Lobbying registration dated 2026-01-19
Registrant: Byron Holland
Client: Canadian Internet Registration Authority (CIRA)
Targeted institutions:
Treasury Board Of Canada Secretariat (TBS)
Global Affairs Canada (GAC)
Shared Services Canada (SSC)
Canadian Heritage (PCH)
Justice Canada (JC)
Finance Canada (FIN)
House of Commons
National Defence (DND)
Communications Security Establishment Canada (CSEC)
Statistics Canada (StatCan)
Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC)
Competition Bureau Canada (COBU)
Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada (OPC)
Prairies Economic Development Canada (PrairiesCan)
Privy Council Office (PCO)
Senate of Canada
Public Safety Canada (PS)
Prime Minister's Office (PMO)
Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
Legislative bills: C-8
Government funding received:
Institution: Public Safety Canada (PS)
Amount: 55050.46
Lobbying activity details:
Contribute to the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission's Broadband Fund program, with a view to integrating Canadian Internet Registration Authority broadband data into broadband mapping processes.
Participate in Innovation, Science, and Economic Development broadband funding programs, with a view to integrating Canadian Internet Registration Authority broadband data into broadband mapping processes.
Contribute to the Government of Canada's preparations for upcoming United Nations-led multilateral meetings, including the World Summit on the Information Society+20 and Global Digital Compact.
Contribute to the development of Government of Canada-led programs to improve data security and cybersecurity awareness in government IT infrastructure.
Communicate with Justice Canada regarding the Second Additional Protocol to the Budapest Convention with respect to requirements for domain name registry operators.
Communicate with the Government of Canada regarding Bill C-8, An Act Respecting Cyber Security, with respect to requirements for domain name system operators.
Communicate with the Government of Canada regarding CIRA's registry, domain name system and cybersecurity services with a view to supporting the government's digital resilience objectives.
Contribute to Public Safety Canada's National Cyber Security Strategy and National Cyber Security Action Plan to help protect Canadian organizations from cyber threats.