12-Month Lobbying Summary - Organization

Cohere Inc. / Aidan Gomez, CEO

Registration Summary

Currently active - New Activity Effective: 2026-07-22

Who is lobbying?

Cohere Inc. (Address & business activities)

Aidan Gomez, CEO

Government Funding

Did Cohere Inc. receive government funding within the last 12 months? Yes

Other Entities (working together for the purposes of lobbying) Information

Cohere Inc. is not working together with any other entity for the purpose of lobbying.

Direct Interests of the Lobbying Activity

Affiliates

Cohere Inc. does not have any affiliates that could have a direct interest in the outcome of the lobbying activities

Other Affiliates

The activities of Cohere Inc. are not controlled or directed by another person or organization with a direct interest in the outcome of this undertaking

Contributors with a Direct Interest in the Outcome

No person or organization contributed over $1000CDN, within the preceding 12 months, toward the lobbying activity on behalf of Cohere Inc.:

What is being lobbied?

Subject Matter of the Lobbying Activities

Details Regarding the Identified Subject Matter

Will any of the lobbyists listed within this registration arrange a meeting between a public office holder and any other individual for the purpose of attempting to influence any of the matters listed below:

Yes

Specific Topics of Lobbying Communications	Intended Outcomes	Associated Subject Matters
Policies related to the adoption of AI technologies and related support services.	Development, establishment, amendment or termination of any program, policy, directive or guideline of the government of British Columbia or a Provincial entity Awarding, amendment or termination of any contract, grant or financial benefit by or on behalf of the government of British Columbia or a Provincial entity	Economic Development and Trade, Government Procurement, Information Technology, Science and Technology

Gifts or benefits provided by the organization

Gifts or Benefits Provided to Public Officer Holders
Name	Gift or Benefit Description	Circumstance	Date Promised	Value Promised	Date Given	Value Given
No Records

Who is being lobbied?

Ministries/Provincial Entities

Jobs and Economic Growth
Minister of State for Artificial Intelligence and New Technologies
Office of the Premier
Parliamentary Secretary for Trade to the Minister of Jobs and Economic Growth

Who are the lobbyists?

In-house Lobbyists

Lobbyist

Contributions

Hunter Doubt
Subscribes to a Code of Conduct: Yes
Former Public Office Holder in BC: No

Lobbied or plans to lobby a member of the Legislative Assembly, including a Minister or Premier, on behalf of this organization, on or after 2024-09-21: Yes

Political: No
Sponsorship: No
Recall: No

Phil Laliberté
Subscribes to a Code of Conduct: No
Former Public Office Holder in BC: No

Lobbied or plans to lobby a member of the Legislative Assembly, including a Minister or Premier, on behalf of this organization, on or after 2024-09-21: Yes

Political: No
Sponsorship: No
Recall: No

Sohail Manoussi
Subscribes to a Code of Conduct: No
Former Public Office Holder in BC: No

Lobbied or plans to lobby a member of the Legislative Assembly, including a Minister or Premier, on behalf of this organization, on or after 2024-09-21: Yes

Political: No
Sponsorship: No
Recall: No

Registration number: 12387-6685
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Lobbying Activity Reports

What lobbying activities have taken place in the last 12 months?

No monthly Lobbying Activity Reports have been submitted for the last 12 months.

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Received Government Funding

The Received Government Funding table below is not intended to be additive. Adding all of the entries together does not necessarily provide an accurate sum of all government funding received. There may be redundancy (reporting of the same funding more than once) caused by overlap in the "Date/Period Received" between 2 or more entries.

Source of Government Funding	Funding Received	Date/Period Received
Innovation, Science and Economic Development	$8,200,000.00	2025-12-02 to 2029-08-31

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Date Modified:: 2026-08-18

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12-Month Lobbying Summary - Organization

Cohere Inc. / Aidan Gomez, CEO

Who is lobbying?

Cohere Inc. (Address & business activities)

Government Funding

Other Entities (working together for the purposes of lobbying) Information

Direct Interests of the Lobbying Activity

Affiliates

Other Affiliates

Contributors with a Direct Interest in the Outcome

What is being lobbied?

Details Regarding the Identified Subject Matter

Gifts or benefits provided by the organization

Who is being lobbied?

Ministries/Provincial Entities

Who are the lobbyists?

What lobbying activities have taken place in the last 12 months?

12-Month Lobbying Summary - Organization

Cohere Inc. / Aidan Gomez, CEO

Cohere Inc. (Address & business activities)

Government Funding

Other Entities (working together for the purposes of lobbying) Information

Direct Interests of the Lobbying Activity

Affiliates

Other Affiliates

Contributors with a Direct Interest in the Outcome

Details Regarding the Identified Subject Matter

Gifts or benefits provided by the organization

Ministries/Provincial Entities

Cohere Inc. - Address & business activities

Cohere Inc. / Aidan Gomez, CEO

Received Government Funding