Investigative Journalism Foundation

The Investigative Journalism Foundation (IJF) is a nonprofit media organization that is creating an innovative approach to Canadian media. We prioritize digital platforms, embrace complete transparency, and are dedicated to serving the community while holding those in power accountable.

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An oil and gas company wants to discuss its delayed deep water drilling project with the federal government

3 weeks ago | theijf.org | Carly Penrose

Equinor, a Norwegian oil and gas company that’s planning to open Canada’s first deep water oil drilling project off the coast of Newfoundland and Labrador, is lobbying “government officials regarding the Bay du Nord project to discuss its progress and explore opportunities for ongoing collaboration.” Equinor found oil 500 kilometres northeast of St. John’s back in 2013 but the project has been facing choppy waters since 2020. Monthly$14.27 for one month. Cancel anytime.
Airbnb is lobbying Alberta for home sharing rules that are ‘fair and easy to follow’ as its municipalities crack down on short-term rentals

3 weeks ago | theijf.org | Carly Penrose

Last week, the online vacation rental platform registered its second lobbyist since March to discuss short-term rental policies with the provincial government. The platform says it is concerned with hotel and short term rental taxes, fees and registrations, zoning policies, and proposed digital sales taxes.
A major Canadian construction company lobbied Prime Minister Mark Carney’s chief of staff Marco Mendocino twice last month to discuss federal infrastructure projects

3 weeks ago | theijf.org | Carly Penrose

Aecon, a construction company based in Hamilton, Ont., reported communicating with Mendocino twice in May about “infrastructure projects with respect to Aecon's role as a construction and infrastructure development company.” It also registered a new consultant lobbyist on Monday. The company has recently hired big names as it ramps up its lobbying efforts. In February the firm hired former Liberal New Brunswick premier Brian Gallant to lobby in that province.
A Calgary film studio wants a quicker process for television and film tax credits as Trump, Newsom make push for more films to be made in California

3 weeks ago | theijf.org | Carly Penrose

Nomadic Pictures, the Calgary-based studio behind the television show Fargo, registered a lobbyist in Alberta to ask for a streamlined process for film and TV tax credits.
Steel producers are lobbying the Canadian ambassador to the U.S. after Trump threatened to double steel and aluminum tariffs

3 weeks ago | theijf.org | Carly Penrose

The Canadian Steel Producers Association (CSPA) reported six lobbying communications with federal officials in the past week, including one with Canada’s ambassador to the U.S. Kirsten Hillman to discuss the effects of U.S. tariffs on the steel industry.
CEO promised to repay $1M real estate investment, but moved cash to other projects instead, court hears

3 weeks ago | theijf.org | Bethany Lindsay

The real estate CEO behind several struggling B.C. developments was quietly transferring money between projects instead of paying back investors, a Vancouver courtroom heard last week. The financial maneuvers of Cynterra Group head Bob Fraser are at the centre of a civil trial over repayment of a $1 million investment in a Kelowna, B.C., townhouse project.
IJF reporter takes home silver at annual CAJ awards

3 weeks ago | theijf.org | Carly Penrose

IJF reporter Bethany Lindsay won a silver medal for “best scoop” at the Canadian Association of Journalists (CAJ) awards banquet in Calgary on Saturday. Lindsay won for her reporting on the British Columbia government’s claim that it was funding 3,645 treatment beds when 1,232 of those were low-barrier housing spots that didn’t provide any actual addiction treatment.
Federal government considered requiring AI platforms to pay news platforms, document suggests

3 weeks ago | theijf.org | Zak Vescera

The federal government has discussed making artificial intelligence platforms pay news publishers for using their content under its existing laws, according to documents obtained by the IJF.
AI company Cohere wants Canada to use its G7 presidency to set a global artificial intelligence agenda

1 month ago | theijf.org | Carly Penrose

Cohere, a Canadian AI company, registered to lobby nine government bodies, including the Prime Minister’s Office, to discuss “Canada's participation and leadership at the G7 summit and global leadership on artificial intelligence.” The company is one of Canada’s leading AI enterprises, having received $240 million from the government in March toward its $725 million project “to bring domestic compute capacity to Canada and support the development and scaling of AI capabilities here at home.”...
An animal welfare charity wants to move dozens of whales from Marineland to a new sanctuary off the coast of Nova Scotia

1 month ago | theijf.org | Carly Penrose

Non-profit World Animal Protection updated its lobbying registration to ask for money for a sanctuary for whales and dolphins in a bay off the coast of Port Hilford, N.S. The charity also wants funding to support the rescue and transfer of marine animals "retired from the entertainment industry to this or other seaside sanctuaries.” The sanctuary, which will be a 405,000 square metre section of Port Hilford Bay, will host whales and dolphins currently held in entertainment venues.

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An oil and gas company wants to discuss its delayed deep water drilling project with the federal government

Airbnb is lobbying Alberta for home sharing rules that are ‘fair and easy to follow’ as its municipalities crack down on short-term rentals

A major Canadian construction company lobbied Prime Minister Mark Carney’s chief of staff Marco Mendocino twice last month to discuss federal infrastructure projects

A Calgary film studio wants a quicker process for television and film tax credits as Trump, Newsom make push for more films to be made in California

Steel producers are lobbying the Canadian ambassador to the U.S. after Trump threatened to double steel and aluminum tariffs

CEO promised to repay $1M real estate investment, but moved cash to other projects instead, court hears

IJF reporter takes home silver at annual CAJ awards

Federal government considered requiring AI platforms to pay news platforms, document suggests

AI company Cohere wants Canada to use its G7 presidency to set a global artificial intelligence agenda

An animal welfare charity wants to move dozens of whales from Marineland to a new sanctuary off the coast of Nova Scotia

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Bethany Lindsay

Tori Marlan

Zak Vescera

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