Lobbying registration dated 2026-03-10
Registrant: Christyn Cianfarani
Client: Canadian Association of Defence and Security Industries (CADSI)
Targeted institutions:
Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency (ACOA)
Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP)
Treasury Board Of Canada Secretariat (TBS)
Public Services and Procurement Canada (PSPC)
Pacific Economic Development Canada (PacifiCan)
Global Affairs Canada (GAC)
Canadian International Trade Tribunal (CITT)
Financial Transactions and Reports Analysis Centre of Canada (FINTRAC)
Transport Canada (TC)
Finance Canada (FIN)
Export Development Canada (EDC)
House of Commons
National Defence (DND)
Natural Resources Canada (NRCan)
Canadian Space Agency (CSA)
Communications Security Establishment Canada (CSEC)
Canadian Commercial Corporation (CCC)
Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario (FedDev)
Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC)
Veterans Affairs Canada (VAC)
National Research Council (NRC)
Canadian Security Intelligence Service (CSIS)
Prairies Economic Development Canada (PrairiesCan)
Privy Council Office (PCO)
Senate of Canada
Business Development Bank of Canada (BDC)
Canadian Air Transport Security Authority (CATSA)
Defence Construction Canada (DCC)
Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC)
Public Safety Canada (PS)
Correctional Service of Canada (CSC)
Canadian Coast Guard (CCG)
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)
Government funding received:
Institution: Global Affairs Canada (GAC)
Amount: 250000.00
Lobbying activity details:
•Raise awareness of the economic and national security contributions by the Canadian defence and innovative industry, including dual use, and the national security and economic value of having a robust, sustainable Canadian domestic defence industrial base.
•Encourage the government to implement of the priorities, policies and programs laid out in the Defence Industrial Strategy, including the proper functioning of enabling programs and policies like industrial security, Industrial and Technological Benefits, financing, and innovation/R&D.
•Improve timeliness and predictability of Canada's export control regime and improve coordination with and implementation of defence trade promotion measures.
•Modernize Canada's procurement process for defence, security, cyber, ICT, and related emerging technologies with the goal of streamlining and increasing effectiveness for Canadian companies and enabling sovereign defence, cyber and digital capabilities.