Registration - Consultant Lobbyist

Canadian Standards Association / Jill Swenson, Consultant Lobbyist

Registration Information

Client name: Canadian Standards Association
Lobbyist name: Jill Swenson, Consultant Lobbyist
Initial registration start date: 2025-06-02
Registration status: Active
Projected end date: No date provided
Registration number: 10261-6024

Associated Lobbying Activity Reports

Total number of Lobbying Activity Reports: 2

Lobbying Activity Reports - last 6 months: 2

Version 1 of 1 (2025-06-02 to present)

Lobbying Information

Subject Matter of the Lobbying Activities

Details Regarding the Identified Subject Matter

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

Specific Topics of Lobbying Communications	Intended Outcomes	Associated Subject Matters
Education and advocacy regarding the adoption of standards into regulation, guidelines or funding criteria in the areas food security and food systems.	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 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	Agriculture, Consumer Issues, Economic Development and Trade, Education, Emergency Preparedness, Employment and Training, Energy, Environment, Finances and Budgets, Forestry, Health, Hospitals, Housing, Labour/Labour Relations, Mental Health and Addictions, Privacy, Science and Technology, Senior Citizens, Small Business, Transportation
Education and advocacy regarding the adoption of standards into regulation, guidelines or funding criteria in the areas of building information modeling.	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 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	Consumer Issues, Economic Development and Trade, Education, Emergency Preparedness, Employment and Training, Energy, Environment, Finances and Budgets, Forestry, Health, Housing, Labour/Labour Relations, Mental Health and Addictions, Privacy, Science and Technology, Senior Citizens, Small Business, Transportation
Education and advocacy regarding the adoption of standards into regulation, guidelines or funding criteria in the areas of modular high rise housing.	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 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	Agriculture, Consumer Issues, Economic Development and Trade, Education, Emergency Preparedness, Employment and Training, Energy, Environment, Finances and Budgets, Forestry, Health, Hospitals, Housing, Labour/Labour Relations, Mental Health and Addictions, Privacy, Science and Technology, Small Business, Transportation
Seeking funding for standards in training in modular high-rise construction.	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, Employment and Training, Energy, Environment, Finances and Budgets, Health, Housing, Municipal Affairs, Senior Citizens, Small Business, Transportation

BC Ministries/Provincial Entities

Agriculture and Food
Housing and Municipal Affairs
Infrastructure
Infrastructure BC Inc.
Post-Secondary Education and Future Skills

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

Canadian Standards Association

Address:
178 Rexdale Blvd.
Toronto, ON M9W 1R3
Canada

Telephone number: 416-747-2241

Description of Business Activities

Canadian Standards Association (CSA) is an independent, not-for-profit membership association incorporated without share capital under Federal corporate legislation on January 21, 1919. CSA is a leading internationally accredited standards development organization that also provides training and engages in standards-related research.

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
Accessibility Standards Canada	$103,667.00	2024-04-01 to 2025-03-31
Atomic Energy of Canada Ltd.	$5,300.00	2024-04-01 to 2025-03-31
Calgary Transit	$1,667.00	2024-04-01 to 2025-03-31
Canadian Agency for Drugs and Technology in Health (CADTH)	$1,020,800.00	2024-04-01 to 2025-03-31
Canadian Nuclear Laboratories Chalk	$160,000.00	2024-04-01 to 2025-03-31
Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission	$546,000.00	2024-04-01 to 2025-03-31
Canadian Transport Agency	$10,000.00	2024-04-01 to 2025-03-31
County of Renfrew	$8,000.00	2024-04-01 to 2025-03-31
Department of Foreign Affairs, Trade and Development Act	$60,000.00	2024-04-01 to 2025-03-31
Dept. of Crown Indigenous Relations & Northern Affairs (CIRNAC)	$84,131.00	2024-04-01 to 2025-03-31
Edmonton Power Corp (EPCOR)	$15,000.00	2024-04-01 to 2025-03-31
Foreign Affairs, Trade and Development Canada	$10,000.00	2024-04-01 to 2025-03-31
Health Canada	$251,790.00	2024-04-02 to 2025-03-31
Leeds and the Thousand Islands Archives (LTI)	$254,222.00	2024-04-01 to 2025-03-31
Mental Health Commission of Canada	$64,400.00	2024-04-01 to 2025-03-31
National Research Council Canada	$499,403.75	2024-04-01 to 2025-03-31
Natural Resources Canada	$6,877,903.00	2024-04-01 to 2025-03-31
Northwest Territories	$7,551.00	2024-04-01 to 2025-03-31
Northwest Territories & Nunavut	$10,732.50	2024-04-01 to 2025-03-31
Province of Alberta	$44,067.00	2024-04-01 to 2025-03-31
Province of British Columbia	$1,790,633.05	2024-04-01 to 2025-03-31
Province of Manitoba	$25,404.95	2024-04-01 to 2025-03-31
Province of New Brunswick	$313,595.05	2024-04-01 to 2025-03-31
Province of Newfoundland	$51,703.25	2024-04-01 to 2025-03-31
Province of Nova Scotia	$79,472.00	2024-04-01 to 2025-03-31
Province of Ontario	$1,040,610.10	2024-04-01 to 2025-03-31
Province of Prince Edward Island	$7,633.00	2024-04-01 to 2025-03-31
Province of Quebec	$412,597.90	2024-04-01 to 2025-03-31
Province of Saskatchewan	$30,341.95	2024-04-01 to 2025-03-31
Public Services and Procurement Canada	$61,550.00	2024-04-01 to 2025-03-31
Standards Council of Canada (SCC)	$1,511,367.00	2024-04-01 to 2025-03-31
Toronto Hydro	$21,500.00	2024-04-01 to 2025-03-31
Transport Canada	$211,411.00	2024-04-01 to 2025-03-31
Yukon Territories	$16,477.35	2024-04-01 to 2025-03-31

View all received government funding history

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

Canadian Standards Association is not working together with any other entity for the purpose of lobbying.

Affiliates with a Direct Interest in the Outcome

Canadian Standards Association 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 Canadian Standards Association are not controlled or directed by another person or organization with a direct interest in the outcome of this undertaking.

Lobbyist Details

Jill Swenson | Has not held any “former public office holder” positions in BC, as defined in the Lobbyists Transparency Act

Business address:
999 West Hastings Street
Unit 1650
Vanvouver, BC V6C 2W2
Canada

Telephone number: 236-334-9504

Relevant Codes of Conduct

Yes, the consultant lobbyist does have in place an undertaking to comply with a relevant code of conduct

List of Codes of Conduct
Code of Conduct Name	Code of Conduct Location	Name and Business Contact Information
State of Ethical Principles	https://www.publicaffairs.ca/who-we-are/ethical-principles	Public Affairs Association of Canada 1 Young Street Toronto ON M5E 1W7 Canada 416-214-7837 paac@wildapricot.org

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

Has made a political contribution as defined in the Lobbyists Transparency Act on or after 2024-09-21:	Consultant:	No
	Client:	No
Has made a sponsorship contribution as defined in the Lobbyists Transparency Act on or after 2024-09-21:	Consultant:	No
	Client:	No
Has made a recall contribution as defined in the Lobbyists Transparency Act on or after 2024-09-21:	Consultant:	No
	Client:	No

Gifts or Benefits Provided to Public Officer Holders

No gifts or benefits were provided to public office holders

Individuals Hired or Subcontracted to Lobbying on behalf of the Client

No records

Consultant Lobbyist Firm and Address

Firm: Global Public Affairs Inc.

Address:
999 West Hastings Street
Unit 1650
Vanvouver, BC V6C 2W2
Canada

Telephone number: 236-334-9504

Canadian Standards Association

Name change history

Name change history
Name	From	To
Canadian Standards Association	2025-06-02	current

Canadian Standards Association

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

Jill Swenson, Global Public Affairs Inc. (Consultant Lobbyist)

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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

Canadian Standards Association
Consultant Lobbyist: Jill Swenson

Senior Public Office Holders who were lobbied in this activity:
- Bobbi Plecas, Deputy Minister | Infrastructure
- Damien Crowell, Executive Director | Infrastructure
Lobbying Activity date: 2025-06-05
Posted date: 2025-06-16
Lobbying Activity number: 6024-43551 View Lobbying Activity Report
Canadian Standards Association
Consultant Lobbyist: Jill Swenson

Senior Public Office Holders who were lobbied in this activity:
- Zachary May, Executive Director | Housing and Municipal Affairs
- Andy Chase, Team Lead, Codes and Standards | Housing and Municipal Affairs
Lobbying Activity date: 2025-06-04
Posted date: 2025-06-16
Lobbying Activity number: 6024-43553 View Lobbying Activity Report

Jill Swenson, Global Public Affairs Inc. (Consultant Lobbyist)

Learn more...

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

Results 1-2 of 2

Canadian Standards Association
Consultant Lobbyist: Jill Swenson

Senior Public Office Holders who were lobbied in this activity:
- Bobbi Plecas, Deputy Minister | Infrastructure
- Damien Crowell, Executive Director | Infrastructure
Lobbying Activity date: 2025-06-05
Posted date: 2025-06-16
Lobbying Activity number: 6024-43551 View Lobbying Activity Report
Canadian Standards Association
Consultant Lobbyist: Jill Swenson

Senior Public Office Holders who were lobbied in this activity:
- Zachary May, Executive Director | Housing and Municipal Affairs
- Andy Chase, Team Lead, Codes and Standards | Housing and Municipal Affairs
Lobbying Activity date: 2025-06-04
Posted date: 2025-06-16
Lobbying Activity number: 6024-43553 View Lobbying Activity Report

Date Modified:: 2025-06-06

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Registration - Consultant Lobbyist

Canadian Standards Association / Jill Swenson, Consultant Lobbyist

Registration Information

Associated Lobbying Activity Reports

Version 1 of 1 (2025-06-02 to present)

Version 1 of 1 (2025-06-02 to present)

Details Regarding the Identified Subject Matter

BC Ministries/Provincial Entities

Contingency Information

Client Contact Information

Description of Business Activities

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

Relevant Codes of Conduct

Political, Sponsorship and Recall Contributions

Gifts or Benefits Provided to Public Officer Holders

Individuals Hired or Subcontracted to Lobbying on behalf of the Client

Consultant Lobbyist Firm and Address