12-Month Lobbying Summary - Organization

Canadians for Clean Prosperity / Michael Bernstein, President and CEO

Registration Summary

Currently active - Last Updated: 2025-09-02

Who is lobbying?

Canadians for Clean Prosperity (Address & business activities)

Michael Bernstein, President and CEO

Government Funding

Did Canadians for Clean Prosperity receive government funding within the last 12 months? No

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

Canadians for Clean Prosperity is not working together with any other entity for the purpose of lobbying.

Direct Interests of the Lobbying Activity

Affiliates

Canadians for Clean Prosperity does not have any affiliates that could have a direct interest in the outcome of the lobbying activities

Other Affiliates

The activities of Canadians for Clean Prosperity 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 Canadians for Clean Prosperity:

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
Net-zero emissions pathways to 2050 and the energy pathways and negative emission technologies required to meet BC's greenhouse gas targets.	Development of any legislative proposal by the government of British Columbia, a Provincial entity or a member of the Legislative Assembly Introduction, amendment, passage or defeat of any Bill or resolution in or before 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	Economic Development and Trade, Energy, Environment, Forestry, Indigenous Relations and Reconciliation, Industry, Mining, Non-Profit Organization, Regional Development, Science and Technology, Small Business, Taxation and Finance
Provincial electricity system and interconnections with other jurisdictions	Development of any legislative proposal by the government of British Columbia, a Provincial entity or a member of the Legislative Assembly Introduction, amendment, passage or defeat of any Bill or resolution in or before 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	Economic Development and Trade, Energy, Environment, Indigenous Relations and Reconciliation, Infrastructure, Internal Trade
The CleanBC Roadmap to 2030 including the CleanBC review 2025 and the associated legislation, regulations, policies and programs detailed within CleanBC in relation to climate change mitigation; greenhouse gas reduction; greenhouse gas targets; clean fuels; the electrification of the economy; and the advancement of a low-carbon economy.	Development of any legislative proposal by the government of British Columbia, a Provincial entity or a member of the Legislative Assembly Introduction, amendment, passage or defeat of any Bill or resolution in or before 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	Economic Development and Trade, Energy, Environment, Forestry, Indigenous Relations and Reconciliation, Mining, Non-Profit Organization, Small Business, Taxation and Finance
The regulation of greenhouse gas emissions through the BC Output-Based Pricing System; including performance benchmarking; eligible offsets and credits; the fungibility of credits; transparency of credit/ offset usage; headline price level; cost containment measures; contracts for difference and the design and role of the CleanBC Industry Fund.	Development of any legislative proposal by the government of British Columbia, a Provincial entity or a member of the Legislative Assembly Introduction, amendment, passage or defeat of any Bill or resolution in or before 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	Economic Development and Trade, Energy, Environment, Forestry, Indigenous Relations and Reconciliation, Industry, Mining, Non-Profit Organization, Regional Development, Small Business, Taxation and Finance

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

British Columbia Energy Regulator
British Columbia Hydro and Power Authority
Energy and Climate Solutions
Finance
Forests
InBC Investment Corp.
Indigenous Relations and Reconciliation
Intergovernmental Relations Secretariat
Jobs and Economic Growth
Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly
Mining and Critical Minerals
Minister of State for Artificial Intelligence and New Technologies
Office of the Premier
Parliamentary Secretary for Trade to the Minister of Jobs and Economic Growth

Who are the lobbyists?

In-house Lobbyists

Lobbyist

Contributions

Benjamin Dachis
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

Neil Dobson
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

Adam Sweet
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: 11372-6128
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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
2025-10-28	Yes	Neil Dobson , Adam Sweet	Dion Weisner, Director of Research \| Conservative Caucus Office, Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly	View
2025-10-27	Yes	Neil Dobson , Benjamin Dachis	Nathan Nankivell, Assistant Deputy Minister \| Jobs and Economic Growth	View
2025-10-27	No	Neil Dobson	Chris Gilmore, Assistant Deputy Minister \| Electricity Policy, Energy and Climate Solutions Nat Gosman, Assistant Deputy Minister \| Energy and Climate Solutions	View
2025-10-24	No	Neil Dobson	Gavin Dew, MLA for Kelowna-Mission \| Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly Tony Miyoshi, Researcher \| BC Conservatives, Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly Dion Weisner, Director of Research \| Conservative Caucus Office, Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly David L. Williams, MLA for Salmon Arm-Shuswap \| Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly	View
2025-10-21	No	Neil Dobson	Gavin Dew, MLA for Kelowna-Mission \| Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly	View
2025-10-20	No	Neil Dobson	David L. Williams, MLA for Salmon Arm-Shuswap \| Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly	View
2025-10-17	No	Neil Dobson	Scott Harris, Chief of Staff \| Office of the Minister, Jobs and Economic Growth	View
2025-10-16	No	Neil Dobson	Sarah Hannah, Chief of Staff \| Minister's Office, Energy and Climate Solutions	View
2025-10-15	No	Neil Dobson	Sarah Hannah, Chief of Staff \| Minister's Office, Energy and Climate Solutions	View
2025-09-24	No	Neil Dobson	Scott McInnis, MLA for Columbia River-Revelstoke \| Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly	View
2025-09-22	No	Neil Dobson	Dion Weisner, Director of Research \| Official Opposition , Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly	View
2025-09-18	No	Neil Dobson	Robert Eales, Communications Officer \| Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly Tim Lesiuk, Assistant Deputy Minister \| Jobs and Economic Growth	View
2025-09-11	No	Neil Dobson , Adam Sweet	Rachel Shaw, A/Assistant Deputy Minister \| CEMP - Clean Energy and Major Projects Office, Energy and Climate Solutions	View
2025-09-10	No	Neil Dobson , Adam Sweet	David Beninger, Senior Advisor \| Minister's Office, Energy and Climate Solutions Chris Gilmore, Assistant Deputy Minister \| Electricity Policy, Energy and Climate Solutions Nathaniel Gosman, Assistant Deputy Minister \| Energy Decarbonization Division, Energy and Climate Solutions Nathan Nankivell, Assistant Deputy Minister \| Innovation, Jobs and Economic Growth	View
2025-09-09	No	Neil Dobson , Adam Sweet	Farid Azar, Chief of Staff \| Office of the Minister, Jobs and Economic Growth Meghan Sali, Principal Secretary \| Office of the Premier Brad Zubyk, Chief of Staff \| Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly	View
2025-09-03	No	Neil Dobson	Adria Fradley, Acting Assistant Deputy Minister, Clean Growth \| Energy and Climate Solutions	View
2025-09-02	Yes	Neil Dobson , Adam Sweet	Hon Chan, MLA for Richmond Centre \| Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly Tim Lesiuk, Assistant Deputy Minister \| Jobs and Economic Growth Nathan Nankivell, Assistant Deputy Minister \| Innovation, Jobs and Economic Growth Paul Pawlowski, Assistant Deputy Minister \| Major Investments Office, Jobs and Economic Growth Rachel Shaw, A/Assistant Deputy Minister \| CEMP - Clean Energy and Major Projects Office, Energy and Climate Solutions Brad Zubyk, Chief of Staff \| Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly	View
2025-08-27	Yes	Neil Dobson , Adam Sweet	Tom McCarthy, Deputy Minister \| Office of the Premier Jim Rutkowski, Chief of Staff \| Office of the Premier Meghan Sali, Director of Policy \| Office of the Premier	View
2025-08-19	Yes	Neil Dobson , Adam Sweet	Fazil Mihlar, DM \| Deputy Minister's Office, Jobs and Economic Growth	View
2025-08-15	Yes	Neil Dobson , Adam Sweet	Farid Azar, Chief of Staff \| Office of the Minister, Jobs and Economic Growth Scott Harris, Chief of Staff \| Energy and Climate Solutions Tyler Norman, Chief of Staff \| Minister's Office, Finance	View
2025-08-11	Yes	Neil Dobson , Adam Sweet	Brenda Bailey, Minister \| Finance Adrian Dix, Minister of Energy and Climate Solutions \| Energy and Climate Solutions Ravi Kalhon, Minister \| Jobs and Economic Growth	View
2025-07-22	No	Neil Dobson	Christopher Gilmore, Acting Assistant Deputy Minister, Electricity Utility Regulation Division \| Energy and Climate Solutions	View
2025-07-22	No	Benjamin Dachis	Chris Sandve, Chief Regulatory Officer \| British Columbia Hydro and Power Authority	View
2025-07-22	No	Neil Dobson	Adria Fradley, Acting Assistant Deputy Minister \| Energy and Climate Solutions Christopher Gilmore, Acting Assistant Deputy Minister, Electricity Utility Regulation Division \| Energy and Climate Solutions Nathaniel Gosman, Assistant Deputy Minister \| Energy Decarbonization Division, Energy and Climate Solutions Jeremy Hewitt, Assistant Deputy Minister \| Policy and Taxation, Finance	View

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Date Modified:: 2025-11-05

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12-Month Lobbying Summary - Organization

Canadians for Clean Prosperity / Michael Bernstein, President and CEO

Who is lobbying?

Canadians for Clean Prosperity (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

Canadians for Clean Prosperity / Michael Bernstein, President and CEO

Canadians for Clean Prosperity (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

Canadians for Clean Prosperity - Address & business activities

Canadians for Clean Prosperity / Michael Bernstein, President and CEO