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 58 of 72 (2022-11-29 to 2023-01-16)

Registration versions:

Version 58 of 72 (2022-11-29 to 2023-01-16)

Lobbying Information

Subject Matters

Broadcasting
Budget
Climate
Consumer Issues
Defence
Economic Development
Education
Elections
Employment and Training
Energy
Environment
Government Procurement
Immigration
Industry
Infrastructure
Intellectual Property
Internal Trade
International Relations
International Trade
Justice and Law Enforcement
Labour
National Security/Security
Privacy and Access to Information
Regional Development
Research and Development
Science and Technology
Small Business
Telecommunications

Subject Matter Details

Policies or Program

Accessibility policy as it relates to the enactment of the Accessible Canada Act, including the establishment of the Canadian Accessibility Standards Development Organization and the creation of IT standards.
Cybersecurity policy as it relates to the creation of international norms.
Immigration policy and programs as they relate to attracting and retaining high skilled global talent to Canada.
Information and communications technology adoption, including cloud and AI technologies, by business and public sector entities.
Intellectual property and competition policy affecting information technology companies.
International trade as it relates to intellectual property and digital trade.
Internet policy specifically as it relates to cybersecurity and national security.
Internet policy specifically the implementation of policy affecting the governance of the internet.
Internet safety and security policy affecting information technology companies.
Policies concerning the promotion and development of computer science education and digital skills.
Policies concerning the regulation of personal and sensitive information, including lawful access policies and cybersecurity.
Policies or programs as they relate to internet safety and online harms.
Policies or programs as they relate to the development and applications of artificial intelligence and the ethical use of artificial intelligence, including facial recognition technology.
Policies or programs related to innovation, the digital economy and the adoption of information and communication technologies.
Policies or programs related to internet connectivity and broadband access.
Policies or programs related to technology and environmental sustainability.
Policies or programs related to the increased cross-border transportation links connecting the Cascadia Innovation Corridor.
Policies or programs related to the protection of Canadian democratic institutions and electoral systems.
Policies or programs related to the regulation of digital platforms.
Privacy policy as it relates to the Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act, including the regulations thereunder.
Procurement modernization, as it relates to the standards, terms, conditions and policies that underpin the Government of Canada's procurement of enterprise ICT products and services, including cloud-based services.
Proposed transparency reporting guidelines with respect to law enforcement requests for data.

Communication Techniques

Written communication
Oral communication

Government Institutions

Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA)
Canadian Heritage (PCH)
Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC)
Communications Security Establishment Canada (CSEC)
Competition Tribunal (CT)
Elections Canada
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)
Infrastructure Canada (INFC)
Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
Justice Canada (JC)
National Defence (DND)
Natural Resources Canada (NRCan)
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)
Transport Canada (TC)
Treasury Board Of Canada Secretariat (TBS)
Women and Gender Equality (WAGE)

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

Chris Barry, President

Government funding

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

In-house Corporation Contact Information

Address:
81 Bay Street
Suite 4400
Toronto, ON M5J 0E7
Canada

Telephone number: 289-305-9144

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

Chris Barry, Corporate Vice President | No public offices held

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

Lisa Carroll, Public Sector Lead | No public offices held
Derek Dobson, Defence and Federal Public Safety Leader | No public offices held
Marlene Floyd, National Director, Corporate Affairs | Public offices held
Christine Guyot, Corporate Affairs Manager | Public offices held
Melissa Hancock, Account Executive, Services | No public offices held
Nadine Letson, Assistant General Counsel | No public offices held
Jean Scott, Public Sector Federal ATU Lead | No public offices held
Julie Vaux, Corporate Affairs Director | Designated 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

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
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 HRSDC, Minister's Office	July 2008 to June 2009	June 19, 2009
Director of Communications to the Hon. Diane Finley Citizenship and Immigration, 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

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

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:: 2025-03-12

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Registration - In-house Corporation

Microsoft Canada Inc. / Stephen Tanaka, GM Specialist Sales

Registration Information

Associated Communications

Version 58 of 72 (2022-11-29 to 2023-01-16)

Version 58 of 72 (2022-11-29 to 2023-01-16)

Subject Matters

Subject Matter Details

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