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Lobbying by Symcor 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

Symcor Inc.

Meetings this Parliament
3
With MPs
0
Since Nov 2021
15
Active registrations
1

Most recent reported meeting: Nov 18, 2025.

Registrations in effect

Consultant In effect since Nov 21, 2025

Consultant John Penner of StrategyCorp Inc.

Consultant lobbyists

  • John Penner Former designated public office holder

    Formerly Deputy Chief of Staff & Director of Parliamentary Affairs, Minister's Office, Finance Canada (2014–2015)

    Formerly Deputy Chief of Staff & Director of Parliamentary Affairs, Minister's Office, Natural Resources Canada (2011–2014)

    Formerly Special Assistant (Issues Management), Special Assistant (Caucus Affairs), Parliamentary Assistant, Minister's Office, Finance Canada (2007–2011)

    Formerly Parliamentary Assistant Hon. Carol Skelton, Office of Hon. Carol Skelton, House of Commons (2006–2007)

  • John Penner Former designated public office holder

    Formerly Deputy Chief of Staff & Director of Parliamentary Affairs, Minister's Office, Finance Canada (2014–2015)

    Formerly Deputy Chief of Staff & Director of Parliamentary Affairs, Minister's Office, Natural Resources Canada (2011–2014)

    Formerly Special Assistant (Issues Management), Special Assistant (Caucus Affairs), Parliamentary Assistant, Minister's Office, Finance Canada (2007–2011)

    Formerly Parliamentary Assistant Hon. Carol Skelton, Office of Hon. Carol Skelton, House of Commons (2006–2007)

  • John Penner Former designated public office holder

    Formerly Deputy Chief of Staff & Director of Parliamentary Affairs, Minister's Office, Finance Canada (2014–2015)

    Formerly Deputy Chief of Staff & Director of Parliamentary Affairs, Minister's Office, Natural Resources Canada (2011–2014)

    Formerly Special Assistant (Issues Management), Special Assistant (Caucus Affairs), Parliamentary Assistant, Minister's Office, Finance Canada (2007–2011)

    Formerly Parliamentary Assistant Hon. Carol Skelton, Office of Hon. Carol Skelton, House of Commons (2006–2007)

  • John Penner Former designated public office holder

    Formerly Deputy Chief of Staff & Director of Parliamentary Affairs, Minister's Office, Finance Canada (2014–2015)

    Formerly Deputy Chief of Staff & Director of Parliamentary Affairs, Minister's Office, Natural Resources Canada (2011–2014)

    Formerly Special Assistant (Issues Management), Special Assistant (Caucus Affairs), Parliamentary Assistant, Minister's Office, Finance Canada (2007–2011)

    Formerly Parliamentary Assistant Hon. Carol Skelton, Office of Hon. Carol Skelton, House of Commons (2006–2007)

Institutions they may lobby: Bank of Canada, Canada Revenue Agency (CRA), Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC), Finance Canada (FIN), Financial Consumer Agency of Canada (FCAC), House of Commons, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED), National Defence (DND), Prime Minister's Office (PMO), Privy Council Office (PCO), Public Services and Procurement Canada (PSPC), Senate of Canada, Shared Services Canada (SSC), Treasury Board Of Canada Secretariat (TBS)

What they're lobbying on (2)
  • Discussions with government officials regarding procurement through the Office of Digital Transformation, the Defence Procurement Agency, and new procurement avenues as a result of the new federal government’s procurement reform policies.
  • Engage the federal government on the creation of policies and regulations around the Open-Banking framework.

Registration 948350-375041-7. Look it up in the official Registry

Reported meetings

Spreadsheet
  • Reported by John Penner · Consultant

    • Julien Brazeau · Assistant Deputy Minister, Finance Canada (FIN)
    Engage the federal government on the creation of policies and regulations around the Open-Banking framework.

    Official report

  • Reported by John Penner · Consultant

    • Julien Brazeau · Assistant Deputy Minister, Finance Canada (FIN)
    Engage the federal government on the creation of policies and regulations around the Open-Banking framework.

    Official report

  • Reported by John Penner · Consultant

    • Éric Dagenais · Senior Assistant Deputy Minister, Financial Consumer Agency of Canada (FCAC)
    • Annie Bedard · Executive Policy Advisor, Financial Consumer Agency of Canada (FCAC)
    • Meagan Bell · Strategic Policy Officer, Financial Consumer Agency of Canada (FCAC)
    • Shaheen Hasham · Senior Strategic Policy Officer, Financial Consumer Agency of Canada (FCAC)
    Engage the federal government on the creation of policies and regulations around the Open-Banking framework.

    Official report

  • Reported by John Penner · Consultant

    • Grahame Johnson · Assistant Deputy Minister, Finance Canada (FIN)
    • Julien Brazeau · Associate Assistant Deputy Minister, Finance Canada (FIN)

    Consumer IssuesEconomic DevelopmentPrivacy and Access to Information

    Official report

  • Reported by John Penner · Consultant

    • Julien Brazeau · Associate Assistant Deputy Minister, Finance Canada (FIN)

    Consumer IssuesEconomic DevelopmentPrivacy and Access to InformationTaxation and Finance

    Official report

  • Reported by John Penner · Consultant

    Consumer IssuesEconomic DevelopmentPrivacy and Access to InformationTaxation and Finance

    Official report

  • Reported by John Penner · Consultant

    • Nick Kang · Senior Policy Advisor, Prime Minister's Office (PMO)

    Consumer IssuesEconomic DevelopmentPrivacy and Access to InformationTaxation and Finance

    Official report

  • Reported by John Penner · Consultant

    • Mark Schaan · Senior Assistant Deputy Minister, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)

    Consumer IssuesEconomic DevelopmentPrivacy and Access to InformationTaxation and Finance

    Official report

  • Reported by John Penner · Consultant

    • Andrew Bevan · Chief of Staff, Finance Canada (FIN)

    Consumer IssuesEconomic DevelopmentPrivacy and Access to InformationTaxation and Finance

    Official report

  • Reported by John Penner · Consultant

    • Christophe Cinqmars-Viau · Senior Policy Advisor, Finance Canada (FIN)
    • Jeffrey Li · Policy Advisor, Finance Canada (FIN)

    Consumer IssuesEconomic DevelopmentPrivacy and Access to InformationTaxation and Finance

    Official report

  • Reported by John Penner · Consultant

    • Julien Brazeau · Associate Assistant Deputy Minister, Finance Canada (FIN)

    Consumer IssuesEconomic DevelopmentPrivacy and Access to InformationTaxation and Finance

    Official report

  • Reported by John Penner · Consultant

    • Colin Deacon · Senator, Senate of Canada

    Consumer IssuesEconomic DevelopmentPrivacy and Access to Information

    Official report

  • Reported by John Penner · Consultant

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

    Financial Institutions

    Official report

  • Reported by John Penner · Consultant

    Consumer Issues

    Official report

  • Reported by John Penner · Consultant

    • Nicholas Mahoney · Policy Advisor, Finance Canada (FIN)

    Financial Institutions

    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.