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Lobbying by Northwestel Inc.: 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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Corporation

Northwestel Inc.

Meetings this Parliament
5
With MPs
3
Since Nov 2021
25
Active registrations
1

Most recent reported meeting: Jul 22, 2026.

Bills they've lobbied on

Named in their own descriptions of meetings or of their registration. Their words are quoted below each bill.

Who they meet

Since the current Parliament opened.

MPs

Institutions

  • Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)2
  • Rural Economic Development (Minister’s Office)1
  • House of Commons1
  • Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada (CIRNAC)1

Registrations in effect

In-house (corporation) In effect since Feb 26, 2026 Receives government funding

Filed by Curtis Shaw, President

Lobbyists

  • Curtis Shaw · President
  • Kerry Newkirk · Director Government Relations
  • Tammy April · VP Strategic Growth

Institutions they may lobby: Canadian Northern Economic Development Agency (CanNor), Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC), Canadian Space Agency (CSA), Communications Security Establishment Canada (CSEC), Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada (CIRNAC), Finance Canada (FIN), House of Commons, Indigenous Services Canada (ISC), Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED), Prime Minister's Office (PMO), Privy Council Office (PCO), Public Services and Procurement Canada (PSPC), Rural Economic Development (Minister’s Office), Senate of Canada, Shared Services Canada (SSC)

What they're lobbying on (4)
  • Telecommunications policy development for the Canadian arctic including northern security and new legislation with Bill C-26
  • Proposed government broadband programs and policies, including evolution of national broadband speed targets, and infrastructure programs to improve network resiliency.
  • Economic reconciliation with northern Indigenous groups, exploring potential government support for infrastructure development and training for northern workers.
  • Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC)

Registration 940551-309226-19. Look it up in the official Registry

Reported meetings

Spreadsheet
  • Reported by Curtis Shaw · In-house (corporation)

    • Dan Mazier · Member of Parliament
    • Michael Kreshewski · Director of Parliamentary Affairs, House of Commons
    Proposed government broadband programs and policies, including evolution of national broadband speed targets, and infrastructure programs to improve network resiliency. Read more

    Official report

  • Reported by Curtis Shaw · In-house (corporation)

    • Buckley Belanger · Secretary of State (Rural Development), Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
    Proposed government broadband programs and policies, including evolution of national broadband speed targets, and infrastructure programs to improve network resiliency. Read more

    Official report

  • Reported by Curtis Shaw · In-house (corporation)

    • Sean Cruz · Regional and Policy Advisor, Rural Economic Development (Minister’s Office)
    Proposed government broadband programs and policies, including evolution of national broadband speed targets, and infrastructure programs to improve network resiliency. Read more

    Official report

  • Reported by Curtis Shaw · In-house (corporation)

    • Rebecca Chartrand · Minister of Northern and Arctic Affairs and Canadian and Northern Economic Development Agency, Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada (CIRNAC)
    Proposed government broadband programs and policies, including evolution of national broadband speed targets, and infrastructure programs to improve network resiliency. Read more

    Official report

  • Reported by Curtis Shaw · In-house (corporation)

    • Ray Edwards · Associate Assistant Deputy Minister, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
    Proposed government broadband programs and policies, including evolution of national broadband speed targets, and infrastructure programs to improve network resiliency. Read more

    Official report

  • Reported by Curtis Shaw · In-house (corporation)

    Economic reconciliation with northern Indigenous groups, exploring potential government support for infrastructure development and training for northern workers. Read more

    Proposed government broadband programs and policies, including evolution of national broadband speed targets, and infrastructure programs to improve network resiliency.

    Official report

  • Reported by Curtis Shaw · In-house (corporation)

    Proposed government broadband programs and policies, including evolution of national broadband speed targets, and infrastructure programs to improve network resiliency. Read more

    Economic reconciliation with northern Indigenous groups, exploring potential government support for infrastructure development and training for northern workers.

    Official report

  • Reported by Curtis Shaw · In-house (corporation)

    • Raj Thuppal · Executive Vice-President, Shared Services Canada, Shared Services Canada (SSC)
    Proposed government broadband programs and policies, including evolution of national broadband speed targets, and infrastructure programs to improve network resiliency. Read more

    Official report

  • Reported by Curtis Shaw · In-house (corporation)

    • Michael McLeod · Member of Parliament, NWT, House of Commons
    Economic reconciliation with northern Indigenous groups, exploring potential government support for infrastructure development and training for northern workers. Read more

    Proposed government broadband programs and policies, including evolution of national broadband speed targets, and infrastructure programs to improve network resiliency.

    Official report

  • Reported by Curtis Shaw · In-house (corporation)

    • Nirmala Naidoo · Commissioner, Alberta and the Northwest Territories, Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC)
    • Joanne Levy · Commissioner, Manitoba and Saskatchewan, Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC)
    • Nathalie Théberge · Vice-Chairperson, Broadcasting, Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC)
    Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC)

    Official report

  • Reported by Curtis Shaw · In-house (corporation)

    • Harry Burton · Director of Operations, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
    • Berry Zingha Nkuni · Regional Advisor, Quebec and West, Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency (ACOA)
    Economic reconciliation with northern Indigenous groups, exploring potential government support for infrastructure development and training for northern workers. Read more

    Official report

  • Reported by Curtis Shaw · In-house (corporation)

    • Alexis Conrad · Assistant Secretary to the Cabinet, Economic Regional Development Policy, Privy Council Office (PCO)
    Economic reconciliation with northern Indigenous groups, exploring potential government support for infrastructure development and training for northern workers. Read more

    Official report

  • Reported by Curtis Shaw · In-house (corporation)

    • Pat Duncan · Senator, Senate of Canada

    C-2644-1

    Telecommunications policy development for the Canadian arctic including northern security and new legislation with Bill C-26 Read more

    Economic reconciliation with northern Indigenous groups, exploring potential government support for infrastructure development and training for northern workers.

    Official report

  • Reported by Curtis Shaw · In-house (corporation)

    • Ray Edwards · A/Associate Assistant Deputy Minister, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
    • Susan Hart · A/Associate Assistant Deputy Minister, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
    Proposed government broadband programs and policies, including evolution of national broadband speed targets, and infrastructure programs to improve network resiliency. Read more

    Economic reconciliation with northern Indigenous groups, exploring potential government support for infrastructure development and training for northern workers.

    Official report

  • Reported by Curtis Shaw · In-house (corporation)

    • Michael McLeod · Member of Parliament, House of Commons

    Regional DevelopmentTelecommunications

    Official report

  • Reported by Curtis Shaw · In-house (corporation)

    • François-Philippe Champagne · Minister of Innovation, Sciences and Economic Development, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
    • Eric Dagenais · Sr Assistant Deputy Minister, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)

    Telecommunications

    Official report

  • Reported by Curtis Shaw · In-house (corporation)

    • Ekateryna Nova · Regional Advisor, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)

    Telecommunications

    Official report

  • Reported by Curtis Shaw · In-house (corporation)

    • Eric Dagenais · Sr Assistant Deputy Minister, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)

    Telecommunications

    Official report

  • Reported by Curtis Shaw · In-house (corporation)

    • Eric Dagenais · Senior Assistant Deputy Minister, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
    • Mark Schaan · Senior Assistant Deputy Minister, Strategy and Innovation Policy Sector, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)

    Telecommunications

    Official report

  • Reported by Curtis Shaw · In-house (corporation)

    • Alexis Conrad · Assistant Secretary to the Cabinet, Economic Regional Development Policy, Privy Council Office (PCO)
    • Kent Howie · Senior Advisor, Finance Canada (FIN)
    • Isabella Chan · Assistant Secretary to the Cabinet, Social Development Policy, Privy Council Office (PCO)
    • Mark Schaan · Senior Assistant Deputy Minister, Strategy and Innovation Policy Sector, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
    and 1 more
    • Alison McDermott · Assistant Deputy Minister, Federal Provincial Relations and Social Policy Branch, Finance Canada (FIN)

    Telecommunications

    Official report

  • Reported by Curtis Shaw · In-house (corporation)

    • Alexis Conrad · Assistant Secretary to the Cabinet, Economic Regional Development Policy, Privy Council Office (PCO)

    Telecommunications

    Official report

  • Reported by Curtis Shaw · In-house (corporation)

    • Eric Dagenais · Senior Assistant Deputy Minister, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)

    Telecommunications

    Official report

  • Reported by Curtis Shaw · In-house (corporation)

    Telecommunications

    Official report

  • Reported by Curtis Shaw · In-house (corporation)

    • Michael McLeod · Member of Parliament, House of Commons

    Telecommunications

    Official report

  • Reported by Curtis Shaw · In-house (corporation)

    • Michael V. McLeod · Member of Parliament, House of Commons

    Aboriginal AffairsEconomic DevelopmentRegional DevelopmentTelecommunications

    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.