12-Month Lobbying Summary - Organization

B.C. Pharmacy Association / Geraldine Vance, CEO

Registration Summary

Currently active - Last Updated: 2023-09-15 - Projected End Date: 2030-12-31

Who is lobbying?

B.C. Pharmacy Association (Address & business activities)

Geraldine Vance, CEO

Government Funding

Did B.C. Pharmacy Association request or receive government funding within the last 12 months? No

Coalition Members Information

B.C. Pharmacy Association is not a coalition member.

Direct Interests of the Lobbying Activity

Affiliates

B.C. Pharmacy Association does not have any affiliates that could have a direct interest in the outcome of the lobbying activities

Other Affiliates

The activities of B.C. Pharmacy Association 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 B.C. Pharmacy Association:

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
Advocating for pharmacists' role in Suboxone therapy and renewing opioid agonist treatments to help in B.C's response to the opioid overdose crisis.	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	Mental Health and Addictions
COVID-19 vaccine and testing in community pharmacy	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
Discussions around the development or amendments to pharmacy programs or policies and the role pharmacists play in primary and public health in the province	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
Discussions around the development or amendments to pharmacy programs or policies and the role pharmacists play in primary and public health in the province	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
Discussions around the development or amendments to pharmacy programs or policies and the role pharmacists play in primary and public health in the province.	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, Mental Health and Addictions
Hearing updates on the latest PharmaCare information as it pertains to pharmacists.	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
Medication Review Services: Program Enhancements Through Telehealth & Virtual Care	Development, establishment, amendment or termination of any program, policy, directive or guideline of the government of British Columbia or a Provincial entity	Health
Meetings with the Ministry of Health and MLAs to provide updates on B.C.'s community pharmacists' work in the province on immunizations, opioid agonist treatment, COVID-19 impacts and all services provided by pharmacists.	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, Mental Health and Addictions
Planning for upcoming flu season. Requested update on PPE to support flu administration in community pharmacists.	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
Policy and program recommendations related to COVID-19 vaccination campaign.	Development, establishment, amendment or termination of any program, policy, directive or guideline of the government of British Columbia or a Provincial entity	Health
Promote the interests of pharmacists and pharmacies and their patients with representatives of Ministry of Health, Ministry of Mental Health and Addictions and the Premier's Office; exchange knowledge of mutual benefit.	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, Mental Health and Addictions
The role of pharmacists/pharmacies in delivering COVID-19 boosters	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
Vaccine administration and PPEs, Virtual provision of Medication Review Services, PSD re-organization & Pharmaceutical Care Management Strategy, Special Authority Transformation Project, Flu planning and distribution of flu vaccine, E-prescribing, Biosimilar phase 3, RFP for NRT program, Prescribers refusing to comply with legal prescription requirements	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

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
Finance
Fraser Health Authority
Health
Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly
Mental Health and Addictions
Provincial Health Services Authority
Vancouver Coastal Health Authority

Who are the lobbyists?

In-house Lobbyists

Lobbyist

Contributions

Devyani Basoodetsing
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: Information not required when originally submitted	Political: Not provided Sponsorship: Not provided Recall: Not provided

Chris Chiew
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: Information not required when originally submitted	Political: Not provided Sponsorship: Not provided Recall: Not provided

Angie Gaddy
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: Information not required when originally submitted	Political: Not provided Sponsorship: Not provided Recall: Not provided

Ishika Jain
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: Information not required when originally submitted	Political: Not provided Sponsorship: Not provided Recall: Not provided

Ann Johnston
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: Information not required when originally submitted	Political: Not provided Sponsorship: Not provided Recall: Not provided

Vince Lee
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: 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: Information not required when originally submitted	Political: Not provided Sponsorship: Not provided Recall: Not provided

Michael Mui
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: Information not required when originally submitted	Political: Not provided Sponsorship: Not provided Recall: Not provided

Kylee Power
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: Information not required when originally submitted	Political: Not provided Sponsorship: Not provided Recall: Not provided

Annette Robinson
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: Information not required when originally submitted	Political: Not provided Sponsorship: Not provided Recall: Not provided

Geraldine Vance
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: Information not required when originally submitted	Political: Not provided Sponsorship: Not provided Recall: Not provided

Jamie Wigston
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: Information not required when originally submitted	Political: Not provided Sponsorship: Not provided Recall: Not provided

Bryce Wong
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: Information not required when originally submitted	Political: Not provided Sponsorship: Not provided Recall: Not provided

Registration number: 2214-504
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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
2024-09-12	No	Geraldine Vance , Angie Gaddy , Bryce Wong	Elenore Sturko, MLA for Surrey South \| Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly	View
2024-09-09	Yes	Devyani Basoodetsing	Elenore Sturko, MLA for Surrey South \| Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly	View
2024-03-28	No	Ishika Jain	Bruce Ralston, MLA for Surrey-Whalley \| Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly	View
2024-03-28	No	Michael Mui	Harwinder Sandhu, MLA for Vernon-Monashee \| Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly	View
2024-03-27	No	Michael Mui	Roly Russell, MLA for Boundary-Similkameen \| Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly	View
2024-03-26	No	Ishika Jain	Harry Bains, MLA for Surrey-Newton \| Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly	View
2024-03-25	No	Michael Mui	Josie Osborne, MLA for Mid Island-Pacific Rim \| Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly	View
2024-03-22	No	Ishika Jain	Kelli Paddon, MLA for Chilliwack-Kent \| Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly	View
2024-03-22	No	Ishika Jain	Henry Yao, MLA for Richmond South Centre \| Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly	View
2024-03-21	No	Angie Gaddy	Katrine Conroy, MLA for Kootenay West \| Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly	View
2024-03-20	No	Ishika Jain	Aman Singh, MLA for Richmond-Queensborough \| Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly	View
2024-03-19	No	Ishika Jain	Megan Dykeman, MLA for Langley East \| Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly	View
2024-03-19	No	Ishika Jain	Megan Dykeman, MLA for Langley East \| Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly	View
2024-03-15	No	Ishika Jain	Pam Alexis, MLA for Abbotsford-Mission \| Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly	View
2024-03-15	No	Ishika Jain	Pam Alexis, MLA for Abbotsford-Mission \| Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly	View
2024-03-01	Yes	Michael Mui	Brittny Anderson, MLA for Nelson-Creston \| Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly Katrine Conroy, MLA for Kootenay West \| Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly Nathan Cullen, MLA for Stikine \| Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly Josie Osborne, MLA for Mid Island-Pacific Rim \| Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly Kelli Paddon, MLA for Chilliwack-Kent \| Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly Jennifer Rice, MLA for North Coast \| Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly Roly Russell, MLA for Boundary-Similkameen \| Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly Harwinder Sandhu, MLA for Vernon-Monashee \| Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly Nicholas Simons, MLA for Powell River-Sunshine Coast \| Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly	View
2024-02-29	Yes	Michael Mui	Pam Alexis, MLA for Abbotsford-Mission \| Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly Harry Bains, MLA for Surrey-Newton \| Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly Jagrup Brar, MLA for Surrey-Fleetwood \| Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly Fin Donnelly, MLA for Coquitlam-Burke Mountain \| Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly Megan Dykeman, MLA for Langley East \| Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly Mike Farnworth, MLA for Port Coquitlam \| Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly Ronna-Rae Leonard, MLA for Courtenay-Comox \| Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly Bowinn Ma, MLA for North Vancouver-Lonsdale \| Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly Lana Popham, MLA for Saanich South \| Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly Bruce Ralston, MLA for Surrey-Whalley \| Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly Doug Routley, MLA for Nanaimo-North Cowichan \| Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly Jinny Sims, MLA for Surrey-Panorama \| Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly Aman Singh, MLA for Richmond-Queensborough \| Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly Rachna Singh, MLA for Surrey-Green Timbers \| Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly Jennifer Whiteside, MLA for New Westminster \| Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly Henry Yao, MLA for Richmond South Centre \| Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly	View

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B.C. Pharmacy Association - Address & business activities

Address:

Suite 430
1200 West 73rd Avenue
Vancouver, BC V6P 6G5
Canada

Telephone number: 604-261-2092

Fax number: 604-261-2097

Contact information in previous versions
- Suite 430
  1200 West 73rd Avenue
  Vancouver, BC V6P 6G5
  Canada
  
  Telephone number: 604-269-2884
  
  Fax number: 604-261-2097
- Suite 1530
  1200 West 73rd Avenue
  Vancouver, BC V6P 6G5
  Canada
  
  Telephone number: 604-269-2884
  
  Fax number: 604-261-2097
- Suite 1530
  1200 West 73rd Avenue
  Vancouver, BC V6P 6G5
  Canada
  
  Telephone number: 604-269-2860
  
  Fax number: 604-261-2097
- Suite 1530
  1200 West 73rd Avenue
  Vancouver, BC V6P 6G5
  Canada
  
  Telephone number: 604-269-2868
  
  Fax number: 604-261-2097
- Suite 1530
  1200 West 73rd Avenue
  Vancouver, BC V6P 6G5
  Canada
  
  Telephone number: 604-269-2861
  
  Fax number: 604-261-2097
- #1530 1200 W 73rd Ave.
  
  Vancouver, BC V6P 6G5
  Canada
  
  Telephone number: 604-269-2860

Description of Activities:
The British Columbia Pharmacy Association (BCPhA) is an organization that supports and advances the professional and economic interests of community pharmacists and pharmacies in the province. The primary goal of the Association is to support pharmacists and pharmacy owners in the day-to-day delivery of pharmacy services. It supports pharmacy through training and resources along with advocacy. The BCPhA is the primary advocate for the profession and the business of community pharmacy in B.C.

Descriptions of the organization's activity in previous versions:
- The British Columbia Pharmacy Association (BCPhA) is an organization that supports and advances the professional and economic interests of community pharmacists and pharmacies in the province. The primary goal of the Association is to support pharmacists and pharmacy owners in the day-to-day delivery of pharmacy services. It supports pharmacy through training and resources along with advocacy. The BCPhA is the primary advocate for the profession and the business of community pharmacy in B.C.
- Promote the interests of pharmacists and pharmacies and their clients with representatives of Ministry of Health, Ministry of Mental Health and Addictions and the Premier's Office; exchange knowledge of mutual benefit.
- Represents the interests of community pharmacists and community pharmacies of British Columbia
- Represents the interests of pharmacists and pharmacies to British Columbia
- Represents the interests of pharmacists and pharmacies in British Columbia

Date Modified:: 2024-10-03

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