Registration - In-house Corporation

Cohere Inc. / Aidan Gomez, CEO

Registration Information

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

Associated Communications

Monthly communication reports in the last 6 months: 31

View all monthly communication reports: 137

Version 16 of 16 (2026-03-17 to present)

Registration versions:

Version 16 of 16 (2026-03-17 to present)

Lobbying Information

Subject Matter Details

Details Regarding the Identified Subject Matter
Subject matters	Details	Categories
Government Procurement	AI adoption including updating procurement policies.	Policies or Program
Budget, Industry, Science and Technology	Discussions regarding digital policy and legislation, including as it relates to artificial intelligence (AI) and data protection, privacy and reduction of online harms.	Regulation, Legislative Proposal, Bill or Resolution, Policies or Program
Industry, Internal Trade, International Relations, Science and Technology, Small Business	Discussions with officials regarding the Canada-US bilateral relationship.	Policies or Program
Foreign Affairs, International Trade	Discuss issues related to international competitiveness of the domestic AI industry.	Policies or Program
Science and Technology	Provide subject matter (AI) expertise to the Canadian AI Safety Institute team where it might be helpful across a number of areas including opportunities for research and safety practices.	Policies or Program

Communication Techniques

Written communication
Oral communication

Government Institutions

Canada Development Investment Corporation (CDEV)
Canadian Heritage (PCH)
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)
Intergovernmental Affairs Secretariat (IGA)
National Defence (DND)
Natural Resources Canada (NRCan)
Prime Minister's Office (PMO)
Privy Council Office (PCO)
Public Safety Canada (PS)
Public Services and Procurement Canada (PSPC)
Senate of Canada
Shared Services Canada (SSC)
Treasury Board Of Canada Secretariat (TBS)

In-house Corporation Details

Description of activities

Cohere Inc. is a Canadian multinational technology company focused on artificial intelligence for the enterprise, specializing in large language models. Cohere Inc. 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

End date of the last completed financial year: 2025-12-31

List of Government Funding
Government Institution	Funding Received in Last Financial Year	Funding Expected in Current Financial Year
Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)	$5,286,061.00	Yes

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 Inc. is not a subsidiary of any other parent companies.

Subsidiary Beneficiary Information

Cohere 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 a significant part of their duties

Francois Chadwick, Chief Financial Officer | No public offices held
Nick Frosst, Co-Founder | No public offices held
Aidan Gomez, CEO | No public offices held
Joelle Pineau, Chief AI Officer | No public offices held
Kosta Starostin, Vice President Legal | No public offices held
Ivan Zhang, Co-Founder | No public offices held

Senior officers and employees whose lobbying activities represent a significant part of their duties

A.J. Bhadelia, Lead for North America, Government Affairs and Public Policy | No public offices held
Melika Carroll, Vice President Global Government Affairs & Public Policy | No public offices held
Hunter Doubt, Senior Manager, Government Affairs and Public Policy | No public offices held

Cohere Inc.

The following names have been used on or after July 2, 2008

Name	From	To
Cohere Inc.	2026-03-06	current
Cohere	2024-03-26	2026-03-06

Cohere Inc.

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

Date Modified:: 2026-06-11

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Registration - In-house Corporation

Cohere Inc. / Aidan Gomez, CEO

Registration Information

Associated Communications

Version 16 of 16 (2026-03-17 to present)

Version 16 of 16 (2026-03-17 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 a significant part of their duties

Senior officers and employees whose lobbying activities represent a significant part of their duties