Registration - Organization

British Columbia Lung Association / Christopher Lam, President & CEO

Registration Information

Organization name: British Columbia Lung Association
Senior Officer Name: Christopher Lam, President & CEO
Initial registration start date: 2020-05-21
Registration status: Inactive
Registration number: 6544-3313

Associated Lobbying Activity Reports

Total number of Lobbying Activity Reports: 1

Lobbying Activity Reports - last 6 months: 0

Version 1 of 5 (2020-05-21 to 2021-04-01)

Registration versions:

Version 1 of 5 (2020-05-21 to 2021-04-01)

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
BC Lung Association advocates for an increase in tobacco tax rates in regards to related products with the Ministry of Finance.	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 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	Health, Taxation and Finance
BC lung seeks annual funding to continue their partnership with Quit Now-a smoking cessation program tailored for British Columbians- a program between Healthy Families BC as part of the Ministry of Health.	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 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	Consumer Issues, Finances and Budgets, Health

BC Ministries/Provincial Entities

Finance
Health
Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly

Organization Details

Senior Officer Name and Position during the Period of this Registration

Christopher Lam, President & CEO

Organization Contact Information

British Columbia Lung Association

Address:
2675 Oak Street
Vancouver, BC V6H 2K2
Canada

Telephone number: 604-731-5864
Fax number: 604-731-5810

Description of Activities

For over 100 Years, the BC Lung Association(BCLA) has been dedicated to its mission of promoting and improving lung health for all British Columbians. A non-profit and a volunteer based health charity, the BCLA depends on donations from the public to support lung health research, education,prevention and advocacy initiatives. The Lung Association movement began in the 1900's to control the spread of tuberculosis and provide better services for TB patients. Today, the BCLA focuses on all issues that affect the ability of British Columbians to breathe.

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
Environment and Climate Change Strategy	$300,000.00	2021-01-01
Environment and Climate Change Strategy	$300,000.00
Health	$2,100,000.00

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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
Environment and Climate Change Strategy	$300,000.00	2021-04-01 to 2022-03-31
Environment and Climate Change Strategy	$300,000.00
Health	$2,100,000.00	2021-04-01 to 2022-03-31
Health	$2,100,000.00
Provincial Health Services Authority	$150,000.00	2021-04-01 to 2022-03-31

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Coalition Members Information

British Columbia Lung Association is not a coalition member.

Affiliates with a Direct Interest in the Outcome

British Columbia Lung Association 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 British Columbia Lung Association 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

Christopher Lam
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: No
Sponsorship: No
Recall: No

British Columbia Lung Association

Name change history

Name change history
Name	From	To
British Columbia Lung Association	2020-05-21	2024-07-02

British Columbia Lung Association

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

Christopher Lam, President & CEO (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.

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British Columbia Lung Association
Organization

Senior Public Office Holders who were lobbied in this activity:
- Bruce Banman, MLA | Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly
- Peter Milobar, MLA | Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly
- Norm Letnick, MLA | Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly
- Renee Merrifield, MLA | Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly
- John Ronstad, MLA | Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly
- Dan Davies, MLA | Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly
- Dan Ashton, MLA | Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly
- Shirley Bond, MLA | Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly
- Andrew Wilkinson, MLA | Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly
- Doug Clovechok, MLA | Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly
Lobbying Activity date: 2021-04-28
Lobbyists who performed the lobbying activity: Christopher Lam
Posted date: 2021-05-05
Lobbying Activity number: 3313-8706 View Lobbying Activity Report

Date Modified:: 2024-11-13

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Registration - Organization

British Columbia Lung Association / Christopher Lam, President & CEO

Registration Information

Associated Lobbying Activity Reports

Version 1 of 5 (2020-05-21 to 2021-04-01)

Version 1 of 5 (2020-05-21 to 2021-04-01)

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