November and December 2022 Update: IBM

By: Brad McNeil, PhD Student (McMaster University)

IBM Canada Ltd.: November and December Lobbying Summaries

Dave McCann, President of IBM Canada, continued his October talks with Ministers of Innovation, Science and Economic Development (ISED). McCan met ISED once in November and again in December, 2022 to discuss ‘Science and Technology’. IBM’s lobbying information profile on the registry of lobbyist website notes that the company is broadly interested in “Communicating with government officials, in general, about regional economic development. The goal of these communications is to advocate for robust regional economic development strategies.”  On December 9, 2022, IBM announced the creation of a client innovation centre in Fredericton, New Brunswick that will create 250 full time jobs in the area related to “application developers, technical testers, business analysts, customer experience workers, design consultants, and workers in digital transformation.” The Client Innovation Centre was backed by the provincial government. Opportunities New Brunswick is investing $4.8 million to help IBM create these jobs. Arlene Dunn, minister responsible for Opportunities in New Brunswick noted “Many of the world’s most successful companies have discovered our province because of our winning combination of people, diversity, agility, infrastructure and innovation. Through investments like this one, we are building upon New Brunswick’s reputation as an IT hub.”

CommunicationsLobbiedSubject MatterResponsible Officer
2022-11-22Francis Bilodeau, Associate Deputy Minister
Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
Science and TechnologyDave McCann
Communication DateLobbiedSubject MatterResponsible Officer
2022-12-15  Anson Duran, Senior Policy Director
Office of the Minister, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
Science and TechnologyDave McCann
2022-12-16  Cheryl Cardinal, Director of Policy and Indigenous Procurement
Office of the Minister, Public Services and Procurement Canada (PSPC)
Science and Technology,  Government ProcurementDave McCann

IBM Government Contracts Signed During November and December 2022

Although IBM did not register many lobbying communications from November to December 2022, IBM was busy signing government contracts during these months. From November to December 2021, IBM signed 28 government contracts, each valued over $10,000. The chart below displays all contracts valued over $10,000 signed in the months of November and December 2022. This list was complied from content available on the Search Government Contracts over $10,000 site.  

Date of ContractValueOrganizationWork Description
2022-11-01$83,178.36Statistics CanadaLicense/Maintenance fees for Application Software (including COTS) and Application Development and Delivery Software
2022-11-01$242,693.03Parks CanadaLicense/Maintenance fees for Application Software (including COTS) and Application Development and Delivery Software
2022-11-01$37,266.37Public Service Commission of CanadaLicense/Maitenance fees for client software related to Distributed Computing Environment (DCE)
2022-11-01$161,315.24Innovation, Science and Economic Development CanadaLicense/Maintenance fees for App.Software
2022-11-01$78,239.85Innovation, Science and Economic Development CanadaLicense/Maintenance fees for App.Software
2022-11-01$1,577,644.49Indigenous Services Canada  License/Maintenance fees for client software  
2022-11-01$796,909.01Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship CanadaLicense/Maintenance fees for client software related to Distributed Computing Environment (DCE)
2022-11-01$301,211.56Canadian Food Inspection AgencyLicense/Maintenance fees for operating system and utility software related to servers, storage, peripherals and components
2022-11-01$357,824.56Canadian Food Inspection AgencyLicense/Maintenance fees for operating system and utility software related to servers, storage, peripherals and components
2022-11-01$437,107.56Agriculture and Agri-Food CanadaLicense/Maintenance fees for application software (including COTS) and application development and delivery software
2022-11-03$15,603.25Privy Council OfficeLicense/Maintenance fees for client software related to Distributed Computing Environment (DCE)
2022-11-04$32,424.22Shared Services CanadaLicense/Maintenance fees for operating system and utility software related to servers, storage, peripherals and components
2022-11-07$10,415.50  Royal Canadian Mounted PoliceLicense/Maintenance fees for client software related to Distributed Computing Environment (DCE)
2022-11-08$419,186.73  Royal Canadian Mounted Police  License/Maintenance fees for application software (including COTS) and application development and delivery software
2022-11-08$723,583.71Royal Canadian Mounted Police  License/Maintenance fees for application software (including COTS) and application development and delivery software
2022-11-15$369,188.09Royal Canadian Mounted PoliceLicense/Maintenance fees for application software (including COTS) and application development and delivery software
2022-11-15$73,902.61Royal Canadian Mounted PoliceLicense/Maintenance fees for application software (including COTS) and application development and delivery software
2022-11-15$235,158.99Global Affairs CanadaLicense/Maintenance fees for client software relat
2022-11-16$123,373.76Royal Canadian Mounted PoliceLicense/Maintenance fees for application software (including COTS) and application development and delivery software
2022-11-21$131,445.38Health CanadaLic/Maint fees Client Software
2022-11-28$918,607.30  Fisheries and Oceans CanadaLicense/Maintenance fees for client software rel
2022-12-01$31,459.20Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of CanadaLicense/Maintenance fees for application software (including COTS) and application development and delivery software
2022-12-01$31,459.20  Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of CanadaLicense/Maintenance fees for application software (including COTS) and application development and delivery software
2022-12-02$7,876,154.25Public Services and Procurement CanadaLicense/Maintenance fees for client software related to Distributed Computing Environment (DCE)
2022-12-05$220,350.00Canadian Food Inspection AgencyLicense/Maintenance fees for operating system and utility software related to servers, storage, peripherals and components
2022-12-07$503,325.56  Shared Services CanadaComputer equipment related to production and operations (P&O) environment-All servers, storage, printers, etc. (includes all related parts and peripherals)
2022-12-09$17,569,259.95Public Services and Procurement CanadaLicense/Maintenance fees for client software related to Distributed Computing Environment (DCE)
2022-12-16$176,702.19Veterans Affairs CanadaLicense/Maintenance fees for client software related to Distributed Computing Environment (DCE)