Registration - Consultant

Return to Impact Assessment Agency of Canada (IAAC) in Active Registrations on: 2024-07-16

Toronto Business Development Centre / Samira Levesque, Consultant

Registration Information

Client name: Toronto Business Development Centre
Lobbyist name: Samira Levesque, Consultant
Initial registration start date: 2023-12-20
Registration status: Active
Registration Number: 955085-376732

Associated Communications

Total Number of Communication Reports: 4

Monthly communication reports in the last 6 months: 4

Version 4 of 4 (2024-07-08 to present)

Registration versions:

Version 4 of 4 (2024-07-08 to present)

Lobbying Information

Subject Matter Details

Details Regarding the Identified Subject Matter
Subject matters	Details	Categories
Employment and Training	FedDev funding for programming, with respect to the Regional Innovation Ecosystem	Grant, Contribution or Other Financial Benefit
Employment and Training	WAGE funding for Youth Employment and Skills Strategy	Grant, Contribution or Other Financial Benefit

Communication Techniques

Written communication
Oral communication

The lobbyist has arranged or expects to arrange one or more meetings on behalf of the client between a public office holder and any other person in the course of this undertaking.

Government Institutions

Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC)
Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario (FedDev)
Health Canada (HC)
House of Commons
Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC)
Infrastructure Canada (INFC)
Prime Minister's Office (PMO)
Women and Gender Equality (WAGE)

Client Details

Government funding

End date of the last completed financial year: 2024-04-01

List of Government Funding
Government Institution	Funding Received in Last Financial Year	Funding Expected in Current Financial Year
Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario (FedDev)	$750,000.00	No
Government of Ontario - Ontario Centres of Innovation: Soft-Landing Program	$2,700,000.00	No
Government of Ontario Skills Development Fund	$7,000,000.00	No

Client Contact Information

Address:
325 Front St W, Suite 300
Toronto, ON M5V 2Y1
Canada

Telephone number: 416-854-2127

Client representative

Kajananth Thirunavukkarasu, Interim CFO

Parent Company Information

Toronto Business Development Centre is not a subsidiary of any other parent companies.

Coalition Members Information

Toronto Business Development Centre is not a coalition.

Individual, organization or corporation with a Direct Interest Beneficiary Information

The activities of Toronto Business Development Centre are not controlled or directed by another individual, organization or corporation with a direct interest in the outcome of this undertaking.

Subsidiary Beneficiary Information

Toronto Business Development Centre does not have any subsidiaries that could have a direct interest in the outcome of the undertaking

Lobbyist Details

Samira Levesque | Public offices held

Business address:
45 O'Connor St. Suite 700
Ottawa, ON K1P 1A4
Canada

Telephone number: 416-575-5400

Consultant Firm and Address

Firm: Rubicon Strategy Inc.

Address:
45 O'Connor St. Suite 700
Ottawa, ON K1P 1A4
Canada

Telephone number: 416-575-5400

Return to Impact Assessment Agency of Canada (IAAC) in Active Registrations on: 2024-07-16

Toronto Business Development Centre/

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
Toronto Business Development Centre/	2024-02-01	current
Toronto Business Development Centre/	2023-12-20	2024-02-01

Toronto Business Development Centre

Responsible Officer History
Responsible Officer Name	From (YYYY-MM-DD)	To (YYYY-MM-DD)

Samira Levesque, Rubicon Strategy Inc. (Consultant)

Learn more...

Registrants are required to submit a monthly communication report for each oral and arranged communication with a designated public office holder. The name of the most senior paid officer (i.e. the registrant) will appear on all in-house monthly communication reports, whether or not he/she participated in the communication.

Note: Monthly Communication Reports are due on the 15^th day of each month for communications that took place in the previous month.

Results below are sorted by posted date, beginning with the most recent.

Results 1-4 of 4

Toronto Business Development Centre
Consultant: Samira Levesque

Designated Public Office Holders who participated in the communication:
- Shahad Khalladi, Deputy Director of Policy | Women and Gender Equality (WAGE)
Subject Matter of the communication: Employment and Training
Communication date: 2024-06-05
Posted date: 2024-07-15
Communication number: 376732-610735 View associated registration
Toronto Business Development Centre
Consultant: Samira Levesque

Designated Public Office Holders who participated in the communication:
- James Christie, Senior Policy Advisor | Women and Gender Equality (WAGE)
- Samar Khan, Policy Advisor | Women and Gender Equality (WAGE)
Subject Matter of the communication: Employment and Training
Communication date: 2024-04-22
Posted date: 2024-05-15
Communication number: 376732-601450 View associated registration
Toronto Business Development Centre
Consultant: Samira Levesque

Designated Public Office Holders who participated in the communication:
- Gary Anandasangaree, Member of Parliament | House of Commons
Subject Matter of the communication: Economic Development, Employment and Training
Communication date: 2024-03-25
Posted date: 2024-04-15
Communication number: 376732-598683 View associated registration
Toronto Business Development Centre
Consultant: Samira Levesque

Designated Public Office Holders who participated in the communication:
- Samar Khan, Policy Advisor | Women and Gender Equality (WAGE)
Subject Matter of the communication: Employment and Training
Communication date: 2024-01-31
Posted date: 2024-03-08
Communication number: 376732-595605 (amended from 376732-593289) View associated registration

Samira Levesque, Rubicon Strategy Inc. (Consultant)

Learn more...

Results below are sorted by posted date, beginning with the most recent.

Results 1-4 of 4

Toronto Business Development Centre
Consultant: Samira Levesque

Designated Public Office Holders who participated in the communication:
- Shahad Khalladi, Deputy Director of Policy | Women and Gender Equality (WAGE)
Subject Matter of the communication: Employment and Training
Communication date: 2024-06-05
Posted date: 2024-07-15
Communication number: 376732-610735 View associated registration
Toronto Business Development Centre
Consultant: Samira Levesque

Designated Public Office Holders who participated in the communication:
- James Christie, Senior Policy Advisor | Women and Gender Equality (WAGE)
- Samar Khan, Policy Advisor | Women and Gender Equality (WAGE)
Subject Matter of the communication: Employment and Training
Communication date: 2024-04-22
Posted date: 2024-05-15
Communication number: 376732-601450 View associated registration
Toronto Business Development Centre
Consultant: Samira Levesque

Designated Public Office Holders who participated in the communication:
- Gary Anandasangaree, Member of Parliament | House of Commons
Subject Matter of the communication: Economic Development, Employment and Training
Communication date: 2024-03-25
Posted date: 2024-04-15
Communication number: 376732-598683 View associated registration
Toronto Business Development Centre
Consultant: Samira Levesque

Designated Public Office Holders who participated in the communication:
- Samar Khan, Policy Advisor | Women and Gender Equality (WAGE)
Subject Matter of the communication: Employment and Training
Communication date: 2024-01-31
Posted date: 2024-03-08
Communication number: 376732-595605 (amended from 376732-593289) View associated registration

List of Public Offices Held
Position	Period Held	Last Date Designated Public Office Held
Special Assistant and Regional Advisor House of Commons, Liberal Research Bureau	January 2022 to May 2023	Not a designated office

List of Public Offices Held
Position	Period Held	Last Date Designated Public Office Held
Special Assistant and Regional Advisor House of Commons, Liberal Research Bureau	January 2022 to May 2023	Not a designated office

Date Modified:: 2024-04-04

Search and menus

Language selection

Registration - Consultant

Toronto Business Development Centre / Samira Levesque, Consultant

Registration Information

Associated Communications

Version 4 of 4 (2024-07-08 to present)

Version 4 of 4 (2024-07-08 to present)

Subject Matter Details

Communication Techniques

Government Institutions

Government funding

Client Contact Information

Client representative

Parent Company Information

Coalition Members Information

Individual, organization or corporation with a Direct Interest Beneficiary Information

Subsidiary Beneficiary Information

Consultant Firm and Address