Joanna Murphy

AI Adoption inside Canada's Agri-food and Agriculture sector. Canada's adoption of AI, within government and more broadly across all sectors. Also discussed the role of the GoC to serve as a lighthouse re adoption of innovation and increased productivity. AI Adoption and Digital Transformation in Canada's Defence Sector. Meetings with parliamentarians, senior officials, and ministerial offices to discuss AltaML’s expertise in data preparation, applied artificial intelligence, and emerging agentic AI systems, how these capabilities can support government priorities, improve service delivery, and strengthen responsible AI adoption across the public sector. Discussions with officials regarding procurement challenges and opportunities related to Federal Government Buy Canada policy. Discussed the AI Supplier list as a procurement tool for Canadian companies.

Engagement with PrairiesCan on policies and programming related to AI trust and AI transparency Meetings with parliamentarians, senior officials, and ministerial offices to discuss AltaML’s expertise in AI delivery to support agriculture, wildfire prevention and other environmental use cases. Meetings with parliamentarians, senior officials, and ministerial offices to discuss AltaML’s expertise in skills development, trust and training in AI use for different utilities across Global Affairs and other International Departments of the Federal Government. Meetings with senior officials, and ministerial offices to discuss AltaML’s expertise in data preparation, applied artificial intelligence, and emerging agentic AI systems, and to highlight how these capabilities can support Canada's sovereign priorities related to digital, AI, and data strategies. Meetings with parliamentarians, senior officials, and ministerial offices to discuss AltaML’s expertise in Skills development and training in AI use. Meetings with parliamentarians, senior officials, and ministerial offices to discuss AltaML’s expertise in data preparation, applied artificial intelligence, and emerging agentic AI systems, and to highlight how these capabilities can support government priorities, improve service delivery, and strengthen responsible AI adoption across the public sector.

The Council of Canadian Innovators (CCI) is engaging with government officials to discuss the alignment between CCI’s priorities and the federal government’s efforts to foster innovation in Canada. These discussions focus on ensuring that government programs and policies effectively support high-growth Canadian technology firms and strengthen the country’s innovation ecosystem. Canadian Sovereign AI Compute Strategy: advocacy was focused on bringing domestic firms into the value chain through policies and measures that provide equal opportunity for Canadian Head Quartered companies. Discussion on the intangible economy, SR&ED, and economic growth as it relates to domestic expenditures for intellectual property filing, as well as a focus on small and medium-sized companies. US Trade - discussed Tariffs and handling of Canada US Mexico Trade Agreement. Sustainable Development Technology Canada (SDTC) to establish a sponsorship agreement related to CCI's Board education training program for the intangible economy. Small Business and Tourism, Changes to Canadian Export Program (CanExport) so it allows more technology companies to apply Procurement – Changes to Request for Proposal (RFP) process to break down large bundles into smaller amounts for Medium and Small Business (SMEs) can apply Health Canada: advocate for an increase of resources for Therapeutics Canada for them to speed up processing times and efficiencies within their department; create working groups and framework with industry leaders and health Canada on digital and data health, and create a therapeutics working group with industry and health Canada. Finance – Changes to Scientific research and experimental development (SR&ED) tax incentive program to make the process easier for Medium and Small Business (SMEs) to apply and report on the current program, to further increase the maximum a SME can apply for Export Development Canada (EDC) to establish a sponsorship agreement related to CCI's Board education training program for the intangible economy. Environment and Climate Change Canada, give input and feedback on the PanCanada Framework, Canada-China agreement for scientific and technological cooperation, and the relationship between Carbon Dioxide (CO2) Emitters & CO2 Reducers. Our focus is on involving Canadian high-growth firms in the policies and programs the government is working on regarding climate change and the greening of government. Discussions on international trade, specifically on the North American Free Trade Agreement with respect to data localisation, labour mobility and tariffs. Defence & Security: advocate for a domestic-focused cybersecurity ecosystem that has Canadian companies at the centre of a national cybersecurity defence policy. Citizenship and immigration – Change the current work visa time lines, seek changes to the the Labour Market Impact Assessment for expatiating and a faster process Changes to Industrial Research Assistance Program (IRAP) to make the process easier for Medium and Small Business (SMEs) to apply and report on the current program, to Increase the maximum amount a SME can apply for Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) - changes to (scientific research and experimental development) SR&ED program with how it is administered and reviewed. Discussed companies SR&ED claims and issues with their processing. Business Development Bank of Canada (BDC) to establish a sponsorship agreement related to CCI's Board education training program for the intangible economy.

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 Seek increased access to funding to support innovation companies at all stages of their growth. 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.

CyberArk is interested in expanding its footprint within the Government of Canada, particularly in terms of its two key areas of expertise, Privileged Credential Management and Identity Governance to address the Government of Canada's ongoing need to securely manage the use of privileged accounts and credentials.

Dual-use technologies and intellectual property provisions. Sovereign cloud, sovereign compute, and associated digital public infrastructures Strengthening the definition of a "Canadian" company. The Canadian SHIELD Institute communicates with federal public office holders regarding the development and design of policies to bolster Canada’s economic resilience, sovereignty, and global competitiveness—particularly in areas such as industrial strategy, innovation policy, national security, and institutional renewal.