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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 Yung Wu · In-house (organization)

    • Dominic Aquilina · Director, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
    • Bradley Goodyear · Director General, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)

    Economic DevelopmentGovernment Procurement

    Official report

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

    • Jaxson Khan · Policy Advisor, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)

    Economic DevelopmentIntellectual PropertyScience and Technology

    Official report

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

    • Blake Oliver · Senior Policy Advisor, Finance Canada (FIN)
    • Shannon Zimmerman · Director of Operations, Finance Canada (FIN)
    • Hadeel April Aziz · Special Assistant, Ontario, Finance Canada (FIN)

    Economic DevelopmentGovernment ProcurementIntellectual PropertyRegional Development

    Official report

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

    • Simon Kennedy · Deputy Minister, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
    • Mitch Davies · Senior Assistant Deputy Minister, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
    • Tanzeel Merchant · Regional Director General, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)

    Economic DevelopmentGovernment ProcurementRegional Development

    Official report

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

    • Sean Mullin · Policy Advisor, Prime Minister's Office (PMO)

    Economic DevelopmentEnvironmentGovernment Procurement

    Official report

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

    • Lawrence Zhang · Policy Advisor, Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario (FedDev)

    Economic Development

    Official report

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

    • Mylaine des Rosier · Director, Transport Canada (TC)
    • Natalie Dolan · Senior Director, Transport Canada (TC)
    • Ryan Klomp · Director, Transport Canada (TC)

    Regional Development

    Official report

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

    • Adam Flores · Acting Director, Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario (FedDev)

    Economic Development

    Official report

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

    • John Brodhead · Director of Policy, Prime Minister's Office (PMO)

    ClimateEconomic Development

    Official report

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

    • Cheryl Cardinal · Director of Indigenous Policy and Procurement, Public Services and Procurement Canada (PSPC)

    ClimateEconomic DevelopmentGovernment Procurement

    Official report

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

    • Michael Brewster · Policy Advisor, Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC)
    • Kurtis Layden · Senior Policy Advisor, Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC)

    ClimateEconomic DevelopmentGovernment Procurement

    Official report

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

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

    Economic Development

    Official report

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

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

    Economic Development

    Official report

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

    • Bianca Hossain · Sr Special Assistant, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
    • Isa Topbas · Special Assistant, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)

    Economic Development

    Official report

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

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

    BudgetEconomic 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)

    • Jaxson Khan · Policy Advisor, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)

    BudgetEconomic Development

    Official report

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

    • James Christie · Youth Policy Advisor and Atlantic Regional Advisor, Canadian Heritage (PCH)
    • Emily Hartman · Director of Policy, Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC)

    BudgetEmployment and Training

    Official report

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

    • Bianca Hossain · Sr Special Assistant, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)

    Economic Development

    Official report

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

    • Shannon Zimmerman · Director of Operations, Finance Canada (FIN)
    • Miles Hopper · Policy Advisor, Finance Canada (FIN)

    Budget

    Official report

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

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

    Economic Development

    Official report

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

    • Jessie Pierre · Policy Advisor, Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario (FedDev)
    • Anne Dawson · Chief of Staff, Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario (FedDev)

    Economic Development

    Official report

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

    • Emily Hartman · Policy Advisor, Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC)
    • James Christie · Youth Policy Advisor and Atlantic Regional Advisor, Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC)

    Employment and Training

    Official report

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

    • Isa Topbas · Special Assistant, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)

    Economic Development

    Official report

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

    • Jason Easton · Chief of Staff, Global Affairs Canada (GAC)

    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.