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Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society, British Columbia / Sarah McNeil, Executive Director

Registration Information

Organization name: Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society, British Columbia
Senior Officer Name: Sarah McNeil, Executive Director
Senior Officer Change History
Initial registration start date: 2020-05-04
Registration status: Active
Projected end date: No date provided
Registration number: 10686-3234

Associated Lobbying Activity Reports

Total number of Lobbying Activity Reports: 147

Lobbying Activity Reports - last 6 months: 18

Version 21 of 38 (2023-08-25 to 2023-11-15)

Registration versions:

Version 21 of 38 (2023-08-25 to 2023-11-15)

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
Building support for a commitment to the federal Nature Agreement Framework	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	Conservation, Environment
Emailed a briefing note	Development or enactment of any regulation, including the enactment of a regulation for the purposes of amending or repealing a regulation	Conservation
Emailed a joint letter of support for a BC coastal marine strategy.	Development of any legislative proposal by the government of British Columbia, a Provincial entity or a member of the Legislative Assembly	Conservation, Environment
Emailed a meeting request	Development or enactment of any regulation, including the enactment of a regulation for the purposes of amending or repealing a regulation	Conservation
Emailed a meeting request to discuss BC's accounting of OECMs.	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	Conservation, Environment
Email to build support for a BC Coastal Strategy	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	Conservation, Environment, Fisheries, Indigenous Relations and Reconciliation
Meeting on how to use the COVID-19 economic stimulus package to progress conservation goals in BC.	Development or enactment of any regulation, including the enactment of a regulation for the purposes of amending or repealing a regulation 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	, COVID-19, Environment, Fisheries, Forestry
Meeting to build support for a BC Coastal Strategy	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	Environment, Fisheries, Indigenous Relations and Reconciliation, Tourism
Meeting to discuss clean-up of the Tulsequah Chief mine and opportunities for additional protection	Development of any legislative proposal by the government of British Columbia, a Provincial entity or a member of the Legislative Assembly	Conservation, Environment, Mining
Meeting to discuss increasing funding for BC Parks so that BC Parks can fulfill its mandate to protect the ecology of areas and create a safe visitor experience.	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	Conservation, Environment, Finances and Budgets, Tourism
Meeting to discuss supporting species recovery (such as caribou, SW BC grizzly bears, killer whales, etc.).	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	Conservation, Environment
Meeting to discuss visitor management in BC Parks	Development, establishment, amendment or termination of any program, policy, directive or guideline of the government of British Columbia or a Provincial entity	Conservation, Environment
Meeting to find out what the core issues are for constituents in an MLA's riding.	Development, establishment, amendment or termination of any program, policy, directive or guideline of the government of British Columbia or a Provincial entity Decision by the Executive Council or a member of the Executive Council to have the private sector instead of the Crown provide goods or services to the government of British Columbia or a Provincial entity	Conservation, Environment, Fisheries, Forestry, Mining
Seeking funding to support CPAWS-BC's Marine Conservation Program, Northern Terrestrial Conservation Program, Southern Terrestrial Conservation Program, and Public Education and Public Relations Program.	Development, establishment, amendment or termination of any program, policy, directive or guideline of the government of British Columbia or a Provincial entity	Conservation, Environment
Seeking funding to support the CPAWS-BC Marine Conservation Program, Northern Terrestrial Conservation Program, Southern Terrestrial Conservation Program, and Public Education and Public Relations Program from the BC Community Grants Gaming Program. Intended outcomes of the programs include: educating communities and supporting and inspiring public engagement in marine planning and conservation. Our marine conservation program works, educates, and engages with urban and remote communities throughout the province to not only ensure that they have the best available information but also that their concerns and interests inform our understanding; working collaboratively with northern and southern communities to educate citizens on local conservation issues and the importance of engagement in protecting their local environment and wildlife habitat through the establishment of new protected areas; creating a well-connected network of legally designated protected areas that will ensure that this regions ecosystems, wildlife, and the health of local communities are safeguarded indefinitely; educating and training the public in ecological principles and the inherent values of wilderness.	Development, establishment, amendment or termination of any program, policy, directive or guideline of the government of British Columbia or a Provincial entity	Conservation, Education, Environment, Gaming and Lotteries, Indigenous Relations and Reconciliation, Non-Profit Organization
Tweet about long-term funding for BC Parks	Development, establishment, amendment or termination of any program, policy, directive or guideline of the government of British Columbia or a Provincial entity	Conservation, Environment

BC Ministries/Provincial Entities

Energy, Mines and Low Carbon Innovation
Environment and Climate Change Strategy
Indigenous Relations and Reconciliation
Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly
Office of the Premier
Parliamentary Secretary for Community Development and Non-Profits
Parliamentary Secretary for Environment
Parliamentary Secretary for Fisheries and Aquaculture
Water, Land and Resource Stewardship

Ministries/Provincial Entities added through a Lobbying Activity Report

Attorney General
Finance
Forests
Jobs, Economic Development and Innovation
Parliamentary Secretary for Forests
Parliamentary Secretary for Tourism and Premier’s Special Advisor on Youth
Post-Secondary Education and Future Skills
Public Safety and Solicitor General

Organization Details

Senior Officer Name and Position during the Period of this Registration

Meaghen McCord, Executive Director

Organization Contact Information

Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society, British Columbia

Address:
241 - 312 Main Street
Vancouver, BC V6A 2T2
Canada

Description of Activities

Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society – British Columbia Chapter (CPAWS-BC) protects wilderness in every corner of BC and deep into the ocean. CPAWS-BC supports the creation of large, well-managed, connected protected areas where native plants and animals thrive, now and forever; and where people and communities can live off the land and ocean without impacting the ability of future generations to do the same. We work to safeguard large parks, protected areas and wildlife corridors – places like Tatshenshini, Muskwa Kechika, South Okanagan-Similkameen, Gwaii Haanas, and the Scott Islands.

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

Requested Government Funding

Funding Request made to:	Funding Requested	Date Requested
Community Gaming Grants Program	$156,000.00	2023-08-25

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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
Community Gaming Grants Program	$153,000.00	2021-11-10 to 2022-11-01
Community Gaming Grants Program	$153,000.00	2022-12-01 to 2023-11-30

View all received government funding history

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

Association for Denman Island Marine Stewards
- Box 7
  Denman Island, BC V0R 1T0
  Canada
B.C. Marine Trails Network Association
- 3285 Roper Road
  Ladysmith, BC V9G 1C4
  Canada
BC Nature
- 1620 Mount Seymour Road
  North Vancouver, BC V7G 2R9
  Canada
Birds Canada
- 115 Front Road, PO Box 160
  Port Rowan, ON N0E 1M0
  Canada
Conservation Northwest
- 1208 Bay #201
  Bellingham, WA 98225
  United States of America
David Suzuki Foundation
- 219 – 2211 West 4th Avenue
  Vancouver, BC V6K 4S2
  Canada
Dogwood Initiative
- PO Box 8701
  Victoria, BC V8W 3S3
  Canada
Ecojustice
- 390 - 425 Carrall St.
  Vancouver, BC V6B 6E3
  Canada
Ecotrust Canada
- 312 Main Street
  Vancouver, BC V8J 3T1
  Canada
Environmental Law Centre Society
- Murray and Anne Fraser Building, University of Victoria
  Victoria, BC V8W 2Y2
  Canada
Georgia Strait Alliance
- 195 Commercial St.
  Nanaimo, BC V9R 5G5
  Canada
Howe Sound Biosphere Region Initiative
- PO Box 465
  Lions Bay, BC V0N 2E0
  Canada
Living Oceans Society
- PO Box 320
  Sointula, BC V0N 3E0
  Canada
My Sea to Sky
- PO Box 2668
  Squamish, BC V8B 0B8
  Canada
Ocean Wise Conservation Association
- PO Box 3232
  Vancouver, BC V6B 3X8
  Canada
Organizing for Change, a project of MakeWay
- 400 - 163 West Hastings St.
  Vancouver, BC V6B 1H5
  Canada
Outdoor Recreation Council of BC
- PO Box 28112 West Pender St
  Vancouver, BC V6C 3T7
  Canada
Pacific Wild
- 1529 Amelia Street
  Victoria, BC V8W 2K1
  Canada
Pembina Institute
- 606-55 Water Street
  Vancouver, BC V6B 1A1
  Canada
Peninsula Streams Society
- 9860 West Saanich Road
  North Saanich, BC V8L 4B2
  Canada
Salmon Beyond Borders
- 201 Main Street Suite 202
  Juneau, AK 99801
  United States of America
SeaChange, Marine Conservation Society
- PO Box 75,
  Brentwood Bay, BC V8M 1R3
  Canada
SeaLegacy
- 181 Sunningdale Rd W
  Qualicum Beach, BC V9K 2E8
  Canada
Sierra Club BC
- 301-2994 Douglas Street
  Victoria, BC V8W 3C7
  Canada
SkeenaWild Conservation Trust
- 103-4622 Greig Avenue
  Terrace, BC V8G 1M9
  Canada
Stand.earth
- 301-163 Hastings Street W.
  Vancouver, BC V6B 1H5
  Canada
Sunshine Coast Conservation Association
- Box 1969
  Sechelt, BC V0N 3A0
  Canada
Surfrider Foundation Canada - Pacific Rim
- PO Box 1459
  Tofino, BC V0R 2Z0
  Canada
Watershed Watch Salmon Society
- #301 – 3007 Glen Drive, Unit 9
  Coquitlam, BC V3B 2P7
  Canada
West Coast Environmental Law
- 200 - 2006 West 10th Avenue
  Vancouver, BC V6J 2B3
  Canada
Wildsight
- #2-495 Wallinger Ave
  Kimberley, BC V1A 1Z6
  Canada
World Wildlife Fund Canada
- 400- 410 Adelaide St. West
  Toronto, BC M5V 1S8
  Canada

Affiliates with a Direct Interest in the Outcome

Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society, British Columbia 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 Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society, British Columbia 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

Victoria Ball
Subscribes to a Code of Conduct: No
Former Public Office Holder in BC: No