Registration - Organization

Unifor / Lana Payne, National President

Registration Information

Organization name: Unifor
Senior Officer Name: Lana Payne, National President
Senior Officer Change History
Initial registration start date: 2020-09-13
Registration status: Active
Projected end date: No date provided
Registration number: 8718-3887

Associated Lobbying Activity Reports

Total number of Lobbying Activity Reports: 31

Lobbying Activity Reports - last 6 months: 1

Version 11 of 12 (2024-04-01 to 2024-12-02)

Registration versions:

Version 11 of 12 (2024-04-01 to 2024-12-02)

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
BC Transit	Development of any legislative proposal by the government of British Columbia, a Provincial entity or a member of the Legislative Assembly	Infrastructure
COVID-19 Vaccine	Development or enactment of any regulation, including the enactment of a regulation for the purposes of amending or repealing a regulation	COVID-19
Energy - With respect to the sustainability of the BC Energy Industry	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	Economic Development and Trade, Employment and Training, Energy, Environment, Industry, Infrastructure, Internal Trade, Labour/Labour Relations
Fishing - With respect to wild resource management and the ongoing sustainability of the fishing industry	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	Agriculture, Conservation, Economic Development and Trade, Environment, Fisheries
Forestry - With respect to timber rights, forestry land use management and pine beetle management	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	Conservation, Economic Development and Trade, Environment, Forestry, Industry
Hospitality, Casinos and Gaming - With respect to the promotion of the travel, tourism and entertainment industries within British Columbia	Development, establishment, amendment or termination of any program, policy, directive or guideline of the government of British Columbia or a Provincial entity	Arts and Culture, COVID-19, Economic Development and Trade, Employment and Training, Gaming and Lotteries, Industry, Liquor Control/Alcohol, Tourism
Labour Relations Code and Employment Standards Act - with respect to amendments to those statutes	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	Employment and Training, Labour/Labour Relations, Workplace Literacy
Pay equity.	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	Employment and Training
Pension Regulation - With respect to the promotion and health of defined benefit pension plans in British Columbia	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	Economic Development and Trade, Finances and Budgets, Labour/Labour Relations
Policy and program recommendations regarding the government's stimulus response measures related to COVID-19 economic recovery, specifically in the area of hospitality and transportation.	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	COVID-19
Transportation - Seeking Amendments to the Container Trucking Act	Introduction, amendment, passage or defeat of any Bill or resolution in or before the Legislative Assembly	Economic Development and Trade, Internal Trade, Labour/Labour Relations, Transportation
Subject matters added through an Lobbying Activity Report:
Development of policies to address and recognize intimate partner violence as an epidemic.	Development, establishment, amendment or termination of any program, policy, directive or guideline of the government of British Columbia or a Provincial entity	Health, Justice and Law Enforcement
Development of policy in response to US-Canada trade issues and potential disputes.	Development, establishment, amendment or termination of any program, policy, directive or guideline of the government of British Columbia or a Provincial entity	Economic Development and Trade

BC Ministries/Provincial Entities

B.C. Infrastructure Benefits Inc.
BC Pavilion Corporation (PavCo)
BC Transit
BC Transportation Financing Authority
British Columbia Liquor Distribution Branch
British Columbia Lottery Corporation
Destination BC Corp
Education and Child Care
Environment and Climate Change Strategy
Forest Enhancement Society of BC
Forestry Innovation Investment Ltd
Forests
Health
Indigenous Relations and Reconciliation
Innovate BC
Labour
Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly
Minister of State for Infrastructure and Transit
Office of the Premier
Parliamentary Secretary for Environment
Parliamentary Secretary for Gender Equity
Public Safety and Solicitor General
SkilledTradesBC
Social Development and Poverty Reduction
Transportation and Infrastructure
WorkSafeBC

Senior Officer Name and Position during the Period of this Registration

Lana Payne, National President

Organization Contact Information

Unifor

Address:
115 Gordon Baker Road
Toronto, ON M2H 3H9
Canada

Telephone number: 416-495-6546

Description of Activities

Unifor is the largest private sector trade union in Canada. We represent 315,000 private and public sector employees in in all regions of Canada, working in over 25 defined sectors of the economy, including resources, manufacturing, hospitality, communications and transportation. Over a third of our members are women. Over 28,000 of Unifor’s members are employed in British Columbia.

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

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
Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC)	$5,500,000.00	2021-09-29 to 2024-07-31
Ontario Ministry of Labour, Immigration, Training and Skills Development	$2,675,547.00	2023-12-01 to 2024-12-01

View all received government funding history

Coalition Members Information

Unifor is not a coalition member.

Affiliates with a Direct Interest in the Outcome

Unifor 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 Unifor 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

Josh Coles
Subscribes to a Code of Conduct: Yes
Former Public Office Holder in BC: No