<p style="margin-bottom:11px;">It's important to determine if you're a lobbyist&nbsp;before you create an account or report a lobbying activity. To do this, you can:</p><ul><li data-list-item-id="eeef39e02414467cf1de1b292f4e33f04"><a class="webform-dialog webform-dialog-narrow button" href="/en/form/lobbyist-finder-modal">Take the quiz</a>. This quiz will help you determine if you are a lobbyist. If you are lobbyist, it will help you determine if you’re an in-house or consultant lobbyists. (link to types of lobbyists page)</li><li data-list-item-id="ea4876778ed068400e2c83ed3eac5d9bd">Refer to Section 2 of the <a href="https://legislation.yukon.ca/acts/lobreg_c.pdf"><em>Lobbyists Registration Act</em></a> to find definitions for consultant lobbyist, in-house lobbyist, lobbying and public office holder.</li><li data-list-item-id="ed926a5bcba61f4d428da73eeb1f9853b">Email info@yukonlobbyistregistry.ca.</li></ul><p>You can also determine if you are excluded from registering by referring to Section 4 of the <a href="https://legislation.yukon.ca/acts/lobreg_c.pdf"><em>Lobbyists Registration Act</em></a><em>.</em></p><h2>Examples of roles that may be lobbyists and who is not a lobbyist</h2><p><strong>Members of the public</strong></p><p>The <em>Act</em> refers to individuals who are communicating with the government on behalf of an organization or business in an attempt to influence a government decision. Individual members of the public who contact the government or MLAs on constituency matters are not lobbyists.</p><p>These are examples of activities that are not considered to be lobbying.</p><ul><li data-list-item-id="e5b07ec0218991afa45e3e125cdd215cd">Contacting the government for information about a government program or service.</li><li data-list-item-id="e9c1cf6a0d53fd78eadd9d304419b6b41">Providing feedback on government public engagement surveys, responding to government inquiries, or responding to communications the government initiates.</li><li data-list-item-id="eb4bcddf30329fd1859c14ecf3d7ef450">Contacting your MLA on constituency issues.</li></ul><p><strong>Not-for-profits, social advocacy groups, volunteer-based organizations, industry associations and unions</strong></p><p>The <a href="https://legislation.yukon.ca/acts/lobreg_c.pdf"><em>Lobbyists Registration Act</em></a> applies to not-for-profit and for-profit entities. You need to register your lobbying activities if you fall within the definition of in-house lobbyist or consultant lobbyist.</p><p>If you determine you are an in-house lobbyist and if your lobbying activities exceed the threshold number of hours (i.e. 20 hours) of lobbying in a calendar year you must register.</p><p><strong>President or board member of a not-for-profit organization</strong></p><p>If you are a director, officer or partner, or otherwise control the operations of a not-for-profit organization you are a “directing mind.” As a “directing mind” of a corporation, partnership or organization, you need to register if you lobby the government and your organization reaches the threshold number of hours prescribed in the <a href="https://legislation.yukon.ca/acts/lobreg_c.pdf"><em>Lobbyists Registration Act</em></a>.</p><p><strong>Volunteer members of an organization</strong></p><p>You are not considered a lobbyist if your role as a volunteer with the organization does not have decision-making authority.</p>