Registration - Consultant Lobbyist

Moderna Biopharma Canada Corporation / Amanda van Baarsen, Consultant Lobbyist

Registration Information

Client name: Moderna Biopharma Canada Corporation
Lobbyist name: Amanda van Baarsen, Consultant Lobbyist
Initial registration start date: 2024-11-28
Registration status: Active
Projected end date: No date provided
Registration number: 10397-5720

Associated Lobbying Activity Reports

Total number of Lobbying Activity Reports: 1

Lobbying Activity Reports - last 6 months: 1

Version 2 of 2 (2024-11-28 to present)

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
Prioritize and expand access to adult and pediatric vaccines, recognizing their positive economic and health system benefits collaborate in British Columbia on health research (including clinical trials) and other partnerships.	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, Government Procurement, Health, Hospitals, Indigenous Relations and Reconciliation, Science and Technology, Senior Citizens

BC Ministries/Provincial Entities

BC Financial Services Authority
Education and Child Care
Finance
Fraser Health Authority
Health
Health Employers Association of British Columbia
Indigenous Relations and Reconciliation
Innovate BC
Interior Health Authority
Jobs, Economic Development and Innovation
Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly
Northern Health Authority
Office of the Premier
Parliamentary Secretary for Rural Health
Parliamentary Secretary for Seniors' Services and Long-Term Care
Provincial Health Services Authority
SkilledTradesBC
University of British Columbia
Vancouver Coastal Health Authority
Vancouver Island Health Authority

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 Contact Information

Moderna Biopharma Canada Corporation

Address:
155 Wellington St. W.
Unit 3130
Toronto, ON M5V 3L3
Canada

Telephone number: 647-503-0703

Description of Business Activities

Moderna aims to deliver the greatest possible impact to people through mRNA medicines.

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
Investissement Quebec	$9,060,350.00	2024-02-08
Investissement Quebec (Investment Quebec)	$9,576,792.00	2024-08-15

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Coalition Members Information

Moderna Biopharma Canada Corporation is not a coalition member.

Affiliates with a Direct Interest in the Outcome

Moderna Manufacturing Canada Corp.
- 405 Boulevard Armand-Frappier
  Laval, QC H7V 4B3
  Canada
ModernaTX, Inc.
- 325 Binney St
  Cambridge, MA 02142
  United States of America

Other Persons or Organizations with Direct Interests

The activities of Moderna Biopharma Canada Corporation are not controlled or directed by another person or organization with a direct interest in the outcome of this undertaking.

Amanda van Baarsen | Former Public Office Holder Positions in BC

Business address:
95 St. Clair Avenue West
Suite 1606
Toronto, ON M4V 1N6
Canada

Telephone number: 416-920-0716

Relevant Codes of Conduct

The consultant lobbyist does not have in place an undertaking to comply with any relevant codes of conduct.

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 2024-09-21:

Yes

Has made a political contribution as defined in the Lobbyists Transparency Act on or after 2024-09-21:	Consultant:	Yes
	Client:	No
Has made a sponsorship contribution as defined in the Lobbyists Transparency Act on or after 2024-09-21:	Consultant:	No
	Client:	No
Has made a recall contribution as defined in the Lobbyists Transparency Act on or after 2024-09-21:	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: Counsel Public Affairs Inc.

Address:
95 St. Clair Avenue West
Suite 1606
Toronto, ON M4V 1N6
Canada

Telephone number: 416-920-0716

Moderna Biopharma Canada Corporation

Name change history

Name change history
Name	From	To
Moderna Biopharma Canada Corporation	2024-11-28	current

Moderna Biopharma Canada Corporation

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

Amanda van Baarsen, Counsel Public Affairs Inc. (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.

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Moderna Biopharma Canada Corporation
Consultant Lobbyist: Amanda van Baarsen

Senior Public Office Holders who were lobbied in this activity:
- Jim Rutkowski, Chief of Staff | Office of the Premier
- Lucinda Yeung, Chief of Staff | Health
- Andrew Cuddy, Chief of Staff | Health
- Reamick Lo, Chief of Staff | Indigenous Relations and Reconciliation
- Kelly Sather, Chief of Staff | Finance
Lobbying Activity date: 2024-11-28
Posted date: 2024-12-11
Lobbying Activity number: 5720-38178 View Lobbying Activity Report

Amanda van Baarsen, Counsel Public Affairs Inc. (Consultant Lobbyist)

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

Results 1-1 of 1

Moderna Biopharma Canada Corporation
Consultant Lobbyist: Amanda van Baarsen

Senior Public Office Holders who were lobbied in this activity:
- Jim Rutkowski, Chief of Staff | Office of the Premier
- Lucinda Yeung, Chief of Staff | Health
- Andrew Cuddy, Chief of Staff | Health
- Reamick Lo, Chief of Staff | Indigenous Relations and Reconciliation
- Kelly Sather, Chief of Staff | Finance
Lobbying Activity date: 2024-11-28
Posted date: 2024-12-11
Lobbying Activity number: 5720-38178 View Lobbying Activity Report

List of Former Public Offices Held in BC

List of Former Public Offices Held in BC
Position	Period Held
Senior Ministerial Advisor Minister, Health	September 2019 to April 2022
Senior Ministerial Advisor Minister, Advanced Education and Skills Training	November 2018 to September 2019
Ministerial Advisor Minister, Citizen Services	August 2018 to November 2018
Ministerial Advisor Minister, Health	September 2017 to August 2018

Date Modified:: 2025-01-27

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Registration - Consultant Lobbyist

Moderna Biopharma Canada Corporation / Amanda van Baarsen, Consultant Lobbyist

Registration Information

Associated Lobbying Activity Reports

Version 2 of 2 (2024-11-28 to present)

Version 2 of 2 (2024-11-28 to present)

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

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