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Lobbying by Digital Trust Canada: 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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Organization

Digital Trust Canada

Meetings this Parliament
3
With MPs
2
Since Nov 2021
28
Active registrations
1

Most recent reported meeting: May 18, 2026.

Registrations in effect

In-house (organization) In effect since Mar 11, 2026

Filed by Michelle Robitaille, Présidente et directrice générale

Lobbyists

  • Michelle Robitaille · Présidente, directrice générale par intérim Former public office holder

    Formerly Chef partenariats et engagement communautaire, Partenariats et engagement communautaire, Musée des beaux-arts du Canada (2014–2019)

    Formerly Secrétaire générale, conseillère principale au DGA et spécialiste des partenariats, Relations externes, expériences visiteurs, Parc Canada (2008–2014)

    Formerly Agente de planification, Direction de la planification et du cadre de responsabilisation de gestion, Agence de services frontaliers (2007–2008)

    Formerly Gestionnaire de conférences, Bureau des conférences du CNRC, Conseil national de recherche du Canada (2002–2007)

Institutions they may lobby: Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA), Canada Economic Development for Quebec Regions, Canada Foundation for Innovation, Canada Revenue Agency (CRA), Canada School of Public Service (CSPS), Canadian Air Transport Security Authority (CATSA), Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA), Canadian Intergovernmental Conference Secretariat, Canadian Security Intelligence Service (CSIS), Communications Security Establishment Canada (CSEC), Courts Administration Service, Elections Canada, Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC), Financial Transactions and Reports Analysis Centre of Canada (FINTRAC), House of Commons, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC), Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED), Intergovernmental Affairs Secretariat (IGA), Justice Canada (JC), Law Commission of Canada, National Capital Commission (NCC), National Defence (DND), National Research Council (NRC), Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC), Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada (OPC), Prime Minister's Office (PMO), Privy Council Office (PCO), Public Safety Canada (PS), Public Services and Procurement Canada (PSPC), Transport Canada (TC), Treasury Board Of Canada Secretariat (TBS)

What they're lobbying on (2)
  • Obtaining federal funding and program support to enable Digital Trust Canada to establish, coordinate and scale national demonstrators and infrastructure enabling capabilities that strengthen trusted digital infrastructure, data sovereignty and interoperability across the economy, public services and critical infrastructure sectors. This includes enablement of GAIA-X Hub Canada as a national coordination and ecosystem alignment function supporting Canada’s participation in global trusted data and interoperability frameworks. Activities include convening industry and public sector stakeholders, accelerating implementation readiness through pilot deployments and testing environments, and building shared capacity for dual purpose digital capabilities and future adoption of emerging technologies, including artificial intelligence and data driven systems.
  • Act as an independent, technology agnostic national advisor and neutral ecosystem convenor supporting governments in strengthening Canada’s federated and secure digital infrastructure across the economy, public services and critical infrastructure sectors. Activities focus on enabling secure and sovereign data sharing, trusted access and governance approaches that protect privacy, support resilience and reinforce trust. The organization contributes to coordination and scaling of demonstrators and infrastructure enabling functions that support adoption of emerging technologies, including artificial intelligence and digital credential ecosystems, while advancing interoperability across standards and enabling Canada’s participation in international trusted data infrastructure frameworks, including GAIA-X Hub Canada.

Registration 958845-375446-13. Look it up in the official Registry

Reported meetings

Spreadsheet

Filed by Patrick Cormier (18), Michelle Robitaille (10).

  • Reported by Michelle Robitaille · In-house (organization)

    • Isabelle Sabourin · Legislative Assistant, House of Commons
    • James Christie · Director of Policy, Transport Canada (TC)
    Act as an independent, technology agnostic national advisor and neutral ecosystem convenor supporting governments in strengthening Canada’s federated and secure digital infrastructure across the economy, public services and critical infrastructure sectors. Activities focus on enabling secure and sovereign data sharing, trusted access and governance approaches that protect privacy, support resilience and reinforce trust. The organization contributes to coordination and scaling of demonstrators and infrastructure enabling functions that support adoption of emerging technologies, including artificial intelligence and digital credential ecosystems, while advancing interoperability across standards and enabling Canada’s participation in international trusted data infrastructure frameworks, including GAIA-X Hub Canada. Read more

    Official report

  • Reported by Michelle Robitaille · In-house (organization)

    • Steven MacKinnon · Ministre, Transport Canada (TC)
    • Isabelle Sabourin · Legislative Assistant, House of Commons
    • James Christie · Director of Policy, Transport Canada (TC)
    Obtaining federal funding and program support to enable Digital Trust Canada to establish, coordinate and scale national demonstrators and infrastructure enabling capabilities that strengthen trusted digital infrastructure, data sovereignty and interoperability across the economy, public services and critical infrastructure sectors. This includes enablement of GAIA-X Hub Canada as a national coordination and ecosystem alignment function supporting Canada’s participation in global trusted data and interoperability frameworks. Activities include convening industry and public sector stakeholders, accelerating implementation readiness through pilot deployments and testing environments, and building shared capacity for dual purpose digital capabilities and future adoption of emerging technologies, including artificial intelligence and data driven systems. Read more

    Official report

  • Reported by Michelle Robitaille · In-house (organization)

    Obtaining recurring core operational funding for the Laboratory, shared among Federal - Provincial - Territorial (FPT) government jurisdictions, for a yearly total of at least 3M per year starting in fiscal year 2024-25. Read more

    Official report

  • Reported by Michelle Robitaille · In-house (organization)

    • Paul Wagner · Chief Executive Officer, Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC)
    Act as a national strategic advisor to all Federal, Provincial and Territorial jurisdictions in relation to strenghtening cybersecurity with safe and seamless digital credentials, ultimately de-risking, right-scoping and accelerating the implementation and coordination of all government digital credentials and identity programs and projects. Read more

    Official report

  • Reported by Michelle Robitaille · In-house (organization)

    • Paul Wagner · Chief Executive Officer, Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC)
    Act as a national strategic advisor to all Federal, Provincial and Territorial jurisdictions in relation to strenghtening cybersecurity with safe and seamless digital credentials, ultimately de-risking, right-scoping and accelerating the implementation and coordination of all government digital credentials and identity programs and projects. Read more

    Official report

  • Reported by Michelle Robitaille · In-house (organization)

    • Isabelle Sabourin · Legislative Assistant, House of Commons
    Act as a national strategic advisor to all Federal, Provincial and Territorial jurisdictions in relation to strenghtening cybersecurity with safe and seamless digital credentials, ultimately de-risking, right-scoping and accelerating the implementation and coordination of all government digital credentials and identity programs and projects. Read more

    Official report

  • Reported by Michelle Robitaille · In-house (organization)

    • Isabelle Sabourin · Legislative Assistant, House of Commons
    Act as a national strategic advisor to all Federal, Provincial and Territorial jurisdictions in relation to strenghtening cybersecurity with safe and seamless digital credentials, ultimately de-risking, right-scoping and accelerating the implementation and coordination of all government digital credentials and identity programs and projects. Read more

    Official report

  • Reported by Michelle Robitaille · In-house (organization)

    • Isabelle Sabourin · Legislative Assistant, House of Commons

    Consumer IssuesEconomic DevelopmentEducationFederal-Provincial RelationsFinancial InstitutionsGovernment ProcurementIntellectual PropertyPrivacy and Access to InformationRegional DevelopmentResearch and DevelopmentScience and TechnologySmall BusinessTelecommunications

    Official report

  • Reported by Michelle Robitaille · In-house (organization)

    and 3 more
    • Isabelle Sabourin · Legislative Assistant, House of Commons
    • Paul Wagner · Chief Executive Officer, Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC)
    • Nathan Bowles · Senior Policy Advisor, Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC)

    Consumer IssuesEconomic DevelopmentEducationFederal-Provincial RelationsGovernment ProcurementRegional DevelopmentScience and TechnologySmall Business

    Official report

  • Reported by Michelle Robitaille · In-house (organization)

    • Steven MacKinnon · Member of Parliament
    • Isabelle Sabourin · Legislative Assistant, House of Commons

    Consumer IssuesEconomic DevelopmentFederal-Provincial RelationsGovernment ProcurementScience and TechnologySmall Business

    Official report

  • Reported by Patrick Cormier · In-house (organization)

    • Isabelle Sabourin · Legislative Assistant, House of Commons

    BudgetConsumer IssuesEconomic DevelopmentEducationFederal-Provincial RelationsFinancial InstitutionsGovernment ProcurementIntellectual PropertyPrivacy and Access to InformationRegional DevelopmentResearch and DevelopmentScience and TechnologySmall BusinessTelecommunications

    Official report

  • Reported by Patrick Cormier · In-house (organization)

    • Paul Wagner · Chief Executive Officer, Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC)
    • Cassandra della Zazzera · Senior Director, Public Services and Procurement Canada (PSPC)

    BudgetConsumer IssuesEconomic DevelopmentEducationFederal-Provincial RelationsFinancial InstitutionsGovernment ProcurementIntellectual PropertyPrivacy and Access to InformationRegional DevelopmentResearch and DevelopmentScience and TechnologySmall BusinessTelecommunications

    Official report

  • Reported by Patrick Cormier · In-house (organization)

    • Isabelle Sabourin · Legislative Assistant, House of Commons

    BudgetConsumer IssuesEconomic DevelopmentEducationFederal-Provincial RelationsFinancial InstitutionsGovernment ProcurementIntellectual PropertyPrivacy and Access to InformationRegional DevelopmentResearch and DevelopmentScience and TechnologySmall BusinessTelecommunications

    Official report

  • Reported by Patrick Cormier · In-house (organization)

    • Isabelle Sabourin · Legislative Assistant, House of Commons

    BudgetConsumer IssuesEconomic DevelopmentEducationFederal-Provincial RelationsFinancial InstitutionsGovernment ProcurementIntellectual PropertyPrivacy and Access to InformationRegional DevelopmentResearch and DevelopmentScience and TechnologySmall BusinessTelecommunications

    Official report

  • Reported by Patrick Cormier · In-house (organization)

    • Paul Wagner · Chief Executive Officer, Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC)
    • Cheryl Gendron · Chief of Staff to CEO, Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC)

    Consumer IssuesEconomic DevelopmentEmployment and TrainingFederal-Provincial RelationsInternational RelationsInternational TradePrivacy and Access to InformationScience and Technology

    Official report

  • Reported by Patrick Cormier · In-house (organization)

    • Dominic Rochon · Sous-ministre délégué, Treasury Board Of Canada Secretariat (TBS)

    Consumer IssuesEconomic DevelopmentEmployment and TrainingFederal-Provincial RelationsInternational RelationsInternational TradePrivacy and Access to InformationScience and Technology

    Official report

  • Reported by Patrick Cormier · In-house (organization)

    • Cheryl Gendron · Acting Chief of Staff, Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC)
    • Cassandra della Zazzera · Director General, Digital Credentials, Public Services and Procurement Canada (PSPC)

    Consumer IssuesEconomic DevelopmentEmployment and TrainingPrivacy and Access to InformationScience and Technology

    Official report

  • Reported by Patrick Cormier · In-house (organization)

    • Terry Beech · Member of Parliament
    • Ryan Cotter · Chief of Staff, Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC)
    • Nathan Bowles · Senior Policy Advisor, Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC)
    • Paul Wagner · Chief Executive Officer, Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC)

    Consumer IssuesEconomic DevelopmentEmployment and TrainingPrivacy and Access to InformationScience and Technology

    Official report

  • Reported by Patrick Cormier · In-house (organization)

    • Terry Beech · Member of Parliament
    • Paul Wagner · Chief Executive Officer, Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC)
    • Ryan Cotter · Chief of Staff to the Minister of Citizens' Services, Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC)
    • Nathan Bowles · Senior Policy Advisor, Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC)

    Consumer IssuesEconomic DevelopmentEmployment and TrainingPrivacy and Access to InformationScience and Technology

    Official report

  • Reported by Patrick Cormier · In-house (organization)

    • Nathan Bowles · Senior Policy Advisor, Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC)
    • Ryan Cotter · Chief of Staff to the Minister of Citizens' Services, Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC)

    Consumer IssuesEconomic DevelopmentEmployment and TrainingFederal-Provincial RelationsPrivacy and Access to InformationScience and Technology

    Official report

  • Reported by Patrick Cormier · In-house (organization)

    • Dominic Rochon · Sous-ministre délégué, Transport Canada (TC)

    Consumer IssuesEconomic DevelopmentEmployment and TrainingFederal-Provincial RelationsPrivacy and Access to InformationScience and Technology

    Official report

  • Reported by Patrick Cormier · In-house (organization)

    • Jaxson Khan · Conseiller(ère) princ. en politiques, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)

    Consumer IssuesEconomic DevelopmentEmployment and TrainingPrivacy and Access to InformationScience and Technology

    Official report

  • Reported by Patrick Cormier · In-house (organization)

    • Jaxson Khan · Conseiller(ère) princ. en politiques, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)

    Consumer IssuesEconomic DevelopmentEmployment and TrainingPrivacy and Access to InformationScience and Technology

    Official report

  • Reported by Patrick Cormier · In-house (organization)

    • Dominic Rochon · Sous-ministre délégué, Transport Canada (TC)

    Consumer IssuesEconomic DevelopmentEmployment and TrainingPrivacy and Access to InformationScience and Technology

    Official report

  • Reported by Patrick Cormier · In-house (organization)

    Consumer IssuesEconomic DevelopmentEmployment and TrainingFederal-Provincial RelationsInternational RelationsInternational TradePrivacy and Access to InformationScience 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.