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Election-Proofing Your Business

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February 20, 2025
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
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Election-Proofing Your Business: What Every Lobbyist Needs to Know About Federal Third-Party Election Laws, Campaign Finance Laws and Lobbying Laws

Date and time: 12:00pm MST - Thursday, February 20
Location: Online

In the last few years, many new lobbyist rules have come into force. With conflicting regulations and policies from both the provincial and federal levels of government, ensuring compliance can be challenging—especially with a new Prime Minister and an upcoming federal election.

This complimentary PAAC-Alberta webinar will provide members with an overview of federal third-party election laws, campaign finance laws and lobbying laws, in advance of the 2025 Canadian General Election. This seminar will:

explain the legal rules that apply to lobbyists, including common legal pitfalls,
offer tips on how lobbyists can limit legal, reputational and political risks
explain how lobbyists can mount a successful due diligence defence in the event of inadvertent non-compliance

Presenter:

The webinar will be led by Kyle Morrow of Fasken Martineau DuMoulin LLP. Kyle maintains a broad public law practice, focused primarily on political law, anti-bribery and corruption law and white-collar criminal law. In addition to practicing law, Kyle teaches in the Clayton H. Riddell Graduate Program in Political Management at Carleton University. He was born and raised in Ponoka, Alberta and currently resides in Ottawa, Ontario.

Who is Public Affairs Association of Canada?

The Public Affairs Association of Canada (PAAC) is a national, not-for-profit organization founded in 1984. Our principal objective is to help public affairs professionals succeed in their work by providing them with forums for professional development, the exchange of new ideas and networking.

PAAC’s growing membership represents a cross-section of the many disciplines involved in public affairs including policy development, government relations, lobbying, communications, opinion research and public relations. Our members come from both the private and public sectors, in areas such as industrial and financial companies, crown corporations, consulting firms, small business, ministries and municipalities, PR organizations, trade associations, educational institutions, law and accounting firms.

Why Join PAAC?

The Public Affairs Association of Canada is the leading forum for representing lobbyists’ concerns to all levels of government in Canada. We actively engage lobbyist regulators in discussion about the rules and regulations governing lobbyist registration and reporting requirements in Canada. The PAAC has presented to various government committee’s on proposed changes to lobbying law at the federal, provincial and municipal levels. In addition, the PAAC hosts conferences, conducts media interviews and submits opinion editorials all in an effort to position lobbying as a key and valuable component of the public policy process.

About Public Affairs

The public affairs field is notoriously fast changing and competitive. PAAC offers a range of professional development programs and networking opportunities to help members stay on top of industry issues and trends.

Our members come from both the private and public sectors and range from self-employed consultants to government professionals and corporate CEOs. This diversity is the cornerstone of PAAC, ensuring a wide scope of ideas, expertise and opportunities that benefit members and their businesses. We urge you to explore our website at www.publicaffairs.ca and find out more about what PAAC can do for you.