12-Month Lobbying Summary - Organization

Association of Book Publishers of British Columbia / Matea Kulic, Executive Director

Registration Summary

Currently active - Last Updated: 2024-11-01

Who is lobbying?

Association of Book Publishers of British Columbia (Address & business activities)

Matea Kulic, Executive Director

Senior Officer in previous versions
- Leslie Bootle, Executive Director

Government Funding

Did Association of Book Publishers of British Columbia request or receive government funding within the last 12 months? Yes

Coalition Members Information

Association of Book Publishers of British Columbia is not a coalition member.

Direct Interests of the Lobbying Activity

Affiliates

Association of Book Publishers of British Columbia does not have any affiliates that could have a direct interest in the outcome of the lobbying activities

Other Affiliates

The activities of Association of Book Publishers of British Columbia 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 Association of Book Publishers of British Columbia:

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 for funding to support the economic recovery of BC book publishers through the COVID-19 crisis.	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	Arts and Culture, Economic Development and Trade, Small Business
Advocacy for increased funding to the BC Arts Council and Creative BC to support BC book publishers through their respective programs.	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	Arts and Culture, Finances and Budgets
Advocacy for increased support for small-to-medium enterprises in the domestic and international business development through funding and economic development programs.	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, Finances and Budgets, International Trade, Small Business
Advocacy for programs that support Reconciliation with Indigenous peoples through writing, publishing, and education.	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	Arts and Culture, Education, Indigenous Relations and Reconciliation
Advocacy for the maintenance and extension of the British Columbia Book Publishing Tax Credit, including the elimination of its sunset clause.	Development of any legislative proposal by the government of British Columbia, a Provincial entity or a member of the Legislative Assembly Introduction, amendment, passage or defeat of any Bill or resolution in or before 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	Finances and Budgets, Taxation and Finance
Advocacy for the Ministries of Education to enter into a print and digital licence with Access Copyright to ensure creators are fairly compensated for the use of their material in classrooms.	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	Advanced Education, Education, Finances and Budgets
Advocacy to incentivize the purchase of BC-published books for K–12 schools and mandate their inclusion in the BC curriculum.	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	Education, Finances and Budgets
Advocacy to support the purchase of BC-published content by public libraries.	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	Education, Finances and Budgets
Advocacy to urge the BC Ministry of Education to resume paying copying tariffs to the Access Copyright collective to compensate creators for the use of copyrighted material in K–12 classrooms.	Development, establishment, amendment or termination of any program, policy, directive or guideline of the government of British Columbia or a Provincial entity	Education, Small Business

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

Advanced Education and Skills Training
Education and Child Care
Finance
Indigenous Relations and Reconciliation
Jobs, Economic Development and Innovation
Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly
Tourism, Arts, Culture and Sport

Who are the lobbyists?

In-house Lobbyists

Lobbyist

Contributions

Matea Kulic
Subscribes to a Code of Conduct: Yes
Former Public Office Holder in BC: 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
Leslie Bootle	Former Public Office Holder in BC: No	Contributions: No

Registration number: 8755-3316
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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
2024-12-05	Yes	Matea Kulic	Spencer Chandra Herbert, Minister of Tourism, Arts, Culture & Sport \| Community, Sport and Cultural Development	View
2024-04-24	No	Leslie Bootle	Bob D'Eith, MLA for Maple Ridge-Mission \| Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly Lana Popham, MLA for Saanich South \| Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly	View
2024-04-23	No	Leslie Bootle	Bob D'Eith, MLA for Maple Ridge-Mission \| Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly Neilane Mayhew, Deputy Minister \| Deputy Minister's Office, Tourism, Arts, Culture and Sport Lana Popham, MLA for Saanich South \| Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly	View
2024-03-05	No	Leslie Bootle	Neilane Mayhew, Deputy Minister \| Deputy Minister's Office, Tourism, Arts, Culture and Sport Lana Popham, MLA for Saanich South \| Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly	View

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Requested Government Funding

Funding Request made to:	Funding Requested	Date Requested
Creative BC	$60,000.00	2024-07-15
Department of Canadian Heritage (Canada Book Fund)	$266,205.00	2024-04-30

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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
BC Arts Council Travel Subsidy	$5,000.00	2024-07-25
Canada Council for the Arts Core Grant	$216,000.00	2024-01-01 to 2026-12-31
City of Vancouver Cultural Operating Funding	$23,000.00	2024-02-09
Creative BC Domestic Industry Initiative	$60,000.00	2023-11-01 to 2024-10-31
Creative BC Domestic Industry Initiative	$60,000.00	2024-08-08 to 2025-03-31
Creative BC: BC Book Publishing Resilience Funding	$500,000.00	2024-07-29
Department of Canadian Heritage (Canada Book Fund - Marketing and Professional Development)	$201,000.00	2023-04-01 to 2025-04-01
Tourism, Arts, Culture and Sport	$600,000.00	2023-04-17 to 2026-04-17

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Date Modified:: 2024-12-13

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12-Month Lobbying Summary - Organization

Association of Book Publishers of British Columbia / Matea Kulic, Executive Director

Who is lobbying?

Association of Book Publishers of British Columbia (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

Association of Book Publishers of British Columbia / Matea Kulic, Executive Director

Association of Book Publishers of British Columbia (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

Association of Book Publishers of British Columbia - Address & business activities

Association of Book Publishers of British Columbia / Matea Kulic, Executive Director

Requested Government Funding

Received Government Funding