12-Month Lobbying Summary - Organization

Centre for Family Equity / Viveca Ellis, Executive Director

Registration Summary

Currently active - Last Updated: 2025-11-05

Who is lobbying?

Centre for Family Equity (Address & business activities)

Viveca Ellis, Executive Director

Government Funding

Did Centre for Family Equity receive government funding within the last 12 months? Yes

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

Centre for Family Equity is working together with the following other entities for the purpose of lobbying:

Aunt Leah's (Address information)
BC Alliance for Healthy Living Society (Address information)
BC Coalition to End Youth Homelessness (Address information)
BC Community Alliance (Address information)
BC Federation of Labour (Address information)
BC Poverty Reduction Coalition (Address information)
BC Teachers' Federation (Address information)
Better Transit Alliance (Address information)
Coalition of Progressive Electors (Address information)
Creating Accessible Neighbourhoods (Address information)
CUPE BC (Address information)
Family Services of Greater Vancouver (Address information)
Family Services of Greater Vancouver (Address information)
First Call Child and Youth Advocacy Society (Address information)
Gabriela BC (Address information)
Health Sciences Association (Address information)
ILWU Local 400 Marine Section  (Address information)
LET'S (Address information)
New Westminster and District Labour Council (Address information)
New Westminster Schools (Address information)
Northern Feminist Institute for Research and Evaluation (Address information)
Pacific Immigrant Resources Society (Address information)
Pivot Legal Society (Address information)
Public Service Alliance of Canada BC Region (Address information)
Richmond North Centre NDP Constituency Association (Address information)
School District No. 40 - New Westminster (Address information)
Small Change Fund (Address information)
Society for Children and Youth (Address information)
Sulong UBC (Address information)
Unite Here! Local 40 (Address information)
Urban Native Youth Association (Address information)
Vancouver and District Labour Council (Address information)
Westcoast LEAF (Address information)
Women North Network (Address information)
Women Transforming Cities (Address information)
Worker Solidarity Network (Address information)

Direct Interests of the Lobbying Activity

Affiliates

Centre for Family Equity does not have any affiliates that could have a direct interest in the outcome of the lobbying activities

Other Affiliates

The activities of Centre for Family Equity 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 Centre for Family Equity:

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 child, youth, and family-family, accessible, affordable, and safe transit systems in BC including free transit for all youth 13-18 in every transit system in the province.	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 Decision by the Executive Council or a member of the Executive Council to have the private sector instead of the Crown provide goods or services to the government of British Columbia or a Provincial entity	Children and Families, Education, Health, Human Rights, Mental Health and Addictions, Municipal Affairs, Poverty, Regional Development, Transportation
Advocacy to address equitable access and inclusion to physical activities for low-income children in BC, including the streamlining of access to all subsidies through an improved, provincial managed process.	Development, establishment, amendment or termination of any program, policy, directive or guideline of the government of British Columbia or a Provincial entity	Children and Families, Health, Human Rights, Poverty
Advocacy to build and complete a universal school food lunch system for BC within the Ministry of Education that provides healthy meals every day for every child and youth in a BC public school.	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	Agriculture, Children and Families, Education, Health, Human Rights, Poverty
Advocacy to ensure low-income parents and caregivers in BC can access adequate legal aid, legal support, and access to justice in family law with a specific focus on lone mother survivors of family violence living below the poverty line.	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	Children and Families, Finances and Budgets, Health, Human Rights, Justice and Law Enforcement, Poverty
Advocacy to secure legislative, policy, and program changes to address lone mothers' economic inclusion in BC.	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	Advanced Education, COVID-19, Children and Families, Colleges & Universities, Education, Employment and Training, Finances and Budgets, Health, Housing, Human Rights, Indigenous Relations and Reconciliation, Infrastructure, Labour/Labour Relations, Mental Health and Addictions, Municipal Affairs, Non-Profit Organization, Poverty, Regional Development, Telecommunications, Transportation, Workplace Literacy
Advocacy to secure legislative, policy, and program change to impact the development of BC's publicly funded, publicly provided $10 a Day Childcare BC Centre system to serve all families in BC.	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	Advanced Education, COVID-19, Children and Families, Education, Employment and Training, Finances and Budgets, Health, Human Rights, Indigenous Relations and Reconciliation, Labour/Labour Relations, Mental Health and Addictions, Municipal Affairs, Non-Profit Organization, Poverty, Taxation and Finance
Advocacy to secure legislative, policy and program developments and changes to advance gender equality in BC.	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	Advanced Education, COVID-19, Children and Families, Colleges & Universities, Economic Development and Trade, Education, Employment and Training, Finances and Budgets, Health, Housing, Human Rights, Indigenous Relations and Reconciliation, Justice and Law Enforcement, Labour/Labour Relations, Mental Health and Addictions, Municipal Affairs, Non-Profit Organization, Poverty, Regional Development
Lobbing to expand BC's public health care system to include counselling as an MSP-billable service with a minimum of 24 hours per year of counselling for low-income parents and caregivers.	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	COVID-19, Children and Families, Health, Human Rights, Mental Health and Addictions, Poverty
Lobbying for law reform to ensure BC's School Act explicitly addresses and refers to racism and racial equity to ensure the province's K-12 public education system reflects BC's Anti-Racism Act and Anti-Racism Strategy.	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	Children and Families, Education, Health, Human Rights, Poverty
Lobbying regarding the development and expansion of TogetherBC, BC's poverty reduction strategy, and associated legislation.	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	Advanced Education, Children and Families, Education, Finances and Budgets, Health, Housing, Human Rights, Indigenous Relations and Reconciliation, Municipal Affairs, Poverty, Transportation

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

Agriculture and Food
Attorney General
BC Transit
Children and Family Development
Community, Sport and Cultural Development
Education and Child Care
Emergency Management and Climate Readiness
Finance
Health
Indigenous Relations and Reconciliation
Jobs and Economic Growth
Labour
Legal Services Society
Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly
Minister of State for Child Care and Children and Youth with Support Needs
Minister of State for Community Safety and Integrated Services
Minister of State for Local Governments and Rural Communities
Office of the Premier
Parliamentary Secretary for Anti-Racism Initiatives
Parliamentary Secretary for Community Development and Non-Profits
Parliamentary Secretary for Gender Equity
Parliamentary Secretary for Labour
Parliamentary Secretary for Rural Development
Parliamentary Secretary for Rural Health
Parliamentary Secretary for Transit
Post-Secondary Education and Future Skills
Social Development and Poverty Reduction
Tourism, Arts, Culture and Sport

Ministries/Provincial Entities in previous versions
- Jobs, Economic Development and Innovation

Who are the lobbyists?

In-house Lobbyists

Lobbyist

Contributions

Viveca Ellis
Subscribes to a Code of Conduct: No
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: No

Registration number: 1336-4289
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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
2026-03-06	No	Viveca Ellis	Jennifer Blatherwick, MLA for Coquitlam-Maillardville \| Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly Christine Boyle, MLA for Vancouver-Little Mountain \| Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly	View
2026-03-03	No	Viveca Ellis	Whitney Borowko, Executive Director \| Strategic Initiatives, Social Development and Poverty Reduction Sheila Malcolmson, MLA for Nanaimo-Gabriola Island \| Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly	View
2026-03-03	No	Viveca Ellis	Lisa Beare, MLA for Maple Ridge-Pitt Meadows \| Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly Michelle Lattimore, Assistant Deputy Minister \| Education and Child Care	View
2026-03-03	No	Viveca Ellis	Asha Bhat, Assistant Deputy Minister \| Gender Equity Office, Finance Jennifer Blatherwick, MLA for Coquitlam-Maillardville \| Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly	View
2026-02-04	No	Viveca Ellis	Diego Cardona, Senior Ministerial Advisor \| Minister's Office, Education and Child Care	View
2025-11-14	No	Viveca Ellis	Rohini Arora, MLA for Burnaby East \| Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly Jennifer Blatherwick, MLA for Coquitlam-Maillardville \| Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly Christine Boyle, MLA for Vancouver-Little Mountain \| Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly Sheila Malcolmson, Minister \| Social Development and Poverty Reduction	View
2025-11-12	No	Viveca Ellis	Diego Cardona, Senior Ministerial Advisor \| Minister's Office, Education and Child Care	View
2025-11-10	No	Viveca Ellis	Monica Cox, Assistant Deputy Minister \| Emergency Management BC, Emergency Management and Climate Readiness Kelly Greene, MLA for Richmond-Steveston \| Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly Maddie O'Neil-Johns, Ministerial Advisor \| Emergency Management and Climate Readiness Keith Preston, Executive Director, Policy and Legislation \| Emergency Management BC, Emergency Management and Climate Readiness	View
2025-11-05	No	Viveca Ellis	Diana Gibson, MLA for Oak Bay-Gordon Head \| Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly	View
2025-11-05	No	Viveca Ellis	Diana Gibson, MLA for Oak Bay-Gordon Head \| Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly	View
2025-08-22	No	Viveca Ellis	Kelly Greene, MLA for Richmond-Steveston \| Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly	View
2025-05-30	No	Viveca Ellis	Asha Bhat, Assistant Deputy Minister \| Gender Equity Office, Finance Karen Blackman, Assistant Deputy Minister \| Employment and Labour Market Services Division, Social Development and Poverty Reduction Rachel Holmes, ADM \| Labour	View
2025-05-09	No	Viveca Ellis	Kelly Greene, MLA for Richmond-Steveston \| Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly	View
2025-05-09	No	Viveca Ellis	Kiel Giddens, MLA for Prince George-Mackenzie \| Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly Nina Krieger, MLA for Victoria-Swan Lake \| Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly	View
2025-05-07	Yes	Viveca Ellis	Josie Osborne, MLA for Mid Island-Pacific Rim \| Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly	View

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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
Women and Gender Equality Canada	$557,070.00	2024-06-03 to 2026-03-31

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Date Modified:: 2026-01-19

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12-Month Lobbying Summary - Organization

Centre for Family Equity / Viveca Ellis, Executive Director

Who is lobbying?

Centre for Family Equity (Address & business activities)

Government Funding

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

Centre for Family Equity is working together with the following other entities for the purpose of lobbying:

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

Centre for Family Equity / Viveca Ellis, Executive Director

Centre for Family Equity (Address & business activities)

Government Funding

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

Centre for Family Equity is working together with the following other entities for the purpose of lobbying:

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

Centre for Family Equity - Address & business activities

Centre for Family Equity / Viveca Ellis, Executive Director

Urban Native Youth Association

Unite Here! Local 40

Westcoast LEAF

Vancouver and District Labour Council

Women Transforming Cities

Women North Network

Worker Solidarity Network

Gabriela BC

First Call Child and Youth Advocacy Society

ILWU Local 400 Marine Section

Health Sciences Association

New Westminster and District Labour Council

LET'S

Northern Feminist Institute for Research and Evaluation

New Westminster Schools

Pivot Legal Society

Pacific Immigrant Resources Society

Richmond North Centre NDP Constituency Association

Public Service Alliance of Canada BC Region

Small Change Fund

School District No. 40 - New Westminster

Sulong UBC

Society for Children and Youth

Aunt Leah's

BC Coalition to End Youth Homelessness

BC Alliance for Healthy Living Society

BC Federation of Labour

BC Community Alliance

BC Teachers' Federation

BC Poverty Reduction Coalition

Coalition of Progressive Electors

Better Transit Alliance

CUPE BC

Creating Accessible Neighbourhoods

Family Services of Greater Vancouver

Family Services of Greater Vancouver

Received Government Funding

ILWU Local 400 Marine Section 