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: 6

Version 36 of 73 (2017-07-14 to 2017-09-07)

Registration versions:

Version 36 of 73 (2017-07-14 to 2017-09-07)

Lobbying Information

Subject Matters

Broadcasting
Budget
Consumer Issues
Economic Development
Education
Employment and Training
Government Procurement
Immigration
Industry
Intellectual Property
International Relations
Justice and Law Enforcement
National Security/Security
Privacy and Access to Information
Research and Development
Science and Technology
Small Business
Telecommunications

Subject Matter Details

Legislative Proposal, Bill or Resolution

An Act to promote the efficiency and adaptability of the Canadian economy by regulating certain activities that discourage reliance on electronic means of carrying out commercial activities, and to amend the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission Act, the Competition Act, the Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act and the Telecommunications Act (the “Act”), including the regulations thereunder. Specifically, discussions relating to the regulation of commercial electronic messages and computer programs, enforcement and the private right of action, and the transition and coming into force provisions.

Policies or Program

Accessibility policy as it relates to the proposed enactment of a national Accessibility Act that would promote equality of opportunity and increased inclusion and participation of Canadians who have disabilities.
Advocate for the establishment of a digital technologies supercluster as part of the Innovation Supercluster Initiative (ISI).
Immigration policy and programs as they relate to attracting high skilled global talent to Canada.
Information and communications technology adoption, including cloud technologies, by business and public sector entities and the standards and terms under which they are procured.
Intellectual property and competition policy affecting information technology companies.
Internet safety and security policy affecting information technology companies.
Policies concerning the promotion of computer science education.
Policies concerning the regulation of personal and sensitive information, including lawful access policies and cybersecurity.
Policies or programs related to innovation, the digital economy and the adoption of information and communication technologies.
Proposed transparency reporting guidelines with respect to law enforcement requests for data.

Communication Techniques

Written communication
Oral communication

Government Institutions

Canadian Heritage (PCH)
Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC)
Competition Tribunal (CT)
Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC)
Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC)
Finance Canada (FIN)
Global Affairs Canada (GAC)
Health Canada (HC)
House of Commons
Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC)
Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
Justice Canada (JC)
Parks Canada (PC)
Prime Minister's Office (PMO)
Privy Council Office (PCO)
Public Safety Canada (PS)
Public Services and Procurement Canada (PSPC)
Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP)
Senate of Canada
Service Canada (ServCan)
Shared Services Canada (SSC)
Treasury Board Of Canada Secretariat (TBS)

In-house Corporation Details

Description of activities

Microsoft Canada Inc. is the Canadian subsidiary of Microsoft Corporation (Nasdaq "MSFT") the worldwide leader in software, services, hardware and solutions that empower every person and every organization on the planet to achieve more. Microsoft Canada provides nationwide sales, marketing, consulting and local support services in both French and English. Headquartered in Mississauga, Microsoft Canada has 10 regional offices across the country dedicated to empowering people through great software.

Responsible officer name and position during the period of this registration

Janet Kennedy, President

Government funding

No government funding was received during the last completed financial year.

In-house Corporation Contact Information

Address:
1950 Meadowvale Blvd.
Mississauga, ON L5N 8L9
Canada

Telephone number: 905-568-0434
Fax number: 905-568-1527

Parent Company Information

Microsoft Corporation
- One Microsoft Way
  Redmond, WA 98052
  United States of America

Subsidiary Beneficiary Information

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

Lobbyists Details

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

Janet Kennedy, President | No public offices held

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

Marlene Floyd, National Director, Corporate Affairs | Public offices held
Andree Gagnon, Assistant General Counsel | No public offices held
Jason Hermitage, VP, Public Sector Canada | No public offices held
Peter Melanson, Director, Public Sector Sales | No public offices held
John Weigelt, National Technology Officer | Public offices held

Microsoft Canada Inc.

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.

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

List of Public Offices Held
Position	Period Held	Last Date Designated Public Office Held
Director, Operations and Outreach House of Commons, Office of the Leader of the Liberal Party of Canada	May 2013 to October 2015	Not a designated office
Policy Advisory Department of Industry, Office of the Minister	August 2004 to February 2006	Not a designated office
Assistant Department of Finance, Office of the Minister	February 2001 to June 2002	Not a designated office
Summer Student Department of Finance, Office of the Minister	May 2000 to September 2000	Not a designated office

List of Public Offices Held
Position	Period Held	Last Date Designated Public Office Held
Director, Operations and Outreach House of Commons, Office of the Leader of the Liberal Party of Canada	May 2013 to October 2015	Not a designated office
Policy Advisory Department of Industry, Office of the Minister	August 2004 to February 2006	Not a designated office
Assistant Department of Finance, Office of the Minister	February 2001 to June 2002	Not a designated office
Summer Student Department of Finance, Office of the Minister	May 2000 to September 2000	Not a designated office

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

Date Modified:: 2025-04-30

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Registration - In-house Corporation

Microsoft Canada Inc. / Stephen Tanaka, GM Specialist Sales

Registration Information

Associated Communications

Version 36 of 73 (2017-07-14 to 2017-09-07)

Version 36 of 73 (2017-07-14 to 2017-09-07)

Subject Matters

Subject Matter Details

Legislative Proposal, Bill or Resolution

Policies or Program

Communication Techniques

Government Institutions

Description of activities

Responsible officer name and position during the period of this registration

Government funding

In-house Corporation Contact Information

Parent Company Information

Subsidiary Beneficiary Information

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