12-Month Lobbying Summary - Organization

Together Against Poverty Society / Douglas King, Executive Director

Registration Summary

Currently active - Last Updated: 2024-10-02

Who is lobbying?

Together Against Poverty Society (Address & business activities)

Douglas King, Executive Director

Government Funding

Did Together Against Poverty Society receive government funding within the last 12 months? Yes

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

Together Against Poverty Society is working together with the following other entities for the purpose of lobbying:

Alliance to End Homelessness in the Capital Region (Address information)
BC Poverty Reduction Coalition (Address information)

Direct Interests of the Lobbying Activity

Affiliates

Together Against Poverty Society does not have any affiliates that could have a direct interest in the outcome of the lobbying activities

Other Affiliates

The activities of Together Against Poverty 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 Together Against Poverty 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
Application of the Residential Tenancy Act and Regulations to transitional and supportive housing. Process for filing eviction notices. Rules pertaining to filing of evidence in RTB matters and deadlines for submissions.	Development, establishment, amendment or termination of any program, policy, directive or guideline of the government of British Columbia or a Provincial entity	Housing
Changing the process of the evictions for Landlord's Use of Property under section 49 of the RTA to be by landlord application to the RTB. Clarification of who can evict by using section 49 through legislative amendments or policy guideline creation, and increases to the penalty for failure to occupy a suite when a tenant has been evicted for landlord's use.	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 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	Housing
Implementation of Housing Policy to protect renters and lower the overall rate of rent in the province.	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	Housing
Lobbying relating to employment standards protections the legal processes for bringing complaints under the Employment Standards Act and Regulations.	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	Labour/Labour Relations
Request implementation of recommendations from the provincial Basic Income report.	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	Children and Families

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

Housing
Labour
Social Development and Poverty Reduction

Who are the lobbyists?

In-house Lobbyists

Lobbyist

Contributions

Douglas King
Subscribes to a Code of Conduct: Yes
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: 6784-3429
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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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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
Community, Sport and Cultural Development	$115,000.00	2024-03-26
Housing	$750,000.00	2023-03-24 to 2028-03-31
Municipal Affairs	$86,850.00	2023-04-01 to 2024-03-31

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Date Modified:: 2025-11-05

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12-Month Lobbying Summary - Organization

Together Against Poverty Society / Douglas King, Executive Director

Who is lobbying?

Together Against Poverty Society (Address & business activities)

Government Funding

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

Together Against Poverty Society is working together with the following other entities for the purpose of lobbying:

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

Together Against Poverty Society / Douglas King, Executive Director

Together Against Poverty Society (Address & business activities)

Government Funding

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

Together Against Poverty Society is working together with the following other entities for the purpose of lobbying:

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

Together Against Poverty Society - Address & business activities

Together Against Poverty Society / Douglas King, Executive Director

Alliance to End Homelessness in the Capital Region

BC Poverty Reduction Coalition

Received Government Funding