Registration - Organization

British Columbia Guide Dog Services / William Thornton, CEO

Registration Information

Organization name: British Columbia Guide Dog Services
Senior Officer Name: William Thornton, CEO
Initial registration start date: 2021-02-01
Registration status: Inactive
Registration number: 7910-4177

Associated Lobbying Activity Reports

Total number of Lobbying Activity Reports: 12

Lobbying Activity Reports - last 6 months: 0

Version 1 of 2 (2021-02-01 to 2021-03-25)

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
Seeking support for a Capital Building Project for a new Guide & Service Dog Breeding & Training Centre of excellence in Delta, British Columbia. Application has been made for financial support from the Investing in Canada Infrastructure Program (Community, Culture & Recreation Stream). The application is with the BC Ministry of Municipal Affairs.	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	Infrastructure

BC Ministries/Provincial Entities

Municipal Affairs

Ministries/Provincial Entities added through a Lobbying Activity Report

Parliamentary Secretary for Accessibility

Organization Details

Senior Officer Name and Position during the Period of this Registration

William Thornton, CEO

Organization Contact Information

British Columbia Guide Dog Services

Address:
7061 Ladner Trunk Road
Delta, BC V4K 3N3
Canada

Telephone number: 604-940-4504

Description of Activities

British Columbia Guide Dog Services is a Registered Canadian Charity and an Extra-provincial Society. Established in 1996 BCGDS provides professionally trained Guide Dogs for the Blind, Autism Service Dogs for Children with profound Autism and PTSD Service Dogs for Veterans and First Responders with Operational PTSD.

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

Requested Government Funding

Funding Request made to:	Funding Requested	Date Requested
British Columbia Lottery Corporation	$150,000.00	2020-11-02

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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	$150,000.00	2020-12-23

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Coalition Members Information

British Columbia Guide Dog Services is not a coalition member.

Affiliates with a Direct Interest in the Outcome

British Columbia Guide Dog Services 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 British Columbia Guide Dog Services 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

Michael Annan
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

William Thornton
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

British Columbia Guide Dog Services

Name change history

Name change history
Name	From	To
British Columbia Guide Dog Services	2021-02-01	2022-01-06

British Columbia Guide Dog Services

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

William Thornton, CEO (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 1-12 of 12

British Columbia Guide Dog Services
Organization

Senior Public Office Holders who were lobbied in this activity:
- Kelli Paddon, MLA | Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly
Lobbying Activity date: 2021-07-08
Lobbyists who performed the lobbying activity: William Thornton
Posted date: 2021-07-14
Lobbying Activity number: 4177-10949 View Lobbying Activity Report
British Columbia Guide Dog Services
Organization

Senior Public Office Holders who were lobbied in this activity:
- Bob D'Eith, MLA | Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly
Lobbying Activity date: 2021-05-26
Lobbyists who performed the lobbying activity: William Thornton
Posted date: 2021-05-26
Lobbying Activity number: 4177-9652 View Lobbying Activity Report
British Columbia Guide Dog Services
Organization

Senior Public Office Holders who were lobbied in this activity:
- Pam Alexis, MLA | Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly
Lobbying Activity date: 2021-05-26
Lobbyists who performed the lobbying activity: William Thornton
Posted date: 2021-05-26
Lobbying Activity number: 4177-9651 View Lobbying Activity Report
British Columbia Guide Dog Services
Organization

Senior Public Office Holders who were lobbied in this activity:
- Susie Chant, MLA | Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly
Lobbying Activity date: 2021-05-21
Lobbyists who performed the lobbying activity: William Thornton
Posted date: 2021-05-23
Lobbying Activity number: 4177-9632 View Lobbying Activity Report
British Columbia Guide Dog Services
Organization

Senior Public Office Holders who were lobbied in this activity:
- Andrew Mercier, MLA | Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly
Lobbying Activity date: 2021-05-14
Lobbyists who performed the lobbying activity: William Thornton
Posted date: 2021-05-17
Lobbying Activity number: 4177-9604 View Lobbying Activity Report
British Columbia Guide Dog Services
Organization

Senior Public Office Holders who were lobbied in this activity:
- Michael Starchuk, MLA | Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly
Lobbying Activity date: 2021-04-30
Lobbyists who performed the lobbying activity: Michael Annan, William Thornton
Posted date: 2021-05-17
Lobbying Activity number: 4177-9603 View Lobbying Activity Report
British Columbia Guide Dog Services
Organization

Senior Public Office Holders who were lobbied in this activity:
- Ravi Kahlon, MLA | Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly
Lobbying Activity date: 2021-04-30
Lobbyists who performed the lobbying activity: William Thornton
Posted date: 2021-05-17
Lobbying Activity number: 4177-9602 View Lobbying Activity Report
British Columbia Guide Dog Services
Organization

Senior Public Office Holders who were lobbied in this activity:
- Adam Walker, MLA | Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly
Lobbying Activity date: 2021-04-23
Lobbyists who performed the lobbying activity: William Thornton
Posted date: 2021-05-17
Lobbying Activity number: 4177-9601 View Lobbying Activity Report
British Columbia Guide Dog Services
Organization

Senior Public Office Holders who were lobbied in this activity:
- Henry Yao, MLA | Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly
- Aman Singh, MLA | Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly
Lobbying Activity date: 2021-04-23
Lobbyists who performed the lobbying activity: William Thornton
Posted date: 2021-05-17
Lobbying Activity number: 4177-9600 View Lobbying Activity Report
British Columbia Guide Dog Services
Organization

Senior Public Office Holders who were lobbied in this activity:
- Andrew Barrett, Executive Assistant to the Minister | Mental Health and Addictions
Lobbying Activity date: 2021-03-31
Lobbyists who performed the lobbying activity: William Thornton
Posted date: 2021-05-17
Lobbying Activity number: 4177-9599 View Lobbying Activity Report
British Columbia Guide Dog Services
Organization

Senior Public Office Holders who were lobbied in this activity:
- Niki Sharma, Parliamentary Secretary for Community Development and non-Profits | Parliamentary Secretary for Community Development and Non-Profits
Lobbying Activity date: 2021-03-30
Lobbyists who performed the lobbying activity: William Thornton
Posted date: 2021-05-17
Lobbying Activity number: 4177-9597 View Lobbying Activity Report
British Columbia Guide Dog Services
Organization

Senior Public Office Holders who were lobbied in this activity:
- Dan Coulter, MLA | Parliamentary Secretary for Accessibility
Lobbying Activity date: 2021-03-25
Lobbyists who performed the lobbying activity: William Thornton
Posted date: 2021-05-17
Lobbying Activity number: 4177-9593 View Lobbying Activity Report

Date Modified:: 2024-12-13

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Registration - Organization

British Columbia Guide Dog Services / William Thornton, CEO

Registration Information

Associated Lobbying Activity Reports

Version 1 of 2 (2021-02-01 to 2021-03-25)

Version 1 of 2 (2021-02-01 to 2021-03-25)

Details Regarding the Identified Subject Matter

BC Ministries/Provincial Entities

Ministries/Provincial Entities added through a Lobbying Activity Report

Senior Officer Name and Position during the Period of this Registration

Organization Contact Information

Description of Activities

Gifts or benefits provided by the organization

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