On the federal level lobbyist should report lobbying designated public office holder.

The Lobbying Act created a statutory category of "designated public office holder" to include ministers, ministerial staff, deputy ministers and chief executives of departments and agencies, officials in departments and agencies at the rank of associate deputy minister and assistant deputy minister, as well as those occupying positions of comparable rank.

The first eleven positions or classes of positions were designated by way of regulation on July 2, 2008:

• Chief of the Defence Staff (Canadian Forces)
• Vice Chief of the Defence Staff (Canadian Forces)
• Chief of Maritime Staff (Canadian Forces)
• Chief of Land Staff (Canadian Forces)
• Chief of Air Staff (Canadian Forces)
• Chief of Military Personnel (Canadian Forces)
• Judge Advocate General (Canadian Forces)
• Any positions of Senior Advisor to the Privy Council Office to which the office holder is appointed by the Governor in Council
• Deputy Minister (Intergovernmental Affairs) (Privy Council Office)
• Comptroller General of Canada
• Any position to which the office holder is appointed pursuant to paragraph 127.1(a) or (b) of the Public Service Employment Act

The next three positions or classes of positions were designated by way of regulation on September 20, 2010:

• Members of Parliament
• Members of the Senate
• Any staff working in the offices of the Leader of the Opposition in the House of Commons or in the Senate, appointed pursuant to subsection 128(1) of the Public Service Employment Act.

In certain cases, an individual who occupies a DPOH position on an "acting" basis may become a DPOH for the purposes of the Act. Please refer to the Interpretation Bulletin entitled "Acting Appointments in Designated Public Office Holder Positions" for more details.