Bell Canada, the registered client of BCE Inc., logged 13 communications with federal officials in September 2026, according to the federal lobbying registry.
What the filing shows
Bell Canada, registered under BCE Inc., reported 13 communications with federal officials between September 2, 2026 and September 29, 2026, according to a filing with the Office of the Commissioner of Lobbying of Canada.
The subjects listed included Bell's technological innovations such as AI and their link to investment policy, government broadband programs including in rural and Northern Canada, proposed amendments to the Consumer Privacy Protection Act and the Personal Information and Data Protection Tribunal Act, and potential amendments to the Broadcasting Act.
Who was lobbied
Scott Jones, President of Shared Services Canada, was contacted 5 times, and Mark Schaan, Associate Deputy Minister at Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED), was also contacted 5 times. Charles Vincent, Senior Assistant Deputy Minister at ISED, was contacted 3 times.
Jordan Zed, Senior Assistant Deputy Minister at ISED, and Dawn Farrell, Chief Executive Officer of the Major Projects Office at the Privy Council Office, were each contacted 2 times. Tim Hodgson, Minister of Energy and Natural Resources, Simon Wood, Senior Parliamentary Affairs Advisor at ISED, and Peter Wall, Deputy Chief of Staff and Director of Communications at ISED, were each contacted once.
BCE Inc. across the public record
Nine Members of Parliament hold BCE Inc. stock, 6 Liberal and 3 Conservative. Thirteen provincial legislators also hold the stock: 3 Progressive Conservative in Ontario, 2 BC NDP in British Columbia, 2 Ontario NDP in Ontario, 2 United Conservative in Alberta, 1 BC Green in British Columbia, 1 Independent in British Columbia, 1 Independent in the Northwest Territories, and 1 Saskatchewan Party in Saskatchewan.
The federal lobbying registry shows 98 meetings with the federal government in the past 12 months, the most recent on September 29, 2026. Federal proactive disclosure records show 167 federal contracts in the past 12 months totaling $134.8 million, the most recent dated June 26, 2026, and 1 federal grant or contribution totaling $87.0 million, dated December 31, 2025.
According to SEDI, 1 insider bought the stock in the past 90 days.
Share price context
BCE Inc. shares closed the week of October 19, 2026 at $28.00.
Over the past 52 weeks, the stock's weekly close ranged from a high of $36.11 to a low of $26.80.
