Client of a consultant lobbyist
Council of Canadian Innovators
- Meetings this Parliament
- 18
- With MPs
- 5
- Since Nov 2021
- 35
- Active registrations
- 1
Most recent reported meeting: Oct 21, 2026.
Lobbying by Council of Canadian Innovators: 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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Consultant In effect since Oct 7, 2026 Receives government funding
Consultant Karen Moores of Town Advocacy
Consultant lobbyists
- Karen Moores
- Karen Moores
Institutions they may lobby: Accessibility Standards Canada, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC), Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency (ACOA), Business Development Bank of Canada (BDC), CUSMA Secretariat, Canada Foundation for Innovation, Canada Infrastructure Bank, Canada Revenue Agency (CRA), Defence Construction Canada (DCC), Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC), Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC), Export Development Canada (EDC), Finance Canada (FIN), Global Affairs Canada (GAC), Health Canada (HC), House of Commons, Housing, Infrastructure and Communities Canada (HICC), Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC), Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED), Invest in Canada Hub, National Defence (DND), Natural Resources Canada (NRCan), Prime Minister's Office (PMO), Privy Council Office (PCO), Public Safety Canada (PS), Public Services and Procurement Canada (PSPC), Rural Economic Development (Minister’s Office), Senate of Canada, Treasury Board Of Canada Secretariat (TBS)
What they're lobbying on (9)Hide details
- Discussion on the intangible economy, the Scientific Research and Experimental Development (SR&ED) and economic growth as it relates to domestic expenditures for intellectual property filing, as well as a focus on small and medium-sized companies.
- Defence & Security: advocate for a domestic-focused cybersecurity ecosystem that has Canadian companies at the centre of a national cybersecurity defence policy.
- The Council of Canadian Innovators (CCI) is engaging with government officials to discuss the alignment between CCI’s priorities and the federal government’s efforts to foster innovation in Canada. These discussions focus on ensuring that government programs and policies effectively support high-growth Canadian technology firms and strengthen the country’s innovation ecosystem.
- Advance discussions on policies and programs that advance prosperity and innovation in Atlantic Canada and beyond including procurement, productivity, healthtech, artifical intelligence, clean tech, skills, immigration and other topics of relevance to members.
- Discuss trade and the impact of tariffs, as they relate to CCI members and policies, with officials - particularly as it relates to Atlantic Canada and/or other jurisdictions.
- Discuss Atlantic Canadian global trade opportunities relevant to CCI members and emerging regional opportunities (particularly in defence and aerospace) with officials.
- Raise the profile of the Council of Canadian Innovators (CCI), and our members, in Atlantic Canada to relevant decision makers; coordinate meetings for our Atlantic members.
- Coordinate events and meetings related to the Canada - US relationship.
- Pursue funding to support Atlantic regional initiatives and capacity building.
Registration 931043-375967-21. Look it up in the official Registry
Reported meetings
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Reported by Karen Moores · Consultant
- Dave Boland · Vice-President, Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency (ACOA)
Discuss trade and the impact of tariffs, as they relate to CCI members and policies, with officials - particularly as it relates to Atlantic Canada. Read more
Advance discussions on policies and programs that advance prosperity and innovation in Atlantic Canada including procurement, productivity, healthtech, artifical intelligence, clean tech, skills, immigration and other topics of relevance to members.
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Reported by Karen Moores · Consultant
- Philippe-Andre Rodriguez · Head of Policy, Global Affairs Canada (GAC)
Raise the profile of the Council of Canadian Innovators (CCI), and our members, in Atlantic Canada to relevant decision makers; coordinate meetings for our Atlantic members. Read more
Support outreach related to the policy priorities of the next G7 Leaders' Summit will be in Kananaskis, Alberta, in 2025.
Advance discussions on policies and programs that advance prosperity and innovation in Atlantic Canada including procurement, productivity, healthtech, artifical intelligence, clean tech, skills, immigration and other topics of relevance to members.
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Reported by Karen Moores · Consultant
- Laura Lee Langley · President, Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency (ACOA)
- Francis Jobin · Chief of Staff to the President, Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency (ACOA)
Raise the profile of the Council of Canadian Innovators (CCI), and our members, in Atlantic Canada to relevant decision makers. Read more
Pursue funding to support Atlantic regional initiatives and capacity building.
Advance discussions on policies and programs that advance prosperity and innovation in Atlantic Canada including the New Canadian Entrepreneurs Incentive.
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Reported by Karen Moores · Consultant
- Renee George · Renee George, Chief of Staff to Joanne Thompson Member of Parliament St John’s East, Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC)
Raise the profile of the Council of Canadian Innovators (CCI), and our members, in Atlantic Canada to relevant decision makers.
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Reported by Karen Moores · Consultant
- Seamus O'Regan · Member of Parliament, House of Commons
Raise the profile of the Council of Canadian Innovators (CCI) in Atlantic Canada
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Reported by Karen Moores · Consultant
- Malcom McEachern · Deputy Director, Operations, Finance Canada (FIN)
Economic Development
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Reported by Karen Moores · Consultant
- Krista Ross · Senator, Senate of Canada
Economic DevelopmentIndustry
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Reported by Karen Moores · Consultant
- Malcolm McEachern · Senior Advisor, Atlantic Canada, Finance Canada (FIN)
Economic DevelopmentIndustry
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Reported by Karen Moores · Consultant
- Senator Colin Deacon · Senator, Senate of Canada
- David Dlab · Director of Parliamentary Affairs, Senate of Canada
Economic DevelopmentIndustry
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Reported by Karen Moores · Consultant
- Douglas Wong · Senior Policy Advisor and Special Advisor on Social Policy, Finance Canada (FIN)
- Malcolm McEachern · Senior Regional Advisor, Atlantic, Finance Canada (FIN)
Economic Development
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.