Lobbying registration dated 2026-03-26
Registrant: Michelle Robitaille
Client: Digital Trust Canada
Targeted institutions:
Canadian Intergovernmental Conference Secretariat
Treasury Board Of Canada Secretariat (TBS)
Public Services and Procurement Canada (PSPC)
Law Commission of Canada
Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA)
Financial Transactions and Reports Analysis Centre of Canada (FINTRAC)
Canada Foundation for Innovation
Transport Canada (TC)
Intergovernmental Affairs Secretariat (IGA)
Justice Canada (JC)
House of Commons
National Defence (DND)
Communications Security Establishment Canada (CSEC)
Elections Canada
Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC)
Canada School of Public Service (CSPS)
Courts Administration Service
National Research Council (NRC)
Canadian Security Intelligence Service (CSIS)
Canada Revenue Agency (CRA)
Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada (OPC)
Privy Council Office (PCO)
Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC)
Canadian Air Transport Security Authority (CATSA)
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)
National Capital Commission (NCC)
Government funding received:
Lobbying activity details:
Obtaining federal funding and program support to enable Digital Trust Canada to establish, coordinate and scale national demonstrators and infrastructure enabling capabilities that strengthen trusted digital infrastructure, data sovereignty and interoperability across the economy, public services and critical infrastructure sectors.

This includes enablement of GAIA-X Hub Canada as a national coordination and ecosystem alignment function supporting Canada’s participation in global trusted data and interoperability frameworks. Activities include convening industry and public sector stakeholders, accelerating implementation readiness through pilot deployments and testing environments, and building shared capacity for dual purpose digital capabilities and future adoption of emerging technologies, including artificial intelligence and data driven systems.
Act as an independent, technology agnostic national advisor and neutral ecosystem convenor supporting governments in strengthening Canada’s federated and secure digital infrastructure across the economy, public services and critical infrastructure sectors. Activities focus on enabling secure and sovereign data sharing, trusted access and governance approaches that protect privacy, support resilience and reinforce trust.

The organization contributes to coordination and scaling of demonstrators and infrastructure enabling functions that support adoption of emerging technologies, including artificial intelligence and digital credential ecosystems, while advancing interoperability across standards and enabling Canada’s participation in international trusted data infrastructure frameworks, including GAIA-X Hub Canada.