BILL C-15

Her Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate and House of Commons of Canada, enacts as follows:

LOBBYISTS REGISTRATION ACT

(d) a partnership, trust, association, charitable society, coalition or interest group,

(d.1) members of an aboriginal government or institution that exercises jurisdiction or authority under a self-government agreement, or under self-government provisions contained in a land claims agreement, given effect by or under an Act of Parliament, persons on the staff of those members or employees of that government or institution;

(b) any oral or written communication made to a public office holder by an individual on behalf of any person or organization with respect to the enforcement, interpretation or application of any Act of Parliament or regulation by that public office holder with respect to that person or organization; or

(c) any oral or written communication made to a public office holder by an individual on behalf of any person or organization if the communication is restricted to a request for information.

(a) communicate with a public office holder in respect of

(i) the development of any legislative proposal by the Government of Canada or by a member of the Senate or the House of Commons,

(ii) the introduction of any Bill or resolution in either House of Parliament or the passage, defeat or amendment of any Bill or resolution that is before either House of Parliament,

(iii) the making or amendment of any regulation as defined in subsection 2(1) of the Statutory Instruments Act,

(iv) the development or amendment of any policy or program of the Government of Canada,

(v) the awarding of any grant, contribution or other financial benefit by or on behalf of Her Majesty in right of Canada, or

(vi) the awarding of any contract by or on behalf of Her Majesty in right of Canada; or

(b) arrange a meeting between a public office holder and any other person.

(a) not later than ten days after entering into an undertaking referred to in subsection (1); and

(b) subject to subsections (1.2) and (1.3), not later than thirty days after the expiry of every six-month period after the day on which a return is filed under paragraph (a).

(e.1) if the client is funded in whole or in part by a government or government agency, the name of the government or agency, as the case may be, and the amount of funding received;

(f) particulars to identify the subject-matter in respect of which the individual undertakes to communicate with a public office holder or to arrange a meeting, and any other information respecting the subject-matter that is prescribed;

g) le fait, le cas échéant, que le paiement est constitué en tout ou en partie d'honoraires conditionnels et donc subordonné à l'influence qu'il réussit à exercer sur l'une des mesures visées aux sous-alinéas (1)a)(i) à (vi);

(i) the name of any department or other governmental institution in which any public office holder with whom the individual communicates or expects to communicate in respect of any matter described in subparagraphs (1)(a)(i) to (vi) or with whom a meeting is, or is to be, arranged, is employed or serves;

(j) if the individual undertakes to communicate with a public office holder in respect of any matter described in subparagraphs (1)(a)(i) to (vi), particulars to identify any communication technique that the individual uses or expects to use in connection with the communication with the public office holder, including any appeals to members of the public through the mass media or by direct communication that seek to persuade those members of the public to communicate directly with a public office holder in an attempt to place pressure on the public office holder to endorse a particular opinion (in this Act referred to as ``grass-roots communication''); and

In-house Lobbyists (Corporations and Organizations)

(a) the corporation or organization employs one or more individuals any part of whose duties is to communicate with public office holders on behalf of the employer or, if the employer is a corporation, on behalf of any subsidiary of the employer or any corporation of which the employer is a subsidiary, in respect of

(i) the development of any legislative proposal by the Government of Canada or by a member of the Senate or the House of Commons,

(ii) the introduction of any Bill or resolution in either House of Parliament or the passage, defeat or amendment of any Bill or resolution that is before either House of Parliament,

(iii) the making or amendment of any regulation as defined in subsection 2(1) of the Statutory Instruments Act,

(iv) the development or amendment of any policy or program of the Government of Canada, or

(v) the awarding of any grant, contribution or other financial benefit by or on behalf of Her Majesty in right of Canada; and

(b) those duties constitute a significant part of the duties of one employee or would constitute a significant part of the duties of one employee if they were performed by only one employee.

(a) not later than two months after the day on which the requirement to file a return first arises under subsection (1); and

(b) subject to subsection (2.1), not later than thirty days after the expiry of every six-month period after the day on which a return is filed under paragraph (a).

(a) the employer no longer employs any employees whose duties are as described in paragraphs (1)(a) and (b); and

(b) the officer responsible for filing returns advises the registrar of the circumstances described in paragraph (a) in the prescribed form and manner before the expiry of the period within which the return must be filed under paragraph (2)(b).

(a) the name and business address of the officer responsible for filing returns;

(b) the name and business address of the employer;

(b.1) if the employer is a corporation, the name and business address of every subsidiary of the corporation that, to the knowledge of the officer responsible for filing returns, has a direct interest in the outcome of an employee's activities on behalf of the employer in respect of any matter described in subparagraphs (1)(a)(i) to (v);

(b.2) if the employer is a corporation that is a subsidiary of any other corporation, the name and business address of that other corporation;

(c) a description in summary form of the employer's business or activities and any other information to identify its business or activities that is prescribed;

(d) if the employer is an organization, a description of the organization's membership and any other information to identify its membership that is prescribed;

(e) if the employer is funded in whole or in part by a government or government agency, the name of the government or agency, as the case may be, and the amount of funding received;

(f) if the employer is an organization, the name of each employee any part of whose duties is as described in paragraph (1)(a);

(f.1) if the employer is a corporation, the name of

(i) each senior officer any part of whose duties is as described in paragraph (1)(a), and

(ii) any other employee any part of whose duties is as described in paragraph (1)(a), if that part constitutes a significant part of the duties of that employee;

(g) if the return is filed under paragraph (2)(a), particulars to identify the subject-matter of any communication between any employee named in the return and a public office holder in respect of any matter described in subparagraphs (1)(a)(i) to (v) during the period between the date on which the requirement to file a return first arises under subsection (1) and the date of filing, and any other information respecting that subject-matter that is prescribed;

(h) if the return is filed under paragraph (2)(b), particulars to identify the subject-matter of any communication between any employee named in the return and a public office holder in respect of any matter described in subparagraphs (1)(a)(i) to (v) during a six-month period referred to in paragraph (2)(b) and any other information respecting that subject-matter that is prescribed;

(h.1) if any employee named in the return communicates with a public office holder in respect of any matter described in subparagraphs (1)(a)(i) to (v) during the period between the expiry of a six-month period referred to in paragraph (2)(b) and the date on which the return is filed under that paragraph, particulars to identify the subject-matter of the communication and any other information respecting that subject-matter that is prescribed;

(h.2) if any employee named in the return is expected to communicate with a public office holder in respect of any matter described in subparagraphs (1)(a)(i) to (v) during the six-month period after the date of filing under paragraph (2)(a), or during the six-month period after the expiry of a six-month period referred to in paragraph (2)(b), particulars to identify the subject-matter of the communication and any other information respecting that subject-matter that is prescribed;

(h.3) if any employee named in the return is a former public office holder, a description of the offices held;

(i) particulars to identify any relevant legislative proposal, Bill, resolution, regulation, policy, program, grant, contribution or financial benefit;

(j) the name of any department or other governmental institution in which a public office holder is employed or serves, if any employee named in the return,

(i) communicates with the public office holder in respect of any matter described in subparagraphs (1)(a)(i) to (v) during the period referred to in paragraph (g), (h) or (h.1), or

(ii) is expected to communicate with the public office holder in respect of any matter described in subparagraphs (1)(a)(i) to (v) during either of the periods referred to in paragraph (h.2);

(k) particulars to identify any communication technique, including grass-roots communication within the meaning of paragraph 5(2)(j), that any employee named in the return

(i) uses in connection with any communication in respect of any matter described in subparagraphs (1)(a)(i) to (v) during the period referred to in paragraph (g), (h) or (h.1), or

(ii) is expected to use in connection with any communication in respect of any matter described in subparagraphs (1)(a)(i) to (v) during either of the periods referred to in paragraph (h.2); and

(l) any other information that is prescribed that relates to the identity of the officer responsible for filing returns, the employer, any subsidiary referred to in paragraph (b.1), any corporation referred to in paragraph (b.2) of which the employer is a subsidiary, any employee referred to in paragraph (f) or (f.1) or any department or institution referred to in paragraph (j).