Registration - Organization

Urban Development Institute / Anne McMullin, President & CEO

Registration Information

Organization name: Urban Development Institute
Previous Organization names
Senior Officer Name: Anne McMullin, President & CEO
Senior Officer Change History
Initial registration start date: 2010-04-08
Registration status: Active
Projected end date: No date provided
Registration number: 1811-3004

Associated Lobbying Activity Reports

Total number of Lobbying Activity Reports: 282

Lobbying Activity Reports - last 6 months: 18

Version 56 of 75 (2023-03-08 to 2023-04-01)

Registration versions:

Version 56 of 75 (2023-03-08 to 2023-04-01)

Lobbying Information

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 changes to the municipal development finance process to establish clear cost expectations for builders.	Development of any legislative proposal by the government of British Columbia, a Provincial entity or a member of the Legislative Assembly Development or enactment of any regulation, including the enactment of a regulation for the purposes of amending or repealing a regulation	Housing, Municipal Affairs
Advocating for continued provincial investment in transit and transit infrastructure in large urban regions of British Columbia, and tying municipal housing targets to transit infrastructure funding.	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, Municipal Affairs, Transportation
Advocating for engagement with the federal government on the application the GST to rental housing.	Development, establishment, amendment or termination of any program, policy, directive or guideline of the government of British Columbia or a Provincial entity	Housing
Advocating for increased Provincial partnerships with First Nations, educational institutions, transit authorities, and non-profits on housing development.	Development, establishment, amendment or termination of any program, policy, directive or guideline of the government of British Columbia or a Provincial entity	Housing
Advocating for stability in the annual allowable rent increase formula.	Development, establishment, amendment or termination of any program, policy, directive or guideline of the government of British Columbia or a Provincial entity	Housing
Advocating for streamlined processing to reduce the impact of layered government policies on application approval timelines.	Development, establishment, amendment or termination of any program, policy, directive or guideline of the government of British Columbia or a Provincial entity	Housing, Municipal Affairs
Advocating for support for renters and rental providers to mitigate the impacts of inflation on the rental market.	Development, establishment, amendment or termination of any program, policy, directive or guideline of the government of British Columbia or a Provincial entity	Housing
Advocating for the exploration of additional opportunities for the use of paramountcy on provincially owned lands for the purposes of housing delivery.	Development, establishment, amendment or termination of any program, policy, directive or guideline of the government of British Columbia or a Provincial entity	Housing
Advocating that developers not be required to initiate updates to project disclosure statements due to changes to the Contingency Reserve Fund requirement resulting from amendments to the Strata Property Act.	Development, establishment, amendment or termination of any program, policy, directive or guideline of the government of British Columbia or a Provincial entity	Housing
Advocating that Federal, provincial and territorial governments look at other approaches to reducing embodied carbon emissions before regulating them through building codes.	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	Energy, Housing
Advocating that the introduction of GHG intensity targets to the BC Energy Step Code coincide with the issuance of more detailed costing analysis and a detailed best practices guide.	Development or enactment of any regulation, including the enactment of a regulation for the purposes of amending or repealing a regulation	Environment, Municipal Affairs
Advocating that the Province align requirements for housing funding programs with other levels of government.	Development, establishment, amendment or termination of any program, policy, directive or guideline of the government of British Columbia or a Provincial entity	Housing
Advocating that the Rental Protection Fund not be linked to a right of first refusal to purchase based on the pre-emptive right model employed in Quebec.	Development or enactment of any regulation, including the enactment of a regulation for the purposes of amending or repealing a regulation	Housing
Advocating to create a better, more collaborative working relationship with BC Hydro, builders, and municipalities to alleviate the challenges in design and positioning of infrastructure through timely communication, and the creation of adequate infrastructure capacity to support new growth.	Development, establishment, amendment or termination of any program, policy, directive or guideline of the government of British Columbia or a Provincial entity	Energy, Infrastructure
Advocating to improve the efficiency and clarity of the provincial environmental regulatory framework such as the Water Sustainability Act permitting, provincial approvals for development on contaminated sites, and the Riparian Areas regulation.	Development, establishment, amendment or termination of any program, policy, directive or guideline of the government of British Columbia or a Provincial entity	Environment
Seeking additional measures to streamline the delivery of non-market and below-market housing.	Development, establishment, amendment or termination of any program, policy, directive or guideline of the government of British Columbia or a Provincial entity	Housing, Municipal Affairs
Seeking BC hydro engagement with municipalities on development of building electrification.	Development, establishment, amendment or termination of any program, policy, directive or guideline of the government of British Columbia or a Provincial entity	Environment, Municipal Affairs
Seeking Broader Public Sector (BPS) leadership with improvements in energy efficiency and reducing carbon in new construction.	Development, establishment, amendment or termination of any program, policy, directive or guideline of the government of British Columbia or a Provincial entity	Energy, Housing
Seeking changes to BC Hydro's tiered rate structure to mitigate the impact of building electrification.	Development, establishment, amendment or termination of any program, policy, directive or guideline of the government of British Columbia or a Provincial entity	Energy, Housing
Seeking changes to limit municipal public hearings for rezoning applications consistent with Official Community Plans or local plans.	Introduction, amendment, passage or defeat of any Bill or resolution in or before the Legislative Assembly	Housing, Municipal Affairs
Seeking changes to the municipal development finance model to remove Community Amenity Contribution expectations from rental housing projects.	Development, establishment, amendment or termination of any program, policy, directive or guideline of the government of British Columbia or a Provincial entity	Housing
Seeking consideration of minimum height and density targets and the removal of parking minimums in areas well-served by transit determined by robust assessments and a program of monitoring.	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
Seeking greater engagement with municipalities regarding the use of pre-zoning around transit.	Development, establishment, amendment or termination of any program, policy, directive or guideline of the government of British Columbia or a Provincial entity	Housing
Seeking greater engagement with municipalities to deliver market rental housing and remove barriers.	Development, establishment, amendment or termination of any program, policy, directive or guideline of the government of British Columbia or a Provincial entity	Housing, Municipal Affairs
Seeking improvements to BC Housing funding programs to support rental housing.	Development, establishment, amendment or termination of any program, policy, directive or guideline of the government of British Columbia or a Provincial entity	Housing
Seeking improvements to BC Hydro's extension fee policy and approach to infrastructure provision servicing new development.	Development, establishment, amendment or termination of any program, policy, directive or guideline of the government of British Columbia or a Provincial entity	Energy, Housing
Seeking increased Provincial engagement with municipalities regarding the provision of housing in areas of current and future transit investments.	Development, establishment, amendment or termination of any program, policy, directive or guideline of the government of British Columbia or a Provincial entity	Housing, Municipal Affairs
Seeking increased training capacity for skilled trades in B.C. additional training opportunities.	Development, establishment, amendment or termination of any program, policy, directive or guideline of the government of British Columbia or a Provincial entity	Employment and Training
Seeking in-stream protections for projects that have already begun marketing for future changes involving the Contingency Reserve Fund.	Development, establishment, amendment or termination of any program, policy, directive or guideline of the government of British Columbia or a Provincial entity	Housing
Seeking measures to reduce operating costs for rental housing.	Development, establishment, amendment or termination of any program, policy, directive or guideline of the government of British Columbia or a Provincial entity	Housing
Seeking Provincial engagement with Lower Mainland municipalities to align approval processes and streamline application processing for Water Sustainability Act (WSA)/Riparian Areas Protection Regulation (RAPR) authorizations.	Development, establishment, amendment or termination of any program, policy, directive or guideline of the government of British Columbia or a Provincial entity	Environment, Municipal Affairs
Seeking public sector leadership on mass timber construction and design.	Development, establishment, amendment or termination of any program, policy, directive or guideline of the government of British Columbia or a Provincial entity	Housing
Seeking regulation of suppliers to achieve GHG reductions in new construction as an alternative to building codes.	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	Energy, Housing
Seeking the ability for private rental operators to conduct income-eligibility testing for below-market housing units in accordance with municipal requirements.	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	Housing
Seeking the continuation of the Development Application Process Review and streamlining of Provincial approvals across multiple Ministries, which have contributed to delays in building project approvals.	Development, establishment, amendment or termination of any program, policy, directive or guideline of the government of British Columbia or a Provincial entity	Housing
Seeking the creation of new supports to incentivize increased housing development activity in growing communities across B.C.	Development, establishment, amendment or termination of any program, policy, directive or guideline of the government of British Columbia or a Provincial entity	Housing
Seeking the delayed implementation of proposed energy efficiency and greenhouse gas emission reduction proposals affecting the BC Building Code.	Development or enactment of any regulation, including the enactment of a regulation for the purposes of amending or repealing a regulation	Energy, Housing
Seeking the expanded use of Transit Supportive Agreements to initiate on-street parking regulations in areas located near rapid transit stations.	Development, establishment, amendment or termination of any program, policy, directive or guideline of the government of British Columbia or a Provincial entity	Housing, Municipal Affairs
Seeking the monitoring and evaluation of municipal use of new policy tools intended to streamline the approvals process for new housing.	Development, establishment, amendment or termination of any program, policy, directive or guideline of the government of British Columbia or a Provincial entity	Housing, Municipal Affairs
Seeking to establish mandatory application review timelines for development applications.	Development or enactment of any regulation, including the enactment of a regulation for the purposes of amending or repealing a regulation	Housing, Municipal Affairs
Seeking to reduce taxes applied to construction materials necessary for housing construction.	Introduction, amendment, passage or defeat of any Bill or resolution in or before the Legislative Assembly	Housing, Taxation and Finance

BC Ministries/Provincial Entities

British Columbia Hydro and Power Authority
Environment and Climate Change Strategy
Finance
Housing
Jobs, Economic Development and Innovation
Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly
Municipal Affairs
Office of the Premier
Transportation and Infrastructure

Organization Details

Senior Officer Name and Position during the Period of this Registration

Anne McMullin, President & CEO

Organization Contact Information

Urban Development Institute

Address:
1100-1050 West Pender
Vancouver, BC V6E 3S7
Canada

Telephone number: 604-669-9585
Fax number: 604-689-8691

Description of Activities

The Urban Development Institute is a non-profit association of the development industry and its related professions that is non-partisan in its activities. With over 850 corporate members, UDI Pacific represents thousands of individuals involved in all facets of land development and planning, including: developers, property managers, financial lenders, lawyers, engineers, planners, architects, appraisers, real estate professionals, local governments and government agencies.

Gifts or benefits provided by the organization

Gifts or Benefits Provided to Public Officer Holders
Name	Gift or Benefit Description	Circumstance	Date Given	Value Given
David Eby	Bottle of wine	Given as a token of gratitude or courtesy, in appreciation of the Minister's participation in a webinar discussion on housing.	2021-07-09	$37.00
David Eby	Bottle of wine	Given as a token of gratitude or courtesy, in appreciation of the Minister's participation in a panel discussion on housing.	2021-06-17	$30.00
David Eby	Box of chocolates	Given as a token of gratitude or courtesy, in appreciation of the Minister's participation as a speaker in an event on housing.	2022-06-09	$22.00
Josie Osborne	Bottle of wine	Given as a token of gratitude or courtesy, in appreciation of the Minister's participation in a panel discussion on municipal affairs.	2021-11-16	$35.00

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

Requested Government Funding

Funding Request made to:	Funding Requested	Date Requested
BC Assessment Authority	$2,000.00	2023-03-16
British Columbia Housing Management Commission	$10,000.00	2023-03-23

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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
Government of Canada (CERS)	$808.58	2022-03-31

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Coalition Members Information

Urban Development Institute is not a coalition member.

Affiliates with a Direct Interest in the Outcome

Urban Development Institute 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

Adam Cooper, UDI Capital Region Chapter Board Chair, Abstract Developments
- 301-1106 Cook St.
  Victoria, BC, BC V8V 3Z9
  Canada
Jon Stovell UDI Board Chair, Reliance Properties
- 111 Water Street, Suite 305
  Vancouver, BC V6E 1A7
  Canada
Luke Turri, UDI Okanagan Chapter Board Chair, Mission Group
- 1000-1631 Dickson Avenue
  Kelowna, BC V1Y 0B5
  Canada

Lobbyists Details

Lobbyists Employed by this Organization

Lobbyist

Contributions

Michael Drummond
Subscribes to a Code of Conduct: No
Former Public Office Holder in BC: No