Corporation
Cohere Inc.
- Meetings this Parliament
- 102
- With MPs
- 18
- Since Nov 2021
- 158
- Active registrations
- 1
Most recent reported meeting: Sep 30, 2026.
Lobbying by Cohere Inc.: its registrations, its lobbyists, the bills it has named and every meeting it has reported with federal office holders since November 2021.
← LobbyingRegistrations in effect
In-house (corporation) In effect since Oct 21, 2026 Receives government funding
Filed by Aidan Gomez, CEO
Lobbyists
- A.j. Bhadelia · Vice President, Government Affairs and Public Policy
- Aidan Gomez · CEO
- Douglas Russell · Global Aerospace and Defence Lead
- Francois Chadwick · Chief Financial Officer
- Hunter Doubt · Senior Manager, Government Affairs and Public Policy
- Ivan Zhang · Co-Founder
- Joelle Pineau · Chief AI Officer
- Kosta Starostin · Vice President Legal
- Melika Carroll · Senior Vice President Corporate Affairs
- Nick Frosst · Co-Founder
- Sohail Manoussi · Canadian Public Sector Lead
Institutions they may lobby: Canada Development Investment Corporation (CDEV), Canadian Commercial Corporation (CCC), Canadian Heritage (PCH), Communications Security Establishment Canada (CSEC), Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC), Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario (FedDev), Finance Canada (FIN), Global Affairs Canada (GAC), Health Canada (HC), House of Commons, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC), Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED), Intergovernmental Affairs Secretariat (IGA), 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), Senate of Canada, Shared Services Canada (SSC), Treasury Board Of Canada Secretariat (TBS)
What they're lobbying on (5)Hide details
- Immigration policy and programs as they relate to attracting and retaining high skilled global talent to Canada.
- Discussions regarding digital policy and legislation, including as it relates to artificial intelligence (AI) and data protection, privacy and reduction of online harms.
- AI adoption including updating procurement policies.
- Discuss issues related to international competitiveness of the domestic AI industry.
- Provide subject matter (AI) expertise to the Canadian AI Safety Institute team where it might be helpful across a number of areas including opportunities for research and safety practices.
Registration 957672-377602-19. Look it up in the official Registry
Reported meetings
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Reported by Aidan Gomez · In-house (corporation)
- Matthew Sajknovic · Assistant Secretary to the Cabinet,, Privy Council Office (PCO)
Discuss issues related to international competitiveness of the domestic AI industry.
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Reported by Aidan Gomez · In-house (corporation)
- Anson Duran · Chief of Staff, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
- Peter Wall · Deputy Chief of Staff and Director of Communications, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
Discuss issues related to international competitiveness of the domestic AI industry.
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Reported by Aidan Gomez · In-house (corporation)
- Shalene Curtis-Micallef · Deputy Minister, Health Canada (HC)
- Jocelyne Voisin · Senior Assistant Deputy Minister, Health Canada (HC)
AI adoption including updating procurement policies.
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Reported by Aidan Gomez · In-house (corporation)
- Bruce Fanjoy · Member of Parliament
Discussions with officials regarding the Canada-US bilateral relationship. Read more
Discuss issues related to international competitiveness of the domestic AI industry.
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Reported by Aidan Gomez · In-house (corporation)
- Anushka Kurian · Director of Policy, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
Discussions regarding digital policy and legislation, including as it relates to artificial intelligence (AI) and data protection, privacy and reduction of online harms. Read more
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Reported by Aidan Gomez · In-house (corporation)
- Sima Acan · Member of Parliament
- Karim Bardeesy · Member of Parliament
- Élisabeth Brière · Member of Parliament
- Madeleine Chenette · Member of Parliament
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- Leslie Church · Member of Parliament
- Julie Dzerowicz · Member of Parliament
- Michael Ma · Member of Parliament
- Jacques Ramsay · Member of Parliament
- Jean Yip · Member of Parliament
- Jenna Sudds · Member of Parliament
- Rebecca Chartrand · Member of Parliament
- Claude Guay · Member of the House of Commons
AI adoption including updating procurement policies. Read more
Discussions with officials regarding the Canada-US bilateral relationship.
Discussions regarding digital policy and legislation, including as it relates to artificial intelligence (AI) and data protection, privacy and reduction of online harms.
Discuss issues related to international competitiveness of the domestic AI industry.
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Reported by Aidan Gomez · In-house (corporation)
- Tim Krupa · Deputy Chief of Staff, Prime Minister's Office (PMO)
- Michael Sabia · Clerk of the Privy Council and Secretary to the Cabinet, Privy Council Office (PCO)
Discuss issues related to international competitiveness of the domestic AI industry.
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Reported by Aidan Gomez · In-house (corporation)
- Anson Duran · Chief of Staff, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
- Peter Wall · Deputy Chief of Staff and Director of Communications, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
- Anushka Kurian · Director of Policy, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
Discuss issues related to international competitiveness of the domestic AI industry.
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Reported by Aidan Gomez · In-house (corporation)
- Michael Sabia · Clerk of the Privy Council and Secretary to the Cabinet, Privy Council Office (PCO)
- Tim Krupa · Deputy Chief of Staff, Prime Minister's Office (PMO)
- Ramiz Razzak · Policy Advisor, Prime Minister's Office (PMO)
- Shawn Grover · Senior Policy Advisor, Prime Minister's Office (PMO)
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- Cody Burdett · Director of Operations, Privy Council Office (PCO)
Discuss issues related to international competitiveness of the domestic AI industry.
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Reported by Aidan Gomez · In-house (corporation)
- James Cudmore · Chief of Staff, Public Services and Procurement Canada (PSPC)
- James Rourke · Senior Policy Advisor, Public Services and Procurement Canada (PSPC)
Discuss issues related to international competitiveness of the domestic AI industry. Read more
AI adoption including updating procurement policies.
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Reported by Aidan Gomez · In-house (corporation)
- Mathew Hall · Senior Global Affairs Advisor, Prime Minister's Office (PMO)
Discussions with officials regarding the Canada-US bilateral relationship. Read more
AI adoption including updating procurement policies.
Discuss issues related to international competitiveness of the domestic AI industry.
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Reported by Aidan Gomez · In-house (corporation)
- Christiane Fox · Deputy Minister, National Defence (DND)
- Natasha Kim · Associate Deputy Minister, National Defence (DND)
Discuss issues related to international competitiveness of the domestic AI industry. Read more
AI adoption including updating procurement policies.
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Reported by Aidan Gomez · In-house (corporation)
- Anson Duran · Chief of Staff, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
Discuss issues related to international competitiveness of the domestic AI industry.
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Reported by Aidan Gomez · In-house (corporation)
- Peter Wall · Deputy Chief of Staff and Director of Communications, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
- Anson Duran · Chief of Staff, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
- Ramiz Razzak · Policy Advisor, Prime Minister's Office (PMO)
- Varun Srivatsan · Director of Policy, Finance Canada (FIN)
Discuss issues related to international competitiveness of the domestic AI industry.
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Reported by Aidan Gomez · In-house (corporation)
- Jenna Sudds · Member of Parliament
Discuss issues related to international competitiveness of the domestic AI industry.
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Reported by Aidan Gomez · In-house (corporation)
- Doly Begum · Member of Parliament
Discussions regarding digital policy and legislation, including as it relates to artificial intelligence (AI) and data protection, privacy and reduction of online harms. Read more
AI adoption including updating procurement policies.
Discuss issues related to international competitiveness of the domestic AI industry.
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Reported by Aidan Gomez · In-house (corporation)
- Jeffrey Li · Senior Policy Advisor, Finance Canada (FIN)
Discuss issues related to international competitiveness of the domestic AI industry. Read more
AI adoption including updating procurement policies.
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Reported by Aidan Gomez · In-house (corporation)
- Salman Arif · Director, Stakeholder Relations and Outreach, Prime Minister's Office (PMO)
- Sarah Manney · Global Affairs Advisor, Prime Minister's Office (PMO)
- Ian Burke Cameron · Senior Special Advisor, Prime Minister's Office (PMO)
- Ramiz Razzak · Policy Advisor, Prime Minister's Office (PMO)
Discuss issues related to international competitiveness of the domestic AI industry.
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Reported by Aidan Gomez · In-house (corporation)
- Ian Burke Cameron · Senior Special Advisor, Prime Minister's Office (PMO)
- Peter Wall · Deputy Chief of Staff and Director of Communications, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
Discuss issues related to international competitiveness of the domestic AI industry.
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Reported by Aidan Gomez · In-house (corporation)
- Anson Duran · Chief of Staff, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
Discuss issues related to international competitiveness of the domestic AI industry.
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Reported by Aidan Gomez · In-house (corporation)
- Kabisan Thanendran · Policy Advisor, Public Services and Procurement Canada (PSPC)
- Wilder Walker-Stewart · Director of Policy, Public Services and Procurement Canada (PSPC)
AI adoption including updating procurement policies.
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Reported by Aidan Gomez · In-house (corporation)
- Richard Bilodeau · Senior Assistant Deputy Minister, Public Safety Canada (PS)
Discussions regarding digital policy and legislation, including as it relates to artificial intelligence (AI) and data protection, privacy and reduction of online harms. Read more
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Reported by Aidan Gomez · In-house (corporation)
- Sarah Cozzi · Director of Policy, Public Safety Canada (PS)
Discussions regarding digital policy and legislation, including as it relates to artificial intelligence (AI) and data protection, privacy and reduction of online harms. Read more
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Reported by Aidan Gomez · In-house (corporation)
- Anushka Kurian · Senior Policy Advisor, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
- Tanveer Kaur Tur · Senior Advisor, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
Discussions regarding digital policy and legislation, including as it relates to artificial intelligence (AI) and data protection, privacy and reduction of online harms. Read more
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Reported by Aidan Gomez · In-house (corporation)
- Sébastien Aubertin-Giguère · Associate Assistant Deputy Minister, Public Safety Canada (PS)
Discuss issues related to international competitiveness of the domestic AI industry.
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.