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Lobbying by TECHNATION 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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TECHNATION Canada

Meetings this Parliament
9
With MPs
2
Since Nov 2021
15
Active registrations
1

Most recent reported meeting: Nov 20, 2025.

Registrations in effect

Consultant In effect since Jun 8, 2026 Receives government funding

Consultant William Shelling of Counsel Public Affairs Inc.

Consultant lobbyists

  • William Shelling
  • William Shelling
  • William Shelling

Institutions they may lobby: Canada Revenue Agency (CRA), Canada School of Public Service (CSPS), Canadian Heritage (PCH), Canadian International Trade Tribunal (CITT), Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC), Communications Security Establishment Canada (CSEC), Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC), Export Development Canada (EDC), Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario (FedDev), 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), Justice Canada (JC), National Defence (DND), National Research Council (NRC), Natural Resources Canada (NRCan), Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada (OPC), Prime Minister's Office (PMO), Privy Council Office (PCO), Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC), Public Safety Canada (PS), Public Services and Procurement Canada (PSPC), Senate of Canada, Service Canada (ServCan), Shared Services Canada (SSC), Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC), Statistics Canada (StatCan), Transport Canada (TC), Treasury Board Of Canada Secretariat (TBS), Women and Gender Equality (WAGE)

What they're lobbying on (16)
  • Working with Government to transform service delivery through digital adoption.
  • Working with Government to ensure the modernization of procurement systems are done in a fair, transparent, and collaborative manner.
  • Collaborating with Government on ways to strengthen socio-economic considerations within large IT modernization initiatives.
  • Collaborating with government on changes made to the Integrity Framework.
  • Engaging government regarding the Tech 7 meeting in conjunction with Canada's G7 Presidency.
  • Work with government on the restoration of SR&ED credits and to discuss ideas to fuel a more innovative and R&D intensive economy.
  • Working with government to develop an innovation agenda that bolsters investments made in Collaborative Innovation.
  • Working with Government to develop and execute a national strategy to grow Canada's digital economy, drive innovation and competitiveness in the ICT sector, and modernize the public sector in its use of information technology.
  • To engage in consultation and discussion with Government specific to the Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement.
  • To engage in consultation and discussion with Government regarding any legislation or regulation that impacts the ICT sector
  • To encourage Government to do a full review of the Temporary Foreign Workers Program (TFWP) and International Mobility Program (IMP) and engage ITAC (Information Technology Association of Canada) in consultation around such.
  • Seeking a coordinated national strategy/secretariat to address the far reaching implications of the Internet of Things (IoT) and engage ITAC (Information Technology Association of Canada) in a pan-Canadian discourse.
  • Improving the talent pool and skills of the technology sector. Seeking contributions for ITAC (Information Technology Association of Canada) Talent programs, such as: the experiential learning falls under the Government’s Student Work Integrated Learning (SWILP) program (our program under this is called Tech Partnership Canada) and the Business Technology Management (BTM) falls under the Sectoral Initiatives Program (that program is called BTM Accreditation).
  • Helping Government develop a pan-Canadian certification and licensing mechanism to ensure the safety, security, and privacy of digital health solutions.
  • Encouraging Government to work with the provinces and territories to develop a pan-Canadian strategy for digital health.
  • Encouraging Government to continue with existing policies and programs that help Canadian information and communications technology (ICT) companies scale by accessing to global markets.

Registration 952671-377439-6. Look it up in the official Registry

Reported meetings

Spreadsheet
  • Reported by William Shelling · Consultant

    • Sebastian Clarke · Director, Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC)
    • Miles Wu · Senior Policy Advisor, Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC)
    Working with Government to transform service delivery through digital adoption. Read more

    Improving the talent pool and skills of the technology sector. Seeking contributions for ITAC (Information Technology Association of Canada) Talent programs, such as: the experiential learning falls under the Government’s Student Work Integrated Learning (SWILP) program (our program under this is called Tech Partnership Canada) and the Business Technology Management (BTM) falls under the Sectoral Initiatives Program (that program is called BTM Accreditation).

    Official report

  • Reported by William Shelling · Consultant

    • Galen Richardson · Senior Advisor, Stakeholder Relations, Privy Council Office (PCO)
    Working with Government to develop and execute a national strategy to grow Canada's digital economy, drive innovation and competitiveness in the ICT sector, and modernize the public sector in its use of information technology. Read more

    Engaging government regarding the Tech 7 meeting in conjunction with Canada's G7 Presidency.

    Official report

  • Reported by William Shelling · Consultant

    • Conor Lewis · Senior Policy Advisor, National Defence (DND)
    • Radey Barrack · Director of Policy, National Defence (DND)
    Collaborating with government on changes made to the Integrity Framework. Read more

    Helping Government develop a pan-Canadian certification and licensing mechanism to ensure the safety, security, and privacy of digital health solutions.

    Working with Government to ensure the modernization of procurement systems are done in a fair, transparent, and collaborative manner.

    Collaborating with Government on ways to strengthen socio-economic considerations within large IT modernization initiatives.

    Official report

  • Reported by William Shelling · Consultant

    • Anson Duran · Chief of Staff, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
    • Michael Paramathasan · Director of Policy, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
    Working with Government to develop and execute a national strategy to grow Canada's digital economy, drive innovation and competitiveness in the ICT sector, and modernize the public sector in its use of information technology. Read more

    Official report

  • Reported by William Shelling · Consultant

    • Scott Davis · Assistant Deputy Minister, Shared Services Canada (SSC)
    Working with Government to transform service delivery through digital adoption. Read more

    Working with Government to ensure the modernization of procurement systems are done in a fair, transparent, and collaborative manner.

    Official report

  • Reported by William Shelling · Consultant

    Helping Government develop a pan-Canadian certification and licensing mechanism to ensure the safety, security, and privacy of digital health solutions.

    Official report

  • Reported by William Shelling · Consultant

    Working with Government to develop and execute a national strategy to grow Canada's digital economy, drive innovation and competitiveness in the ICT sector, and modernize the public sector in its use of information technology. Read more

    Official report

  • Reported by William Shelling · Consultant

    • Kelly Brock · Member of Parliament, House of Commons
    To engage in consultation and discussion with Government regarding any legislation or regulation that impacts the ICT sector Read more

    Working with Government to ensure the modernization of procurement systems are done in a fair, transparent, and collaborative manner.

    Official report

  • Reported by William Shelling · Consultant

    • Dominic Laporte · Senior Assistant Deputy Minister, Public Services and Procurement Canada (PSPC)
    • Scott Levac · Director, Treasury Board Of Canada Secretariat (TBS)
    • Richard Bilodeau · Acting Senior Assistant Deputy Minister, Public Services and Procurement Canada (PSPC)
    Working with Government to develop and execute a national strategy to grow Canada's digital economy, drive innovation and competitiveness in the ICT sector, and modernize the public sector in its use of information technology. Read more

    Official report

  • Reported by William Shelling · Consultant

    • Joel Bowen · Policy Advisor, Senate of Canada
    Collaborating with Government on ways to strengthen socio-economic considerations within large IT modernization initiatives. Read more

    Working with Government to transform service delivery through digital adoption.

    Collaborating with government on changes made to the Integrity Framework.

    Working with Government to ensure the modernization of procurement systems are done in a fair, transparent, and collaborative manner.

    Official report

  • Reported by William Shelling · Consultant

    • Hassan Yussuff · Senator, Senate of Canada
    Working with Government to transform service delivery through digital adoption. Read more

    Collaborating with Government on ways to strengthen socio-economic considerations within large IT modernization initiatives.

    Collaborating with government on changes made to the Integrity Framework.

    Working with Government to ensure the modernization of procurement systems are done in a fair, transparent, and collaborative manner.

    Official report

  • Reported by William Shelling · Consultant

    Working with Government to ensure the modernization of procurement systems are done in a fair, transparent, and collaborative manner. Read more

    Collaborating with Government on ways to strengthen socio-economic considerations within large IT modernization initiatives.

    Working with Government to transform service delivery through digital adoption.

    Collaborating with government on changes made to the Integrity Framework.

    Official report

  • Reported by William Shelling · Consultant

    • Charles Sousa · Member of Parliament, Public Services and Procurement Canada (PSPC)
    Collaborating with Government on ways to strengthen socio-economic considerations within large IT modernization initiatives. Read more

    Working with Government to transform service delivery through digital adoption.

    Collaborating with government on changes made to the Integrity Framework.

    Working with Government to ensure the modernization of procurement systems are done in a fair, transparent, and collaborative manner.

    Official report

  • Reported by William Shelling · Consultant

    • Scott Jones · President, Shared Services Canada (SSC)
    Working with Government to transform service delivery through digital adoption. Read more

    Collaborating with Government on ways to strengthen socio-economic considerations within large IT modernization initiatives.

    Collaborating with government on changes made to the Integrity Framework.

    Working with Government to ensure the modernization of procurement systems are done in a fair, transparent, and collaborative manner.

    Official report

  • Reported by William Shelling · Consultant

    • Dominic Laporte · Senior Assistant Deputy Minister, Public Services and Procurement Canada (PSPC)
    • Joelle Paquette · Director General, Public Services and Procurement Canada (PSPC)
    • Ron Cromier · Director General, Public Services and Procurement Canada (PSPC)
    • Lysane Bolduc · Director General, Public Services and Procurement Canada (PSPC)
    and 2 more
    • Clinton Lawrence-Whyte · Director General, Public Services and Procurement Canada (PSPC)
    • Kevin Prolux · Issues Manager to Associate Director General, Public Services and Procurement Canada (PSPC)
    Collaborating with Government on ways to strengthen socio-economic considerations within large IT modernization initiatives. Read more

    Working with Government to transform service delivery through digital adoption.

    Collaborating with government on changes made to the Integrity Framework.

    Working with Government to ensure the modernization of procurement systems are done in a fair, transparent, and collaborative manner.

    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.