Registration - Organization

Together Against Poverty Society / Douglas King, Executive Director

Registration Information

Organization name: Together Against Poverty Society
Senior Officer Name: Douglas King, Executive Director
Initial registration start date: 2020-06-23
Registration status: Active
Projected end date: No date provided
Registration number: 6784-3429

Associated Lobbying Activity Reports

Total number of Lobbying Activity Reports: 4

Lobbying Activity Reports - last 6 months: 0

Version 5 of 6 (2024-04-03 to 2024-10-02)

Registration versions:

Version 5 of 6 (2024-04-03 to 2024-10-02)

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
Application of the Residential Tenancy Act and Regulations to transitional and supportive housing. Process for filing eviction notices. Rules pertaining to filing of evidence in RTB matters and deadlines for submissions.	Development, establishment, amendment or termination of any program, policy, directive or guideline of the government of British Columbia or a Provincial entity	Housing
Changing the process of the evictions for Landlord's Use of Property under section 49 of the RTA to be by landlord application to the RTB. Clarification of who can evict by using section 49 through legislative amendments or policy guideline creation, and increases to the penalty for failure to occupy a suite when a tenant has been evicted for landlord's use.	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	Housing
Implementation of Housing Policy to protect renters and lower the overall rate of rent in the province.	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	Housing
Lobbying relating to employment standards protections the legal processes for bringing complaints under the Employment Standards Act and Regulations.	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	Labour/Labour Relations
Request implementation of recommendations from the provincial Basic Income report.	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	Children and Families

BC Ministries/Provincial Entities

Housing
Labour
Social Development and Poverty Reduction

Organization Details

Senior Officer Name and Position during the Period of this Registration

Douglas King, Executive Director

Organization Contact Information

Together Against Poverty Society

Address:
828 View St
Victoria, BC V8W 1K2
Canada

Telephone number: 250-361-3521

Description of Activities

TAPS works: 1. To better the lifestyle and living conditions of people living in poverty through legal advocacy, public legal education, and public awareness. 2. To make the general public aware of the problems of people living in poverty and of ways in which the general public can assist in solving them. 3. In cooperation with other community groups and social providers to improve the lives of people living in poverty. 4. To provide training for people living in poverty as well as community groups and organizations that assist them to enable them to advocate for themselves and for their members.

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
Community, Sport and Cultural Development	$115,000.00	2024-03-26
Housing	$750,000.00	2023-03-24 to 2028-03-31
Municipal Affairs	$86,850.00	2023-04-01 to 2024-03-31

View all received government funding history

Coalition Members Information

Alliance to End Homelessness in the Capital Region
- 611 Discovery St
  Unit 211
  Victoria, BC V8T 5G4
  Canada
BC Poverty Reduction Coalition
- 312 Main Street
  Vancouver, BC V6A 2T2
  Canada

Affiliates with a Direct Interest in the Outcome

Together Against Poverty 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 Together Against Poverty 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

Douglas King
Subscribes to a Code of Conduct: Yes
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 2020-09-21 and before 2024-09-21: Yes

Political: No
Sponsorship: No
Recall: No

Together Against Poverty Society

Name change history

Name change history
Name	From	To
Together Against Poverty Society	2020-06-23	current

Together Against Poverty Society

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

Douglas King, Executive Director (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.

Results below are sorted by posted date, beginning with the most recent.

Results 1-4 of 4

Together Against Poverty Society
Organization

Senior Public Office Holders who were lobbied in this activity:
- Brad Sparrow, Interim Director of Policy | Attorney General and Minister responsible for Housing
Lobbying Activity date: 2022-09-13
Lobbyists who performed the lobbying activity: Douglas King
Posted date: 2022-10-17
Lobbying Activity number: 3429-21578 View Lobbying Activity Report
Together Against Poverty Society
Organization

Senior Public Office Holders who were lobbied in this activity:
- Tyann Blewett, Director of Policy | Attorney General and Minister responsible for Housing
Lobbying Activity date: 2021-10-04
Lobbyists who performed the lobbying activity: Douglas King
Posted date: 2021-11-15
Lobbying Activity number: 3429-14194 View Lobbying Activity Report
Together Against Poverty Society
Organization

Senior Public Office Holders who were lobbied in this activity:
- Nicholas Simons, Minister of Social Development and Poverty Reduction | Social Development and Poverty Reduction
Lobbying Activity date: 2021-03-04
Lobbyists who performed the lobbying activity: Douglas King
Posted date: 2021-03-15
Lobbying Activity number: 3429-7107 View Lobbying Activity Report
Together Against Poverty Society
Organization

Senior Public Office Holders who were lobbied in this activity:
- Tyann Blewett, Director of Policy | Municipal Affairs and Housing
Lobbying Activity date: 2020-09-15
Lobbyists who performed the lobbying activity: Douglas King
Posted date: 2020-10-20
Lobbying Activity number: 3429-3754 View Lobbying Activity Report

Date Modified:: 2024-11-13

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Registration - Organization

Together Against Poverty Society / Douglas King, Executive Director

Registration Information

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Description of Activities

Gifts or benefits provided by the organization

Contributors to the Lobbying Activity

Government Funding in the Last 12 Months

Received Government Funding

Coalition Members Information

Affiliates with a Direct Interest in the Outcome

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