12-Month Lobbying Summary - Organization

Living in Community / Halena Seiferling, Executive Director

Registration Summary

Currently active - Last Updated: 2024-08-07

Who is lobbying?

Living in Community (Address & business activities)

Halena Seiferling, Executive Director

Government Funding

Did Living in Community request or receive government funding within the last 12 months? Yes

Coalition Members Information

Living in Community is not a coalition member.

Direct Interests of the Lobbying Activity

Affiliates

Living in Community does not have any affiliates that could have a direct interest in the outcome of the lobbying activities

Other Affiliates

The activities of Living in Community 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 Living in Community:

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

Specific Topics of Lobbying Communications	Intended Outcomes	Associated Subject Matters
Advocacy related to legislation, regulation, and policies that govern employment standards, labour, and workers' rights related to sex work.	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	Labour/Labour Relations
Advocacy to ensure government policies, programs, and organizational culture follow and promote a harm reduction approach to sex work.	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	Health, Justice and Law Enforcement, Labour/Labour Relations, Poverty
Advocacy to ensure government policies, programs, and organizational culture regarding poverty reduction measures are inclusive of sex workers' needs.	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	Poverty
Advocacy to ensure that government policies, programs, and organizational culture ensure sex workers can access equitable health, justice, and social services.	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	Health, Justice and Law Enforcement, Poverty

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

Who is being lobbied?

Ministries/Provincial Entities

Citizens' Services
Finance
Health
Indigenous Relations and Reconciliation
Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly
Mental Health and Addictions
Parliamentary Secretary for Gender Equity
Public Safety and Solicitor General
Social Development and Poverty Reduction
Tourism, Arts, Culture and Sport

Who are the lobbyists?

In-house Lobbyists

Lobbyist

Contributions

Halena Seiferling
Subscribes to a Code of Conduct: No
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

Registration number: 6366-3233
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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
2024-09-11	Yes	Halena Seiferling	Kimberley McLean, Executive Director of GBV and Strategic Initiatives \| Community Safety and Crime Prevention Branch, Public Safety and Solicitor General Bonnie Wai, Senior Policy Analyst \| Community Safety and Victim Services Branch, Public Safety and Solicitor General	View
2024-08-28	Yes	Halena Seiferling	Kimberley McLean, Executive Director of GBV and Strategic Initiatives \| Community Safety and Crime Prevention Branch, Public Safety and Solicitor General Catherine Sheldrake, Indigenous Partnerships and Engagement \| Indigenous Relations and Reconciliation	View
2024-08-07	Yes	Halena Seiferling	Paddon Kelli, Parliamentary Secretary for Gender Equity \| Parliamentary Secretary for Gender Equity	View

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Requested Government Funding

Funding Request made to:	Funding Requested	Date Requested
Public Safety and Solicitor General	$40,000.00	2023-11-21

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Date Modified:: 2024-12-13

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12-Month Lobbying Summary - Organization

Living in Community / Halena Seiferling, Executive Director

Who is lobbying?

Living in Community (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

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

Living in Community / Halena Seiferling, Executive Director

Living in Community (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

Gifts or benefits provided by the organization

Ministries/Provincial Entities

Living in Community - Address & business activities

Living in Community / Halena Seiferling, Executive Director

Requested Government Funding