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Lobbying by NAKISA INC: 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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Corporation

NAKISA INC

Meetings this Parliament
11
With MPs
1
Since Nov 2021
11
Active registrations
1

Most recent reported meeting: Sep 14, 2026.

Registrations in effect

In-house (corporation) In effect since Sep 29, 2026 Receives government funding

Filed by Babak Varjavandi, CEO

Lobbyists

  • Babak Varjavandi · CEO

Institutions they may lobby: Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC), Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO), Global Affairs Canada (GAC), Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED), Justice Canada (JC), National Defence (DND), Public Services and Procurement Canada (PSPC), Senate of Canada, Statistics Canada (StatCan), Treasury Board Of Canada Secretariat (TBS)

What they're lobbying on (1)
  • To communicate with office holders to discuss and seek changes to federal procurement policies and processes for enterprise software solutions, including how such solutions are evaluated and acquired. The goal is to ensure procurement frameworks better support federal modernization priorities in the areas of workforce management, organizational design, lease management, asset management, digital modernization, artificial intelligence, data governance, and operational efficiency.

Registration 965000-386228-6. Look it up in the official Registry

Reported meetings

Spreadsheet
  • Reported by Babak Varjavandi · In-house (corporation)

    • Marc Brouillard · Chief Digital Officer, Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO)
    • louise burke · Chief of Staff at Public Services and Procurement Canad, Public Services and Procurement Canada (PSPC)
    To communicate with office holders to discuss and seek changes to federal procurement policies and processes for enterprise software solutions, including how such solutions are evaluated and acquired. The goal is to ensure procurement frameworks better support federal modernization priorities in the areas of workforce management, organizational design, lease management, asset management, digital modernization, artificial intelligence, data governance, and operational efficiency. Read more

    Official report

  • Reported by Babak Varjavandi · In-house (corporation)

    • Marc Miller · Member of Parliament, Senate of Canada
    To communicate with office holders to discuss and seek changes to federal procurement policies and processes for enterprise software solutions, including how such solutions are evaluated and acquired. The goal is to ensure procurement frameworks better support federal modernization priorities in the areas of workforce management, organizational design, lease management, asset management, digital modernization, artificial intelligence, data governance, and operational efficiency. Read more

    Official report

  • Reported by Babak Varjavandi · In-house (corporation)

    • Marc Peladeau · Director, Statistics Canada (StatCan)
    • Tessa St Arnaud · Senior Strategic Business Analyst, Statistics Canada (StatCan)
    To communicate with office holders to discuss and seek changes to federal procurement policies and processes for enterprise software solutions, including how such solutions are evaluated and acquired. The goal is to ensure procurement frameworks better support federal modernization priorities in the areas of workforce management, organizational design, lease management, asset management, digital modernization, artificial intelligence, data governance, and operational efficiency. Read more

    Official report

  • Reported by Babak Varjavandi · In-house (corporation)

    • Aaron Bailiee · Manager, Transport Canada (TC)
    To communicate with office holders to discuss and seek changes to federal procurement policies and processes for enterprise software solutions, including how such solutions are evaluated and acquired. The goal is to ensure procurement frameworks better support federal modernization priorities in the areas of workforce management, organizational design, lease management, asset management, digital modernization, artificial intelligence, data governance, and operational efficiency. Read more

    Official report

  • Reported by Babak Varjavandi · In-house (corporation)

    • Marc Brouillard · Chief Digital Officer, Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO)
    To communicate with office holders to discuss and seek changes to federal procurement policies and processes for enterprise software solutions, including how such solutions are evaluated and acquired. The goal is to ensure procurement frameworks better support federal modernization priorities in the areas of workforce management, organizational design, lease management, asset management, digital modernization, artificial intelligence, data governance, and operational efficiency. Read more

    Official report

  • Reported by Babak Varjavandi · In-house (corporation)

    • Marc peladeau · CTO, Statistics Canada (StatCan)
    • Milana Karaganis · Director General and Chief Technology Officer, Statistics Canada (StatCan)
    • cory Chobanik · Senior Director Enterprise PLatform, Statistics Canada (StatCan)
    To communicate with office holders to discuss and seek changes to federal procurement policies and processes for enterprise software solutions, including how such solutions are evaluated and acquired. The goal is to ensure procurement frameworks better support federal modernization priorities in the areas of workforce management, organizational design, lease management, asset management, digital modernization, artificial intelligence, data governance, and operational efficiency. Read more

    Official report

  • Reported by Babak Varjavandi · In-house (corporation)

    • Dugald Topshee · Chief Information Officer, Justice Canada (JC)
    To communicate with office holders to discuss and seek changes to federal procurement policies and processes for enterprise software solutions, including how such solutions are evaluated and acquired. The goal is to ensure procurement frameworks better support federal modernization priorities in the areas of workforce management, organizational design, lease management, asset management, digital modernization, artificial intelligence, data governance, and operational efficiency. Read more

    Official report

  • Reported by Babak Varjavandi · In-house (corporation)

    • Kara Beckles · Exec Director, Privacy & AI policy, Treasury Board Of Canada Secretariat (TBS)
    To communicate with office holders to discuss and seek changes to federal procurement policies and processes for enterprise software solutions, including how such solutions are evaluated and acquired. The goal is to ensure procurement frameworks better support federal modernization priorities in the areas of workforce management, organizational design, lease management, asset management, digital modernization, artificial intelligence, data governance, and operational efficiency. Read more

    Official report

  • Reported by Babak Varjavandi · In-house (corporation)

    • Katy Champagne · CIO and Assistant Chief Statistician (ADM) of Digital Solutions at Statistics Canada, Statistics Canada (StatCan)
    To communicate with office holders to discuss and seek changes to federal procurement policies and processes for enterprise software solutions, including how such solutions are evaluated and acquired. The goal is to ensure procurement frameworks better support federal modernization priorities in the areas of workforce management, organizational design, lease management, asset management, digital modernization, artificial intelligence, data governance, and operational efficiency. Read more

    Official report

  • Reported by Babak Varjavandi · In-house (corporation)

    • Kofi Kobia · Director, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
    To communicate with office holders to discuss and seek changes to federal procurement policies and processes for enterprise software solutions, including how such solutions are evaluated and acquired. The goal is to ensure procurement frameworks better support federal modernization priorities in the areas of workforce management, organizational design, lease management, asset management, digital modernization, artificial intelligence, data governance, and operational efficiency. Read more

    Official report

  • Reported by Babak Varjavandi · In-house (corporation)

    • ima okonny · Assistant Deputy Minister | Chief Data Officer, Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC)
    • patrick charette · Director, Enterprise Data Governance, Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC)
    To communicate with office holders to discuss and seek changes to federal procurement policies and processes for enterprise software solutions, including how such solutions are evaluated and acquired. The goal is to ensure procurement frameworks better support federal modernization priorities in the areas of workforce management, organizational design, lease management, asset management, digital modernization, artificial intelligence, data governance, and operational efficiency. Read more

    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.