12-Month Lobbying Summary - Organization

Western Forest Products Inc. / Steven Hofer, President and Chief Executive Officer

Registration Summary

Currently active - Last Updated: 2024-06-30

Who is lobbying?

Western Forest Products Inc. (Address & business activities)

Steven Hofer, President and Chief Executive Officer

Government Funding

Did Western Forest Products Inc. request or receive government funding within the last 12 months? Yes

Coalition Members Information

Western Forest Products Inc. is not a coalition member.

Direct Interests of the Lobbying Activity

Affiliates

Western Forest Products Inc. does not have any affiliates that could have a direct interest in the outcome of the lobbying activities

Other Affiliates

The activities of Western Forest Products Inc. are not controlled or directed by another person or organization with a direct interest in the outcome of this undertaking

Contributors with a Direct Interest in the Outcome

No person or organization contributed over $1000CDN, within the preceding 12 months, toward the lobbying activity on behalf of Western Forest Products Inc.:

What is being lobbied?

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
Discussing policies and regulations regarding the availability of volume, competitiveness, value and certainty for the company's forest operations and manufacturing facilities on the coast of BC. This would include matters related to: forest health and long term sustainability of the forest; taxation and Market Pricing System (Stumpage); log export policies, timber harvesting land base and access to timber.	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	Environment, Forestry
Discussion regarding Indigenous Peoples on whose traditional territories we operate. This includes ongoing consultations, accommodation and understanding the interests of the First Nation in the company's operations and the renewal, evolution or development of agreements with First Nations.	Development, establishment, amendment or termination of any program, policy, directive or guideline of the government of British Columbia or a Provincial entity	Forestry, Indigenous Relations and Reconciliation
Discussion regarding Indigenous Peoples on whose traditional territories we operate. This includes ongoing consultations, accommodation and understanding the interests of the First Nation in the company's operations and the renewal, evolution or development of agreements with First Nations.	Development, establishment, amendment or termination of any program, policy, directive or guideline of the government of British Columbia or a Provincial entity	Forestry, Indigenous Relations and Reconciliation
Discussions on the overall competitiveness of the forest industry, including the impact and potential solutions for the Softwood Lumber dispute with the United States and the challenges presented by additional regulations governing product manufacturing (including species) permitted for export to customers.	Development or enactment of any regulation, including the enactment of a regulation for the purposes of amending or repealing a regulation	Economic Development and Trade, Forestry
Discussions on the overall competitiveness of the forest industry, including the impact and potential solutions for the Softwood Lumber dispute with the United States and the challenges presented by additional regulations governing product manufacturing (including species) permitted for export to customers.	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	Economic Development and Trade, Forestry, Taxation and Finance
Discuss issues with respect to health and safety, labour policies, regulations and programs that impact the company specifically or the forestry sector broadly	Development, establishment, amendment or termination of any program, policy, directive or guideline of the government of British Columbia or a Provincial entity	Employment and Training, Forestry, Labour/Labour Relations
Subject matters added through an Lobbying Activity Report:
Discussing policies and regulations regarding the availability of volume, competitiveness, value and certainty for the company's forest operations and manufacturing facilities on the coast of BC. This would include matters related to: forest health and long term sustainability of the forest; taxation and Market Pricing System (Stumpage); log export policies, timber harvesting land base and access to timber.	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	Environment, Forestry
Discussion regarding Indigenous Peoples on whose traditional territories we operate. This includes ongoing consultations, accommodation and understanding the interests of the First Nation in the company's operations and the renewal, evolution or development of agreements with First Nations.	Development, establishment, amendment or termination of any program, policy, directive or guideline of the government of British Columbia or a Provincial entity	Forestry, Indigenous Relations and Reconciliation
Discussions on the overall competitiveness of the forest industry, including the impact and potential solutions for the Softwood Lumber dispute with the United States and the challenges presented by additional regulations governing product manufacturing (including species) permitted for export to customers.	Development or enactment of any regulation, including the enactment of a regulation for the purposes of amending or repealing a regulation	Economic Development and Trade, Forestry

Gifts or benefits provided by the organization

Gifts or Benefits Provided to Public Officer Holders
Name	Gift or Benefit Description	Circumstance	Date Given	Value Given
Bruce Ralston	Lunch	Gift was given at event hosted by Council of Forest Industries	2023-10-24	$60.22
Michele Babchuk	Lunch	Gift was given at event hosted by Council of Forest Industries	2023-10-24	$60.22
Mike Bernier	Dinner	Gift was given at event hosted by Council of Forest Industries	2023-10-23	$93.59
Murray Rankin	Lunch	Gift was given at event hosted by Council of Forest Industries	2023-10-24	$60.22
Nathan Cullen	Lunch	Gift was given at event hosted by Council of Forest Industries	2023-10-24	$60.22
Todd Stone	Dinner	Gift was given at event hosted by Council of Forest Industries	2023-10-23	$93.59

Who is being lobbied?

Ministries/Provincial Entities

British Columbia Hydro and Power Authority
Energy and Climate Solutions
Environment and Parks
Forest Enhancement Society of BC
Forestry Innovation Investment Ltd
Forests
Indigenous Relations and Reconciliation
Jobs, Economic Development and Innovation
Labour
Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly
Office of the Premier
Parliamentary Secretary for Labour
Water, Land and Resource Stewardship
WorkSafeBC

Ministries/Provincial Entities in previous versions
- Energy, Mines and Low Carbon Innovation
- Environment and Climate Change Strategy
- Parliamentary Secretary for Forests

Who are the lobbyists?

In-house Lobbyists

Lobbyist

Contributions

Jonathan Armstrong
Subscribes to a Code of Conduct: Yes
Former Public Office Holder in BC: No

Lobbied a member of the Legislative Assembly, including a Minister or Premier, on behalf of this organization on or after 2020-09-21 and before 2024-09-21: Yes	Political: No Sponsorship: No Recall: 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: Yes	Political: No Sponsorship: No Recall: No

Jennifer Foster
Subscribes to a Code of Conduct: Yes
Former Public Office Holder in BC: No

Lobbied a member of the Legislative Assembly, including a Minister or Premier, on behalf of this organization on or after 2020-09-21 and before 2024-09-21: Yes	Political: No Sponsorship: No Recall: 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: Yes	Political: No Sponsorship: No Recall: No

Stuart Glen
Subscribes to a Code of Conduct: Yes
Former Public Office Holder in BC: No

Lobbied a member of the Legislative Assembly, including a Minister or Premier, on behalf of this organization on or after 2020-09-21 and before 2024-09-21: Yes	Political: No Sponsorship: No Recall: 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

Steven Hofer
Subscribes to a Code of Conduct: Yes
Former Public Office Holder in BC: No

Lobbied a member of the Legislative Assembly, including a Minister or Premier, on behalf of this organization on or after 2020-09-21 and before 2024-09-21: Yes	Political: No Sponsorship: No Recall: 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: Yes	Political: No Sponsorship: No Recall: No

Roger MacDougall
Subscribes to a Code of Conduct: Yes
Former Public Office Holder in BC: No

Lobbied a member of the Legislative Assembly, including a Minister or Premier, on behalf of this organization on or after 2020-09-21 and before 2024-09-21: Yes	Political: No Sponsorship: No Recall: 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

Seanna McConnell
Subscribes to a Code of Conduct: Yes
Former Public Office Holder in BC: No

Lobbied a member of the Legislative Assembly, including a Minister or Premier, on behalf of this organization on or after 2020-09-21 and before 2024-09-21: Yes	Political: No Sponsorship: No Recall: 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: Yes	Political: No Sponsorship: No Recall: No

Donald McRae
Subscribes to a Code of Conduct: Yes
Former Public Office Holder in BC: No

Lobbied a member of the Legislative Assembly, including a Minister or Premier, on behalf of this organization on or after 2020-09-21 and before 2024-09-21: Yes	Political: No Sponsorship: No Recall: 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: Yes	Political: No Sponsorship: No Recall: No

Corinne Stavness
Subscribes to a Code of Conduct: Yes
Former Public Office Holder in BC: No

Lobbied a member of the Legislative Assembly, including a Minister or Premier, on behalf of this organization on or after 2020-09-21 and before 2024-09-21: Yes	Political: No Sponsorship: No Recall: 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: Yes	Political: No Sponsorship: No Recall: No

Lobbyists in previous versions

In-house Lobbyists
Lobbyist	BC Former Public Office Holder Positions	Contributions
Don McGregor	Former Public Office Holder in BC: No	Contributions: No
Joel Mortyn	Former Public Office Holder in BC: No	Contributions: No

Registration number: 9085-3171
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Lobbying Activity Reports

What lobbying activities have taken place in the last 12 months?

What lobbying activities have taken place in the last 12 months?
Date	Arranging a Meeting	Lobbyists	Senior Public Office Holder, Position Title \| Ministry/Provincial Entity	Subject Matters
2024-11-20	No	Steven Hofer	John Rustad, MLA for Nechako Lakes \| Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly	View
2024-11-18	Yes	Donald McRae	Azim Jiwani, Chief of Staff \| BC Conservative Caucus, Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly	View
2024-11-15	No	Corinne Stavness	Doug Caul, Deputy Minister \| DMO - Deputy Minister's Office, Office of the Premier Rick Manwaring, Deputy Minister \| Ministry of Forests, Forests Ian Meier, Assistant Deputy Minister \| BC Wildfire Service - HQ VictoriaMar, Forests Shannon Salter, Deputy Minister \| Office of the Premier Melissa Sanderson, ADM \| Forests	View
2024-09-17	No	Donald McRae	Michele Babchuk, MLA \| Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly	View
2024-08-16	No	Donald McRae	Michele Babchuk, MLA \| Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly	View
2024-07-31	No	Jonathan Armstrong	Melissa Sanderson, ADM \| Forests	View
2024-07-24	No	Jonathan Armstrong	Shane Berg, Chief Forester \| Ministry of Forests, Forests	View
2024-07-10	No	Jonathan Armstrong , Corinne Stavness , Steven Hofer	Shane Berg, Chief Forester \| Ministry of Forests, Forests Sarah Fraser, Assistant Deputy Minister \| Forests Ian McMahon, Chief of Staff \| Minister's Office, Forests Bruce Ralson, Minister of Forests \| Forests	View
2024-07-08	No	Jonathan Armstrong , Corinne Stavness	Sarah Fraser, Assistant Deputy Minister \| Forests Rick Manwaring, Deputy Minister \| Ministry of Forests, Forests Melissa Sanderson, ADM \| Forests	View
2024-06-18	No	Donald McRae	Michele Babchuk, MLA \| Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly	View
2024-06-13	Yes	Donald McRae	Michele Babchuk, MLA \| Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly	View
2024-06-06	Yes	Corinne Stavness	Ian McMahon, Chief of Staff \| Minister's Office, Forests	View
2024-05-30	No	Donald McRae	John Rustad, MLA for Nechako Lakes \| Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly	View
2024-05-29	No	Donald McRae , Corinne Stavness	Mike Bernier, Critic Forests \| Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly Kevin Falcon, Leader of the Opposition \| Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly	View
2024-05-24	No	Jonathan Armstrong , Corinne Stavness	Melissa Sanderson, ADM \| Forests	View
2024-05-23	No	Jonathan Armstrong , Donald McRae , Corinne Stavness	Michele Babchuk, MLA \| Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly Andrew Mercier, Minister of State for Sustainable Forestry Innovation \| Forests	View
2024-05-16	No	Corinne Stavness	Melissa Sanderson, ADM \| Forests	View
2024-04-17	No	Roger MacDougall	Rebecca Johnston, Executive Director, Forestry Workers Program \| Labour	View
2024-03-12	No	Jennifer Foster , Corinne Stavness	Jane Burnes, Acting Assistant Deputy Minister, Investment Division \| Jobs, Economic Development and Innovation	View
2024-03-07	No	Jonathan Armstrong , Corinne Stavness	Andrew Mercier, MLA for Langley \| Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly	View
2024-02-27	No	Jonathan Armstrong , Corinne Stavness	Sarah Fraser, Assistant Deputy Minister, Coast \| Forests Dario Garousian, Ministerial Advisor to the Minister of State \| Forests Rick Manwaring, Deputy Minister \| Ministry of Forests, Forests Ian McMahon, Chief of Staff \| Minister's Office, Forests Andrew Mercier, Minister of State for Sustainable Forest \| Forests Bruce Ralston, MLA for Surrey-Whalley \| Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly Melissa Sanderson, ADM \| Forests	View
2024-02-01	No	Seanna McConnell , Stuart Glen , Steven Hofer	Michele Babchuk, MLA \| Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly Nathan Cullen, Minister \| Minister's Office, Water, Land and Resource Stewardship Sarah Fraser, Assistant Deputy Minister, Coast \| Forests Rick Manwaring, Deputy Minister \| Ministry of Forests, Forests Ian McMahon, Chief of Staff \| Minister's Office, Forests David Muter, Assistant Deputy Minister \| Forests Eamon O'Donoghue, Associate Deputy Minister \| Forests Bruce Ralston, MLA for Surrey-Whalley \| Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly Murray Rankin, MLA for Oak Bay-Gordon Head \| Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly	View
2024-01-24	No	Jonathan Armstrong , Corinne Stavness	Sarah Fraser, Assistant Deputy Minister, Coast \| Forests Melissa Sanderson, ADM \| Forests	View
2024-01-17	No	Corinne Stavness	Don Bain, Deputy Chief of Staff \| Office of the Premier Sarah Fraser, Assistant Deputy Minister, Coast \| Forests	View
2024-01-16	No	Corinne Stavness	Ian McMahon, Chief of Staff \| Minister's Office, Forests	View
2024-01-12	No	Corinne Stavness , Steven Hofer	Don Bain, Deputy Chief of Staff \| Office of the Premier Hon. David Eby, Premier \| Office of the Premier Sarah Fraser, Assistant Deputy Minister, Coast \| Forests Rick Manwaring, Deputy Minister \| Ministry of Forests, Forests Bruce Ralston, Minister \| Forests Jillian Rousselle, Executive Lead \| Forests Melissa Sanderson, ADM \| Forests	View

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Requested Government Funding

Funding Request made to:	Funding Requested	Date Requested
Jobs, Economic Development and Innovation	$7,900,000.00	2024-07-10
NATURAL RESOURCE CANADA: INVESTMENTS IN FORESTRY INNOVATION	$336,103.00	2024-06-30

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Date Modified:: 2024-12-13

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12-Month Lobbying Summary - Organization

Western Forest Products Inc. / Steven Hofer, President and Chief Executive Officer

Who is lobbying?

Western Forest Products Inc. (Address & business activities)

Government Funding

Coalition Members Information

Direct Interests of the Lobbying Activity

Affiliates

Other Affiliates

Contributors with a Direct Interest in the Outcome

What is being lobbied?

Details Regarding the Identified Subject Matter

Subject matters added through an Lobbying Activity Report:

Gifts or benefits provided by the organization

Who is being lobbied?

Ministries/Provincial Entities

Who are the lobbyists?

What lobbying activities have taken place in the last 12 months?

12-Month Lobbying Summary - Organization

Western Forest Products Inc. / Steven Hofer, President and Chief Executive Officer

Western Forest Products Inc. (Address & business activities)

Government Funding

Coalition Members Information

Direct Interests of the Lobbying Activity

Affiliates

Other Affiliates

Contributors with a Direct Interest in the Outcome

Details Regarding the Identified Subject Matter

Subject matters added through an Lobbying Activity Report:

Gifts or benefits provided by the organization

Ministries/Provincial Entities

Western Forest Products Inc. - Address & business activities

Western Forest Products Inc. / Steven Hofer, President and Chief Executive Officer

Requested Government Funding