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Registration - In-house Corporation

Microsoft Canada Inc. / Chris Barry, President

Registration Information

In-house Corporation name: Microsoft Canada Inc.
Previous in-house corporation names
Responsible Officer Name: Chris Barry, President 
Responsible Officer Change History
Initial registration start date: 2006-06-19
Registration status: Active
Registration Number: 952493-13088

Associated Communications

Total Number of Communication Reports: 384

Monthly communication reports in the last 6 months: 10

Version 56 of 69 (2022-06-02 to 2022-07-01)

Version 56 of 69 (2022-06-02 to 2022-07-01)



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. 2024-04-02 current
Microsoft Canada Inc. 2010-03-04 2024-04-02
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)
Chris Barry 2022-07-01 Current
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:

List of Public Offices Held
Position Period Held Last Date Designated Public Office Held
Chief of Staff to the Hon. Rona Ambrose
Health Canada, Minister's Office 		September 2013 to July 2015 July 27, 2015
Press Secretary to the Hon. Stephen Harper
Privy Council Office, Prime Minister's Office 		December 2011 to August 2013 August 23, 2013
Director of Communications to the Hon. Rob Nicholson
Department of Justice, Minister's Office 		June 2011 to December 2011 December 2, 2011
Director of Communications to the Hon. Diane Finley
Citizenship and Immigration, Minister's Office 		July 2008 to June 2009 June 19, 2009
Director of Communications to the Hon. Diane Finley
HRSDC, Minister's Office 		July 2008 to June 2009 June 19, 2009
Senior Communications Advisor / Advance to the Hon. Stephen Harper
Privy Council Office, Prime Minister's Office 		November 2006 to July 2008 July 4, 2008

Public offices held: Julie Vaux

List of Public Offices Held
Position Period Held Last Date Designated Public Office Held
Chief of Staff to the Hon. Rona Ambrose
Health Canada, Minister's Office 		September 2013 to July 2015 July 27, 2015
Press Secretary to the Hon. Stephen Harper
Privy Council Office, Prime Minister's Office 		December 2011 to August 2013 August 23, 2013
Director of Communications to the Hon. Rob Nicholson
Department of Justice, Minister's Office 		June 2011 to December 2011 December 2, 2011
Director of Communications to the Hon. Diane Finley
Citizenship and Immigration, Minister's Office 		July 2008 to June 2009 June 19, 2009
Director of Communications to the Hon. Diane Finley
HRSDC, Minister's Office 		July 2008 to June 2009 June 19, 2009
Senior Communications Advisor / Advance to the Hon. Stephen Harper
Privy Council Office, Prime Minister's Office 		November 2006 to July 2008 July 4, 2008

Public offices held: Christine Guyot

List of Public Offices Held
Position Period Held Last Date Designated Public Office Held
Information Officer
Elections Canada, Election Day Polling 		October 2015 to October 2015 Not a designated office
Parliamentary Intern
House of Commons, Parliamentary Internship Programme 		September 2013 to June 2014 Not a designated office

Public offices held: Marlene Floyd

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

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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