Registration - Organization

Affiliation of Multicultural Societies and Service Agencies of BC / Katie Crocker, Chief Executive Officer

Registration Information

Organization name: Affiliation of Multicultural Societies and Service Agencies of BC
Senior Officer Name: Katie Crocker, Chief Executive Officer
Initial registration start date: 2020-05-04
Registration status: Active
Projected end date: No date provided
Registration number: 7220-3739

Associated Lobbying Activity Reports

Total number of Lobbying Activity Reports: 6

Lobbying Activity Reports - last 6 months: 0

Version 2 of 29 (2020-09-18 to 2020-11-10)

Registration versions:

Version 2 of 29 (2020-09-18 to 2020-11-10)

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
Advocacy regarding changes to B.C.’s Lobbying Legislation to exempt non-for-profit sector’s advocacy work from the reporting requirements in the Lobbyists Transparency Act	Development, establishment, amendment or termination of any program, policy, directive or guideline of the government of British Columbia or a Provincial entity	Non-Profit Organization
Amendment of activities to be delivered under an already signed funding contract with the Ministry of Jobs, Economic Development and Competitiveness.	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	Finances and Budgets, Non-Profit Organization
Policy and program recommendations around the Province's Strategic Plan on anti-racism. Public office holders from the Ministry of Jobs, Economic Development and Competitiveness, Immigrant Integration, Immigration Policy and Integration Branch were invited to Immigration Integration Coordination Committee (IICC SC) meeting where the public office holders provided program updates of their branch . AMSSA pointed out at the meeting that the Province’s Strategic Plan on anti-racism work needs to be sustainable and meaningful.	Development, establishment, amendment or termination of any program, policy, directive or guideline of the government of British Columbia or a Provincial entity	Non-Profit Organization
To discuss the issues the non-profit sector has identified in the sector’s efforts to navigate and comply with the Lobby Transparency Act.	Development, establishment, amendment or termination of any program, policy, directive or guideline of the government of British Columbia or a Provincial entity	Non-Profit Organization
To involve the not-for-profit sector in future decision-making processes that will impact the sector and to recognize the limited funding under which not-for-profits operate.	Development, establishment, amendment or termination of any program, policy, directive or guideline of the government of British Columbia or a Provincial entity	Non-Profit Organization

BC Ministries/Provincial Entities

Attorney General
Finance
Jobs, Economic Development and Competitiveness
Office of the Premier

Organization Details

Senior Officer Name and Position during the Period of this Registration

Katie Crocker, Chief Executive Officer

Organization Contact Information

Affiliation of Multicultural Societies and Service Agencies of BC

Address:
4445 Norfolk Street
Burnaby, BC V5G 0A7
Canada

Telephone number: 604-718-2780

Description of Activities

AMSSA is a provincial association that strengthens its member agencies and stakeholders, who serve newcomers and build culturally inclusive communities, with the knowledge, resources and support they need to fulfill their mandates.

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
Canadian Heritage	$10,000.00
Jobs, Economic Development and Competitiveness	$160,000.00	2020-02-04
Jobs, Economic Development and Competitiveness	$160,000.00
Ministry of Employment and Social Development Canada	$409,113.00	2020-01-28
Ministry of Employment and Social Development Canada	$409,113.00
Tourism, Arts and Culture	$240,000.00	2020-01-14
Tourism, Arts and Culture	$240,000.00
University of British Columbia	$5,000.00
WorkSafeBC	$75,000.00	2019-12-10
WorkSafeBC	$75,000.00

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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
Canadian Heritage	$198,461.00	2019-08-26 to 2021-06-30
Canadian Heritage	$9,273.60
Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada	$314,494.00	2020-03-23 to 2021-03-31
Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada	$314,494.00
Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC BCY)	$752,350.00	2020-04-01 to 2025-03-31
Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (NSIC)	$193,628.00	2020-04-01 to 2021-03-31
Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada BCY	$630,164.00	2020-04-01 to 2021-03-31
Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada BCY	$630,164.00
Jobs, Economic Development and Competitiveness	$170,449.00	2020-04-01 to 2021-03-31
Jobs, Economic Development and Competitiveness	$170,449.00
Ministry of Employment and Social Development Canada	$410,995.00	2020-04-22 to 2021-03-03
Ministry of Employment and Social Development Canada	$410,995.00
University of British Columbia	$7,500.00
WorkSafeBC	$75,000.00	2020-04-01 to 2021-03-31
WorkSafeBC	$75,000.00

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Coalition Members Information

Affiliation of Multicultural Societies and Service Agencies of BC is not a coalition member.

Affiliates with a Direct Interest in the Outcome

Affiliation of Multicultural Societies and Service Agencies of BC 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 Affiliation of Multicultural Societies and Service Agencies of BC 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

Lori Cameron
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: Not provided Sponsorship: Not provided Recall: Not provided
Lobbied a member of the Legislative Assembly, including a Minister or Premier, on behalf of this organization on or after 2020-09-21 and before 2024-09-21: Information not required when originally submitted	Political: No Sponsorship: No Recall: No

Katie Crocker
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: Not provided Sponsorship: Not provided Recall: Not provided
Lobbied a member of the Legislative Assembly, including a Minister or Premier, on behalf of this organization on or after 2020-09-21 and before 2024-09-21: Information not required when originally submitted	Political: No Sponsorship: No Recall: No

Michael Radano
Subscribes to a Code of Conduct: Yes
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: Not provided Sponsorship: Not provided Recall: Not provided
Lobbied a member of the Legislative Assembly, including a Minister or Premier, on behalf of this organization on or after 2020-09-21 and before 2024-09-21: Information not required when originally submitted	Political: No Sponsorship: No Recall: No

Affiliation of Multicultural Societies and Service Agencies of BC

Name change history

Name change history
Name	From	To
Affiliation of Multicultural Societies and Service Agencies of BC	2020-05-04	current

Affiliation of Multicultural Societies and Service Agencies of BC

Senior Officer History
Senior Officer Name	From (YYYY-MM-DD)	To (YYYY-MM-DD)

Katie Crocker, Chief Executive Officer (Organization)

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Designated Filers are required to submit a Lobbying Activity Report for each lobbying activity with a senior public officer holder. The name of the most senior paid officer (i.e. the designated filer) will appear on all in-house Lobbying Activity Reports, whether or not he/she participated in the activity.

Note: Lobbying Activity Reports are due on the 15^th day of each month for lobbying activities that took place in the previous month.

Results below are sorted by posted date, beginning with the most recent.

Results 1-6 of 6

Affiliation of Multicultural Societies and Service Agencies of BC
Organization

Senior Public Office Holders who were lobbied in this activity:
- Rachel Holmes, Assistant Deputy Minister | Municipal Affairs
Lobbying Activity date: 2021-06-16
Lobbyists who performed the lobbying activity: Katie Crocker
Posted date: 2021-07-15
Lobbying Activity number: 3739-11348 View Lobbying Activity Report
Affiliation of Multicultural Societies and Service Agencies of BC
Organization

Senior Public Office Holders who were lobbied in this activity:
- Rachel Holmes, Assistant Deputy Minister | Municipal Affairs
Lobbying Activity date: 2021-05-06
Lobbyists who performed the lobbying activity: Katie Crocker
Posted date: 2021-05-14
Lobbying Activity number: 3739-9361 View Lobbying Activity Report
Affiliation of Multicultural Societies and Service Agencies of BC
Organization

Senior Public Office Holders who were lobbied in this activity:
- Dr. Penny Bellam, Chair of the Vancouver Coastal Health Authority | Vancouver Coastal Health Authority
Lobbying Activity date: 2021-02-18
Lobbyists who performed the lobbying activity: Katie Crocker
Posted date: 2021-03-15
Lobbying Activity number: 3739-7108 View Lobbying Activity Report
Affiliation of Multicultural Societies and Service Agencies of BC
Organization

Senior Public Office Holders who were lobbied in this activity:
- John Horgan, Premier of British Columbia | Office of the Premier
Lobbying Activity date: 2020-11-16
Lobbyists who performed the lobbying activity: Katie Crocker
Posted date: 2020-12-16
Lobbying Activity number: 3739-4713 View Lobbying Activity Report
Affiliation of Multicultural Societies and Service Agencies of BC
Organization

Senior Public Office Holders who were lobbied in this activity:
- Honourable Carole James, Minster of Finance and Deputy Premier | Finance
- Richard Fyfe, Deputy Attorney General | Attorney General
Lobbying Activity date: 2020-09-29
Lobbyists who performed the lobbying activity: Katie Crocker, Michael Radano
Posted date: 2020-10-15
Lobbying Activity number: 3739-3651 View Lobbying Activity Report
Affiliation of Multicultural Societies and Service Agencies of BC
Organization

Senior Public Office Holders who were lobbied in this activity:
- Honourable John Horgan, Premier | Office of the Premier
- Honourable David Eby, Attorney General | Attorney General
- Richard Fyfe, Deputy Attorney General | Attorney General
Lobbying Activity date: 2020-06-02
Lobbyists who performed the lobbying activity: Katie Crocker
Posted date: 2020-09-16
Lobbying Activity number: 3739-2655 View Lobbying Activity Report

Date Modified:: 2024-11-13

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Registration - Organization

Affiliation of Multicultural Societies and Service Agencies of BC / Katie Crocker, Chief Executive Officer

Registration Information

Associated Lobbying Activity Reports

Version 2 of 29 (2020-09-18 to 2020-11-10)

Version 2 of 29 (2020-09-18 to 2020-11-10)

Details Regarding the Identified Subject Matter

BC Ministries/Provincial Entities

Senior Officer Name and Position during the Period of this Registration

Organization Contact Information

Description of Activities

Gifts or benefits provided by the organization

Contributors to the Lobbying Activity

Government Funding in the Last 12 Months

Requested Government Funding

Received Government Funding

Coalition Members Information

Affiliates with a Direct Interest in the Outcome

Other Persons or Organizations with Direct Interests