An Alberta-based company wants to grow poppies in Saskatchewan, as long as it can get exempted from a federal law banning commercial cultivation of the flowers. The regulatory body for immigration consultants in Canada registered to meet with Ontario lawmakers ahead of proposed legislative changes to crack down on immigration scams in the province. And an industry group representing public libraries across Canada wants the federal government to fund its members as more people turn to libraries to access social services.  

Those are just some of the insights from the IJF’s roundup of lobbying registrations at the federal level and in every province across Canada. Each week, the IJF publishes data from our four lobbying databases showing who wants laws changed and who is asking for government money. Think of it as your weekly dose of public policy news before it becomes news.