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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)

    • Marc-Andre Mineau · Director, 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.