Is there guidance available concerning Crown corporations and lobbying?
In a letter sent to Crown corporations on September 6, 1985, the Clerk of the Privy Council conveyed the Government’s policy that in order to access government and accomplish the Crown corporation’s objectives in respect of the government, Crown corporations should use their senior officers to deal directly with government officials and other public office holders, rather than use Consultant lobbyists or paid intermediaries such as lawyers. In order to further clarify the Government’s position, another letter was sent to Crown corporations on October 17, 1989, by the Assistant Secretary, Crown Corporations Directorate of the Department of Finance and Treasury Board Secretariat. The letter stated that Crown corporations’ communications with the government’s public office holders concerning daily operational or administrative business would not appear to meet the definition of lobbying under the Lobbyists Registration Act. This is consistent with the Commissioner’s views on the subject.
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