12-Month Lobbying Summary - In-house Corporation

Subject Matters

• Budget
• Economic Development
• Education
• Employment and Training
• Government Procurement
• Health
• Immigration
• Industry
• Intellectual Property
• International Trade
• Regional Development
• Research and Development
• Science and Technology
• Taxation and Finance

• Subject matters in previous versions

  • Aboriginal Affairs
  • Climate
  • Defence
  • Energy
  • Environment
  • Financial Institutions
  • Infrastructure
  • Privacy and Access to Information
  • Small Business

Subject Matter Details

Grant, Contribution or Other Financial Benefit

• Communicating with government officials about the Strategic Innovation Fund ("SIF"), more specifically funding for innovation.

Legislative Proposal, Bill or Resolution

• Communicating with government officials about Bill C-26 (Critical Cyber Systems Protection Act), more specifically about the proposed amendments applying to cybersecurity.
• Communicating with government officials about Bill C-27 (Digital Charter Implementation Act, 2022), more specifically those provisions that apply to data protection.
• Communicating with government officials about Budget 2022-23, more specifically about (i) strategic investments that will result in administrative savings, (ii) strategic investments in innovation-related initiatives, and (iii) strategic investments in strengthening supply chains.
• Communicating with government officials about the Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act, more specifically retaining technology neutrality.

Legislative Proposal, Bill or Resolution, Policies or Program

• Communicating with government officials about international trade agreements, including the federal government’s proposed model digital trade agreement, on matters related to the information technology sector, including data governance.

Policies or Program

• Communicating with government officials about Canada’s Digital Economy Strategy, more specifically providing recommendations to the Government of Canada on how to encourage global investment in jobs and innovation within Canada.
• Communicating with government officials about its “Policy on Management of Information Technology”, more specifically about using and increasing investment in innovative technologies such as Cloud computing and software analytics.
• Communicating with government officials about procurement policies and procedures, more specifically the Government of Canada’s Integrity Framework.
• Communicating with government officials about temporary foreign workers (“TFWs”), more specifically about policies and programs related to: (i) the entry of TFWs, (ii) intra-company transfers of TFWs, (iii) prevailing wages, and (iv) the establishment of a trusted employers system for TFWs.
• Communicating with government officials about the COVID-19 pandemic, more specifically how technology companies can assist the federal government with supercomputing power, virus tracking and artificial intelligence.
• Communicating with government officials about the Industrial Regional Benefits Program, more specifically ensuring that IBM’s products and services are eligible under the program.
• Communicating with government officials about the federal task force (that was recently announced by the Prime Minister of Canada) that will review service delivery, identify gaps and areas for improvement, and make recommendations to ensure Canadians from coast to coast to coast receive the highest quality of service.
• Communicating with government officials, in general, about regional economic development. The goal of these communications is to advocate for robust regional economic development strategies.

• Subject matter details in previous versions

  Grant, Contribution or Other Financial Benefit

  • Strategic Innovation Fund - communicate with government officials about the Strategic Innovation Fund ("SIF"), more specifically funding for innovation.

  Legislative Proposal, Bill or Resolution

  • Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act - Retain the Act's support for technology neutrality.

  Legislative Proposal, Bill or Resolution, Policies or Program, Regulation

  • Budget - provide recommendations on strategic investments and opportunities to achieving administrative savings.

  Policies or Program

  • COVID 19 – communicate about the COVID-19 pandemic, more specifically how technology companies can assist the federal government with supercomputing power, virus tracking and artificial intelligence.
  • Digital Economy Strategy - provide recommendations to the federal government on how to execute the strategy in a manner that encourages global investment in jobs and innovation in Canada.
  • Government Procurement: Integrity Framework - advocate for reasonable and effective integrity provisions in federal procurement.
  • Implementation of the PTECH education model for Canada, with a focus on indigenous communities. PTECH is Pathways in Technology Early College High School program pioneered by IBM.
  • Industrial Regional Benefits Program - secure eligibility for IBM Canada's products and services.
  • Policy on Management of Information Technology - Treasury Board Policy Suite - advocate for the use and increased investment in innovative technologies, including Cloud computing and software analytics.
  • Regional Economic Development: Advocate on approaches, policies and programs with the federal government that foster collaborative regional economic development strategies.
  • Science & Technology Policy: provide advice and recommendations to the federal government on policy approaches and instruments to advance Canada's S&T and Innovation Agenda.
  • Temporary Foreign Workers - policy and programs concerning the entry of TFW's including Intra-company Transferees, including rules governing prevailing wage
  • Trade Agreement Negotiations - encourage the federal government of Canada to include provisions in bilateral and other trade agreements that will liberalize trade in information technology goods and services and the liberal movement of data, information and global employees. For example, the Trans-Pacific Partnership - encourage the federal government of Canada to include ambitious Electronic Commerce provisions.