12-Month Lobbying Summary - Organization

BC Landscape & Nursery Association / Coreen Rodger Berrisford, Executive Director

Registration Summary

Currently active - Last Updated: 2025-11-20

Who is lobbying?

BC Landscape & Nursery Association (Address & business activities)

Coreen Rodger Berrisford, Executive Director

Government Funding

Did BC Landscape & Nursery Association receive government funding within the last 12 months? Yes

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

BC Landscape & Nursery Association is working together with the following other entities for the purpose of lobbying:

BC Agriculture Council (Address information)
BC Greenhouse Growers Association (Address information)
United Flower Growers Cooperative Association (Address information)

Direct Interests of the Lobbying Activity

Affiliates

BC Landscape & Nursery Association does not have any affiliates that could have a direct interest in the outcome of the lobbying activities

Other Affiliates

The activities of BC Landscape & Nursery 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 BC Landscape & Nursery 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:

Specific Topics of Lobbying Communications	Intended Outcomes	Associated Subject Matters
Advocacy regarding regulations under the Water Sustainability Act. The request is to require Water Sustainability Plans include an agricultural water reserve to ensure water accessibility for farms and food security. And to phase out groundwater licensing for farms that are included in the agricultural water reserves.	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	Agriculture, Conservation, Emergency Preparedness, Environment
Ensure adequate resources for post secondary horticultural education	Development, establishment, amendment or termination of any program, policy, directive or guideline of the government of British Columbia or a Provincial entity	Advanced Education, Agriculture, Economic Development and Trade
Ensure that the list of normal agricultural practices for FIRB evolve as the farming sector evolves with new technologies and practices.	Development, establishment, amendment or termination of any program, policy, directive or guideline of the government of British Columbia or a Provincial entity	Agriculture
Improvement and updating water use data for the Agriculture Water Demand Model including the Agricultural Land Use Inventories	Development, establishment, amendment or termination of any program, policy, directive or guideline of the government of British Columbia or a Provincial entity	Agriculture, Conservation, Emergency Preparedness, Environment
Reduction of regulatory barriers to selling clean energy sources into the electrical grid for agricultural greenhouses.	Development, establishment, amendment or termination of any program, policy, directive or guideline of the government of British Columbia or a Provincial entity	Agriculture, Energy
Request for resources to research horticulture classifications for business risk management programs. Re-classification may lead to more appropriate resources allocated and simplification of the process to administer and access programs.	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	Agriculture, Finances and Budgets
Review and Revise agricultural equipment exemption list for PST.	Development, establishment, amendment or termination of any program, policy, directive or guideline of the government of British Columbia or a Provincial entity	Agriculture, Economic Development and Trade, Finances and Budgets
Seeking continuation of Spongy Moth eradication program and confirmed treatment plan for 2026.	Development, establishment, amendment or termination of any program, policy, directive or guideline of the government of British Columbia or a Provincial entity	Agriculture, Conservation, Economic Development and Trade, Environment
Seeking Government resources for expertise in the Plant Health Unit at the BC Ministry of Agriculture and Food.	Development, establishment, amendment or termination of any program, policy, directive or guideline of the government of British Columbia or a Provincial entity	Agriculture
to consider agriculture as an essential service when developing policies and programs to ensure food and agricultural production is supported in Labour, Water and Land resources as well as in competitiveness in domestic and global markets.	Development, establishment, amendment or termination of any program, policy, directive or guideline of the government of British Columbia or a Provincial entity	Agriculture

Subject matter details in previous versions

Specific Topics of Lobbying Communications	Intended Outcomes	Associated Subject Matters
Bill 12 - Public Health Accountability and Cost Recovery Act. Advocate for pausing the advancement of Bill 12 and to work with stakeholders to refine the intent, purpose and language of the proposed law.	Development of any legislative proposal by the government of British Columbia, a Provincial entity or a member of the Legislative Assembly	Agriculture, Economic Development and Trade, Health
Policy recommendation regarding either providing a carbon tax exemption to support farms in the inflationary times or to return carbon tax revenues to the agriculture sector to reinvest into carbon reduction technologies and practices on farms and ranches. Also should the federal Bill C-234 pass that the province matches the exemptions to ensure a level playing field for BC farms and ranches.	Development, establishment, amendment or termination of any program, policy, directive or guideline of the government of British Columbia or a Provincial entity	Agriculture, Conservation, Finances and Budgets
Seeking Ministry resources for the nursery, greenhouse and floriculture sector to support the hiring of an industry specialist to assist with regulatory changes and compliance, representation in minor use pesticide priority setting, liaise with the industry with respect to policies and programs and assist new entrants and micro growers.	Development, establishment, amendment or termination of any program, policy, directive or guideline of the government of British Columbia or a Provincial entity	Agriculture

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

Agricultural Land Commission
Agriculture and Food
Energy and Climate Solutions
Forests
Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly

Ministries/Provincial Entities in previous versions
- Advanced Education and Skills Training
- Attorney General
- British Columbia Energy Regulator
- Education and Child Care

Who are the lobbyists?

In-house Lobbyists

Lobbyist

Contributions

Coreen Rodger Berrisford
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 Sept
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
Robert Wein Jr	Former Public Office Holder in BC: No	Contributions: No

Registration number: 9922-5275
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Lobbying Activity Reports

What lobbying activities have taken place in the last 12 months?

No monthly Lobbying Activity Reports have been submitted for the last 12 months.

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Requested Government Funding

Funding Request made to:	Funding Requested	Date Requested
Agriculture and Food	$4,200.00	2025-02-18
Agriculture and Food	$20,000.00	2025-03-27

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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
Agriculture and Food	$80,000.00	2023-04-01 to 2025-03-31
Agriculture and Food	$10,000.00	2025-03-24
Agriculture and Food	$10,000.00	2025-02-12
Agriculture and Food	$20,000.00	2024-12-30
Agriculture and Food	$5,000.00	2025-03-17
Agriculture and Food	$1,500.00	2025-02-25
Agriculture and Food	$5,000.00	2024-12-27
Agriculture and Food	$4,200.00	2025-03-25

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Date Modified:: 2025-11-05

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12-Month Lobbying Summary - Organization

BC Landscape & Nursery Association / Coreen Rodger Berrisford, Executive Director

Who is lobbying?

BC Landscape & Nursery Association (Address & business activities)

Government Funding

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

BC Landscape & Nursery Association is working together with the following other entities for the purpose of lobbying:

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

BC Landscape & Nursery Association / Coreen Rodger Berrisford, Executive Director

BC Landscape & Nursery Association (Address & business activities)

Government Funding

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

BC Landscape & Nursery Association is working together with the following other entities for the purpose of lobbying:

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

BC Landscape & Nursery Association - Address & business activities

BC Landscape & Nursery Association / Coreen Rodger Berrisford, Executive Director

BC Greenhouse Growers Association

BC Agriculture Council

United Flower Growers Cooperative Association

Requested Government Funding

Received Government Funding