The Public Affairs Association of Canada is the leading forum for representing lobbyists’ concerns to all levels of government in Canada. We actively engage lobbyist regulators in discussion about the rules and regulations governing lobbyist registration and reporting requirements in Canada. The PAAC has presented to various government committee’s on proposed changes to lobbying law at the federal, provincial and municipal levels. In addition, the PAAC hosts conferences, conducts media interviews and submits opinion editorials all in an effort to position lobbying as a key and valuable component of the public policy process.

2018

• MOU between the Conflict of Interest and Ethics Commissioner and the Commissioner of Lobbying of Canada regarding collaboration on education and outreach activities (English)
• Protocole d’entente entre Le commissaire aux conflits d’intérêts et à l’éthique et La commissaire au lobbying du Canada (en Francais)
• Guidance on Political Activity in Ontario

2017

• ADVOCACY: YEAR IN REVIEW AND WHAT TO EXPECT IN 2018
• GRIC and PAAC joint correspondence with Canadian Revenue Agency regarding their consultation on Political Activities by Registered Charities

2016

• Correspondence with Cristina de Caprio – Registrar, Lobbyist Registrar’s Office – City of Toronto
• Correspondence with Mayor John Tory and Toronto City Council re: Lobbying Bylaw
• PAAC Advocacy Alert – City of Toronto Lobbying Bylaw

2015

• Guidance on the Lobbyists’ Code of Conduct – Bulletin, June 2015
• Message from the Commissioner of Lobbying – June 2015
• Annual Report of the Office of the Integrity Commissioner: 2014 – 2015
• Key Changes made to the Ontario Lobbyists Registration Act

2014

• PAAC | GRIC Joint Submission – Lobbyists’ Code of Conduct Consultations
• PAAC Submission on An Act to promote public sector and MPP accountability and transparency by enacting the Broader Public Sector Executive Compensation Act, 2014 and amending various acts (Bill 8)
• PAAC Letter to the Editor, Toronto Star – September 22, 2014 (pdf)
• 2014 National Salary Survey Report (pdf)
• Nanos Research Ontario Provincial Tracking released April 24, 2014 (pdf)
• Ontario Gazette is moving to Ontario.ca/Gazette (pdf)
  La Gazette de l’Ontario passe à une nouvelle adresse Web?: Ontario.ca/Gazette (pdf)

2013

• 2013 National Salary Survey,?Public Affairs/Public Relations?Report (pdf),?2013 National Salary Survey?Combined Report (pdf),?Hiring Trends Survey (pdf)
• GRIC–PAAC Submission – OCL Lobbyists’ Code of Conduct Consultation, December 20, 2013 (pdf)
• Lobbying in British Columbia:?Recommendations for Changes to the Lobbyists Registration Act, Office of the Registrar of Lobbyists, BC,?November 5, 2013 (pdf)
• PAAC Statement on BC’s Lobbyist Registrar’s Report: Lobbying in BC

2012

• Update on the Statutory Review of the Lobbying Act, posted?October?2, 2012
• Access to Information, Privacy and Ethics (ETHI):Government Response: Third Report of the Standing Committee on Access to Information, Privacy and Ethics, “Statutory Review of the Lobbying Act: Its First Five Years”Document: Privacy and Social Media
• Grass-roots Communication Registration Requirements, Lobbyists Registration Office, Interpretation Bulletin 8, July?3,?2012 (pdf)
• Lobbyists Registration Act Review News Release (pdf). Recommendations for Amendments to the Lobbyists Registration Act, 1998 (pdf)
• GRIC Press Release, May 14, 2012: The Standing Committee on Access to Information, Privacy and Ethics Presents a Report On the Statutory Review of the Lobbying Act
• Lobbyists Registration Act to Ensure Transparency, Fairness: Swan (pdf)Dealing With Lobbyists: Practical Suggestions for Civil Servants (pdf) by J. Stephen Andrews,
  
• PAAC Letter to Saskatchewan Standing Committee re: Legislative Model for Lobbying