Lobbying Activity Report

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Organization: Capilano Students' Union Association
Associated registration: 1441-877-39
Lobbying Activity date: 2025-11-24
Arranged a meeting: No
Posted date: 2025-12-12

In-house lobbyists who participated in the lobbying activity: Tushar Sachdeva
Karan Deep Nain
Senior Public Office Holders who were lobbied in this activity: Lisa Beare Beare, MLA for Maple Ridge-Pitt Meadows
Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly

Bowinn Ma, MLA for North Vancouver-Lonsdale
Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly

Harwinder Sandhu, MLA for Vernon-Lumby
Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly
 
Subject Matter of the Lobbying Activity
Specific Topics of Lobbying Communications Intended Outcomes Associated Subject Matters
Encourage the provincial government to allocate $5 million in funding to ensure the BC Labour Relations Board can process cases within their allotted 180-day timeframe.
  • 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
Finances and Budgets, Justice and Law Enforcement, Labour/Labour Relations
Encourage the provincial government to amend the BC Access Grant program to increase the maximum annual grant amount to $5,000 per year and extend eligibility to graduate students.
  • 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
Advanced Education, Colleges & Universities
Encourage the provincial government to amend the BC Labour Code to explicitly recognize student workers as employees for the purposes of employment standards and labour protections.
  • 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
Advanced Education, Employment and Training, Labour/Labour Relations
Encourage the provincial government to amend the Sexual Violence Policy Act to require all public and private post-secondary institutions’ sexual violence policies meet the 11 minimum standards identified by Students For Consent Culture.
  • 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
Advanced Education, Justice and Law Enforcement
Encourage the provincial government to create a provincially funded Sexual Violence Prevention and Response Fund of $5 million to support campus-based sexualized violence prevention offices and survivor support services.
  • 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
Advanced Education, Colleges & Universities, Justice and Law Enforcement, Mental Health and Addictions
Encourage the provincial government to create a Student Food Security Grant to provide $1.50 in per-student funding to student unions at public post-secondary institutions to support student food bank employment and operations.
  • 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
Advanced Education, Colleges & Universities, Non-Profit Organization, Poverty
Encourage the provincial government to develop, release, and approve the business case, funding timeline, and intergovernmental agreements for the UBC SkyTrain Extension.
  • 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
Colleges & Universities, Infrastructure, Transportation
Encourage the provincial government to develop a province-wide policy framework to protect the rights of students living in on-campus student housing, including safety, affordability, and accessibility standards.
  • 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, Housing
Encourage the provincial government to enforce the Ministry of Post-Secondary Education and Future Skills’ International Education Guidelines for public post-secondary institutions, specifically around international tuition fee transparency and predictability.
  • 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
Encourage the provincial government to implement a $10 flat-rate ferry fare for post-secondary students travelling as foot passengers, including a one-year pilot program.
  • 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
Advanced Education, Transportation
Encourage the provincial government to include increased funding commitments for post-secondary student financial aid programs in the 2026 Provincial Budget.
  • Development of any legislative proposal by the government of British Columbia, a Provincial entity or a member of the Legislative Assembly
  • 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
Advanced Education, Colleges & Universities, Finances and Budgets, Taxation and Finance
Encourage the provincial government to include provincial funding commitments for the UBC SkyTrain Extension in the 2026 Provincial Budget.
  • 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
Colleges & Universities, Finances and Budgets, Infrastructure, Transportation
Encourage the provincial government to maintain the two percent (2%) annual cap on domestic tuition increases at public post-secondary institutions.
  • 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
Encourage the provincial government to provide funding for BC Transit and TransLink to increase operational capacity and service hours on university-bound transit routes serving students.
  • 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
Advanced Education, Colleges & Universities, Infrastructure, Transportation
Encouraging the provincial government to apply the Tuition Limit Policy to international students.
  • 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, International Trade
 
Senior officer who filed this Lobbying Activity Report: Christopher Girodat
 
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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