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Lobbying by BlackBerry Limited: 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

BlackBerry Limited

Meetings this Parliament
86
With MPs
16
Since Nov 2021
350
Active registrations
1

Most recent reported meeting: Sep 29, 2026.

Registrations in effect

In-house (corporation) In effect since Sep 8, 2026 Receives government funding

Filed by John Giamatteo, Chief Executive Officer

Lobbyists

  • John Giamatteo · Chief Executive Officer
  • John de Boer · Senior Director, Government Affairs and Public Policy
  • Phil Kurtz · Chief Legal Officer and Corporate Secretary

Institutions they may lobby: Bank of Canada, Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA), Canada Revenue Agency (CRA), Canadian Heritage (PCH), Canadian Security Intelligence Service (CSIS), 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, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC), Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED), Justice Canada (JC), National Defence (DND), National Research Council (NRC), Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC), 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), Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP), Senate of Canada, Shared Services Canada (SSC), Transport Canada (TC), Treasury Board Of Canada Secretariat (TBS)

What they're lobbying on (13)
  • Strategic Response Fund, specifically application for funding for corporate R&D project
  • Cybersecurity capacity development
  • Discuss public safety related initiatives including border security
  • Cybersecurity laws, policies and regulations
  • National Security Technologies and Solutions
  • International Trade to help expand Canadian trade internationally
  • Trade Policy, with respect to BlackBerry market access issues experienced internationally, specifically tariffs and non-tariff trade barriers
  • Investment Canada Act - specifically with respect to technologies
  • Intellectual property - specifically related to IP policies that encourage private investment in development of technologies that support supply chain resiliency
  • Innovation - discussions regarding the Canadian government's Innovation Agenda; including programs government may be considering to foster innovation in the Canadian ICT industry (e.g. skills & training, centres of excellence, R&D funding and incentives, government use of technology)
  • Government Procurement - specifically Government priorities and role for private industry in helping to achieve government objectives - e.g. remote work, IT modernization, innovation and R&D intensive products, and crisis communications
  • Government funding for private sector R&D technology projects
  • Discuss Canada's Defence and Procurement Strategies

Registration 956685-5685-62. Look it up in the official Registry

Reported meetings

Spreadsheet

Filed by John Giamatteo (208), John Chen (121), Richard Lynch (21).

  • Reported by John Chen · In-house (corporation)

    • Yvan Baker · Chargee d'Affaires, Embassy of Canada in France, Global Affairs Canada (GAC)

    International TradeNational Security/Security

    Official report

  • Reported by John Chen · In-house (corporation)

    • Elissa Golberg · Ambassador of Canada to Italy, Global Affairs Canada (GAC)

    Industry

    Official report

  • Reported by John Chen · In-house (corporation)

    • Elissa Golberg · Ambassador of Canada to Italy, Global Affairs Canada (GAC)

    International Trade

    Official report

  • Reported by John Chen · In-house (corporation)

    • Amy Baker · Ambassador of Canada to France, Global Affairs Canada (GAC)

    International Trade

    Official report

  • Reported by John Chen · In-house (corporation)

    • Marta Morgan · Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs, Global Affairs Canada (GAC)

    Internal Trade

    Official report

  • Reported by John Chen · In-house (corporation)

    • Stephane Dion · Ambassador of Canada to Germany, Global Affairs Canada (GAC)

    International Trade

    Official report

  • Reported by John Chen · In-house (corporation)

    • Sami Khoury · Head, Canadian Centre for Cyber Security, National Defence (DND)

    National Security/Security

    Official report

  • Reported by John Chen · In-house (corporation)

    • Rob Jamieson · Senior Advisor, Office of the Minister of Public Safety, Public Safety Canada (PS)

    National Security/Security

    Official report

  • Reported by John Chen · In-house (corporation)

    • Melissa Lantsman · Member of Parliament
    • Braydon Wilson · Senior Advisor, Office of Melissa Lantsman, House of Commons

    InfrastructureNational Security/SecurityTransportation

    Official report

  • Reported by John Chen · In-house (corporation)

    • Daniel Blaikie · Member of Parliament, House of Commons

    Budget

    Official report

  • Reported by John Chen · In-house (corporation)

    • Tyler Meredith · Director of Policy, Office of the Deputy Prime Minister & Minister of Finance, Finance Canada (FIN)
    • Yash Nanda · Policy Advisor, Office of the Deputy Prime Minister & Minister of Finance, Finance Canada (FIN)
    • Miles Hopper · SSenior Policy Advisor, Office of the Deputy Prime Minister & Minister of Finance, Finance Canada (FIN)

    Budget

    Official report

  • Reported by John Chen · In-house (corporation)

    • Stephen Lucas · Deputy Minister, Health Canada (HC)
    • Heather Jeffrey · Associate Deputy Minister, Health Canada (HC)

    HealthIndustry

    Official report

  • Reported by John Chen · In-house (corporation)

    • Paul Wagner · Interim Chief Technology Officer, Treasury Board Of Canada Secretariat (TBS)

    IndustryInfrastructureNational Security/Security

    Official report

  • Reported by John Chen · In-house (corporation)

    • Colette Kaminsky · Associate Assistant Deputy Minister, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)

    IndustryScience and Technology

    Official report

  • Reported by John Chen · In-house (corporation)

    • Colette Kaminsky · Associate Assistant Deputy Minister, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)

    Industry

    Official report

  • Reported by John Chen · In-house (corporation)

    • Chrystia Freeland · Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance, Finance Canada (FIN)
    • Yash Nanda · Policy Advisor, Office of the Deputy Prime Minister & Minister of Finance, Finance Canada (FIN)
    • Malcolm McEachern · Senior Regional Advisor - Atlantic, Office of the Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister, Finance Canada (FIN)
    • Miles Hopper · Senior Policy Advisor, Office of the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of FInance, Finance Canada (FIN)

    Budget

    Official report

  • Reported by John Chen · In-house (corporation)

    • Peter Opdam · Senior Policy Advisor to the Minister of Innovation Science and Industry, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)

    Industry

    Official report

  • Reported by John Chen · In-house (corporation)

    • François-Philippe Champagne · Minister of International Trade, Global Affairs Canada (GAC)
    • Simon Kennedy · Deputy Minister, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
    • Sarah Hussaini · Chief of Staff, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)

    Intellectual Property

    Official report

  • Reported by John Chen · In-house (corporation)

    • JimC Carr · Member of Parliament, House of Commons

    National Security/Security

    Official report

  • Reported by John Chen · In-house (corporation)

    • Miled Hill · Senior Policy Advisor, Transport Canada (TC)

    InfrastructureNational Security/Security

    Official report

  • Reported by John Chen · In-house (corporation)

    • Peter Schiefke · Member of Parliament
    • Annie Koutrakis · Member of Parliament and Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Trasnport
    • Jean Proulx · Special Assistant Parliamentary Affairs and Issues Management at Transport Canada, Transport Canada (TC)

    InfrastructureNational Security/Security

    Official report

  • Reported by John Chen · In-house (corporation)

    • Caitlin Szymberski · Director of Policy, Office of the President of the Treasury Board, Treasury Board Of Canada Secretariat (TBS)

    Industry

    Official report

  • Reported by John Chen · In-house (corporation)

    • Brook Simpson · Director, Parliamentary Affairs, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)

    Intellectual Property

    Official report

  • Reported by John Chen · In-house (corporation)

    • Mary Gregory · Associate Assistant Deputy Minister, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)

    Industry

    Official report

  • Reported by John Chen · In-house (corporation)

    • Mike Maka · Chief of Staff, Transport Canada (TC)

    National Security/SecurityTransportation

    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.