Registration - Organization

Yorkville Education Company / Julia Christensen Hughes, President & Vice Chancellor

Registration Information

Organization name: Yorkville Education Company
Senior Officer Name: Julia Christensen Hughes, President & Vice Chancellor
Senior Officer Change History
Initial registration start date: 2020-07-10
Registration status: Active
Projected end date: No date provided
Registration number: 8192-3345

Associated Lobbying Activity Reports

Total number of Lobbying Activity Reports: 6

Lobbying Activity Reports - last 6 months: 0

Version 16 of 16 (2026-06-29 to present)

Registration versions:

Version 16 of 16 (2026-06-29 to present)

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
Advocate to maintain our 2025 allocation of Provincial Attestation Letters for 2026, along with an additional allotment to account for our newly approved Associate of Arts degree program.	Development, establishment, amendment or termination of any program, policy, directive or guideline of the government of British Columbia or a Provincial entity	Advanced Education
Yorkville intends to work with the BC government to encourage a review of the Degree Authorization Act to ensure timely responses to applications for accreditation to provide more certainty for private degree granting institutions in British Columbia.	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

BC Ministries/Provincial Entities

Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly
Post-Secondary Education and Future Skills

Organization Details

Senior Officer Name and Position during the Period of this Registration

Julia Christensen Hughes, President & Vice Chancellor

Organization Contact Information

Yorkville Education Company

Address:
85 Richmond Street West
Toronto, ON M5H 2C9
Canada

Description of Activities

Private post-secondary degree granting institution.

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

No government funding was received within the preceding 12 months based on the submission date requirements for this registration.

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

Yorkville Education Company is not working together with any other entity for the purpose of lobbying.

Affiliates with a Direct Interest in the Outcome

Yorkville Education Company 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 Yorkville Education Company 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

Julia Christensen Hughes
Subscribes to a Code of Conduct: No
Former Public Office Holder in BC: No

Lobbied or plans to lobby a member of the Legislative Assembly, including a Minister or Premier, on behalf of this organization, on or after 2024-09-21: Yes

Political: No
Sponsorship: No
Recall: No

Tyler Dunham
Subscribes to a Code of Conduct: No
Former Public Office Holder in BC: No

Lobbied or plans to lobby a member of the Legislative Assembly, including a Minister or Premier, on behalf of this organization, on or after 2024-09-21: Yes

Political: No
Sponsorship: No
Recall: No

Yorkville Education Company

Name change history

Name change history
Name	From	To
Yorkville Education Company	2020-07-10	current

Yorkville Education Company

Senior Officer History
Senior Officer Name	From (YYYY-MM-DD)	To (YYYY-MM-DD)
Julia Christensen Hughes	2021-07-01	Current
Rick Davey	2020-07-10	2021-07-01

Julia Christensen Hughes, President & Vice Chancellor (Organization)

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Designated Filers are required to submit a Lobbying Activity Report for each lobbying activity with a senior public officer holder. The name of the most senior paid officer (i.e. the designated filer) will appear on all in-house Lobbying Activity Reports, whether or not he/she participated in the activity.

Note: Lobbying Activity Reports are due on the 15^th day of each month for lobbying activities that took place in the previous month.

Results below are sorted by posted date, beginning with the most recent.

Results 1-6 of 6

Yorkville Education Company
Organization

Senior Public Office Holders who were lobbied in this activity:
- Chris Rathbone, Assistant Deputy Minister | Post-Secondary Education and Future Skills
Lobbying Activity date: 2025-12-04
Lobbyists who performed the lobbying activity: Julia Christensen Hughes, Tyler Dunham
Posted date: 2026-01-07
Lobbying Activity number: 3345-48316 View Lobbying Activity Report
Yorkville Education Company
Organization

Senior Public Office Holders who were lobbied in this activity:
- Chris Rathbone, Assistant Deputy Minister | Post-Secondary Education and Future Skills
Lobbying Activity date: 2025-01-15
Lobbyists who performed the lobbying activity: Julia Christensen Hughes, Thomas Chase, Tyler Dunham
Posted date: 2025-02-10
Lobbying Activity number: 3345-39204 View Lobbying Activity Report
Yorkville Education Company
Organization

Senior Public Office Holders who were lobbied in this activity:
- Eric Peters, Senior Ministerial Advisor to the Minister of Advanced Education and Skills Training | Advanced Education and Skills Training
Lobbying Activity date: 2022-03-08
Lobbyists who performed the lobbying activity: Julia Christensen Hughes, Tyler Dunham
Posted date: 2022-04-11
Lobbying Activity number: 3345-17345 View Lobbying Activity Report
Yorkville Education Company
Organization

Senior Public Office Holders who were lobbied in this activity:
- Nicola Lemmer, Assistant Deputy Minister, Post-Secondary Policy and Programs | Advanced Education and Skills Training
Lobbying Activity date: 2021-09-16
Lobbyists who performed the lobbying activity: Julia Christensen Hughes, Tyler Dunham
Posted date: 2021-10-05
Lobbying Activity number: 3345-12937 View Lobbying Activity Report
Yorkville Education Company
Organization

Senior Public Office Holders who were lobbied in this activity:
- Doug Owram, Chair, Degree Quality Assessment Board | Advanced Education and Skills Training
Lobbying Activity date: 2021-04-05
Lobbyists who performed the lobbying activity: Rick Davey
Posted date: 2021-04-23
Lobbying Activity number: 3345-8569 View Lobbying Activity Report
Yorkville Education Company
Organization

Senior Public Office Holders who were lobbied in this activity:
- Melanie Mark, Minister, Advanced Education | Advanced Education, Skills and Training
Lobbying Activity date: 2020-08-28
Lobbyists who performed the lobbying activity: Daren Hancott
Posted date: 2020-09-11
Lobbying Activity number: 3345-1959 View Lobbying Activity Report

Date Modified:: 2026-06-24

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Registration - Organization

Yorkville Education Company / Julia Christensen Hughes, President & Vice Chancellor

Registration Information

Associated Lobbying Activity Reports

Version 16 of 16 (2026-06-29 to present)

Version 16 of 16 (2026-06-29 to present)

Details Regarding the Identified Subject Matter

BC Ministries/Provincial Entities

Senior Officer Name and Position during the Period of this Registration

Organization Contact Information

Description of Activities

Gifts or benefits provided by the organization

Contributors to the Lobbying Activity

Government Funding in the Last 12 Months

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

Affiliates with a Direct Interest in the Outcome

Other Persons or Organizations with Direct Interests