When I engage in lobbying activities I must respect:
- the Lobbying Transparency and Ethics Act
- the Code of Conduct for Lobbyists
It means that:
If this concerns a consultant lobbyist, I declare my lobbying activities in the Lobbyists Registry by specifying, among other things:
my particulars and those of my client;
the subject-matter of my lobbying activities (my client's mandate);
the period covered by my lobbying activities;
the name of the parliamentary, government or municipal institutions I call on;
the scope of the compensation received (fees or material benefits) in exchange for my lobbying activities;
the means of communications I use or intend to use.
If this concerns enterprise or organization lobbying, as a top executive, I declare the lobbying activities of my firm or organization in the Lobbyists Registry, by specifying, among other things:
my name as well as the name and particulars of the company or organization;
the name of each lobbyist working for the company or organization;
the date of the start and end of the fiscal year of the company or organization;
a summary of the activities of the company or organization;
the subject-matter of the lobbying activities as well as the information useful in determining such subject-matter;
the period covered by the lobbying activities;
the name of the parliamentary, government or municipal institutions I call on;
the means of communication used.
If you wish to know the difference between the terms consultant lobbyist, enterprise lobbyist and organization lobbyist, consult the section entitled Types of lobbyists.
I update the content of my declaration in the Lobbyists Registry
I renew my registration within the prescribed period
I carry out my lobbying activities with due regard for the provisions of the Act, which entails, among other things, that:
if I am a consultant lobbyist or an enterprise lobbyist, I cannot obtain compensation based on my achievement, or on the result expected by my client or my enterprise;
if I am a consultant lobbyist or an enterprise lobbyist, I cannot obtain compensation in the form of a subsidy or loan from the government or a municipality or from any one of their agencies;