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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 Giamatteo · In-house (corporation)

    • Scott Jones · President, Shared Services Canada (SSC)

    Industry

    Official report

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

    • Manel Menouar · Deputy Chief of Staff and Director of Policy to the Minister of Defence, National Defence (DND)
    • Duncan Tooley · Director of Operations, Minister of National Defence, National Defence (DND)

    IndustryInternational RelationsNational Security/Security

    Official report

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

    IndustryNational Security/Security

    Official report

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

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

    Industry

    Official report

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

    • Jason Easton · Senior Advisor, Prime Minister's Office (PMO)

    Industry

    Official report

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

    • Kevin Coon · Chief of Staff to the Minister of Export Promotion, International Trade and Economic Development, Global Affairs Canada (GAC)

    Industry

    Official report

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

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

    Industry

    Official report

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

    • Bob Rae · Permanent Representative of Canada to the United Nations, Global Affairs Canada (GAC)

    Industry

    Official report

  • Reported by Richard Lynch · In-house (corporation)

    • Manel Menouar · Deputy Chief of Staff and Director of Policy to the Minister of Defence, National Defence (DND)
    • Duncon Tooley · Director of Operations, Office of the Minister of National Defence, National Defence (DND)

    IndustryNational Security/Security

    Official report

  • Reported by Richard Lynch · In-house (corporation)

    • Simon Kennedy · Deputy Minister, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)

    Industry

    Official report

  • Reported by Richard Lynch · In-house (corporation)

    • Shawn Tupper · Deputy Minister, Public Safety Canada, Public Safety Canada (PS)
    • Tricia Geddes · Associate Deputy Minister, Public Safety Canada (PS)
    • Sylvie Boucher · Senior Assistant Deputy Minister for the National and Cyber Security Branch, Public Safety Canada (PS)

    IndustryNational Security/Security

    Official report

  • Reported by Richard Lynch · In-house (corporation)

    • Mark Schaan · Senior Assistant Deputy Minister, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)

    Industry

    Official report

  • Reported by Richard Lynch · In-house (corporation)

    • Oz Jungic · Senior Advisor, Prime Minister's Office, Prime Minister's Office (PMO)

    Industry

    Official report

  • Reported by Richard Lynch · In-house (corporation)

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

    Industry

    Official report

  • Reported by Richard Lynch · In-house (corporation)

    • Caroline Xavier · Chief, Communications Security Establishment, Communications Security Establishment Canada (CSEC)

    Industry

    Official report

  • Reported by Richard Lynch · In-house (corporation)

    • Jason Easton · Senior Advisor, Prime Minister's Office (PMO)

    IndustryInternational Trade

    Official report

  • Reported by Richard Lynch · In-house (corporation)

    • Jason Easton · Senior Advisor, Prime Minister's Office (PMO)

    IndustryInternal Trade

    Official report

  • Reported by Richard Lynch · In-house (corporation)

    • Simon Kennedy · Deputy Minister, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)

    Industry

    Official report

  • Reported by Richard Lynch · In-house (corporation)

    • Meghan Pritchard · Director of Planning and Tour, Global Affairs Canada (GAC)
    • Samir Kassam · Policy Advisor / Issues Manager, Global Affairs Canada (GAC)

    IndustryInternational Trade

    Official report

  • Reported by Richard Lynch · In-house (corporation)

    • Meghan Pritchard · Director of Planning and Tour, Office of the Minister of Export Promotion, International Trade and Economic Development, Global Affairs Canada (GAC)
    • Samir Kassam · Policy Advisor / Issues Manager, Global Affairs Canada (GAC)

    IndustryInternal Trade

    Official report

  • Reported by Richard Lynch · In-house (corporation)

    • Bob Rae · Permanent Representative of Canada to the United Nations, Global Affairs Canada (GAC)

    IndustryInternal Trade

    Official report

  • Reported by Richard Lynch · In-house (corporation)

    • Jason Easton · Senior Advisor, Prime Minister's Office (PMO)
    • Philip Kuligowski Chan · Advance Officer, Prime Minister's Office (PMO)

    IndustryInternal Trade

    Official report

  • Reported by Richard Lynch · In-house (corporation)

    • Simon Kennedy · Deputy Minister, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)

    Industry

    Official report

  • Reported by Richard Lynch · In-house (corporation)

    • Philip Kuligowski Chan · Advance Officer, Prime Minister's Office (PMO)

    IndustryInternal Trade

    Official report

  • Reported by Richard Lynch · In-house (corporation)

    • Meghan Pritchard · Director of Planning and Tour, Office of Export Promotion, International Trade and Economic Development, Global Affairs Canada (GAC)
    • Samir Kassam · Policy Advisor / Issues Manager, Global Affairs Canada (GAC)

    IndustryInternal Trade

    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.