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Bâtir la confiance - Report on activities 2002-2007, and proposed amendments to the act.
Note: most of the general documentation is available in French only.

Legal Documentation

Lobbying Transparency and Ethics Act
Code of Conduct for Lobbyists
Explanatory document on the Code of Conduct for Lobbyists (French) (56.37KB)
Lobbyists Registry Regulation
Tariff of fees respecting the lobbyists registry
Lobbying Transparency and Ethics Act Exclusions Regulation
List of the entities subject to the Auditor General Act having filed audited financial statements dated March 31, 2006 (French) (73.1KB)
Incomplete list aimed at identifying public office holders in reference to paragraphs 3 and 4 of section 4 of the Lobbying Transparency and Ethics Act.
Notice of the Lobbyists Commissioner

Notice no 2005-07 of the Lobbyists Commissioner concerning the interpretation of the expression "a significant part" (31.77KB)
Notice no. 2005-07 replaces notice no. 2003-01 dated February 14, 2003.
Notice no 2005-06 of the Lobbyists Commissioner concerning the interpretation of the expression "public proceedings, or (…) proceedings that are a matter of public record" (30.67KB)
Notice no 2005-05 of the Lobbyists Commissioner concerning the interpretation of the expression "any submission made in or prior to judicial or adjudicative proceedings" (28.34KB)
Notice no 2005-04 of the Lobbyists Commissioner concerning the interpretation of the expression "the arranging (…) of a meeting between a public office holder and any other person" (32.45KB)
Notice no 2005-03 of the Lobbyists Commissioner concerning the interpretation of the expression "the awarding of any contract (…) otherwise than by way of a call for public tenders" (31.55KB)
Notice no 2005-02 of the Lobbyists Commissioner concerning the interpretation of the expression "the issue of any permit, licence, certificate, or other authorization" (29.62KB)
Notice no 2005-01 of the Lobbyists Commissioner concerning the interpretation of the expression "any legislative or regulatory proposal, resolution, policy, program or action plan" (34.96KB)
Notice no 2004-01 of the Lobbyists Commissioner concerning the interpretation of the expression "other financial benefit" (29KB)
Notice no 2003-01 of the Lobbyists Commissioner concerning the interpretation of the expression "a significant part" (100.72KB)
Notice no. 2005-07 replaces no. 2003-01.



General Documentation

History of the Lobbying Transparency and Ethics Act

Bill no 80 is tabled before the National Assembly
May 28th, 2002: General consultation of the Commission des finances publiques (report submitted)
May 29th, 2002: General consultation of the Commission des finances publiques (report submitted)
May 30th, 2002: General consultation of the Commission des finances publiques (report submitted)
Tabling of the consultation report on Bill no 80 before the National Assembly
Adoption of the Bill no 80 principle by the National Assembly
June 11th, 2002: Detailed study by the Commission des finances publiques
June 12th, 2002: Detailed study by the Commission des finances publiques
Tabling of the report of the Commission des finances publiques
Detailed study of the commission's report, June 13, 2002
Passage of Bill
Assent

History of the Code of Conduct for Lobbyists

Consultation for the development of a draft code of conduct for lobbyists (French) (96.07KB)
Draft code of conduct for lobbyists submitted to the president of the National Assembly by the Lobbyists Commissioner (French) (99.91KB)
Tabling of the draft code of conduct for lobbyists before the National Assembly
Study of the draft code of conduct for lobbyists by the Commission des finances publiques (reports submitted)
Report of the Lobbyists Commissioner, Mr. André C. Côté
Study of the draft code of conduct for lobbyists, Commission des finances publiques, final report (French) (95.96KB)
Tabling of the report of the Commission on the draft code of conduct for lobbyists before the members of the National Assembly by the president of the Commission des finances publiques
Tabling of the comments of the Lobbyists Commissioner to follow-up on the final report of the Commission des finances publiques before the members of the Commission, February 2004 (French) (137.15KB)
Adoption of the Code of Conduct for Lobbyists

Annual report of the Lobbyists Commissioner

Report of the activities of the Lobbyists Commissioner for 2006-2007 (French) (1.74MB)
Report of the activities of the Lobbyists Commissioner for 2005-2006 (French) (1.04MB)
Report of the activities of the Lobbyists Commissioner for 2004-2005 (French) (616.17KB)
Report of the activities of the Lobbyists Commissioner for 2003-2004 (French) (640.57KB)
Report of the activities of the Lobbyists Commissioner for 2002-2003 (French) (588.15KB)

Press releases

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Speeches

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Leaflets

"Do you work or hold office in parliamentary or government institutions? Did you know that…", September 2005 (French) (138.7KB)
"Do you work within municipal institutions? Did you know that…", September 2005 (French) (140.7KB)
"Code of Conduct for Lobbyists" leaflet, November 2004 (39.66KB)
"Speak – Know, understand and participate", October 2003 (French) (202.31KB)

Articles published in trade journals

Revue "Commerce" Magazine, "Is the bad reputation of lobbyists justified?", March 2007 (French) (90.16KB)
Revue "Dimensions" Magazine, Ordre des administrateurs agréés du Québec, "Are certified managers affected by the Lobbyists Transparency and Ethics Act?", autumn-winter 2007 (French) (245.36KB)
Canadian Parliamentary Review, "Do lobbying and public interest go hand-in-hand?", autumn 2006 (65.92KB)
Revue Quorum magazine, Fédération Québécoise des Municipalités, "Have you heard of post-employment rules?", November 2005 (French) (57.12KB)
Revue Quorum magazine, Fédération Québécoise des Municipalités, "Lobbying in a municipal setting: an important change for all municipalities with fewer than 10,000 population", September-October 2005 (French) (100.42KB)
Revue Élite magazine, Comptables en management accrédités du Québec, "Lobbying, Transparency and Ethics Act – What a CMA should keep in mind", May 2005 (1.24MB)
Liaison bulletin of the Association des cadres du gouvernement du Québec "Lobbying and you: rules of the game you should know", March 2005 (French) (188.76KB)
Revue Carrefour magazine, Corporation of Chartered Municipal Officers of Québec, "What is lobbying in a municipal setting?", Summer 2004 (French) (360.52KB)
Revue Urba magazine, Union des municipalités du Québec, "Lobbying under scrutiny", May 2004 (French) (100.71KB)
Revue Esquisses magazine, Province of Québec Association of Architects, "Lobbying Transparency and Ethics Act", February-March 2004 (French) (158.51KB)
Revue Le Sablier magazine, Association des directeurs généraux des municipalités du Québec,"Lobbying in a municipal setting; what is it about?", December 2003 (French) (43.05KB)
Revue Le Plan magazine, Ordre des ingénieurs du Québec, "Lobbying Transparency and Ethics Act", November 2003 (French) (50.26KB)

Other documents

Commissioner's conference for municipalities with fewer than 10,000 inhabitants, January 2005 (French) - Part 1: Stakes and objectives of the Act (20.95MB)
Commissioner's conference for municipalities with fewer than 10,000 inhabitants, January 2005 (French) - Part 2: Three principles of the Act (8.22MB)
Commissioner's conference for municipalities with fewer than 10,000 inhabitants, January 2005 (French) - Part 3: Three basic notions (32.35MB)
Commissioner's conference for municipalities with fewer than 10,000 inhabitants, January 2005 (French) - Part 4: A tool to ensure transparency: the Lobbyists Registry (8.91MB)
Commissioner's conference for municipalities with fewer than 10,000 inhabitants, January 2005 (French) - Part 5: Code of Conduct for Lobbyists (11.49MB)
Commissioner's conference for municipalities with fewer than 10,000 inhabitants, January 2005 (French) - Part 6: Role and Powers of the Lobbyists Commissioner (6.91MB)
Commissioner's conference for municipalities with fewer than 10,000 inhabitants, January 2005 (French) - Part 7: Three main players (30.28MB)
Strategic orientations 2004-2007, November 2004 (204.3KB)
Lobbying and the right to know, text written by Me André Ouimet, director of legal affairs of the Québec Lobbyists Commissioner, October 2004 (French) (320.04KB)
Memorandum by the Lobbyists Commissioner concerning Bill nº 61 An Act respecting the Agence des partenariats public-privé du Québec before the Commission des finances publiques, September 2004 (French) (100.62KB)
Comments of the Lobbyists Commissioner to the Justice Minister on the draft Exclusion Regulation of the Lobbying Transparency and Ethics Act, January 2003 (French) (31.21KB)
Comments made to the chairman of the Commission des finances publiques by the Lobbyists Commissioner concerning Bill 17, An Act respecting contracting by public bodies, June 2006 (French) (34.22KB)
Interview of the Lobbyists Commissioner with Messrs Charles-Ugo Boucher and Jean Campeau during the "Être et avoir" program, broadcast by the Radio Ville-Marie network (French) (42.01MB)

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