Lobbyist Registry

The Lobbyist Registry is an accountability and transparency tool that documents communication between eligible individuals who lobby City of Burlington Council Members and senior staff (public office holders) in a centralized registry. This ensures greater transparency in the decision-making process.

Under Burlington's Lobbyist Registration Policy eligible lobbyists are required to:

• Register themselves as a lobbyist
• Submit the subject matter(s) they intend to discuss with public office holder(s)
• Register their lobbying activity within 15 business days of their meeting with a public office holder.

View our Lobbyist Registry By-Law for more information. 

There are three types of lobbyists that exist in Burlington:

1. Consultant Lobbyist - an individual who lobbies for payment on behalf of a client (another individual, a business or other entity).
2. In-house Lobbyist - means an individual who is an employee, partner or sole proprietor, and who lobbies on behalf of his or her own employer, business or other entity.
3. Voluntary Unpaid Lobbyist - means an individual who lobbies without payment on behalf of an individual, business or other entity for the benefit of the interests of the individual, business or other entity.

Public Office holders are City Council members, Directors, Executive Directors and the City Manager.

Complete the online form to register as a lobbyist or determine if you need to register as a lobbyist. All applications will be reviewed and applicants will be notified about the status of their submission.

View Burlington’s registered lobbyists, including names, organizations, lobbyist types, officials contacted, lobbying topics and start dates.