Registration - Consultant Lobbyist

Harness Racing BC Society / Raj Sihota, Consultant Lobbyist

Registration Information

Client name: Harness Racing BC Society
Lobbyist name: Raj Sihota, Consultant Lobbyist
Initial registration start date: 2021-04-12
Registration status: Active
Projected end date: No date provided
Registration number: 7703-4160

Associated Lobbying Activity Reports

Total number of Lobbying Activity Reports: 15

Lobbying Activity Reports - last 6 months: 3

Version 4 of 5 (2021-08-05 to 2022-02-16)

Registration versions:

Version 4 of 5 (2021-08-05 to 2022-02-16)

Lobbying Information

Subject Matter of the Lobbying Activities

Details Regarding the Identified Subject Matter

Will the consultant lobbyist be arranging meetings between a public office holder and the client for the purpose of attempting to influence any of the matters listed:

Yes

Specific Topics of Lobbying Communications	Intended Outcomes	Associated Subject Matters
HRBC seeks support to maintain the viability of standardbred horse racing in BC at a time of revenue and operating challenges arising from the COVID-19 pandemi	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	Agriculture, COVID-19, Employment and Training, Finances and Budgets, Gaming and Lotteries, Sports and Recreation, Tourism
HRBC seeks support to maintain the viability of standardbred horse racing in BC at a time of revenue and operating challenges arising from 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 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	Agriculture, COVID-19, Employment and Training, Finances and Budgets, Gaming and Lotteries, Sports and Recreation, Tourism

BC Ministries/Provincial Entities

Agriculture, Food and Fisheries
Attorney General and Minister responsible for Housing
British Columbia Lottery Corporation
Finance
Jobs, Economic Recovery and Innovation
Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly
Social Development and Poverty Reduction
Tourism, Arts, Culture and Sport

Contingency Information

Payment to the consultant lobbyist by the client, in whole or in part, is not contingent on the outcome of this lobbying activity.
Payment to the consultant lobbyist by the client, in whole or in part, is not contingent on the success in arranging a meeting with public office holders on behalf of the client.

Client Details

Client Contact Information

Harness Racing BC Society

Address:
PO Box 34008 No. 10 Hwy
Surrey, BC V3S 8C4
Canada

Telephone number: 604-574-5558 Ext. 3

Description of Business Activities

HRBC oversees the activities of BC's standardbred racing industry.

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
Attorney General	$4,400,000.00	2020-11-06
BC Government - Covid 19 Pandemic Support	$2,000,000.00	2021-04-23
Canada Emergency Wage Subsidy	$36,195.66	2020-11-06
Finance	$2,000,000.00	2021-06-11

View all requested government funding history

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
Canada Emergency Wage Subsidy	$36,195.66	2020-06-04 to 2020-12-31
Finance	$1,500,000.00	2021-08-05

View all received government funding history

Coalition Members Information

Harness Racing BC Society is not a coalition member.

Affiliates with a Direct Interest in the Outcome

Harness Racing 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 Harness Racing BC Society are not controlled or directed by another person or organization with a direct interest in the outcome of this undertaking.

Lobbyist Details

Raj Sihota | Former Public Office Holder Positions in BC

Business address:
570-1285 West Pender Street
Vancouver, BC V6E 4B1
Canada

Telephone number: 604-359-9300

Relevant Codes of Conduct

Yes, the consultant lobbyist does have in place an undertaking to comply with a relevant code of conduct

List of Codes of Conduct
Code of Conduct Name	Code of Conduct Location	Name and Business Contact Information
Ethical Principles, Public Affairs Association of Canada	https://www.publicaffairs.ca/who-we-are/ethical-principles	Public Affairs Association of Canada One Yonge Street, Suite 1801 Toronto ON M5E 1W7 Canada 416-214-7837 info@publicaffairs.ca

Political, Sponsorship and Recall Contributions

Consultant has lobbied, or plans to lobby a member of the Legislative Assembly, including a Minister or Premier, on behalf of this client, on or after 2020-09-21:

Yes

Has made a political contribution as defined in the Lobbyists Transparency Act on or after 2020-09-21:	Consultant:	Yes
	Client:	No
Has made a sponsorship contribution as defined in the Lobbyists Transparency Act on or after 2020-09-21:	Consultant:	No
	Client:	No
Has made a recall contribution as defined in the Lobbyists Transparency Act on or after 2020-09-21:	Consultant:	No
	Client:	No

Details of the political, sponsorship or recall contributions can be found at the Financial Reports and Political Contributions System (FRPC) website.

Gifts or Benefits Provided to Public Officer Holders

No gifts or benefits were provided to public office holders

Individuals Hired or Subcontracted to Lobbying on behalf of the Client

No records

Consultant Lobbyist Firm and Address

Firm: Strategies 360 Canada

Address:
500-1505 W 2nd Ave
Vancouver, BC V6H 3Y4
Canada

Telephone number: 604-359-9300

Harness Racing BC Society

Name change history

Name change history
Name	From	To
Harness Racing BC Society	2021-04-12	current

Harness Racing BC Society

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

Raj Sihota, Strategies 360 Canada (Consultant Lobbyist)

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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 1-15 of 15

Harness Racing BC Society
Consultant Lobbyist: Raj Sihota

Senior Public Office Holders who were lobbied in this activity:
- Mike Farnworth, Minister of Public Safety and Solicitor General | Public Safety and Solicitor General
- Sam MacLeod, Assisstant Deputy Minister | Public Safety and Solicitor General
- Michael Snodden, Chief of staff | Public Safety and Solicitor General
Lobbying Activity date: 2024-09-12
Posted date: 2024-10-15
Lobbying Activity number: 4160-37348 View Lobbying Activity Report
Harness Racing BC Society
Consultant Lobbyist: Raj Sihota

Senior Public Office Holders who were lobbied in this activity:
- Niki Sharma, MLA for Vancouver-Hastings | Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly
Lobbying Activity date: 2024-06-25
Posted date: 2024-07-15
Lobbying Activity number: 4160-36483 View Lobbying Activity Report
Harness Racing BC Society
Consultant Lobbyist: Raj Sihota

Senior Public Office Holders who were lobbied in this activity:
- Mike Starchuk, MLA for Surrey-Cloverdale | Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly
- Garry Begg, MLA for Surrey-Guildford | Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly
- Bruce Ralston, MLA for Surrey-Whalley | Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly
- Jinny Sims, MLA for Surrey-Panorama | Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly
Lobbying Activity date: 2024-06-14
Posted date: 2024-07-15
Lobbying Activity number: 4160-36482 View Lobbying Activity Report
Harness Racing BC Society
Consultant Lobbyist: Raj Sihota

Senior Public Office Holders who were lobbied in this activity:
- Mike Starchuk, MLA | Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly
Lobbying Activity date: 2021-08-03
Posted date: 2021-09-15
Lobbying Activity number: 4160-12498 View Lobbying Activity Report
Harness Racing BC Society
Consultant Lobbyist: Raj Sihota

Senior Public Office Holders who were lobbied in this activity:
- Niki Sharma, MLA | Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly
Lobbying Activity date: 2021-07-23
Posted date: 2021-08-16
Lobbying Activity number: 4160-11747 View Lobbying Activity Report
Harness Racing BC Society
Consultant Lobbyist: Raj Sihota

Senior Public Office Holders who were lobbied in this activity:
- Mike Starchuk, MLA | Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly
Lobbying Activity date: 2021-07-22
Posted date: 2021-08-16
Lobbying Activity number: 4160-11746 View Lobbying Activity Report
Harness Racing BC Society
Consultant Lobbyist: Raj Sihota

Senior Public Office Holders who were lobbied in this activity:
- Bruce Ralston, MLA | Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly
- Harry Bains, MLA | Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly
- Mike Starchuk, MLA | Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly
- Garry Begg, MLA | Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly
- Jagrup Brar, MLA | Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly
- Jinny Sims, MLA | Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly
- Rachna Singh, MLA | Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly
Lobbying Activity date: 2021-05-21
Posted date: 2021-06-15
Lobbying Activity number: 4160-10046 View Lobbying Activity Report
Harness Racing BC Society
Consultant Lobbyist: Raj Sihota

Senior Public Office Holders who were lobbied in this activity:
- Niki Sharma, MLA | Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly
Lobbying Activity date: 2021-05-07
Posted date: 2021-06-15
Lobbying Activity number: 4160-10029 View Lobbying Activity Report
Harness Racing BC Society
Consultant Lobbyist: Raj Sihota

Senior Public Office Holders who were lobbied in this activity:
- David Gulliver, Constituency Assistant | Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly
Lobbying Activity date: 2021-05-06
Posted date: 2021-06-15
Lobbying Activity number: 4160-10033 View Lobbying Activity Report
Harness Racing BC Society
Consultant Lobbyist: Raj Sihota

Senior Public Office Holders who were lobbied in this activity:
- Alysa Huppler-Poliak, Constituency Assistant | Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly
Lobbying Activity date: 2021-05-03
Posted date: 2021-06-15
Lobbying Activity number: 4160-10027 View Lobbying Activity Report
Harness Racing BC Society
Consultant Lobbyist: Raj Sihota

Senior Public Office Holders who were lobbied in this activity:
- Kate Makarow, Constituency Assistant | Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly
Lobbying Activity date: 2021-05-03
Posted date: 2021-06-15
Lobbying Activity number: 4160-10024 View Lobbying Activity Report
Harness Racing BC Society
Consultant Lobbyist: Raj Sihota

Senior Public Office Holders who were lobbied in this activity:
- Dan Coulter, MLA | Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly
- Andrew Mercier, MLA | Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly
- Kelli Paddon, MLA | Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly
- Megan Dykeman, MLA | Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly
- Pam Alexis, MLA | Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly
- Caitlin Hickenbotham, Constituency Assistant | Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly
Lobbying Activity date: 2021-04-23
Posted date: 2021-05-15
Lobbying Activity number: 4160-8840 View Lobbying Activity Report
Harness Racing BC Society
Consultant Lobbyist: Raj Sihota

Senior Public Office Holders who were lobbied in this activity:
- Jackie Tsaur, Constituency Assistant | Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly
Lobbying Activity date: 2021-04-22
Posted date: 2021-05-15
Lobbying Activity number: 4160-8864 View Lobbying Activity Report
Harness Racing BC Society
Consultant Lobbyist: Raj Sihota

Senior Public Office Holders who were lobbied in this activity:
- Caitlin Hickenbotham, Constituency Assistant | Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly
Lobbying Activity date: 2021-04-14
Posted date: 2021-05-11
Lobbying Activity number: 4160-8841 (amended from 4160-8835) View Lobbying Activity Report
Harness Racing BC Society
Consultant Lobbyist: Raj Sihota

Senior Public Office Holders who were lobbied in this activity:
- Niki Sharma, MLA | Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly
Lobbying Activity date: 2021-04-12
Posted date: 2021-05-15
Lobbying Activity number: 4160-8843 (amended from 4160-8838) View Lobbying Activity Report

Raj Sihota, Strategies 360 Canada (Consultant Lobbyist)

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

Results 1-15 of 15

Harness Racing BC Society
Consultant Lobbyist: Raj Sihota

Senior Public Office Holders who were lobbied in this activity:
- Mike Farnworth, Minister of Public Safety and Solicitor General | Public Safety and Solicitor General
- Sam MacLeod, Assisstant Deputy Minister | Public Safety and Solicitor General
- Michael Snodden, Chief of staff | Public Safety and Solicitor General
Lobbying Activity date: 2024-09-12
Posted date: 2024-10-15
Lobbying Activity number: 4160-37348 View Lobbying Activity Report
Harness Racing BC Society
Consultant Lobbyist: Raj Sihota

Senior Public Office Holders who were lobbied in this activity:
- Niki Sharma, MLA for Vancouver-Hastings | Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly
Lobbying Activity date: 2024-06-25
Posted date: 2024-07-15
Lobbying Activity number: 4160-36483 View Lobbying Activity Report
Harness Racing BC Society
Consultant Lobbyist: Raj Sihota

Senior Public Office Holders who were lobbied in this activity:
- Mike Starchuk, MLA for Surrey-Cloverdale | Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly
- Garry Begg, MLA for Surrey-Guildford | Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly
- Bruce Ralston, MLA for Surrey-Whalley | Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly
- Jinny Sims, MLA for Surrey-Panorama | Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly
Lobbying Activity date: 2024-06-14
Posted date: 2024-07-15
Lobbying Activity number: 4160-36482 View Lobbying Activity Report

List of Former Public Offices Held in BC

List of Former Public Offices Held in BC
Position	Period Held
Ministerial Assistant Deputy Premier and Minister of Education ,Minister's Office	November 2000 to June 2001
Executive Assistant Deputy Premier and Minister of Labour	February 2000 to November 2000
Executive Assistant Minister of Women's Equality ,Minister's Office	July 1999 to February 2000
Executive Assistant Minister of Municipal Affairs ,Minister's Office	February 1998 to July 1999

Date Modified:: 2024-11-13

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Registration - Consultant Lobbyist

Harness Racing BC Society / Raj Sihota, Consultant Lobbyist

Registration Information

Associated Lobbying Activity Reports

Version 4 of 5 (2021-08-05 to 2022-02-16)

Version 4 of 5 (2021-08-05 to 2022-02-16)

Details Regarding the Identified Subject Matter

BC Ministries/Provincial Entities

Contingency Information

Client Contact Information

Description of Business Activities

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

Relevant Codes of Conduct

Political, Sponsorship and Recall Contributions

Gifts or Benefits Provided to Public Officer Holders

Individuals Hired or Subcontracted to Lobbying on behalf of the Client

Consultant Lobbyist Firm and Address