Archives

Advice

• Rule 8 — Improper Influence – Lobbyists and Leadership Campaigns
  (September 2002)

Elections

• Elections: Reminder to lobbyists

Federal Accountability Act

• Federal Accountability Act website

Frequently Asked Questions

• Lobbyists Registration Regulations

Interpretation Bulletins and Advisory Opinions

• Previous Version of Interpretation Bulletin, A Significant Part of Duties ("The 20% Rule") (June 2005)
• Previous Version of Interpretation Bulletin, Acting Appointments in Designated Public Office Holder Positions (July 2009)

Investigations under the Code of Conduct

• Decision 97-01

Lobbyists Registration Regulations

• Regulations Amending the Lobbyists Registration Act (2005)
• Regulatory Impact Analysis Statement (2005)
• Regulatory Impact Analysis Statement (1995)

News Releases

• 2007-02-22 Press release — Launch of consultations on new regulations under the Lobbyists Registration Act
• 2006-12-12 Press release — Federal Accountability Act Receives Royal Assent
• 2006-04-11 — Press release concerning the introduction of the Federal Accountability Act
• 2006-02-06 — Prime Minister announces new Ministry and reaffirms government priorities
• 2005-06-01 — Amendments to the Lobbyists Registration Act to come into Force

Notice of Vacancy — Commissioner of Lobbying of Canada

• Notice of Vacancy published in the Canada Gazette Part I on January 19, 2008

Presentations by the Office of the Registrar of Lobbyists

• Presentation by the Registrar of Lobbyists to the Government Relations Institute of Canada, June 4, 2008 (PDF Format, 279 KB — 15 pages)
• Presentation by the Director of Operations, Office of the Registrar of Lobbyists, to the Council on Governmental Ethics Laws (COGEL) annual conference, Victoria, B.C., September 17, 2007 (PDF Format, 336 KB)
• Presentation on Draft OECD Principles by the Registrar of Lobbyists to the Council on Governmental Ethics Laws (COGEL) annual conference, Victoria, B.C., September 17, 2007 (PDF Format, 438 KB)
• Presentation by the Registrar of Lobbyists to the Canadian Study of Parliament Group, April 11, 2007. (PPT Format, 1.09 MB)
• Presentation of the Registrar of Lobbyists at the 14th Annual National Conference on Public-Private Partnerships, November 20, 2006. (PPT Format, 1.08 MB)
• Document presented by the Registrar of Lobbyists at a Special Workshop at the 14th Annual National Conference on Public-Private Partnerships, November 20, 2006. (PPT Format, 1.08 MB)
• Presentation of the Registrar of Lobbyists at the Public Affairs Association of Canada, October 24, 2006. (PPT Format, 1.09 MB)
• Presentation of the Registrar of Lobbyists before the Standing Committee on Access to Information, Privacy and Ethics, September 18, 2006. (PDF Format, 287 KB)

Proposed Regulations Under the Lobbying Act

• Canada Gazette, Part I, January 5, 2008 — Proposed Designated Public Office Holder Regulations
• Canada Gazette, Part I, January 5, 2008 — Proposed Lobbyists Registration Regulations

Registration Process

• Registration Process

Reports by the Registrar of Lobbyists

• Finding in the matter of Mr. Hugh Riopelle, June 9, 2000
• Finding in the matter of Mr. Rick Smit, August 17, 2000