Registration - Consultant Lobbyist
Community Legal Assistance Society / William Shelling, Consultant Lobbyist
Registration Information
Lobbyist name: William Shelling, Consultant Lobbyist
Initial registration start date: 2025-04-11
Registration status: Active
Projected end date: No date provided
Registration number: 9051-5935
Associated Lobbying Activity Reports
Total number of Lobbying Activity Reports: 6
Lobbying Activity Reports - last 6 months: 0
Version 2 of 3 (2025-05-06 to 2025-11-13)
Version 2 of 3 (2025-05-06 to 2025-11-13)
Lobbying Information
Details Regarding the Identified Subject Matter |
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| Will the consultant lobbyist be arranging meetings between a public office holder and the client for the purpose of attempting to influence any of the matters listed: | Yes | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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BC Ministries/Provincial Entities
- Attorney General
- British Columbia Housing Management Commission
- Community, Sport and Cultural Development
- Finance
- Fraser Health Authority
- Health
- Health Employers Association of British Columbia
- Housing and Municipal Affairs
- Indigenous Relations and Reconciliation
- Justice Institute of British Columbia
- Labour
- Legal Services Society
- Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly
- Minister of State for Child Care and Children and Youth with Support Needs
- Minister of State for Community Safety and Integrated Services
- Northern Health Authority
- Office of the Premier
- Provincial Health Services Authority
- Provincial Rental Housing Corporation
- Public Safety and Solicitor General
- Social Development and Poverty Reduction
- Vancouver Coastal Health Authority
- Vancouver Island Health Authority
- WorkSafeBC
Contingency Information
- Payment to the consultant lobbyist by the client, in whole or in part, is not contingent on the outcome of this lobbying activity.
- Payment to the consultant lobbyist by the client, in whole or in part, is not contingent on the success in arranging a meeting with public office holders on behalf of the client.
Client Details
Client Contact Information
Community Legal Assistance Society
Address:
Suite 300 1140 West Pender Street
Vancouver, BC V6E 4G1
Canada
Description of Business Activities
The objects of the Community Legal Services Society are to: (a) To promote and encourage comprehensive legal services; (b) To set up, operate and administer programs of legal assistance and legal education to persons of low income in the Province of British Columbia and more particularly in the Greater Vancouver area; (c) To promote and encourage research and law reform in relation to the legal problems of low income groups.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Attorney General | $523,000.00 | 2024-08-30 |
| Attorney General | $163,000.00 | 2025-01-25 |
| Attorney General | $349,000.00 | 2024-10-25 |
| Attorney General | $532,000.00 | 2025-03-24 |
| Attorney General | $163,000.00 | 2025-01-25 |
| Department of Justice Canada | $50,531.00 | 2024-08-30 |
| Department of Justice Canada | $31,059.00 | 2025-03-19 |
| Legal Services Society | $1,934,000.00 | 2025-03-25 |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Attorney General | $3,382,000.00 | 2023-04-01 to 2026-03-31 |
| Attorney General | $532,000.00 | 2025-07-01 to 2025-09-30 |
| Attorney General | $349,000.00 | 2025-10-01 to 2025-12-31 |
| Attorney General | $532,000.00 | 2025-07-01 to 2025-09-30 |
| Attorney General | $349,000.00 | 2025-10-01 to 2025-12-31 |
| Attorney General | $3,382,000.00 | 2023-04-01 to 2026-03-31 |
| Department of Justice | $49,388.00 | 2025-10-01 to 2026-03-31 |
| Department of Justice (Federal | $49,388.00 | 2025-10-01 to 2026-03-31 |
| Department of Justice (Federal) | $113,000.00 | 2025-07-01 to 2025-09-30 |
| Department of Justice (Federal) | $113,000.00 | 2025-07-01 to 2025-09-30 |
| Department of Justice Canada | $27,953.00 | 2025-03-26 |
| Federal Department of Justice | $61,736.00 | 2025-04-01 to 2025-09-30 |
| Federal Department of Justice | $61,736.00 | 2025-04-01 to 2025-09-30 |
| Legal Services Society | $5,299,000.00 | 2023-04-01 to 2026-03-31 |
| Legal Services Society | $122,958.33 | 2025-09-01 to 2025-09-30 |
| Legal Services Society | $122,958.33 | 2025-08-01 to 2025-08-31 |
| Legal Services Society | $122,958.33 | 2025-10-01 to 2025-10-31 |
| Legal Services Society | $1,934,000.00 | 2025-03-25 |
| Legal Services Society | $5,299,000.00 | 2023-04-01 to 2026-03-31 |
| Legal Services Society | $122,958.33 | 2025-10-01 to 2025-10-31 |
| Legal Services Society | $122,958.33 | 2025-09-01 to 2025-09-30 |
| Legal Services Society | $122,958.33 | 2025-08-01 to 2025-08-31 |
| Legal Services Society | $245,916.66 | 2025-05-01 to 2025-06-30 |
| Legal Services Society | $245,916.66 | 2025-05-01 to 2025-06-30 |
| Public Safety and Solicitor General | $174,381.27 | 2025-01-01 to 2025-03-31 |
| Public Safety and Solicitor General | $77,049.60 | 2025-04-01 to 2025-06-30 |
| Public Safety and Solicitor General | $174,381.27 | 2025-01-01 to 2025-03-31 |
| Public Safety and Solicitor General | $77,049.60 | 2025-04-01 to 2025-06-30 |
| Women and Gender Equality Canada | $168,727.00 | 2025-04-01 to 2025-09-30 |
| Women and Gender Equality Canada | $168,727.00 | 2025-04-01 to 2025-09-30 |
Other Entities (working together for the purposes of lobbying) Information
Community Legal Assistance Society is not working together with any other entity for the purpose of lobbying.
Affiliates with a Direct Interest in the Outcome
Community Legal Assistance 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 Community Legal Assistance Society are not controlled or directed by another person or organization with a direct interest in the outcome of this undertaking.
Lobbyist Details
William Shelling | Has not held any “former public office holder” positions in BC, as defined in the Lobbyists Transparency Act
95 St. Clair Ave. West
1606
Toronto, ON M4V 1N6
Canada
Relevant Codes of Conduct
The consultant lobbyist does not have in place an undertaking to comply with any relevant codes of conduct.
Political, Sponsorship and Recall Contributions
| Consultant has lobbied, or plans to lobby a member of the Legislative Assembly, including a Minister or Premier, on behalf of this client, on or after 2024-09-21: | Yes | |||||||||||||||
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Gifts or Benefits Provided to Public Officer Holders
No gifts or benefits were provided to public office holdersIndividuals Hired or Subcontracted to Lobbying on behalf of the Client
No recordsConsultant Lobbyist Firm and Address
Firm: Counsel Public Affairs Inc
95 St. Clair Ave. West
1606
Toronto, ON M4V 1N6
Canada
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