Office of the Lobbyist Registrar

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The Lobbying By-law, interpretation bulletins and other important documents

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Office of the Lobbyist Registrar publications

Interpretation bulletins

Below you’ll find documents we’ve posted to help interpret the By-law. If you require more information on an issue, you may find these bulletins below helpful:

• Applications for Approvals and Licences (PDF)
• BIAs (Business Improvement Areas)
• Consultations (PDF)
• Exemptions from the Lobbying By-law (PDF)
• Grant Applicants (PDF)
• Grass-roots Campaigns (PDF)
• Late Registrations and Updates (PDF)
• Lobbying and Donations to Council Member-Organized Community Events (PDF)
• Lobbying and Municipal Elections at the City of Toronto (PDF)
• Lobbying and Procurements (PDF)
• Lobbying by Contractors with the City
• Negotiating Settlements and Claims (PDF)
• Not-for-profit Organizations (PDF)
• Planning & Development Applications (PDF)
• Pre-Registration and Post-Registration Requirements (PDF)
• Registration of Clients of Consultant Lobbyists (PDF)
• TABIA (Toronto Association of Business Improvement Areas) (PDF)

 

Advisory bulletins

Below you’ll find documents we’ve posted to help explain some of the steps in registering:

• Disclosing a Subject Matter (PDF)

 

Protocols, policies and procedures

• Compliance Inquiry Procedures
• Customer Service Policy Statement: Providing Goods and Services to People with Disabilities
• Policy: Customer Service Accessibility Standard
• Protocol on Unsolicited Written and Electronic Communications to Members of Council

 

Reports

• Report to Executive Committee on Amending the Lobbying By-law - Time and Place of Lobbying
• Report to Council on an Inquiry: Lobbying related to a Contract for a Service Efficiency Study
  • October 18, 2012 - Covering Report from the Lobbyist Registrar on Lobbying related to a Contract for a Service Efficiency Study
    
  • October 18, 2012 Report to Council on an Inquiry: Lobbying related to a Contract for a Service Efficiency Study
• Report to Council on an Inquiry: Lobbying in relation to a Procurement Process for Beverage Services
  • October 18, 2012 - Covering Report from the Lobbyist Registrar on Lobbying in relation to a Procurement Process for Beverage Services
  • October 18, 2012 - Report to Council on an Inquiry: Lobbying in Relation to a Procurement Process for Beverage Services
    
• Report to Council on an Inquiry: Unregistered Lobbying about a Casino in Toronto
  • October 18, 2012 - Covering Report from the Lobbyist Registrar on Unregistered Lobbying about a Casino in Toronto
  • October 18, 2012 - Report to Council on an Inquiry: Unregistered Lobbying about a Casino in Toronto
• Report to Council on an Inquiry: Lobbying during a Toronto Transit Commission Procurement
  • April 3, 2012 - Covering Report from the Lobbyist Registrar
  • April 3, 2012 - Report on an Inquiry from the Lobbyist Registrar, headed "Lobbying During a Toronto Transit Commission Procurement"
• Report to Council on an Inquiry: Lobbying in an Election Event
  • April 3, 2012 - Covering Report from the Lobbyist Registrar
  • April 3, 2012 - Report on an Inquiry from the Lobbyist Registrar, headed "Lobbying in an Election Event"
• Report to Executive Committee on Establishing a Lobbyist Registry at TCHC
• Report on Lobbying during a Procurement Process
  • February 28, 2011 - covering report from the Lobbyist Registrar on lobbying during a procurement process (CC5.1) (PDF)
  • February 28, 2011 - report from the Lobbyist Registrar on Lobbying During a Procurement Process (PDF)
  • February 28, 2011 - Appendix I - Interpretation Bulletin on Lobbying and Procurements (PDF)
  • February 28, 2011 - Appendix II - Exerpts on lobbying from Madame Jusice Bellamy's Report on the Toronto Computer Leasing Inquiry (PDF)
• 2012 Annual Report (PDF)
• 2011 Annual Report (PDF)
• 2010 Annual Report (PDF)
• 2009 Annual Report (PDF)
• 2008 Annual Report (PDF)