Quebec’s lobbyist registry best in Canada, though all struggle in key transparency metrics: study

Only one federal or provincial lobbying registry, that of Quebec, requires lobbyists to disclose their compensation.

Outgoing lobbying commissioner Karen Shepherd is responsible for overseeing the federal lobbyist registry. A new report ranked it the second best in the country. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

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BY MARCO VIGLIOTTI

September 7, 2017

Most public lobbying registries in Canada are lacking pivotal disclosure requirements, leaving Canadians in the dark about the scope and cost of lobbying campaigns targeting government officials, suggests a new report. In an assessment

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