Registration - Organization

Woodlot Product Development Council / Gord Chipman, Executive Director

Registration Information

Organization name: Woodlot Product Development Council
Senior Officer Name: Gord Chipman, Executive Director
Initial registration start date: 2024-07-19
Registration status: Active
Projected end date: No date provided
Registration number: 9727-5654

Associated Lobbying Activity Reports

Total number of Lobbying Activity Reports: 2

Lobbying Activity Reports - last 6 months: 2

Version 4 of 4 (2025-02-06 to present)

Registration versions:

Version 4 of 4 (2025-02-06 to present)

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

Subject matters added through an Lobbying Activity Report:
Specific Topics of Lobbying Communications	Intended Outcomes	Associated Subject Matters
Bill 28 and Bill 23 Compensation and Special Purpose Regulations	Development, establishment, amendment or termination of any program, policy, directive or guideline of the government of British Columbia or a Provincial entity	Forestry
Reduce the Redtape related to the processes association with the Forest Act, FRPA and the Woodlot Planning and Practices Regulations.	Development or enactment of any regulation, including the enactment of a regulation for the purposes of amending or repealing a regulation	Forestry
Subject matters added through an Lobbying Activity Report:
reduction of red tape	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	Forestry

BC Ministries/Provincial Entities

Forests
Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly

Senior Officer Name and Position during the Period of this Registration

Gord Chipman, Executive Director

Organization Contact Information

Woodlot Product Development Council

Address:
462 Murre Road
Williams Lake BC, BC V2G 5A9
Canada

Telephone number: 250-267-9594

Description of Activities

Represent 841 Woodlot License's in BC. Advocate for the Woodlot Program. Do Business as Woodlots BC

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
Ravi Parmar	Forest Life Book and Touque	Introductory gift - info about woodlot tenures			2025-02-06	$40.00

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
Forest Enhancement Society of BC	$1,000,000.00	2024-07-26
Forests	$600,000.00	2024-03-27

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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
Forests	$600,000.00	2024-03-27

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Coalition Members Information

Woodlot Product Development Council is not a coalition member.

Affiliates with a Direct Interest in the Outcome

Woodlot Product Development Council 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 Woodlot Product Development Council are not controlled or directed by another person or organization with a direct interest in the outcome of this undertaking.

Lobbyists Employed by this Organization

Lobbyist

Contributions

Gord Chipman
Subscribes to a Code of Conduct: No
Former Public Office Holder in BC: No

Lobbied or plans to lobby a member of the Legislative Assembly, including a Minister or Premier, on behalf of this organization, on or after 2024-09-21: Yes

Political: No
Sponsorship: No
Recall: No

Woodlot Product Development Council

Name change history

Name change history
Name	From	To
Woodlot Product Development Council	2024-07-19	current

Woodlot Product Development Council

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

Gord Chipman, Executive Director (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 1-2 of 2

Woodlot Product Development Council
Organization

Senior Public Office Holders who were lobbied in this activity:
- Ravi Parmar, MLA for Langford-Highlands | Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly
Lobbying Activity date: 2025-02-06
Lobbyists who performed the lobbying activity: Gord Chipman
Posted date: 2025-02-18
Lobbying Activity number: 5654-39864 (amended from 5654-39521) View Lobbying Activity Report
Woodlot Product Development Council
Organization

Senior Public Office Holders who were lobbied in this activity:
- Ravi Parmar, Minister | Forests
Lobbying Activity date: 2024-12-19
Lobbyists who performed the lobbying activity: Gord Chipman
Posted date: 2025-01-20
Lobbying Activity number: 5654-38958 View Lobbying Activity Report

Gord Chipman, Executive Director (Organization)

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

Results 1-2 of 2

Woodlot Product Development Council
Organization

Senior Public Office Holders who were lobbied in this activity:
- Ravi Parmar, MLA for Langford-Highlands | Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly
Lobbying Activity date: 2025-02-06
Lobbyists who performed the lobbying activity: Gord Chipman
Posted date: 2025-02-18
Lobbying Activity number: 5654-39864 (amended from 5654-39521) View Lobbying Activity Report
Woodlot Product Development Council
Organization

Senior Public Office Holders who were lobbied in this activity:
- Ravi Parmar, Minister | Forests
Lobbying Activity date: 2024-12-19
Lobbyists who performed the lobbying activity: Gord Chipman
Posted date: 2025-01-20
Lobbying Activity number: 5654-38958 View Lobbying Activity Report

Date Modified:: 2025-01-27

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Registration - Organization

Woodlot Product Development Council / Gord Chipman, Executive Director

Registration Information

Associated Lobbying Activity Reports

Version 4 of 4 (2025-02-06 to present)

Version 4 of 4 (2025-02-06 to present)

Details Regarding the Identified Subject Matter

Subject matters added through an Lobbying Activity Report:

BC Ministries/Provincial Entities

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