Lobbying registration dated 2026-02-16
Registrant: Ian Krepps
Client: null
Targeted institutions:
Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency (ACOA)
Treasury Board Of Canada Secretariat (TBS)
Public Services and Procurement Canada (PSPC)
Global Affairs Canada (GAC)
Transport Canada (TC)
Finance Canada (FIN)
Export Development Canada (EDC)
House of Commons
National Defence (DND)
Canadian Space Agency (CSA)
Communications Security Establishment Canada (CSEC)
Canadian Commercial Corporation (CCC)
Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario (FedDev)
Federal Economic Development Agency for Northern Ontario
National Research Council (NRC)
Senate of Canada
Public Safety Canada (PS)
Canadian Coast Guard (CCG)
Prime Minister's Office (PMO)
Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO)
Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
Canada Economic Development for Quebec Regions
Government funding received:
Institution: Government of Quebec
Amount: 3331803.00
Institution: Government of New Brunswick
Amount: 38601.00
Institution: Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency (ACOA)
Amount: 1051363.00
Lobbying activity details:
Discussions about Canada's Value Proposition and Industrial Technological Benefits policy
Pursuit of funding in aerospace through the Strategic Innovation Fund to support Thales Canada growth initiatives
Discussions about funding programs for the development of next generation technology for business and regional jets flight control and avionics systems
Discussion about funding programs in support of Thales Canada's future activities in Canada, engagement of economic development agencies and discussions about their funding programs and criteria for application.
Discussions about Canadian defence industrial capabilities regarding shipbuilding and acquisition of new capabilities by DND, and the Canadian Coast Guard for in-service support, continuous capability sustainment, C4ISR and networking programs, ground vehicles, optronics, military avionics and related equipment, identity and access management solutions, and cybersecurity and AI solutions and technologies
Initiatives related to digital and physical identity and security solutions including identification, verification and ID cards.
Export permits, Canada's export permit policies and processes related to  Thales' export permit applications in the aerospace and defence sectors
Discussion about policies in relation to defence industrialization in Canada