Index of articles and other documentation of lobbying of the Federal Government.
The Federal Government sets the bar on lobbying registration requirements so almost unattainably high, that even the most powerful and influential lobbying organization for development and real estate interests in British Columbia (the UDI), does not have to register lobbying activity on the federal level. At the time of writing (Oct 12, 2025) it seems that they haven’t done so, since 2005.
This is despite that there is a vast amount of evidence that they have been lobbying the Federal Government extensively and have even ramped up their efforts on this level in recent years.
As such CRD Watch has an entire index of articles and other documentation of lobbying of the Federal Government, so that these critical issues are not further kept under the radar.
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The UDI lobbies the Federal Government via Gregor Robertson the new Minister of Housing and Infrastructure, and the former Mayor of Vancouver – CRD Watch Homepage
Robertson at the Federal Helm Will not Deliver Housing Affordability to the People by David Todtman – CRD Watch Homepage
Corporate welfare: How the Federal Government of Canada provided one lobby for development and real estate (the Urban Development Institute), hundreds of thousands of dollars in emergency response aid, during the pandemic. – CRD Watch Homepage
A 2017 letter from the UDI to the Federal government offered a series of recommendations, including density targets around transit stations/corridors and for the adoption of TODs (Transit Oriented Developments). – CRD Watch Homepage
The UDI successfully lobbied the government against environmental streamside protection regulation. – CRD Watch Homepage
Letter to Councillor Coleman in regard to your comments during the deliberations regarding the City’s membership in the Urban Development Institute at the City of Victoria Sept 4 Committee of the Whole – CRD Watch Homepage (Included in the dialogue is about how the Federal Crown Corporation, the CMHC pulled its membership in the UDI lobby.)
The federal department Public Services and Procurement Canada had (or still has) paid memberships in a lobbying organization for development and real estate interests. – CRD Watch Homepage
A significant part of duties (“The 20% rule”); | Office of the Commissioner of Lobbying of Canada
Archived version (July 8, 2025): A significant part of duties (“The 20% rule”); | Office of the Commissioner of Lobbying of Canada
National Post: Paul Deegan: Our once leading lobbying regime is lagging | National Post Dec 12, 2024
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