Lobbying Information
Subject Matter of the Lobbying Activities
Details Regarding the Identified Subject Matter
Details Regarding the Identified Subject Matter
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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:
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Yes
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Intended Outcomes |
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Achieve amendment of Section 8 (2) (f) of the Recycling Regulation to clarify that all producer responsibility agencies with approved stewardship plans are required to publish independently audited financial statements.
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Development or enactment of any regulation, including the enactment of a regulation for the purposes of amending or repealing a regulation
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Environment
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Address inequity (and free-riders) in the extended producer responsibility regime (under the Recycling Regulation) by increasing compliance and enforcement, and changes to policy directives from the Ministry of Environment and Parks.
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Development or enactment of any regulation, including the enactment of a regulation for the purposes of amending or repealing a regulation
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Development, establishment, amendment or termination of any program, policy, directive or guideline of the government of British Columbia or a Provincial entity
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Environment
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Amendment Bicycle Safety Helmet Standards Regulation to include relevant European Union standard
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Development or enactment of any regulation, including the enactment of a regulation for the purposes of amending or repealing a regulation
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Transportation
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Ensure that the extended producer responsibility regime (part of the Recycling Regulation) is affordable to consumers and businesses and that operating impacts to businesses do not continue to substantially increase the cost of doing business in British Columbia. Achieve amendments to the Recycling Regulation that: (a) require all Producer Responsibility Organizations (PROs) to publicly report financial and non-financial results, (b) achieve a level playing-field by increasing compliance by those businesses not registering, reporting and remitting for the packaging and products that they introduce to the British Columbia market (principally foreign-based entities), (c) require that all recyclable products and packaging either be managed consistently with best environmental outcomes, or, returned to the PRO with an approved extended producer responsibility plan for processing consistent with the approved plan, and (d) ensure packaging and paper products (inclusive of canisters and cylinders) are included in Schedule 5.
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Development or enactment of any regulation, including the enactment of a regulation for the purposes of amending or repealing a regulation
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Development, establishment, amendment or termination of any program, policy, directive or guideline of the government of British Columbia or a Provincial entity
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Environment
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Increase government action to address retail crime and safety including organized retail crime. This includes: (a) more resources for policing, (b) speedier, more impactful prosecution of offenders to end the plague that the same store employees being victimized multiple times in short time spans, (c) significantly more effort to stem organized retail crime and the resale of goods including through unregulated online marketplaces.
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Introduction, amendment, passage or defeat of any Bill or resolution in or before the Legislative Assembly
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Development or enactment of any regulation, including the enactment of a regulation for the purposes of amending or repealing a regulation
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Development, establishment, amendment or termination of any program, policy, directive or guideline of the government of British Columbia or a Provincial entity
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Justice and Law Enforcement
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Reform of the Labour Relations Board not limited to: positions, succession planning, compensation and benefits; establish conditions for recruitment and retention of expert board members; form or expand expert advisory committee to provide recommendations, advice and support to the Ministry of Labour on succession planning and recruitment; provide support to the board for (i) improved performance standards, (ii) continuing board development, education and training, (iii) increases the regular exchange of common issues, developments and industry and labour perspectives between the board, employers and labour; (iv) more effective and timely case management to allow certainty and predictability.
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Development or enactment of any regulation, including the enactment of a regulation for the purposes of amending or repealing a regulation
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Development, establishment, amendment or termination of any program, policy, directive or guideline of the government of British Columbia or a Provincial entity
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Labour/Labour Relations
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BC Ministries/Provincial Entities
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Agriculture and Food
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Attorney General
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Environment and Parks
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Finance
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Jobs and Economic Growth
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Labour
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Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly
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Minister of State for Community Safety and Integrated Services
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Office of the Premier
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Public Safety and Solicitor General
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Transportation and Transit
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WorkSafeBC
Organization Details
Senior Officer Name and Position during the Period of this Registration
Kim Furlong,
President & CEO
Organization Contact Information
Retail Council of Canada
Address:
800-1881 Yonge Street
Toronto, ON M4S 3C4
Canada
Description of Activities
Retail is Canada’s largest private sector employer. Over 321,000 (February 2026) residents of British Columbia work directly in the retail industry. Retail impacts hundreds of thousands of related jobs in wholesale, transportation, information technology, legal and accounting professions. The sector annually generates $17 billion (2024 data) in wages and employee benefits for British Columbians. Core retail sales (excluding vehicles and gasoline) in B.C. were $77 billion in 2025. The Retail Council of Canada (RCC) is a not-for-profit industry-funded association that represents small, medium and large retail businesses in every community across the country. As the Voice of Retail™, we proudly represent British Columbia storefronts in all retail formats, including department, grocery, pharmacy, convenience, specialty, discount and independent retailers, as well as online merchants and quick-service restaurants.
Gifts or benefits provided by the organization
Gifts or Benefits Provided to Public Officer Holders
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Value Given |
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Contributors to the Lobbying Activity
No person or organization contributed over $1000CDN, within the preceding 12 months, toward the lobbying activity on behalf of the organization that has a direct interest in the outcome of the lobbying activity.
Government Funding in the Last 12 Months
Note: The requirement to provide all government funding requested in the last 12 months was no longer required after May 27, 2025.
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.
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Source of Government Funding
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Funding Received
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Date/Period Received
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Province of Quebec OQLF Retail Trade French Lang Project
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$22,650.00
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2026-03-09
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Other Entities (working together for the purposes of lobbying) Information
Retail Council of Canada is not working together with any other entity for the purpose of lobbying.
Affiliates with a Direct Interest in the Outcome
Retail Council of Canada does not have any affiliates that could have a direct interest in the outcome of the lobbying activities
Other Persons or Organizations with Direct Interests
The activities of Retail Council of Canada are not controlled or directed by another person or organization with a direct interest in the outcome of this undertaking.
Lobbyists Details
Lobbyists Employed by this Organization
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Lobbyist
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Contributions
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Karl Littler
Subscribes to a Code of Conduct:
Yes
Former Public Office Holder in BC:
No
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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
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Political:
No
Sponsorship:
No
Recall:
No
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Greg Wilson
Subscribes to a Code of Conduct:
Yes
Former Public Office Holder in BC:
No
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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
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Political:
Yes
Sponsorship:
No
Recall:
No
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