Organization
Tech-Access Canada
- Meetings this Parliament
- 19
- With MPs
- 11
- Since Nov 2021
- 68
- Active registrations
- 1
Most recent reported meeting: Mar 11, 2026.
Lobbying by Tech-Access Canada: its registrations, its lobbyists, the bills it has named and every meeting it has reported with federal office holders since November 2021.
← LobbyingRegistrations in effect
In-house (organization) In effect since Aug 12, 2026 Receives government funding
Filed by Ken Doyle, Executive Director
Lobbyists
- Ken Doyle · Executive Director
- Laura Bratanek · Innovation Program Manager
Institutions they may lobby: Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC), Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency (ACOA), Business Development Bank of Canada (BDC), Canada Economic Development for Quebec Regions, Canada Foundation for Innovation, Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC), Canada Revenue Agency (CRA), Canadian Northern Economic Development Agency (CanNor), Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada (CIRNAC), Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC), Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario (FedDev), Finance Canada (FIN), Global Affairs Canada (GAC), House of Commons, Housing, Infrastructure and Communities Canada (HICC), Indigenous Services Canada (ISC), Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED), National Research Council (NRC), Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC), Pacific Economic Development Canada (PacifiCan), Prairies Economic Development Canada (PrairiesCan), Privy Council Office (PCO), Rural Economic Development (Minister’s Office), Senate of Canada, Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC), Treasury Board Of Canada Secretariat (TBS), Women and Gender Equality (WAGE)
What they're lobbying on (11)Hide details
- Discussions related to the Canadian Innovation Pipeline Initiative, as proposed by Tech-Access Canada for consideration in the 2026 federal budget.
- Discussions related to improving the commercialization outcomes of Canadian university research through the UnivLaunch program, proposed by Tech-Access Canada.
- Discussions related to Tech-Access Canada's proposed Technical Workforce Resilience Initiative (TWR Initiative): A Proposal for Supporting Displaced Technical Workers Through TACs.
- Discussions related to maintaining current funding levels for the College and Community Innovation Program administered by NSERC.
- Discussions related to the Competency Assessment for Newcomers Pilot Program
- Seeking the participation of content matter experts from the Technology Access Centres in all relevant federal policy discussions concerning applied research and development, and business innovation.
- Requesting meetings with officials to provide an overview on the nature and contribution of Technology Access Centres to Canada's regional economic development and business innovation outcomes.
- Discussions related to the Interactive Visits program administered by Tech-Access Canada.
- Discussions related to designing and building respectful, accessible, sustainable, and functional residential housing in five First Nations communities, as proposed by Tech-Access Canada.
- Discussions on assisting older learners and growing Canada's talent pool by raising the upper age limit for eligibility in federal internship programs from 30 to 45.
- Discussions concerning federal budget priorities including support for increasing capacity of Canada's Technology Access Centres, as proposed by Tech-Access Canada.
Registration 945065-365542-15. Look it up in the official Registry
Reported meetings
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Reported by Ken Doyle · In-house (organization)
- Arnold Viersen · Member of Parliament
Discussions concerning federal budget priorities including support for increasing capacity of Canada's Technology Access Centres, as proposed by Tech-Access Canada. Read more
Discussions related to the Interactive Visits program administered by Tech-Access Canada.
Seeking the participation of content matter experts from the Technology Access Centres in all relevant federal policy discussions concerning applied research and development, and business innovation.
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Reported by Ken Doyle · In-house (organization)
- Manal Bahubeshi · Vice President, Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC)
Seeking the participation of content matter experts from the Technology Access Centres in all relevant federal policy discussions concerning applied research and development, and business innovation. Read more
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Reported by Ken Doyle · In-house (organization)
- Arnold Viersen · Member of Parliament
Discussions related to the Interactive Visits program administered by Tech-Access Canada. Read more
Discussions concerning federal budget priorities including support for increasing capacity of Canada's Technology Access Centres, as proposed by Tech-Access Canada.
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Reported by Ken Doyle · In-house (organization)
- Francesco Sorbara · Member of Parliment, House of Commons
Discussions related to the Interactive Visits program administered by Tech-Access Canada. Read more
Discussions concerning federal budget priorities including support for increasing capacity of Canada's Technology Access Centres, as proposed by Tech-Access Canada.
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Reported by Ken Doyle · In-house (organization)
- Adam Chambers · Member of Parliament
Discussions related to designing and building respectful, accessible, sustainable, and functional residential housing in five First Nations communities, as proposed by Tech-Access Canada. Read more
Discussions concerning federal budget priorities including support for increasing capacity of Canada's Technology Access Centres, as proposed by Tech-Access Canada.
Discussions related to the Interactive Visits program administered by Tech-Access Canada.
Seeking the participation of content matter experts from the Technology Access Centres in all relevant federal policy discussions concerning applied research and development, and business innovation.
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Reported by Ken Doyle · In-house (organization)
- Chandra Arya · Member of Parliament, House of Commons
Discussions related to the Interactive Visits program administered by Tech-Access Canada. Read more
Discussions concerning federal budget priorities including support for increasing capacity of Canada's Technology Access Centres, as proposed by Tech-Access Canada.
Seeking the participation of content matter experts from the Technology Access Centres in all relevant federal policy discussions concerning applied research and development, and business innovation.
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Reported by Ken Doyle · In-house (organization)
- Ted Hewitt · President, Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC)
Seeking the participation of content matter experts from the Technology Access Centres in all relevant federal policy discussions concerning applied research and development, and business innovation. Read more
Discussions related to the Interactive Visits program administered by Tech-Access Canada.
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Reported by Ken Doyle · In-house (organization)
- Jenica Atwin · Member of Parliament, House of Commons
Discussions related to the Interactive Visits program administered by Tech-Access Canada. Read more
Seeking the participation of content matter experts from the Technology Access Centres in all relevant federal policy discussions concerning applied research and development, and business innovation.
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Reported by Ken Doyle · In-house (organization)
- Tracy Gray · Member of Parliament, House of Commons
Employment and TrainingSmall Business
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Reported by Ken Doyle · In-house (organization)
- Shannon Quinn · Secretary General, National Research Council (NRC)
Research and DevelopmentScience and TechnologySmall Business
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Reported by Ken Doyle · In-house (organization)
- Lianne Rood · Member of Parliament
Regional DevelopmentResearch and Development
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Reported by Ken Doyle · In-house (organization)
- Arielle Kayabaga · Member of Parliament
Employment and TrainingResearch and DevelopmentScience and Technology
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Reported by Ken Doyle · In-house (organization)
- Marc Serré · Member of Parliament, House of Commons
Regional DevelopmentResearch and DevelopmentScience and Technology
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Reported by Ken Doyle · In-house (organization)
- David Lisk · Vice-President, National Research Council (NRC)
Research and DevelopmentSmall Business
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Reported by Ken Doyle · In-house (organization)
- Viviane Lapointe · Member of Parliament
Regional DevelopmentResearch and DevelopmentScience and Technology
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Reported by Ken Doyle · In-house (organization)
- David Lisk · Vice President, National Research Council (NRC)
Research and DevelopmentSmall Business
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Reported by Ken Doyle · In-house (organization)
- Nipun Vats · Assistant Deputy Minister, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
Research and DevelopmentScience and TechnologySmall Business
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Reported by Ken Doyle · In-house (organization)
- Manal Bahubeshi · Vice President, Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC)
- Alejandro Adem · President, Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC)
BudgetResearch and DevelopmentScience and TechnologySmall Business
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Reported by Ken Doyle · In-house (organization)
- Tony Van Bynen · Member of Parliament, House of Commons
BudgetIndustryResearch and DevelopmentSmall Business
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Reported by Ken Doyle · In-house (organization)
- Brad Vis · Member of Parliament
IndustryResearch and DevelopmentSmall Business
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Reported by Ken Doyle · In-house (organization)
- Andy Fillmore · Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Innovation, Science and Industry, House of Commons
- Sarah MacDonald · Special Assistant, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
BudgetResearch and DevelopmentScience and TechnologySmall Business
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Reported by Ken Doyle · In-house (organization)
- Dan Mazier · Member of Parliament
Research and DevelopmentScience and TechnologySmall Business
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Reported by Ken Doyle · In-house (organization)
- Corey Tochor · Member of Parliament
Research and DevelopmentScience and TechnologySmall Business
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Reported by Ken Doyle · In-house (organization)
- Ryan Williams · Member of Parliament, House of Commons
Research and DevelopmentScience and TechnologySmall Business
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Reported by Ken Doyle · In-house (organization)
- Richard Cannings · Member of Parliament, House of Commons
Research and DevelopmentScience and TechnologySmall Business
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.