Registration - Organization

Horse Council of British Columbia / Craig Cherrett, Executive Director

Registration Information

Organization name: Horse Council of British Columbia
Senior Officer Name: Craig Cherrett, Executive Director
Initial registration start date: 2023-10-24
Registration status: Active
Projected end date: No date provided
Registration number: 9940-5290

Associated Lobbying Activity Reports

Total number of Lobbying Activity Reports: 2

Lobbying Activity Reports - last 6 months: 1

Version 5 of 5 (2025-11-14 to present)

Registration versions:

Version 5 of 5 (2025-11-14 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
BC Farm labour and access to temporary foreign workers (TFWs).	Development or enactment of any regulation, including the enactment of a regulation for the purposes of amending or repealing a regulation	Agriculture
Continuation of Horses being classified as livestock.	Development, establishment, amendment or termination of any program, policy, directive or guideline of the government of British Columbia or a Provincial entity	Agriculture
Discussion of provincial sport funding and the lack of funding growth to keep pace with inflation is causing PSO's to consider program cuts and/or service level reductions.	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	Sports and Recreation
Establishing agriculture water that would provide long-term generational sustainability for farmers and ranchers.	Development or enactment of any regulation, including the enactment of a regulation for the purposes of amending or repealing a regulation	Agriculture
Recognition of agriculture as an essential service and afford the sector the appropriate standing that the designation would convey.	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	Agriculture
Removing PST from Agriculture and Food Related Inputs.	Introduction, amendment, passage or defeat of any Bill or resolution in or before the Legislative Assembly Development, establishment, amendment or termination of any program, policy, directive or guideline of the government of British Columbia or a Provincial entity	Agriculture
Update the revenue thresholds for farm classification.	Development, establishment, amendment or termination of any program, policy, directive or guideline of the government of British Columbia or a Provincial entity	Agriculture
Water Access and Use Planning.	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	Agriculture

BC Ministries/Provincial Entities

Agriculture and Food
Community, Sport and Cultural Development
Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly
Tourism, Arts, Culture and Sport

Organization Details

Senior Officer Name and Position during the Period of this Registration

Craig Cherrett, Executive Director

Organization Contact Information

Horse Council of British Columbia

Address:
27336 Fraser Hwy.
Aldergrove, BC V4W 3N5
Canada

Description of Activities

Horse Council BC is a membership-driven not-for-profit association representing the interests of the equine industry in all sectors throughout British Columbia. Tradition, strong values and superior hard work provided by our volunteers has made Horse Council BC the largest and most successful multi-discipline, multi-breed equine association in Canada. Horse Council BC actively represents the equine industry in agriculture, industry, sport, and recreation through education, grant funding, club support, government advocating, liability insurance, and participant programs.

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

Note: The requirement to provide all government funding requested in the last 12 months was no longer required after May 27, 2025.

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
VIASPORT BRITISH COLUMBIA SOCIETY	$141,792.00	2025-04-01 to 2026-03-31
viaSport	$141,792.00	2024-04-01 to 2025-03-31

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

Horse Council of British Columbia is not working together with any other entity for the purpose of lobbying.

Affiliates with a Direct Interest in the Outcome

Horse Council of 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 Horse Council of 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

Craig Cherrett
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: No

Kelly Coughlin
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: No

Return to Financial Institutions in Lobbying Activity Reports in: July 2025

Horse Council of British Columbia

Name change history

Name change history
Name	From	To
Horse Council of British Columbia	2023-10-24	current

Horse Council of British Columbia

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

Craig Cherrett, 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 1-2 of 2

Horse Council of British Columbia
Organization

Senior Public Office Holders who were lobbied in this activity:
- Bruce Banman, MLA for Abbotsford South | Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly
- Dana Lajeunesse, MLA for Juan de Fuca-Malahat | Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly
- Garry Begg, MLA for Surrey-Guildford | Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly
- Harman Bhangu, MLA for Langley-Abbotsford | Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly
- Heather Maahs, MLA for Chilliwack North | Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly
- Ian Paton, MLA for Delta South | Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly
- Jody Toor, MLA for Langley-Willowbrook | Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly
- Korky Neufeld, MLA for Abbotsford West | Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly
- Lana Popham, MLA for Saanich South | Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly
- Linda Hepner, MLA for Surrey-Serpentine River | Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly
- Lisa Beare, MLA for Maple Ridge-Pitt Meadows | Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly
- Lynne Block, MLA for West Vancouver-Capilano | Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly
- Mandeep Dhaliwal, MLA for Surrey North | Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly
- Reann Gasper, MLA for Abbotsford-Mission | Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly
- Rosalyn Bird, MLA for Prince George-Valemount | Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly
- Susie Chant, MLA for North Vancouver-Seymour | Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly
Lobbying Activity date: 2025-10-28
Lobbyists who performed the lobbying activity: Craig Cherrett, Kelly Coughlin
Posted date: 2025-11-14
Lobbying Activity number: 5290-47048 View Lobbying Activity Report
Horse Council of British Columbia
Organization

Senior Public Office Holders who were lobbied in this activity:
- Pam Alexis, Minister of Agriculture and Food | Agriculture and Food
- Lana Popham, Minister | Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly
Lobbying Activity date: 2023-10-24
Lobbyists who performed the lobbying activity: Craig Cherrett, Kelly Coughlin
Posted date: 2023-12-08
Lobbying Activity number: 5290-29974 View Lobbying Activity Report

Craig Cherrett, Executive Director (Organization)

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

Results 1-2 of 2

Horse Council of British Columbia
Organization

Senior Public Office Holders who were lobbied in this activity:
- Bruce Banman, MLA for Abbotsford South | Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly
- Dana Lajeunesse, MLA for Juan de Fuca-Malahat | Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly
- Garry Begg, MLA for Surrey-Guildford | Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly
- Harman Bhangu, MLA for Langley-Abbotsford | Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly
- Heather Maahs, MLA for Chilliwack North | Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly
- Ian Paton, MLA for Delta South | Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly
- Jody Toor, MLA for Langley-Willowbrook | Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly
- Korky Neufeld, MLA for Abbotsford West | Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly
- Lana Popham, MLA for Saanich South | Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly
- Linda Hepner, MLA for Surrey-Serpentine River | Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly
- Lisa Beare, MLA for Maple Ridge-Pitt Meadows | Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly
- Lynne Block, MLA for West Vancouver-Capilano | Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly
- Mandeep Dhaliwal, MLA for Surrey North | Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly
- Reann Gasper, MLA for Abbotsford-Mission | Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly
- Rosalyn Bird, MLA for Prince George-Valemount | Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly
- Susie Chant, MLA for North Vancouver-Seymour | Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly
Lobbying Activity date: 2025-10-28
Lobbyists who performed the lobbying activity: Craig Cherrett, Kelly Coughlin
Posted date: 2025-11-14
Lobbying Activity number: 5290-47048 View Lobbying Activity Report

Date Modified:: 2025-11-05

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Registration - Organization

Horse Council of British Columbia / Craig Cherrett, Executive Director

Registration Information

Associated Lobbying Activity Reports

Version 5 of 5 (2025-11-14 to present)

Version 5 of 5 (2025-11-14 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

Received Government Funding

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