Transparency And Accessibility In Lobbying: Implementation Of A New Registry, Carrefour Lobby Québec

In Quebec, lobbyists carrying out their activities with public office holders have been governed since 2002 by provisions of the Lobbying Transparency and Ethics Act (Act). Essentially, the purpose of the Act is to ensure the transparency of lobbying activities in Quebec by imposing various obligations on lobbyists, who must disclose and publish in Quebec's Lobbyists Registry several types of information regarding their endeavors.

Bill 6 was introduced in February 2019 in the National Assembly of Quebec. Its purpose is to amend the Act and to propose, among other things, that Lobbyisme Québec becomes responsible for Quebec's Lobbyists Registry (which was previously the responsibility of the Québec Commissioner of Lobbying). Following the passage of Bill 6 on June 6, 2019, and its subsequent assent, Lobbyisme Québec undertook to implement and manage a new lobbying disclosure platform which would replace the Registry of Lobbyists of Quebec (former Registry). This new