Registration - In-house Organization

WEST COAST ENVIRONMENTAL LAW ASSOCIATION / Jessica Clogg, Executive Director & Senior Counsel

Registration Information

In-house Organization name: WEST COAST ENVIRONMENTAL LAW ASSOCIATION
Responsible Officer Name: Jessica Clogg, Executive Director & Senior Counsel
Responsible Officer Change History
Initial registration start date: 2006-04-28
Registration status: Active
Registration Number: 925711-12890

Associated Communications

Total Number of Communication Reports: 337

Monthly communication reports in the last 6 months: 4

Version 8 of 30 (2017-03-23 to 2017-06-02)

Registration versions:

Version 8 of 30 (2017-03-23 to 2017-06-02)

Lobbying Information

Subject Matters

Aboriginal Affairs
Budget
Climate
Constitutional Issues
Economic Development
Energy
Environment
Fisheries
Infrastructure
Internal Trade
International Relations
International Trade
Justice and Law Enforcement
Regional Development
Science and Technology
Taxation and Finance
Transportation

Subject Matter Details

Legislative Proposal, Bill or Resolution

Environmental assessment: Amend or replace the Canadian Environmental Assessment Act, 2012 with new legislation to strengthen environmental review processes, including by improving public participation and implementing UNDRIP in the context of environmental assessment.
Fisheries Act: Reform of federal Fisheries Act to restore lost protections for fish habitat and introduce modern safeguards
Marine spatial planning and protected areas: Amendments to federal Oceans Act to authorize marine spatial planning and reform procedures for creating networks of marine protected areas
Pacific North Coast oil tanker ban: Legislative proposal to formalize an oil tanker moratorium on the Pacific north coast of British Columbia.
Water protection: Amend the Navigation Protection Act to restore lost protections and introduce modern safeguards

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

Charities and public policy: Amendments to the Income Tax Act and related regulations and policy to enable charities to contribute freely to public debate and public policy.
Climate change: Development of a national climate change policy framework, national greenhouse gas reduction targets and plans to implement both (enabled through legislation, regulation and policy); legislative proposals related to legal accountability for climate-related loss and damage.
National Energy Board: Reform the National Energy Board Act and regulations to improve public participation, give effect to UNDRIP, align with Environmental Assessment Act reform, and to consider and apply national climate policy when decisions are made about energy infrastructure projects.

Policies or Program

Coastal green infrastructure: Policy measures related to implementation of coastal green infrastructure as a sea level rise response strategy; development of a co-management framework for the Salish Sea and sub-regions of the Salish Sea; development and legal implementation of regional and sub-regional green infrastructure strategies.
Green budget: Make a consolidated annual set of recommendations to the federal government regarding strategic fiscal and budgetary opportunities to address the most pressing issues regarding environmental sustainability in Canada

Communication Techniques

Written communication
Oral communication
Grass-roots communication

Government Institutions

Canada Revenue Agency (CRA)
Canadian Coast Guard (CCG)
Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency (CEAA)
Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC)
Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC)
Finance Canada (FIN)
Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO)
Global Affairs Canada (GAC)
Health Canada (HC)
House of Commons
Indigenous and Northern Affairs Canada
Infrastructure Canada (INFC)
Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
Justice Canada (JC)
Natural Resources Canada (NRCan)
Parks Canada (PC)
Prime Minister's Office (PMO)
Privy Council Office (PCO)
Statistics Canada (StatCan)
Transport Canada (TC)

Government institutions added through a monthly communication report

Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC)

In-house Organization Details

Description of the organization's activities

THE WEST COAST ENVIRONMENTAL LAW ASSOCIATION (WCELA) HAS BEEN OPERATING AN ENVIRONMENTAL LAW CENTRE IN BRITISH COLUMBIA SINCE 1974. WE PROVIDE FREE LEGAL ADVICE TO INDIVIDUALS AND GROUPS IN THE PROVINCE WITH ENVIRONMENTAL CONCERNS. IN ADDITION, WE ADVOCATE LEGISLATIVE REFORMS TO PROTECT THE ENVIRONMENT AND TO ENSURE PUBLIC PARTICIPATION IN ENVIRONMENTAL DECISION-MAKING.

Responsible officer name and position during the period of this registration

Jessica Clogg, Executive Director & Senior Counsel

Organization's membership or classes of membership

WE HAVE FOUR CLASSES OF MEMBERSHIP: INDIVIDUAL, STUDENT, BOARD, AND HONORARY BOARD. HOWEVER, OUR ONLY VOTING MEMBERS ARE OUR BOARD OF DIRECTORS.

Government funding

No government funding was received during the last completed financial year.

In-house Organization Contact Information

Address:
200-2006 West 10th Ave.
VANCOUVER, BC V6J 2B3
Canada

Telephone number: 604-684-7378 Ext. 201
Fax number: 604-684-1312

Lobbyists Details

Employees who lobby for the organization

HANNAH ASKEW, Staff Counsel | No public offices held
DEBORAH CARLSON, Staff Counsel | No public offices held
Jessica Clogg, Executive Director & Senior Counsel | No public offices held
ANDREW GAGE, Staff Counsel | No public offices held
ANNA JOHNSTON, Staff Counsel | No public offices held
EUGENE KUNG, Staff Counsel | No public offices held
LINDA NOWLAN, Staff Counsel | No public offices held
GAVIN SMITH, Staff Counsel | No public offices held

WEST COAST ENVIRONMENTAL LAW ASSOCIATION

The following names have been used on or after July 2, 2008

Name	From	To
WEST COAST ENVIRONMENTAL LAW ASSOCIATION	2016-01-11	current

The following names have been used before July 2, 2008

WEST COAST ENVIRONMENTAL LAW ASSOCIATION

WEST COAST ENVIRONMENTAL LAW ASSOCIATION

Responsible Officer History
Responsible Officer Name	From (YYYY-MM-DD)	To (YYYY-MM-DD)
Jessica Clogg	2016-01-11	Current
Patricia Chew	2006-04-28	2008-06-24

Date Modified:: 2026-05-11

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Registration - In-house Organization

WEST COAST ENVIRONMENTAL LAW ASSOCIATION / Jessica Clogg, Executive Director & Senior Counsel

Registration Information

Associated Communications

Version 8 of 30 (2017-03-23 to 2017-06-02)

Version 8 of 30 (2017-03-23 to 2017-06-02)

Subject Matters

Subject Matter Details

Legislative Proposal, Bill or Resolution

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

Policies or Program

Communication Techniques

Government Institutions

Government institutions added through a monthly communication report

Description of the organization's activities

Responsible officer name and position during the period of this registration

Organization's membership or classes of membership

Government funding

In-house Organization Contact Information

Employees who lobby for the organization