12-Month Lobbying Summary - Consultant Lobbyist

Canadian Standards Association / Jill Swenson, Consultant Lobbyist

Registration Summary

Currently active - New Activity Effective: 2025-06-02

Who is lobbying?

Canadian Standards Association (Address & business activities)

Government Funding

Did Canadian Standards Association receive government funding within the last 12 months? Yes

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

Canadian Standards Association is not working together with any other entity for the purpose of lobbying.

Direct Interests of the Lobbying Activity

Affiliates

Canadian Standards Association does not have any affiliates that could have a direct interest in the outcome of the lobbying activities

Other Affiliates

The activities of Canadian Standards 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 Canadian Standards Association:

What is being lobbied?

Subject Matter of the Lobbying Activities

Details Regarding the Identified Subject Matter

Will the consultant lobbyist be arranging meetings between a public office holder and the client for the purpose of attempting to influence any of the matters listed:

Yes

Specific Topics of Lobbying Communications	Intended Outcomes	Associated Subject Matters
Education and advocacy regarding the adoption of standards into regulation, guidelines or funding criteria in the areas food security and food systems.	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 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, Consumer Issues, Economic Development and Trade, Education, Emergency Preparedness, Employment and Training, Energy, Environment, Finances and Budgets, Forestry, Health, Hospitals, Housing, Labour/Labour Relations, Mental Health and Addictions, Privacy, Science and Technology, Senior Citizens, Small Business, Transportation
Education and advocacy regarding the adoption of standards into regulation, guidelines or funding criteria in the areas of building information modeling.	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 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	Consumer Issues, Economic Development and Trade, Education, Emergency Preparedness, Employment and Training, Energy, Environment, Finances and Budgets, Forestry, Health, Housing, Labour/Labour Relations, Mental Health and Addictions, Privacy, Science and Technology, Senior Citizens, Small Business, Transportation
Education and advocacy regarding the adoption of standards into regulation, guidelines or funding criteria in the areas of modular high rise housing.	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 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, Consumer Issues, Economic Development and Trade, Education, Emergency Preparedness, Employment and Training, Energy, Environment, Finances and Budgets, Forestry, Health, Hospitals, Housing, Labour/Labour Relations, Mental Health and Addictions, Privacy, Science and Technology, Small Business, Transportation
Seeking funding for standards in training in modular high-rise construction.	Development, establishment, amendment or termination of any program, policy, directive or guideline of the government of British Columbia or a Provincial entity 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	Economic Development and Trade, Employment and Training, Energy, Environment, Finances and Budgets, Health, Housing, Municipal Affairs, Senior Citizens, Small Business, Transportation

Gifts or Benefits Provided to Public Officer Holders

Lobbyists are required to provide information regarding gifts or benefits provided within the last 12 months to a public office holder they have lobbied. For more information, review the Guide to Lobbyist Gifts.

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
Housing and Municipal Affairs
Infrastructure
Infrastructure BC Inc.
Post-Secondary Education and Future Skills

Who is the lobbyist?

Jill Swenson, Consultant Lobbyist (Business address and contact information)

Global Public Affairs Inc. (Address & contact information)

Former Public Office Holder in BC: No

Relevant Codes of Conduct: Yes, the consultant lobbyist does have in place an undertaking to comply with a relevant code of conduct

Individuals Hired by the Consultant Lobbyist to Lobby on Behalf of the Client:

No individuals have been hired or subcontracted to lobby on behalf of the client for this registration.

Contingency Information:

Payment to the consultant lobbyist by the client, in whole or in part, is not contingent on the outcome of this lobbying activity.
Payment to the consultant lobbyist by the client, in whole or in part, is not contingent on the success in arranging a meeting with public office holders on behalf of the client.

Who has provided contributions?

Consultant has lobbied, or plans to lobby a member of the Legislative Assembly, including a Minister or Premier, on behalf of this client, on or after 2024-09-21:

Yes

Has made a political contribution as defined in the Lobbyists Transparency Act on or after 2024-09-21:	Consultant:	No
	Client:	No
Has made a sponsorship contribution as defined in the Lobbyists Transparency Act on or after 2024-09-21:	Consultant:	No
	Client:	No
Has made a recall contribution as defined in the Lobbyists Transparency Act on or after 2024-09-21:	Consultant:	No
	Client:	No

Registration number: 10261-6024
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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	Senior Public Office Holder, Position Title \| Ministry/Provincial Entity	Subject Matters
2025-06-05	Yes	Damien Crowell, Executive Director \| Infrastructure Bobbi Plecas, Deputy Minister \| Infrastructure	View
2025-06-04	Yes	Andy Chase, Team Lead, Codes and Standards \| Housing and Municipal Affairs Zachary May, Executive Director \| Housing and Municipal Affairs	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
Accessibility Standards Canada	$103,667.00	2024-04-01 to 2025-03-31
Atomic Energy of Canada Ltd.	$5,300.00	2024-04-01 to 2025-03-31
Calgary Transit	$1,667.00	2024-04-01 to 2025-03-31
Canadian Agency for Drugs and Technology in Health (CADTH)	$1,020,800.00	2024-04-01 to 2025-03-31
Canadian Nuclear Laboratories Chalk	$160,000.00	2024-04-01 to 2025-03-31
Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission	$546,000.00	2024-04-01 to 2025-03-31
Canadian Transport Agency	$10,000.00	2024-04-01 to 2025-03-31
County of Renfrew	$8,000.00	2024-04-01 to 2025-03-31
Department of Foreign Affairs, Trade and Development Act	$60,000.00	2024-04-01 to 2025-03-31
Dept. of Crown Indigenous Relations & Northern Affairs (CIRNAC)	$84,131.00	2024-04-01 to 2025-03-31
Edmonton Power Corp (EPCOR)	$15,000.00	2024-04-01 to 2025-03-31
Foreign Affairs, Trade and Development Canada	$10,000.00	2024-04-01 to 2025-03-31
Health Canada	$251,790.00	2024-04-02 to 2025-03-31
Leeds and the Thousand Islands Archives (LTI)	$254,222.00	2024-04-01 to 2025-03-31
Mental Health Commission of Canada	$64,400.00	2024-04-01 to 2025-03-31
National Research Council Canada	$499,403.75	2024-04-01 to 2025-03-31
Natural Resources Canada	$6,877,903.00	2024-04-01 to 2025-03-31
Northwest Territories	$7,551.00	2024-04-01 to 2025-03-31
Northwest Territories & Nunavut	$10,732.50	2024-04-01 to 2025-03-31
Province of Alberta	$44,067.00	2024-04-01 to 2025-03-31
Province of British Columbia	$1,790,633.05	2024-04-01 to 2025-03-31
Province of Manitoba	$25,404.95	2024-04-01 to 2025-03-31
Province of New Brunswick	$313,595.05	2024-04-01 to 2025-03-31
Province of Newfoundland	$51,703.25	2024-04-01 to 2025-03-31
Province of Nova Scotia	$79,472.00	2024-04-01 to 2025-03-31
Province of Ontario	$1,040,610.10	2024-04-01 to 2025-03-31
Province of Prince Edward Island	$7,633.00	2024-04-01 to 2025-03-31
Province of Quebec	$412,597.90	2024-04-01 to 2025-03-31
Province of Saskatchewan	$30,341.95	2024-04-01 to 2025-03-31
Public Services and Procurement Canada	$61,550.00	2024-04-01 to 2025-03-31
Standards Council of Canada (SCC)	$1,511,367.00	2024-04-01 to 2025-03-31
Toronto Hydro	$21,500.00	2024-04-01 to 2025-03-31
Transport Canada	$211,411.00	2024-04-01 to 2025-03-31
Yukon Territories	$16,477.35	2024-04-01 to 2025-03-31

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Date Modified:: 2025-11-05

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12-Month Lobbying Summary - Consultant Lobbyist

Canadian Standards Association / Jill Swenson, Consultant Lobbyist

Who is lobbying?

Canadian Standards Association (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 to Public Officer Holders

Who is being lobbied?

Ministries/Provincial Entities

Who is the lobbyist?

Jill Swenson, Consultant Lobbyist (Business address and contact information)

Who has provided contributions?

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

12-Month Lobbying Summary - Consultant Lobbyist

Canadian Standards Association / Jill Swenson, Consultant Lobbyist

Canadian Standards Association (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 to Public Officer Holders

Ministries/Provincial Entities

Jill Swenson, Consultant Lobbyist (Business address and contact information)

Canadian Standards Association - Address & business activities

Canadian Standards Association / Jill Swenson, Consultant Lobbyist

Global Public Affairs Inc.

Received Government Funding