 types of lobbyists types of lobbyists admin sat 31 jan 2026 1606 there are two types of lobbyists in yukon these are inhouse lobbyists and consultant lobbyists inhouse lobbyist you are an inhouse lobbyist if you are an individual employed by another individual corporation partnership or organization whose duties include lobbying on behalf of your employer you are a selfemployed person who carries out lobbying duties in relation to the business or you are a directing mind this means you are an individual who is a director officer partner or otherwise controls the operations of the corporation partnership or organization in whole or in part directly or indirectly and spends time performing lobbying duties for the benefit of the corporation partnership or organization something important to keep in mind  being an inhouse lobbyist doesn t mean you have to register immediately unless you know your organization will reach the 20hour threshold in a calendar year the 20hour threshold is based on actual lobbying time for example if it takes two months to do the research and 30 minutes to meet with a public office holder only 30 minutes to meet with the public office holder is counted as lobbying inhouse lobbyists have two options they can choose to register believing their organization will reach the 20hour threshold in a calendar year or the organization can track their lobbying time and register once they reach the 20hour threshold the 20hour threshold is based on actual lobbying time for example if it takes two months to conduct research and 30 minutes to meet with a public office holder only the 30 minutes to meet with the public office holder is actual lobbying time consultant lobbyist you are a consultant lobbyist if you re an individual who undertakes to lobby on behalf of a client lobbying vs advocacy advocacy is an activity that seeks to garner public support for or make the public aware of a particular issues advocacy becomes lobbying when there is intent to influence public office holders to support or oppose changes in law programming funding arrangements etc  