In her 2021-22 annual report, Lobbying Commissioner Nancy Bélanger revealed that March 2022 saw all time highs set for both active registrations (5,059) and active lobbyists (6,731) in a single month. Throughout 2021-22, over 8,000 individual lobbyists were registered to lobby on behalf of more than 3,300 organizations or corporations, either as in-house lobbyists or as … Read more
Uncertainty fueled by the pandemic has led to a record-breaking year for federal lobbying activity. Supporting data and other key information are outlined in Commissioner of Lobbying Nancy Bélanger’s 2020-21 Annual Report, which was tabled in Parliament. The 2020-21 fiscal year was busy on every front. The Office saw a record number of active lobbyists, active … Read more
The Commissioner of Lobbying Canada, Nancy Bélanger, released her first report on investigation titled Sponsored travel provided by lobbyists. The report is the result of 19 investigations conducted in parallel by the Office of the Commissioner of Lobbying. It involves 19 corporations and organizations that provided sponsored travel to members of the House of Commons … Read more
The Commissioner of Lobbying Canada, Nancy Bélanger, has tabled her 2017-18 Annual Report. The report highlights the Office’s activities and achievements to ensure lobbying at the federal level is conducted ethically and in a transparent manner. As this report covers the period of April 1, 2017 to March 31, 2018, the activities and achievements featured … Read more
As a result of a consultation and based on her experience, the Commissioner of Lobbying of Canada announced that she will revise the Lobbyists’ Code of Conduct. Commissioner Karen E. Shepherd unveiled the Report on the 2013 Consultation, which revealed that she would proceed with a revision of the code this summer. She will launch a second … Read more
The Commissioner of Lobbying Karen E. Shepherd has prohibited Andrew Skaling from lobbying for a period of four months. The Lobbying Act gives the commissioner the authority to prohibit anyone convicted of an offence under the act from lobbying federal public office holders for a maximum period of two years. "I decided that a four-month … Read more
Commissioner of Lobbying Karen E. Shepherd launched an online consultation process to determine if changes to the Lobbyists’ Code of Conduct are required. “I want to consult widely with lobbyists, public office holders, academics and other interested parties to see if amendments are required to the Code to ensure lobbying continues to be done ethically … Read more
The commissioner of lobbying announced the launch of new tools to help users search the Registry of Lobbyists. The registry is the commissioner’s main tool for ensuring the transparency of lobbying activities. Therefore, it is important that users can search the information in the registry in ways that are relevant, informative and understandable. More information … Read more
The Commissioner of Lobbying, Karen E. Shepherd, tabled a Report on Investigation in both Houses of Parliament on the lobbying activities of Julie Couillard. The commissioner concluded that Couillard was in breach of the Lobbyists’ Code of Conduct. Shepherd determined that Couillard engaged in registrable lobbying activities and failed to register these activities. The full release … Read more
Commissioner of Lobbying Karen E. Shepherd tabled a Report on Investigation in both Houses of Parliament on the activities of Keith Beardsley. Shepherd concluded that Beardsley was in breach of the Lobbyists’ Code of Conduct. She determined that Beardsley engaged in registrable lobbying activities while subject to the five-year prohibition on lobbying that applies to … Read more
