Registration - In-house Corporation

Cohere / Aidan Gomez, CEO

Registration Information

In-house Corporation name: Cohere
Responsible Officer Name: Aidan Gomez, CEO
Initial registration start date: 2024-03-26
Registration status: Active
Registration Number: 957672-377602

Associated Communications

Total Number of Communication Reports: 21

Monthly communication reports in the last 6 months: 21

Version 5 of 5 (2024-07-10 to present)

Registration versions:

Version 5 of 5 (2024-07-10 to present)

Lobbying Information

Subject Matter Details

Details Regarding the Identified Subject Matter
Subject matters	Details	Categories
Budget, Science and Technology	Bill C-27: An Act to enact the Consumer Privacy Protection Act, the Personal Information and Data Protection Tribunal Act and the Artificial Intelligence and Data Act and to make consequential and related amendments to other Acts, with respect to the AI provisions.	Legislative Proposal, Bill or Resolution
Budget, Science and Technology	Seeking funding from the 2024 budget AI compute fund, for AI computing in Canada.	Policies or Program, Grant, Contribution or Other Financial Benefit

Communication Techniques

Written communication
Oral communication

Government Institutions

Communications Security Establishment Canada (CSEC)
Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC)
Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario (FedDev)
Finance Canada (FIN)
Global Affairs Canada (GAC)
House of Commons
Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
Prime Minister's Office (PMO)
Senate of Canada

In-house Corporation Details

Description of activities

Cohere is a Canadian multinational technology company focused on artificial intelligence for the enterprise, specializing in large language models. Cohere was founded in 2019 by Aidan Gomez, Ivan Zhang, and Nick Frosst, and is headquartered in Toronto and San Francisco, with offices in Palo Alto, London and New York. Cohere is one of the leading enterprise-focused foundation model developers worldwide. Cohere empowers every developer and enterprise to build amazing products and capture true business value with language AI.

Responsible officer name and position during the period of this registration

Aidan Gomez, CEO

Government funding

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

In-house Corporation Contact Information

Address:
171 John St 2nd Floor
Toronto, ON M5T 1X3
Canada

Telephone number: 647-514-4255

Parent Company Information

Cohere is not a subsidiary of any other parent companies.

Subsidiary Beneficiary Information

Cohere 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

No lobbyists added

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

Melika Carroll, Head of Global Government Affairs & Public Policy | No public offices held

Cohere/

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
Cohere/	2024-05-15	current
Cohere/	2024-03-26	2024-05-15

Cohere

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

Aidan Gomez, CEO (Corporation)

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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 1-21 of 21

Cohere
In-house Corporation

Designated Public Office Holders who participated in the communication:
- Samantha Mcdonald, Deputy Chief of Innovative Business Strategy and Research Development | Communications Security Establishment Canada (CSEC)
Subject Matter of the communication: Budget, Science and Technology
Communication date: 2024-07-10
Posted date: 2024-07-15
Communication number: 377602-610916 View associated registration
Cohere
In-house Corporation

Designated Public Office Holders who participated in the communication:
- Mark Schaan, Senior Assistant Deputy Minister | Strategy and Innovation Policy Sector - Assistant Deputy Minister's Office | Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
Subject Matter of the communication: Budget, Science and Technology
Communication date: 2024-06-25
Posted date: 2024-07-15
Communication number: 377602-610906 View associated registration
Cohere
In-house Corporation

Designated Public Office Holders who participated in the communication:
- Matthew O'Connell, Policy Advisor | Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
Subject Matter of the communication: Budget, Science and Technology
Communication date: 2024-06-20
Posted date: 2024-07-15
Communication number: 377602-610901 View associated registration
Cohere
In-house Corporation

Designated Public Office Holders who participated in the communication:
- Ryan Huard, Executive Director | Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
- Jean-Philippe Lapointe, Director General | Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
Subject Matter of the communication: Budget, Science and Technology
Communication date: 2024-06-20
Posted date: 2024-07-15
Communication number: 377602-610897 View associated registration
Cohere
In-house Corporation

Designated Public Office Holders who participated in the communication:
- Andrew Bevan, Chief of Staff | Office of the Chief of Staff | Finance Canada (FIN)
Subject Matter of the communication: Budget, Science and Technology
Communication date: 2024-06-19
Posted date: 2024-07-15
Communication number: 377602-610874 View associated registration
Cohere
In-house Corporation

Designated Public Office Holders who participated in the communication:
- Francis Bilodeau, Associate Deputy Minister | Office of the Associate Deputy Minister | Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
Subject Matter of the communication: Budget, Science and Technology
Communication date: 2024-06-19
Posted date: 2024-07-15
Communication number: 377602-610868 View associated registration
Cohere
In-house Corporation

Designated Public Office Holders who participated in the communication:
- Paul Thompson, Deputy Minister | Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC)
- Ima Okonny, Chief Data Officer | Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC)
- Rina Lorello, Chief Information Officer | Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC)
Subject Matter of the communication: Budget, Science and Technology
Communication date: 2024-06-06
Posted date: 2024-07-15
Communication number: 377602-610820 View associated registration
Cohere
In-house Corporation

Designated Public Office Holders who participated in the communication:
- Sean O'Neill, Director of Parliamentary Affairs – Office of the Minister of Export Promotion, International Trade, and Economic Development | Global Affairs Canada (GAC)
Subject Matter of the communication: Budget, Science and Technology
Communication date: 2024-05-27
Posted date: 2024-07-15
Communication number: 377602-610967 View associated registration
Cohere
In-house Corporation

Designated Public Office Holders who participated in the communication:
- Francis Bilodeau, Associate Deputy Minister | Office of the Associate Deputy Minister | Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
Subject Matter of the communication: Budget, Science and Technology
Communication date: 2024-05-27
Posted date: 2024-06-17
Communication number: 377602-608858 View associated registration
Cohere
In-house Corporation

Designated Public Office Holders who participated in the communication:
- Francis Bilodeau, Associate Deputy Minister | Office of the Associate Deputy Minister | Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
Subject Matter of the communication: Budget, Science and Technology
Communication date: 2024-05-17
Posted date: 2024-06-17
Communication number: 377602-608857 View associated registration
Cohere
In-house Corporation

Designated Public Office Holders who participated in the communication:
- Ian Foucher, Chief of Staff to the Minister | Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
- Matthew O'Connell, Policy Advisor | Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
- Jaxson Khan, Sr Policy Advisor | MINISTER OF INNOVATION, SCIENCE AND INDUSTRY | Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
Subject Matter of the communication: Science and Technology
Communication date: 2024-05-16
Posted date: 2024-07-15
Communication number: 377602-611001 (amended from 377602-608860) View associated registration
Cohere
In-house Corporation

Designated Public Office Holders who participated in the communication:
- Sean Mullin, Special Advisor | Office of the Prime Minister | Prime Minister's Office (PMO)
- Nicholas Kang, Senior Policy Advisor | Policy and Cabinet Affairs | Prime Minister's Office (PMO)
Subject Matter of the communication: Science and Technology
Communication date: 2024-05-15
Posted date: 2024-06-16
Communication number: 377602-608817 View associated registration
Cohere
In-house Corporation

Designated Public Office Holders who participated in the communication:
- Nancy Gardiner, President | Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario (FedDev)
Subject Matter of the communication: Science and Technology
Communication date: 2024-05-10
Posted date: 2024-06-16
Communication number: 377602-608816 View associated registration
Cohere
In-house Corporation

Designated Public Office Holders who participated in the communication:
- Francis Bilodeau, Associate Deputy Minister | Office of the Associate Deputy Minister | Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
Subject Matter of the communication: Science and Technology
Communication date: 2024-05-10
Posted date: 2024-06-16
Communication number: 377602-608815 View associated registration
Cohere
In-house Corporation

Designated Public Office Holders who participated in the communication:
- Jaxson Khan, Senior Policy Advisor, Minister of Innovation, Science, and Industry | Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
Subject Matter of the communication: Science and Technology, Budget
Communication date: 2024-05-09
Posted date: 2024-05-15
Communication number: 377602-604379 View associated registration
Cohere
In-house Corporation

Designated Public Office Holders who participated in the communication:
- Francis Bilodeau, Associate Deputy Minister | Office of the Associate Deputy Minister | Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
- Nipun Vats, Assistant Deputy Minister | Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
- Charles Vincent, Assistant Deputy Minister | Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
Subject Matter of the communication: Science and Technology, Budget
Communication date: 2024-05-03
Posted date: 2024-07-15
Communication number: 377602-610928 View associated registration
Cohere
In-house Corporation

Designated Public Office Holders who participated in the communication:
- Rick Perkins, Member of Parliament | House of Commons
Subject Matter of the communication: Science and Technology
Communication date: 2024-05-03
Posted date: 2024-06-16
Communication number: 377602-608814 View associated registration
Cohere
In-house Corporation

Designated Public Office Holders who participated in the communication:
- Simon Kennedy, Deputy Minister of Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada | Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
Subject Matter of the communication: Science and Technology, Budget
Communication date: 2024-04-11
Posted date: 2024-05-15
Communication number: 377602-604383 View associated registration
Cohere
In-house Corporation

Designated Public Office Holders who participated in the communication:
- Ben Carr, Member of Parliament | House of Commons
Subject Matter of the communication: Science and Technology, Budget
Communication date: 2024-04-11
Posted date: 2024-05-15
Communication number: 377602-604381 View associated registration
Cohere
In-house Corporation

Designated Public Office Holders who participated in the communication:
- Ryan Turnbull, Member of Parliament | House of Commons
Subject Matter of the communication: Science and Technology, Budget
Communication date: 2024-04-09
Posted date: 2024-05-15
Communication number: 377602-604378 View associated registration
Cohere
In-house Corporation

Designated Public Office Holders who participated in the communication:
- Colin Deacon, Senator | Senate of Canada
Subject Matter of the communication: Science and Technology, Budget
Communication date: 2024-04-09
Posted date: 2024-05-15
Communication number: 377602-604371 View associated registration

Aidan Gomez, CEO (Corporation)

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

Results 1-21 of 21

Cohere
In-house Corporation

Designated Public Office Holders who participated in the communication:
- Samantha Mcdonald, Deputy Chief of Innovative Business Strategy and Research Development | Communications Security Establishment Canada (CSEC)
Subject Matter of the communication: Budget, Science and Technology
Communication date: 2024-07-10
Posted date: 2024-07-15
Communication number: 377602-610916 View associated registration
Cohere
In-house Corporation

Designated Public Office Holders who participated in the communication:
- Mark Schaan, Senior Assistant Deputy Minister | Strategy and Innovation Policy Sector - Assistant Deputy Minister's Office | Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
Subject Matter of the communication: Budget, Science and Technology
Communication date: 2024-06-25
Posted date: 2024-07-15
Communication number: 377602-610906 View associated registration
Cohere
In-house Corporation

Designated Public Office Holders who participated in the communication:
- Matthew O'Connell, Policy Advisor | Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
Subject Matter of the communication: Budget, Science and Technology
Communication date: 2024-06-20
Posted date: 2024-07-15
Communication number: 377602-610901 View associated registration
Cohere
In-house Corporation

Designated Public Office Holders who participated in the communication:
- Ryan Huard, Executive Director | Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
- Jean-Philippe Lapointe, Director General | Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
Subject Matter of the communication: Budget, Science and Technology
Communication date: 2024-06-20
Posted date: 2024-07-15
Communication number: 377602-610897 View associated registration
Cohere
In-house Corporation

Designated Public Office Holders who participated in the communication:
- Andrew Bevan, Chief of Staff | Office of the Chief of Staff | Finance Canada (FIN)
Subject Matter of the communication: Budget, Science and Technology
Communication date: 2024-06-19
Posted date: 2024-07-15
Communication number: 377602-610874 View associated registration
Cohere
In-house Corporation

Designated Public Office Holders who participated in the communication:
- Francis Bilodeau, Associate Deputy Minister | Office of the Associate Deputy Minister | Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
Subject Matter of the communication: Budget, Science and Technology
Communication date: 2024-06-19
Posted date: 2024-07-15
Communication number: 377602-610868 View associated registration
Cohere
In-house Corporation

Designated Public Office Holders who participated in the communication:
- Paul Thompson, Deputy Minister | Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC)
- Ima Okonny, Chief Data Officer | Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC)
- Rina Lorello, Chief Information Officer | Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC)
Subject Matter of the communication: Budget, Science and Technology
Communication date: 2024-06-06
Posted date: 2024-07-15
Communication number: 377602-610820 View associated registration
Cohere
In-house Corporation

Designated Public Office Holders who participated in the communication:
- Sean O'Neill, Director of Parliamentary Affairs – Office of the Minister of Export Promotion, International Trade, and Economic Development | Global Affairs Canada (GAC)
Subject Matter of the communication: Budget, Science and Technology
Communication date: 2024-05-27
Posted date: 2024-07-15
Communication number: 377602-610967 View associated registration
Cohere
In-house Corporation

Designated Public Office Holders who participated in the communication:
- Francis Bilodeau, Associate Deputy Minister | Office of the Associate Deputy Minister | Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
Subject Matter of the communication: Budget, Science and Technology
Communication date: 2024-05-27
Posted date: 2024-06-17
Communication number: 377602-608858 View associated registration
Cohere
In-house Corporation

Designated Public Office Holders who participated in the communication:
- Francis Bilodeau, Associate Deputy Minister | Office of the Associate Deputy Minister | Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
Subject Matter of the communication: Budget, Science and Technology
Communication date: 2024-05-17
Posted date: 2024-06-17
Communication number: 377602-608857 View associated registration
Cohere
In-house Corporation

Designated Public Office Holders who participated in the communication:
- Ian Foucher, Chief of Staff to the Minister | Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
- Matthew O'Connell, Policy Advisor | Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
- Jaxson Khan, Sr Policy Advisor | MINISTER OF INNOVATION, SCIENCE AND INDUSTRY | Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
Subject Matter of the communication: Science and Technology
Communication date: 2024-05-16
Posted date: 2024-07-15
Communication number: 377602-611001 (amended from 377602-608860) View associated registration
Cohere
In-house Corporation

Designated Public Office Holders who participated in the communication:
- Sean Mullin, Special Advisor | Office of the Prime Minister | Prime Minister's Office (PMO)
- Nicholas Kang, Senior Policy Advisor | Policy and Cabinet Affairs | Prime Minister's Office (PMO)
Subject Matter of the communication: Science and Technology
Communication date: 2024-05-15
Posted date: 2024-06-16
Communication number: 377602-608817 View associated registration
Cohere
In-house Corporation

Designated Public Office Holders who participated in the communication:
- Nancy Gardiner, President | Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario (FedDev)
Subject Matter of the communication: Science and Technology
Communication date: 2024-05-10
Posted date: 2024-06-16
Communication number: 377602-608816 View associated registration
Cohere
In-house Corporation

Designated Public Office Holders who participated in the communication:
- Francis Bilodeau, Associate Deputy Minister | Office of the Associate Deputy Minister | Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
Subject Matter of the communication: Science and Technology
Communication date: 2024-05-10
Posted date: 2024-06-16
Communication number: 377602-608815 View associated registration
Cohere
In-house Corporation

Designated Public Office Holders who participated in the communication:
- Jaxson Khan, Senior Policy Advisor, Minister of Innovation, Science, and Industry | Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
Subject Matter of the communication: Science and Technology, Budget
Communication date: 2024-05-09
Posted date: 2024-05-15
Communication number: 377602-604379 View associated registration
Cohere
In-house Corporation

Designated Public Office Holders who participated in the communication:
- Francis Bilodeau, Associate Deputy Minister | Office of the Associate Deputy Minister | Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
- Nipun Vats, Assistant Deputy Minister | Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
- Charles Vincent, Assistant Deputy Minister | Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
Subject Matter of the communication: Science and Technology, Budget
Communication date: 2024-05-03
Posted date: 2024-07-15
Communication number: 377602-610928 View associated registration
Cohere
In-house Corporation

Designated Public Office Holders who participated in the communication:
- Rick Perkins, Member of Parliament | House of Commons
Subject Matter of the communication: Science and Technology
Communication date: 2024-05-03
Posted date: 2024-06-16
Communication number: 377602-608814 View associated registration
Cohere
In-house Corporation

Designated Public Office Holders who participated in the communication:
- Simon Kennedy, Deputy Minister of Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada | Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
Subject Matter of the communication: Science and Technology, Budget
Communication date: 2024-04-11
Posted date: 2024-05-15
Communication number: 377602-604383 View associated registration
Cohere
In-house Corporation

Designated Public Office Holders who participated in the communication:
- Ben Carr, Member of Parliament | House of Commons
Subject Matter of the communication: Science and Technology, Budget
Communication date: 2024-04-11
Posted date: 2024-05-15
Communication number: 377602-604381 View associated registration
Cohere
In-house Corporation

Designated Public Office Holders who participated in the communication:
- Ryan Turnbull, Member of Parliament | House of Commons
Subject Matter of the communication: Science and Technology, Budget
Communication date: 2024-04-09
Posted date: 2024-05-15
Communication number: 377602-604378 View associated registration
Cohere
In-house Corporation

Designated Public Office Holders who participated in the communication:
- Colin Deacon, Senator | Senate of Canada
Subject Matter of the communication: Science and Technology, Budget
Communication date: 2024-04-09
Posted date: 2024-05-15
Communication number: 377602-604371 View associated registration

Date Modified:: 2024-04-04

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Cohere / Aidan Gomez, CEO

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Associated Communications

Version 5 of 5 (2024-07-10 to present)

Version 5 of 5 (2024-07-10 to present)

Subject Matter Details

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