12-Month Lobbying Summary - Organization

Mortgage Professionals Canada / Lauren van den Berg, CEO and President

Registration Summary

Currently active - Last Updated: 2025-06-20

Who is lobbying?

Mortgage Professionals Canada (Address & business activities)

Lauren van den Berg, CEO and President

Government Funding

Did Mortgage Professionals Canada receive government funding within the last 12 months? No

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

Mortgage Professionals Canada is not working together with any other entity for the purpose of lobbying.

Direct Interests of the Lobbying Activity

Affiliates

Mortgage Professionals Canada does not have any affiliates that could have a direct interest in the outcome of the lobbying activities

Other Affiliates

The activities of Mortgage Professionals Canada 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 Mortgage Professionals Canada:

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
Advocacy regarding changes to taxation and housing policies to improve housing affordability in the province	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	Consumer Issues, Financial Institutions, Housing, Industry, Infrastructure, Municipal Affairs, Taxation and Finance
A permanent housing roundtable with representatives from the federal, provincial and municipal governments, as well as civil society and industry	Development, establishment, amendment or termination of any program, policy, directive or guideline of the government of British Columbia or a Provincial entity	Housing
Combatting fraud in the real estate sector through enhanced enforcement efforts and collaboration with the mortgage industry and federal government. This includes supporting the mortgage industry and others in the request to the federal government for CRA-enabled income verification in mortgage applications as a means of fighting mortgage document fraud.	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	Financial Institutions
Create more housing affordability for first-time home buyers and families, including developing more “missing middle” housing options	Development of any legislative proposal by the government of British Columbia, a Provincial entity or a member of the Legislative Assembly	Housing
Increase to the property transfer tax threshold for first time home buyers	Development or enactment of any regulation, including the enactment of a regulation for the purposes of amending or repealing a regulation	Consumer Issues, Housing
The modernization of fees under the regulations to the Mortgage Services Act	Development or enactment of any regulation, including the enactment of a regulation for the purposes of amending or repealing a regulation	Finances and Budgets, Financial Institutions, Housing

Subject matter details in previous versions

Specific Topics of Lobbying Communications	Intended Outcomes	Associated Subject Matters
Allow the Property Transfer Tax to be paid in installments for first-time home buyers	Development of any legislative proposal by the government of British Columbia, a Provincial entity or a member of the Legislative Assembly	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

Attorney General
BC Assessment Authority
BC Financial Services Authority
BC Transit
British Columbia Housing Management Commission
Finance
Indigenous Relations and Reconciliation
Infrastructure
Infrastructure BC Inc.
Jobs, Economic Development and Innovation
Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly
Minister of State for Community Safety and Integrated Services
Office of the Premier
Real Estate Foundation of BC
Transportation and Transit

Ministries/Provincial Entities in previous versions
- Housing
- Municipal Affairs
- Transportation and Infrastructure

Who are the lobbyists?

In-house Lobbyists

Lobbyist

Contributions

Alan Ning
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

Jasmine Toor
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

Lauren van den Berg
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
Julia Pennella	Former Public Office Holder in BC: No	Contributions: No

Registration number: 9637-5088
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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
2025-07-09	No	Jasmine Toor , Alan Ning	Elenore Sturko, MLA for Surrey-Cloverdale \| Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly	View
2025-07-04	No	Alan Ning	Paul Choi, MLA for Burnaby South-Metrotown \| Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly	View
2025-06-13	No	Jasmine Toor	Sunita Dhir, MLA for Vancouver-Langara \| Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly	View
2025-06-10	No	Jasmine Toor	Tim Renneberg, Chief of Staff \| Minister of State for Community Safety and Integrated Services	View
2025-06-05	No	Jasmine Toor	Janet Routledge, MLA for Burnaby North \| Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly	View
2025-06-03	No	Jasmine Toor	Meghan Sali, Principal Secretary \| Office of the Premier	View
2025-06-03	No	Jasmine Toor , Lauren van den Berg	Brenda Bailey, MLA for Vancouver-South Granville \| Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly Tyler Norman, Chief of Staff \| Finance	View
2025-06-03	No	Jasmine Toor , Lauren van den Berg	Jessica Finerty, Director, Strategic Regulatory Initiatives \| BC Financial Services Authority Anita Handregan, Vice President, Education and Licensing \| BC Financial Services Authority Thomas Taller, Director, Policy \| BC Financial Services Authority Jonathan Vandall, Vice-President Compliance & Enforcement \| BC Financial Services Authority	View
2025-06-03	No	Jasmine Toor , Lauren van den Berg	Brad Zubyk, Chief of Staff \| Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly	View
2025-06-02	No	Jasmine Toor , Lauren van den Berg	Tolga Yalkin, CEO \| BC Financial Services Authority	View
2025-06-02	No	Jasmine Toor	Jessie Sunner, MLA for Surrey-Newton \| Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly	View
2025-05-30	No	Jasmine Toor	Linda Hepner, MLA for Surrey-Serpentine River \| Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly	View
2025-04-11	No	Jasmine Toor	Jessica Finerty, Director, Stategic Regulatory Initiatives \| BC Financial Services Authority Anita Handregan, Vice President, Education and Licensing \| BC Financial Services Authority Thomas Taller, Director, Policy \| BC Financial Services Authority Jonathan Vandall, Vice-President Compliance & Enforcement \| BC Financial Services Authority	View
2025-04-02	No	Jasmine Toor	Jade Ashbourne, Assistant Deputy Minister, Housing and Land Use Policy \| Housing Policy Branch, Housing and Municipal Affairs Amy Higginbotham, Director, Policy and Legislation \| Housing Policy Branch, Housing and Municipal Affairs	View
2025-04-02	No	Jasmine Toor	Harman Bhangu, MLA for Langley-Abbotsford \| Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly Brent Chapman, MLA for Surrey South \| Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly Sheldon Clare, MLA for Prince George-North Cariboo \| Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly Gavin Dew, MLA for Kelowna-Mission \| Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly Reann Gasper, MLA for Abbotsford-Mission \| Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly Kiel Giddens, MLA for Prince George-Mackenzie \| Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly Sharon Hartwell, MLA for Bulkley Valley-Stikine \| Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly Kristina Loewen, MLA for Kelowna Centre \| Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly Tony Luck, MLA for Fraser-Nicola \| Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly Peter Milobar, MLA for Kamloops Centre \| Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly Lawrence Mok, MLA for Maple Ridge East \| Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly Korky Neufeld, MLA for Abbotsford West \| Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly John Rustad, MLA for Nechako Lakes \| Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly Misty Van Popta, MLA for Langley-Walnut Grove \| Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly David L. Williams, MLA for Salmon Arm-Shuswap \| Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly	View
2025-04-01	No	Jasmine Toor	Anita Kataoka, Director \| Capital Markets Policy, Finance Tiffany Norman, Executive Director \| Financial and Corporate Sector Policy, Finance Joseph Primeau, Senior Executive Director \| Strategic Policy and Support, Finance Teresa Q Zhuang, Director, Housing \| Property Tax and Assessment Policy, Finance	View
2025-04-01	No	Jasmine Toor	Brenda Bailey, Minister of Finance \| Finance Jeremy Hewitt, ADM \| Policy and Taxation, Finance Tyler Norman, Chief of Staff \| Finance Joseph Primeau, Senior Executive Director \| Strategic Policy, Finance Doug Scott, Deputy Minister of Finance and Secretary to Treasury Board \| Finance	View

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Date Modified:: 2025-11-05

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12-Month Lobbying Summary - Organization

Mortgage Professionals Canada / Lauren van den Berg, CEO and President

Who is lobbying?

Mortgage Professionals Canada (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

Mortgage Professionals Canada / Lauren van den Berg, CEO and President

Mortgage Professionals Canada (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

Mortgage Professionals Canada - Address & business activities

Mortgage Professionals Canada / Lauren van den Berg, CEO and President