Registration - Organization

Tenant Resource & Advisory Centre / Andrew Sakamoto, Executive Director

Registration Information

Organization name: Tenant Resource & Advisory Centre
Senior Officer Name: Andrew Sakamoto, Executive Director
Initial registration start date: 2020-09-21
Registration status: Active
Projected end date: No date provided
Registration number: 7340-3819

Associated Lobbying Activity Reports

Total number of Lobbying Activity Reports: 20

Lobbying Activity Reports - last 6 months: 0

Version 2 of 11 (2020-12-09 to 2021-07-01)

Registration versions:

Version 2 of 11 (2020-12-09 to 2021-07-01)

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:

Subject matters added through an Lobbying Activity Report:
Specific Topics of Lobbying Communications	Intended Outcomes	Associated Subject Matters
Advocacy regarding changes to the Residential Tenancy Act, Residential Tenancy Regulation, and Residential Tenancy Branch dispute resolution process in order to enhance legal protections for residential tenants living in British Columbia.	Development of any legislative proposal by the government of British Columbia, a Provincial entity or a member of the Legislative Assembly 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 Development, establishment, amendment or termination of any program, policy, directive or guideline of the government of British Columbia or a Provincial entity	COVID-19, Housing
Subject matters added through an Lobbying Activity Report:
Advocacy regarding changes to the Residential Tenancy Act, Residential Tenancy Regulation, and Residential Tenancy Branch dispute resolution process in order to enhance legal protections for residential tenants living in British Columbia.	Development of any legislative proposal by the government of British Columbia, a Provincial entity or a member of the Legislative Assembly 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 Development, establishment, amendment or termination of any program, policy, directive or guideline of the government of British Columbia or a Provincial entity	COVID-19, Housing

BC Ministries/Provincial Entities

Attorney General and Minister responsible for Housing
British Columbia Housing Management Commission
Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly
Municipal Affairs

Ministries/Provincial Entities added through a Lobbying Activity Report

Attorney General

Senior Officer Name and Position during the Period of this Registration

Andrew Sakamoto, Executive Director

Organization Contact Information

Tenant Resource & Advisory Centre

Address:
208-698 Seymour Street
Vancouver, BC V6B 3K6
Canada

Telephone number: 604-255-3099 Ext. 222

Description of Activities

The Tenant Resource & Advisory Centre (TRAC) is a non-profit organization that offers free legal education and advocacy for residential tenants in British Columbia. In addition to providing direct services, we work with government to advocate for enhanced legal protections for tenants across the province.

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
Attorney General	$333,333.00	2020-09-15
Gaming and Enforcement - Community Gaming Grant	$36,000.00	2020-11-30

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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
Attorney General	$333,333.00	2020-12-01 to 2022-03-31
Gaming and Enforcement - Community Gaming Grant	$36,000.00	2021-03-01 to 2022-03-31

View all received government funding history

Coalition Members Information

Tenant Resource & Advisory Centre is not a coalition member.

Affiliates with a Direct Interest in the Outcome

Tenant Resource & Advisory Centre 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 Tenant Resource & Advisory Centre are not controlled or directed by another person or organization with a direct interest in the outcome of this undertaking.

Lobbyists Employed by this Organization

Lobbyist

Contributions

Michelle Beda
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 2020-09-21 and before 2024-09-21: Yes

Political: No
Sponsorship: No
Recall: No

Zuzana Modrovic
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 2020-09-21 and before 2024-09-21: Yes

Political: No
Sponsorship: No
Recall: No

Robert Patterson
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 2020-09-21 and before 2024-09-21: Yes

Political: No
Sponsorship: No
Recall: No

Andrew Sakamoto
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 2020-09-21 and before 2024-09-21: Yes

Political: No
Sponsorship: No
Recall: No

Tenant Resource & Advisory Centre

Name change history

Name change history
Name	From	To
Tenant Resource & Advisory Centre	2020-09-21	current

Tenant Resource & Advisory Centre

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

Andrew Sakamoto, Executive Director (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 1-20 of 20

Tenant Resource & Advisory Centre
Organization

Senior Public Office Holders who were lobbied in this activity:
- Andrew Prosser, Senior Policy Analyst | Housing
Lobbying Activity date: 2024-09-18
Lobbyists who performed the lobbying activity: Robert Patterson
Posted date: 2024-10-15
Lobbying Activity number: 3819-37718 View Lobbying Activity Report
Tenant Resource & Advisory Centre
Organization

Senior Public Office Holders who were lobbied in this activity:
- Jess Gunnarson, Executive Director | Housing
- Tyann Blewett, Director of Policy | Housing
Lobbying Activity date: 2024-09-10
Lobbyists who performed the lobbying activity: Andrew Sakamoto, Robert Patterson, Zuzana Modrovic
Posted date: 2024-10-15
Lobbying Activity number: 3819-37717 View Lobbying Activity Report
Tenant Resource & Advisory Centre
Organization

Senior Public Office Holders who were lobbied in this activity:
- Ravi Kahlon, Minister of Housing & Government House Leader | Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly
- Spencer Chandra Herbert, MLA for Vancouver West-end | Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly
Lobbying Activity date: 2024-08-19
Lobbyists who performed the lobbying activity: Andrew Sakamoto, Robert Patterson, Zuzana Modrovic
Posted date: 2024-09-15
Lobbying Activity number: 3819-37362 View Lobbying Activity Report
Tenant Resource & Advisory Centre
Organization

Senior Public Office Holders who were lobbied in this activity:
- Jess Gunnarson, Executive Director | Housing
Lobbying Activity date: 2024-06-25
Lobbyists who performed the lobbying activity: Andrew Sakamoto, Zuzana Modrovic
Posted date: 2024-07-15
Lobbying Activity number: 3819-36451 View Lobbying Activity Report
Tenant Resource & Advisory Centre
Organization

Senior Public Office Holders who were lobbied in this activity:
- Jess Gunnarson, Executive Director | Housing
Lobbying Activity date: 2024-05-15
Lobbyists who performed the lobbying activity: Robert Patterson
Posted date: 2024-06-13
Lobbying Activity number: 3819-35645 View Lobbying Activity Report
Tenant Resource & Advisory Centre
Organization

Senior Public Office Holders who were lobbied in this activity:
- Mark Hosak, Senior Ministerial Advisor | Housing
Lobbying Activity date: 2024-04-12
Lobbyists who performed the lobbying activity: Andrew Sakamoto, Robert Patterson
Posted date: 2024-05-06
Lobbying Activity number: 3819-34640 View Lobbying Activity Report
Tenant Resource & Advisory Centre
Organization

Senior Public Office Holders who were lobbied in this activity:
- Andrew Prosser, Senior Policy Analyst | Housing
Lobbying Activity date: 2024-02-29
Lobbyists who performed the lobbying activity: Robert Patterson
Posted date: 2024-03-15
Lobbying Activity number: 3819-33551 View Lobbying Activity Report
Tenant Resource & Advisory Centre
Organization

Senior Public Office Holders who were lobbied in this activity:
- Tyann Blewett, Director of Policy | Housing
Lobbying Activity date: 2024-02-27
Lobbyists who performed the lobbying activity: Andrew Sakamoto, Robert Patterson, Zuzana Modrovic
Posted date: 2024-03-15
Lobbying Activity number: 3819-33545 View Lobbying Activity Report
Tenant Resource & Advisory Centre
Organization

Senior Public Office Holders who were lobbied in this activity:
- Ravi Kahlon, MLA for Delta North | Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly
- Spencer Chandra Herbert, MLA for Vancouver-West End | Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly
Lobbying Activity date: 2024-01-18
Lobbyists who performed the lobbying activity: Andrew Sakamoto, Lasse Hvitved, Robert Patterson, Zuzana Modrovic
Posted date: 2024-02-13
Lobbying Activity number: 3819-32328 View Lobbying Activity Report
Tenant Resource & Advisory Centre
Organization

Senior Public Office Holders who were lobbied in this activity:
- David Eby, MLA for Vancouver-Point Grey | Office of the Premier
- Ravi Kahlon, MLA for Delta North | Housing
Lobbying Activity date: 2023-06-20
Lobbyists who performed the lobbying activity: Andrew Sakamoto, Michelle Beda, Robert Patterson, Zuzana Modrovic
Posted date: 2023-07-19
Lobbying Activity number: 3819-27771 View Lobbying Activity Report
Tenant Resource & Advisory Centre
Organization

Senior Public Office Holders who were lobbied in this activity:
- Ravi Kahlon, Minister of Housing | Housing
- Spencer Chandra Herbert, MLA Vancouver-West End | Housing
Lobbying Activity date: 2023-02-14
Lobbyists who performed the lobbying activity: Andrew Sakamoto, Robert Patterson, Zuzana Modrovic
Posted date: 2023-03-15
Lobbying Activity number: 3819-24262 View Lobbying Activity Report
Tenant Resource & Advisory Centre
Organization

Senior Public Office Holders who were lobbied in this activity:
- Murray Rankin, MLA for Oak Bay-Gordon Head | Attorney General and Minister responsible for Housing
Lobbying Activity date: 2022-09-06
Lobbyists who performed the lobbying activity: Andrew Sakamoto, Lasse Hvitved, Robert Patterson, Zuzana Modrovic
Posted date: 2022-10-14
Lobbying Activity number: 3819-21505 View Lobbying Activity Report
Tenant Resource & Advisory Centre
Organization

Senior Public Office Holders who were lobbied in this activity:
- Murray Rankin, MLA for Oak Bay-Gordon Head | Attorney General and Minister responsible for Housing
- Richard Rogers, Acting Executive Director | Attorney General and Minister responsible for Housing
Lobbying Activity date: 2022-08-18
Lobbyists who performed the lobbying activity: Andrew Sakamoto, Lasse Hvitved, Robert Patterson, Zuzana Modrovic
Posted date: 2022-09-14
Lobbying Activity number: 3819-20825 View Lobbying Activity Report
Tenant Resource & Advisory Centre
Organization

Senior Public Office Holders who were lobbied in this activity:
- Teri Collins, Assistant Deputy Minister | Attorney General and Minister responsible for Housing
Lobbying Activity date: 2022-04-29
Lobbyists who performed the lobbying activity: Andrew Sakamoto, Robert Patterson, Zuzana Modrovic
Posted date: 2022-05-12
Lobbying Activity number: 3819-18268 View Lobbying Activity Report
Tenant Resource & Advisory Centre
Organization

Senior Public Office Holders who were lobbied in this activity:
- Kathy Elder, Executive Director | Attorney General and Minister responsible for Housing
- Tyann Blewett, Director of Policy & Legislation | Attorney General and Minister responsible for Housing
Lobbying Activity date: 2021-11-30
Lobbyists who performed the lobbying activity: Andrew Sakamoto, Michelle Beda, Robert Patterson, Zuzana Modrovic
Posted date: 2021-12-10
Lobbying Activity number: 3819-14623 View Lobbying Activity Report
Tenant Resource & Advisory Centre
Organization

Senior Public Office Holders who were lobbied in this activity:
- Roxanne De Souza, Senior Policy Analyst | Attorney General and Minister responsible for Housing
Lobbying Activity date: 2021-07-19
Lobbyists who performed the lobbying activity: Andrew Sakamoto, Robert Patterson, Zuzana Modrovic
Posted date: 2021-08-11
Lobbying Activity number: 3819-11742 View Lobbying Activity Report
Tenant Resource & Advisory Centre
Organization

Senior Public Office Holders who were lobbied in this activity:
- Kathy Elder, Executive Director | Attorney General and Minister responsible for Housing
Lobbying Activity date: 2021-02-26
Lobbyists who performed the lobbying activity: Andrew Sakamoto
Posted date: 2021-03-15
Lobbying Activity number: 3819-7182 View Lobbying Activity Report
Tenant Resource & Advisory Centre
Organization

Senior Public Office Holders who were lobbied in this activity:
- David Eby, Attorney General | Attorney General and Minister responsible for Housing
- Kathy Elder, Executive Director | Attorney General and Minister responsible for Housing
Lobbying Activity date: 2021-02-22
Lobbyists who performed the lobbying activity: Andrew Sakamoto, Robert Patterson, Zuzana Modrovic
Posted date: 2021-03-15
Lobbying Activity number: 3819-7181 View Lobbying Activity Report
Tenant Resource & Advisory Centre
Organization

Senior Public Office Holders who were lobbied in this activity:
- Jade Ashbourne, Senior Ministerial Assistant | Municipal Affairs
- Gala Milne, Senior Ministerial Assistant | Attorney General
- Derrick Harder, Senior Ministerial Assistant | Attorney General
Lobbying Activity date: 2020-12-09
Lobbyists who performed the lobbying activity: Andrew Sakamoto
Posted date: 2021-01-08
Lobbying Activity number: 3819-4930 View Lobbying Activity Report
Tenant Resource & Advisory Centre
Organization

Senior Public Office Holders who were lobbied in this activity:
- Tyann Blewett, Director of Policy | Municipal Affairs and Housing
Lobbying Activity date: 2020-09-21
Lobbyists who performed the lobbying activity: Andrew Sakamoto
Posted date: 2020-10-15
Lobbying Activity number: 3819-3718 View Lobbying Activity Report

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Tenant Resource & Advisory Centre / Andrew Sakamoto, Executive Director

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Associated Lobbying Activity Reports

Version 2 of 11 (2020-12-09 to 2021-07-01)

Version 2 of 11 (2020-12-09 to 2021-07-01)

Details Regarding the Identified Subject Matter

Subject matters added through an Lobbying Activity Report:

BC Ministries/Provincial Entities

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Senior Officer Name and Position during the Period of this Registration

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Description of Activities

Gifts or benefits provided by the organization

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Requested Government Funding

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Coalition Members Information

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