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Lobbying by Canadian Association of Defence and Security Industries (CADSI): its registrations, its lobbyists, the bills it has named and every meeting it has reported with federal office holders since November 2021.

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Organization

Canadian Association of Defence and Security Industries (CADSI)

Meetings this Parliament
35
With MPs
7
Since Nov 2021
86
Active registrations
1

Most recent reported meeting: Aug 31, 2026.

Registrations in effect

In-house (organization) In effect since Mar 10, 2026 Receives government funding

Filed by Christyn Cianfarani, President and CEO

Lobbyists

  • Mindy Pearce · Policy Advisor Former designated public office holder

    Formerly Director of Policy, Minister's Office, Agriculture and Agrifood Canada (2010–2015)

    Formerly Manager, Personnel and Administration, Minister's Office, Prime Minister's Office (2009–2010)

    Formerly Policy Advisor, Minister's Office, Agriculture and Agrifood Canada (2008–2009)

    Formerly Policy Advisor, President's Office, Treasury Board of Canada (2007–2008)

  • Christyn Cianfarani · President
  • Ingrid Ravary-Konopka · Senior Policy Advisor Former public office holder

    Formerly Special Assistant, Justin Trudeau-MP, House of Commons (2008–2013)

  • Nicolas Todd · Vice President, Government Relations and Communications Former public office holder

    Formerly Senior Policy Advisor (Internal Trade & National Defence), Associate Minister of National Defence, Office of the Minister for Internal Trade, Officials Languages Democratic Reform and Associate Minister of National Defence (2005–2006)

    Formerly Policy Analyst, Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness Canada, Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness Canada (2002–2003)

    Formerly Political Officer, Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade, Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade (2000–2002)

    Formerly Media Analyst, Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade, Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade (2000–2000)

Institutions they may lobby: Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency (ACOA), Business Development Bank of Canada (BDC), Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA), Canada Economic Development for Quebec Regions, Canadian Air Transport Security Authority (CATSA), Canadian Coast Guard (CCG), Canadian Commercial Corporation (CCC), Canadian International Trade Tribunal (CITT), Canadian Security Intelligence Service (CSIS), Canadian Space Agency (CSA), Communications Security Establishment Canada (CSEC), Correctional Service of Canada (CSC), Defence Construction Canada (DCC), Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC), Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC), Export Development Canada (EDC), Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario (FedDev), Finance Canada (FIN), Financial Transactions and Reports Analysis Centre of Canada (FINTRAC), Global Affairs Canada (GAC), House of Commons, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC), Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED), National Defence (DND), National Research Council (NRC), Natural Resources Canada (NRCan), Pacific Economic Development Canada (PacifiCan), Prairies Economic Development Canada (PrairiesCan), Prime Minister's Office (PMO), Privy Council Office (PCO), Public Safety Canada (PS), Public Services and Procurement Canada (PSPC), Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP), Senate of Canada, Transport Canada (TC), Treasury Board Of Canada Secretariat (TBS), Veterans Affairs Canada (VAC)

What they're lobbying on (4)
  • •Improve timeliness and predictability of Canada's export control regime and improve coordination with and implementation of defence trade promotion measures.
  • •Raise awareness of the economic and national security contributions by the Canadian defence and innovative industry, including dual use, and the national security and economic value of having a robust, sustainable Canadian domestic defence industrial base.
  • •Modernize Canada's procurement process for defence, security, cyber, ICT, and related emerging technologies with the goal of streamlining and increasing effectiveness for Canadian companies and enabling sovereign defence, cyber and digital capabilities.
  • •Encourage the government to implement of the priorities, policies and programs laid out in the Defence Industrial Strategy, including the proper functioning of enabling programs and policies like industrial security, Industrial and Technological Benefits, financing, and innovation/R&D.

Registration 901179-15125-37. Look it up in the official Registry

Reported meetings

Spreadsheet

  • Reported by Christyn Cianfarani · In-house (organization)

    • François-Philippe Champagne · Minister of Innovation, Sciences and Economic Development, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)

    DefenceEconomic DevelopmentGovernment Procurement

    Official report

  • Reported by Christyn Cianfarani · In-house (organization)

    DefenceGovernment Procurement

    Official report

  • Reported by Christyn Cianfarani · In-house (organization)

    • Filomena Tassi · Member of Parliament, House of Commons
    • Stevie O'Brien · Chief of Staff, Office of the Minister of PSPC, Public Services and Procurement Canada (PSPC)
    • Cheryl Cardinal · Director of Indigenous Policy and Procurement, Public Services and Procurement Canada (PSPC)

    DefenceEconomic DevelopmentGovernment Procurement

    Official report

  • Reported by Christyn Cianfarani · In-house (organization)

    • Daniel Minden · Press Secretary, National Defence (DND)
    • Leo Newman · Senior Policy Advisor, National Defence (DND)
    • Emily Heffernan · Deputy Director of Communications, National Defence (DND)

    DefenceEconomic DevelopmentGovernment Procurement

    Official report

  • Reported by Christyn Cianfarani · In-house (organization)

    • Tomas Gagne · Senior Advisor, Office of the Minister, Public Services and Procurement Canada (PSPC)

    Economic DevelopmentGovernment Procurement

    Official report

  • Reported by Christyn Cianfarani · In-house (organization)

    • Pam Damoff · Member of Parliament, House of Commons

    Economic DevelopmentGovernment ProcurementInternational Trade

    Official report

  • Reported by Christyn Cianfarani · In-house (organization)

    • Anson Duran · Senior Policy Advisor, Office of the Minister, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)

    Economic DevelopmentGovernment ProcurementInternational Trade

    Official report

  • Reported by Christyn Cianfarani · In-house (organization)

    • Stevie O'Brien · Chief of Staff, Office of the Minister of PSPC, Public Services and Procurement Canada (PSPC)
    • Thomas Gagne · Senior Advisor, Office of the Minister of PSPC, Public Services and Procurement Canada (PSPC)

    Economic DevelopmentGovernment Procurement

    Official report

  • Reported by Christyn Cianfarani · In-house (organization)

    • Paul Thompson · Deputy Minister, Public Services and Procurement Canada (PSPC)

    Economic DevelopmentGovernment Procurement

    Official report

  • Reported by Christyn Cianfarani · In-house (organization)

    Economic DevelopmentGovernment Procurement

    Official report

  • Reported by Christyn Cianfarani · In-house (organization)

    • Wayne Eyre · Chief of the Defence Staff, National Defence (DND)

    DefenceEconomic Development

    Official report

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.