12-Month Lobbying Summary - Consultant Lobbyist

Mortgage Professionals Canada / Amanda van Baarsen, Consultant Lobbyist

Registration Summary

Currently active - New Activity Effective: 2026-08-04

Who is lobbying?

Mortgage Professionals Canada (Address & business activities)

Government Funding

Did Mortgage Professionals Canada receive government funding within the last 12 months? No

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

Mortgage Professionals Canada is not working together with any other entity for the purpose of lobbying.

Direct Interests of the Lobbying Activity

Affiliates

Mortgage Professionals Canada does not have any affiliates that could have a direct interest in the outcome of the lobbying activities

Other Affiliates

The activities of Mortgage Professionals Canada 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 Mortgage Professionals Canada:

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
Elimination of GST on all new housing under $1.5 million and improving the ability of consumers to access group creditor insurance.	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	Consumer Issues, Finances and Budgets, Financial Institutions, Housing, Taxation and Finance
Engaging public office holders to raise awareness of issues affecting the mortgage industry and advocate for policy and regulatory measures to support housing affordability and access to homeownership in British Columbia, including property transfer tax reform and the implementation of the Mortgage Services Act	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	Consumer Issues, Finances and Budgets, Financial Institutions, Housing, Taxation and Finance

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

British Columbia Housing Management Commission
Finance
Housing and Municipal Affairs
Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly

Who is the lobbyist?

Amanda van Baarsen, Consultant Lobbyist (Business address and contact information)

Counsel Public Affairs Inc. (Address & contact information)

Former Public Office Holder in BC: Yes

Relevant Codes of Conduct: The consultant lobbyist does not have in place an undertaking to comply with any relevant codes 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:	Yes
	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: 10397-6720
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Lobbying Activity Reports

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

No monthly Lobbying Activity Reports have been submitted for the last 12 months.

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Date Modified:: 2026-08-18

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12-Month Lobbying Summary - Consultant Lobbyist

Mortgage Professionals Canada / Amanda van Baarsen, Consultant Lobbyist

Who is lobbying?

Mortgage Professionals Canada (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?

Amanda van Baarsen, 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

Mortgage Professionals Canada / Amanda van Baarsen, Consultant Lobbyist

Mortgage Professionals Canada (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

Amanda van Baarsen, Consultant Lobbyist (Business address and contact information)

Mortgage Professionals Canada - Address & business activities

Mortgage Professionals Canada / Amanda van Baarsen, Consultant Lobbyist

Counsel Public Affairs Inc.