Lobbying registration dated 2026-03-27
Registrant: Craig Daniell
Client: The British Columbia Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (BC SPCA)
Targeted institutions:
Parks Canada (PC)
Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC)
Justice Canada (JC)
Public Safety Canada (PS)
Women and Gender Equality (WAGE)
Finance Canada (FIN)
Housing, Infrastructure and Communities Canada (HICC)
Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC)
Prime Minister's Office (PMO)
Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO)
House of Commons
Office of the Federal Housing Advocate
Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA)
Privy Council Office (PCO)
Senate of Canada
Health Canada (HC)
Legislative bills: C-16
Government funding received:
Institution: Regional District of East Kootenay
Amount: 33760.04
Institution: Regional District of Okanagan Similkameen
Amount: 1500.00
Institution: Regional District of Central Kootenay
Amount: 10998.00
Institution: Regional District of Columbia Shuswap
Amount: 12000.00
Institution: Regional District of Central Okanagan
Amount: 57823.00
Institution: City of Fort St. John
Amount: 16988.24
Institution: City of Salmon Arm
Amount: 15000.00
Institution: Peace River Regional District
Amount: 20000.00
Institution: BC Interior Community Foundation
Amount: 1500.00
Lobbying activity details:
Advocating for amendments to federal laws and regulations to recognize non-animal methods as the standard and restrict animal use wherever alternatives exist (as per e-petition 6841)
Advocating for the introduction of policies or regulations to criminalize the distribution of images depicting animal harm or torture
Advocating for the establishment of a roadmap and timeline for implementing non-animal testing methods (as per e-petition 6841)
Advocating for the prohibition of fur farming across Canada
Advocating to improve emergency and disaster response planning and management pertaining to animals
Advocating to prohibit the use of Compound 1080 for predator control purposes
Advocating to increase the accessibility and affordability of pet-friendly housing
Advocating for policies or regulations to end to the live export of horses by air for slaughter overseas
Advocating for the allocation of sustainable funding to a national centre to lead the transition to animal-free research and testing (as per e-petition 6841)
Advocating for the adoption of Bill C-16 (Protecting Victims Act) to criminalize the distribution of animal sexual abuse images and harm or threats of harm to animals as tools of coercive control
Advocating to require public institutions to prioritize non-animal methods and publicly report on non-animal testing adoption rates (as per e-petition 6841)