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Lobbying by Virtual Artifacts 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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Corporation

Virtual Artifacts Inc.

Meetings this Parliament
0
With MPs
0
Since Nov 2021
8
Active registrations
1

Most recent reported meeting: Nov 18, 2024.

Registrations in effect

In-house (corporation) In effect since Jun 30, 2026

Filed by Jean Dobey, Founder and CEO

Lobbyists

  • Jean Dobey · Founder and CEO

Institutions they may lobby: Business Development Bank of Canada (BDC), Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC), Canadian Commercial Corporation (CCC), Canadian Heritage (PCH), Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC), Competition Bureau Canada (COBU), Copyright Board of Canada (CB), Export Development Canada (EDC), Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED), Justice Canada (JC), Office of the Information Commissioner of Canada (OIC), Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada (OPC)

What they're lobbying on (2)
  • Engagement with the government of Canada on federal funding programs devoted to the development of technologies aimed at supporting online content regulation and consumer privacy protection.
  • Engagement with government and parliamentarians on policies and programs impacting online digital platforms, more specifically on the regulation of online content and consumer privacy protection, such as Law C-18 ( the Online News Act, 2023), Law C-11 (the Online Streaming Act, 2023), Bill C-36 (amendments to the Code and the Canadian Human Rights Act to address hate propaganda, hate crimes and hate speech), as well as Bill C-27 (Digital Charter Implementation Act, 2022).

Registration 954916-375067-3. Look it up in the official Registry

Reported meetings

Spreadsheet

  • Reported by Jean Dobey · In-house (corporation)

    • Charlene Budnisky · Directrice principale, Canadian Heritage (PCH)
    • Pierre-Marc Perreault · Directeur, Initiative de Citoyenneté Numérique, Canadian Heritage (PCH)

    C-1144-1 C-1844-1 C-2744-1

    Engagement with government and parliamentarians on policies and programs impacting online digital platforms, more specifically on the regulation of online content and consumer privacy protection, such as Law C-18 ( the Online News Act, 2023), Law C-11 (the Online Streaming Act, 2023), Bill C-36 (amendments to the Code and the Canadian Human Rights Act to address hate propaganda, hate crimes and hate speech), as well as Bill C-27 (Digital Charter Implementation Act, 2022). Read more

    Official report

  • Reported by Jean Dobey · In-house (corporation)

    • Charlene Budnisky · Directrice principale, Canadian Heritage (PCH)
    • Guillaume Castonguay · Gestionnaire, Canadian Heritage (PCH)

    Consumer IssuesMediaScience and Technology

    Official report

  • Reported by Jean Dobey · In-house (corporation)

    • William Messier · Conseiller régional pour le Québec, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)

    Consumer IssuesMediaScience and Technology

    Official report

  • Reported by Jean Dobey · In-house (corporation)

    • Justin Ciavarella · Gestionnaire, Canadian Heritage (PCH)

    Consumer IssuesMediaScience and Technology

    Official report

  • Reported by Jean Dobey · In-house (corporation)

    • Charlene Budnisky · Senior Director, Canadian Heritage (PCH)
    • Justin Ciavarella · Manager, Canadian Heritage (PCH)
    • Pietro Cimino · Policy Analyst, Canadian Heritage (PCH)
    • Alejandra Torres Martinez · Program Analyst, Canadian Heritage (PCH)

    Consumer IssuesMediaScience and Technology

    Official report

  • Reported by Jean Dobey · In-house (corporation)

    • Charlene Budnisky · Senior Director, Canadian Heritage (PCH)
    • Justin Ciavarella · Manager, Canadian Heritage (PCH)
    • Pietro Cimino · Policy Analyst, Canadian Heritage (PCH)
    • Mathieu Lorrain · A/ Manager, Canadian Heritage (PCH)
    and 2 more
    • Alejandra Torres Martinez · Program Analyst, Canadian Heritage (PCH)
    • Wendy Pringle · Research Analyst, Canadian Heritage (PCH)

    Consumer IssuesMediaScience and Technology

    Official report

  • Reported by Jean Dobey · In-house (corporation)

    • Pierre-Marc Lauzon · Director, Canadian Heritage (PCH)
    • France Fortier · Director, Canadian Heritage (PCH)
    • Pietro Cimino · Policy Analyst, Canadian Heritage (PCH)
    • Frédérick Matern · Manager, Policy, Canadian Heritage (PCH)

    Consumer IssuesMediaScience and Technology

    Official report

  • Reported by Jean Dobey · In-house (corporation)

    • Aïsha Paquette-Dioury · Special Assistant, Canadian Heritage (PCH)
    • Brian MacKay · Senior Policy Advisor, Canadian Heritage (PCH)
    • Pablo Rodriguez · Minister, Canadian Heritage (PCH)

    MediaScience 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.