Lobbying Activity Report

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Organization: Alliance of British Columbia Students
Associated registration: 8350-89-27
Lobbying Activity date: 2023-10-18
Arranged a meeting: No
Posted date: 2023-11-15

In-house lobbyists who participated in the lobbying activity: Karandeep Singh Sanghera Footnote1
Manpreet Kaur Footnote1
Sam Kenston Footnote1
Senior Public Office Holders who were lobbied in this activity: Harry Bains, MLA for Surrey-Newton
Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly

Bob D, MLA for Maple Ridge-Mission
Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly

Joan Phillip, MLA for Vancouver-Mount Pleasant
Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly

Nicholas Simons, MLA for Powell River-Sunshine Coast
Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly

Aman Singh, MLA for Richmond-Queensborough
Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly
 
Subject Matter of the Lobbying Activity
Specific Topics of Lobbying Communications Intended Outcomes Associated Subject Matters
The Alliance of BC Students calls on the Province of British Columbia to commit to fairness on our campuses and extend the application of BC’s Tuition Limit Policy to include international students.
The Alliance of BC Students further recommends that the Province of British
Columbia create a pathway for recognizing foreign academic credentials and foreign work experience in BC through equivalency exams for non-professionals.
  • 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, establishment, amendment or termination of any program, policy, directive or guideline of the government of British Columbia or a Provincial entity
 Advanced Education
The Alliance of BC Students calls on the Province of British Columbia to make graduate students eligible to receive the BC
Access Grant issue guidelines to post-secondary institutions regarding the disbursement of grants/scholarships/funding.
The Alliance of BC Students further recommends that the Province of British Columbia make the BC Graduate Student Scholarship permanent and expand it to non-STEM graduate students.
  • 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
 Advanced Education
The Alliance of BC Students encourages the Province to establish minimum standards for post-secondary sexualized violence policies and provide annual funding for the running of sexualized violence prevention offices, programs, and other initiatives at post-secondary spaces.
  • 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, Health
The Alliance of BC Students recommends that the Province of British Columbia build accessible student housing that is affordable and create accessibility standards for all new student housing being built so all students, including students with disabilities, can safely and comfortably access student housing.
The Alliance of BC Students further recommends that the Province of British Columbia introduce protections for student tenants by amending the Residential Tenancy Act to include student housing and implement vacancy control on all new and existing rental housing units across the province to limit real estate profiteering and speculation on housing.
  • 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
 Advanced Education, Housing
The Alliance of BC Students recommends that the Province of British Columbia increase the Operating Grant to
post-secondary institutions and invest in on-campus food security resources.
The Alliance of BC Students further recommends that the Province of British Columbia increase the BC Access Grant amount students are eligible to receive.
  • 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, establishment, amendment or termination of any program, policy, directive or guideline of the government of British Columbia or a Provincial entity
 Advanced Education
 
Senior officer who filed this Lobbying Activity Report: Joshua Millard
 
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.
 
  1. Footnote1  Indicates new information that was added through a Lobbying Activity Report.
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