Registration - Organization

West Coast Environmental Law Association / Jessica Clogg, Executive Director and Senior Counsel

Registration Information

Organization name: West Coast Environmental Law Association
Senior Officer Name: Jessica Clogg, Executive Director and Senior Counsel
Initial registration start date: 2019-06-03
Registration status: Active
Projected end date: No date provided
Registration number: 1206-3152

Associated Lobbying Activity Reports

Total number of Lobbying Activity Reports: 95

Lobbying Activity Reports - last 6 months: 9

Version 37 of 38 (2025-08-20 to 2025-10-15)

Registration versions:

Version 37 of 38 (2025-08-20 to 2025-10-15)

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

Specific Topics of Lobbying Communications	Intended Outcomes	Associated Subject Matters
Advocacy for a new BC strategy and law to protect and better manage BC coastal and marine areas.	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	Environment, Finances and Budgets
Advocacy for greater provincial climate preparedness in relation to development and implementation of the Province’s Climate Preparedness and Adaptation Strategy	Development, establishment, amendment or termination of any program, policy, directive or guideline of the government of British Columbia or a Provincial entity	Environment
Advocacy for provincial land use planning principles, policy and processes that are ecosystem-based, uphold the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples and meaningfully involve the public and civil society groups.	Development, establishment, amendment or termination of any program, policy, directive or guideline of the government of British Columbia or a Provincial entity	Environment, Forestry, Indigenous Relations and Reconciliation
Advocacy via social media for a new BC strategy and law to protect and better manage BC coastal and marine areas.	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	Environment
Advocate for full and effective implementation of Old Growth Strategic Review recommendations, including old growth deferrals and a new provincial law for biodiversity protection and ecosystem health.	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	Environment, Forestry
Advocating for reforms to the Mineral Tenure Act to establish common sense restrictions on where mineral claims and mining leases are allowed; ensure that the provincial and First Nations governments, private land owners and the public have a meaningful role in decisions about mineral tenure and limit the cost to taxpayers of Mineral Tenure Act modernization.	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	Environment, Mining
Advocating for regulation, policy and funding programs that support multi-beneficial and nature-based flood management and advance reconciliation	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 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	Agriculture, Emergency Preparedness, Environment, Forestry
Conversations about best practices in measuring government progress towards achieving greenhouse gas (GHG) reduction targets, as adopted in CleanBC, including which measures should be enshrined in legislation. Integration with such planning with budget process.	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	Energy, Environment
Conversations about best practices in reducing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and production of fossil fuel sources of GHG emissions.	Development of any legislative proposal by the government of British Columbia, a Provincial entity or a member of the Legislative Assembly 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	Energy, Environment
Discussion of legal liability issues related to the costs of climate change and options for recovery of climate costs from large scale GHG emitters.	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	Environment
Ensuring flood recovery funding for flood management infrastructure protects and restores fish habitat.	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	Emergency Preparedness, Environment, Finances and Budgets, Fisheries
Letter to the Premier regarding the province's climate preparedness	Development, establishment, amendment or termination of any program, policy, directive or guideline of the government of British Columbia or a Provincial entity	Environment
Participating in discussions related to regulations and policy under the Environmental Assessment Act including in relation to regional assessment, community engagement, participant funding, and implementation of the Act in a manner consistent with its sustainability and reconciliation purposes.	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	Environment
Responding to proposals to fast track and/or exempt projects from environmental and other legal safeguards; including pursuant to Bills 14 and 15 and related regulations.	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	Environment, Indigenous Relations and Reconciliation
Social media post about legal liability issues related to the costs of climate change and options for recovery of climate costs from large scale GHG emitters.	Development, establishment, amendment or termination of any program, policy, directive or guideline of the government of British Columbia or a Provincial entity	Environment
To improve and strengthen enforcement of BC's environmental laws, particularly the Environmental Management Act.	Development, establishment, amendment or termination of any program, policy, directive or guideline of the government of British Columbia or a Provincial entity	Environment

BC Ministries/Provincial Entities

Agriculture and Food
Attorney General
Emergency Management and Climate Readiness
Energy and Climate Solutions
Environment and Parks
Finance
Forests
Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly
Mining and Critical Minerals
Office of the Premier
Parliamentary Secretary for Community Development and Non-Profits
Water, Land and Resource Stewardship

Organization Details

Senior Officer Name and Position during the Period of this Registration

Jessica Clogg, Executive Director and Senior Counsel

Organization Contact Information

West Coast Environmental Law Association

Address:
700-509 Richards Street
Vancouver, BC V6B 2Z6
Canada

Description of Activities

The West Coast Environmental Law Association (WCELA) has been operating an environmental law centre in British Columbia since 1974. We provide free legal advice to individuals and groups in the province with environmental concerns. In addition, we advocate legislative reforms to protect the environment and to ensure public participation in environmental decision-making.

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
No Records

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

Note: The requirement to provide all government funding requested in the last 12 months was no longer required after May 27, 2025.

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
Employment and Social Development Canada - Canada Summer Jobs	$10,888.00	2024-06-24 to 2024-12-31
Real Estate Foundation of BC	$240,000.00	2024-01-15 to 2026-07-31

View all received government funding history

Other Entities (working together for the purposes of lobbying) Information

Be the Change Mission
- 949 W 49 Ave
  Vancouver, BC V5Z 2T1
  Canada
Canadian Association of Physicians for the Environment
- PO BOX 19008 Walmer
  Toronto, ON M5S 3C9
  Canada
Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives
- Gillin Building, 141 Laurier Ave W #501
  Ottawa, BC K1P 5J3
  Canada
Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society - British Columbia Chapter
- 410-698 Seymour Street
  Vancouver, BC V6B 3K6
  Canada
Climate Emergency Unit
- 201 Pringle Farm Road
  Salt Spring Island, BC V8K 2Y2
  Canada
Conservation North Society
- 800 Catherine Drive
  Prince George, BC V2M 7B5
  Canada
David Suzuki Foundation
- 340 – 1122 Mainland Street V6B 5L1
  Vancouver, BC V6B 5L1
  Canada
Dogwood Initiative
- 864 Queens Ave
  Victoria, BC V8T 1M5
  Canada
Ecojustice
- Suite 390, 425 Carrall Street
  Vancouver, BC V6B 6E3
  Canada
First Things First Okanagan
- 705 Sunglo Dr
  Penticton, BC V2A 8X7
  Canada
Georgia Strait Alliance
- Suite 208 – 477 Wallace St.
  Nanaimo, BC V9R 5B7
  Canada
Living Oceans Society
- Suite #7 - 650 Clyde Avenue
  West Vancouver, BC V7T 1E2
  Canada
MakeWay Charitable Society
- 8th Floor, 333 Seymour Street
  Vancouver, BC V6B 5A6
  Canada
My Sea to Sky
- PO Box 2668
  Squamish, BC V8B 0B8
  Canada
Northwest Insitute
- PO Box 2781
  Smithers, BC V0J 2N0
  Canada
Pembina Institute
- 610 - 55 Water Street
  Vancouver, BC V6B 1A1
  Canada
Sierra Club of BC
- 722 Cormorant St
  Victoria, BC V8W 1P8
  Canada
Skeena Watershed Conservation Coalition
- PO Box 70
  Hazelton, BC V0J 1Y0
  Canada
SkeenaWild Conservation Trust
- 4622 Greig Avenue Unit 103
  Terrace, BC V8G 1M9
  Canada
South Fraser Unitarian Congregation
- 15639 24 Ave
  Surrey, BC V4A 2J6
  Canada
Stand.Earth
- 151 W. Hastings St
  Vancouver, BC V6B 1H4
  Canada
Sunshine Coast Conservation Association
- Box 1969
  Sechelt, BC V0N 3A0
  Canada
Watershed Sentinel
- Box 1270
  Comox, BC V9M 7Z8
  Canada
West Coast Environmental Law Research Foundation
- 700-509 Richards Street
  Vancouver, BC V6B 2Z6
  Canada
Wildsight
- 495 Wallinger Ave #2
  Kimberley, BC V1A 1Z6
  Canada

Affiliates with a Direct Interest in the Outcome

West Coast Environmental Law Association does not have any affiliates that could have a direct interest in the outcome of the lobbying activities

Other Persons or Organizations with Direct Interests

The activities of West Coast Environmental Law Association 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 Bissonnette
Subscribes to a Code of Conduct: Yes
Former Public Office Holder in BC: No