Commissioner of Lobbying of Canada

The Office of the Commissioner of Lobbying of Canada is an officer of Parliament of Canada who is responsible for achieving the objectives of the Lobbying Act that came into force in 2008. The office replaced the Office of the Registrar of Lobbyists.^[3]

Commissioner of Lobbying
Commissaire au Lobbying
Incumbent Nancy Bélanger since December 30th, 2017
Abbreviation	OCL
Reports to	Parliament of Canada
Nominator	Prime Minister of Canada
Appointer	Governor in council
Term length	7 years renewable once
Constituting instrument	Lobbying Act
First holder	Karen E. Shepherd
Salary	$183,600 (GCQ-6)[1]

Office of the Commissioner of Lobbying of Canada

Le Commissariat au lobbying
Agency overview
Formed	2006
Headquarters	Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Employees	25
Annual budget	$5.3 million (2019)[2]
Website	https://www.lobbycanada.gc.ca/

The Lobbying Act mandates this office and its commissioner, who holds office for seven years. Its mission has three main objectives: maintaining the registry of lobbyists; developing and implementing educational programs to create public awareness of the requirements of the Lobbying Act; conducting reviews and investigations to ensure compliance with the act and the lobbyists' code of conduct.

Commissioners of lobbying

In November 2017, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau nominated Nancy Bélanger, the deputy commissioner of legal services and public affairs, as the commissioner replacing Shepherd.^[4] Her nomination was approved in December 2017.^[5]

• Karen E. Shepherd, 2009–December 2017
• Nancy Bélanger, December 2017–present^[5]