Registry of Lobbyists

Registration - Consultant

IBM Canada Ltd. / Mark Spiro, Consultant

Registration Information

Client name: IBM Canada Ltd.
Lobbyist name: Mark Spiro, Consultant
Initial registration start date: 2006-11-08
Registration status: Inactive
Registration Number: 781988-14137

Version 2 of 2 (2007-06-13 to 2007-10-11)

Version 2 of 2 (2007-06-13 to 2007-10-11) was submitted prior to the Lobbying Act coming into force on July 2, 2008. Due to different information requirements at that time, the registration is presented in the following format.

A. Registrant

Consultant lobbyist name: Mark Spiro    Lobbyist business address
Consulting firm: Crestview Public Affairs, Inc.
85 Albert Street Suite 1510
Ottawa, ON  K1P 6A4
Canada
Position: Principal
Telephone number: 613-232-0864  
Fax number: 613-232-3193  
 
Former public office holder: No
Payment is contingent on the success of the undertaking: No

B. Information about Client

Client: IBM Canada Ltd.
104-120 Bloor Street E.
Toronto, ON  M4W 1B7
Canada
Telephone number: 416-478-3752
Fax number: 416-466-0711  
 
Client Representative: Peter Zakarow
 
The client is a subsidiary of the following parent companies: IBM Corporation
New Orchard Road
Armonk, NY
United States of America 10504

Coalition: The client is not a coalition.
Subsidiary: The client does not have any subsidiaries that could be affected by the outcome of the undertaking.
Individual, organization or corporation: The client's activities are not controlled or directed by another individual, organization or corporation with a direct interest in the outcome of this undertaking.
 
Was the client funded in whole or in part by any domestic or foreign government institution in the last completed financial year? No
 

C. Lobbying Activity Information

Federal departments or organizations which have been or will be communicated with during the course of the undertaking: Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development Canada, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC), Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency (ACOA), Atomic Energy Control Board (AECB), Canada Labour Relations Board (CLRB), Canadian Heritage (PCH), Canadian Human Rights Tribunal (CHRT), Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA), Canadian International Trade Tribunal (CITT), Canadian Pension Commission (CPC), Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC), Canadian Space Agency (CSA), Canadian Transportation Agency (CTA), Citizenship and Immigration Canada, Competition Tribunal (CT), Correctional Service of Canada (CSC), Environment Canada, Farm Products Council of Canada (FPCC), Federal Environmental Assessment Review Office (FEARO), Federal Office of Regional Development – Quebec (FORD[Q]), Finance Canada (FIN), Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO), Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada (DFAITC), Grain Transportation Agency (GTA), Hazardous Materials Information Review Commission (HMIRC), Health Canada (HC), Human Resources Development Canada (HRDC), Immigration and Refugee Board (IRB), Industry Canada, Justice Canada (JC), Members of the House of Commons, National Defence (DND), National Energy Board (NEB), National Film Board (NFB), National Research Council (NRC), Natural Resources Canada (NRCan), Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC), Office of the Commissioner of Official Languages (OCOL), Office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner (OIPC), Patented Medicine Prices Review Board (PMPRB), Pension Appeals Board (PAB), Prime Minister's Office (PMO), Privy Council Office (PCO), Procurement Review Board of Canada (PRB), Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness Canada (PSEPC), Public Service Commission of Canada (PSC), Public Service Staff Relations Board (PSSRB), Public Works and Government Services Canada, Revenue Canada (RC), Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP), Service Canada (ServCan), Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC), Solicitor General Canada (SGC), Statistics Canada (StatCan), Technology Partnerships Canada (TPC), Transportation Safety Board of Canada (TSB), Transport Canada (TC), Treasury Board Of Canada Secretariat (TBS), Veterans Affairs Canada (VAC), Western Economic Diversification Canada (WD)
Communication techniques that have been used or are expected to be used in the course of the undertaking:
Grass-roots communication, Informal communications, Meetings, Presentations, Telephone calls, Written communications, whether in hard copy or electronic format
 
Subject Matter: Areas of Concern: Aboriginal Affairs, Agriculture, Arts and Culture, Broadcasting, Constitutional Issues, Consumer Issues, Defence, Education, Employment and Training, Energy, Environment, Financial Institutions, Fisheries, Forestry, Government Procurement, Health, Immigration, Industry, Infrastructure, Intellectual Property, Internal Trade, International Relations, International Trade, Justice and Law Enforcement, Labour, Mining, Regional Development, Science and Technology, Small Business, Sports, Taxation and Finance, Telecommunications, Tourism, Transportation
 

Details Regarding the Identified Subject Matter

Categories Description
Government Contract Pursued The Government of Canada Marketplace Initiative with respect to ongoing monitoring for procurement and consulting solution opportunities.




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