Register as a Lobbyist
Lobbyists must update or register the lobbying of a public office holder within five business days of the first communication, or before lobbying starts.
Anyone who engages in lobbying as defined in the Lobbyist Registry By-Law must complete the form. Niagara Region recognizes three types of lobbyists:
- Consultant lobbyist: an individual who lobbies for payment on behalf of a client (such as another individual, a business, partnership, or organization or other entity)
- In-house lobbyist: an individual who is an employee, partner or sole proprietor and who lobbies on behalf of their own employer, business or other entity
- Voluntary unpaid lobbyist: an individual who lobbies without payment on behalf of an individual, business or any for-profit entity for the benefit of the interests of the individual, business or for-profit entity
Lobbyists are to disclose lobbying activities by identifying the subject matter, the type of lobbyist they are, the individual they lobbied, the method of communication and the date.
Register as a lobbyist