Registration - Organization

Dying With Dignity Canada / Helen Long, CEO

Registration Information

Organization name: Dying With Dignity Canada
Senior Officer Name: Helen Long, CEO
Initial registration start date: 2022-02-24
Registration status: Active
Projected end date: No date provided
Registration number: 8578-4560

Associated Lobbying Activity Reports

Total number of Lobbying Activity Reports: 5

Lobbying Activity Reports - last 6 months: 0

Version 2 of 3 (2024-12-16 to 2025-07-18)

Registration versions:

Version 2 of 3 (2024-12-16 to 2025-07-18)

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 concerning the status and prerogatives of publicly funded faith-based hospitals, hospices, long-term care homes and clinics as it relates to the denial of certain lawful clinical end of life procedures within such institutions.	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 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 Decision by the Executive Council or a member of the Executive Council to transfer from the Crown for consideration all or part of, or any interest in or asset of, any business, enterprise or institution that provides goods or services to the Crown, a Provincial entity or the public 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	Health, Hospitals, Human Rights, Justice and Law Enforcement
Advocacy regarding changes to Master Agreement between B.C. Health and the Denominational Health Association.	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	Health, Hospitals
Advocacy regarding the definitions of medical consent as they pertain to different lawful end-of-life clinical care procedures.	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 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 Decision by the Executive Council or a member of the Executive Council to transfer from the Crown for consideration all or part of, or any interest in or asset of, any business, enterprise or institution that provides goods or services to the Crown, a Provincial entity or the public 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	Health, Hospitals, Housing, Human Rights, Justice and Law Enforcement

BC Ministries/Provincial Entities

Attorney General
Health
Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly
Office of the Premier
Provincial Health Services Authority

Organization Details

Senior Officer Name and Position during the Period of this Registration

Helen Long, CEO

Organization Contact Information

Dying With Dignity Canada

Address:
1835 Yonge St Suite 500
Suite 500
Toronto, ON M4S 1X8
Canada

Description of Activities

Dying With Dignity Canada is a national human-rights charity that advocates for assisted dying rules that respect the Canadian Constitution and the Charter of Rights and Freedoms; supports adults suffering greatly from a grievous and irremediable medical condition who are navigating an assisted death; educates Canadians about all of their legal end-of-life options, as well as related topics such as patient rights and advance care planning.

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

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	$4,664.00	2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31

View all received government funding history

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

Dying With Dignity Canada is not working together with any other entity for the purpose of lobbying.

Affiliates with a Direct Interest in the Outcome

Dying With Dignity Canada 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 Dying With Dignity Canada 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

Chris Jones
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

Helen Long
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

Dying With Dignity Canada

Name change history

Name change history
Name	From	To
Dying With Dignity Canada	2022-02-24	current

Dying With Dignity Canada

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

Helen Long, CEO (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 1-5 of 5

Dying With Dignity Canada
Organization

Senior Public Office Holders who were lobbied in this activity:
- Ravi Parmar, MLA for Langford-Highlands | Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly
Lobbying Activity date: 2025-01-27
Lobbyists who performed the lobbying activity: Chris Jones
Posted date: 2025-02-14
Lobbying Activity number: 4560-39553 View Lobbying Activity Report
Dying With Dignity Canada
Organization

Senior Public Office Holders who were lobbied in this activity:
- Jessica Prince, Assistant Deputy Minister | Office of the Premier
Lobbying Activity date: 2024-12-16
Lobbyists who performed the lobbying activity: Chris Jones
Posted date: 2025-01-14
Lobbying Activity number: 4560-38703 View Lobbying Activity Report
Dying With Dignity Canada
Organization

Senior Public Office Holders who were lobbied in this activity:
- Adam Walker, MLA for Parksville-Qualicum | Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly
- Brenda Bailey, MLA for Vancouver-False Creek | Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly
- Doug Routley, MLA for Nanaimo-North Cowichan | Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly
- Henry Yao, MLA for Richmond South Centre | Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly
- Janet Routledge, MLA for Burnaby North | Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly
- Jinny Sims, MLA for Surrey-Panorama | Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly
- Kelly Greene, MLA for Richmond-Steveston | Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly
- Michele Babchuk, MLA for North Island | Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly
- Mike Starchuk, MLA for Surrey-Cloverdale | Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly
- Niki Sharma, MLA for Vancouver-Hastings | Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly
- Pam Alexis, MLA for Abbotsford-Mission | Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly
- Roly Russell, MLA for Boundary-Similkameen | Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly
Lobbying Activity date: 2022-03-03
Lobbyists who performed the lobbying activity: Helen Long
Posted date: 2022-05-06
Lobbying Activity number: 4560-18036 View Lobbying Activity Report
Dying With Dignity Canada
Organization

Senior Public Office Holders who were lobbied in this activity:
- Garry Begg, MLA for Surrey-Guildford | Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly
- Harry Bains, MLA for Surrey-Newton | Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly
- Jennifer Whiteside, MLA for New Westminster | Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly
- Josie Osborne, MLA for Mid Island-Pacific Rim | Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly
- Rick Glumac, MLA for Port Moody-Coquitlam | Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly
- Ronna-Rae Leonard, MLA for Courtenay-Comox | Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly
Lobbying Activity date: 2022-03-02
Lobbyists who performed the lobbying activity: Helen Long
Posted date: 2022-05-06
Lobbying Activity number: 4560-18035 View Lobbying Activity Report
Dying With Dignity Canada
Organization

Senior Public Office Holders who were lobbied in this activity:
- Ben Stewart, MLA for Kelowna West | Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly
- Coralee Oakes, MLA for Cariboo North | Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly
- Ian Paton, MLA for Delta South | Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly
- John Rustad, MLA for Nechako Lakes | Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly
- Karin Kirkpatrick, MLA for West Vancouver-Capilano | Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly
- Lorne Doerkson, MLA for Cariboo-Chilcotin | Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly
- Mike Bernier, MLA for Peace River South | Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly
- Renee Merrifield, MLA for Kelowna-Mission | Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly
- Shirley Bond, MLA for Prince George-Valemount | Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly
Lobbying Activity date: 2022-02-24
Lobbyists who performed the lobbying activity: Helen Long
Posted date: 2022-05-06
Lobbying Activity number: 4560-18034 View Lobbying Activity Report

Date Modified:: 2025-11-05

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Registration - Organization

Dying With Dignity Canada / Helen Long, CEO

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Version 2 of 3 (2024-12-16 to 2025-07-18)

Version 2 of 3 (2024-12-16 to 2025-07-18)

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