Registration - Organization

Tenant Resource & Advisory Centre / Andrew Sakamoto, Executive Director

Registration Information

Organization name: Tenant Resource & Advisory Centre
Senior Officer Name: Andrew Sakamoto, Executive Director
Initial registration start date: 2020-09-21
Registration status: Active
Projected end date: No date provided
Registration number: 7340-3819

Associated Lobbying Activity Reports

Total number of Lobbying Activity Reports: 29

Lobbying Activity Reports - last 6 months: 4

Version 15 of 15 (2026-10-15 to present)

Registration versions:

Version 15 of 15 (2026-10-15 to present)

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:

Specific Topics of Lobbying Communications	Intended Outcomes	Associated Subject Matters
Advocacy regarding changes to the Residential Tenancy Act, Residential Tenancy Regulation, and Residential Tenancy Branch dispute resolution process in order to enhance legal protections for residential tenants living in British Columbia.	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
Advocacy regarding changes to the Residential Tenancy Act, Residential Tenancy Regulation, and Residential Tenancy Branch dispute resolution process in order to enhance legal protections for residential tenants living in British Columbia.	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

BC Ministries/Provincial Entities

Housing and Municipal Affairs
Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly
Office of the Premier

Organization Details

Senior Officer Name and Position during the Period of this Registration

Andrew Sakamoto, Executive Director

Organization Contact Information

Tenant Resource & Advisory Centre

Address:
150-900 Howe Street
Vancouver, BC V6Z 2M4
Canada

Description of Activities

The Tenant Resource & Advisory Centre (TRAC) is a non-profit organization that offers free legal education and advocacy for residential tenants in British Columbia. In addition to providing direct services, we work with government to advocate for enhanced legal protections for tenants across the province.

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

Note: The requirement to provide all government funding requested in the last 12 months was no longer required after May 27, 2025.

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
Attorney General	$780,000.00	2024-04-01 to 2027-03-31
Gaming and Enforcement Branch	$75,000.00	2025-04-01 to 2026-03-31
Gaming and Enforcement Branch	$85,000.00	2026-04-01 to 2027-03-31

View all received government funding history

Other Entities (working together for the purposes of lobbying) Information

Tenant Resource & Advisory Centre is not working together with any other entity for the purpose of lobbying.

Affiliates with a Direct Interest in the Outcome

Tenant Resource & Advisory Centre 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 Tenant Resource & Advisory Centre 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

Lasse Hvitved
Subscribes to a Code of Conduct: No
Former Public Office Holder in BC: No