Registration - Consultant Lobbyist

Western Dairy Council / Sajjid Lakhani, Consultant Lobbyist

Registration Information

Client name: Western Dairy Council
Lobbyist name: Sajjid Lakhani, Consultant Lobbyist
Initial registration start date: 2025-09-15
Registration status: Active
Projected end date: No date provided
Registration number: 9071-6188

Associated Lobbying Activity Reports

Total number of Lobbying Activity Reports: 0

Lobbying Activity Reports - last 6 months: 0

Version 1 of 1 (2025-09-15 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
Seek continued provincial support for a Grocery Industry Code of Practice to advance national implementation following update on recent developments at the national level	Development or enactment of any regulation, including the enactment of a regulation for the purposes of amending or repealing a regulation	Agriculture
Seeking government support to ensure provincial policies enable and encourage investment in dairy processing in BC.	Development, establishment, amendment or termination of any program, policy, directive or guideline of the government of British Columbia or a Provincial entity	Agriculture, Economic Development and Trade, Industry
Seeking provincial support for increasing and upgrading dairy processing capacity in British Columbia.	Development or enactment of any regulation, including the enactment of a regulation for the purposes of amending or repealing a regulation	Agriculture, Economic Development and Trade, Finances and Budgets, Industry, Taxation and Finance
Seek provincial support for a Grocery Industry Code of Practice to advance national implementation	Development or enactment of any regulation, including the enactment of a regulation for the purposes of amending or repealing a regulation	Agriculture, Consumer Issues, Economic Development and Trade, Finances and Budgets, Industry

BC Ministries/Provincial Entities

Agriculture and Food
Finance
Jobs and Economic Growth
Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly
Parliamentary Secretary for Agriculture
Parliamentary Secretary for Trade to the Minister of Jobs and Economic Growth

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

Western Dairy Council

Address:
PO Box 47135
City Square PO
Vancouver, BC V5Z 4L6
Canada

Description of Business Activities

Trade association for dairy processors (manufacturers) in western Canada, i.e., BC, AB, SK, MB

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

No government funding was received within the preceding 12 months based on the submission date requirements for this registration.

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

Western Dairy Council is not working together with any other entity for the purpose of lobbying.

Affiliates with a Direct Interest in the Outcome

Western Dairy Council 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

Agrifoods Cooperative
- 601 - 4180 Lougheed Highway
  Burnaby, BC V5C 0J3
  Canada
Agropur Cooperative
- 4600, Armand-Frappier
  St Hubert, QC J3Z 1G5
  Canada
Bothwell Cheese
- Box 119, 61 Main Street
  New Bothwell, MB R0A 1C0
  Canada
Foothills Creamery
- 2825 Bonnybrook Road SE
  Calgary, AB T2G 4N1
  Canada
Gay Lea Foods Cooperative Ltd.
- 2730 84 Ave SE
  Calgary, AB T2C 1C7
  Canada
Lactalis Canada
- 405 The West Mall, 10th Floor
  Etobicoke, ON M9C 5J1
  Canada
Saputo Inc.
- 2365, Chemin de la Côte-de-Liesse
  St Laurent, QC H4N 2M7
  Canada
Vitalus Nutrition Inc
- 3911 Mt. Lehman Road
  Abbotsford, BC V2T 5W5
  Canada

Lobbyist Details

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

Business address:
1404-222 Queen Street
Ottawa, ON K1P 5V9
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

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: Impact Public Affairs

Address:
1404-222 Queen Street
Ottawa, ON K1P 5V9
Canada

Western Dairy Council

Name change history

Name change history
Name	From	To
Western Dairy Council	2025-09-15	current

Western Dairy Council

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

Date Modified:: 2025-11-05

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Registration - Consultant Lobbyist

Western Dairy Council / Sajjid Lakhani, Consultant Lobbyist

Registration Information

Associated Lobbying Activity Reports

Version 1 of 1 (2025-09-15 to present)

Version 1 of 1 (2025-09-15 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

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

Registration - Consultant Lobbyist

Western Dairy Council / Sajjid Lakhani, Consultant Lobbyist

Version 1 of 1 (2025-09-15 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

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

Western Dairy Council

Name change history

Western Dairy Council

Sajjid Lakhani, Impact Public Affairs (Consultant Lobbyist)