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.
30 subject areas68,782 total lobbying meetings
Health
-30%
60 MPs16,501 meetings
34 Liberal
22 Conservative
3 NDP
1 Bloc Québécois
Most Lobbied
Judy A. SgroHumber River—Black Creek, Ontario
896Matt JenerouxEdmonton Riverbend, Alberta
755Don DaviesVancouver Kingsway, British Columbia
729Agriculture
-35%
30 MPs10,585 meetings
23 Conservative
5 Liberal
2 Bloc Québécois
Most Lobbied
John BarlowFoothills, Alberta
1,069Kody BloisKings—Hants, Nova Scotia
857Ted FalkProvencher, Manitoba
615Environment
-35%
19 MPs7,941 meetings
10 Liberal
7 Conservative
1 Green Party
1 Independent
Most Lobbied
Julie DabrusinToronto—Danforth, Ontario
1,063Elizabeth MaySaanich—Gulf Islands, British Columbia
882Steven GuilbeaultLaurier—Sainte-Marie, Quebec
833Industry
-22%
15 MPs4,061 meetings
9 Liberal
6 Conservative
Most Lobbied
Steven MacKinnonGatineau, Quebec
615Greg FergusHull—Aylmer, Quebec
575Julie DzerowiczDavenport, Ontario
400Transportation
-30%
12 MPs3,423 meetings
6 Conservative
5 Liberal
1 Bloc Québécois
Most Lobbied
Kelly BlockCarlton Trail—Eagle Creek, Saskatchewan
847Mark StrahlChilliwack—Hope, British Columbia
431Stephanie KusieCalgary Midnapore, Alberta
36211 MPs4,334 meetings
10 MPs3,117 meetings
6 Conservative
2 Bloc Québécois
2 Liberal
Most Lobbied
Adam ChambersSimcoe North, Ontario
696Philip LawrenceNorthumberland—Clarke, Ontario
525Pierre PoilievreBattle River—Crowfoot, Alberta
396Energy
-33%
9 MPs3,412 meetings
6 Conservative
2 Liberal
1 Bloc Québécois
Most Lobbied
James MaloneyEtobicoke—Lakeshore, Ontario
648Greg McLeanCalgary Centre, Alberta
513Wayne LongSaint John—Kennebecasis, New Brunswick
4178 MPs3,169 meetings
6 Conservative
2 Liberal
Most Lobbied
Randy HobackPrince Albert, Saskatchewan
1,177Dean AllisonNiagara West, Ontario
641Ben LobbHuron—Bruce, Ontario
4637 MPs2,054 meetings
4 Liberal
1 NDP
1 Conservative
1 Bloc Québécois
Most Lobbied
Karina GouldBurlington, Ontario
584Heather McPhersonEdmonton Strathcona, Alberta
415Garnett GenuisSherwood Park—Fort Saskatchewan, Alberta
3535 MPs1,551 meetings
4 MPs797 meetings
Housing
-23%
3 MPs1,058 meetings
Fisheries
-31%
3 MPs837 meetings
Broadcasting
-42%
3 MPs807 meetings
2 Liberal
1 Bloc Québécois
Most Lobbied
Lisa HepfnerHamilton Mountain, Ontario
299Martin ChampouxDrummond, Quebec
283Michael CoteauScarborough—Woburn, Ontario
2253 MPs781 meetings
Tourism
-44%
2 MPs901 meetings
Defence
-5%
2 MPs407 meetings
1 Liberal
1 Bloc Québécois
2 MPs391 meetings
1 Liberal
1 Conservative
Most Lobbied
Rachel BendayanOutremont, Quebec
361Scott AndersonVernon—Lake Country—Monashee, British Columbia
302 MPs316 meetings
1 Conservative
1 Liberal
Most Lobbied
Shuvaloy MajumdarCalgary Heritage, Alberta
258Madeleine ChenetteThérèse-De Blainville, Quebec
58Budget
-15%
2 MPs217 meetings
Immigration
+14%
2 MPs145 meetings
1 Liberal
1 Conservative
Most Lobbied
Serge CormierAcadie—Bathurst, New Brunswick
102Costas MenegakisAurora—Oak Ridges—Richmond Hill, Ontario
43Infrastructure
-28%
1 MP491 meetings
1 MP436 meetings
1 MP394 meetings
1 MP248 meetings
Climate
-31%
1 MP146 meetings
1 Liberal
Arts and Culture
-17%
1 MP145 meetings
Foreign Affairs
+33%
1 MP79 meetings
1 MP38 meetings