Registration - Consultant Lobbyist

Association of Book Publishers of British Columbia / Michael Cunningham, Consultant Lobbyist

Registration Information

Client name: Association of Book Publishers of British Columbia
Lobbyist name: Michael Cunningham, Consultant Lobbyist
Initial registration start date: 2019-02-14
Registration status: Inactive
Registration number: 1245-184

Associated Lobbying Activity Reports

Total number of Lobbying Activity Reports: 1

Lobbying Activity Reports - last 6 months: 0

Version 9 of 10 (2022-08-01 to 2023-02-13)

Registration versions:

Version 9 of 10 (2022-08-01 to 2023-02-13)

Lobbying Information

Subject Matter of the Lobbying Activities

Details Regarding the Identified Subject Matter

Will the consultant lobbyist be arranging meetings between a public office holder and the client for the purpose of attempting to influence any of the matters listed:

Yes

Specific Topics of Lobbying Communications	Intended Outcomes	Associated Subject Matters
Advocacy for funding to support the economic recovery of BC book publishers through the COVID-19 crisis.	Development, establishment, amendment or termination of any program, policy, directive or guideline of the government of British Columbia or a Provincial entity 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	Arts and Culture, COVID-19, Small Business
Advocacy for increased funding to the BC Arts Council and Creative BC to support BC book publishers through their respective programs.	Development, establishment, amendment or termination of any program, policy, directive or guideline of the government of British Columbia or a Provincial entity 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	Arts and Culture, Finances and Budgets
Advocacy for increased support for small-to-medium enterprises in the domestic and international business development through funding and economic development programs.	Development, establishment, amendment or termination of any program, policy, directive or guideline of the government of British Columbia or a Provincial entity 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	Economic Development and Trade, Finances and Budgets, International Trade, Small Business
Advocacy for programs that support Reconciliation with Indigenous peoples through writing, publishing, and education.	Development, establishment, amendment or termination of any program, policy, directive or guideline of the government of British Columbia or a Provincial entity 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	Arts and Culture, Education, Indigenous Relations and Reconciliation
Advocacy for the maintenance and extension of the BC Book Publishing Tax Credit, including the elimination of its sunset clause	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	Finances and Budgets, Taxation and Finance
Advocacy for the Ministries of Education to enter into a print and digital licence with Access Copyright to ensure creators are fairly compensated for the use of their material in classrooms.	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	Advanced Education, Education, Finances and Budgets
Advocacy to incentivize the purchase of BC-published books for K-12 schools and mandate their inclusion in the BC curriculum.	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	Education, Finances and Budgets
Advocacy to support the purchase of BC-published content by public libraries.	Development, establishment, amendment or termination of any program, policy, directive or guideline of the government of British Columbia or a Provincial entity 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	Education, Finances and Budgets

BC Ministries/Provincial Entities

Advanced Education and Skills Training
Education
Finance
Indigenous Relations and Reconciliation
Jobs, Economic Recovery and Innovation
Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly
Tourism, Arts, Culture and Sport

Contingency Information

Payment to the consultant lobbyist by the client, in whole or in part, is not contingent on the outcome of this lobbying activity.
Payment to the consultant lobbyist by the client, in whole or in part, is not contingent on the success in arranging a meeting with public office holders on behalf of the client.

Client Details

Client Contact Information

Association of Book Publishers of British Columbia

Address:
600-402 W. Pender St.
Vancouver, BC V6B 1T6
Canada

Telephone number: 604-684-0228
Website: www.books.bc.ca

Description of Business Activities

The Association of Book Publishers of BC (ABPBC) is a provincial association of BC owned and controlled book publishing companies. The ABPBC works to support the long-term health and success of the Canadian-owned book industry in British Columbia.

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 Arts Council	$30,000.00	2022-01-19
Canada Council for the Arts	$144,000.00	2022-03-09
Canada Council for the Arts (Reopening Grant)	$14,400.00	2021-11-04
City of Vancouver	$28,000.00	2021-12-04
Creative BC (Operating)	$75,000.00	2021-12-16
Creative BC (Project)	$20,000.00	2021-12-16
Department of Canadian Heritage (Canada Book Fund - Marketing and Professional Development)	$200,000.00	2022-03-15

View all requested government funding history

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
BC Arts Council	$30,000.00	2022-04-10
Canada Council for the Arts	$72,000.00	2021-01-01 to 2021-12-31
Canada Council for the Arts (Reopening Grant)	$14,400.00	2022-01-11
City of Vancouver	$23,000.00	2021-01-31 to 2021-12-31
Creative BC	$55,000.00	2021-01-01 to 2021-12-31
Creative BC (Operating)	$55,000.00	2021-01-01 to 2021-12-31
Creative BC (Project)	$20,000.00	2021-12-16
Department of Canadian Heritage	$101,875.00	2021-01-01 to 2021-12-31
Department of Canadian Heritage (Canada Book Fund - Accessibility)	$130,450.00	2021-12-01 to 2022-12-01
Department of Canadian Heritage (Canada Book Fund - Marketing and Professional Development)	$101,875.00	2021-01-01 to 2021-12-31
Department of Canadian Heritage (Canada Book Fund - Marketing and Professional Development)	$194,000.00	2021-01-01 to 2022-12-31

View all received government funding history

Coalition Members Information

Association of Book Publishers of British Columbia is not a coalition member.

Affiliates with a Direct Interest in the Outcome

Association of Book Publishers of British Columbia 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 Association of Book Publishers of British Columbia are not controlled or directed by another person or organization with a direct interest in the outcome of this undertaking.

Lobbyist Details

Michael Cunningham | Former Public Office Holder Positions in BC

Business address:
939 Boulderwood Rise

Victoria, BC V8Y 3G5
Canada

Telephone number: 250-744-7435
Fax number: noFax

Relevant Codes of Conduct

Yes, the consultant lobbyist does have in place an undertaking to comply with a relevant code of conduct

List of Codes of Conduct
Code of Conduct Name	Code of Conduct Location	Name and Business Contact Information
Public Affairs Association of Canada Statement of Principles	https://www.publicaffairs.ca/who-we-are/ethical-principles	Public Affairs Association of Canada One Yourng Street, Suite 1801 Toronto ON M5E 1W7 Canada 416-214-7837 lois@publicaffairs.ca

Political, Sponsorship and Recall Contributions

Consultant has lobbied, or plans to lobby a member of the Legislative Assembly, including a Minister or Premier, on behalf of this client, on or after 2020-09-21:

Yes

Has made a political contribution as defined in the Lobbyists Transparency Act on or after 2020-09-21:	Consultant:	Yes
	Client:	No
Has made a sponsorship contribution as defined in the Lobbyists Transparency Act on or after 2020-09-21:	Consultant:	No
	Client:	No
Has made a recall contribution as defined in the Lobbyists Transparency Act on or after 2020-09-21:	Consultant:	No
	Client:	No

Details of the political, sponsorship or recall contributions can be found at the Financial Reports and Political Contributions System (FRPC) website.

Gifts or Benefits Provided to Public Officer Holders

No gifts or benefits were provided to public office holders

Individuals Hired or Subcontracted to Lobbying on behalf of the Client

No records

Consultant Lobbyist Firm and Address

Firm: Graphite Public Affairs

Address:
939 Boulderwood Rise

Victoria, BC V8Y 3G5
Canada

Telephone number: 250-744-7435

Association of Book Publishers of British Columbia

Name change history

Name change history
Name	From	To
Association of Book Publishers of British Columbia	2019-02-14	2024-02-01

Association of Book Publishers of British Columbia

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

Michael Cunningham, Graphite Public Affairs (Consultant Lobbyist)

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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.

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Association of Book Publishers of British Columbia
Consultant Lobbyist: Michael Cunningham

Senior Public Office Holders who were lobbied in this activity:
- Rob Fleming, Minister | Education
Lobbying Activity date: 2020-11-13
Posted date: 2020-12-15
Lobbying Activity number: 184-4703 View Lobbying Activity Report

List of Former Public Offices Held in BC

List of Former Public Offices Held in BC
Position	Period Held
Ministerial Assistant Ministry of Health ,Home and Community Care	January 2003 to February 2004
Executive Assistant Office of the Premier ,Intergovernmental Relations	June 2001 to January 2003

Date Modified:: 2024-11-13

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Registration - Consultant Lobbyist

Association of Book Publishers of British Columbia / Michael Cunningham, Consultant Lobbyist

Registration Information

Associated Lobbying Activity Reports

Version 9 of 10 (2022-08-01 to 2023-02-13)

Version 9 of 10 (2022-08-01 to 2023-02-13)

Details Regarding the Identified Subject Matter

BC Ministries/Provincial Entities

Contingency Information

Client Contact Information

Description of Business Activities

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

Relevant Codes of Conduct

Political, Sponsorship and Recall Contributions

Gifts or Benefits Provided to Public Officer Holders

Individuals Hired or Subcontracted to Lobbying on behalf of the Client

Consultant Lobbyist Firm and Address