Registration - Organization

Photonic Inc. / Don Mattrick, Chief Executive Officer

Registration Information

Organization name: Photonic Inc.
Senior Officer Name: Don Mattrick, Chief Executive Officer
Senior Officer Change History
Initial registration start date: 2025-06-26
Registration status: Active
Projected end date: No date provided
Registration number: 12045-6121

Associated Lobbying Activity Reports

Total number of Lobbying Activity Reports: 17

Lobbying Activity Reports - last 6 months: 8

Version 6 of 7 (2026-07-15 to 2026-10-14)

Registration versions:

Version 6 of 7 (2026-07-15 to 2026-10-14)

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
Quantum: Support for building a strong quantum economy in BC	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, Information Technology, Science and Technology

BC Ministries/Provincial Entities

Jobs and Economic Growth
Minister of State for Artificial Intelligence and New Technologies

Ministries/Provincial Entities added through a Lobbying Activity Report

Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly
Office of the Premier

Organization Details

Senior Officer Name and Position during the Period of this Registration

Don Mattrick, Chief Executive Officer

Organization Contact Information

Photonic Inc.

Address:
2-169 Golden Drive
Coquitlam, BC V3K 6T1
Canada

Description of Activities

Photonic is building one of the first commercial-scale quantum computers and quantum networking platforms.

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
Department of National Defence	$1,000,000.00	2025-07-31
National Research Council	$125,000.00	2023-09-01 to 2025-10-31

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

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

Affiliates with a Direct Interest in the Outcome

Photonic 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 Photonic Inc. 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

Sarah Boatman
Subscribes to a Code of Conduct: No
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

Christina Lew
Subscribes to a Code of Conduct: No
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

Don Mattrick
Subscribes to a Code of Conduct: No
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

Monica McMahen
Subscribes to a Code of Conduct: No
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

Nicholas Morris
Subscribes to a Code of Conduct: No
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

Orlagh Neary
Subscribes to a Code of Conduct: No
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

Briony Shipman
Subscribes to a Code of Conduct: No
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

Stephanie Simmons
Subscribes to a Code of Conduct: No
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

Paul Terry
Subscribes to a Code of Conduct: No
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

Photonic Inc.

Name change history

Name change history
Name	From	To
Photonic Inc.	2025-06-26	current

Photonic Inc.

Senior Officer History
Senior Officer Name	From (YYYY-MM-DD)	To (YYYY-MM-DD)
Don Mattrick	2026-03-11	Current
Paul Terry	2025-06-26	2026-03-11

Don Mattrick, Chief Executive Officer (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 1-17 of 17

Photonic Inc.
Organization

Senior Public Office Holders who were lobbied in this activity:
- Nathan Nankivell, Assistant Deputy Minister | Jobs and Economic Growth
Lobbying Activity date: 2026-09-29
Lobbyists who performed the lobbying activity: Briony Shipman
Posted date: 2026-10-15
Lobbying Activity number: 6121-54707 View Lobbying Activity Report
Photonic Inc.
Organization

Senior Public Office Holders who were lobbied in this activity:
- David Eby, MLA for Vancouver-Point Grey | Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly
Lobbying Activity date: 2026-09-14
Lobbyists who performed the lobbying activity: Briony Shipman
Posted date: 2026-10-15
Lobbying Activity number: 6121-54689 View Lobbying Activity Report
Photonic Inc.
Organization

Senior Public Office Holders who were lobbied in this activity:
- Fazil Mihlar, DM | Jobs and Economic Growth
Lobbying Activity date: 2026-09-13
Lobbyists who performed the lobbying activity: Briony Shipman
Posted date: 2026-10-15
Lobbying Activity number: 6121-54706 View Lobbying Activity Report
Photonic Inc.
Organization

Senior Public Office Holders who were lobbied in this activity:
- Jessica Smith, Executive Director | Office of the Premier
Lobbying Activity date: 2026-09-11
Lobbyists who performed the lobbying activity: Briony Shipman
Posted date: 2026-10-15
Lobbying Activity number: 6121-54705 View Lobbying Activity Report
Photonic Inc.
Organization

Senior Public Office Holders who were lobbied in this activity:
- William Hoyle, ADM | Jobs and Economic Growth
Lobbying Activity date: 2026-09-10
Lobbyists who performed the lobbying activity: Briony Shipman
Posted date: 2026-10-15
Lobbying Activity number: 6121-54704 View Lobbying Activity Report
Photonic Inc.
Organization

Senior Public Office Holders who were lobbied in this activity:
- Nathan Nankivell, Assistant Deputy Minister | Jobs and Economic Growth
Lobbying Activity date: 2026-08-28
Lobbyists who performed the lobbying activity: Briony Shipman
Posted date: 2026-09-15
Lobbying Activity number: 6121-54320 View Lobbying Activity Report
Photonic Inc.
Organization

Senior Public Office Holders who were lobbied in this activity:
- Nathan Nankivell, Assistant Deputy Minister | Jobs and Economic Growth
Lobbying Activity date: 2026-08-27
Lobbyists who performed the lobbying activity: Briony Shipman
Posted date: 2026-09-15
Lobbying Activity number: 6121-54319 View Lobbying Activity Report
Photonic Inc.
Organization

Senior Public Office Holders who were lobbied in this activity:
- Nathan Nankivell, Assistant Deputy Minister | Jobs and Economic Growth
Lobbying Activity date: 2026-07-28
Lobbyists who performed the lobbying activity: Sarah Boatman
Posted date: 2026-08-11
Lobbying Activity number: 6121-53525 View Lobbying Activity Report
Photonic Inc.
Organization

Senior Public Office Holders who were lobbied in this activity:
- Rick Glumac, MLA for Port Moody-Burquitlam | Minister of State for Artificial Intelligence and New Technologies
- Hon. Ravi Kahlon, Minister of Jobs and Economic Growth | Jobs and Economic Growth
Lobbying Activity date: 2025-09-19
Lobbyists who performed the lobbying activity: Christina Lew
Posted date: 2025-10-16
Lobbying Activity number: 6121-46180 View Lobbying Activity Report
Photonic Inc.
Organization

Senior Public Office Holders who were lobbied in this activity:
- Nathan Nankivell, Assistant Deputy Minister | Jobs and Economic Growth
Lobbying Activity date: 2025-07-24
Lobbyists who performed the lobbying activity: Monica McMahen, Nicholas Morris, Sarah Boatman
Posted date: 2025-08-17
Lobbying Activity number: 6121-44915 View Lobbying Activity Report
Photonic Inc.
Organization

Senior Public Office Holders who were lobbied in this activity:
- Rick Glumac, Minister of State | Jobs and Economic Growth
Lobbying Activity date: 2025-07-23
Lobbyists who performed the lobbying activity: Alison Berg
Posted date: 2025-08-17
Lobbying Activity number: 6121-44747 View Lobbying Activity Report
Photonic Inc.
Organization

Senior Public Office Holders who were lobbied in this activity:
- Nathan Nankivell, Assistant Deputy Minister | Jobs and Economic Growth
Lobbying Activity date: 2025-07-23
Lobbyists who performed the lobbying activity: Stephanie Simmons
Posted date: 2025-08-17
Lobbying Activity number: 6121-44746 View Lobbying Activity Report
Photonic Inc.
Organization

Senior Public Office Holders who were lobbied in this activity:
- Nathan Nankivell, Assistant Deputy Minister | Jobs and Economic Growth
Lobbying Activity date: 2025-07-22
Lobbyists who performed the lobbying activity: Monica McMahen
Posted date: 2025-08-17
Lobbying Activity number: 6121-44916 View Lobbying Activity Report
Photonic Inc.
Organization

Senior Public Office Holders who were lobbied in this activity:
- Nathan Nankivell, Assistant Deputy Minister | Jobs, Economic Development and Innovation
Lobbying Activity date: 2025-07-07
Lobbyists who performed the lobbying activity: Stephanie Simmons
Posted date: 2025-08-15
Lobbying Activity number: 6121-44744 View Lobbying Activity Report
Photonic Inc.
Organization

Senior Public Office Holders who were lobbied in this activity:
- Nathan Nankivell, Assistant Deputy Minister | Jobs, Economic Development and Innovation
Lobbying Activity date: 2025-07-04
Lobbyists who performed the lobbying activity: Stephanie Simmons
Posted date: 2025-08-15
Lobbying Activity number: 6121-44743 View Lobbying Activity Report
Photonic Inc.
Organization

Senior Public Office Holders who were lobbied in this activity:
- Nathan Nankivell, Assistant Deputy Minister | Jobs, Economic Development and Innovation
Lobbying Activity date: 2025-07-04
Lobbyists who performed the lobbying activity: Stephanie Simmons
Posted date: 2025-07-21
Lobbying Activity number: 6121-44352 View Lobbying Activity Report
Photonic Inc.
Organization

Senior Public Office Holders who were lobbied in this activity:
- Sonja Cunningham, Executive Director | Jobs, Economic Development and Innovation
- Sean Darling, Executive Director | Jobs, Economic Development and Innovation
Lobbying Activity date: 2025-06-26
Lobbyists who performed the lobbying activity: Monica McMahen, Sarah Boatman
Posted date: 2025-07-21
Lobbying Activity number: 6121-44351 View Lobbying Activity Report

Don Mattrick, Chief Executive Officer (Organization)

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

Results 1-17 of 17

Photonic Inc.
Organization

Senior Public Office Holders who were lobbied in this activity:
- Nathan Nankivell, Assistant Deputy Minister | Jobs and Economic Growth
Lobbying Activity date: 2026-09-29
Lobbyists who performed the lobbying activity: Briony Shipman
Posted date: 2026-10-15
Lobbying Activity number: 6121-54707 View Lobbying Activity Report
Photonic Inc.
Organization

Senior Public Office Holders who were lobbied in this activity:
- David Eby, MLA for Vancouver-Point Grey | Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly
Lobbying Activity date: 2026-09-14
Lobbyists who performed the lobbying activity: Briony Shipman
Posted date: 2026-10-15
Lobbying Activity number: 6121-54689 View Lobbying Activity Report
Photonic Inc.
Organization

Senior Public Office Holders who were lobbied in this activity:
- Fazil Mihlar, DM | Jobs and Economic Growth
Lobbying Activity date: 2026-09-13
Lobbyists who performed the lobbying activity: Briony Shipman
Posted date: 2026-10-15
Lobbying Activity number: 6121-54706 View Lobbying Activity Report
Photonic Inc.
Organization

Senior Public Office Holders who were lobbied in this activity:
- Jessica Smith, Executive Director | Office of the Premier
Lobbying Activity date: 2026-09-11
Lobbyists who performed the lobbying activity: Briony Shipman
Posted date: 2026-10-15
Lobbying Activity number: 6121-54705 View Lobbying Activity Report
Photonic Inc.
Organization

Senior Public Office Holders who were lobbied in this activity:
- William Hoyle, ADM | Jobs and Economic Growth
Lobbying Activity date: 2026-09-10
Lobbyists who performed the lobbying activity: Briony Shipman
Posted date: 2026-10-15
Lobbying Activity number: 6121-54704 View Lobbying Activity Report
Photonic Inc.
Organization

Senior Public Office Holders who were lobbied in this activity:
- Nathan Nankivell, Assistant Deputy Minister | Jobs and Economic Growth
Lobbying Activity date: 2026-08-28
Lobbyists who performed the lobbying activity: Briony Shipman
Posted date: 2026-09-15
Lobbying Activity number: 6121-54320 View Lobbying Activity Report
Photonic Inc.
Organization

Senior Public Office Holders who were lobbied in this activity:
- Nathan Nankivell, Assistant Deputy Minister | Jobs and Economic Growth
Lobbying Activity date: 2026-08-27
Lobbyists who performed the lobbying activity: Briony Shipman
Posted date: 2026-09-15
Lobbying Activity number: 6121-54319 View Lobbying Activity Report
Photonic Inc.
Organization

Senior Public Office Holders who were lobbied in this activity:
- Nathan Nankivell, Assistant Deputy Minister | Jobs and Economic Growth
Lobbying Activity date: 2026-07-28
Lobbyists who performed the lobbying activity: Sarah Boatman
Posted date: 2026-08-11
Lobbying Activity number: 6121-53525 View Lobbying Activity Report

Date Modified:: 2026-08-18

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Registration - Organization

Photonic Inc. / Don Mattrick, Chief Executive Officer

Registration Information

Associated Lobbying Activity Reports

Version 6 of 7 (2026-07-15 to 2026-10-14)

Version 6 of 7 (2026-07-15 to 2026-10-14)

Details Regarding the Identified Subject Matter

BC Ministries/Provincial Entities

Ministries/Provincial Entities added through a Lobbying Activity Report

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