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)
- Gerald Soroka · Member of Parliament, House of Commons
Research and DevelopmentScience and TechnologySmall Business
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Reported by Ken Doyle · In-house (organization)
- Justin Mohr · Western and Indigenous Advisor, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
HousingResearch and Development
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Reported by Ken Doyle · In-house (organization)
- Sean Casey · Member of Parliament
Aboriginal AffairsEconomic DevelopmentHousingResearch and DevelopmentSmall Business
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Reported by Ken Doyle · In-house (organization)
- Vance Badawey · Member of Parliament, House of Commons
Economic DevelopmentHousingResearch and DevelopmentSmall 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)
- Rachael Thomas · Member of Parliament
Economic DevelopmentIndustryResearch and DevelopmentSmall Business
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Reported by Ken Doyle · In-house (organization)
- Tracy Gray · Member of Parliament, House of Commons
IndustryResearch and DevelopmentSmall Business
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Reported by Ken Doyle · In-house (organization)
- Bradley Boudreau · Policy Advisor, Canadian Northern Economic Development Agency (CanNor)
Economic DevelopmentHousingResearch and DevelopmentSmall Business
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Reported by Ken Doyle · In-house (organization)
- Nathaniel Erskine-Smith · Member of Parliament, House of Commons
IndustryResearch and DevelopmentScience and TechnologySmall Business
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Reported by Ken Doyle · In-house (organization)
- Marilyn Gladu · Member of Parliament
Research and DevelopmentSmall Business
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Reported by Ken Doyle · In-house (organization)
- Richard Cannings · Member of Parliament, House of Commons
Research and DevelopmentSmall Business
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Reported by Ken Doyle · In-house (organization)
- Tony Baldinelli · Member of Parliament
Research and DevelopmentSmall Business
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Reported by Ken Doyle · In-house (organization)
- Kirsty Duncan · Member of Parliament, House of Commons
Research and DevelopmentScience and TechnologySmall 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)
- Andrea Johnston · Assistant Deputy Minister, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
IndustryResearch and DevelopmentSmall Business
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Reported by Ken Doyle · In-house (organization)
- Alejandro Adem · President, Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC)
- Marc Fortin · Vice-President, Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC)
Economic DevelopmentIndustryResearch and DevelopmentScience and TechnologySmall Business
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Reported by Ken Doyle · In-house (organization)
- Marc Fortin · Vice-President, Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC)
Research and DevelopmentScience and Technology
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Reported by Ken Doyle · In-house (organization)
- Andrea Johnston · Assistant Deputy Minister, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
IndustryResearch and DevelopmentSmall 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.