Registration - Organization

Return to Minister of State for Local Governments and Rural Communities in Active Registrations on: 2026-10-09

The Bell Telephone Company of Canada or Bell Canada / Mirko Bibic, President and CEO

Registration Information

Organization name: The Bell Telephone Company of Canada or Bell Canada
Senior Officer Name: Mirko Bibic, President and CEO
Initial registration start date: 2024-08-28
Registration status: Active
Projected end date: No date provided
Registration number: 10666-5685

Associated Lobbying Activity Reports

Total number of Lobbying Activity Reports: 5

Lobbying Activity Reports - last 6 months: 0

Version 8 of 8 (2026-09-18 to present)

Registration versions:

Version 8 of 8 (2026-09-18 to present)

Lobbying Information

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
Advocacy to raise awareness about Bell’s technological innovations, including AI, with an aim to convey how policies affect investments in innovation and research.	Development of any legislative proposal by the government of British Columbia, a Provincial entity or a member of the Legislative Assembly Development or enactment of any regulation, including the enactment of a regulation for the purposes of amending or repealing a regulation	Telecommunications
Programs, policies and regulations related to making telecommunications services available and connectivity in British Columbia.	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	Consumer Issues, Economic Development and Trade, Indigenous Relations and Reconciliation, Infrastructure, Telecommunications
Programs, policies and regulations related to making telecommunications services available and connectivity in British Columbia.	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	Consumer Issues, Economic Development and Trade, Indigenous Relations and Reconciliation, Infrastructure, Telecommunications
Programs, policies and regulations related to making telecommunications services available and connectivity in British Columbia.	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	Consumer Issues, Economic Development and Trade, Indigenous Relations and Reconciliation, Infrastructure, Telecommunications

BC Ministries/Provincial Entities

British Columbia Hydro and Power Authority
Citizens' Services
Energy and Climate Solutions
Finance
Indigenous Relations and Reconciliation
Jobs and Economic Growth
Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly
Minister of State for Artificial Intelligence and New Technologies
Office of the Premier
Water, Land and Resource Stewardship

Organization Details

Senior Officer Name and Position during the Period of this Registration

Mirko Bibic, President and CEO

Organization Contact Information

The Bell Telephone Company of Canada or Bell Canada

Address:
1 Carref Alexander-Graham-Bell
Verdun, ON H3E 3B3
Canada

Description of Activities

BCE is Canada's largest communications company, providing advanced Bell broadband Internet, wireless, TV, media and business communications services.

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

Contributors to the Lobbying Activity

No person or organization contributed over $1000CDN, within the preceding 12 months, toward the lobbying activity on behalf of the organization that has a direct interest in the outcome of the lobbying activity.

Government Funding in the Last 12 Months

Note: The requirement to provide all government funding requested in the last 12 months was no longer required after May 27, 2025.

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
Government of Quebec	$6,470,019.70	2025-12-31
Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)	$17,259,261.22	2025-10-01 to 2025-12-31
Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)	$10,601,796.94	2026-06-30 to 2026-09-30
Ontario Ministry of Infrastructure	$20,514,616.79	2025-10-01 to 2026-01-31
Ontario Ministry of Infrastructure (MOI)	$1,070,497.18	2026-06-01 to 2026-09-30
Southwestern Integrated FibreTechnology	$397,732.46	2026-01-01 to 2026-01-31
Town of Trout River, NL	$79,469.00	2025-12-31

View all received government funding history

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

The Bell Telephone Company of Canada or Bell Canada is not working together with any other entity for the purpose of lobbying.

Affiliates with a Direct Interest in the Outcome

Bell Media and its Media Affiliates
- Bell Media and its Media Affiliates
  Toronto, ON M5V 2Z5
  Canada
Bell Mobility
- 5099 Creekbank Road 6E
  Mississauga, ON L4W 5N2
  Canada
FX Innovation
- 400 Blvd. De Maisonneuve Ouest suite 1100
  Montreal, QC H3A 1L4
  Canada
iTel Networks Inc.
- 22 Adelaide Street West Suite 4300 East
  Toronto, ON M5H 4E3
  Canada
Northwestel
- 301 Lambert Street
  Whitehorse, YT Y1A 4Y4
  Canada

Other Persons or Organizations with Direct Interests

The activities of The Bell Telephone Company of Canada or Bell Canada are not controlled or directed by another person or organization with a direct interest in the outcome of this undertaking.

Lobbyists Details

Lobbyists Employed by this Organization

Lobbyist

Contributions

Mirko Bibic
Subscribes to a Code of Conduct: Yes
Former Public Office Holder in BC: No

Lobbied a member of the Legislative Assembly, including a Minister or Premier, on behalf of this organization on or after 2024-09-21 and before 2026-09-22: Yes	Political: No Sponsorship: No Recall: 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 2026-09-22: No

Simon Dwyer
Subscribes to a Code of Conduct: Yes
Former Public Office Holder in BC: No

Lobbied a member of the Legislative Assembly, including a Minister or Premier, on behalf of this organization on or after 2024-09-21 and before 2026-09-22: Yes	Political: No Sponsorship: No Recall: 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 2026-09-22: Yes	Political: No Sponsorship: No Recall: No

Scott Frischholz
Subscribes to a Code of Conduct: Yes
Former Public Office Holder in BC: No

Lobbied a member of the Legislative Assembly, including a Minister or Premier, on behalf of this organization on or after 2024-09-21 and before 2026-09-22: 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 2026-09-22: No

Maggie Papoulias
Subscribes to a Code of Conduct: Yes
Former Public Office Holder in BC: No

Lobbied a member of the Legislative Assembly, including a Minister or Premier, on behalf of this organization on or after 2024-09-21 and before 2026-09-22: 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 2026-09-22: No

Jaethan Reichel
Subscribes to a Code of Conduct: Yes
Former Public Office Holder in BC: No

Lobbied a member of the Legislative Assembly, including a Minister or Premier, on behalf of this organization on or after 2024-09-21 and before 2026-09-22: Yes	Political: No Sponsorship: No Recall: 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 2026-09-22: Yes	Political: No Sponsorship: No Recall: No

Dan Rink
Subscribes to a Code of Conduct: Yes
Former Public Office Holder in BC: No

Lobbied a member of the Legislative Assembly, including a Minister or Premier, on behalf of this organization on or after 2024-09-21 and before 2026-09-22: Yes	Political: No Sponsorship: No Recall: 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 2026-09-22: Yes	Political: No Sponsorship: No Recall: No

David Turner
Subscribes to a Code of Conduct: Yes
Former Public Office Holder in BC: No

Lobbied a member of the Legislative Assembly, including a Minister or Premier, on behalf of this organization on or after 2024-09-21 and before 2026-09-22: Yes	Political: No Sponsorship: No Recall: 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 2026-09-22: Yes	Political: No Sponsorship: No Recall: No

John Watson
Subscribes to a Code of Conduct: Yes
Former Public Office Holder in BC: No

Lobbied a member of the Legislative Assembly, including a Minister or Premier, on behalf of this organization on or after 2024-09-21 and before 2026-09-22: Yes	Political: No Sponsorship: No Recall: 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 2026-09-22: Yes	Political: No Sponsorship: No Recall: No

Return to Minister of State for Local Governments and Rural Communities in Active Registrations on: 2026-10-09

The Bell Telephone Company of Canada or Bell Canada

Name change history

Name change history
Name	From	To
The Bell Telephone Company of Canada or Bell Canada	2024-08-28	current

The Bell Telephone Company of Canada or Bell Canada

Senior Officer History
Senior Officer Name	From (YYYY-MM-DD)	To (YYYY-MM-DD)

Mirko Bibic, President and CEO (Organization)

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Designated Filers are required to submit a Lobbying Activity Report for each lobbying activity with a senior public officer holder. The name of the most senior paid officer (i.e. the designated filer) will appear on all in-house Lobbying Activity Reports, whether or not he/she participated in the activity.

Note: Lobbying Activity Reports are due on the 15^th day of each month for lobbying activities that took place in the previous month.

Results below are sorted by posted date, beginning with the most recent.

Results 1-5 of 5

The Bell Telephone Company of Canada or Bell Canada
Organization

Senior Public Office Holders who were lobbied in this activity:
- Rick Glumac, Minister of State for Artificial Intelligence and New Technologies | Jobs and Economic Growth
Lobbying Activity date: 2026-03-27
Lobbyists who performed the lobbying activity: Dan Rink, David Turner
Posted date: 2026-04-16
Lobbying Activity number: 5685-50839 View Lobbying Activity Report
The Bell Telephone Company of Canada or Bell Canada
Organization

Senior Public Office Holders who were lobbied in this activity:
- David Eby, Premier | Office of the Premier
- Adrian Dix, Minister | Energy and Climate Solutions
- Meghan Sali, Director of Policy | Office of the Premier
- Jim Rutkowski, Chief of Staff | Office of the Premier
Lobbying Activity date: 2026-01-07
Lobbyists who performed the lobbying activity: Dan Rink, Mirko Bibic, Simon Dwyer
Posted date: 2026-02-14
Lobbying Activity number: 5685-49280 View Lobbying Activity Report
The Bell Telephone Company of Canada or Bell Canada
Organization

Senior Public Office Holders who were lobbied in this activity:
- Glen Clark, Board Chair | British Columbia Hydro and Power Authority
Lobbying Activity date: 2025-11-28
Lobbyists who performed the lobbying activity: Dan Rink, John Watson, Mirko Bibic, Simon Dwyer
Posted date: 2025-12-16
Lobbying Activity number: 5685-48176 View Lobbying Activity Report
The Bell Telephone Company of Canada or Bell Canada
Organization

Senior Public Office Holders who were lobbied in this activity:
- Rachel Greenspan, Executive Director Network BC | Citizens' Services
Lobbying Activity date: 2025-02-19
Lobbyists who performed the lobbying activity: James Driedger, Maggie Papoulias, Michele Austin, Scott Frischholz
Posted date: 2025-03-15
Lobbying Activity number: 5685-39997 View Lobbying Activity Report
The Bell Telephone Company of Canada or Bell Canada
Organization

Senior Public Office Holders who were lobbied in this activity:
- Susan Stanford, Assistant Deputy Minister | Citizens' Services
- Rachel Greenspan, Executive Director Network BC | Citizens' Services
Lobbying Activity date: 2024-08-28
Lobbyists who performed the lobbying activity: Maggie Papoulias, Melanie Pilon
Posted date: 2024-09-16
Lobbying Activity number: 5685-37285 View Lobbying Activity Report

Date Modified:: 2026-08-18

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Registration - Organization

The Bell Telephone Company of Canada or Bell Canada / Mirko Bibic, President and CEO

Registration Information

Associated Lobbying Activity Reports

Version 8 of 8 (2026-09-18 to present)

Version 8 of 8 (2026-09-18 to present)

Details Regarding the Identified Subject Matter

BC Ministries/Provincial Entities

Senior Officer Name and Position during the Period of this Registration

Organization Contact Information

Description of Activities

Gifts or benefits provided by the organization

Contributors to the Lobbying Activity

Government Funding in the Last 12 Months

Received Government Funding

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

Affiliates with a Direct Interest in the Outcome

Other Persons or Organizations with Direct Interests