Registration - In-house Corporation

Microsoft Canada Inc. / Matthew Milton, President

Registration Information

In-house Corporation name: Microsoft Canada Inc.
Previous in-house corporation names
Responsible Officer Name: Matthew Milton, President
Responsible Officer Change History
Initial registration start date: 2006-06-19
Registration status: Active
Registration Number: 961917-13088

Associated Communications

Total Number of Communication Reports: 397

Monthly communication reports in the last 6 months: 8

Version 77 of 77 (2025-09-03 to present)

Registration versions:

Version 77 of 77 (2025-09-03 to present)

Lobbying Information

Subject Matter Details

Details Regarding the Identified Subject Matter
Subject matters	Details	Categories
Government Procurement	Accessibility policy as it relates to the enactment of the Accessible Canada Act.	Policies or Program
National Security/Security	Communicating with the Government of Canada about Bill C-8 (An Act respecting cyber security, amending the Telecommunications Act and making consequential amendments to other Acts).	Legislative Proposal, Bill or Resolution
National Security/Security	Cybersecurity policy as it relates to the creation of international norms.	Policies or Program
Immigration	Immigration policy and programs as they relate to attracting and retaining high skilled global talent to Canada.	Policies or Program
Intellectual Property	Intellectual property and competition policy affecting information technology companies.	Policies or Program
Intellectual Property, International Trade	International trade as it relates to intellectual property and digital trade.	Policies or Program
National Security/Security	Internet policy specifically as it relates to cybersecurity and national security.	Policies or Program
Industry	Internet policy specifically the implementation of policy affecting the governance of the internet.	Policies or Program
Industry	Policies and programs regarding the Canadian counter-tariffs and U.S. trade measures where it pertains to digital trade, such as technology products, services, and supply chains under the Canada–United States–Mexico Agreement (CUSMA).	Policies or Program
Employment and Training	Policies concerning the promotion and development of computer science education, digital and AI skills.	Policies or Program
Justice and Law Enforcement, National Security/Security	Policies concerning the regulation of personal and sensitive information, including lawful access policies and cybersecurity.	Policies or Program
Industry	Policies or programs as they relate to internet safety and online harms.	Policies or Program
Industry	Policies or programs as they relate to the development and applications of artificial intelligence and the ethical use of artificial intelligence.	Policies or Program
Industry	Policies or programs related to innovation, the digital economy and the adoption of information, communication technologies and AI.	Policies or Program
Industry	Policies or programs related to internet connectivity and broadband access.	Policies or Program
Environment, Industry	Policies or programs related to technology, energy and environmental sustainability.	Policies or Program
Infrastructure, International Relations	Policies or programs related to the increased cross-border collaboration and transportation links connecting the Cascadia Innovation Corridor.	Policies or Program
Elections, National Security/Security	Policies or programs related to the protection of Canadian democratic institutions and electoral systems.	Policies or Program
Consumer Issues, Industry	Policies or programs related to the regulation of digital platforms.	Policies or Program
Economic Development, Employment and Training, Industry, Science and Technology	Policies or programs to promote Canada’s digital economy, including skilling and upskilling to ensure the availability of a high-skilled workforce, especially where it pertains to AI.	Policies or Program
Government Procurement, Industry	Policies related to the adoption of cloud-based solutions and AI technologies, and related support services.	Policies or Program
Privacy and Access to Information	Privacy policy as it relates to the Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act, including the regulations thereunder.	Policies or Program
Government Procurement	Procurement modernization, as it relates to the standards, terms, conditions and policies that underpin the Government of Canada's procurement of enterprise ICT products and services, including cloud-based services.	Policies or Program

Communication Techniques

Written communication
Oral communication

Government Institutions

Bank of Canada
Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA)
Canada Revenue Agency (CRA)
Canada School of Public Service (CSPS)
Canadian Heritage (PCH)
Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission (CNSC)
Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC)
Canadian Security Intelligence Service (CSIS)
Communications Security Establishment Canada (CSEC)
Competition Bureau Canada (COBU)
Competition Tribunal (CT)
Elections Canada
Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC)
Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC)
Finance Canada (FIN)
Global Affairs Canada (GAC)
Health Canada (HC)
House of Commons
Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC)
Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
Justice Canada (JC)
National Defence (DND)
Natural Resources Canada (NRCan)
Parks Canada (PC)
Prime Minister's Office (PMO)
Privy Council Office (PCO)
Public Safety Canada (PS)
Public Services and Procurement Canada (PSPC)
Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP)
Senate of Canada
Service Canada (ServCan)
Shared Services Canada (SSC)
Transport Canada (TC)
Treasury Board Of Canada Secretariat (TBS)
Women and Gender Equality (WAGE)

In-house Corporation Details

Description of activities

Microsoft Canada Inc. is the Canadian subsidiary of Microsoft Corporation (Nasdaq "MSFT") the worldwide leader in software, services, hardware and solutions that empower every person and every organization on the planet to achieve more. Microsoft Canada provides nationwide sales, marketing, consulting and local support services in both French and English. Headquartered in Toronto, Ontario, Microsoft Canada has 10 regional offices across the country dedicated to empowering people through great software.

Responsible officer name and position during the period of this registration

Matthew Milton, President

Government funding

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

In-house Corporation Contact Information

Address:
81 Bay Street
Suite 4400
Toronto, ON M5J 0E7
Canada

Telephone number: 416-349-3620

Parent Company Information

Microsoft Corporation
- One Microsoft Way
  Redmond, WA 98052
  United States of America

Subsidiary Beneficiary Information

Microsoft Canada Inc. does not have any subsidiaries that could have a direct interest in the outcome of the undertaking

Lobbyists Details

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

Matthew Milton, President | No public offices held

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

Marlene Floyd, National Director, Corporate Affairs | Public offices held
Christine Guyot, Corporate Affairs Manager | Public offices held
Melissa Hancock, Account Executive, Services | No public offices held
Lindsay Nubel, Sales Manager | No public offices held
Catherine Takemori, Public Sector Lead | No public offices held
Ali Tejpar, Director of Corporate Affairs | Public offices held
John Weigelt, National Technology Officer | Public offices held

Microsoft Canada Inc.

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

Name	From	To
Microsoft Canada Inc.	2010-03-04	current
Microsoft Canada Co.	2008-08-15	2010-03-04

The following names have been used before July 2, 2008

Microsoft Canada Co.

Microsoft Canada Inc.

Responsible Officer History
Responsible Officer Name	From (YYYY-MM-DD)	To (YYYY-MM-DD)
Matthew Milton	2025-09-03	Current
Stephen Tanaka	2025-03-10	2025-09-03
Chris Barry	2022-07-01	2025-03-10
Kevin Peesker	2017-09-07	2022-07-01
Janet Kennedy	2013-10-16	2017-09-07
Maxwell Long	2012-05-07	2013-10-16
Eric Gales	2009-07-09	2012-05-07
Phil Sorgen	2006-06-19	2009-07-09

List of Public Offices Held
Position	Period Held	Last Date Designated Public Office Held
Information Officer Elections Canada, Election Day Polling	October 2015 to October 2015	Not a designated office
Parliamentary Intern House of Commons, Parliamentary Internship Programme	September 2013 to June 2014	Not a designated office

List of Public Offices Held
Position	Period Held	Last Date Designated Public Office Held
Director, Operations and Outreach House of Commons, Office of the Leader of the Liberal Party of Canada	May 2013 to October 2015	Not a designated office
Policy Advisory Department of Industry, Office of the Minister	August 2004 to February 2006	Not a designated office
Assistant Department of Finance, Office of the Minister	February 2001 to June 2002	Not a designated office
Summer Student Department of Finance, Office of the Minister	May 2000 to September 2000	Not a designated office

List of Public Offices Held
Position	Period Held	Last Date Designated Public Office Held
Chief of Staff Privy Council Office, Foreign and Defence Policy Secretariat	August 2022 to April 2025	Not a designated office
Senior Policy Advisor Privy Council Office, Priorities & Planning Secretariat	June 2021 to August 2022	Not a designated office
Senior Analyst Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada, Artificial Intelligence Hub	March 2020 to June 2021	Not a designated office
Legal Officer Global Affairs Canada, Oceans and Environmental Law Division	October 2019 to March 2020	Not a designated office

List of Public Offices Held
Position	Period Held	Last Date Designated Public Office Held
Senior Director Architecture, Standards and Engineering Treasury Board Secretariat, CIO Branch	2002 to 2003	Not a designated office
Deputy Director PKI Task Force Treasury Board Secretariat, CIO branch	2000 to 2002	Not a designated office
Information Protection Operations Officer Department of National Defence, Canadian Forces Information Operation Group	1999 to 2000	Not a designated office
Senior Technical Authority GoC PKI Treasury Board Secretariat, CIO Branch	1998 to 1999	Not a designated office
PKI Lead Engineer Department of National Defence, Directorate of Information Systems Engineering and Management	1995 to 1998	Not a designated office
Student Department of National Defence, Royal Military College (Computer Security Engineering)	1993 to 1995	Not a designated office
Lifecycle Materiel Manager Personnel Systems Department of National Defence, Director Computer Systems Engineering and Management	1990 to 1993	Not a designated office
Officer Cadet Department of National Defence, Royal Military College	1986 to 1990	Not a designated office

Date Modified:: 2025-08-29

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Registration - In-house Corporation

Microsoft Canada Inc. / Matthew Milton, President

Registration Information

Associated Communications

Version 77 of 77 (2025-09-03 to present)

Version 77 of 77 (2025-09-03 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