12-Month Lobbying Summary - In-house Corporation

• 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	COVID-19 Canada Emergency Wage Subsidy (CEWS) program - specifically to help prevent job losses and better position the company to resume normal operations following the crisis.	Policies or Program
  Subject matters were not required to be associated with subject matter details when this content was submitted	COVID-19 Disclosure Notification Application "COVID Alert" - specifically assisting the Government of Canada with the security assessment and engaging in discussion on the importance of data privacy, security and integrity of the app	Policies or Program
  Subject matters were not required to be associated with subject matter details when this content was submitted	COVID-19 and the workplace - specifically the Government's return to work plan and policies for Canadian companies	Policies or Program
  Subject matters were not required to be associated with subject matter details when this content was submitted	Foreign temporary workers program, with respect to intercompany transfers	Policies or Program
  Subject matters were not required to be associated with subject matter details when this content was submitted	Government Procurement - specifically Government priorities and role for private industry in helping to achieve government objectives - e.g. remote work, IT modernization, innovation and R&D intensive products, and crisis communications	Policies or Program
  Subject matters were not required to be associated with subject matter details when this content was submitted	Government funding for private sector R&D technology projects	Grant, Contribution or Other Financial Benefit
  Subject matters were not required to be associated with subject matter details when this content was submitted	Income Tax Act - specifically the provisions dealing with Foreign Accrual Property Tax income	Legislative Proposal, Bill or Resolution
  Subject matters were not required to be associated with subject matter details when this content was submitted	Innovation - discussions regarding the Canadian government's Innovation Agenda; including programs government may be considering to foster innovation in the Canadian ICT industry (e.g. skills & training, centres of excellence, R&D funding and incentives, government use of technology)	Policies or Program
  Subject matters were not required to be associated with subject matter details when this content was submitted	Intellectual property - specifically related to IP policies that encourage private investment in development of technologies that support supply chain resiliency	Policies or Program
  Subject matters were not required to be associated with subject matter details when this content was submitted	Investment Canada Act - specifically with respect to technologies	Legislative Proposal, Bill or Resolution
  Subject matters were not required to be associated with subject matter details when this content was submitted	Strategic Innovation Fund, specifically application for funding for corporate R&D project	Grant, Contribution or Other Financial Benefit
  Subject matters were not required to be associated with subject matter details when this content was submitted	Trade Policy, with respect to BlackBerry market access issues experienced internationally, specifically tariffs and non-tariff trade barriers	Policies or Program

  Subject matters in previous versions

  • Budget
  • Consumer Issues
  • Economic Development
  • Employment and Training
  • Government Procurement
  • Health
  • Immigration
  • Industry
  • Infrastructure
  • Intellectual Property
  • Internal Trade
  • International Relations
  • International Trade
  • Justice and Law Enforcement
  • National Security/Security
  • Privacy and Access to Information
  • Regional Development
  • Research and Development
  • Science and Technology
  • Taxation and Finance
  • Telecommunications
  • Transportation

Government Institutions

• Bank of Canada
• Canada Revenue Agency (CRA)
• Canadian Heritage (PCH)
• Communications Security Establishment Canada (CSEC)
• Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC)
• Export Development Canada (EDC)
• Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario (FedDev)
• Finance Canada (FIN)
• Global Affairs Canada (GAC)
• Health Canada (HC)
• House of Commons
• Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC)
• Infrastructure Canada (INFC)
• Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
• Justice Canada (JC)
• National Defence (DND)
• National Research Council (NRC)
• Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC)
• Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada (OPC)
• Prime Minister's Office (PMO)
• Privy Council Office (PCO)
• Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC)
• Public Safety Canada (PS)
• Public Services and Procurement Canada (PSPC)
• Senate of Canada
• Shared Services Canada (SSC)
• Transport Canada (TC)
• Treasury Board Of Canada Secretariat (TBS)

Communication techniques

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

• Written communication
• Oral communication
• Arrange one or more meetings

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

• John Giamatteo, Chief Executive Officer | No public offices held
• Marjorie Dickman, Chief Government Affairs & Public Policy Officer | No public offices held
• Charles Eagan, Chief Technology Officer | No public offices held
• Steve Rai, Chief Financial Officer | No public offices held

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

• John de Boer, Senior Director, Government Affairs and Public Policy | No public offices held

• Lobbyists in previous versions

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

  • John Chen, Executive Chair and CEO | No public offices held
  • Richard Lynch, Board Chair and Interim Chief Executive Officer | No public offices held