12-Month Lobbying Summary - Organization

WINE GROWERS BRITISH COLUMBIA SOCIETY / DAVID PRODAN, President & CEO

Registration Summary

Currently active - Last Updated: 2023-07-21

Who is lobbying?

WINE GROWERS BRITISH COLUMBIA SOCIETY (Address & business activities)

DAVID PRODAN, President & CEO

Government Funding

Did WINE GROWERS BRITISH COLUMBIA SOCIETY request or receive government funding within the last 12 months? Yes

Coalition Members Information

WINE GROWERS BRITISH COLUMBIA SOCIETY is not a coalition member.

Direct Interests of the Lobbying Activity

Affiliates

WINE GROWERS BRITISH COLUMBIA SOCIETY does not have any affiliates that could have a direct interest in the outcome of the lobbying activities

Other Affiliates

The activities of WINE GROWERS BRITISH COLUMBIA SOCIETY 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 WINE GROWERS BRITISH COLUMBIA SOCIETY:

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
Amendments to regulations for activation of previously dormant, trade-protected off-site store licences	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	Liquor Control/Alcohol
Amendments to regulations for BC LCRB license and BC LDB distribution agreements to recognize and treat all certified 100% BC wine as equal	Development or enactment of any regulation, including the enactment of a regulation for the purposes of amending or repealing a regulation	Liquor Control/Alcohol
Amendments to regulations to increase the floor price for all alcohol products	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	Liquor Control/Alcohol
Amendments to regulations to make permanent liquor manufacturers ability to deliver their liquor products directly to retail customers from their registered off-site storage facility(s)	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	Liquor Control/Alcohol
Funding for a long-term BC Wine Tourism Strategy	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, Tourism
Recommendations for market research and development of a consumer marketing and public relations campaign to encourage BC residents to shift from imports to BC wines	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, Tourism
Recommendations for wine grape replant program	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

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

Agriculture and Food
British Columbia Liquor Distribution Branch
Destination BC Corp
Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly
Public Safety and Solicitor General
Tourism, Arts, Culture and Sport

Ministries/Provincial Entities in previous versions
- Agriculture, Food and Fisheries

Who are the lobbyists?

In-house Lobbyists

Lobbyist

Contributions

DAVID PRODAN
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 2020-09-21: Yes

Political: No
Sponsorship: No
Recall: No

Registration number: 1974-607
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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
2023-03-21	Yes	DAVID PRODAN	Lana Popham, Tourism Minister \| Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly	View
2023-02-22	Yes	DAVID PRODAN	Peter Pokorny, Deputy Minister \| Agriculture and Food	View
2023-02-01	Yes	DAVID PRODAN	Neilane Mayhew, Deputy Minister \| Tourism, Arts, Culture and Sport Lana Popham, Minister \| Tourism, Arts, Culture and Sport	View
2023-01-19	Yes	DAVID PRODAN	Mike Farnworth, Solicitor General \| Public Safety and Solicitor General	View
2022-11-21	Yes	DAVID PRODAN	Peter Pokorny, Deputy Minister \| Agriculture, Food and Fisheries	View

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WINE GROWERS BRITISH COLUMBIA SOCIETY - Address & business activities

Address:

470 - 1726 DOLPHIN AVENUE
KELOWNA, BC V1Y 9R9
Canada

Telephone number: 250-762-9744 Ext. 101

Contact information in previous versions
- 470 - 1726 DOLPHIN AVENUE
  
  KELOWNA, BC V1Y 9R9
  Canada
  
  Telephone number: 250-762-9744 Ext. 101
- 470 - 1726 DOLPHIN AVENUE
  
  KELOWNA, BC V1Y 9R9
  Canada
  
  Telephone number: 250-762-9744
- 107 - 1726 DOLPHIN AVENUE
  
  KELOWNA, BC V1Y 9R9
  Canada
  
  Telephone number: 250-762-9744

Description of Activities:
NOT-FOR-PROFIT SOCIETY with core purpose to act as voice of the BC Wine Industry and to champion the interests of wineries that produce certified 100 per cent British Columbia grape wine, through marketing, communications and advocacy of its products and experiences to all stakeholders.

Descriptions of the organization's activity in previous versions:
- NOT-FOR-PROFIT SOCIETY with core purpose to act as voice of the BC Wine Industry and to champion the interests of wineries that produced certified 100 per cent British Columbia grape wine, through marketing, communications and advocacy of its products and experiences to all stakeholders.
- NOT-FOR-PROFIT SOCIETY with core purpose to act as voice of the BC Wine Industry to champion the interests of the British Columbia wine industry through marketing, communications and advocacy of its products and experiences to all stakeholders.
- NOT-FOR-PROFIT SOCIETY with core purpose to champion the interests of the British Columbia wine industry through marketing, communications and advocacy of its products and experiences to all stakeholders.

Requested Government Funding

Funding Request made to:	Funding Requested	Date Requested
Agriculture, Food and Fisheries	$30,000.00	2022-08-01
Agriculture, Food and Fisheries	$55,650.00	2022-08-01

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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	$75,000.00	2023-07-21 to 2024-03-01
Agriculture, Food and Fisheries	$30,000.00	2022-08-31 to 2022-11-25
Agriculture, Food and Fisheries	$55,650.00	2022-08-24 to 2023-03-31
Agriculture, Food and Fisheries	$74,900.00	2022-04-01 to 2022-12-31
Destination BC Corp	$225,624.00	2022-05-20 to 2023-03-31
Destination BC Corp	$210,000.00	2023-01-31 to 2024-03-31
Destination BC Corp	$40,000.00	2023-03-01 to 2024-04-30

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Date Modified:: 2023-08-18

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