Sector Lobbying Dashboard
359,251 registered lobbying communications broken down across 12 industry sectors. Every sector, every organization, every government target. The regulated lobby the regulator.
Source: Commissioner of Lobbying of Canada — Communication_PrimaryExport.csv + Communication_DpohExport.csv (57MB) | Mined by TENET5
Communications by Sector
Sector Deep Dives
Click any sector to expand detailed analysis with top organizations, government targets, and lobbying patterns.
Full Sector Comparison
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Cross-Reference: Lobbying Sectors vs Bill Categories
Which parliamentary bill categories align with which lobbying sectors? When a sector lobbies heavily and bills in that domain pass, the connection is worth examining.
Finance Bills (17 tracked)
17 finance-related bills in the 45th Parliament. The banking sector made 7,497 lobbying contacts with Finance Canada (3,703), OSFI (884), and PMO (308).
Healthcare Bills (13 tracked)
13 healthcare bills. Pharma lobbied Health Canada 1,611 times and the Public Health Agency 232 times. 115 pharmaceutical organizations registered.
Environment Bills (6 tracked)
6 environment bills. Oil and Gas lobbied Environment and Climate Change Canada 1,924 times while simultaneously targeting NRCan 4,609 times for approvals.
Technology Bills (5 tracked)
5 technology bills. Big Tech lobbied Heritage (530 contacts) and ISED as C-9 (Online Harms Act) was being debated. CIJA lobbied for the same bill.
Trade Bills (7 tracked)
7 trade-related bills. Agriculture (16,222 contacts) dominates trade lobbying. Ag Canada is the most-lobbied department in the entire dataset.
Defense Bills (4 tracked)
4 defense bills. The defense sector made 2,534 lobbying contacts, primarily targeting the Department of National Defence.
Justice Bills (31 tracked)
The largest bill category (31 bills). The Israel Lobby's 2,176 contacts relate to hate speech legislation (C-9). 4 organizations generating 539 contacts each is the highest per-org concentration of any sector.
Governance Bills (7 tracked)
7 governance bills on electoral and institutional reform. Multiple sectors target PMO and PCO on governance matters, but no single sector dominates this category.
Criminal Code Implications
When lobbying patterns show systemic concentration where the regulated lobby the regulator, several Criminal Code provisions become relevant.
Bribery of Judicial Officers & Officials
Prohibits offering or accepting consideration for official acts. When a single sector contacts its own regulator thousands of times, the line between access and influence warrants scrutiny.
Frauds on the Government
Prohibits offering benefits to government officials. The revolving door between lobbied departments and lobby organizations creates structural conflicts of interest that s. 121 was designed to address.
Breach of Trust by Public Officer
When officials make decisions favouring the exact sectors that lobby them most intensively, s. 122 applies. Oil lobbied NRCan 4,609 times; NRCan approved pipelines that went billions over budget.
Fraud (General)
Applies when lobbying leads to procurement or regulatory outcomes that defraud the public. The Trans Mountain pipeline cost overrun from $5.4B to $34.2B while its proponent lobbied NRCan and PMO extensively.
Designated Public Office Holders
All communications with designated officials must be reported. The data shows reporting compliance, but the concentration patterns reveal whether the Act achieves its transparency goal or merely documents regulatory capture.
Conspiracy
When multiple organizations within a sector coordinate lobbying to the same targets on the same issues, the question of concerted action arises. The banking sector's coordinated targeting of Finance Canada is a case study.