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Lobbying by Equinix Inc.: 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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Client of a consultant lobbyist

Equinix Inc.

Meetings this Parliament
10
With MPs
0
Since Nov 2021
22
Active registrations
1

Most recent reported meeting: Sep 17, 2026.

Registrations in effect

Consultant In effect since Aug 1, 2025

Consultant Fernando Minna of The Capital Hill Group

Consultant lobbyists

  • Fernando Minna Former designated public office holder

    Formerly Policy Advisor, House of Commons, Office of Phil McColeman, MP Brantford-Brant (2016–2021)

    Formerly Policy Advisor, Minister's Office, Public Works and Government Services Canada (2013–2015)

    Formerly Issues Manager, Minister's Office, Public Works and Government Services Canada (2012–2013)

    Formerly Senior Special Assistant for Parliamentary Affairs, Minister's Office, Public Works and Government Services Canada (2010–2012)

  • Fernando Minna Former designated public office holder

    Formerly Policy Advisor, House of Commons, Office of Phil McColeman, MP Brantford-Brant (2016–2021)

    Formerly Policy Advisor, Minister's Office, Public Works and Government Services Canada (2013–2015)

    Formerly Issues Manager, Minister's Office, Public Works and Government Services Canada (2012–2013)

    Formerly Senior Special Assistant for Parliamentary Affairs, Minister's Office, Public Works and Government Services Canada (2010–2012)

  • Fernando Minna Former designated public office holder

    Formerly Policy Advisor, House of Commons, Office of Phil McColeman, MP Brantford-Brant (2016–2021)

    Formerly Policy Advisor, Minister's Office, Public Works and Government Services Canada (2013–2015)

    Formerly Issues Manager, Minister's Office, Public Works and Government Services Canada (2012–2013)

    Formerly Senior Special Assistant for Parliamentary Affairs, Minister's Office, Public Works and Government Services Canada (2010–2012)

Institutions they may lobby: Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC), Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency (ACOA), Atlantic Pilotage Authority (APA), Atomic Energy of Canada Limited (AECL), Bank of Canada, Belledune Port Authority, Business Development Bank of Canada (BDC), CUSMA Secretariat, Canada Agricultural Review Tribunal (CART), Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA), Canada Council for the Arts, Canada Deposit Insurance Corporation (CDIC), Canada Economic Development for Quebec Regions, Canada Foundation for Innovation, Canada Industrial Relations Board (CIRB), Canada Infrastructure Bank, Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC), Canada Pension Plan Investment Board, Canada Post Corporation (CPC), Canada Revenue Agency (CRA), Canada School of Public Service (CSPS), Canada Science and Technology Museums Corporation (CSTMC), Canada—Newfoundland and Labrador Offshore Petroleum Board, Canada—Nova Scotia Offshore Petroleum Board, Canadian Air Transport Security Authority (CATSA), Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC), Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety (CCOHS), Canadian Coast Guard (CCG), Canadian Commercial Corporation (CCC), Canadian Dairy Commission (CDC), Canadian Energy Regulator (CER), Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA), Canadian Grain Commission (CGC), Canadian Heritage (PCH), Canadian High Arctic Research Station Campus (CHARS), Canadian Human Rights Commission (CHRC), Canadian Human Rights Tribunal (CHRT), Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR), Canadian International Trade Tribunal (CITT), Canadian Museum of Civilization Corporation (CMCC), Canadian Northern Economic Development Agency (CanNor), Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission (CNSC), Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC), Canadian Security Intelligence Service (CSIS), Canadian Space Agency (CSA), Canadian Tourism Commission (CTC), Canadian Transportation Agency (CTA), Communications Security Establishment Canada (CSEC), Competition Bureau Canada (COBU), Competition Tribunal (CT), Copyright Board of Canada (CB), Correctional Service of Canada (CSC), Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada (CIRNAC), Defence Construction Canada (DCC), Elections Canada, Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC), Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC), Export Development Canada (EDC), Farm Credit Canada (FCC), Farm Products Council of Canada (FPCC), Federal Economic Development Agency for Northern Ontario, Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario (FedDev), Finance Canada (FIN), Financial Consumer Agency of Canada (FCAC), Financial Transactions and Reports Analysis Centre of Canada (FINTRAC), Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO), Global Affairs Canada (GAC), Great Lakes Pilotage Authority, Halifax Port Authority, Hamilton Port Authority, Health Canada (HC), House of Commons, Immigration and Refugee Board (IRB), Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC), Impact Assessment Agency of Canada (IAAC), Indigenous Services Canada (ISC), Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED), Intergovernmental Affairs Secretariat (IGA), International Development Research Centre (IDRC), International Joint Commission (IJC), Justice Canada (JC), Laurentian Pilotage Authority, Leaders’ Debates Commission, Library and Archives Canada (LAC), Marine Atlantic Inc., Montreal Port Authority, Nanaimo Port Authority, National Capital Commission (NCC), National Defence (DND), National Film Board (NFB), National Research Council (NRC), Natural Resources Canada (NRCan), Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC), Office of the Auditor General of Canada (OAG), Office of the Commissioner of Official Languages (OCOL), Office of the Conflict of Interest and Ethics Commissioner (CIEC), Office of the Federal Housing Advocate, Office of the Information Commissioner of Canada (OIC), Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada (OPC), Office of the Procurement Ombudsman (OPO), Office of the Public Sector Integrity Commissioner (PSIC), Office of the Secretary to the Governor General (OSGG), Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions Canada (OSFI), Oshawa Port Authority, Pacific Economic Development Canada (PacifiCan), Pacific Pilotage Authority Canada (PPA), Parks Canada (PC), Parole Board of Canada (PBC), Patented Medicine Prices Review Board (PMPRB), Port Alberni Port Authority, Prairies Economic Development Canada (PrairiesCan), Prime Minister's Office (PMO), Prince Rupert Port Authority, Privy Council Office (PCO), Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC), Public Prosecution Service of Canada (PPSC), Public Safety Canada (PS), Public Service Commission of Canada (PSC), Public Service Labour Relations Board (PSLRB), Public Services and Procurement Canada (PSPC), Quebec Port Authority, Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP), Rural Economic Development (Minister’s Office), Saguenay Port Authority, Saint John Port Authority, Senate of Canada, Sept-Iles Port Authority, Service Canada (ServCan), Shared Services Canada (SSC), Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC), St. John's Port Authority, Standards Council of Canada (SCC), Statistics Canada (StatCan), Telefilm Canada, Thunder Bay Port Authority, Toronto Port Authority, Transport Canada (TC), Transportation Safety Board of Canada (TSB), Treasury Board Of Canada Secretariat (TBS), Trois-Rivieres Port Authority, VIA Rail Canada, Vancouver Fraser Port Authority (Port Metro Vancouver), Veterans Affairs Canada (VAC), Windsor Port Authority, Women and Gender Equality (WAGE)

What they're lobbying on (2)
  • Discussions with regard to the general application of AI enabled technology by federal government departments and the promotion of their adoption across the Canadian economy.
  • Equinix seeks to raise its profile within the Canadian Government and more specifically seeks procurement opportunities for their products and solutions. Equinix is a vendor-neutral multitenant data center provider.

Registration 948970-372938-5. Look it up in the official Registry

Reported meetings

Spreadsheet
  • Reported by Fernando Minna · Consultant

    • Mark Schaan · Associate Deputy Minister, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
    Discussions with regard to the general application of AI enabled technology by federal government departments and the promotion of their adoption across the Canadian economy. Read more

    Official report

  • Reported by Fernando Minna · Consultant

    • Benjamin Ebadi · West and North Regional Advisor, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
    Discussions with regard to the general application of AI enabled technology by federal government departments and the promotion of their adoption across the Canadian economy. Read more

    Official report

  • Reported by Fernando Minna · Consultant

    • Brenna Walsh · Senior Policy Advisor, Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC)
    Discussions with regard to the general application of AI enabled technology by federal government departments and the promotion of their adoption across the Canadian economy. Read more

    Official report

  • Reported by Fernando Minna · Consultant

    • Danielle Johnston · Director, Renewable and Electricity Policy Division, Natural Resources Canada (NRCan)
    Discussions with regard to the general application of AI enabled technology by federal government departments and the promotion of their adoption across the Canadian economy. Read more

    Official report

  • Reported by Fernando Minna · Consultant

    • Kofi Kobia · Director, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
    Discussions with regard to the general application of AI enabled technology by federal government departments and the promotion of their adoption across the Canadian economy. Read more

    Official report

  • Reported by Fernando Minna · Consultant

    • Wale Oyebanjo · Strategic Advisor on Infrastructure Capital, Technology and Policy Design, Natural Resources Canada (NRCan)
    • Grant Arnold · Senior Advisor, Natural Resources Canada (NRCan)
    Discussions with regard to the general application of AI enabled technology by federal government departments and the promotion of their adoption across the Canadian economy. Read more

    Official report

  • Reported by Fernando Minna · Consultant

    • Joel Martin · Chief Digital Research Officer, National Research Council (NRC)
    Discussions with regard to the general application of AI enabled technology by federal government departments and the promotion of their adoption across the Canadian economy. Read more

    Official report

  • Reported by Fernando Minna · Consultant

    • Michael Paramathasan · Director of Policy & Legislative Affairs, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
    Discussions with regard to the general application of AI enabled technology by federal government departments and the promotion of their adoption across the Canadian economy. Read more

    Official report

  • Reported by Fernando Minna · Consultant

    • Joel Martin · Chief Digital Research Officer, National Research Council (NRC)
    Discussions with regard to the general application of AI enabled technology by federal government departments and the promotion of their adoption across the Canadian economy. Read more

    Official report

  • Reported by Fernando Minna · Consultant

    • Benjamin Ebadi · West and North Regional Advisor, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
    Discussions with regard to the general application of AI enabled technology by federal government departments and the promotion of their adoption across the Canadian economy. Read more

    Official report

  • Reported by Fernando Minna · Consultant

    • Joel Martin · Chief Digital Research Officer & Chief Science Officer, National Research Council (NRC)
    Equinix seeks to raise its profile within the Canadian Government and more specifically seeks procurement opportunities for their products and solutions. Equinix is a vendor-neutral multitenant data center provider. Read more

    Official report

  • Reported by Fernando Minna · Consultant

    • Joe Waddington · ADM, Shared Services Canada (SSC)
    • Shannon Archibald · Assistant Deputy Minister & Deputy Chief Technology Officer, Shared Services Canada (SSC)
    Equinix seeks to raise its profile within the Canadian Government and more specifically seeks procurement opportunities for their products and solutions. Equinix is a vendor-neutral multitenant data center provider. Read more

    Official report

  • Reported by Fernando Minna · Consultant

    • Shannon Archibald · Assistant Deputy Minister of Hosting Services, Shared Services Canada (SSC)

    Science and Technology

    Official report

  • Reported by Fernando Minna · Consultant

    • David Jakob · CIO, Justice Canada (JC)

    Science and Technology

    Official report

  • Reported by Fernando Minna · Consultant

    • Shannon Archibald · Assistant Deputy Minister, Shared Services Canada (SSC)

    Science and Technology

    Official report

  • Reported by Fernando Minna · Consultant

    • Darcy Pierlot · Assistant Deputy Minister, CIO, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC)

    Science and Technology

    Official report

  • Reported by Fernando Minna · Consultant

    • Philippe Johnston · CIO, National Research Council (NRC)
    • Elizabeth Young · Deputy CIO, National Research Council (NRC)

    Science and Technology

    Official report

  • Reported by Fernando Minna · Consultant

    • Raj Thuppal · ADM - Chief Digital Officer, National Defence (DND)

    Government Procurement

    Official report

  • Reported by Fernando Minna · Consultant

    • Joel Martin · Chief Digital Research Officer, National Research Council (NRC)
    • Elizabeth Young · Deputy Chief Information Officer, National Research Council (NRC)

    Science and Technology

    Official report

  • Reported by Fernando Minna · Consultant

    • Francis Bilodeau · Associate Deputy Minister, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)

    Science and Technology

    Official report

  • Reported by Fernando Minna · Consultant

    • Patrice Nadeau · Assistant Deputy Minister (Network and Security Services), Shared Services Canada (SSC)

    Science and Technology

    Official report

  • Reported by Fernando Minna · Consultant

    • Matt Davies · Chief Technology Officer, Shared Services Canada (SSC)

    Government ProcurementScience and Technology

    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.