Registration - Organization

Migrant Workers Centre BC Society / Ingrid Mendez, Executive Director

Registration Information

Organization name: Migrant Workers Centre BC Society
Senior Officer Name: Ingrid Mendez, Executive Director
Senior Officer Change History
Initial registration start date: 2020-05-04
Registration status: Active
Projected end date: No date provided
Registration number: 10565-3784

Associated Lobbying Activity Reports

Total number of Lobbying Activity Reports: 0

Lobbying Activity Reports - last 6 months: 0

Version 2 of 3 (2024-04-15 to 2024-09-25)

Registration versions:

Version 2 of 3 (2024-04-15 to 2024-09-25)

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
Advocacy regarding changes to the Medical Service Plan to enable migrant workers on implied status to renew health care coverage.	Development, establishment, amendment or termination of any program, policy, directive or guideline of the government of British Columbia or a Provincial entity	Health
Advocacy to amend and enforce Provincial housing regulations for temporary foreign workers so as to ensure that all workers have dignified housing.	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	Employment and Training, Human Rights
Advocacy to amend BC Employment Standards Act exclusions impacting care givers and farm workers	Development of any legislative proposal by the government of British Columbia, a Provincial entity or a member of 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	Employment and Training, Human Rights
Advocacy to conduct a review of the BC Labour Relations Code to move towards sectorial union certification.	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	Employment and Training, Human Rights
Advocacy to ensure access to provincial Medical Services Plan for temporary foreign workers at the provincial level; specifically, to end to the 3-month wait period for TFWs accessing MSP.	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	Employment and Training, Human Rights
Advocacy to provide open work permits for all Temporary Foreign Workers (TFWs).	Development of any legislative proposal by the government of British Columbia, a Provincial entity or a member of the Legislative Assembly Development or enactment of any regulation, including the enactment of a regulation for the purposes of amending or repealing a regulation	Employment and Training, Human Rights
Advocacy with respect to the implementation of the Temporary Foreign Worker Protection Act.	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
Policy and program recommendations regarding WorkSafeBC inspections of workplaces that employ temporary foreign workers.	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

BC Ministries/Provincial Entities

Emergency Management and Climate Readiness
Health
Labour
WorkSafeBC

Organization Details

Senior Officer Name and Position during the Period of this Registration

Ingrid Mendez, Executive Director

Organization Contact Information

Migrant Workers Centre BC Society

Address:
119 W Pender
Suite 302
Vancouver, BC V6B 1S5
Canada

Telephone number: 604-328-8492

Description of Activities

Migrant Workers Centre BC Society is a non-profit organization that works to promote and advance access to justice for migrant workers by providing legal services, advocacy, research, public education and engaging in law and policy reform initiatives.

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
British Columbia Lottery Corporation	$92,000.00	2024-04-01 to 2025-03-31
City of Vancouver	$30,000.00	2024-04-01 to 2025-03-31
Women and Gender Equality Canada	$202,787.00	2024-04-01 to 2025-03-31

View all received government funding history

Coalition Members Information

Barbra Schlifer Commemorative Clinic
- 489 College Street
  Suite 503
  Toronto, ON M6G 1A5
  Canada
Immigrant Workers Centre
- 4755, Van Horne Av.
  Office #110
  Montreal, QC H3W 1H8
  Canada
MFL Occupational Health Centre
- 167 Sherbrook Street
  Winnipeg, MB R3C 2B7
  Canada

Affiliates with a Direct Interest in the Outcome

Migrant Workers Centre BC 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 Migrant Workers Centre BC 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

Ingrid Mendez
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 2020-09-21 and before 2024-09-21: Yes

Political: No
Sponsorship: No
Recall: No

Migrant Workers Centre BC Society

Name change history

Name change history
Name	From	To
Migrant Workers Centre BC Society	2020-05-04	current

Migrant Workers Centre BC Society

Senior Officer History
Senior Officer Name	From (YYYY-MM-DD)	To (YYYY-MM-DD)
Ingrid Mendez	2024-04-15	Current
Natalie Drolet	2020-05-04	2021-03-16

Date Modified:: 2024-11-13

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Registration - Organization

Migrant Workers Centre BC Society / Ingrid Mendez, Executive Director

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Migrant Workers Centre BC Society

Name change history

Migrant Workers Centre BC Society

Ingrid Mendez, Executive Director (Organization)