Registration - Organization

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The Elizabeth Fry Society of Greater Vancouver / Azra Hussain, Chief Executive Officer

Registration Information

Organization name: The Elizabeth Fry Society of Greater Vancouver
Senior Officer Name: Azra Hussain, Chief Executive Officer
Senior Officer Change History
Initial registration start date: 2021-07-08
Registration status: Active
Projected end date: No date provided
Registration number: 11657-4288

Associated Lobbying Activity Reports

Total number of Lobbying Activity Reports: 3

Lobbying Activity Reports - last 6 months: 1

Version 3 of 4 (2025-10-30 to 2025-10-30)

Registration versions:

Version 3 of 4 (2025-10-30 to 2025-10-30)

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
Expanding access to multi-year funding agreements to support efficient and effective non-profit programs and services	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, Finances and Budgets, Housing, Justice and Law Enforcement, Mental Health and Addictions, Non-Profit Organization, Poverty
Increasing all project-based funding's percentage of allowable core or administrative costs beyond the common 5-15% limit.	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, Finances and Budgets, Housing, Mental Health and Addictions, Non-Profit Organization, Poverty
Subject matters added through an Lobbying Activity Report:
Advocating on behalf of the non-profit sector in British Columbia, including the BC Non-Profit Network, to be included in future policy considerations and cross-ministerial collaborations to address funding challenges, support sector sustainability, and demonstrate the impact of the sector.	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
Meeting with elected officials to present data about BC's non-profit sector, share information about the BC Non-Profit Network, and to discuss opportunities for engagement with the BC Non-Profit Network.	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

Children and Family Development
Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly
Public Safety and Solicitor General

Organization Details

Senior Officer Name and Position during the Period of this Registration

Azra Hussain, Chief Executive Officer

Organization Contact Information

The Elizabeth Fry Society of Greater Vancouver

Address:
201-93 Sixth St
New Westminster, BC V3L 2Z8
Canada

Description of Activities

The Elizabeth Fry Society of Greater Vancouver (EFry) is a registered charity that supports criminalized and marginalized women, girls and children in achieving their potential. A) We provide support to women in prison and exiting prison, and at risk of coming in conflict with the criminal justice system; through B) services to ameliorate their lives and reduce the likelihood of involvement or recidivism through supports and programs for income and employment, counselling and mental health, homelessness and housing, and substance use and harm reduction. C) EFry meets, consults, and recommends to government actions and service models that are responsive to the intersectional lives of these marginalized women and children (race, disability, poverty, and all the correlated population health factors) and can improve their lives, that of their children, and the community. We believe civil society and government is advanced through active engagement by, and with, the voluntary sector.

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

The Elizabeth Fry Society of Greater Vancouver is not working together with any other entity for the purpose of lobbying.

Affiliates with a Direct Interest in the Outcome

The Elizabeth Fry Society of Greater Vancouver 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 The Elizabeth Fry Society of Greater Vancouver 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

Azra Hussain
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

Return to Public Safety and Solicitor General in Lobbying Activity Reports in: October 2025

The Elizabeth Fry Society of Greater Vancouver

Name change history

Name change history
Name	From	To
The Elizabeth Fry Society of Greater Vancouver	2021-07-08	current

The Elizabeth Fry Society of Greater Vancouver

Senior Officer History
Senior Officer Name	From (YYYY-MM-DD)	To (YYYY-MM-DD)
Azra Hussain	2025-10-30	Current
Shawn Bayes	2021-07-08	2022-06-16

Azra Hussain, Chief Executive Officer (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 1-3 of 3

The Elizabeth Fry Society of Greater Vancouver
Organization

Senior Public Office Holders who were lobbied in this activity:
- Darlene Rotchford, MLA for Esquimalt-Colwood | Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly
- Garry Begg, MLA for Surrey-Guildford | Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly
- George Chow, MLA for Vancouver-Fraserview | Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly
- Harwinder Sandhu, MLA for Vernon-Lumby | Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly
- Janet Routledge, MLA for Burnaby North | Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly
- Jennifer Whiteside, MLA for New Westminster-Coquitlam | Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly
- Mable Elmore, MLA for Vancouver-Kensington | Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly
- Paul Choi, MLA for Burnaby South-Metrotown | Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly
- Steve Morissette, MLA for Kootenay-Monashee | Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly
- Sunita Dhir, MLA for Vancouver-Langara | Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly
- Tamara Davidson, MLA for North Coast-Haida Gwaii | Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly
Lobbying Activity date: 2025-10-30
Lobbyists who performed the lobbying activity: Azra Hussain
Posted date: 2025-11-14
Lobbying Activity number: 4288-46963 View Lobbying Activity Report
The Elizabeth Fry Society of Greater Vancouver
Organization

Senior Public Office Holders who were lobbied in this activity:
- Mitzi Dean, Minister of Children and Families | Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly
Lobbying Activity date: 2021-07-21
Lobbyists who performed the lobbying activity: Shawn Bayes
Posted date: 2021-07-21
Lobbying Activity number: 4288-11470 View Lobbying Activity Report
The Elizabeth Fry Society of Greater Vancouver
Organization

Senior Public Office Holders who were lobbied in this activity:
- David Eby, Attorney General, Minister Responsible for Housing | Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly
- Mike Farnsworth, Minister of Public Safety and Solicitor General | Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly
- Derrick Harder, Senior Ministerial Advisor | Attorney General and Minister responsible for Housing
- Haiqa Cheema, Ministerial Advisor | Attorney General and Minister responsible for Housing
- Richard Cooke, Associate Deputy Minister | Attorney General and Minister responsible for Housing
- Colleen Spier, Executive Director, Indigenous Justice Strategy | Attorney General and Minister responsible for Housing
- Lisa Anderson, Assistant Deputy Minister | Public Safety and Solicitor General
- William Maartman, Senior Ministerial Advisor | Public Safety and Solicitor General
- Angela Cooke, Associate Deputy Minister | Attorney General and Minister responsible for Housing
Lobbying Activity date: 2021-07-08
Lobbyists who performed the lobbying activity: Shawn Bayes
Posted date: 2021-07-21
Lobbying Activity number: 4288-11466 View Lobbying Activity Report

Azra Hussain, Chief Executive Officer (Organization)

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

Results 1-3 of 3

The Elizabeth Fry Society of Greater Vancouver
Organization

Senior Public Office Holders who were lobbied in this activity:
- Darlene Rotchford, MLA for Esquimalt-Colwood | Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly
- Garry Begg, MLA for Surrey-Guildford | Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly
- George Chow, MLA for Vancouver-Fraserview | Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly
- Harwinder Sandhu, MLA for Vernon-Lumby | Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly
- Janet Routledge, MLA for Burnaby North | Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly
- Jennifer Whiteside, MLA for New Westminster-Coquitlam | Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly
- Mable Elmore, MLA for Vancouver-Kensington | Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly
- Paul Choi, MLA for Burnaby South-Metrotown | Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly
- Steve Morissette, MLA for Kootenay-Monashee | Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly
- Sunita Dhir, MLA for Vancouver-Langara | Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly
- Tamara Davidson, MLA for North Coast-Haida Gwaii | Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly
Lobbying Activity date: 2025-10-30
Lobbyists who performed the lobbying activity: Azra Hussain
Posted date: 2025-11-14
Lobbying Activity number: 4288-46963 View Lobbying Activity Report

Date Modified:: 2025-11-05

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Registration - Organization

The Elizabeth Fry Society of Greater Vancouver / Azra Hussain, Chief Executive Officer

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Version 3 of 4 (2025-10-30 to 2025-10-30)

Version 3 of 4 (2025-10-30 to 2025-10-30)

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Subject matters added through an Lobbying Activity Report:

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