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Registration - In-house Corporation

Microsoft Canada Inc. / Stephen Tanaka, GM Specialist Sales

Registration Information

In-house Corporation name: Microsoft Canada Inc.
Previous in-house corporation names
Responsible Officer Name: Stephen Tanaka, GM Specialist Sales 
Responsible Officer Change History
Initial registration start date: 2006-06-19
Registration status: Active
Registration Number: 960409-13088

Associated Communications

Total Number of Communication Reports: 389

Monthly communication reports in the last 6 months: 9

Version 5 of 72 (2008-08-15 to 2009-03-27)

Version 5 of 72 (2008-08-15 to 2009-03-27)



Responsible Officer Name

This is the responsible officer name as provided in the most recent registration for the corporation or organization.

Name Change History:

Microsoft Canada Inc.

The following names have been used on or after July 2, 2008

The following names have been used on or after July 2, 2008
Name From To
Microsoft Canada Inc. 2010-03-04 current
Microsoft Canada Co. 2008-08-15 2010-03-04

The following names have been used before July 2, 2008

  • Microsoft Canada Co.

Responsible Officer Change History

Microsoft Canada Inc.

Responsible Officer History
Responsible Officer Name From (YYYY-MM-DD) To (YYYY-MM-DD)
Stephen Tanaka 2025-03-10 Current
Chris Barry 2022-07-01 2025-03-10
Kevin Peesker 2017-09-07 2022-07-01
Janet Kennedy 2013-10-16 2017-09-07
Maxwell Long 2012-05-07 2013-10-16
Eric Gales 2009-07-09 2012-05-07
Phil Sorgen 2006-06-19 2009-07-09

Public offices held:


Public offices held: Marc Seaman

List of Public Offices Held
Position Period Held Last Date Designated Public Office Held
Marketing Coordinator
Correctional Service of Canada, Marketing 		1992 to 1992 Not a designated office
Research Assistant
Ministry of Transportation, National Transportation Agency 		1989 to 1991 Not a designated office

Public offices held: John Weigelt

List of Public Offices Held
Position Period Held Last Date Designated Public Office Held
Senior Director Architecture, Standards and Engineering
Treasury Board Secretariat, CIO Branch 		2002 to 2003 Not a designated office
Deputy Director PKI Task Force
Treasury Board Secretariat, CIO branch 		2000 to 2002 Not a designated office
Information Protection Operations Officer
Department of National Defence, Canadian Forces Information Operation Group 		1999 to 2000 Not a designated office
Senior Technical Authority GoC PKI
Treasury Board Secretariat, CIO Branch 		1998 to 1999 Not a designated office
PKI Lead Engineer
Department of National Defence, Directorate of Information Systems Engineering and Management 		1995 to 1998 Not a designated office
Student
Department of National Defence, Royal Military College (Computer Security Engineering) 		1993 to 1995 Not a designated office
Lifecycle Materiel Manager Personnel Systems
Department of National Defence, Director Computer Systems Engineering and Management 		1990 to 1993 Not a designated office
Officer Cadet
Department of National Defence, Royal Military College 		1986 to 1990 Not a designated office

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