MARS Discovery District

Corporate details

Corporation number

3938042

Business number

876682717

Status

Active

Governing law

Canada Not-for-profit Corporations Act

Formed

Oct 9, 2014

Registered office

101 College Street
Toronto ON M5G 1L7

Number of directors

At least 3, at most 20As the articles allow.

Annual filings

Anniversary date

Oct 9The date of incorporation, amalgamation or continuance.

Annual filing period

Oct 9 to Dec 8 each year

Last annual meeting

Jun 25, 2025

The last annual return filed, and each year since.

Directors

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Registered charity

Charity registration number

876682717RR0001

Designation

Charitable organization

Category

Foundations

Total revenue

$29,186,731Fiscal period ended Mar 31, 2024.

Total expenditures

$31,148,297

From its annual return to the Canada Revenue Agency (form T3010). Its charity page has its programs, finances and gifts.

Federal grants and contributions

31 agreements since 2006, worth $42,920,406 in all.

As each federal department publishes them (proactive disclosure). A value is the agreement's total as last amended; the money may be paid over several years. The 10 most recent are shown. Search every federal grant.

Federal contracts

54 contracts since 2015, worth $4,296,859 in all.

Contracts over $10,000, as each federal department publishes them. A value is the contract's total as last amended, taxes included. Shown here because the supplier's name is this corporation's exact name, and its postal area matches this corporation's registered office. The 10 most recent are shown. Search every federal contract. Not this company? Tell us.

Lobbying the federal government

Registered to lobby the federal government now, and first registered in 2009.

Registrations

9Each consultant hired, and its own in-house registration, is a registration of its own.

Who lobbies

Its own employees
Consultants, including PVF CONSULTING INC.

Subjects

Industry, Small Business, Budget, Economic Development, Regional Development, Research and Development, Science and Technology, Taxation and Finance, Financial Institutions, Climate

Institutions lobbied

Finance Canada (FIN), House of Commons, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED), Privy Council Office (PCO), Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC), Business Development Bank of Canada (BDC), Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC), Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC), Export Development Canada (EDC), Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario (FedDev)The ten named most often.

In its latest registration, in its own words

• Seek increased support for entrepreneurs and startups in a range of sectors—from health and cleantech to finance and education—helping them grow and scale into global market leaders by providing expert advice
• Seek increased access to funding to support innovation companies at all stages of their growth.
• Collaborating with the Government of Canada on how to commercialize innovation businesses of the future, and making a positive difference in the lives of Canadians and others around the world.

From the Registry of Lobbyists (Office of the Commissioner of Lobbying), which lists the client as “MaRS Discovery District”. Shown here because the client's name is this corporation's exact name, and its postal area matches this corporation's registered office. The names of lobbyists and of the officials they met are left out. Contains information licensed under the Open Data Licence Agreement – Office of the Commissioner of Lobbying. Not this company? Tell us.