Small Business

+1% lobbying YoY

2 MPs have small business as their top lobbying subject, with 391 total lobbying meetings recorded.

2 MPs
391 lobbying meetings
19,256 lobbying registrations
8,027 parliamentary speeches

Party Breakdown

Liberal1 (50%)
Conservative1 (50%)

By Province

Quebec1
British Columbia1

Lobbying Activity by Year

200810
200945
2010258
2011218
2012244
2013251
2014386
2015193
2016659
2017820
2018687
2019556
20201,050
2021870
2022737
2023657
2024665

Lobbying Pipeline

How lobbying on this topic flows through Parliament

Registrations19,256
Briefing notes4,993
Parliament speeches8,027
Question Period111
42% of lobbying registrations get mentioned in Parliament.

Most Active Speakers

Right Hon. Justin Trudeau153
Mr. Kevin Lamoureux121

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Recent Parliamentary Speeches

Brad Vis2026-06-17
Small Business

Oral Questions

Mr. Speaker, on this side of the House we are incredibly worried. Statistics Canada reported on May 29 that “business capital investment fell 0.7% in the first quarter of 2026, the fifth consecutive quarterly decline”. After years of policies that have left small business owners struggling, will the…

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Hon. Tim Hodgson2026-06-17
Small Business

Oral Questions

Mr. Speaker, the Minister of Finance is not the only person with good news. The Prime Minister today announced $5 billion of new investment in this country from Japan, Italy, Denmark, Germany, the Netherlands, France and Portugal. We are focused on bringing capital to this country and investment int…

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Brad Vis2026-06-17
Small Business

Oral Questions

Mr. Speaker, the Liberal member for Eglinton—Lawrence badgered the CFIB as to why his own government's policies were not reaching Canadian small businesses. The CFIB says three in four entrepreneurs do not feel supported by the government, and many would not start a business today. Why will the gove…

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Hon. Rechie Valdez2026-06-17
Small Business

Oral Questions

Mr. Speaker, small business investment is up by 10%. The first thing our government did in terms of action was to bring down federal trade barriers across provinces and territories so small business goods could flow across the country. We are also diversifying trade, making sure that we are able to …

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The Speaker2026-06-17
Small Business

Oral Questions

The hon. member for Beauce.

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