# Canadian Tech Firms Lobby Digital Transformation Canada

Since Digital Transformation Canada launched, more than 40 technology firms—including CCX Technologies and Amazon Web Services Canada—have registered new federal lobbying activity related to government technology use and procurement. Government Transformation Minister Joël Lightbound is associated with the initiative. No solicitation, contract value, or defined procurement process has been announced, so the development signals industry engagement around the agency’s role rather than a current bid opportunity.

- Contractors can assess whether the agency’s mandate or future buying channels could affect their federal technology business-development plans; the available signal does not identify a specific procurement to pursue.
- Technology firms seeking to engage government should distinguish advocacy and lobbying activity from formal procurement participation, since no solicitation or procurement process is specified.

**Jurisdictions:** international
**Industries:** Information Technology
**Topics:** Digital Infrastructure
**Published:** October 26, 2026

### Government Entities
- Digital Transformation Canada
- Government of Canada

### Vendors
- CCX Technologies (Federal lobbyist registrant on government technology use and procurement)
- Amazon Web Services Canada (Federal lobbyist registrant on government technology use and procurement)

### Sources
- [Tech sector lobbying picks up with questions about new Ottawa agency for streamlining tech use, procurement - The Hill Times - The Hill Times](https://www.hilltimes.com/2026/10/26/tech-sector-advocacy-picks-up-with-questions-about-new-ottawa-agency-for-streamlining-tech-use-procurement/523221) - The Hill Times