided Sponsorship: Not provided Recall: Not provided

Cory Sydenko
Subscribes to a Code of Conduct: No
Former Public Office Holder in BC: No

Lobbied a member of the Legislative Assembly, including a Minister or Premier, on behalf of this organization on or after 2024-09-21 and before 2026-09-22: Yes	Political: No Sponsorship: No Recall: 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 2026-09-22: Information not required when originally submitted	Political: Not provided Sponsorship: Not provided Recall: Not provided

Geraldine Vance
Subscribes to a Code of Conduct: No
Former Public Office Holder in BC: No

Lobbied a member of the Legislative Assembly, including a Minister or Premier, on behalf of this organization on or after 2024-09-21 and before 2026-09-22: Yes	Political: No Sponsorship: No Recall: 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 2026-09-22: Information not required when originally submitted	Political: Not provided Sponsorship: Not provided Recall: Not provided

Bryce Wong
Subscribes to a Code of Conduct: No
Former Public Office Holder in BC: No

Lobbied a member of the Legislative Assembly, including a Minister or Premier, on behalf of this organization on or after 2024-09-21 and before 2026-09-22: Yes	Political: No Sponsorship: No Recall: 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 2026-09-22: Information not required when originally submitted	Political: Not provided Sponsorship: Not provided Recall: Not provided

Lobbyists in previous versions

In-house Lobbyists
Lobbyist	BC Former Public Office Holder Positions	Contributions
Mark Dickson	Former Public Office Holder in BC: No	Contributions: No
Linda Gutenberg	Former Public Office Holder in BC: No	Contributions: No
Mike Huitema	Former Public Office Holder in BC: No	Contributions: No
Mark Kunzli	Former Public Office Holder in BC: No	Contributions: No

Registration number: 2214-504
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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
2026-05-01	No	Geraldine Vance	Josie Osborne, Minister of Health \| Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly	View
2025-11-28	No	Luke Holland	Terry Yung, MLA for Vancouver-Yaletown \| Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly	View
2025-11-21	No	Michael Mui	Rohini Arora, MLA for Burnaby East \| Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly	View
2025-11-21	No	Luke Holland	Josie Osborne, MLA for Mid Island-Pacific Rim \| Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly	View
2025-11-12	No	Luke Holland	Heather Maahs, MLA for Chilliwack North \| Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly	View
2025-11-10	No	Luke Holland	Sunita Dhir, MLA for Vancouver-Langara \| Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly	View
2025-11-08	No	Luke Holland	Jennifer Blatherwick, MLA for Coquitlam-Maillardville \| Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly	View
2025-11-06	No	Luke Holland	Kelly Greene, MLA for Richmond-Steveston \| Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly	View
2025-11-05	No	Luke Holland	Paul Choi, MLA for Burnaby South-Metrotown \| Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly	View
2025-11-03	No	Luke Holland	Teresa Wat, MLA for Richmond-Bridgeport \| Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly	View

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B.C. Pharmacy Association - Address & business activities

Address:

Suite 430
1200 West 73rd Avenue
Vancouver, BC V6P 6G5
Canada

Fax number: 604-261-2097

Contact information in previous versions
- Suite 430
  1200 West 73rd Avenue
  Vancouver, BC V6P 6G5
  Canada
  
  Fax number: 604-261-2097
- Suite 1530
  1200 West 73rd Avenue
  Vancouver, BC V6P 6G5
  Canada
  
  Fax number: 604-261-2097
- Suite 1530
  1200 West 73rd Avenue
  Vancouver, BC V6P 6G5
  Canada
  
  Fax number: 604-261-2097
- Suite 1530
  1200 West 73rd Avenue
  Vancouver, BC V6P 6G5
  Canada
  
  Fax number: 604-261-2097
- Suite 1530
  1200 West 73rd Avenue
  Vancouver, BC V6P 6G5
  Canada
  
  Fax number: 604-261-2097
- #1530 1200 W 73rd Ave.
  
  Vancouver, BC V6P 6G5
  Canada

Description of Activities:
The British Columbia Pharmacy Association (BCPhA) is an organization that supports and advances the professional and economic interests of community pharmacists and pharmacies in the province. The primary goal of the Association is to support pharmacists and pharmacy owners in the day-to-day delivery of pharmacy services. It supports pharmacy through training and resources along with advocacy. The BCPhA is the primary advocate for the profession and the business of community pharmacy in B.C.

Descriptions of the organization's activity in previous versions:
- The British Columbia Pharmacy Association (BCPhA) is an organization that supports and advances the professional and economic interests of community pharmacists and pharmacies in the province. The primary goal of the Association is to support pharmacists and pharmacy owners in the day-to-day delivery of pharmacy services. It supports pharmacy through training and resources along with advocacy. The BCPhA is the primary advocate for the profession and the business of community pharmacy in B.C.
- Promote the interests of pharmacists and pharmacies and their clients with representatives of Ministry of Health, Ministry of Mental Health and Addictions and the Premier's Office; exchange knowledge of mutual benefit.
- Represents the interests of community pharmacists and community pharmacies of British Columbia
- Represents the interests of pharmacists and pharmacies to British Columbia
- Represents the interests of pharmacists and pharmacies in British Columbia

Date Modified:: 2026-08-18

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