Lobbying Issues in Canada
Explore which issues attract the most lobbying activity in Ottawa. Each card shows a subject area and the MPs whose top lobbying topic falls in that category, ranked by total meetings.
26 subject areas66,568 total lobbying meetings
Health
-30%
62 MPs15,968 meetings
35 Liberal
23 Conservative
3 NDP
1 Bloc Québécois
Most Lobbied
Judy A. SgroHumber River—Black Creek, Ontario
852Don DaviesVancouver Kingsway, British Columbia
718Matt JenerouxEdmonton Riverbend, Alberta
704Agriculture
-35%
31 MPs10,011 meetings
24 Conservative
5 Liberal
2 Bloc Québécois
Most Lobbied
John BarlowFoothills, Alberta
1,027Kody BloisKings—Hants, Nova Scotia
745Ted FalkProvencher, Manitoba
602Environment
-35%
20 MPs8,878 meetings
11 Liberal
7 Conservative
1 Green Party
1 NDP
Most Lobbied
Jonathan WilkinsonNorth Vancouver—Capilano, British Columbia
1,349Julie DabrusinToronto—Danforth, Ontario
995Elizabeth MaySaanich—Gulf Islands, British Columbia
842Industry
-22%
16 MPs4,026 meetings
10 Liberal
6 Conservative
Most Lobbied
Greg FergusHull—Aylmer, Quebec
561Steven MacKinnonGatineau, Quebec
540Julie DzerowiczDavenport, Ontario
381Transportation
-30%
13 MPs3,270 meetings
7 Conservative
5 Liberal
1 Bloc Québécois
Most Lobbied
Kelly BlockCarlton Trail—Eagle Creek, Saskatchewan
831Mark StrahlChilliwack—Hope, British Columbia
426Stephanie KusieCalgary Midnapore, Alberta
35012 MPs4,171 meetings
10 MPs2,772 meetings
6 Conservative
3 Liberal
1 Bloc Québécois
Most Lobbied
Adam ChambersSimcoe North, Ontario
654Philip LawrenceNorthumberland—Clarke, Ontario
499Pierre PoilievreBattle River—Crowfoot, Alberta
3799 MPs3,577 meetings
5 Conservative
2 Bloc Québécois
2 Liberal
Most Lobbied
Randy HobackPrince Albert, Saskatchewan
1,159Dean AllisonNiagara West, Ontario
639Ben LobbHuron—Bruce, Ontario
452Energy
-33%
9 MPs3,261 meetings
6 Conservative
2 Liberal
1 Bloc Québécois
Most Lobbied
James MaloneyEtobicoke—Lakeshore, Ontario
615Greg McLeanCalgary Centre, Alberta
488Bob ZimmerPrince George—Peace River—Northern Rockies, British Columbia
3907 MPs1,908 meetings
4 Liberal
1 NDP
1 Conservative
1 Bloc Québécois
Most Lobbied
Karina GouldBurlington, Ontario
523Heather McPhersonEdmonton Strathcona, Alberta
397Garnett GenuisSherwood Park—Fort Saskatchewan, Alberta
3345 MPs1,414 meetings
Housing
-23%
3 MPs999 meetings
Fisheries
-31%
3 MPs778 meetings
3 MPs751 meetings
Broadcasting
-42%
3 MPs727 meetings
2 Liberal
1 Bloc Québécois
Most Lobbied
Martin ChampouxDrummond, Quebec
277Lisa HepfnerHamilton Mountain, Ontario
275Michael CoteauScarborough—Woburn, Ontario
1753 MPs643 meetings
Tourism
-44%
2 MPs857 meetings
2 MPs482 meetings
Defence
-5%
2 MPs353 meetings
1 Liberal
1 Bloc Québécois
2 MPs349 meetings
1 Liberal
1 Conservative
Most Lobbied
Rachel BendayanOutremont, Quebec
326Scott AndersonVernon—Lake Country—Monashee, British Columbia
232 MPs306 meetings
1 Conservative
1 Liberal
Most Lobbied
Shuvaloy MajumdarCalgary Heritage, Alberta
248Caroline DesrochersTrois-Rivières, Quebec
58Budget
-15%
2 MPs170 meetings
Immigration
+14%
2 MPs131 meetings
1 Liberal
1 Conservative
Most Lobbied
Serge CormierAcadie—Bathurst, New Brunswick
94Costas MenegakisAurora—Oak Ridges—Richmond Hill, Ontario
37Infrastructure
-28%
1 MP438 meetings
1 MP199 meetings
Arts and Culture
-17%
1 MP129 meetings