12-Month Lobbying Summary - In-house Corporation

Shopify Inc. / Tobias Lütke, CEO

Registration Summary

Active - Last Updated: 2024-05-14

Who is lobbying?

Shopify Inc. (Address & business activities)

Tobias Lütke, CEO

Received government funding or funding expected in current financial year

Business Relationships

Shopify Inc. is not a subsidiary of any other parent companies.

Beneficiaries of the Lobbying Activity

Shopify Inc. does not have any subsidiaries that could have a direct interest in the outcome of the undertaking

What is being lobbied?

Subject Matter Details

Details Regarding the Identified Subject Matter
Subject matters	Details	Categories
Economic Development, Industry, Science and Technology, Small Business, Taxation and Finance	Canada’s digital economy strategy and science, technology and innovation policies with respect to supporting entrepreneurs and small business	Policies or Program

Subject matter details in previous versions

Details Regarding the Identified Subject Matter
Subject matters	Details	Categories
Subject matters were not required to be associated with subject matter details when this content was submitted	Canada’s digital economy strategy and science, technology and innovation policies with respect to supporting entrepreneurs and small business	Policies or Program

Subject matters in previous versions

Economic Development
Education
Immigration
International Trade
Science and Technology
Small Business
Taxation and Finance

Who is being lobbied?

Government Institutions

Canada Revenue Agency (CRA)
Canadian Heritage (PCH)
Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC)
Finance Canada (FIN)
Global Affairs Canada (GAC)
House of Commons
Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC)
Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada (OPC)
Prime Minister's Office (PMO)
Senate of Canada

Communication techniques

Communication techniques that have been used or are expected to be used in the course of the undertaking:

Written communication
Oral communication

Who are the lobbyists?

Senior Officers whose lobbying activities represent less than 20% of their Duties

Tobias Lütke, CEO | No public offices held
Harley Finkelstein, President | No public offices held
Kaz Nejatian, Chief Operating Officer | Designated public offices held

Senior Officers and Employees whose lobbying activities represent 20% or more of their Duties

Clark Rabbior, Head of Government Affairs, Canada | No public offices held

Registration number: 926658-357816
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Monthly Communication Reports

What oral and arranged communications have taken place?

What oral and arranged communications have taken place?
Date	DPOH, Position Title \| Government Institution	Subject Matters
2024-05-15	Nicholas Kang, Senior Policy Advisor \| Policy and Cabinet Affairs, Prime Minister's Office (PMO) Sean Mullin, Special Advisor \| Office of the Prime Minister, Prime Minister's Office (PMO)	Economic Development, Industry, Science and Technology
2024-04-24	Jason Easton, Strategic Advisor Special Projects \| Senior Advisor, Prime Minister's Office (PMO)	Economic Development, Science and Technology, Taxation and Finance
2024-04-05	Nicholas Kang, Senior Policy Advisor \| Policy and Cabinet Affairs, Prime Minister's Office (PMO)	Economic Development, Science and Technology
2024-03-21	Antony Dudnikov, Policy Analyst House of Commons Elan Harper, Policy Advisor House of Commons Michael Plenits, Stakeholder Relations Advisor House of Commons	Economic Development, Science and Technology, Small Business
2024-03-21	Leo Housakos, Senator Senate of Canada	Science and Technology, Small Business
2024-03-21	Kenzie Potter, Senior Advisor \| Office of Hon. Andrew Scheer, House of Commons Andrew Scheer, Member of Parliament House of Commons	Science and Technology, Small Business
2024-03-21	Jason Easton, Strategic Advisor Special Projects \| Senior Advisor, Prime Minister's Office (PMO)	Science and Technology, Small Business
2024-03-21	Jaxson Khan, Sr Policy Advisor \| MINISTER OF INNOVATION, SCIENCE AND INDUSTRY, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)	Science and Technology
2024-02-28	Pierre Poilievre, Member of Parliament House of Commons	Economic Development, Science and Technology, Small Business
2024-02-14	Jason Easton, Strategic Advisor Special Projects \| Senior Advisor, Prime Minister's Office (PMO)	Economic Development, Science and Technology
2024-02-07	Jaxson Khan, Policy Advisor \| Office of the Minister of Innovation, Science, and Industry, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)	Economic Development, Science and Technology
2024-01-25	Ben Chin, Senior Advisor Prime Minister's Office (PMO)	Economic Development, Science and Technology
2024-01-19	Jaxson Khan, Policy Advisor \| Office of the Minister of Innovation, Science, and Industry, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)	Economic Development, Science and Technology
2023-12-06	Christophe Cinqmars-Viau, Senior Policy Advisor \| Office of the Minister of Finance, Finance Canada (FIN)	Taxation and Finance
2023-11-06	Rick Perkins, Member of Parliament House of Commons	Science and Technology, Small Business
2023-10-30	Brian Masse, Member of Parliament House of Commons	Science and Technology, Small Business
2023-10-19	Michael Barrett, Member of Parliament House of Commons	Science and Technology, Taxation and Finance
2023-10-19	Rechie Valdez, Member of Parliament House of Commons	Science and Technology, Small Business
2023-10-12	David Howell, Expert Advisor \| Tax Legislation Division, Finance Canada (FIN) Peter Repetto, Senior Director \| Tax Legislation Division, Finance Canada (FIN)	Taxation and Finance
2023-10-04	Leslie Church, Chief of Staff \| Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance, Finance Canada (FIN)	Economic Development, Science and Technology
2023-09-28	Melissa Lantsman, Member of Parliament House of Commons	Science and Technology, Small Business
2023-09-11	François-Philippe Champagne, Minister of Innovation, Sciences and Economic Development Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED) Jaxson Khan, Policy Advisor \| Office of the Minister of Innovation, Science, and Industry, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED) Mark Schaan, Associate Assistant Deputy Minister \| Strategy and Innovation Policy Sector, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)	Science and Technology
2023-09-06	Ingrid Defreitas, Director, International Inbound Investment \| Tax Policy Branch, Finance Canada (FIN) Robert Demeter, Director General \| Tax Policy Branch, Finance Canada (FIN) James Greene, Senior Executive Advisor \| Tax Policy Branch, Finance Canada (FIN) Trevor McGowan, Associate Assistant Deputy Minister \| Tax Policy Branch, Finance Canada (FIN)	Taxation and Finance
2023-08-14	Ben Chin, Senior Advisor Prime Minister's Office (PMO)	Science and Technology, Taxation and Finance
2023-08-14	Christophe Cinqmars-Viau, Senior Policy Advisor \| Office of the Minister of Finance, Finance Canada (FIN)	Taxation and Finance
2023-07-17	Jason Easton, Chief of Staff \| Minister of International Trade, Global Affairs Canada (GAC)	International Trade, Taxation and Finance

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List of Public Offices Held
Position	Period Held	Last Date Designated Public Office Held
Director of Strategic Planning Citizenship and Immigration Canada, Minister's Office	January 2011 to November 2012	November 1, 2012

List of Public Offices Held
Position	Period Held	Last Date Designated Public Office Held
Director of Strategic Planning Citizenship and Immigration Canada, Minister's Office	January 2011 to November 2012	November 1, 2012

Date Modified:: 2024-04-04

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12-Month Lobbying Summary - In-house Corporation

Shopify Inc. / Tobias Lütke, CEO

Who is lobbying?

Shopify Inc. (Address & business activities)

Received government funding or funding expected in current financial year

Business Relationships

Beneficiaries of the Lobbying Activity

What is being lobbied?

Subject Matter Details

Subject matters in previous versions

Who is being lobbied?

Government Institutions

Communication techniques

Who are the lobbyists?

Senior Officers whose lobbying activities represent less than 20% of their Duties

Senior Officers and Employees whose lobbying activities represent 20% or more of their Duties

What oral and arranged communications have taken place?

12-Month Lobbying Summary - In-house Corporation

Shopify Inc. / Tobias Lütke, CEO

Shopify Inc. (Address & business activities)

Received government funding or funding expected in current financial year

Business Relationships

Beneficiaries of the Lobbying Activity

Subject Matter Details

Subject matters in previous versions

Government Institutions

Communication techniques

Senior Officers whose lobbying activities represent less than 20% of their Duties

Senior Officers and Employees whose lobbying activities represent 20% or more of their Duties

Shopify Inc. - Address & business activities