On May 4, 2020, British Columbia's lobbying rules will
change (again). The Lobbyist Registration Act will become
the Lobbyist Transparency Act (LTA), carrying over some
provisions from the current act and bringing new sections of the
LTA and the Lobbyist Transparency Regulation into
force.
On April 17, 2020, the Registrar extended the deadline for
Lobbyists to register from June 15, 2020, to September 15, 2020,
recognizing the challenges organizations are currently facing with
respect to COVID-19.
The changes will impose new requirements on those already
registered under the Lobbyist Registration Act and will
bring some organizations previously exempted from registration
within the scope of the LTA. Here are some of the key changes.
