News

News items are available for a period of two years from the date of publication.

• Commissioner Bélanger tables 2025–26 Annual report
  2026-06-04

• Commissioner of Lobbying issues new interpretation bulletin lowering the registration threshold for organizations and corporations
  2025-07-16

  • Backgrounder – Significant Part of Duties Registration Threshold

  • Backgrounder – Five-year restriction on lobbying for former designated public office holders

  • Transitional provisions: Application to former designated public office holders employed by corporations

• New interpretation bulletins are now available
  2024-09-05

• Lobbying Commissioner releases 2023-24 Annual report
  2024-06-13

• Commissioner Bélanger finds Dan Lovell in breach of the Lobbyists’ Code of Conduct
  2024-02-29

• Lobbying Commissioner releases 2022-23 Annual report
  2023-06-20

• Lobbyists’ Code of Conduct published in the Canada Gazette, takes effect July 1, 2023
  2023-05-29

• OCL launches search alerts for the Registry of Lobbyists
  2023-05-09

• Renewing the Lobbyists’ Code of Conduct – Updated standards for ethical and transparent lobbying
  2022-11-25

Archived news

A selection of news items have been archived.

Archived news

• Publication of comments on revised draft of Lobbyists’ Code of Conduct
  2022-07-14

• Lobbying Commissioner reveals record number of active lobbying registrations and active lobbyists, in 2021-22 annual report
  2022-06-14

• Commissioner of Lobbying releases 2020-21 Annual Report, reveals record breaking year for lobbying activity
  2021-06-15

• Investigation report: Mark Aldridge, President & CEO, MCAP Commercial LP
  2021-06-10

• Report on investigation: David MacNaughton, President of Palantir Canada
  2021-03-23

• Lobbying Commissioner releases 2019-20 Annual Report
  2020-06-11

• Report on investigation: Benjamin Bergen, Council of Canadian Innovators
  2020-03-12

• Report on investigation: Dana O’Born, Council of Canadian Innovators
  2020-03-12

• Lobbying Commissioner releases 2018-19 Annual Report
  2019-06-18

• Lobbying Commissioner of Canada releases a report on investigation related to sponsored travel and makes recommendation to improve transparency of lobbying regime
  2019-04-30

• Lobbying Commissioner of Canada releases her 2017-18 Annual Report
  2018-06-07

• Commissioner finds former DPOH in breach of the Lobbyists' Code of Conduct
  2017-11-30

• Appeal court upholds Carson convictions under the Lobbying Act
  2017-09-15

• Four more convictions (Pouts) under Canada's lobbying legislation
  2017-02-06

• Bruce Carson fined $50,000
  2016-11-04

• Fine Imposed on James Carroll for Failing to Register
  2016-05-16

• Commissioner of Lobbying imposes first lobbying prohibition (Skalling)
  2013-10-28

• Commissioner of Lobbying finds individual (Couillard) in breach of the Lobbyists' Code of Conduct
  2012-10-23

• Former designated public office holder (Beardsley) found in breach of the Lobbyists' Code of Conduct
  2012-06-15

• Commissioner of Lobbying finds two lobbyists (Glémaud and Jaffer) in breach of the Lobbyists' Code of Conduct
  2011-12-12

• Commissioner of Lobbying finds five lobbyists (Fugère, Nollet, Ballard, Jiles, Bruce) in breach of the Lobbyists' Code of Conduct
  2011-11-01

• Commissioner of Lobbying finds three (Rawson, Stewart, McSweeney) lobbyists in breach of the Lobbyists' Code of Conduct
  2011-02-16