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Lobbying by Federation of Law Societies of Canada: its registrations, its lobbyists, the bills it has named and every meeting it has reported with federal office holders since November 2021.

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Organization

Federation of Law Societies of Canada

Meetings this Parliament
15
With MPs
3
Since Nov 2021
27
Active registrations
1

Most recent reported meeting: Sep 11, 2026.

Registrations in effect

In-house (organization) In effect since May 1, 2026

Filed by Jonathan Herman, Chief Executive Officer

Lobbyists

  • Alex Bolt · Senior Counsel Former public office holder

    Formerly Deputy Judge Advocat General for Regional Services, Office of the Judge Advocat General, Department of National Defence (2000–2023)

  • Bianca Carlone · Policy Counsel
  • Jonathan Herman · Chief Executive Officer Former public office holder

    Formerly Chief of Staff, Office of the Minister of Justice and Attorney-General of Canada, Department of Justice (2004–2006)

    Formerly Census Commissioner, Operations, Statistics Canada (1986–1986)

  • Noah Arshinoff · Executive Director, Policy and Public Affairs Former public office holder

    Formerly Legal Counsel, Legal Services, Canada Deposit Insurance Corporation (2016–2021)

Institutions they may lobby: Finance Canada (FIN), House of Commons, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC), Intergovernmental Affairs Secretariat (IGA), Justice Canada (JC), Prime Minister's Office (PMO), Privy Council Office (PCO), Public Safety Canada (PS), Senate of Canada

What they're lobbying on (7)
  • Canada’s Foreign Influence Transparency Registry and its application and impact to legal professionals
  • Internal trade barriers and labour mobility, and their application and impact to legal professionals
  • Regulation and core values of the legal profession
  • Protection of solicitor-client privilege, independence of the legal profession, regulation of the legal profession with respect to Regulations Amending the Citizenship Regulations (Administrative Penalties and Consequences) and Regulations Amending the Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations (Administrative Penalties and Consequences).
  • The Proceeds of Crime (Money Laundering) and Terrorist Financing Regulations in respect of the applicability of the Regulations to the legal profession
  • Protection of solicitor-client privilege, principles of fundamental justice, and independence of the legal profession with respect to amendments to mandatory disclosure/reporting regime under the Income Tax Act.
  • International trade negotiations conducted by Global Affairs Canada in respect of the Canadian bargaining position relating to legal services performed in Canada by non-Canadian legal service providers

Registration 781472-15074-22. Look it up in the official Registry

Reported meetings

Spreadsheet

  • Reported by Jonathan Herman · In-house (organization)

    • David Lametti · Minister of Justice, Justice Canada (JC)

    Justice and Law Enforcement

    Official report

  • Reported by Jonathan Herman · In-house (organization)

    • David Lametti · Minister of Justice and Attorney General, Justice Canada (JC)

    Aboriginal AffairsJustice and Law Enforcement

    Official report

From the Office of the Commissioner of Lobbying's open data, published November 5, 2026. Reports cover oral, arranged meetings with designated public office holders since November 22, 2021; lobbyists file them by the 15th of the following month. Names of MPs are matched to the current House of Commons, and bills are linked when the lobbyist's own description makes clear which bill it means. Contains information licensed under the Open Data Licence Agreement — Office of the Commissioner of Lobbying. Licence. PolitiKit is independent and is not endorsed by the Commissioner of Lobbying.