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Who lobbies the federal government

The Registry of Lobbyists records who is lobbying, on whose behalf, about what subjects, and how often they communicate with designated public office holders. These are the public filings, shown as filed.

LobbyingWho is lobbying the federal government from Newfoundland and Labrador, about what, and how often. Office of the Commissioner of Lobbying of Canada, open data.
176,151registrations, all time
7,606active registrations
381,136communications disclosed
35,055communications, 2024

Twenty-nine years of data

The line is every disclosed communication in a year.

199620102024
Show Newfoundland and Labrador only

The lobbying record

An overview of federal lobbying activity: registrations, communications, subject matters, the organizations doing the lobbying, and the government institutions they are meeting.

Registrations and communications by year

0 10,000 20,000 30,000 40,00019962000200420082012201620202024
RegistrationsCommunications

Top 10 subject matters

Industry63,543 63,543
Taxation and Finance50,095 50,095
Environment49,691 49,691
International Trade47,859 47,859
Health44,490 44,490
Science and Technology40,385 40,385
Transportation35,515 35,515
Employment and Training34,955 34,955
Infrastructure32,357 32,357
Energy30,080 30,080

By number of registrations mentioning each subject. One registration can name several subjects.

Top 10 organizations by active registrations

Canadian Pharmacists Association1 1
Chamber of Marine Commerce1 1
Canadian Aquaculture Industry Alliance1 1
1 1
Canada's Building Trades Unions1 1
Toronto Regional Real Estate Board1 1
CANADIAN APPRENTICESHIP FORUM - FORUM CANADIEN SUR L'APPRENTISSAGE1 1
GREENPEACE CANADA1 1
Tea and Herbal Association of Canada1 1
ESSEX COMMUNITY FUTURES DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION (ECFDC)1 1

Top 10 government institutions by communications

House of Commons170,257 170,257
Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)44,733 44,733
Finance Canada (FIN)34,391 34,391
Natural Resources Canada (NRCan)29,685 29,685
Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC)23,701 23,701
Prime Minister's Office (PMO)21,742 21,742
Global Affairs Canada (GAC)21,523 21,523
Senate of Canada19,506 19,506
Transport Canada (TC)18,351 18,351
Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC)17,106 17,106

Active registrations by type

Consultant 5,857In-house (Organization) 1,003In-house (Corporation) 746

Consultant lobbyists lobby on behalf of a client; in-house lobbyists are employees of the organization they represent.

Federal vs provincial: what each registry shows

Federal Registry

  • 176,151 NL-connected registrations
  • 54 subject matter categories tracked
  • 177 government institutions tracked
  • 381,136 disclosed communications with officials
  • Data from: 1996 to present
  • Updated: Weekly

NL Provincial Registry

  • 737 total registrations
  • 0 subject matter categories
  • 0 government institutions tracked
  • 0 disclosed communications
  • Data from: 2003 to present
  • Updated: Unknown

The federal registry tracks who lobbies, what they lobby about, which officials they meet, and how often. The provincial registry tracks names only.

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