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  "title": "Canada Lobbying Act - Registration Deadlines, Code of Conduct and Penalties",
  "domain": "Public Sector & Government Procurement",
  "version": "1.0.0",
  "last_updated": "2026-06-23",
  "bluf": "Canada's Lobbying Act (R.S.C. 1985, c. 44 (4th Supp.)) requires lobbyists to register. Section 5 requires a consultant lobbyist to file a return not later than 10 days after entering into an undertaking to communicate with a public office holder; section 7 requires an organization with in-house lobbyists to file not later than two months after the requirement first arises; section 10.2 requires the Commissioner to develop a Lobbyists' Code of Conduct; and section 14 sets a fine up to $200,000 or imprisonment up to two years on indictment for failing to file or making false statements.",
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