Lobbying Activity Report

1647-5914

Organization: Guide Outfitters Association of British Columbia
Associated registration: 1335-1647-34
Lobbying Activity date: 2021-01-20
Arranged a meeting: No
Posted date: 2021-02-12

In-house lobbyists who participated in the lobbying activity: Scott Ellis Footnote1
Senior Public Office Holders who were lobbied in this activity: Salman Azam, ADM
Tourism, Arts, Culture and Sport
 
Subject Matter of the Lobbying Activity
Specific Topics of Lobbying Communications Intended Outcomes Associated Subject Matters
Advocate for a Safe Traveller Program where vaccinated international tourists would be allowed into Canada/BC. Support for enhanced rapid testing at point of entry into Canada to further ensure that COVID-free tourist would be allowed into Canada/BC.
  • Development or enactment of any regulation, including the enactment of a regulation for the purposes of amending or repealing a regulation
COVID-19, Economic Development and Trade, Health, Tourism
Lobby for changes to the Small and Medium-sized Business Recovery Grant eligibility. Currently, the eligibility criteria will not include many of the Tourism businesses the grant is intended to help, including all outfitters. This changes need to includes eliminating the PST requirement, reducing the number of employees to two, improving the methodology to demonstrate loss and reducing the burden on the application.
  • 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
COVID-19
 
Senior officer who filed this Lobbying Activity Report: Scott Ellis
 
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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