12-Month Lobbying Summary - In-house Corporation

Vancouver City Savings Credit Union / Wellington Holbrook, CEO and President

Registration Summary

Active - Last Updated: 2024-02-20

Who is lobbying?

Vancouver City Savings Credit Union (Address & business activities)

Wellington Holbrook, CEO and President

Responsible officer in previous versions
- Nezihe Aquino, CEO and President
- Christine Bergeron, CEO and President

Received government funding or funding expected in current financial year

Business Relationships

Vancouver City Savings Credit Union is not a subsidiary of any other parent companies.

Beneficiaries of the Lobbying Activity

Vancouver City Savings Credit Union has the following subsidiaries that could have a direct interest in the outcome of the undertaking

306517 BC LTD (Address information)
404728 BC LTD (Address information)
Citizens Trust Company (Address information)
Inventure Solutions (Address information)
SCU Insurance Services LTD (Address information)
Squamish Insurance Agengy LTD (Address information)
Vancity Capital Corporation (Address information)
Vancity Community Investment Bank (Address information)
Vancity Enterprises (Address information)
Vancity Investment Management LTD (Address information)
Vancity Life Insurance Services LTD (Address information)

What is being lobbied?

Subject Matters

Budget
Climate
Consumer Issues
Economic Development
Employment and Training
Energy
Environment
Financial Institutions
Housing
Infrastructure
Regional Development
Science and Technology
Small Business
Taxation and Finance

Subject Matter Details

Grant, Contribution or Other Financial Benefit, Legislative Proposal, Bill or Resolution, Policies or Program, Regulation

Sustainable finance and the development of solutions to support climate action and sustainable investment, including participation in the Sustainable Finance Action Council.

Legislative Proposal, Bill or Resolution, Policies or Program, Regulation

Advocacy for government actions related to mitigating, and adapting to, climate change.
Advocacy for government actions that support the financial health and well-being of Canadians and advance financial inclusion.

Policies or Program

Discuss measures to protect and enhance the strength of the credit union system in Canada
Inform the development of a policy framework around the proposal to bring consumer-directed finance to Canada
Support the development of government support for small and medium businesses.

Policies or Program, Regulation

Advocate for government actions to expand the number of affordable homes, including by addressing equity and capital challenges in non-profit, co-operative, and rental housing development and renewal.

Subject matter details in previous versions
Legislative Proposal, Bill or Resolution
- Legislative proposals related to the Income Tax Act regarding the taxation of credit unions.
Policies or Program, Regulation
- Provide recommendations related to the Bank of Canada including on digital currencies

Who is being lobbied?

Government Institutions

Bank of Canada
Business Development Bank of Canada (BDC)
Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC)
Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC)
Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC)
Finance Canada (FIN)
House of Commons
Natural Resources Canada (NRCan)
Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions Canada (OSFI)
Senate of Canada

Government institutions in previous versions
- Canada Infrastructure Bank
- Canada Revenue Agency (CRA)
- Global Affairs Canada (GAC)
- Infrastructure Canada (INFC)
- Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
- Pacific Economic Development Canada (PacifiCan)
- Prime Minister's Office (PMO)
- Privy Council Office (PCO)
- Public Safety Canada (PS)
- Treasury Board Of Canada Secretariat (TBS)

Communication techniques

Communication techniques that have been used or are expected to be used in the course of the undertaking:

Oral communication
Written communication
Grass-roots communication

Who are the lobbyists?

Senior Officers whose lobbying activities represent less than 20% of their Duties

Nezihe Aquino, Chief Risk Officer | No public offices held

Senior Officers and Employees whose lobbying activities represent 20% or more of their Duties

Glenn Ewald, Director, Government Relations | No public offices held
Jonathan Fowlie, Chief External Relations Officer | No public offices held
Molly Henry, Senior Policy Analyst | No public offices held

Lobbyists in previous versions
Senior Officers whose lobbying activities represent less than 20% of their Duties
- Christine Bergeron, CEO and President | No public offices held

Registration number: 957205-365333
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Monthly Communication Reports

What oral and arranged communications have taken place?

What oral and arranged communications have taken place?
Date	DPOH, Position Title \| Government Institution	Subject Matters
2024-02-20	Rosa Galvez, Senator Senate of Canada	Financial Institutions, Taxation and Finance, Climate, Environment
2023-12-12	Andrew Bevan, Chief of Staff Finance Canada (FIN) Christopher Cinqmars-Viau, Senior Policy Advisor Finance Canada (FIN) Nicholas Mahoney, Policy Advisor Finance Canada (FIN) Tyler Norman, Senior Regional Advisor and Policy Advisor Finance Canada (FIN) Bud Sambasivam, Director of Policy Finance Canada (FIN) Aaina Sood, Executive Assistant Finance Canada (FIN)	Financial Institutions, Climate, Housing, Consumer Issues
2023-11-09	Tyler Norman, Regional Advisor, British Columbia Finance Canada (FIN)	Financial Institutions, Climate, Housing, Consumer Issues
2023-11-07	Tolga Yalkin, Assistant Superintendent Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions Canada (OSFI)	Financial Institutions, Taxation and Finance, Climate
2023-11-07	Ryan Turnbull, Member of Parliament House of Commons	Financial Institutions, Climate
2023-11-02	Tyler Norman, Regional Advisor, British Columbia Finance Canada (FIN)	Financial Institutions, Taxation and Finance, Climate
2023-10-27	Anton Lori, Stakeholder Relations Advisor \| Leader of the Official Opposition, House of Commons	Financial Institutions, Climate, Housing
2023-10-17	Anton Lori, Stakeholder Relations Advisor \| Leader of the Official Opposition, House of Commons Angela Tu, Chief Economist \| Leader of the Official Opposition, House of Commons	Taxation and Finance, Climate, Housing
2023-10-10	Marty Morantz, Member of Parliament House of Commons	Taxation and Finance, Climate, Housing
2023-09-14	Anton Lori, Stakeholder Relations Advisor \| Leader of the Official Opposition, House of Commons Angela Tu, Chief Economist \| Leader of the Official Opposition, House of Commons	Climate, Housing

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Vancouver City Savings Credit Union - Address & business activities

Address:

183 Terminal Avenue
Vancouver, BC V6A 4G2
Canada

Telephone number: 604-877-7550

Contact information in previous versions
- 183 Terminal Avenue
  Vancouver, BC V6A 4G2
  Canada
  
  Telephone number: 604-877-7557
- 183 Terminal Avenue
  Vancouver, BC V6A 4G2
  Canada
  
  Telephone number: 604-877-7666
- 183 Terminal Avenue
  Vancouver, BC V6A 4G2
  Canada
  
  Telephone number: 604-877-4666

Description of activities:
Vancity is a values-based financial co-operative serving the needs of its more than 550,000 member-owners and their communities, with offices and branches located in Metro Vancouver, the Fraser Valley, Victoria, Squamish and Alert Bay, within the unceded territories of the Coast Salish and Kwakwaka’wakw people. With over $34 billion in assets plus assets under administration, Vancity is Canada’s largest community credit union. Vancity uses its assets to help improve the financial well-being of its members while at the same time helping to develop healthy communities that are socially, economically and environmentally sustainable.

Descriptions of the corporation's activity in previous versions:
- Vancity is a values-based financial co-operative serving the needs of its more than 550,000 member-owners and their communities, with offices and branches located in Metro Vancouver, the Fraser Valley, Victoria, Squamish and Alert Bay, within the unceded territories of the Coast Salish and Kwakwaka’wakw people. With over $30 billion in assets plus assets under administration, Vancity is Canada’s largest community credit union. Vancity uses its assets to help improve the financial well-being of its members while at the same time helping to develop healthy communities that are socially, economically and environmentally sustainable.
- Vancity is a values-based financial co-operative serving the needs of its more than 550,000 member-owners and their communities, with offices and 55 branches located in Metro Vancouver, the Fraser Valley, Victoria, Squamish and Alert Bay, within the unceded territories of the Coast Salish and Kwakwaka’wakw people. With $30.5 billion in assets plus assets under administration, Vancity is Canada’s largest community credit union. Vancity uses its assets to help improve the financial well-being of its members while at the same time helping to develop healthy communities that are socially, economically and environmentally sustainable.
- Vancity is a values-based financial co-operative serving the needs of its more than 550,000 member-owners and their communities, with offices and 54 branches located in Metro Vancouver, the Fraser Valley, Victoria, Squamish and Alert Bay, within the unceded territories of the Coast Salish and Kwakwaka’wakw people. With $30.5 billion in assets plus assets under administration, Vancity is Canada’s largest community credit union. Vancity uses its assets to help improve the financial well-being of its members while at the same time helping to develop healthy communities that are socially, economically and environmentally sustainable.
- Vancity is a values-based financial co-operative serving the needs of its more than 550,000 member-owners and their communities, with offices and 60 branches located in Metro Vancouver, the Fraser Valley, Victoria, Squamish and Alert Bay, within the unceded territories of the Coast Salish and Kwakwaka’wakw people. With $30.2 billion in assets plus assets under administration, Vancity is Canada’s largest community credit union. Vancity uses its assets to help improve the financial well-being of its members while at the same time helping to develop healthy communities that are socially, economically and environmentally sustainable.
- Vancity is a values-based financial co-operative serving the needs of its more than 543,000 member-owners and their communities, with offices and 60 branches located in Metro Vancouver, the Fraser Valley, Victoria, Squamish and Alert Bay, within the unceded territories of the Coast Salish and Kwakwaka’wakw people. With $28.2 billion in assets plus assets under administration, Vancity is Canada’s largest community credit union. Vancity uses its assets to help improve the financial well-being of its members while at the same time helping to develop healthy communities that are socially, economically and environmentally sustainable.
- Vancity is a values-based financial co-operative serving the needs of its more than 534,000 member-owners and their communities in the Coast Salish and Kwakwaka'wakw territories, with 59 branches in Metro Vancouver, the Fraser Valley, Victoria, Squamish and Alert Bay. With $27.4 billion in assets plus assets under administration, Vancity is Canada’s largest community credit union. Vancity uses its assets to help improve the financial well-being of its members while at the same time helping to develop healthy communities that are socially, economically and environmentally sustainable.

Date Modified:: 2024-04-04

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12-Month Lobbying Summary - In-house Corporation

Vancouver City Savings Credit Union / Wellington Holbrook, CEO and President

Who is lobbying?

Vancouver City Savings Credit Union (Address & business activities)

Received government funding or funding expected in current financial year

Business Relationships

Beneficiaries of the Lobbying Activity

Vancouver City Savings Credit Union has the following subsidiaries that could have a direct interest in the outcome of the undertaking

What is being lobbied?

Subject Matters

Subject Matter Details

Grant, Contribution or Other Financial Benefit, Legislative Proposal, Bill or Resolution, Policies or Program, Regulation

Legislative Proposal, Bill or Resolution, Policies or Program, Regulation

Policies or Program

Policies or Program, Regulation

Legislative Proposal, Bill or Resolution

Policies or Program, Regulation

Who is being lobbied?

Government Institutions

Communication techniques

Who are the lobbyists?

Senior Officers whose lobbying activities represent less than 20% of their Duties

Senior Officers and Employees whose lobbying activities represent 20% or more of their Duties

Senior Officers whose lobbying activities represent less than 20% of their Duties

What oral and arranged communications have taken place?

12-Month Lobbying Summary - In-house Corporation

Vancouver City Savings Credit Union / Wellington Holbrook, CEO and President

Vancouver City Savings Credit Union (Address & business activities)

Received government funding or funding expected in current financial year

Business Relationships

Beneficiaries of the Lobbying Activity

Vancouver City Savings Credit Union has the following subsidiaries that could have a direct interest in the outcome of the undertaking

Subject Matters

Subject Matter Details

Grant, Contribution or Other Financial Benefit, Legislative Proposal, Bill or Resolution, Policies or Program, Regulation

Legislative Proposal, Bill or Resolution, Policies or Program, Regulation

Policies or Program

Policies or Program, Regulation

Legislative Proposal, Bill or Resolution

Policies or Program, Regulation

Government Institutions

Communication techniques

Senior Officers whose lobbying activities represent less than 20% of their Duties

Senior Officers and Employees whose lobbying activities represent 20% or more of their Duties

Senior Officers whose lobbying activities represent less than 20% of their Duties

Vancouver City Savings Credit Union - Address & business activities

Vancity Capital Corporation

Squamish Insurance Agengy LTD

SCU Insurance Services LTD

Inventure Solutions

Vancity Life Insurance Services LTD

Vancity Investment Management LTD

Vancity Enterprises

Vancity Community Investment Bank

Citizens Trust Company

404728 BC LTD

306517 BC LTD