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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
0
With MPs
0
Since Nov 2021
0
Active registrations
1

Registrations in effect

Consultant In effect since Jun 8, 2026 Receives government funding

Consultant Ben Parsons of Counsel Public Affairs Inc.

Consultant lobbyists

  • Ben Parsons Former public office holder

    Formerly Special Assistant, House of Commons, Liberal Research Bureau (2016–2017)

    Formerly Special Assistant, House of Commons, Liberal Research Bureau (2009–2011)

  • Ben Parsons Former public office holder

    Formerly Special Assistant, House of Commons, Liberal Research Bureau (2016–2017)

    Formerly Special Assistant, House of Commons, Liberal Research Bureau (2009–2011)

  • Ben Parsons Former public office holder

    Formerly Special Assistant, House of Commons, Liberal Research Bureau (2016–2017)

    Formerly Special Assistant, House of Commons, Liberal Research Bureau (2009–2011)

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)
  • 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 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.

Registration 933600-377519-5. Look it up in the official Registry

Reported meetings

No meetings reported since November 2021.

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.