Lobbying

Business Council of Canada's latest lobbying report covers Q2 2026, at $150K. The four quarters Q4 2025–Q3 2026 total $450K. Its first report covers Q4 2022; the issues it reports most are Trade (Domestic & Foreign) and Economics/Economic Development.

Business Council of Canada

Latest quarter
No record
Q3 2026 · 0 reports
Last 12 months
$450K
Last 4 quarters
vs last quarter
−100.0%
Q3 2026 against the quarter before
First report
Q4 2022
The first quarter a report named it

Lobbying by quarter

Business Council of Canada lobbying by quarter
Business Council of Canada lobbying by quarter
QuarterAmountReports
Q4 2022$50K1
Q1 2023$70K1
Q2 2023$70K1
Q3 2023$50K1
Q4 2023$50K1
Q1 2024$30K1
Q2 2024$00
Q3 2024$00
Q4 2024$00
Q1 2025$130K3
Q2 2025$230K3
Q3 2025$180K3
Q4 2025$150K2
Q1 2026$150K2
Q2 2026$150K2
Q3 2026$00

By issue

  • Trade$619K · 21 reports
  • Taxation$275K · 5 reports
  • Economic development$80K · 6 reports
  • Tariffs$80K · 6 reports
  • Automotive industry$64K · 6 reports
  • Energy and nuclear$64K · 6 reports
  • Environment and Superfund$64K · 6 reports
  • Foreign relations$64K · 6 reports

An issue's amount splits each report's amount equally over the issues the report lists.

Who was lobbied

  • HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES20 reports
  • SENATE14 reports
  • Treasury, Dept of8 reports
  • U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)7 reports
  • Executive Office of the President (EOP)6 reports
  • State, Dept of (DOS)6 reports
  • Office of Administration5 reports
  • Interior, Dept of (DOI)3 reports
  • Commerce, Dept of (DOC)2 reports
  • Energy, Dept of2 reports
  • Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS)1 reports

Firms it paid

Firm
Michael Best Strategies$590K6 quarters
Capitol Counsel$320K6 quarters
Hance Scarborough$240K6 quarters
Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough$160K3 quarters

Former officials lobbying for it

Former position
MICHAEL TOMBERLINCOS Multiple MembersQ2 2026
THERESA REEDLeg. Director for Multiple MembersQ2 2026
ROBERT DAVID PORELeg. Director for Cong. Jim TurnerQ4 2025
DAVID HORTON WILKINSFormer Ambassador to Canada (2005-2009)Q3 2025

Lobbying reports

Filed by
07/20for Q2Michael Best Strategies$110K
07/17for Q2Hance Scarborough$40K
04/20for Q1Michael Best Strategies$110K
04/18for Q1Hance Scarborough$40K
01/20for Q4 2025Hance Scarborough$40K
01/20for Q4 2025Michael Best Strategies$110K
25/10/20for Q3 2025Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough$30K
25/10/20for Q3 2025Michael Best Strategies$110K
25/10/17for Q3 2025Hance Scarborough$40K
25/07/21for Q2 2025Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough$80K
25/07/21for Q2 2025Michael Best Strategies$110K
25/07/21for Q2 2025Hance Scarborough$40K
25/04/21for Q1 2025Michael Best Strategies$40K
25/04/17for Q1 2025Hance Scarborough$40K
25/04/17for Q1 2025Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough$50K
25/04/07for Q1 2025Hance ScarboroughUnder $5,000
25/04/02for Q1 2025Michael Best StrategiesUnder $5,000
25/02/19for Q1 2025Nelson Mullins Riley & ScarboroughUnder $5,000
24/04/20for Q1 2024Capitol Counsel$30K
24/01/21for Q4 2023Capitol Counsel$50K