Registration - Organization
Cohere Inc. / Aidan Gomez, CEO
Registration Information
Senior Officer Name: Aidan Gomez, CEO
Initial registration start date: 2026-07-22
Registration status: Active
Projected end date: No date provided
Registration number: 12387-6685
Associated Lobbying Activity Reports
Total number of Lobbying Activity Reports: 0
Lobbying Activity Reports - last 6 months: 0
Version 1 of 1 (2026-07-22 to present)
Version 1 of 1 (2026-07-22 to present)
Lobbying Information
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| 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 | ||||||
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BC 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
Organization Details
Senior Officer Name and Position during the Period of this Registration
Aidan Gomez, CEO
Organization Contact Information
Cohere Inc.
Address:
171 John Street, 2nd Floor
Toronto, ON M5T 1X3
Canada
Description of Activities
Cohere Inc. is a Canadian multinational technology company focused on artificial intelligence for the enterprise, specializing in large language models. Cohere Inc. was founded in 2019 by Aidan Gomez, Ivan Zhang, and Nick Frosst, and is headquartered in Toronto and San Francisco, with offices in Palo Alto, Montreal, Seoul, Paris, Berlin, London and New York. Cohere is one of the leading enterprise-focused foundation model developers worldwide. Cohere empowers every developer and enterprise to build amazing products and capture true business value with language AI.
Gifts or benefits provided by the organization
| Name | Gift or Benefit Description | Circumstance | Date Promised | Value Promised | Date Given | Value Given |
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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 |
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| Innovation, Science and Economic Development | $8,200,000.00 | 2025-12-02 to 2029-08-31 |
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.
Affiliates with a Direct Interest in the Outcome
Cohere Inc. does not have any affiliates that could have a direct interest in the outcome of the lobbying activities
Other Persons or Organizations with Direct Interests
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.
Lobbyists Details
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Hunter Doubt Subscribes to a Code of Conduct: Yes Former Public Office Holder in BC: No |
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Phil Laliberté Subscribes to a Code of Conduct: No Former Public Office Holder in BC: No |
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Sohail Manoussi Subscribes to a Code of Conduct: No Former Public Office Holder in BC: No |
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