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Lobbying by MaRS Discovery District: 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

MaRS Discovery District

Meetings this Parliament
21
With MPs
3
Since Nov 2021
76
Active registrations
1

Most recent reported meeting: Apr 10, 2026.

Registrations in effect

In-house (organization) In effect since Jun 20, 2026 Receives government funding

Filed by Grace Lee Reynolds, CEO

Lobbyists

  • Aislinn Malszecki · Senior Manger
  • Christine Bomé · Vice President, Public Affairs
  • Grace Lee Reynolds · Chief Executive Officer
  • Ian Spence · Senior Manager Business Development
  • Karim Saad · Senior Manger
  • Kathleen Gnocato · Senior Advisor
  • Louise Pichette · Senior Manger
  • Tyler Hamilton · Director, Ecosystem- Cleantech

Institutions they may lobby: Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC), Business Development Bank of Canada (BDC), Canada School of Public Service (CSPS), Canadian Heritage (PCH), Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC), Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC), Export Development Canada (EDC), Farm Credit Canada (FCC), Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario (FedDev), Finance Canada (FIN), Global Affairs Canada (GAC), Health Canada (HC), House of Commons, Housing, Infrastructure and Communities Canada (HICC), Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC), Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED), National Defence (DND), National Research Council (NRC), Natural Resources Canada (NRCan), Prime Minister's Office (PMO), Privy Council Office (PCO), Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC), Public Services and Procurement Canada (PSPC), Senate of Canada, Treasury Board Of Canada Secretariat (TBS)

What they're lobbying on (3)
  • Seek increased support for entrepreneurs and startups in a range of sectors—from health and cleantech to finance and education—helping them grow and scale into global market leaders by providing expert advice
  • Seek increased access to funding to support innovation companies at all stages of their growth.
  • Collaborating with the Government of Canada on how to commercialize innovation businesses of the future, and making a positive difference in the lives of Canadians and others around the world.

Registration 960431-359144-25. Look it up in the official Registry

Reported meetings

Spreadsheet

Filed by Yung Wu (32), Alison Nankivell (23), Grace Lee Reynolds (21).

  • Reported by Alison Nankivell · In-house (organization)

    • Yasir Sultan · Program Director, National Research Council (NRC)
    • Trevor Nightingale · Director General, National Research Council (NRC)
    • Thomas Ferguson · Director Research and Development, National Research Council (NRC)
    • Cameron McCartney · Senior Innovation Coordinator, National Research Council (NRC)
    and 1 more
    • Jean-Francois Houle · VP, National Research Council (NRC)

    BudgetEconomic DevelopmentResearch and DevelopmentScience and Technology

    Official report

  • Reported by Alison Nankivell · In-house (organization)

    • Jessie Pierre · Senior Policy Advisor, Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario (FedDev)

    BudgetEconomic DevelopmentHousing

    Official report

  • Reported by Alison Nankivell · In-house (organization)

    • Matthew O'Connell · Policy Advisor, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)

    Economic DevelopmentGovernment Procurement

    Official report

  • Reported by Alison Nankivell · In-house (organization)

    • Goodyear Bradley · Director General, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
    • Christopher Baird · Senior Director, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)

    Economic DevelopmentGovernment Procurement

    Official report

  • Reported by Alison Nankivell · In-house (organization)

    • Simon Kennedy · Deputy Minister, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)

    Economic Development

    Official report

  • Reported by Alison Nankivell · In-house (organization)

    • Carlos Pena · Policy Advisor, Treasury Board Of Canada Secretariat (TBS)

    BudgetEconomic DevelopmentGovernment Procurement

    Official report

  • Reported by Alison Nankivell · In-house (organization)

    • Andrea Johnston · Assistant Deputy Minister, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
    • Bradley Goodyear · Director General, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)

    BudgetEconomic DevelopmentGovernment Procurement

    Official report

  • Reported by Alison Nankivell · In-house (organization)

    • Rechie Valdez · Minister Responsible for Small Business, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)

    BudgetEconomic DevelopmentGovernment Procurement

    Official report

  • Reported by Alison Nankivell · In-house (organization)

    • Nancy Gardiner · President, Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario (FedDev)
    • Steve Masson · Acting Vice President, Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario (FedDev)

    Economic DevelopmentGovernment ProcurementHousingRegional Development

    Official report

  • Reported by Alison Nankivell · In-house (organization)

    ClimateEconomic DevelopmentGovernment ProcurementRegional DevelopmentResearch and DevelopmentScience and TechnologySmall Business

    Official report

  • Reported by Alison Nankivell · In-house (organization)

    • Filomena Tassi · Minister responsible for the Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario, Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario (FedDev)

    Economic DevelopmentGovernment ProcurementRegional DevelopmentResearch and DevelopmentScience and Technology

    Official report

  • Reported by Alison Nankivell · In-house (organization)

    • Charles Vincent · A/Sr Assistant Deputy Minister, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)

    ClimateEconomic DevelopmentResearch and DevelopmentScience and Technology

    Official report

  • Reported by Alison Nankivell · In-house (organization)

    • Jason Easton · Strategic Advisor Special Projects, Prime Minister's Office (PMO)

    BudgetEconomic DevelopmentGovernment ProcurementResearch and DevelopmentScience and TechnologyTaxation and Finance

    Official report

  • Reported by Alison Nankivell · In-house (organization)

    • Chris Padfield · Assistant Secretary to the Cabinet, Clean Growth, Privy Council Office (PCO)

    BudgetClimateEconomic DevelopmentResearch and DevelopmentScience and Technology

    Official report

  • Reported by Alison Nankivell · In-house (organization)

    • Ian Foucher · Chief of Staff to the Minister, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)

    Economic DevelopmentResearch and DevelopmentScience and TechnologyTaxation and Finance

    Official report

  • Reported by Alison Nankivell · In-house (organization)

    • am Saint-Vincent · Policy Advisor, Finance Canada (FIN)
    • Samuel Saint-Vincent · Policy Advisor, Finance Canada (FIN)

    BudgetEconomic DevelopmentResearch and DevelopmentScience and TechnologyTaxation and Finance

    Official report

  • Reported by Alison Nankivell · In-house (organization)

    • Christopher Kanters · Client Relationship Leader, National Research Council (NRC)

    ClimateRegional DevelopmentResearch and Development

    Official report

  • Reported by Alison Nankivell · In-house (organization)

    • Christophe Cinqmars-Viau · Policy advisor, Finance Canada (FIN)
    • Samuel Saint-Vincent · Policy Advisor, Finance Canada (FIN)
    • Bud Sambasivam · Director of Policy, Prime Minister's Office (PMO)

    BudgetEconomic Development

    Official report

  • Reported by Alison Nankivell · In-house (organization)

    • Andrew Bevan · Chief of Staff, Finance Canada (FIN)

    BudgetEconomic Development

    Official report

  • Reported by Yung Wu · In-house (organization)

    • Amitpal Singh Basati · Policy Advisor, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)

    Economic Development

    Official report

  • Reported by Yung Wu · In-house (organization)

    • Nancy Gardiner · President, Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario (FedDev)

    Economic Development

    Official report

  • Reported by Yung Wu · In-house (organization)

    • Caroline Seguine · Director of Strategic Initiatives, Global Affairs Canada (GAC)

    Economic Development

    Official report

  • Reported by Yung Wu · In-house (organization)

    • Cory Pike · Chief of Staff to the Minister, Public Services and Procurement Canada (PSPC)
    • Cheryl Cardinal · Director of Indigenous Policy and Procurement, Public Services and Procurement Canada (PSPC)
    • James Fitzmorris · Policy Advisor, Public Services and Procurement Canada (PSPC)

    Economic DevelopmentRegional Development

    Official report

  • Reported by Yung Wu · In-house (organization)

    • Filomena Tassi · Minister responsible for the Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario, Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario (FedDev)
    • Nancy Gardiner · President, Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario (FedDev)
    • Chris Padfield · Vice President, Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario (FedDev)

    Economic DevelopmentRegional DevelopmentSmall Business

    Official report

  • Reported by Yung Wu · In-house (organization)

    • Chike Agbasi · Special Assistant, Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario (FedDev)
    • Jessie Pierre · Senior Policy Advisor, Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario (FedDev)
    • Chelsea Kusnick · Special Assistant, Policy, Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario (FedDev)

    Economic 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.