Galaxia Mission Systems

Lobbying by Galaxia Mission Systems: 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

Meetings this Parliament: 2
With MPs: 0
Since Nov 2021: 2
Active registrations: 1

Most recent reported meeting: Aug 13, 2026.

Registrations in effect

In-house (corporation) In effect since Aug 13, 2026 Receives government funding

Filed by Arad Gharagozli, CEO

Lobbyists

Arad Gharagozli · CEO
Melchior Schori · VP Government Affairs and Public Relations
William Rowlands · VP Mission Operations

Institutions they may lobby: Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency (ACOA), Business Development Bank of Canada (BDC), Canadian Coast Guard (CCG), Canadian Space Agency (CSA), Export Development Canada (EDC), Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO), Global Affairs Canada (GAC), House of Commons, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED), Justice Canada (JC), National Defence (DND), Office of the Procurement Ombudsman (OPO), Prime Minister's Office (PMO), Public Services and Procurement Canada (PSPC), Senate of Canada

What they're lobbying on (2)

Government procurement practices - with respect to fairness across procurement decisions and processes. Galaxia aims to communicate with government officials to highlight (from the perspective of a startup in the defense industry) where we see opportunities or where there are roadblocks to the growth of Canadian SMEs. For example, we see some inequality in how federal program funding seems to be distributed (mostly Ontario and Quebec) and see to share that view so that more equal opportunity may be provided to companies in Atlantic Canada. We would also provide our experience and input into programs like the RDII to encourage the funding of such programs to help build a stronger, more resilient defense ecosystem for Canada. We see opportunity for Canada to better support SMEs in our region and our sector and wish to make sure government officials are aware of all viewpoints so they can make the most informed decisions.
Contract awards or research grants, mostly via DND, DRDC and CSA - with respect to technology demonstration, space compute capability development or satellite mission launch and operations. The goal of Galaxia's communication with federal officials is to build awareness and understanding of Galaxia, our capabilities, and where we can add value for Canada by developing sovereign space capability. We hope to provide clarity on what Galaxia is building here in Canada and how we could partner with Canada to grow our technology, workforce, partnerships and supply chain. If we can share information that helps government officials make informed decisions, we would be happy to provide that.

Registration 966484-387901-3. Look it up in the official Registry

Reported meetings

Spreadsheet

Aug 13, 2026

Reported by Arad Gharagozli · In-house (corporation)
- Savannah DeWolfe · Chief of Staff to the Minister of Justice (ACOA), Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency (ACOA)
Government procurement practices - with respect to fairness across procurement decisions and processes. Galaxia aims to communicate with government officials to highlight (from the perspective of a startup in the defense industry) where we see opportunities or where there are roadblocks to the growth of Canadian SMEs. For example, we see some inequality in how federal program funding seems to be distributed (mostly Ontario and Quebec) and see to share that view so that more equal opportunity may be provided to companies in Atlantic Canada. We would also provide our experience and input into programs like the RDII to encourage the funding of such programs to help build a stronger, more resilient defense ecosystem for Canada. We see opportunity for Canada to better support SMEs in our region and our sector and wish to make sure government officials are aware of all viewpoints so they can make the most informed decisions. Read more

Official report
Aug 13, 2026

Reported by Arad Gharagozli · In-house (corporation)
- Tony Ince · Senator, Senate of Canada
Contract awards or research grants, mostly via DND, DRDC and CSA - with respect to technology demonstration, space compute capability development or satellite mission launch and operations. The goal of Galaxia's communication with federal officials is to build awareness and understanding of Galaxia, our capabilities, and where we can add value for Canada by developing sovereign space capability. We hope to provide clarity on what Galaxia is building here in Canada and how we could partner with Canada to grow our technology, workforce, partnerships and supply chain. If we can share information that helps government officials make informed decisions, we would be happy to provide that. Read more

Government procurement practices - with respect to fairness across procurement decisions and processes. Galaxia aims to communicate with government officials to highlight (from the perspective of a startup in the defense industry) where we see opportunities or where there are roadblocks to the growth of Canadian SMEs. For example, we see some inequality in how federal program funding seems to be distributed (mostly Ontario and Quebec) and see to share that view so that more equal opportunity may be provided to companies in Atlantic Canada. We would also provide our experience and input into programs like the RDII to encourage the funding of such programs to help build a stronger, more resilient defense ecosystem for Canada. We see opportunity for Canada to better support SMEs in our region and our sector and wish to make sure government officials are aware of all viewpoints so they can make the most informed decisions.

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.