Registration - Consultant Lobbyist
Migrant Workers Centre BC Society / Amanda van Baarsen, Consultant Lobbyist
Registration Information
Lobbyist name: Amanda van Baarsen, Consultant Lobbyist
Initial registration start date: 2025-02-13
Registration status: Inactive
Registration number: 10397-5828
Associated Lobbying Activity Reports
Total number of Lobbying Activity Reports: 0
Lobbying Activity Reports - last 6 months: 0
Version 2 of 2 (2025-03-06 to 2025-10-03)
Version 2 of 2 (2025-03-06 to 2025-10-03)
Lobbying Information
Details Regarding the Identified Subject Matter |
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| 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 | ||||||
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BC Ministries/Provincial Entities
- Health
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 Details
Client Contact Information
Migrant Workers Centre BC Society
Address:
302-119 W. Pender Street
Vancouver, BC V6B 1S5
Canada
Description of Business Activities
Established in 1986, Migrant Workers Centre (MWC) is a non-profit organization dedicated to legal advocacy for migrant workers in BC. MWC facilitates access to justice for migrant workers through the provision of legal education, advice and full representation. The organization also works to advance fair immigration policy and improved labour standards for migrant workers through law and policy reform and test case litigation.
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 |
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| Health | $225,844.00 | 2025-03-14 |
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 |
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| British Columbia Lottery Corporation | $92,000.00 | 2024-04-01 to 2025-03-31 |
| City of Vancouver | $30,000.00 | 2024-04-01 to 2025-03-31 |
| City of Vancouver | $20,000.00 | 2025-03-06 |
| Women and Gender Equality Canada | $202,787.00 | 2024-04-01 to 2025-03-31 |
Other Entities (working together for the purposes of lobbying) Information
Migrant Workers Centre BC Society is not working together with any other entity for the purpose of lobbying.
Affiliates with a Direct Interest in the Outcome
Migrant Workers Centre BC Society 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 Migrant Workers Centre BC Society are not controlled or directed by another person or organization with a direct interest in the outcome of this undertaking.
Lobbyist Details
Amanda van Baarsen | Former Public Office Holder Positions in BC
95 St. Clair Avenue West
Suite 1606
Toronto, ON M4V 1N6
Canada
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 | |||||||||||||||
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Gifts or Benefits Provided to Public Officer Holders
No gifts or benefits were provided to public office holdersIndividuals Hired or Subcontracted to Lobbying on behalf of the Client
No recordsConsultant Lobbyist Firm and Address
Firm: Counsel Public Affairs Inc.
95 St. Clair Avenue West
Suite 1606
Toronto, ON M4V 1N6
Canada
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