Consultant lobbyist
Dana O Born
Signa Strategies
- Meetings this Parliament
- 11
- Since Nov 2021
- 11
- Active registrations
- 0
Dana O Born's lobbying: the clients they represent and every meeting they've reported since November 2021.
← LobbyingReported meetings
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- Nidal Islam · Deputy Director, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
To discuss federal support mechanisms through programming for Canadian semiconductor scale-up and commercialization, IP protection and other federal innovation, industrial strategy, and procurement pathways. Read more
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- Marc Brouillard · Chief Technology Officer, Government of Canada, Public Services and Procurement Canada (PSPC)
Engagement with Government of Canada representatives related to procurement opportunities as per the Federal Government's Buy Canada approach to sovereign AI and digital. Read more
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- Ravi Singh · Director General, Defence Industrial Strategy, National Defence (DND)
Ecopia is a Canadian-owned private technology company that leverages artificial intelligence to mine geospatial imagery to generate highly accurate map data at scale. Ecopia works with all levels of government on geospatial solutions and participates actively in grant programs (Industrial Research Assistance Program, Innovation for Defence, Excellence and Security). Focus will be on lobbying activities around networking and building relationships with key stakeholders to better understand the problem areas to help tailor AI, Defence and data solutions. Read more
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- Glenn Mason · Vice-President of Policy, Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario (FedDev)
- Kaili Levesque · Associate Deputy Minister, Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario (FedDev)
To discuss federal support mechanisms for Canadian semiconductor scale-up and commercialization, including programs such as the Strategic Innovation Fund and other federal innovation, industrial strategy, and procurement pathways. Lobbying activities will focus on the eligibility, design, and application of these mechanisms as they relate to advancing domestic semiconductor manufacturing capacity, supporting commercialization of Canadian-developed AI inference technologies, and enabling adoption of ultra-low-power edge AI chips in federal priority areas such as defence, public safety, clean technology, and digital infrastructure. Read more
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- Etienne-Rene Massie · Assistant Deputy Minister, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
To discuss federal support mechanisms for Canadian semiconductor scale-up and commercialization, including programs such as the Strategic Innovation Fund and other federal innovation, industrial strategy, and procurement pathways. Lobbying activities will focus on the eligibility, design, and application of these mechanisms as they relate to advancing domestic semiconductor manufacturing capacity, supporting commercialization of Canadian-developed AI inference technologies, and enabling adoption of ultra-low-power edge AI chips in federal priority areas such as defence, public safety, clean technology, and digital infrastructure. Read more
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- Mark Schaan · Associate Deputy Minister, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
- Joanna Murphy · Director General, Shared Services Canada (SSC)
- Chahine El Chaar · Director General, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
Discussions with officials regarding procurement challenges and opportunities related to Federal Government Buy Canada policy. Discussed the AI Supplier list as a procurement tool for Canadian companies. Read more
Meetings with parliamentarians, senior officials, and ministerial offices to discuss AltaML’s expertise in data preparation, applied artificial intelligence, and emerging agentic AI systems, how these capabilities can support government priorities, improve service delivery, and strengthen responsible AI adoption across the public sector.
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- Joël Lightbound · Minister, Public Services and Procurement Canada (PSPC)
- Mark Schaan · Associate Deputy Minister, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
- Marc Brouillard · Chief Technology Officer, Government of Canada, Public Services and Procurement Canada (PSPC)
- Kara Beckles · Executive Director, Privacy & AI Policy, Treasury Board Of Canada Secretariat (TBS)
Engagement with Government of Canada representatives related to procurement opportunities as per the Federal Government's Buy Canada approach to sovereign AI and digital. Read more
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- Walter Norquay · Director General, Information Capabilities, National Defence (DND)
AI Adoption and Digital Transformation in Canada's Defence Sector.
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- Alexandra Dostal · Senior Assistant Deputy Minister, Strategy and Innovation Policy Sector, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
- Marc Brouillard · Chief Technology Officer, Government of Canada, Public Services and Procurement Canada (PSPC)
- James Burns · Director General, Digital Technologies and Investment Branch, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
- Paul Wagner · Chief Executive Officer, Canada Digital Service, Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC)
Canada's adoption of AI, within government and more broadly across all sectors. Also discussed the role of the GoC to serve as a lighthouse re adoption of innovation and increased productivity. Read more
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- Arianne Reza · Deputy Minister, Public Services and Procurement Canada (PSPC)
Signa Strategies is providing government relations advisory support to Nakisa focused on engaging with federal public office holders to share information and discuss policies, programs, and priorities affecting enterprise software, digital transformation, data governance, and innovation-driven technology companies, including alignment with federal objectives related to digital modernization, productivity, procurement frameworks, and the broader business environment. Read more
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- Paul Wagner · Chief Executive Officer, Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC)
Signa Strategies is providing government relations advisory support to Nakisa focused on engaging with federal public office holders to share information and discuss policies, programs, and priorities affecting enterprise software, digital transformation, data governance, and innovation-driven technology companies, including alignment with federal objectives related to digital modernization, productivity, procurement frameworks, and the broader business environment. Read more
From the Office of the Commissioner of Lobbying's open data, published November 5, 2026. Reports cover oral, arranged meetings with designated public office holders since November 22, 2021; lobbyists file them by the 15th of the following month. Names of MPs are matched to the current House of Commons, and bills are linked when the lobbyist's own description makes clear which bill it means. Contains information licensed under the Open Data Licence Agreement — Office of the Commissioner of Lobbying. Licence. PolitiKit is independent and is not endorsed by the Commissioner of Lobbying.