BlackBerry met Prime Minister's Office staff and a senior industry department official in August, part of 55 meetings with the federal government over the past 12 months.
🏛️ LOBBYING BlackBerry ($BB.NE) met Prime Minister's Office staff once in August, per the lobbying registry. In all, 2 meetings with the federal government in August (55 in the past 12 months), on industry, international trade and internal trade.This post is also on Threads
What the filings show
BlackBerry (TSX: BB) reported two meetings with the federal government in August, according to monthly communication reports filed with the federal lobbying registry. One of the two was with staff in the Prime Minister's Office.
The company has reported 55 meetings with the federal government in the past 12 months.
Who BlackBerry met
On August 27, BlackBerry met Salman Arif, Deputy Director, Stakeholder Relations and Outreach, in the Prime Minister's Office, according to the registry.
On August 20, the company met Charles Vincent, Senior Assistant Deputy Minister at Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada.
What the meetings covered
Both August reports listed industry as a subject.
One listed international trade and one listed internal trade, according to the registry.
BlackBerry across the public record
One Member of Parliament, a New Democrat, holds BlackBerry shares. Three provincial legislators hold the stock: one BC NDP member in British Columbia, one Independent in the Northwest Territories, and one Saskatchewan NDP member in Saskatchewan.
BlackBerry has been awarded six federal contracts worth $2.4 million in total over the past 12 months, according to federal proactive disclosure records, the most recent of them on April 27, 2026. Two insiders sold BlackBerry stock in the past 90 days, according to SEDI, including $541K of stock sold from September 30 to October 1.
Share price context
BlackBerry closed at $13.23 on October 2.
