Registration - Organization

Vancouver City Savings Credit Union (Vancity) / Wellington Holbrook, President and CEO

Registration Information

Organization name: Vancouver City Savings Credit Union (Vancity)
Senior Officer Name: Wellington Holbrook, President and CEO
Senior Officer Change History
Initial registration start date: 2018-08-09
Registration status: Active
Projected end date: No date provided
Registration number: 10191-3042

Associated Lobbying Activity Reports

Total number of Lobbying Activity Reports: 199

Lobbying Activity Reports - last 6 months: 6

Version 5 of 67 (2020-05-04 to 2020-05-04)

Registration versions:

Version 5 of 67 (2020-05-04 to 2020-05-04)

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
Discuss with government the ideas and approaches that would help government meet its objectives of stimulating the economy in the recovery from COVID-19 in a way that best helps people, communities and the environment.	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	COVID-19, Finances and Budgets
To engage around the future of the credit union system in BC including changes to legislation, and the establishment of rules and regulations to support the BC Financial Institutions Act. To engage around the government's response to the ongoing pandemic and resulting economic impact and maximize the readiness of the credit union system to support people and businesses	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 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	Financial Institutions
To inform the government's approach in its response to the pandemic. This includes the following topics: supporting communities and small businesses, reopening the economy and measures to support recovery as well as informing strategies to ensure that recovery is as equitable as possible.	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	COVID-19, Economic Development and Trade, Environment, Poverty, Small Business

BC Ministries/Provincial Entities

BC Financial Services Authority
British Columbia Housing Management Commission
Environment and Climate Change Strategy
Finance
Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly
Municipal Affairs and Housing
Office of the Premier
Parliamentary Secretary for Gender Equity
Social Development and Poverty Reduction

Organization Details

Senior Officer Name and Position during the Period of this Registration

Tamara Vrooman, President and CEO

Organization Contact Information

Vancouver City Savings Credit Union (Vancity)

Address:
183 Terminal Avenue
Vancouver, BC V6A 4G2
Canada

Telephone number: 604-877-4513

Description of Activities

Vancity is a values-based financial co-operative serving the needs of its more than 543,000 member-owners and their communities, with offices and 60 branches located in Metro Vancouver, the Fraser Valley, Victoria, Squamish and Alert Bay, within the unceded territories of the Coast Salish and Kwakwaka’wakw people. With $28.2 billion in assets plus assets under administration, Vancity is Canada’s largest community credit union. Vancity uses its assets to help improve the financial well-being of its members while at the same time helping to develop healthy communities that are socially, economically and environmentally sustainable.

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
Social Development and Poverty Reduction	$1,500,000.00	2020-04-21
Social Development and Poverty Reduction	$1,500,000.00

View all received government funding history

Coalition Members Information

Vancouver City Savings Credit Union (Vancity) is not a coalition member.

Affiliates with a Direct Interest in the Outcome

Vancouver City Savings Credit Union (Vancity) 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 Vancouver City Savings Credit Union (Vancity) 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

Nezihe Aquino
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