12-Month Lobbying Summary - Organization

Canadian Manufacturers & Exporters BC / Andrew Wynn-Williams, Divisional Vice President

Registration Summary

Currently active - Last Updated: 2026-05-01

Who is lobbying?

Canadian Manufacturers & Exporters BC (Address & business activities)

Andrew Wynn-Williams, Divisional Vice President

Government Funding

Did Canadian Manufacturers & Exporters BC receive government funding within the last 12 months? Yes

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

Canadian Manufacturers & Exporters BC is not working together with any other entity for the purpose of lobbying.

Direct Interests of the Lobbying Activity

Affiliates

Canadian Manufacturers & Exporters BC does not have any affiliates that could have a direct interest in the outcome of the lobbying activities

Other Affiliates

The activities of Canadian Manufacturers & Exporters BC 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 Manufacturers & Exporters BC:

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
Advocating for a program to encourage the development of made in BC products.	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
Advocating for changes to taxes affecting manufacturing, in particular the Provincial Sales Tax as applied to machinery and equipment	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	Taxation and Finance
Advocating for procurement practices that use local manufacturers	Development, establishment, amendment or termination of any program, policy, directive or guideline of the government of British Columbia or a Provincial entity	Government Procurement
Advocating for programs that provide financial support for investment in advanced manufacturing equipment and in green technologies	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, Science and Technology
Advocating for programs to encourage youth to consider trades and other careers in manufacturing and support the training and education of such careers.	Development, establishment, amendment or termination of any program, policy, directive or guideline of the government of British Columbia or a Provincial entity	Advanced Education, Colleges & Universities, Education, Employment and Training
Advocating on behalf of manufacturers to maintain a balance in the BC Labour Relations Code.	Introduction, amendment, passage or defeat of any Bill or resolution in or before the Legislative Assembly	Labour/Labour Relations
Advocating on issues related to the impact of Worksafe pension changes	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	Labour/Labour Relations
Participating in the development of a BC Manufacturing Strategy	Development of any legislative proposal by the government of British Columbia, a Provincial entity or a member of the Legislative Assembly 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
seeking funding for training organizations in Diversity Equity and Inclusion to make manufacturing a more welcoming career for women and minorities.	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	Education, Employment and Training
Seeking grant funding programs for manufacturers to support the investment in manufacturing equipment, critical supply chain items	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 Decision by the Executive Council or a member of the Executive Council to have the private sector instead of the Crown provide goods or services to the government of British Columbia or a Provincial entity	Agriculture, Economic Development and Trade

Subject matter details in previous versions

Specific Topics of Lobbying Communications	Intended Outcomes	Associated Subject Matters
Advocating for recruitment to be a component of international trade missions and for the Provincial Nominee Program to be expanded and structured to include key manufacturing occupations.	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, Employment and Training, Industry, International Trade
Applying to the Ministry of Agriculture and Food to fund specialized training program for food processing/manufacturing.	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, Employment and Training, Workplace Literacy
Applying to the Recruitment, Retention, and Innovative Skills Program to fund specialized training program for food processing/manufacturing.	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, Employment and Training, Workplace Literacy

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 Hydro and Power Authority
Education and Child Care
Energy and Climate Solutions
Finance
InBC Investment Corp.
Infrastructure BC Inc.
Innovate BC
Jobs and Economic Growth
Labour
Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly
Office of the Premier
Post-Secondary Education and Future Skills
SkilledTradesBC
Transportation and Transit
WorkSafeBC

Ministries/Provincial Entities in previous versions
- Jobs, Economic Development and Innovation
- Minister of State for Trade
- Municipal Affairs

Who are the lobbyists?

In-house Lobbyists

Lobbyist

Contributions

Andrew Wynn-Williams
Subscribes to a Code of Conduct: No
Former Public Office Holder in BC: Yes

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: 2290-774
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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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Canadian Manufacturers & Exporters BC - Address & business activities

Address:

PO Box 36570 SEAFAIR
Richmond, BC V7C 5M4
Canada

Fax number: 604-713-7801

Contact information in previous versions
- 13353 Commerce Parkway
  Suite 2163
  Richmond, BC V6V 3A1
  Canada
  
  Fax number: 604-713-7801
- 13353 Commerce Parkway
  Suite 2163
  Richmond, BC V6V 3A1
  Canada
  
  Fax number: 604-713-7801
- 1199 West Pender Street
  Suite 540
  Vancouver, BC V6E 2R1
  Canada
  
  Fax number: 604-713-7801
- 1199 West Pender Street
  Suite 540
  Vancouver, BC V6E 2R1
  Canada
  
  Fax number: 604-713-7801
- 688 West Hastings Street
  Suite 540
  Vancouver, BC V6B 1P1
  Canada
  
  Fax number: 604-713-7801

Description of Activities:
CME represents businesses in all sectors of manufacturing and exporting activity across Canada. Our mandate is to promote the competitiveness of Canadian manufacturers and the success of Canada's goods and services exporters in markets around the world. We focus on issues that are most critical to our members - policies and programs to improve manufacturing competitiveness and productivity (tax and regulatory issues), improve trade and develop international markets (export development), and to grow a skilled workforce (employment, education and training issues).

Descriptions of the organization's activity in previous versions:
- CME represents businesses in all sectors of manufacturing and exporting activity across Canada. Our mandate is to promote the competitiveness of Canadian manufacturers and the success of Canada's goods and services exporters in markets around the world. We focus on issues that are most critical to our members - policies and programs to improve manufacturing competitiveness and productivity (tax and regulatory issues), improve trade and develop international markets (export development), and to grow a skilled workforce (employment, education and training issues).
- CME represents businesses in all sectors of manufacturing and exporting activity across Canada. Our mandate is to promote the competitiveness of Canadian manufacturers and the success of Canada's goods and services exporters in markets around the world. We focus on issues that are most critical to our members - policies and programs to improve manufacturing competitiveness and productivity (tax and regulatory issues), improve trade and develop international markets (export development), and to grow a skilled workforce (employment, education and training issues).

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
Agricultural Land Commission	$750,000.00	2026-04-17

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Date Modified:: 2026-05-08

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