12-Month Lobbying Summary - Organization

British Columbia Association of Optometrists / Kathryn Bell, Chief Executive Officer

Registration Summary

Currently active - Last Updated: 2025-12-03

Who is lobbying?

British Columbia Association of Optometrists (Address & business activities)

Kathryn Bell, Chief Executive Officer

Government Funding

Did British Columbia Association of Optometrists receive government funding within the last 12 months? Yes

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

British Columbia Association of Optometrists is not working together with any other entity for the purpose of lobbying.

Direct Interests of the Lobbying Activity

Affiliates

British Columbia Association of Optometrists does not have any affiliates that could have a direct interest in the outcome of the lobbying activities

Other Affiliates

The activities of British Columbia Association of Optometrists are controlled or directed by the following person or organization with a direct interest in the outcome of this undertaking:

Dr. Brent Allen (Address information)
Dr. Cedrick Mah (Address information)
Dr. Danielle Campbell (Address information)
Dr. Evelyn Lo (Address information)
Dr. Janice Luk (Address information)
Dr. Johnathan Lam (Address information)
Dr. Mahnia Madan (Address information)
Dr. Nevada Sweeney (Address information)
Dr. Petar Prpic (Address information)
Dr. Sally Donaldson (Address information)
Dr. Seija Roggeveen (Address information)
Dr. Surjinder Sahota (Address information)

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 British Columbia Association of Optometrists:

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
Changing the provincial regulations for restricted activities for Optometrists. Currently under M219 ministerial order for the enactment of the Health Professions and Occupations Act. Specifically to optimize scope with the addition of oral prescriptions, minor procedures and in office laser procedures.	Development or enactment of any regulation, including the enactment of a regulation for the purposes of amending or repealing a regulation	Health

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

Health
Parliamentary Secretary for Rural Health
Parliamentary Secretary for Seniors' Services and Long-Term Care

Who are the lobbyists?

In-house Lobbyists

Lobbyist

Contributions

Matt Gordon
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: No

Registration number: 11708-6330
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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
2025-12-01	No	Matt Gordon	Bruce Banman, MLA for Abbotsford South \| Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly Garry Begg, MLA for Surrey-Guildford \| Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly Jennifer Blatherwick, MLA for Coquitlam-Maillardville \| Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly Lynne Block, MLA for West Vancouver-Capilano \| Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly Jagrup Brar, MLA for Surrey-Fleetwood \| Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly Susie Chant, MLA for North Vancouver-Seymour \| Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly Raj Chouhan, MLA for Burnaby-New Westminster \| Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly George Chow, MLA for Vancouver-Fraserview \| Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly Sunita Dhir, MLA for Vancouver-Langara \| Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly Lorne Doerkson, MLA for Cariboo-Chilcotin \| Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly Reann Gasper, MLA for Abbotsford-Mission \| Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly Diana Gibson, MLA for Oak Bay-Gordon Head \| Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly Kiel Giddens, MLA for Prince George-Mackenzie \| Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly Trevor Halford, MLA for Surrey-White Rock \| Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly Sharon Hartwell, MLA for Bulkley Valley-Stikine \| Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly Jordan Kealy, MLA for Peace River North \| Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly Anna Kindy, MLA for North Island \| Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly Dana Lajeunesse, MLA for Juan de Fuca-Malahat \| Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly Kristina Loewen, MLA for Kelowna Centre \| Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly Scott McInnis, MLA for Columbia River-Revelstoke \| Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly Steve Morissette, MLA for Kootenay-Monashee \| Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly Korky Neufeld, MLA for Abbotsford West \| Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly Larry Neufeld, MLA for Peace River South \| Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly Josie Osborne, MLA for Mid Island-Pacific Rim \| Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly Ian Paton, MLA for Delta South \| Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly Darlene Rotchford, MLA for Esquimalt-Colwood \| Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly Janet Routledge, MLA for Burnaby North \| Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly Amna Shah, MLA for Surrey City Centre \| Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly Ward Stamer, MLA for Kamloops-North Thompson \| Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly Bryan Tepper, MLA for Surrey-Panorama \| Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly Jody Toor, MLA for Langley-Willowbrook \| Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly Jennifer Whiteside, MLA for New Westminster-Coquitlam \| Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly David L. Williams, MLA for Salmon Arm-Shuswap \| Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly Donegal Wilson, MLA for Boundary-Similkameen \| Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly	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
Health	$2,053,555.00	2026-04-01 to 2027-03-31

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Date Modified:: 2026-05-08

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12-Month Lobbying Summary - Organization

British Columbia Association of Optometrists / Kathryn Bell, Chief Executive Officer

Who is lobbying?

British Columbia Association of Optometrists (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

British Columbia Association of Optometrists / Kathryn Bell, Chief Executive Officer

British Columbia Association of Optometrists (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

British Columbia Association of Optometrists - Address & business activities

British Columbia Association of Optometrists / Kathryn Bell, Chief Executive Officer

Dr. Nevada Sweeney

Dr. Mahnia Madan

Dr. Sally Donaldson

Dr. Petar Prpic

Dr. Surjinder Sahota

Dr. Seija Roggeveen

Dr. Cedrick Mah

Dr. Brent Allen

Dr. Evelyn Lo

Dr. Danielle Campbell

Dr. Johnathan Lam

Dr. Janice Luk

Received Government Funding