Registration - Organization

Kelowna Community Resources Society / Ellen Boelcke, Executive Director

Registration Information

Organization name: Kelowna Community Resources Society
Senior Officer Name: Ellen Boelcke, Executive Director
Initial registration start date: 2020-05-04
Registration status: Active
Projected end date: No date provided
Registration number: 7037-3549

Associated Lobbying Activity Reports

Total number of Lobbying Activity Reports: 15

Lobbying Activity Reports - last 6 months: 0

Version 2 of 5 (2020-05-04 to 2021-07-16)

Registration versions:

Version 2 of 5 (2020-05-04 to 2021-07-16)

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:

Subject matters added through an Lobbying Activity Report:
Specific Topics of Lobbying Communications	Intended Outcomes	Associated Subject Matters
Advocacy for funding support to fill gaps in service for those in need.	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	Children and Families, Employment and Training, Health, Mental Health and Addictions, Non-Profit Organization
Advocacy for modifying programs to best meet community need.	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	Children and Families, Employment and Training, Health, Mental Health and Addictions, Non-Profit Organization
Subject matters added through an Lobbying Activity Report:
Advocacy for funding support to fill gaps in service for those in need.	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	Children and Families, Employment and Training, Health, Mental Health and Addictions, Non-Profit Organization
Advocacy for modifying existing programs to best meet community need.	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	Children and Families, Employment and Training, Health, Mental Health and Addictions, Non-Profit Organization
Advocacy regarding changes to Lobbying Transparency Act.	Development, establishment, amendment or termination of any program, policy, directive or guideline of the government of British Columbia or a Provincial entity	Non-Profit Organization

BC Ministries/Provincial Entities

Advanced Education, Skills and Training
Attorney General
Children and Family Development
Community, Sport and Cultural Development
Finance
Interior Health Authority

Ministries/Provincial Entities added through a Lobbying Activity Report

Advanced Education and Skills Training

Organization Details

Senior Officer Name and Position during the Period of this Registration

Ellen Boelcke, Executive Director

Organization Contact Information

Kelowna Community Resources Society

Address:
620 Leon Ave
Kelowna, BC V1Y 9T2
Canada

Telephone number: 250-763-8008

Description of Activities

KCR is a multi-service agency offering programs and projects in four overarching areas: 1. Community Services Promotes community information, supporting volunteer management and hosting learning opportunities. 2. Employment Services Helping unemployed and under-employed individuals identify career and educational goals, navigate the job search and develop essential job skills. Collaborating with employers in the Central Okanagan to more easily recruit quality applicants. 3. Family & Adoption Services: Providing family-centred, preventative supports and program referrals to parents with young children to increase knowledge, skills and community connections. Facilitating the legal and emotional process for adoptive parents building their family through intercountry and domestic adoption, for birthparents who want to make adoption plans and children in need of permanent homes. 4. Immigrant Services: Assisting Immigrants to Canada to feel welcome by providing information and connecting them to the community. Promoting the benefits of cultural diversity in our community by coordinating cultural awareness activities.

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
Advanced Education and Skills Training	$544,266.00	2021-01-01
Advanced Education, Skills and Training	$544,266.00
Children and Family Development	$1,006,579.00	2021-01-01
Children and Family Development	$1,006,579.00
Community, Sport and Cultural Development	$12,000.00	2021-01-01
Community, Sport and Cultural Development	$18,750.00	2021-01-01
Community, Sport and Cultural Development	$12,000.00
Interior Health Authority	$70,393.00	2021-01-01
Interior Health Authority	$70,393.00
Jobs, Trade and Technology	$124,359.00

View all requested government funding history

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
Advanced Education and Skills Training	$544,266.00	2020-04-01 to 2021-03-31
Advanced Education, Skills and Training	$544,266.00
Children and Family Development	$976,500.00	2020-04-01 to 2021-03-31
Children and Family Development	$1,006,579.00
Community, Sport and Cultural Development	$18,750.00	2020-04-01 to 2021-03-31
Community, Sport and Cultural Development	$18,750.00
Interior Health Authority	$70,393.00	2020-04-01 to 2021-03-31
Interior Health Authority	$70,393.00
Jobs, Trade and Technology	$124,359.00

View all received government funding history

Coalition Members Information

Kelowna Community Resources Society is not a coalition member.

Affiliates with a Direct Interest in the Outcome

Kelowna Community Resources Society 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 Kelowna Community Resources Society 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

Anima Anand
Subscribes to a Code of Conduct: No
Former Public Office Holder in BC: No

Lobbied a member of the Legislative Assembly, including a Minister or Premier, on behalf of this organization on or after 2017-04-11 and before 2020-09-21: 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 2020-09-21: No

Dorothee Birker
Subscribes to a Code of Conduct: No
Former Public Office Holder in BC: No

Lobbied a member of the Legislative Assembly, including a Minister or Premier, on behalf of this organization on or after 2017-04-11 and before 2020-09-21: 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 2020-09-21: No

Courage Bonnefoy
Subscribes to a Code of Conduct: No
Former Public Office Holder in BC: No

Lobbied a member of the Legislative Assembly, including a Minister or Premier, on behalf of this organization on or after 2017-04-11 and before 2020-09-21: 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 2020-09-21: No

Christine Hawkins
Subscribes to a Code of Conduct: No
Former Public Office Holder in BC: No

Lobbied a member of the Legislative Assembly, including a Minister or Premier, on behalf of this organization on or after 2017-04-11 and before 2020-09-21: 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 2020-09-21: No

Nancy Kilbrei
Subscribes to a Code of Conduct: No
Former Public Office Holder in BC: No

Lobbied a member of the Legislative Assembly, including a Minister or Premier, on behalf of this organization on or after 2017-04-11 and before 2020-09-21: 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 2020-09-21: No

Katelin Mitchell
Subscribes to a Code of Conduct: No
Former Public Office Holder in BC: No

Lobbied a member of the Legislative Assembly, including a Minister or Premier, on behalf of this organization on or after 2017-04-11 and before 2020-09-21: 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 2020-09-21: No

Deanna Notte
Subscribes to a Code of Conduct: No
Former Public Office Holder in BC: No

Lobbied a member of the Legislative Assembly, including a Minister or Premier, on behalf of this organization on or after 2017-04-11 and before 2020-09-21: 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 2020-09-21: No

Dawn Widdifield
Subscribes to a Code of Conduct: No
Former Public Office Holder in BC: No

Lobbied a member of the Legislative Assembly, including a Minister or Premier, on behalf of this organization on or after 2017-04-11 and before 2020-09-21: 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 2020-09-21: No

Kelowna Community Resources Society

Name change history

Name change history
Name	From	To
Kelowna Community Resources Society	2020-05-04	current

Kelowna Community Resources Society

Senior Officer History
Senior Officer Name	From (YYYY-MM-DD)	To (YYYY-MM-DD)

Ellen Boelcke, Executive Director (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 1-15 of 15

Kelowna Community Resources Society
Organization

Senior Public Office Holders who were lobbied in this activity:
- Brad Redekopp, Member of Parliament for Saskatoon West and Vice Chair of the Standing Committee on Citizenship and Immigration regarding Bill S-245 | Children and Family Development
Lobbying Activity date: 2023-06-06
Lobbyists who performed the lobbying activity: Janice Tuling
Posted date: 2023-07-14
Lobbying Activity number: 3549-27686 View Lobbying Activity Report
Kelowna Community Resources Society
Organization

Senior Public Office Holders who were lobbied in this activity:
- Deb Preston, Health Services Administrator | Interior Health Authority
Lobbying Activity date: 2022-05-27
Lobbyists who performed the lobbying activity: Katelin Mitchell
Posted date: 2022-06-15
Lobbying Activity number: 3549-19359 View Lobbying Activity Report
Kelowna Community Resources Society
Organization

Senior Public Office Holders who were lobbied in this activity:
- Alison Cassidy, Contract Manager | Advanced Education and Skills Training
Lobbying Activity date: 2022-02-16
Lobbyists who performed the lobbying activity: Katelin Mitchell
Posted date: 2022-03-11
Lobbying Activity number: 3549-16778 View Lobbying Activity Report
Kelowna Community Resources Society
Organization

Senior Public Office Holders who were lobbied in this activity:
- Martin Rukavina, Program Manager | Advanced Education and Skills Training
Lobbying Activity date: 2021-11-26
Lobbyists who performed the lobbying activity: Courage Bonnefoy, Katelin Mitchell
Posted date: 2021-12-15
Lobbying Activity number: 3549-15253 View Lobbying Activity Report
Kelowna Community Resources Society
Organization

Senior Public Office Holders who were lobbied in this activity:
- Claire Campbell, Program Manager | Advanced Education and Skills Training
- Lori Ramsey, Contract Manager | Advanced Education and Skills Training
Lobbying Activity date: 2021-11-19
Lobbyists who performed the lobbying activity: Courage Bonnefoy, Katelin Mitchell
Posted date: 2021-12-15
Lobbying Activity number: 3549-15252 View Lobbying Activity Report
Kelowna Community Resources Society
Organization

Senior Public Office Holders who were lobbied in this activity:
- Joni Rose, Senior Program Advisor | Municipal Affairs
Lobbying Activity date: 2021-11-17
Lobbyists who performed the lobbying activity: Katelin Mitchell
Posted date: 2021-12-15
Lobbying Activity number: 3549-15245 View Lobbying Activity Report
Kelowna Community Resources Society
Organization

Senior Public Office Holders who were lobbied in this activity:
- Ben Stewart, MLA for Kelowna West | Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly
- Norm Letnick, MLA for Kelowna-Lake Country | Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly
- Renee Merrifield, MLA for Kelowna-Mission | Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly
- Tracy Gray, MP | Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly
- Dan Albas, MP | Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly
Lobbying Activity date: 2021-11-10
Lobbyists who performed the lobbying activity: Christine Hawkins, Katelin Mitchell
Posted date: 2021-12-15
Lobbying Activity number: 3549-15255 View Lobbying Activity Report
Kelowna Community Resources Society
Organization

Senior Public Office Holders who were lobbied in this activity:
- Alison Cassidy, Contract Manager | Advanced Education and Skills Training
- Esther Burkard, Program Manager | Advanced Education and Skills Training
Lobbying Activity date: 2021-11-01
Lobbyists who performed the lobbying activity: Courage Bonnefoy, Katelin Mitchell
Posted date: 2021-12-15
Lobbying Activity number: 3549-15250 View Lobbying Activity Report
Kelowna Community Resources Society
Organization

Senior Public Office Holders who were lobbied in this activity:
- Lori Ramsay, Contract Manager | Advanced Education and Skills Training
Lobbying Activity date: 2020-12-11
Lobbyists who performed the lobbying activity: Courage Bonnefoy
Posted date: 2021-01-07
Lobbying Activity number: 3549-4901 View Lobbying Activity Report
Kelowna Community Resources Society
Organization

Senior Public Office Holders who were lobbied in this activity:
- Claire Heintzman, Program Manager | Advanced Education, Skills and Training
- Lori Ramsay, Contract Manager | Advanced Education, Skills and Training
Lobbying Activity date: 2020-10-15
Lobbyists who performed the lobbying activity: Katelin Mitchell
Posted date: 2020-11-15
Lobbying Activity number: 3549-4096 View Lobbying Activity Report
Kelowna Community Resources Society
Organization

Senior Public Office Holders who were lobbied in this activity:
- Claire Heintzman, Program Manager | Advanced Education, Skills and Training
Lobbying Activity date: 2020-10-05
Lobbyists who performed the lobbying activity: Katelin Mitchell
Posted date: 2020-11-15
Lobbying Activity number: 3549-4095 View Lobbying Activity Report
Kelowna Community Resources Society
Organization

Senior Public Office Holders who were lobbied in this activity:
- Richard Fyfe, Deputy Attorney General | Attorney General
- Carole James, Minister of Finance and Deputy Premier | Finance
Lobbying Activity date: 2020-09-29
Lobbyists who performed the lobbying activity: Ellen Boelcke
Posted date: 2020-10-09
Lobbying Activity number: 3549-3330 View Lobbying Activity Report
Kelowna Community Resources Society
Organization

Senior Public Office Holders who were lobbied in this activity:
- Linda Robertson, Contract Manager | Advanced Education, Skills and Training
Lobbying Activity date: 2020-09-22
Lobbyists who performed the lobbying activity: Katelin Mitchell
Posted date: 2020-10-09
Lobbying Activity number: 3549-3334 View Lobbying Activity Report
Kelowna Community Resources Society
Organization

Senior Public Office Holders who were lobbied in this activity:
- Brett Duncan, Manager | Advanced Education, Skills and Training
Lobbying Activity date: 2020-07-07
Lobbyists who performed the lobbying activity: Courage Bonnefoy, Katelin Mitchell
Posted date: 2020-09-17
Lobbying Activity number: 3549-3035 View Lobbying Activity Report
Kelowna Community Resources Society
Organization

Senior Public Office Holders who were lobbied in this activity:
- Zoe Bradshaw, Program Manager | Advanced Education, Skills and Training
Lobbying Activity date: 2020-06-04
Lobbyists who performed the lobbying activity: Courage Bonnefoy, Katelin Mitchell
Posted date: 2020-10-09
Lobbying Activity number: 3549-3017 View Lobbying Activity Report

Date Modified:: 2024-01-29

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Registration - Organization

Kelowna Community Resources Society / Ellen Boelcke, Executive Director

Registration Information

Associated Lobbying Activity Reports

Version 2 of 5 (2020-05-04 to 2021-07-16)

Version 2 of 5 (2020-05-04 to 2021-07-16)

Details Regarding the Identified Subject Matter

Subject matters added through an Lobbying Activity Report:

BC Ministries/Provincial Entities

Ministries/Provincial Entities added through a Lobbying Activity Report

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

Requested Government Funding

Received Government Funding

Coalition Members Information

Affiliates with a Direct Interest in the Outcome

Other Persons or Organizations with Direct Interests