Navigating Post-Election Lobbying Compliance

Canadians participated in the recent federal election in a variety of ways, including as campaign staff, volunteers, donors, and as registered third parties for election advertising or partisan activities (for more on the implications of the results, read "2025 federal election in review").Such political participation can have implications for individuals and organizations intending to interact with government officials—including members of the newly appointed Cabinet and their staff—in the future.

Engaging with federal officials

To be compliant with the federal Lobbying Act and the Lobbyists' Code of Conduct (the Code), organizations and individuals who plan to lobby a federal public office holder ("official") need to ensure that the official would not reasonably be seen to have a sense of obligation towards them. If a sense of obligation could reasonably be seen to exist, the lobbyist should generally not lobby that official.