Lobbyist Registry

The Act

What are the offence provisions in the Lobbyists Registration Act?

A lobbyist or a senior officer of an organization may be committing an offence and may be subject to a fine of up to $25,000, by:

• conducting lobbying activities as defined in the Act and not registering within the time frames set out in the Act
  
  
• not providing the required information as stated in the legislation
  
  
• failing to provide the Registrar, as set out in the Act, with changes to a return, new information or clarification of information requested by the Registrar
  
  
• knowingly making false or misleading statements