Lobbying Activity Report

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Organization: Alma Mater Society of the University of British Columbia Vancouver
Associated registration: 1530-103-7
Lobbying Activity date: 2023-02-15
Arranged a meeting: No
Posted date: 2023-03-13

In-house lobbyists who participated in the lobbying activity: Erin Co
Emelia Neufeld
Senior Public Office Holders who were lobbied in this activity: Pam Alexis, MLA for Abbotsford-Mission
Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly

Brittny Anderson, MLA for Nelson-Creston
Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly

Michele Babchuk, MLA for North Island
Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly

Brenda Bailey, MLA for Vancouver-False Creek
Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly

Harry Bains, MLA for Surrey-Newton
Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly

Spencer Chandra Herbert, MLA for Vancouver-West End
Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly

Dan Coulter, MLA for Chilliwack
Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly

Nathan Cullen, MLA for Stikine
Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly

Mitzi Dean, MLA for Esquimalt-Metchosin
Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly

Grace Lore, MLA for Victoria-Beacon Hill
Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly

Bowinn Ma, MLA for North Vancouver-Lonsdale
Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly

Sheila Malcolmson, MLA for Nanaimo
Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly

Josie Osborne, MLA for Mid Island-Pacific Rim
Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly

Bobbi Plecas, Deputy Minister
Advanced Education and Skills Training

Murray Rankin, MLA for Oak Bay-Gordon Head
Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly

Roly Russell, MLA for Boundary-Similkameen
Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly

Niki Sharma, MLA for Vancouver-Hastings
Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly

Rachna Singh, MLA for Surrey-Green Timbers
Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly

Henry Yao, MLA for Richmond South Centre
Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly
 
Subject Matter of the Lobbying Activity
Specific Topics of Lobbying Communications Intended Outcomes Associated Subject Matters
Expanding the BC Student Loan Forgiveness Program - Recommending creating a third category under the BC Loan Forgiveness Program for those working in healthcare and social assistance to help mitigate the health care shortage by incentivizing more post-secondary and graduate students to pursue these career paths, thereby addressing the anticipated labor gap.
  • Development, establishment, amendment or termination of any program, policy, directive or guideline of the government of British Columbia or a Provincial entity
 Advanced Education, Colleges & Universities, Employment and Training, Finances and Budgets
Increased Student Financial Aid. This includes increasing the maximum receivable amount for the BC Access Grant for all categories of students, and recommending that the province remove parental contributions from the formula of qualification for the provincial portion of student loans.
  • 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
  • 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
 Advanced Education, Colleges & Universities, Finances and Budgets
Supporting the BC Student Housing Loan Program - Recommended continuing with consistent, annual investments to the BC Student Housing Loan Program and to standardize the funding process for public post-secondary institutions to ensure more on-campus housing can be built for students.
  • 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
  • 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
 Advanced Education, Colleges & Universities, Housing
 
Senior officer who filed this Lobbying Activity Report: Keith Hester
 
The above name is that of the most senior paid officer who is responsible for filing a Lobbying Activity Report for the organization (the Designated Filer), whether that person participated in this lobbying activity or not.
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