Registration - Organization

Simon Fraser Student Society / Gabriel Liosis, President

Registration Information

Organization name: Simon Fraser Student Society
Senior Officer Name: Gabriel Liosis, President
Senior Officer Change History
Initial registration start date: 2020-05-04
Registration status: Inactive
Registration number: 7924-3409

Associated Lobbying Activity Reports

Total number of Lobbying Activity Reports: 4

Lobbying Activity Reports - last 6 months: 0

Version 3 of 4 (2021-03-24 to 2021-05-01)

Registration versions:

Version 3 of 4 (2021-03-24 to 2021-05-01)

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
Advocating for anti-racist education at all levels (primary, secondary, and post-secondary), and seeking improved education on Black and Indigenous history in the provincial 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	Advanced Education, Education
Advocating for elimination of BC MSP premiums for international post-secondary students and further advocating for the publishing of guidelines for post-secondary institutions to check the enrollment of students in the MSP program to ensure they are not enrolled in a public and private primary healthcare plan.	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, Health
Advocating for the abolishment of police forces under provincial jurisdiction, including but not limited to detachment policing units, transit police, E-Division RCMP (working with the federal government to dismantle the current agreement), and other integrated teams throughout the province. Furthermore, advocating for the reallocation of funds to fund social services that address the root causes of public health and safety issues, such as accessible mental health services, addiction services, other health services, homelessness services and programs and homelessness prevention programs, provision of recreation and/or community centres, after-school programs, and community based de-escalation services.	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 Decision by the Executive Council or a member of the Executive Council to have the private sector instead of the Crown provide goods or services to the government of British Columbia or a Provincial entity	Finances and Budgets, Health, Hospitals, Housing, Justice and Law Enforcement, Mental Health and Addictions, Municipal Affairs, Poverty, Sports and Recreation, Taxation and Finance, Transportation
Advocating for the collection of race-based and socio-demographic data led by racialized (notably Black and Indigenous) researchers and the data being co-owned by racialized communities.	Development, establishment, amendment or termination of any program, policy, directive or guideline of the government of British Columbia or a Provincial entity	Advanced Education, Finances and Budgets, Health, Justice and Law Enforcement
Advocating for the establishment of policies in line with the "Six Principles of a Just Recovery" to address the inequalities created or further entrenched by the COVID-19 pandemic.	Development, establishment, amendment or termination of any program, policy, directive or guideline of the government of British Columbia or a Provincial entity	COVID-19
Advocating for the strengthening of and increasing funding to the Ministry of Advanced Education, Skills and Training’s sexual violence prevention support working group to ensure it is committed to assisting post-secondary institutions with improving sexual violence prevention policies, so they are more intersectional, inclusive, and and supportive of vulnerable populations including LGBTQIA+, Indigenous, Black, and disabled communities, and single parents.	Development, establishment, amendment or termination of any program, policy, directive or guideline of the government of British Columbia or a Provincial entity	Advanced Education
Seeking a 2% annual increase cap on international student tuition through the inclusion of international students in the Tuition Limit Policy, and advocating for drafting guidelines for post-secondary institutions in order to provide students with the cost of their degree over a 4-year period to inhibit unforeseen increase in tuition fees.	Development, establishment, amendment or termination of any program, policy, directive or guideline of the government of British Columbia or a Provincial entity	Advanced Education
Seeking increased funding from the Ministry of Advanced Education, Skills and Training to post-secondary institutions in B.C. (increasing operating grants and capital funding) and work towards providing free post-secondary education.	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	Advanced Education, Finances and Budgets

BC Ministries/Provincial Entities

Advanced Education and Skills Training
Attorney General
Attorney General and Minister responsible for Housing
Citizens' Services
Environment and Climate Change Strategy
Finance
Health
Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly
Minister of State for Child Care
Parliamentary Secretary for Accessibility
Parliamentary Secretary for Anti-Racism Initiatives
Parliamentary Secretary for Environment
Simon Fraser University
Social Development and Poverty Reduction
Transportation and Infrastructure

Organization Details

Senior Officer Name and Position during the Period of this Registration

Sarah Edmunds, Campaigns, Research and Policy Coordinator

Organization Contact Information

Simon Fraser Student Society

Address:
8888 University Drive
2270 Maggie Benston Centre, Simon Fraser University
Burnaby, BC V5A 1S6
Canada

Telephone number: 778-782-3840

Description of Activities

The Simon Fraser Student Society (SFSS) represents over 25,000 undergraduate students attending Simon Fraser University (SFU), which spans three main campuses in Burnaby, Surrey, and Vancouver in beautiful British Columbia. The SFSS support students in reaching their full potential by providing resources and services that represent, connect and benefit our membership.

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
Simon Fraser University	$2,652,561.00	2020-05-01 to 2021-04-30

View all received government funding history

Coalition Members Information

Simon Fraser Student Society is not a coalition member.

Affiliates with a Direct Interest in the Outcome

Simon Fraser Student Society 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 Simon Fraser Student Society 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

Sarah Edmunds
Subscribes to a Code of Conduct: No
Former Public Office Holder in BC: No