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Lobbying registrations
A lobbying registration is required when a paid individual communicates with federal public office holders in respect of certain subject matter, either on behalf of their employer or a client. This dataset contains all lobbying registrations filed to the Office of the Registrar of Lobbyists between the dates January 31, 1996 and June 30, 2008 under the Lobbyists Registration Act, and the Office of the Commissioner of Lobbying from July 2, 2008 onward under the Lobbying Act. The dataset provides a primary file as well as secondary files in CSV format allowing for one to many relationships for some data elements collected within a registration. Also available is a data dictionary file which provides definitions for all data elements contained within the dataset. Note that any content entered manually within a registration is in the language of choice of the user.
Dataset resources
Resource Name | Format | Language | Link |
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Lobbying Registrations | CSV | Bilingual (English and French) | Download |
Data Dictionary for Lobbying Registrations | XLS | Bilingual (English and French) | Download |
Monthly communication reports
Monthly communication reports disclose prescribed details regarding "oral and arranged" communications between lobbyists and Designated Public Office Holders (DPOH). This dataset contains all monthly communication reports filed with the Office of the Commissioner of Lobbying. These monthly communication reports were disclosed by registrants under the Lobbying Act, which came into force on July 2, 2008 . The dataset provides a primary file as well as secondary files in CSV format allowing for one to many relationships for some data elements collected within a monthly communication report. Also available is a data dictionary file which provides a definition for all data elements contained within the dataset. Note that any content entered manually within a monthly communication report is in the language of choice of the user.
Dataset resources
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