Registration - Organization

Solid State Community Society / Matt Hern, Co-Director

Registration Information

Organization name: Solid State Community Society
Senior Officer Name: Matt Hern, Co-Director
Initial registration start date: 2023-12-01
Registration status: Active
Projected end date: No date provided
Registration number: 10042-5334

Associated Lobbying Activity Reports

Total number of Lobbying Activity Reports: 21

Lobbying Activity Reports - last 6 months: 0

Version 6 of 8 (2025-03-14 to 2025-11-15)

Registration versions:

Version 6 of 8 (2025-03-14 to 2025-11-15)

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
Contacted them in the same email to invite them to visit Solid State	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	Economic Development and Trade
Contacted them in the same email to invite them to visit Solid State	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	Economic Development and Trade
Will follow up with email and/or phone conversations with Ministry of Social Development and Poverty Reduction staff to track the progress of our in-process application	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	Economic Development and Trade
Will follow up with email and/or phone conversations with Ministry of Social Development and Poverty Reduction staff to track the progress of our in-process application	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	Economic Development and Trade
Will follow up with email and/or phone conversations with Ministry of Social Development and Poverty Reduction staff to track the progress of our in-process application	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	Economic Development and Trade
Wrote to discuss funding request, then had online meeting, then hosted at our HQ on Wednesday Feb12th	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	Economic Development and Trade
Subject matters added through an Lobbying Activity Report:
Hosted them for a lunch to understand each other's work and priorities	Development, establishment, amendment or termination of any program, policy, directive or guideline of the government of British Columbia or a Provincial entity	Economic Development and Trade
We were invited to a Town Hall meeting in Surrey to discuss the budget and took the Premier and Minister each a Solid State t-shirt, approx $25 value. We also distributed Solid State stickers to staff people, approx 50c value each.	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	Economic Development and Trade

BC Ministries/Provincial Entities

Attorney General
Education and Child Care
Finance
Jobs, Economic Development and Innovation
Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly
Parliamentary Secretary for Anti-Racism Initiatives
Parliamentary Secretary for Community Development and Non-Profits
Simon Fraser University
Social Development and Poverty Reduction

Organization Details

Senior Officer Name and Position during the Period of this Registration

Matt Hern, Co-Director

Organization Contact Information

Solid State Community Society

Address:
10326 Whalley Blvd
Surrey, BC V3T 4H4
Canada

Description of Activities

Solid State launches and support worker cooperatives and similar enterprises with racialized communities, primarily in Surrey, BC.

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
Community Gaming Grants	$120,000.00	2024-08-15
Social Development and Poverty Reduction	$2,250,000.00	2025-01-09

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
Social Development and Poverty Reduction	$980,000.00	2023-03-01 to 2026-02-28

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

Solid State Community Society is not working together with any other entity for the purpose of lobbying.

Affiliates with a Direct Interest in the Outcome

Solid State Community 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 Solid State Community 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

Matt Hern
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

Solid State Community Society

Name change history

Name change history
Name	From	To
Solid State Community Society	2023-12-01	current

Solid State Community Society

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

Matt Hern, Co-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 1-21 of 21

Solid State Community Society
Organization

Senior Public Office Holders who were lobbied in this activity:
- Sonia Hall, Executive Director | Social Development and Poverty Reduction
- Tiffany Hof, Director, Community and Employer Partnerships | Social Development and Poverty Reduction
Lobbying Activity date: 2025-03-15
Lobbyists who performed the lobbying activity: Matt Hern
Posted date: 2025-04-15
Lobbying Activity number: 5334-41643 View Lobbying Activity Report
Solid State Community Society
Organization

Senior Public Office Holders who were lobbied in this activity:
- Brenda Bailey, MLA for Vancouver-South Granville | Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly
- David Eby, MLA for Vancouver-Point Grey | Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly
Lobbying Activity date: 2025-03-15
Lobbyists who performed the lobbying activity: Matt Hern
Posted date: 2025-04-14
Lobbying Activity number: 5334-41386 View Lobbying Activity Report
Solid State Community Society
Organization

Senior Public Office Holders who were lobbied in this activity:
- Amna Shah, MLA for Surrey City Centre | Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly
- Jessie Sunner, MLA for Surrey-Newton | Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly
Lobbying Activity date: 2025-03-15
Lobbyists who performed the lobbying activity: Matt Hern
Posted date: 2025-04-14
Lobbying Activity number: 5334-41385 View Lobbying Activity Report
Solid State Community Society
Organization

Senior Public Office Holders who were lobbied in this activity:
- Sarah Bailey, Ministerial Advisor | Finance
Lobbying Activity date: 2025-02-11
Lobbyists who performed the lobbying activity: Matt Hern
Posted date: 2025-02-16
Lobbying Activity number: 5334-39838 View Lobbying Activity Report
Solid State Community Society
Organization

Senior Public Office Holders who were lobbied in this activity:
- Tiffany Hof, Director, Community and Employer Partnerships | Social Development and Poverty Reduction
- Sonia Hall, Executive Director, Community & Employer Initiatives Branch | Social Development and Poverty Reduction
Lobbying Activity date: 2025-02-04
Lobbyists who performed the lobbying activity: Matt Hern
Posted date: 2025-02-16
Lobbying Activity number: 5334-39836 View Lobbying Activity Report
Solid State Community Society
Organization

Senior Public Office Holders who were lobbied in this activity:
- Debbie Smollett, Assistant Deputy Minister | Jobs, Economic Development and Innovation
Lobbying Activity date: 2025-01-15
Lobbyists who performed the lobbying activity: Matt Hern
Posted date: 2025-02-16
Lobbying Activity number: 5334-39837 View Lobbying Activity Report
Solid State Community Society
Organization

Senior Public Office Holders who were lobbied in this activity:
- Paul Choi, MLA for Burnaby South-Metrotown | Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly
- Anne Kang, MLA for Burnaby Centre | Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly
- Amna Shah, MLA for Surrey City Centre | Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly
- Jagrup Brar, MLA for Surrey-Fleetwood | Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly
- Jessie Sunner, MLA for Surrey-Newton | Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly
- Joan Phillip, MLA for Vancouver-Strathcona | Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly
- Niki Sharma, MLA for Vancouver-Hastings | Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly
Lobbying Activity date: 2025-01-09
Lobbyists who performed the lobbying activity: Matt Hern
Posted date: 2025-01-15
Lobbying Activity number: 5334-38774 (amended from 5334-38772) View Lobbying Activity Report
Solid State Community Society
Organization

Senior Public Office Holders who were lobbied in this activity:
- Brenda Bailey, MLA for Vancouver-South Granville | Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly
- Diana Gibson, MLA for Oak Bay-Gordon Head | Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly
- Sheila Malcolmson, MLA for Nanaimo-Gabriola Island | Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly
Lobbying Activity date: 2024-12-09
Lobbyists who performed the lobbying activity: Matt Hern
Posted date: 2024-12-14
Lobbying Activity number: 5334-38331 View Lobbying Activity Report
Solid State Community Society
Organization

Senior Public Office Holders who were lobbied in this activity:
- Ian Ross, Senior Ministerial Advisor | Social Development and Poverty Reduction
- Karen Blackman, Assistant Deputy Minister | Social Development and Poverty Reduction
Lobbying Activity date: 2024-12-08
Lobbyists who performed the lobbying activity: Matt Hern
Posted date: 2024-12-14
Lobbying Activity number: 5334-38332 View Lobbying Activity Report
Solid State Community Society
Organization

Senior Public Office Holders who were lobbied in this activity:
- Amna Shah, MLA for Surrey City Centre | Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly
Lobbying Activity date: 2024-11-11
Lobbyists who performed the lobbying activity: Matt Hern
Posted date: 2024-12-16
Lobbying Activity number: 5334-37929 View Lobbying Activity Report
Solid State Community Society
Organization

Senior Public Office Holders who were lobbied in this activity:
- Ian Ross, Senior Ministerial Advisor | Social Development and Poverty Reduction
Lobbying Activity date: 2024-10-10
Lobbyists who performed the lobbying activity: Matt Hern
Posted date: 2024-10-12
Lobbying Activity number: 5334-37578 View Lobbying Activity Report
Solid State Community Society
Organization

Senior Public Office Holders who were lobbied in this activity:
- Hasham Kamran, Senior Advisor to Honourable Sheila Malcolmson | Parliamentary Secretary for Community Development and Non-Profits
Lobbying Activity date: 2024-08-28
Lobbyists who performed the lobbying activity: Matt Hern
Posted date: 2024-09-11
Lobbying Activity number: 5334-37176 View Lobbying Activity Report
Solid State Community Society
Organization

Senior Public Office Holders who were lobbied in this activity:
- Ian Ross, Senior Ministerial Advisor | Social Development and Poverty Reduction
Lobbying Activity date: 2024-06-05
Lobbyists who performed the lobbying activity: Matt Hern
Posted date: 2024-07-11
Lobbying Activity number: 5334-36187 View Lobbying Activity Report
Solid State Community Society
Organization

Senior Public Office Holders who were lobbied in this activity:
- Ian Ross, Senior Ministerial Advisor | Social Development and Poverty Reduction
Lobbying Activity date: 2024-05-29
Lobbyists who performed the lobbying activity: Matt Hern
Posted date: 2024-06-12
Lobbying Activity number: 5334-35581 View Lobbying Activity Report
Solid State Community Society
Organization

Senior Public Office Holders who were lobbied in this activity:
- Karen Blackman, Assistant Deputy Minister | Social Development and Poverty Reduction
Lobbying Activity date: 2024-05-04
Lobbyists who performed the lobbying activity: Matt Hern
Posted date: 2024-06-12
Lobbying Activity number: 5334-35580 View Lobbying Activity Report
Solid State Community Society
Organization

Senior Public Office Holders who were lobbied in this activity:
- Karen Blackman, Assistant Deputy Minister | Social Development and Poverty Reduction
Lobbying Activity date: 2024-05-02
Lobbyists who performed the lobbying activity: Matt Hern
Posted date: 2024-06-12
Lobbying Activity number: 5334-35579 View Lobbying Activity Report
Solid State Community Society
Organization

Senior Public Office Holders who were lobbied in this activity:
- Ian Ross, Senior Ministerial Advisor | Social Development and Poverty Reduction
Lobbying Activity date: 2024-04-03
Lobbyists who performed the lobbying activity: Matt Hern
Posted date: 2024-05-13
Lobbying Activity number: 5334-34806 View Lobbying Activity Report
Solid State Community Society
Organization

Senior Public Office Holders who were lobbied in this activity:
- Ian Ross, Senior Ministerial Advisor | Social Development and Poverty Reduction
Lobbying Activity date: 2024-04-01
Lobbyists who performed the lobbying activity: Matt Hern
Posted date: 2024-05-13
Lobbying Activity number: 5334-34805 View Lobbying Activity Report
Solid State Community Society
Organization

Senior Public Office Holders who were lobbied in this activity:
- Samuel Godfrey, Senior Ministerial Advisor | Social Development and Poverty Reduction
- Cassin Elliott, Minister Advisor | Parliamentary Secretary for Accessibility
Lobbying Activity date: 2024-03-09
Lobbyists who performed the lobbying activity: Matt Hern
Posted date: 2024-04-13
Lobbying Activity number: 5334-34138 View Lobbying Activity Report
Solid State Community Society
Organization

Senior Public Office Holders who were lobbied in this activity:
- Hasham Kamran, Senior Advisor to Honourable Sheila Malcolmson | Parliamentary Secretary for Community Development and Non-Profits
Lobbying Activity date: 2024-01-22
Lobbyists who performed the lobbying activity: Matt Hern
Posted date: 2024-02-15
Lobbying Activity number: 5334-32573 View Lobbying Activity Report
Solid State Community Society
Organization

Senior Public Office Holders who were lobbied in this activity:
- Sheila Malcolmson, MLA for Nanaimo | Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly
Lobbying Activity date: 2024-01-04
Lobbyists who performed the lobbying activity: Matt Hern
Posted date: 2024-01-14
Lobbying Activity number: 5334-31903 View Lobbying Activity Report

Date Modified:: 2025-11-05

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Registration - Organization

Solid State Community Society / Matt Hern, Co-Director

Registration Information

Associated Lobbying Activity Reports

Version 6 of 8 (2025-03-14 to 2025-11-15)

Version 6 of 8 (2025-03-14 to 2025-11-15)

Details Regarding the Identified Subject Matter

Subject matters added through an Lobbying Activity Report:

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

Requested Government Funding

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