Lobbying registration dated 2026-02-13
Registrant: Vasiliki Bednar
Client: The Canadian SHIELD Institute for Public Policy
Targeted institutions:
Canadian Heritage (PCH)
Canada Infrastructure Bank
Financial Consumer Agency of Canada (FCAC)
Finance Canada (FIN)
Public Services and Procurement Canada (PSPC)
Prime Minister's Office (PMO)
Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
National Defence (DND)
Standards Council of Canada (SCC)
Canada Revenue Agency (CRA)
Bank of Canada
Privy Council Office (PCO)
Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC)
Government funding received:
Lobbying activity details:
Strengthening the definition of a "Canadian" company.
Dual-use technologies and intellectual property provisions.
The Canadian SHIELD Institute communicates with federal public office holders regarding the development and design of policies to bolster Canada’s economic resilience, sovereignty, and global competitiveness—particularly in areas such as industrial strategy, innovation policy, national security, and institutional renewal.
Sovereign cloud, sovereign compute, and associated digital public infrastructures