Lobbying Activity Report

3004-25398

Organization: Urban Development Institute
Associated registration: 1811-3004-55
Lobbying Activity date: 2023-03-07
Arranged a meeting: No
Posted date: 2023-04-15

In-house lobbyists who participated in the lobbying activity: Kathy Whitcher
Anne McMullin
Michael Drummond
Senior Public Office Holders who were lobbied in this activity: Lisa Helps, Housing Solutions Advisor for BC Builds
Office of the Premier

John Thomson, Executive Lead
Housing Innovations, Housing
 
Subject Matter of the Lobbying Activity
Specific Topics of Lobbying Communications Intended Outcomes Associated Subject Matters
Advocating for engagement with the federal government on the application the GST to rental housing.
  • Development, establishment, amendment or termination of any program, policy, directive or guideline of the government of British Columbia or a Provincial entity
Housing
Advocating for streamlined processing to reduce the impact of layered government policies on application approval timelines.
  • Development, establishment, amendment or termination of any program, policy, directive or guideline of the government of British Columbia or a Provincial entity
Housing, Municipal Affairs
Advocating for the exploration of additional opportunities for the use of paramountcy on provincially owned lands for the purposes of housing delivery.
  • Development, establishment, amendment or termination of any program, policy, directive or guideline of the government of British Columbia or a Provincial entity
Housing
Advocating that the Province align requirements for housing funding programs with other levels of government.
  • Development, establishment, amendment or termination of any program, policy, directive or guideline of the government of British Columbia or a Provincial entity
Housing
Seeking BC hydro engagement with municipalities on development of building electrification.
  • Development, establishment, amendment or termination of any program, policy, directive or guideline of the government of British Columbia or a Provincial entity
Environment, Municipal Affairs
Seeking changes to the municipal development finance model to remove Community Amenity Contribution expectations from rental housing projects.
  • Development, establishment, amendment or termination of any program, policy, directive or guideline of the government of British Columbia or a Provincial entity
Housing
Seeking greater engagement with municipalities regarding the use of pre-zoning around transit.
  • Development, establishment, amendment or termination of any program, policy, directive or guideline of the government of British Columbia or a Provincial entity
Housing
Seeking greater engagement with municipalities to deliver market rental housing and remove barriers.
  • Development, establishment, amendment or termination of any program, policy, directive or guideline of the government of British Columbia or a Provincial entity
Housing, Municipal Affairs
Seeking improvements to BC Housing funding programs to support rental housing.
  • Development, establishment, amendment or termination of any program, policy, directive or guideline of the government of British Columbia or a Provincial entity
Housing
Seeking the continuation of the Development Application Process Review and streamlining of Provincial approvals across multiple Ministries, which have contributed to delays in building project approvals.
  • Development, establishment, amendment or termination of any program, policy, directive or guideline of the government of British Columbia or a Provincial entity
Housing
 
Senior officer who filed this Lobbying Activity Report: Anne McMullin
 
The above name is that of the most senior paid officer who is responsible for filing a Lobbying Activity Report for the organization (the Designated Filer), whether that person participated in this lobbying activity or not.

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