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.”
| Communications | Lobbied | Subject Matter | Responsible Officer |
| 2022-11-22 | Francis Bilodeau, Associate Deputy Minister Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED) | Science and Technology | Dave McCann |
| Communication Date | Lobbied | Subject Matter | Responsible Officer |
| 2022-12-15 | Anson Duran, Senior Policy Director Office of the Minister, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED) | Science and Technology | Dave 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 Procurement | Dave 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 Contract | Value | Organization | Work Description |
| 2022-11-01 | $83,178.36 | Statistics Canada | License/Maintenance fees for Application Software (including COTS) and Application Development and Delivery Software |
| 2022-11-01 | $242,693.03 | Parks Canada | License/Maintenance fees for Application Software (including COTS) and Application Development and Delivery Software |
| 2022-11-01 | $37,266.37 | Public Service Commission of Canada | License/Maitenance fees for client software related to Distributed Computing Environment (DCE) |
| 2022-11-01 | $161,315.24 | Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada | License/Maintenance fees for App.Software |
| 2022-11-01 | $78,239.85 | Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada | License/Maintenance fees for App.Software |
| 2022-11-01 | $1,577,644.49 | Indigenous Services Canada | License/Maintenance fees for client software |
| 2022-11-01 | $796,909.01 | Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada | License/Maintenance fees for client software related to Distributed Computing Environment (DCE) |
| 2022-11-01 | $301,211.56 | Canadian Food Inspection Agency | License/Maintenance fees for operating system and utility software related to servers, storage, peripherals and components |
| 2022-11-01 | $357,824.56 | Canadian Food Inspection Agency | License/Maintenance fees for operating system and utility software related to servers, storage, peripherals and components |
| 2022-11-01 | $437,107.56 | Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada | License/Maintenance fees for application software (including COTS) and application development and delivery software |
| 2022-11-03 | $15,603.25 | Privy Council Office | License/Maintenance fees for client software related to Distributed Computing Environment (DCE) |
| 2022-11-04 | $32,424.22 | Shared Services Canada | License/Maintenance fees for operating system and utility software related to servers, storage, peripherals and components |
| 2022-11-07 | $10,415.50 | Royal Canadian Mounted Police | License/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 | $723,583.71 | Royal Canadian Mounted Police | License/Maintenance fees for application software (including COTS) and application development and delivery software |
| 2022-11-15 | $369,188.09 | Royal Canadian Mounted Police | License/Maintenance fees for application software (including COTS) and application development and delivery software |
| 2022-11-15 | $73,902.61 | Royal Canadian Mounted Police | License/Maintenance fees for application software (including COTS) and application development and delivery software |
| 2022-11-15 | $235,158.99 | Global Affairs Canada | License/Maintenance fees for client software relat |
| 2022-11-16 | $123,373.76 | Royal Canadian Mounted Police | License/Maintenance fees for application software (including COTS) and application development and delivery software |
| 2022-11-21 | $131,445.38 | Health Canada | Lic/Maint fees Client Software |
| 2022-11-28 | $918,607.30 | Fisheries and Oceans Canada | License/Maintenance fees for client software rel |
| 2022-12-01 | $31,459.20 | Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada | License/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 Canada | License/Maintenance fees for application software (including COTS) and application development and delivery software |
| 2022-12-02 | $7,876,154.25 | Public Services and Procurement Canada | License/Maintenance fees for client software related to Distributed Computing Environment (DCE) |
| 2022-12-05 | $220,350.00 | Canadian Food Inspection Agency | License/Maintenance fees for operating system and utility software related to servers, storage, peripherals and components |
| 2022-12-07 | $503,325.56 | Shared Services Canada | Computer equipment related to production and operations (P&O) environment-All servers, storage, printers, etc. (includes all related parts and peripherals) |
| 2022-12-09 | $17,569,259.95 | Public Services and Procurement Canada | License/Maintenance fees for client software related to Distributed Computing Environment (DCE) |
| 2022-12-16 | $176,702.19 | Veterans Affairs Canada | License/Maintenance fees for client software related to Distributed Computing Environment (DCE) |