Lobbying registration dated 2026-02-16
Registrant: Deb Pimentel
Client: IBM Canada Ltd.
Targeted institutions:
Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency (ACOA)
Service Canada (ServCan)
Treasury Board Of Canada Secretariat (TBS)
Public Services and Procurement Canada (PSPC)
Indigenous Services Canada (ISC)
Global Affairs Canada (GAC)
Shared Services Canada (SSC)
Canada Foundation for Innovation
Transport Canada (TC)
Canadian Heritage (PCH)
Finance Canada (FIN)
Export Development Canada (EDC)
Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC)
House of Commons
National Defence (DND)
Natural Resources Canada (NRCan)
Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario (FedDev)
Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC)
Housing, Infrastructure and Communities Canada (HICC)
Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC)
Veterans Affairs Canada (VAC)
National Research Council (NRC)
Canada Revenue Agency (CRA)
Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada (OPC)
Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC)
Bank of Canada
Privy Council Office (PCO)
Senate of Canada
Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC)
Health Canada (HC)
Canadian Northern Economic Development Agency (CanNor)
Prairies Economic Development Canada (PrairiesCan)
Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC)
Public Safety Canada (PS)
Prime Minister's Office (PMO)
Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA)
Canada Economic Development for Quebec Regions
Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC)
Legislative bills: C-27
C-26
Acts: Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act
Government funding received:
Institution: Government of Québec (Ministère de l'Économie, de l'Innovation et de l'Énergie)
Amount: 10070000.00
Institution: Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
Amount: 2914000.00
Institution: Government of Québec (Revenu Québec)
Amount: 4200000.00
Lobbying activity details:
Communicating with government officials about the Single-use Plastics Prohibition Regulations (SOR/2022-138) under the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, more specifically its impact on the information and technology sectors.
Communicating with government officials about semi-conductors, including the development of the semi-conductor industry in Canada.
Communicating with government officials, in general, about digital sovereignty.
Communicating with government officials about its “Policy on Management of Information Technology”, more specifically about using and increasing investment in innovative technologies such as Cloud computing and software analytics.
Communicating with government officials about international trade agreements, including the federal government’s proposed model digital trade agreement, on matters related to the information technology sector, including data governance.
Communicating with government officials about temporary foreign workers (“TFWs”), more specifically about policies and programs related to: (i) the entry of TFWs, (ii) intra-company transfers of TFWs, (iii) prevailing wages, and (iv) the establishment of a trusted employers system for TFWs.
Communicating with government officials about trade between Canada and the United States, including as it relates to the Canada-United States-Mexico Agreement (CUSMA), formerly known as the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), more specifically about trade in the science and technology sector, in the information technology sector and in the information services sector.
Communicating with government officials about its proposed Federal Plastics Registry, more specifically its impact on the information and technology sectors.
Communicating with government officials about quantum, more specifically quantum-safe encryption standards and capabilities, including as it pertains to Canada's National Defence Policy.
Communicating with government officials about Canada’s Digital Economy Strategy, more specifically providing recommendations to the Government of Canada on how to encourage global investment in jobs and innovation within Canada.
Communicating with government officials about solutions to help facilitate the digitization of government services and agencies.
Communicating with government officials about the Critical Cyber Systems Protection Act (formerly Bill C-26), more specifically about the proposed amendments applying to cybersecurity.
Communicating with government officials about the Digital Charter Implementation Act, 2022 (formerly Bill C-27), more specifically those provisions that apply to data protection.
Communicating with government officials about artificial intelligence ("AI"), including about (i) the potential adoption and deployment of AI by the federal government and (ii) the development, implementation and amendment of AI policies, guidelines and regulations.
Communicating with government officials about the federal task force (that was recently announced by the Prime Minister of Canada) that will review service delivery, identify gaps and areas for improvement, and make recommendations to ensure Canadians from coast to coast to coast receive the highest quality of service.
Communicating with government officials about the Strategic Innovation Fund ("SIF"), more specifically funding for innovation.
Communicating with government officials about Budget 2025-26, more specifically about (i) strategic investments that will result in administrative savings, (ii) strategic investments in innovation-related initiatives, and (iii) strategic investments in strengthening supply chains.
Communicating with government officials about the Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act, more specifically retaining technology neutrality.
Communicating with government officials, in general, about regional economic development. The goal of these communications is to advocate for robust regional economic development strategies.
Communicating with government officials about procurement policies, procedures and processes, including proposals to modernize and streamline the federal government’s procurement policies, procedures and processes.
Communicating with government officials about the Industrial Regional Benefits Program, more specifically ensuring that IBM’s products and services are eligible under the program.