Car manufacturers lobbied federal officials on EV mandate, incentives and tariffs more than 150 times in October
Meetings covered U.S. tariffs, EV mandate
Norwegian energy company with its eyes on Quebec registers to discuss natural gas projects with Alberta
Marinvest Energy, a Norwegian natural gas company proposing to open a facility in Quebec and export gas to Europe, registered a new lobbyist in Alberta
Postmasters in Canada lobbying about government’s plan to close rural post offices
Federal government plans to lift a 30-year ban on closing rural post offices
Gambling industry group opposes ban of transactions above $10,000 in casinos
A gambling industry group is lobbying about three bills that are awaiting passage by the federal government
Alphabet-owned Waymo registers six lobbyists to promote self-driving cars
The company aims to bring robotaxis to Canada with nationwide lobbying push
Here’s who lobbied for key measures in Mark Carney’s first budget
The IJF’s lobbying records show industry pushing for changes on everything from climate change to taxes
U.S. arms company lobbying Ottawa to highlight its Canadian-ness amid trade tensions
L3Harris, a U.S. defence contractor oft-used by Ottawa, has spotlighted its Canadian operations in three recent lobbying communications
IJF takes home RTDNA Canada award for overall digital excellence
This is the third award win for Open By Default, the IJF’s database of released access to information records
As Alberta orders public school teachers back to work, charter schools seek provincial support
Privately run schools lobbied the province as it was locked in negotiations with the teachers' union
Police services board member appointed 2 weeks after making donation to Ford PCs
Appointees to Sault Ste. Marie and York police oversight boards donated to the provincial Progressive Conservatives
Mushroom growers lobbied federal officials seven times last month to reinstate worker immigration program
Mushroom industry wants to see the return of the Agri-Food Immigration Pilot
As Blue Jays fans stare down high-priced World Series tickets, can provinces really stop scalpers?
Provinces have tried anti-scalping laws, but they are rarely enforced
The National Hockey League is keeping tabs on Senate bill suggesting limits on celebrity endorsements for sports betting
Bill proposes a framework to establish national standards for sports betting ads and limit or ban celebrity endorsements for gambling companies
Estonian challenger to Uber, Lyft seeking ‘level playing field’ for rideshare companies in Alberta
Hopp, a competitor to Uber and Lyft, started operating in Ontario in February
Former MP who vacated seat for Poilievre registers to lobby for coal company in Alberta
Damien Kurek, who vacated his seat as an MP so Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre could run in his place, has registered to lobby the Alberta government
IJF’s residential schools database nominated for Anthem Award
Database making public accounts of abuse at residential schools recognized in international awards competition
Amid TikTok takeover deal, American billionaire-owned Oracle lobbying Canada about AI
The technology company owned by Larry Ellison, who briefly overtook Elon Musk as the world’s richest man last month, reported communicating with senior federal officials to discuss cloud-based services and AI.
Nuclear-related lobbying registrations have skyrocketed since 2021, registries show
Lobbying related to nuclear energy has increased by more than 12 times in 2024 compared to 2021
Companies from Disney to Wayfair registering to lobby as Canada prepares for new North America free trade talks
Major companies provide input on North American free trade talks as Canada, U.S. remain far from deal
U.S. lobby group backed by Amazon and Google is hiring a Canadian director
The Chamber of Progress is hiring a Montreal-based senior director for up to $260K per year
Canola growers lobbied federal officials nearly 100 times in August
Canola industry groups have been hard hit by tariffs from China
Inside Big Tech’s playbook to halt media compensation laws
Meta and Google ran public campaigns, made threats to stop serving news, struck private deals and mobilized prominent supporters to try to influence or stall laws in Brazil, Canada, Indonesia and Australia.
‘Renting your enemy’: How Google paid the media millions to avoid regulatory pressure
Google has signed more than 2,000 contracts with news outlets worldwide in the past five years
Military supplier lobbied one day before it was named a finalist for multi-billion dollar defence contract
German defence manufacturer's lobbyist reported communicating with federal officials the day before it was announced as a finalist for a major contract
Canada 2020: the team behind the team behind Canada’s Liberal Party
Some of the country's most powerful companies are backing a small Canadian think tank with direct links to the PMO
IJF joins 17 international news outlets to document lobbying by Big Tech companies
Nine-month investigation covered how some of the world’s most powerful companies have tried to avoid regulation in Canada and 12 other countries
Microsoft pushing for Oregon to B.C. high-speed rail despite Canada-U.S. tensions
Microsoft is wants the B.C. government to advance policies to connect Washington, Oregon and B.C.
A food charity is lobbying the federal government to do away with best before dates on food packaging
The non-profit says doing so will reduce food waste in Canada
Data centre company planning to invest big in Alberta wants to consult on the province’s strategy for making money from the AI boom
Beacon AI Centres, which is planning billions of dollars in investments in Alberta data centres, is lobbying about the province's strategy for monetizing the AI boom
Exclusive Ottawa fundraising event draws dozens of lobbyists — despite Liberal promises
This year, the exclusive party featured representatives for defence contractors, Tesla, TikTok and Coinbase
Electronic hardware company wants the B.C. government to use AI to 'reduce red tape' across its services
Electronics maker wants B.C. to improve its services with technology
Westinghouse is on Mark Carney's conflict of interest list. That hasn't stopped the company from lobbying his office
Westinghouse Electric, a subsidiary of Brookfield, lobbied two PMO advisers last week
Canada’s biggest domestic builder of data centres wants partnerships with Ontario and Alberta
eStruxture Data Centers is lobbying in two provinces after it nearly doubled its debt financing capability to $1.35B
A former Doug Ford communications director is lobbying the province about ‘misinformation’ around a controversial landfill linked to major PC donors
Former Doug Ford staffer registered to lobby the province on behalf of York1 last week
Canadian PR firm polished Rwanda's image as the country's government was accused of backing violent militia
Crestview Strategy quietly scrubbed details of its Kigali operations from its website after Canada suspended export permits for weapons, cancelled government-to-government business with Rwanda
Three weeks before Trump signed new crypto bill into law, major exchange Coinbase lobbied in Canada
Crypto trading platform Coinbase reported lobbying a Canadian official three weeks before Trump signed U.S. crypto bill into law
Tech giants charged Canadians extra for a tax that never came into force
With the digital services tax now gone, what happens to the extra money in major multinationals’ pockets?
Microsoft met with senior Carney advisor regarding AI facial recognition technology
Microsoft reported lobbying the prime minister's office about "the ethical use of artificial intelligence, including facial recognition technology.”
Tobacco giant lobbying for crackdown on illegal cigarettes to fight effect of U.S. tariffs
JTI-Macdonald Canada registered a lobbyist in Alberta in June and another in Ontario in July to call for stronger enforcement of illegal tobacco to fight the economic effects of tariffs.
Nine companies Carney had disclosed investments in have lobbied his office
PM disclosed a third-party investment fund that included major companies like Spotify, Microsoft and Lockheed Martin
Pro-gun group lobbied eight Conservative lawmakers in June
Group for stricter gun laws, meanwhile, asks for Liberal Party promises to be enacted fast
Who wanted to kill the Digital Services Tax?
U.S. Chamber of Commerce and tech companies spent years fighting the controversial DST
Cohere has spent about $1M lobbying the EU, U.K., U.S. and Canada since 2023
The Canadian company has been attempting to shape global AI rules for nearly two years
U.S. edtech company wants to discuss contracts with Ontario school boards while it’s investigated over data breach affecting hundreds of Canadian schools
PowerSchool lobbying about Ontario's rules limiting high-value contracts with U.S. companies
European and Canadian defence companies go on lobbying spree as the federal government boosts spending and moves away from U.S. suppliers
European and Canadian defence companies go on lobbying spree as Carney boosts defence spending by $9B and moves away from U.S. suppliers
AI companies lobbying federal ministers Solomon, Champagne and Joly
Find out which companies lobbied Canada's first AI minister in his first month in office
The pension plan for nearly half a million Ontario health-care workers is worried about how Trump’s ‘Big Beautiful Bill’ could affect its members
Ontario pension plan is worried about the impacts of Trump's Big Beautiful Bill
Facebook lobbied B.C. officials ahead of the province calling on the federal government to re-introduce its online harms law
Social media giant reported four communications with B.C. lawmakers before AG called for national regulations
An agricultural repurposing company lobbies federal officials about fast-tracked supply management bill
Company wants meetings on supply management bill zooming through Parliament
Tesla is asking Ottawa for money as Elon Musk publicly feuds with Donald Trump
Tesla lobbied for money from Ottawa as the company's CEO breaks from U.S. President Donald Trump
The Saudi Investment Bank wants to fund Canadian infrastructure projects worth up to $100 billion each
The largest bank in Saudi Arabia wants to fund Canadian infrastructure as it moves away from U.S. partnerships
A Koch company is lobbying Manitoba about the industrial carbon tax as its fertilizer plant tops the list of biggest provincial polluters
Koch company wants to discuss the "impacts of federal/provincial taxes and regulations"
Lobby firm representing Therme spa hires a new vice president from the Ontario government department that awarded it a 95-year lease at Ontario Place
StrategyCorp's new vice president hired out of Infrastructure Ontario
The company selected to build small nuclear reactors in Ontario and Saskatchewan is turning its lobbying attention to New Brunswick
GE Hitachi lobbying in New Brunswick after getting deals in Ontario, Saskatchewan
Steel producers are lobbying the Canadian ambassador to the U.S. after Trump threatened to double steel and aluminum tariffs
Steel producers lobbied multiple times in May, before Trump hiked tariffs this week
A major Canadian construction company lobbied Prime Minister Mark Carney’s chief of staff Marco Mendocino twice last month to discuss federal infrastructure projects
Hamilton-based Aecon lobbied the Prime Minister's chief of staff twice last month
A Calgary film studio wants a quicker process for television and film tax credits as Trump, Newsom make push for more films to be made in California
Calgary-based studio behind the television show Fargo, registered a lobbyist in Alberta to ask for a streamlined process for film and TV tax credits.
An oil and gas company wants to discuss its delayed deep water drilling project with the federal government
Equinor is lobbying government officials on delayed Bay du Nord project oil project
Airbnb is lobbying Alberta for home sharing rules that are ‘fair and easy to follow’ as its municipalities crack down on short-term rentals
Airbnb lobbying about hotel and short term rental taxes, fees and registrations, zoning policies, and proposed digital sales taxes.
IJF reporter takes home silver at annual CAJ awards
Bethany Lindsay won for her work on B.C. addiction treatment beds
AI company Cohere wants Canada to use its G7 presidency to set a global artificial intelligence agenda
Cohere lobbying the federal government about AI at the upcoming G7 summit
A for-profit education company wants the government of New Brunswick to offer free medical school to address the family doctor shortage
Global University Systems (GUS) Canada lobbying in New Brunswick about fully funding medical school for provincial citizens
An animal welfare charity wants to move dozens of whales from Marineland to a new sanctuary off the coast of Nova Scotia
Non-profit World Animal Protection updated its lobbying registration to ask for support for a sanctuary for whales and dolphins in a bay off the coast of Port Hilford, N.S.
As travel to the U.S. drops, struggling duty free shops are asking for federal grants or loans
An association for duty free stores wants a loan from the federal government
An event staffing agency is lobbying in Ontario as the province prepares to enact labour laws for gig workers
A company lobbies for "a flexible employment model for independent contractors in the event staffing industry"
As Mark Carney goes all-in on AI, music producers in Canada want assurances their images and body of work will not be used to train the technology
Music industry seeking federal laws banning AI deepfakes
A Brampton, Ont.-based armoured vehicle maker wants the federal government to spend more of its defence dollars at home
Roshel registered to lobby the federal government for contracts with both Canadian and international governments for its multi-purpose armoured vehicle.
Two major gas companies are lobbying federal officials about pipelines as Carney and Guilbeault express different views on the projects
Enbridge, TC Energy lobbying about pipeline policies
A consultant who ran for federal office in April registered to lobby about hydrogen, cryptocurrency, nature conservation and charity funding in Ontario
Six lobbyists will head to Ottawa as MPs after the recent federal election
Major movie theatre chain Cineplex wants B.C. to adopt a “more favourable” movie rating system
Cineplex wants “more favourable” movie ratings in B.C.
Israeli weapons company wants Ontario to use its drones to manage forest fires
Elbit, which has been the subject of protests for its ties to the Israeli military, seeking contracts in Ontario
Tesla wants to meet with the B.C. government after the province excluded the carmaker from EV rebates
Tesla lobbying in B.C. after the province excluded it from charger rebates in a move targeted at Elon Musk
A diabetes drug company and charity are lobbying the Saskatchewan government as Ottawa promises to follow through on pharmacare
Eli Lilly, Diabetes Canada both lobbying in Saskatchewan as the province continues to be non-committal on pharmacare deals with the federal government
Aircraft manufacturer Bell Textron wants to sell helicopters to the Mounties and the Armed Forces
Helicopter company Bell Textron is seeking contracts with the RCMP and the Department of National Defence
A forestry products company and its parent are both lobbying the government of Alberta as the lumber industry faces trade threats from the U.S.
A forestry company and its parent registered to lobby the Alberta government on the same day amid U.S. trade threats for the lumber industry
An office building manager wants to discuss the benefits of in-person work with the Quebec government
An office building owner lobbying to tout the benefits of in-person work for Quebec's civil service
As Carney headed to Washington, a U.S. electric company registered to lobby Ontario in support of Ford’s plan to cut Mexico out of North American free trade
S&C Electric, a U.S.-based company that provides equipment and services for electric power systems, registered to lobby Ontario “in support of the Fortress Am-Can policy.”
An industry group for prefabricated homebuilders is lobbying after Liberals emphasized modular building on the campaign trail
The Modular Building Institute (MBI), an industry lobby group for the modular housing construction industry.
Nuclear companies lobbying across Canada to adopt small modular reactors for low-emissions energy
X-energy Canada, a nuclear reactor and fuel design engineering company, registered to lobby the Saskatchewan government to discuss “SMR technology and its application in Saskatchewan.”
The company that invented the Canadarm met with Defence Minister Bill Blair to discuss marine, space strategy
MDA Space, the Brampton, Ont.-based engineering company that built the famous Canadarm attachment for the International Space Station, reported communicating with Defence Minister Bill Blair in March to participate in “current and future defence programs in space, maritime and aerial domains.”
IJF nominated for general excellence by the Digital Publishing Awards
Ottawa-based reporter Patti Sonntag’s work on federal procurement also recognized by Michener Awards
Government to pay for web monitoring service to detect fraud in foreign worker program
Contract notice follows IJF, CBC investigation finding online sellers advertising fake jobs to migrants on Facebook, Kijiji
IJF reporter nominated for prestigious Jackman Award
B.C. reporter Zak Vescera’s research and stories on a global fraud scheme one of five finalists in national awards
‘Condo king,’ Paw Patrol producer and White Spot owner hosted fundraisers for Poilievre and Carney
Here are some of the powerful people throwing fundraising parties for Canada’s next prime minister
Dozens of real estate executives among guests at Carney, Poilievre fundraisers
As parties pitch plans to address the housing crisis, developers spend up to $1,750 each to rub elbows with a future prime minister
Edmonton-based journalist Brett McKay joins the IJF’s reporting team
The IJF’s newest reporter is excited to delve into reporting to reveal ‘backroom’ deals in Alberta
