Registry of Lobbyists

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: 336

Monthly communication reports in the last 6 months: 6

Version 1 of 54 (2005-08-11 to 2007-04-03)

Version 1 of 54 (2005-08-11 to 2007-04-03) 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. Information about Responsible Officer and Corporation

Corporation: IBM Canada Ltd.
3600 Steeles Avenue East
Dept A4/U93
Markham, ON  L3R 9Z7
Canada
Telephone number: 905-316-2700
Fax number: 905-316-5004  
Responsible officer name and position during the period of this registration: Dan Fortin, President and CEO  
Description of activities: Provision of advanced information services, products and technologies.
 
The client is a subsidiary of the following parent companies: IBM Corporation
1 New Orchard Road
Armonk, NY
United States of America 10504-1722

Coalition The corporation is not a member of a coalition.
Subsidiary: ISM Information Systems Management Canada Corporation
One Research - O/R
Regina, SK
Canada S4S 7H1

Other direct interests The corporation'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 corporation funded in whole or in part by any domestic or foreign government institution in the last completed financial year? No
 

B. Lobbyists Employed by the Corporation

Name: Chris Alford
Position title: Partner, Business Consulting Services
Public offices held: No
 
Name: Lynn Belo
Position title: Director Finance and Operations and CFO
Public offices held: No
 
Name: Denis Desbiens
Position title: Vice President, Quebec
Public offices held: No
 
Name: Matthew Ivis
Position title: Government Programs Manager
Public offices held: Yes
 
Name: Jay Safer
Position title: General Counsel and Secretary
Public offices held: No
 
Name: Peter Zakarow
Position title: Business Development Executive
Public offices held: 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), 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), 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), National Defence (DND), National Energy Board (NEB), 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), Pension Appeals Board (PAB), Privy Council Office (PCO), Procurement Review Board of Canada (PRB), Public Service Commission of Canada (PSC), Public Works and Government Services Canada, Revenue Canada (RC), Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP), Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC), Solicitor General Canada (SGC), Statistics Canada (StatCan), Transportation Safety Board of Canada (TSB), Transport Canada (TC), Treasury Board Of Canada Secretariat (TBS), Western Economic Diversification Canada (WD)
Communication techniques that have been used or are expected to be used in the course of the undertaking:
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, Regional Development, Science and Technology, Small Business, Taxation and Finance, Telecommunications, Transportation
 
Subject Matter: Retrospective: Government actions affecting the ongoing or future operations of our company, in the provision of advanced information services, products and technologies; our clients; or the hi-technology industry, specifically related to: privacy/security, open standards/interoperability; innovation; research and development; defence/public safety; skills/labour market; trade/investment; customs; tax; environmental implications of Information Technology (IT); procurement; government operations, service delivery and management of IT.
Subject Matter: Prospective: Government actions that may affect the ongoing or future operations of our company, in the provision of advanced information services, products and technologies; our clients; or the hi-technology industry, specifically related to: open standards/interoperability; intellectual property; export control; innovation; research and development; privacy/security; defence/public safety; skills/labour market; trade/investment; customs; tax; environmental implications of IT; energy; procurement; government operations, service delivery and management of IT




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