Registration - Organization

Dogwood Initiative (Forest Futures) / Matt Takach, Operations Director

Registration Information

Organization name: Dogwood Initiative (Forest Futures)
Senior Officer Name: Matt Takach, Operations Director
Initial registration start date: 2020-05-04
Registration status: Active
Projected end date: No date provided
Registration number: 6386-3244

Associated Lobbying Activity Reports

Total number of Lobbying Activity Reports: 46

Lobbying Activity Reports - last 6 months: 0

Version 2 of 25 (2020-05-04 to 2020-06-22)

Registration versions:

Version 2 of 25 (2020-05-04 to 2020-06-22)

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

Subject matters added through an Lobbying Activity Report:
Specific Topics of Lobbying Communications	Intended Outcomes	Associated Subject Matters
Building support for COVID-19 recovery spending on projects that advance our climate goals.	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	Energy, Environment, Finances and Budgets
Building support for local and Indigenous communities to develop new renewable energy projects	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	Energy, Environment, Finances and Budgets, Indigenous Relations and Reconciliation
Building support for lowering the voting age.	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	Elections
Building support for made-in-BC climate action financing.	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	Energy, Environment, Finances and Budgets
Encouraging the B.C. government to wind down public financing of, and protect public safety with respect to, fossil fuel infrastructure.	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 Development, establishment, amendment or termination of any program, policy, directive or guideline of the government of British Columbia or a Provincial entity	COVID-19, Energy, Environment, Finances and Budgets
Subject matters added through an Lobbying Activity Report:
Building support for COVID-19 recovery spending on projects that advance our climate goals.	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	Energy, Environment, Finances and Budgets
Building support for local and Indigenous communities to develop new renewable energy projects	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	Energy, Environment, Finances and Budgets, Indigenous Relations and Reconciliation
Building support for made-in-BC climate action financing.	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	Energy, Environment, Finances and Budgets
Encouraging the B.C. government to wind down public financing of, and protect public safety with respect to, fossil fuel infrastructure.	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 Development, establishment, amendment or termination of any program, policy, directive or guideline of the government of British Columbia or a Provincial entity	COVID-19, Energy, Environment, Finances and Budgets

BC Ministries/Provincial Entities

Attorney General
British Columbia Hydro and Power Authority
Energy, Mines and Petroleum Resources
Environment and Climate Change Strategy
Finance
Indigenous Relations and Reconciliation
Transportation and Infrastructure

Ministries/Provincial Entities added through a Lobbying Activity Report

Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly

Organization Details

Senior Officer Name and Position during the Period of this Registration

Matt Takach, Operations Director

Organization Contact Information

Dogwood Initiative (Forest Futures)

Address:
PO Box 8701
Victoria, BC V8W 3S3
Canada

Telephone number: 250-370-9930 Ext. 21
Fax number: 250-370-9990

Description of Activities

We organize local people to win back control of our environment, energy and democracy in B.C.

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

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
Government of Canada - Canada Emergency Business Account (CEBA)	$10,000.00	2020-04-20
Government of Canada - Canada Emergency Wage Subsidy (CEWS)	$12,635.24	2020-06-12
Government of Canada - Canada Emergency Wage Subsidy (CEWS)	$28,552.00	2020-05-20
Service Canada - Canada Summer Jobs	$52,560.00	2020-02-17
Service Canada - Canada Summer Jobs	$52,560.00	2020-04-02
Service Canada - Canada Summer Jobs	$52,560.00	2020-05-01
Service Canada - Canada Summer Jobs	$52,560.00

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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 - Canada Emergency Business Account (CEBA)	$20,000.00	2020-04-27 to 2020-12-23
Government of Canada - Canada Emergency Business Account (CEBA)	$40,000.00
Government of Canada - Canada Emergency Wage Subsidy (CEWS)	$530,730.60	2020-03-31 to 2021-12-07
Government of Canada - Canada Emergency Wage Subsidy (CEWS)	$18,291.00
Service Canada - Canada Summer Jobs	$72,738.00	2019-08-01 to 2022-09-28
Service Canada - Canada Summer Jobs	$3,878.00

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Coalition Members Information

Dogwood Initiative (Forest Futures) is not a coalition member.

Affiliates with a Direct Interest in the Outcome

Dogwood Initiative (Forest Futures) 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 Dogwood Initiative (Forest Futures) 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

Lobbyist

Contributions

Laura Benson
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 2017-04-11 and before 2020-09-21: Information not required when originally submitted

Political: Yes
Sponsorship: No
Recall: No

Cheryl Cameron
Subscribes to a Code of Conduct: No
Former Public Office Holder in BC: No