Lobbying organisation

MaRS Discovery District

21 meetings with public office holders, May 27, 2025 to Apr 10, 2026.

155 meetings on record since 2009, their first on record.

Meetings over time

  • May 2025: 1 meeting, with Jessie Pierre, Harry Burton
  • Jun 2025: 0 meetings
  • Jul 2025: 1 meeting, with Wilder Walker, Joel Lightbound, Arianne Reza, Elisabeth D'Amours
  • Aug 2025: 0 meetings
  • Sep 2025: 3 meetings, with varun Srivatsan, Matthew O'Connell, Damien O'Brien, Tim Logan, Karim Bardeesy
  • Oct 2025: 0 meetings
  • Nov 2025: 6 meetings, with Ritu Banerjee, Zoltan Tompa, Mitch Davies, Laural Porth-Jones, Frank Des Rosiers
  • Dec 2025: 0 meetings
  • Jan 2026: 3 meetings, with Mark Schaan, Charles Vincent, Patrick Comtois, Adam Flores, Jeff King
  • Feb 2026: 4 meetings, with Cameron McCartney, Evelia Manach, Ian Williams, Joanna Murphy, Melissa Smith
  • Mar 2026: 0 meetings
  • Apr 2026: 3 meetings, with Mélanie Joly, Damien O'Brien, Barbara Gibbon, Kathleen Cavallaro, Joanna Murphy
May 2025peak 6 in a monthApr 2026

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What they lobby about

The registry's own subject categories, chosen by the lobbyist on each filing. Each one opens its own page.

Who they met

Not in Arena's member list34 met · 37 meetings
  • Damien O'Brien
  • Joanna Murphy
  • Mark Schaan
  • Adam Flores
  • Arianne Reza
  • Barbara Gibbon
  • Cameron McCartney
  • Charles Vincent
  • Chase Knight
  • Christine McKay
  • Elisabeth D'Amours
  • Evelia Manach
  • Frank Des Rosiers
  • Harry Burton
  • Ian Williams
  • Jeff King
  • Jessie Pierre
  • Kathleen Cavallaro
  • Laural Porth-Jones
  • Mary-Liz Power
  • Matthew O'Connell
  • Melissa Smith
  • Mitch Davies
  • Nickolas Vaessen
  • Patrick Comtois
  • Ritu Banerjee
  • Steve Masson
  • Tim Logan
  • Tri Vo
  • Valerie Picher
  • varun Srivatsan
  • Vicki Osborne
  • Wilder Walker
  • Zoltan Tompa

Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED) (13) · Public Services and Procurement Canada (PSPC) (10) · Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario (FedDev) (6) · Natural Resources Canada (NRCan) (3) · Global Affairs Canada (GAC) (2) · National Research Council (NRC) (2)

In their own words

  • Seek increased support for entrepreneurs and startups in a range of sectors—from health and cleantech to finance and education—helping them grow and scale into global market leaders by providing expert advice
  • Collaborating with the Government of Canada on how to commercialize innovation businesses of the future, and making a positive difference in the lives of Canadians and others around the world.

Meetings from the Commissioner of Lobbying of Canada. Canada does not require lobbyists to disclose what they spend, so there is no lobbying budget to report here — only the meetings they filed.