Federal: 

Lobbying is communicating, with public office holders, for payment with regard to:

• the making, developing or amending of federal legislative proposals, bills or resolutions, regulations, policies or programs;
• the awarding of federal grants, contributions or other financial benefits; and
• in the case of consultant lobbyists, the awarding of a federal government contract and arranging a meeting between their client and a public office holder.

BC Level: 

To communicate, for payment, with a public office holder in an attempt to influence a legislative proposal, bill, resolution, regulation, program, policy, directive, guideline, grant, contract, financial benefit, outsourcing decision or privatizing decision. The definition of lobby also includes arranging a meeting between a public office holder and any other individual for the purpose of lobbying.