Le 10 mars 2023, le ministre fédéral de la Sécurité publique, l’honorable Marco Mendicino, a annoncé le lancement par le gouvernement fédéral d’une consultation publique sur la création d’un registre visant la transparence en...more
On March 10, 2023, Canada’s Minister of Public Safety, the Honourable Marco Mendicino, announced the federal government’s launch of a public consultation on the creation of a Foreign Influence Transparency Registry in Canada...more
La campagne électorale provinciale a été déclenchée en Ontario. À l’approche du jour du scrutin, soit le 2 juin 2022, les entreprises et les organisations qui participent ou prévoient participer au processus politique doivent...more
The Ontario provincial campaign has begun. As we approach Election Day, June 2, 2022, businesses and organizations who engage or are planning to engage in the political process should be mindful of the rigorous third party...more
Les Canadiens sont allés aux urnes le 20 septembre 2021; et le prochain gouvernement sera libéral, mais minoritaire.
Toute entreprise ou organisation qui envisage de communiquer avec un titulaire d’une charge publique...more
On September 20, 2021, Canadians cast their ballots. The Liberal Party of Canada won a plurality of seats and is expected to be invited to form a minority government. The new cabinet is anticipated to be announced in the...more
For the last quarter of 2019, certain amendments to the lobbying regime in British Columbia have been proclaimed into force, and changes have been proposed for the lobbying regime and conflict of interest rules in...more
There have been considerable recent regulatory and legislative changes with respect to lobbying and conflicts of interest regimes at the federal level and in each of British Columbia and Quebec....more
On June 29, 2018, the new Premier of Ontario, Doug Ford, and his cabinet were sworn in, the first change in government in 15 years. The new government has announced wide-ranging plans that will impact sectors as varied as...more
Recently, the Prince Edward Island Legislative Assembly passed the Lobbyists Registration Act (Act). The passage of this legislation marks an important step towards establishing a lobbying regime in the province. A...more
It’s been a busy summer for lobbying law in Canada. With the recent enactment of lobbying legislation in New Brunswick, almost all Canadian jurisdictions now have some form of lobbying law, other than the three territories...more
On April 1, 2017, the New Brunswick Lobbyists’ Registration Act (Act) came into force, creating the first regime in New Brunswick to regulate lobbyists and lobbying activity in the province. The proclamation of the Act...more
The Ontario government announced on May 16, 2016, that amendments to the province’s lobbying legislation will come into force on July 1, 2016. These amendments will impact not only lobbyists, but also businesses and other...more
Canada’s public sector entities include federal, provincial, municipal and territorial governments, Crown corporations, government agencies, boards and commissions, public utilities, and a wide variety of public institutions,...more