12-Month Lobbying Summary - Organization

Surfrider Foundation Canada Chapters / Lucas Harris, Executive Director

Registration Summary

Currently active - Last Updated: 2025-04-13

Who is lobbying?

Surfrider Foundation Canada Chapters (Address & business activities)

Lucas Harris, Executive Director

Government Funding

Did Surfrider Foundation Canada Chapters receive government funding within the last 12 months? Yes

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

Surfrider Foundation Canada Chapters is not working together with any other entity for the purpose of lobbying.

Direct Interests of the Lobbying Activity

Affiliates

Surfrider Foundation Canada Chapters does not have any affiliates that could have a direct interest in the outcome of the lobbying activities

Other Affiliates

The activities of Surfrider Foundation Canada Chapters 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 Surfrider Foundation Canada Chapters:

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

Subject matters added through an Lobbying Activity Report:
Specific Topics of Lobbying Communications	Intended Outcomes	Associated Subject Matters
Adding single-use plastic hotel amenities to the BC Single-Use and Plastic Waste Prevention Regulation	Development, establishment, amendment or termination of any program, policy, directive or guideline of the government of British Columbia or a Provincial entity	Environment, Industry, Tourism
Policy recommendations on restricting the use of polystyrene foam in floating structures in the aquatic environment.	Development, establishment, amendment or termination of any program, policy, directive or guideline of the government of British Columbia or a Provincial entity	Environment, Industry
The approval of the District of Tofinos bylaw prohibiting the sale of plastic water bottles 1 Litre and less.	Development, establishment, amendment or termination of any program, policy, directive or guideline of the government of British Columbia or a Provincial entity	Environment
The creation of a long-term vision for the Clean Coast Clean Waters shoreline cleanup and derelict vessel removal program	Development, establishment, amendment or termination of any program, policy, directive or guideline of the government of British Columbia or a Provincial entity	Conservation, Environment
Subject matters added through an Lobbying Activity Report:
Adding single-use plastic hotel amenities to the BC Single-Use and Plastic Waste Prevention Regulation	Development, establishment, amendment or termination of any program, policy, directive or guideline of the government of British Columbia or a Provincial entity	Environment, Industry, Tourism
Policy recommendations on restricting the use of polystyrene foam in floating structures in the aquatic environment.	Development, establishment, amendment or termination of any program, policy, directive or guideline of the government of British Columbia or a Provincial entity	Environment, Industry
The approval of the District of Tofinos bylaw prohibiting the sale of plastic water bottles 1 Litre and less.	Development, establishment, amendment or termination of any program, policy, directive or guideline of the government of British Columbia or a Provincial entity	Environment
The creation of a long-term vision for the Clean Coast Clean Waters shoreline cleanup and derelict vessel removal program	Development, establishment, amendment or termination of any program, policy, directive or guideline of the government of British Columbia or a Provincial entity	Conservation, Environment

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

Children and Family Development
Environment and Parks
Jobs, Economic Development and Innovation
Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly
Parliamentary Secretary for Arts and Film
Water, Land and Resource Stewardship

Who are the lobbyists?

In-house Lobbyists

Lobbyist

Contributions

Lucas Harris
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

Katie Keats
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

Lilly Woodbury
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

Registration number: 11071-5880
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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
2025-05-27	No	Lucas Harris , Katie Keats	Tamara Davidson, MLA for North Coast-Haida Gwaii \| Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly Randene Neill, MLA for Powell River-Sunshine Coast \| Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly	View
2025-04-08	No	Katie Keats	Diana Gibson, MLA for Oak Bay-Gordon Head \| Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly	View
2025-04-04	No	Katie Keats	Nina Krieger, MLA for Victoria-Swan Lake \| Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly Grace Lore, MLA for Victoria-Beacon Hill \| Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly	View
2024-12-13	No	Lucas Harris	Tamara Davidson, Minister \| Environment and Parks Randene Neill, Minister of Water, Land and Resource Stewardship \| Water, Land and Resource Stewardship	View

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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
BC Ministry of Environment and Parks	$556,000.00	2024-06-25 to 2026-02-28

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Date Modified:: 2025-11-05

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12-Month Lobbying Summary - Organization

Surfrider Foundation Canada Chapters / Lucas Harris, Executive Director

Who is lobbying?

Surfrider Foundation Canada Chapters (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

Subject matters added through an Lobbying Activity Report:

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

Surfrider Foundation Canada Chapters / Lucas Harris, Executive Director

Surfrider Foundation Canada Chapters (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

Subject matters added through an Lobbying Activity Report:

Gifts or benefits provided by the organization

Ministries/Provincial Entities

Surfrider Foundation Canada Chapters - Address & business activities

Surfrider Foundation Canada Chapters / Lucas Harris, Executive Director

Received Government Funding