Registration - In-house Corporation

IBM Canada Ltd. / Deb Pimentel, President & General Manager, Technology

Registration Information

In-house Corporation name: IBM Canada Ltd.
Responsible Officer Name: Deb Pimentel, President & General Manager, Technology
Responsible Officer Change History
Initial registration start date: 2005-08-11
Registration status: Active
Registration Number: 958095-5082

Associated Communications

Total Number of Communication Reports: 338

Monthly communication reports in the last 6 months: 2

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Lobbying Information

Subject Matters

Aboriginal Affairs
Budget
Climate
Defence
Economic Development
Education
Employment and Training
Energy
Environment
Financial Institutions
Government Procurement
Health
Immigration
Industry
Infrastructure
Intellectual Property
International Trade
Privacy and Access to Information
Regional Development
Research and Development
Science and Technology
Small Business
Taxation and Finance

Subject Matter Details

Legislative Proposal, Bill or Resolution

Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act - Retain the Act's support for technology neutrality.

Legislative Proposal, Bill or Resolution, Policies or Program, Regulation

Budget - provide recommendations on strategic investments and opportunities to achieving administrative savings.

Policies or Program

COVID 19 – communicate about the COVID-19 pandemic, more specifically how technology companies can assist the federal government with supercomputing power, virus tracking and artificial intelligence.
Digital Economy Strategy - provide recommendations to the federal government on how to execute the strategy in a manner that encourages global investment in jobs and innovation in Canada.
Government Procurement: Integrity Framework - advocate for reasonable and effective integrity provisions in federal procurement.
Implementation of the PTECH education model for Canada, with a focus on indigenous communities. PTECH is Pathways in Technology Early College High School program pioneered by IBM.
Industrial Regional Benefits Program - secure eligibility for IBM Canada's products and services.
Policy on Management of Information Technology - Treasury Board Policy Suite - advocate for the use and increased investment in innovative technologies, including Cloud computing and software analytics.
Regional Economic Development: Advocate on approaches, policies and programs with the federal government that foster collaborative regional economic development strategies.
Science & Technology Policy: provide advice and recommendations to the federal government on policy approaches and instruments to advance Canada's S&T and Innovation Agenda.
Temporary Foreign Workers - policy and programs concerning the entry of TFW's including Intra-company Transferees, including rules governing prevailing wage
Trade Agreement Negotiations - encourage the federal government of Canada to include provisions in bilateral and other trade agreements that will liberalize trade in information technology goods and services and the liberal movement of data, information and global employees. For example, the Trans-Pacific Partnership - encourage the federal government of Canada to include ambitious Electronic Commerce provisions.

Communication Techniques

Written communication
Oral communication

Government Institutions

Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC)
Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency (ACOA)
Bank of Canada
Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA)
Canada Economic Development for Quebec Regions
Canada Revenue Agency (CRA)
Canadian Northern Economic Development Agency (CanNor)
Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC)
Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC)
Export Development Canada (EDC)
Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario (FedDev)
Finance Canada (FIN)
Global Affairs Canada (GAC)
Health Canada (HC)
House of Commons
Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC)
Indigenous Services Canada (ISC)
Infrastructure Canada (INFC)
Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
National Defence (DND)
National Research Council (NRC)
Natural Resources Canada (NRCan)
Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC)
Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada (OPC)
Prime Minister's Office (PMO)
Privy Council Office (PCO)
Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC)
Public Safety Canada (PS)
Public Services and Procurement Canada (PSPC)
Senate of Canada
Service Canada (ServCan)
Shared Services Canada (SSC)
Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC)
Transport Canada (TC)
Treasury Board Of Canada Secretariat (TBS)
Veterans Affairs Canada (VAC)
Western Economic Diversification Canada (WD)

In-house Corporation Details

Description of activities

Provision of advanced information services, products and technologies.

Responsible officer name and position during the period of this registration

Claude Guay, President & General Manager, IBM Canada Ltd

Government funding

End date of the last completed financial year: 2020-12-31

List of Government Funding
Government Institution	Funding Received in Last Financial Year	Funding Expected in Current Financial Year
Gouvernement du Québec	$2,874,352.59	Yes
Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)	$35,112.00	Yes

In-house Corporation Contact Information

Address:
3600 Steeles Avenue East
Dept A4/U93
Markham, ON L3R 9Z7
Canada

Telephone number: 905-316-2700

Parent Company Information

IBM Corporation
- 1 New Orchard Road
  Armonk, NY 10504-1722
  United States of America

Subsidiary Beneficiary Information

ISM Information Systems Management Canada Corporation
- One Research - O/R
  Regina, SK S4S 7H1
  Canada

Lobbyists Details

Senior Officers whose lobbying activities represent less than 20% of their Duties

Steve Astorino, Vice-President of Development, Data and AI & Canada Lab Director | No public offices held
Frank Attaie, Vice President, Technology Sales | No public offices held
Nancy Briglio, Director, Strategy & Innovation | No public offices held
Leanne Clarke, Chief Financial Officer | No public offices held
Katherine Faichnie, Director & HR Leader | No public offices held
Sacha Fraser, General Counsel | No public offices held
Corey Glynn, CTO, Federal Public Sector | No public offices held
Louis Labelle, Director, Bromont Plant | No public offices held
Dave McCann, General Manager for IBM Services (Canada) | No public offices held
Deb Pimentel, Director, Ontario & Atlantic Canada | No public offices held

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

Aneeta Bains, Managing Client Partner, Federal Public Sector | No public offices held
Roberto Bernabo, Senior Partner, Public Sector | No public offices held
Alayne Crawford, Government and Regulatory Affairs Executive | Designated public offices held

IBM Canada Ltd.

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
IBM Canada Ltd.	2010-01-01	current

The following names have been used before July 2, 2008

IBM Canada Ltd.

IBM Canada Ltd.

Responsible Officer History
Responsible Officer Name	From (YYYY-MM-DD)	To (YYYY-MM-DD)
Deb Pimentel	2024-04-23	Current
Dave McCann	2022-01-14	2024-04-23
Claude Guay	2020-05-08	2022-01-14
Ayman Antoun	2018-03-20	2020-05-08
Dino Trevisani	2015-01-01	2018-03-20
David Liederbach	2014-07-01	2015-01-01
Dan Fortin	2013-04-01	2014-07-01
John Lutz	2012-01-09	2013-04-01
Bruce Ross	2010-01-01	2012-01-09
Dan Fortin	2005-08-11	2010-01-01

List of Public Offices Held
Position	Period Held	Last Date Designated Public Office Held
Senior Communications Advisor Office of the Minister of State for Seniors, Minister's Office	February 2010 to September 2010	September 17, 2010
Advance to the Prime Minister Prime Minister's Office, Prime Minister's Office	December 2008 to February 2010	February 26, 2010
Communications Assistant Prime Minister's Office, Prime Minister's Office	July 2008 to November 2008	November 28, 2008

Date Modified:: 2025-03-12

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Registration - In-house Corporation

IBM Canada Ltd. / Deb Pimentel, President & General Manager, Technology

Registration Information

Associated Communications

Version 42 of 57 (2021-11-01 to 2022-01-14)

Version 42 of 57 (2021-11-01 to 2022-01-14)

Subject Matters

Subject Matter Details

Legislative Proposal, Bill or Resolution

Legislative Proposal, Bill or Resolution, Policies or Program, Regulation

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