Quantum Industry Canada

Lobbying by Quantum Industry 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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Client of a consultant lobbyist

Meetings this Parliament: 0
With MPs: 0
Since Nov 2021: 0
Active registrations: 1

Registrations in effect

Consultant In effect since Oct 2, 2026 Receives government funding

Consultant Clarissa Schurter of Texture Communications

Consultant lobbyists

Clarissa Schurter Former designated public office holder
Formerly Chief of Staff, Office of the MP for Durham, Parliament of Canada (2022–2023)

Formerly Director of Operations, Office of the MP for Durham, Parliament of Canada (2021–2022)

Formerly Office Manager and Executive Assistant, Office of the MP for Edmonton Manning, Parliament of Canada (2017–2021)

Formerly Press Secretary, Department of Justice Canada, Office of the Minister of Justice (2014–2015)
Clarissa Schurter Former designated public office holder
Formerly Chief of Staff, Office of the MP for Durham, Parliament of Canada (2022–2023)

Formerly Director of Operations, Office of the MP for Durham, Parliament of Canada (2021–2022)

Formerly Office Manager and Executive Assistant, Office of the MP for Edmonton Manning, Parliament of Canada (2017–2021)

Formerly Press Secretary, Department of Justice Canada, Office of the Minister of Justice (2014–2015)

Institutions they may lobby: Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario (FedDev), Global Affairs Canada (GAC), House of Commons, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC), Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED), National Defence (DND), National Research Council (NRC), Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC), Prime Minister's Office (PMO), Privy Council Office (PCO), Public Safety Canada (PS), Senate of Canada, Treasury Board Of Canada Secretariat (TBS)

What they're lobbying on (5)

Securing multi-year funding for Quantum Industry Canada to advance its mission. Description: Engagement with federal officials regarding multi-year funding to enable Quantum Industry Canada (QIC) to advance its mission and deliver benefits for Canada. QIC is seeking resources to support Canada’s quantum ambitions, help translate the country’s strengths in quantum technologies into economic and strategic advantage, and contribute to the effective delivery of key federal strategies and priorities related to quantum, defence, security, and economic growth.
Department of National Defence and Canadian Armed Forces Quantum Science and Technology Strategy Implementation Plan (Quantum 2030), with respect to capability development, procurement, and industry participation. Description: Engagement with federal officials concerning the implementation of Quantum 2030, including priorities for quantum and quantum-secure technologies and their supply chains. Discussions may address pathways for Canadian industry participation, alignment of research, development, and demonstration activities with defence needs, mechanisms to support dual-use technologies, and approaches to testing, validation, and early adoption of quantum capabilities within defence and security contexts, in coordination with trusted allies.
Canada’s National Quantum Strategy, with respect to governance, implementation, funding mechanisms, and industry engagement. Description: Engagement with federal officials regarding the implementation and evolution of Canada’s National Quantum Strategy (NQS), including its coordination across departments and agencies, alignment with economic security and industrial policy objectives, and the design of programs intended to support commercialization, industrialization, workforce development, and adoption of quantum technologies. Discussions may include the role of industry, mechanisms to improve deployment and procurement pathways, programs and policy changes needed to support the NQS missions, and alignment with allied quantum strategies and international partnerships.
Title: Canada’s Defence Industrial Strategy, with respect to quantum and related advanced dual-use technologies. Description: Engagement with federal officials regarding the development and implementation of Canada’s Defence Industrial Strategy as it relates to strategic dual-use technologies, including quantum technologies. Discussions may include the role of Canadian industry in defence supply chains, approaches to industrial capability development, procurement and innovation mechanisms suitable for small and medium-sized enterprises, alignment with allied defence frameworks, and policies and programs intended to strengthen domestic industrial capacity, resilience, and export readiness in support of Canada’s defence and security objectives.
Advocating on behalf of the quantum industry for government programs like the Quantum Champions Program and to raise general awareness of the quantum industry and it's public policy needs with senior public office holders

Registration 957108-387411-2. 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.