Registration - Organization

Council of Forest Industries / Kimberly Haakstad, President & CEO

Registration Information

Organization name: Council of Forest Industries
Senior Officer Name: Kimberly Haakstad, President & CEO
Senior Officer Change History
Initial registration start date: 2010-04-12
Registration status: Active
Projected end date: No date provided
Registration number: 1485-1150

Associated Lobbying Activity Reports

Total number of Lobbying Activity Reports: 238

Lobbying Activity Reports - last 6 months: 51

Version 29 of 79 (2021-05-11 to 2021-07-20)

Registration versions:

Version 29 of 79 (2021-05-11 to 2021-07-20)

Lobbying Information

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

Subject matters added through an Lobbying Activity Report:
Specific Topics of Lobbying Communications	Intended Outcomes	Associated Subject Matters
Adjust Market Pricing System to enhance responsive to markets.	Development, establishment, amendment or termination of any program, policy, directive or guideline of the government of British Columbia or a Provincial entity	Forestry
Adjustment to Variable Fee-in-Lieu Policy	Development, establishment, amendment or termination of any program, policy, directive or guideline of the government of British Columbia or a Provincial entity	Forestry
Advance Cost Driver Project to address log cost.	Development, establishment, amendment or termination of any program, policy, directive or guideline of the government of British Columbia or a Provincial entity	Forestry
Advance implementation of Performance Area Land Management Pilot (Phase 2)	Development, establishment, amendment or termination of any program, policy, directive or guideline of the government of British Columbia or a Provincial entity	Forestry
Amendments to enhance methodology for silviculture estimates.	Development, establishment, amendment or termination of any program, policy, directive or guideline of the government of British Columbia or a Provincial entity	Forestry
BCTS Apportionment Management Policy.	Development, establishment, amendment or termination of any program, policy, directive or guideline of the government of British Columbia or a Provincial entity	Forestry
Big Tree Policy /Regulation eligibility criteria.	Development, establishment, amendment or termination of any program, policy, directive or guideline of the government of British Columbia or a Provincial entity	Forestry
COVID-19 Worker, Community and Economic support measures including addressing industry competitiveness and regulatory certainty.	Development, establishment, amendment or termination of any program, policy, directive or guideline of the government of British Columbia or a Provincial entity	COVID-19
Defer implementation of Interior Waste Manual Amendment.	Development, establishment, amendment or termination of any program, policy, directive or guideline of the government of British Columbia or a Provincial entity	Forestry
Deferring changes to Manufactured Forest Products Regulation	Development or enactment of any regulation, including the enactment of a regulation for the purposes of amending or repealing a regulation	Forestry
Discussion on funding of 2nd Growth Hem-Fir.	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	Forestry
Discuss Workers Compensation Amendment Act 2020 and safe economic recovery	Introduction, amendment, passage or defeat of any Bill or resolution in or before the Legislative Assembly	Labour/Labour Relations
Efficiency and effectiveness of Market Pricing System.	Development, establishment, amendment or termination of any program, policy, directive or guideline of the government of British Columbia or a Provincial entity	Forestry
Enhance methodology for silviculture estimates.	Development, establishment, amendment or termination of any program, policy, directive or guideline of the government of British Columbia or a Provincial entity	Forestry
Forest Industry's role in economic recovery, community support and industry competitiveness.	Development, establishment, amendment or termination of any program, policy, directive or guideline of the government of British Columbia or a Provincial entity	Forestry
Low Carbon Advantage Plan.	Development, establishment, amendment or termination of any program, policy, directive or guideline of the government of British Columbia or a Provincial entity	Forestry
Mass Timber Plan and low carbon forest product opportunities.	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	Forestry
Old Growth Strategic Review and Sustainable Forest Management.	Development, establishment, amendment or termination of any program, policy, directive or guideline of the government of British Columbia or a Provincial entity	Forestry
Proposed Forest and Range Practices Act as they relate to forest sector practices.	Development, establishment, amendment or termination of any program, policy, directive or guideline of the government of British Columbia or a Provincial entity	Forestry
Provincial role in federal 2 Billion Tree program.	Development, establishment, amendment or termination of any program, policy, directive or guideline of the government of British Columbia or a Provincial entity	Forestry
Second growth hemlock opportunities.	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	Forestry
Timber Supply Reviews.	Development, establishment, amendment or termination of any program, policy, directive or guideline of the government of British Columbia or a Provincial entity	Forestry
Transportation rules re increasing weights of logging trucks.	Development, establishment, amendment or termination of any program, policy, directive or guideline of the government of British Columbia or a Provincial entity	Transportation
Transportation rules re increasing weights of logging trucks.	Development, establishment, amendment or termination of any program, policy, directive or guideline of the government of British Columbia or a Provincial entity	Transportation
Update on timing of Contractor Sustainability Review	Development, establishment, amendment or termination of any program, policy, directive or guideline of the government of British Columbia or a Provincial entity	Forestry
WoodWorks BC Review	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	Forestry
Subject matters added through an Lobbying Activity Report:
BCTS Performance	Development, establishment, amendment or termination of any program, policy, directive or guideline of the government of British Columbia or a Provincial entity	Forestry
Efficiency and effectiveness of Market Pricing System.	Development, establishment, amendment or termination of any program, policy, directive or guideline of the government of British Columbia or a Provincial entity	Forestry
Old Growth Strategic Review and Sustainable Forest Management.	Development, establishment, amendment or termination of any program, policy, directive or guideline of the government of British Columbia or a Provincial entity	Forestry

BC Ministries/Provincial Entities

Agriculture, Food and Fisheries
Children and Family Development
Environment and Climate Change Strategy
Forestry Innovation Investment Ltd
Forests, Lands, Natural Resource Operations, and Rural Development
Health
Jobs, Economic Recovery and Innovation
Labour
Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly
Minister of State for Lands and Natural Resource Operations
Minister of State for Trade
Municipal Affairs
Office of the Premier
Public Safety and Solicitor General
Social Development and Poverty Reduction
Transportation and Infrastructure

Ministries/Provincial Entities added through a Lobbying Activity Report

Finance
Indigenous Relations and Reconciliation

Organization Details

Senior Officer Name and Position during the Period of this Registration

Susan Yurkovich, President & CEO

Organization Contact Information

Council of Forest Industries

Address:
#1220 - 595 Howe Street
Vancouver, BC V6C 2T5
Canada

Telephone number: 604-891-1211
Fax number: 604-687-4930

Description of Activities

Organizing and communicating BC forest products industry position on various forest policy matters. Organizing and communicating international trade issues. Discuss COVID-19 worker, community and economic support measures.

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
John Allan	Lunch	Lunch meeting for general update on current issues.			2020-09-08	$14.00

Contributors to the Lobbying Activity

No person or organization contributed over $1000CDN, within the preceding 12 months, toward the lobbying activity on behalf of the organization that has a direct interest in the outcome of the lobbying activity.

Government Funding in the Last 12 Months

Requested Government Funding

Funding Request made to:	Funding Requested	Date Requested
Forestry Innovation Investment Ltd	$75,000.00	2021-02-24
Forestry Innovation Investment Ltd	$372,000.00	2021-04-01
Natural Resouces Canada	$361,000.00	2021-04-01
Natural Resouces Canada	$539,632.00	2021-03-28
Natural Resouces Canada	$1,027,738.00	2021-04-01

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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
Forestry Innovation Investment Ltd	$269,430.00	2020-02-03 to 2021-04-14
Forestry Innovation Investment Ltd	$344,430.00	2020-02-03 to 2021-04-14
Forestry Innovation Investment Ltd	$367,786.00	2021-04-14 to 2022-03-31
Forestry Innovation Investment Ltd	$842,730.00	2020-04-14 to 2021-03-31
Natural Resouces Canada	$358,002.00	2020-04-01 to 2022-03-31
Natural Resouces Canada	$358,002.00	2021-04-01 to 2022-03-31
Natural Resouces Canada	$539,632.00	2020-03-01 to 2021-03-31
Natural Resouces Canada	$586,142.00	2019-03-01 to 2021-04-14
Natural Resources Canada	$358,002.00	2021-04-01 to 2022-03-31

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Coalition Members Information

Council of Forest Industries is not a coalition member.

Affiliates with a Direct Interest in the Outcome

BC Lumber Trade Council
- 1220 - 595 Howe Street
  Vancouver, BC V6C 2T5
  Canada

Other Persons or Organizations with Direct Interests

The activities of Council of Forest Industries are not controlled or directed by another person or organization with a direct interest in the outcome of this undertaking.

Lobbyists Details

Lobbyists Employed by this Organization

Lobbyist

Contributions

Michael Armstrong
Subscribes to a Code of Conduct: No
Former Public Office Holder in BC: No