Lobbying Activity Report

3360-38472

Organization: BC Professional Fire Fighters' Association
Associated registration: 6725-3360-12
Lobbying Activity date: 2024-12-17
Arranged a meeting: No
Posted date: 2024-12-29

In-house lobbyists who participated in the lobbying activity: Todd Schierling
Brian Catinus
Senior Public Office Holders who were lobbied in this activity: Garry Begg, Minister
Public Safety and Solicitor General

Claire Edmonds, Ministerial Assistant
Minister's office, Public Safety and Solicitor General
 
Subject Matter of the Lobbying Activity
Specific Topics of Lobbying Communications Intended Outcomes Associated Subject Matters
Inclusion of all cancers under the Workers Compensation Act to be added to the presumptive list of cancers.
  • 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
Health, Labour/Labour Relations
Mental Health and Addiction/Psychological support
  • 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
Endorsement of BluePrint's Proposal Resilience Program Funding for Fire Fighters and Police Officers. Footnote1
  • 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
Health, Labour/Labour Relations Footnote1
Ensuring Firefighters Are Protected from PFAS (Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances); Endorsement of UBCM 2024 Resolution NR37 Provincial Funding for PFAS-Free Firefighting Gear;
Provide provincial subsidy funding specifically for the procurement of PFAS-free bunker gear for all BC firefighters, to prioritize their health and safety while ensuring their gear meets the highest standards of protection and safety without the use of PFAS and exposure to the harmful effects of these forever chemicals, and work towards the introduction of alternatives to PFAS-containing fire retardant foam. Footnote1
  • Introduction, amendment, passage or defeat of any Bill or resolution in or before the Legislative Assembly
  • 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, Health, Labour/Labour Relations Footnote1
Ensuring Public and Firefighter Safety through safe Building Codes; We ask that the code be repealed and deferred to the Canadian Board for Harmonized Construction Codes (CBHCC) to develop the National Model
Codes. There are significant public and first responder safety concerns with Single Exit Stairways (SES). Footnote1
  • 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
Housing, Labour/Labour Relations Footnote1
 
Senior officer who filed this Lobbying Activity Report: Todd Schierling
 
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.
 
  1. Footnote1  Indicates new information that was added through a Lobbying Activity Report.

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