Registration - Organization

Canadian Standards Association / David Weinstein, President & Chief Executive Officer

Registration Information

Organization name: Canadian Standards Association
Senior Officer Name: David Weinstein, President & Chief Executive Officer
Initial registration start date: 2022-12-30
Registration status: Active
Projected end date: No date provided
Registration number: 9313-4860

Associated Lobbying Activity Reports

Total number of Lobbying Activity Reports: 3

Lobbying Activity Reports - last 6 months: 2

Version 1 of 9 (2022-12-30 to 2023-01-09)

Registration versions:

Version 1 of 9 (2022-12-30 to 2023-01-09)

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
Education and advocacy regarding the adoption of standards into regulation, guidelines or funding criteria in the areas food security and food systems.	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 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, Consumer Issues, Economic Development and Trade, Education, Emergency Preparedness, Employment and Training, Energy, Environment, Finances and Budgets, Forestry, Health, Hospitals, Housing, Labour/Labour Relations, Mental Health and Addictions, Privacy, Science and Technology, Senior Citizens, Small Business, Transportation
Education and advocacy regarding the adoption of standards into regulation, guidelines or funding criteria in the areas of bioeconomy and lignin.	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 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, Consumer Issues, Economic Development and Trade, Education, Emergency Preparedness, Employment and Training, Energy, Environment, Finances and Budgets, Forestry, Health, Hospitals, Housing, Labour/Labour Relations, Mental Health and Addictions, Privacy, Science and Technology, Senior Citizens, Small Business, Transportation
Education and advocacy regarding the adoption of standards into regulation, guidelines or funding criteria in the areas of building information modeling.	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 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, Consumer Issues, Economic Development and Trade, Education, Emergency Preparedness, Employment and Training, Energy, Environment, Finances and Budgets, Forestry, Health, Housing, Labour/Labour Relations, Mental Health and Addictions, Privacy, Science and Technology, Senior Citizens, Small Business, Transportation
Education and advocacy regarding the adoption of standards into regulation, guidelines or funding criteria in the areas of CCUS.	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 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, Consumer Issues, Economic Development and Trade, Education, Emergency Preparedness, Employment and Training, Energy, Environment, Finances and Budgets, Forestry, Health, Hospitals, Housing, Labour/Labour Relations, Mental Health and Addictions, Privacy, Science and Technology, Senior Citizens, Small Business, Transportation
Education and advocacy regarding the adoption of standards into regulation, guidelines or funding criteria in the areas of circular economy (repairability, plastics recycling and built environment),	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 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, Consumer Issues, Economic Development and Trade, Education, Emergency Preparedness, Employment and Training, Energy, Environment, Finances and Budgets, Forestry, Health, Hospitals, Housing, Labour/Labour Relations, Mental Health and Addictions, Privacy, Science and Technology, Senior Citizens, Small Business, Transportation
Education and advocacy regarding the adoption of standards into regulation, guidelines or funding criteria in the areas of climate change adaptation.	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 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, Consumer Issues, Economic Development and Trade, Education, Emergency Preparedness, Employment and Training, Energy, Environment, Finances and Budgets, Forestry, Health, Hospitals, Housing, Labour/Labour Relations, Mental Health and Addictions, Privacy, Science and Technology, Senior Citizens, Small Business, Transportation
Education and advocacy regarding the adoption of standards into regulation, guidelines or funding criteria in the areas of climate resilience.	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 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, Consumer Issues, Economic Development and Trade, Education, Emergency Preparedness, Employment and Training, Energy, Environment, Finances and Budgets, Forestry, Health, Housing, Justice and Law Enforcement, Mental Health and Addictions, Privacy, Science and Technology, Senior Citizens, Small Business, Transportation
Education and advocacy regarding the adoption of standards into regulation, guidelines or funding criteria in the areas of community care.	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 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, Consumer Issues, Economic Development and Trade, Education, Emergency Preparedness, Employment and Training, Energy, Environment, Finances and Budgets, Forestry, Health, Hospitals, Housing, Labour/Labour Relations, Mental Health and Addictions, Privacy, Science and Technology, Senior Citizens, Small Business, Transportation
Education and advocacy regarding the adoption of standards into regulation, guidelines or funding criteria in the areas of critical metals and minerals.	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 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, Consumer Issues, Economic Development and Trade, Education, Emergency Preparedness, Employment and Training, Energy, Environment, Finances and Budgets, Forestry, Health, Hospitals, Labour/Labour Relations, Mental Health and Addictions, Privacy, Science and Technology, Senior Citizens, Small Business, Transportation
Education and advocacy regarding the adoption of standards into regulation, guidelines or funding criteria in the areas of e-DNA.	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 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, Consumer Issues, Economic Development and Trade, Education, Emergency Preparedness, Employment and Training, Energy, Environment, Finances and Budgets, Forestry, Health, Hospitals, Housing, Labour/Labour Relations, Mental Health and Addictions, Privacy, Science and Technology, Senior Citizens, Small Business, Transportation
Education and advocacy regarding the adoption of standards into regulation, guidelines or funding criteria in the areas of electric vehicle battery recycling.	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 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, Consumer Issues, Economic Development and Trade, Education, Emergency Preparedness, Employment and Training, Energy, Environment, Finances and Budgets, Forestry, Health, Hospitals, Housing, Labour/Labour Relations, Mental Health and Addictions, Privacy, Science and Technology, Senior Citizens, Small Business, Transportation
Education and advocacy regarding the adoption of standards into regulation, guidelines or funding criteria in the areas of embodied carbon.	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 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, Consumer Issues, Economic Development and Trade, Education, Emergency Preparedness, Employment and Training, Energy, Environment, Finances and Budgets, Forestry, Health, Hospitals, Housing, Labour/Labour Relations, Mental Health and Addictions, Privacy, Science and Technology, Senior Citizens, Small Business, Transportation
Education and advocacy regarding the adoption of standards into regulation, guidelines or funding criteria in the areas of ESG.	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 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, Consumer Issues, Economic Development and Trade, Education, Emergency Preparedness, Employment and Training, Energy, Environment, Finances and Budgets, Forestry, Health, Hospitals, Housing, Labour/Labour Relations, Mental Health and Addictions, Privacy, Science and Technology, Senior Citizens, Small Business, Transportation
Education and advocacy regarding the adoption of standards into regulation, guidelines or funding criteria in the areas of flood mitigation.	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 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, Consumer Issues, Economic Development and Trade, Education, Emergency Preparedness, Employment and Training, Energy, Environment, Finances and Budgets, Forestry, Health, Hospitals, Housing, Labour/Labour Relations, Mental Health and Addictions, Privacy, Science and Technology, Senior Citizens, Small Business, Transportation
Education and advocacy regarding the adoption of standards into regulation, guidelines or funding criteria in the areas of long-term care.	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 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, Consumer Issues, Economic Development and Trade, Education, Emergency Preparedness, Employment and Training, Energy, Environment, Finances and Budgets, Forestry, Health, Hospitals, Housing, Labour/Labour Relations, Mental Health and Addictions, Privacy, Science and Technology, Senior Citizens, Small Business, Transportation
Education and advocacy regarding the adoption of standards into regulation, guidelines or funding criteria in the areas of mental health.	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 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, Consumer Issues, Economic Development and Trade, Education, Emergency Preparedness, Employment and Training, Energy, Environment, Finances and Budgets, Forestry, Health, Hospitals, Housing, Labour/Labour Relations, Mental Health and Addictions, Privacy, Science and Technology, Senior Citizens, Small Business, Transportation
Education and advocacy regarding the adoption of standards into regulation, guidelines or funding criteria in the areas of modular high rise housing.	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 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, Consumer Issues, Economic Development and Trade, Education, Emergency Preparedness, Employment and Training, Energy, Environment, Finances and Budgets, Forestry, Health, Hospitals, Housing, Labour/Labour Relations, Mental Health and Addictions, Privacy, Science and Technology, Senior Citizens, Small Business, Transportation
Education and advocacy regarding the adoption of standards into regulation, guidelines or funding criteria in the areas of personal protective equipment.	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 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	Advanced Education, Agriculture, Consumer Issues, Economic Development and Trade, Emergency Preparedness, Employment and Training, Energy, Environment, Finances and Budgets, Forestry, Health, Hospitals, Housing, Labour/Labour Relations, Mental Health and Addictions, Privacy, Science and Technology, Senior Citizens, Small Business, Transportation
Policy recommendations regarding connected and autonomous vehicles.	Development or enactment of any regulation, including the enactment of a regulation for the purposes of amending or repealing a regulation	Consumer Issues, Economic Development and Trade, Energy, Environment, Finances and Budgets, Forestry, Health, Hospitals, Labour/Labour Relations, Mental Health and Addictions, Municipal Affairs, Science and Technology, Senior Citizens
Policy recommendations regarding hydrogen.	Development or enactment of any regulation, including the enactment of a regulation for the purposes of amending or repealing a regulation	Consumer Issues, Economic Development and Trade, Energy, Environment, Finances and Budgets, Forestry, Health, Hospitals, Labour/Labour Relations, Mental Health and Addictions, Municipal Affairs, Science and Technology, Senior Citizens
Policy recommendations regarding long-term care/mental health regulations.	Development or enactment of any regulation, including the enactment of a regulation for the purposes of amending or repealing a regulation	Consumer Issues, Economic Development and Trade, Energy, Environment, Finances and Budgets, Forestry, Health, Hospitals, Labour/Labour Relations, Mental Health and Addictions, Municipal Affairs, Science and Technology, Senior Citizens
Seeking funding for standards in circular economy (built environment).	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	Economic Development and Trade, Employment and Training, Energy, Environment, Finances and Budgets, Health, Housing, Municipal Affairs, Senior Citizens, Small Business, Transportation
Seeking funding for standards in connected and automated vehicles standards and codes.	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	Economic Development and Trade, Employment and Training, Energy, Environment, Finances and Budgets, Health, Housing, Municipal Affairs, Senior Citizens, Small Business, Transportation
Seeking funding for standards in hydrogen.	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	Economic Development and Trade, Employment and Training, Energy, Environment, Finances and Budgets, Health, Housing, Municipal Affairs, Senior Citizens, Small Business, Transportation
Seeking funding for standards in long term care.	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	Economic Development and Trade, Employment and Training, Energy, Environment, Finances and Budgets, Health, Housing, Municipal Affairs, Senior Citizens, Small Business, Transportation
Seeking funding for standards in training in modular high-rise construction.	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	Economic Development and Trade, Employment and Training, Energy, Environment, Finances and Budgets, Health, Housing, Municipal Affairs, Senior Citizens, Small Business, Transportation

BC Ministries/Provincial Entities

Advanced Education and Skills Training
BC Transit
British Columbia Hydro and Power Authority
Finance
Forests
Fraser Health Authority
Health
Housing
Innovate BC
Insurance Corporation of British Columbia
Interior Health Authority
Labour
Minister of State for Infrastructure and Transit
Oil and Gas Commission
Provincial Health Services Authority
Transportation and Infrastructure
University of British Columbia
University of Victoria
Vancouver Island Health Authority
WorkSafeBC

Organization Details

Senior Officer Name and Position during the Period of this Registration

David Weinstein, President & Chief Executive Officer

Organization Contact Information

Canadian Standards Association

Address:
178 Rexdale Blvd.
Toronto, ON M9W 1R3
Canada

Telephone number: 416-747-2241

Description of Activities

Canadian Standards Association (CSA) is an independent, not-for-profit membership association incorporated without share capital under Federal corporate legislation on January 21, 1919. CSA is a leading internationally accredited standards development organization that also provides training and engages in standards-related research.

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
B.C. Hydro	$148,201.00	2022-04-01 to 2023-09-30
B.C. Hydro	$225,571.00	2021-04-01 to 2022-03-31
BC Oil & Gas Commission	$6,000.00	2022-04-01 to 2023-04-24
British Columbia Hydro and Power Authority	$268,402.00	2022-04-01 to 2023-04-24
Housing	$5,000.00	2021-04-01 to 2022-03-31
Minister of State for Infrastructure and Transit	$13,450.00	2022-04-01 to 2023-09-30
Minister of State for Infrastructure and Transit	$35,300.00	2021-04-01 to 2022-03-31
Transportation and Infrastructure	$26,900.00	2022-04-01 to 2023-04-24
WorkSafeBC	$21,232.22	2022-04-01 to 2023-09-30
WorkSafeBC	$35,705.00	2021-04-01 to 2022-03-31
WorkSafeBC	$42,462.44	2022-04-01 to 2023-04-24

View all received government funding history

Coalition Members Information

Canadian Standards Association is not a coalition member.

Affiliates with a Direct Interest in the Outcome

Canadian Standards Association 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 Canadian Standards Association 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

Brent Hartman
Subscribes to a Code of Conduct: Yes
Former Public Office Holder in BC: No