Registration - Organization

British Columbia Maritime Employers Association / Mike Leonard, President & CEO

Registration Information

Organization name: British Columbia Maritime Employers Association
Senior Officer Name: Mike Leonard, President & CEO
Senior Officer Change History
Initial registration start date: 2010-05-12
Registration status: Active
Projected end date: No date provided
Registration number: 6825-487

Associated Lobbying Activity Reports

Total number of Lobbying Activity Reports: 35

Lobbying Activity Reports - last 6 months: 0

Version 11 of 18 (2021-11-19 to 2022-04-25)

Registration versions:

Version 11 of 18 (2021-11-19 to 2022-04-25)

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
Advising on how BC's globally competitive ports can continue to play an essential role in Canada's economic and social recovery from the impacts of COVID-19 and the extraordinary efforts underway to protect the health and safety of Waterfront workers while ensuring the continuity of critical cargo operations, and seeking continued collaboration with elected officials and government departments on ensuring port competitiveness.	Development, establishment, amendment or termination of any program, policy, directive or guideline of the government of British Columbia or a Provincial entity	COVID-19, Economic Development and Trade, Health, Labour/Labour Relations, Taxation and Finance, Transportation
advocacy regarding the ongoing discussion and work toward implementing aspects of the report, New Directions: REport of the Workers' Compensation Board Review, 2019	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	Employment and Training, Health, Labour/Labour Relations
Advocating to the B.C. Government to support policies that boost port competitiveness, including taking an active role through the federal Port Modernization Review to ensure that policies and a modernized governance framework are realized that allows B.C. Ports to grow and continue to be economic engines for communities up and down B.C.'s coast.	Development, establishment, amendment or termination of any program, policy, directive or guideline of the government of British Columbia or a Provincial entity	Economic Development and Trade, Finances and Budgets, International Trade, Labour/Labour Relations, Taxation and Finance, Transportation
In advance of Budget 2022, advocating to the B.C. Government on the important role British Columbia Maritime Employers Association member companies play providing good-paying, family-supporting jobs up and down B.C.'s coast, and, recommending against fiscal, policy and regulatory measures that would add further costs and burden the employers of workers already strained by the economic impacts of COVID-19.	Development, establishment, amendment or termination of any program, policy, directive or guideline of the government of British Columbia or a Provincial entity	COVID-19, Economic Development and Trade, Finances and Budgets, Labour/Labour Relations, Taxation and Finance, Transportation

BC Ministries/Provincial Entities

Finance
Health
Jobs, Economic Recovery and Innovation
Labour
Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly
Office of the Premier
Transportation and Infrastructure
WorkSafeBC

Organization Details

Senior Officer Name and Position during the Period of this Registration

Mike Leonard, President & CEO

Organization Contact Information

British Columbia Maritime Employers Association

Address:
500-349 Railway St
Vancouver, BC V6A 1A4
Canada

Telephone number: 604-688-1155

Description of Activities

The BC Maritime Employers Association (“BCMEA”) represents waterfront employers and, by extension, the approximately 7000 men and women who work for them. Our customer members are ship owners and agents, stevedores, container and cruise ship terminal operators working out of ports from Victoria to the Alaska border. Our role is to help optimize our members’ operations by contributing expertise in labour relations, safety and training, and recruiting. Operating 24 hours a day, 365 days a year, BCMEA member companies are a vital part of the Canadian economy and a mainstay of our coastal communities.

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
Employment and Social Development Canada	$456,864.00	2019-03-01 to 2024-03-31
Employment and Social Development Canada	$997,102.00	2021-09-17 to 2022-06-22
Employment and Social Development Canada	$3,900,000.00	2019-03-01 to 2024-03-31

View all received government funding history

Coalition Members Information

British Columbia Maritime Employers Association is not a coalition member.

Affiliates with a Direct Interest in the Outcome

British Columbia Maritime Employers 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 British Columbia Maritime Employers 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

John Beckett
Subscribes to a Code of Conduct: No
Former Public Office Holder in BC: Yes