As fires rage in California and following a busy wildfire season in the Prairies, an Alberta-based emergency response company wants to secure firefighting contracts in Saskatchewan. An online recruitment platform for studying abroad wants to know how B.C.’s updated regulations for international students at post-secondary institutions will affect its business. And a major oil and gas company wants to discuss Saskatchewan's large emitters program aimed at cutting greenhouse gases produced by industry.

Those are just some of the insights from the IJF’s roundup of lobbying registrations at the federal level and in every province across Canada. Each week, the IJF publishes data from our four lobbying databases showing who wants laws changed and who is asking for government money. Think of it as your weekly dose of public policy news before it becomes news.