12-Month Lobbying Summary - In-house Corporation

Vale Canada Limited / Deshnee Naidoo, President & CEO Vale Canada

Registration Summary

Active - Last Updated: 2023-01-12

Who is lobbying?

Vale Canada Limited (Address & business activities)

Deshnee Naidoo, President & CEO Vale Canada

Received government funding or funding expected in current financial year

Business Relationships

Vale Canada Limited is a subsidiary of the following parent companies

Vale S.A. (Address information)

Beneficiaries of the Lobbying Activity

Vale Canada Limited has the following subsidiaries that could have a direct interest in the outcome of the undertaking

PT Vale Indonesia Tbk (Address information)
Vale Americas Inc. (Address information)
Vale Europe Limited (Address information)
Vale Japan Limited (Address information)
Vale Newfoundland & Labrador Limited (Address information)

Subsidiaries in previous versions
- Vale Nickel (Dalian) Co., Ltd. (Address information)

What is being lobbied?

Subject Matters

Aboriginal Affairs
Budget
Climate
Economic Development
Education
Employment and Training
Energy
Environment
Federal-Provincial Relations
Financial Institutions
Fisheries
Foreign Affairs
Immigration
Industry
Infrastructure
Intellectual Property
Internal Trade
International Development
International Relations
International Trade
Labour
Mining
National Security/Security
Natural Resources
Regional Development
Research and Development
Science and Technology
Taxation and Finance
Transportation

Subject Matter Details

Grant, Contribution or Other Financial Benefit

Federal funding programs aimed at supporting research & development, innovation, decarbonization within the mining sector and low carbon initiatives under the Strategic Innovation Fund.

Who is being lobbied?

Government Institutions

Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency (ACOA)
Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA)
Canada Pension Plan Investment Board
Canada Revenue Agency (CRA)
Canadian Northern Economic Development Agency (CanNor)
Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission (CNSC)
Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada (CIRNAC)
Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC)
Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC)
Export Development Canada (EDC)
Federal Economic Development Agency for Northern Ontario
Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario (FedDev)
Finance Canada (FIN)
Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO)
Global Affairs Canada (GAC)
Health Canada (HC)
House of Commons
Indigenous Services Canada (ISC)
Infrastructure Canada (INFC)
Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
National Research Council (NRC)
Natural Resources Canada (NRCan)
Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC)
Prime Minister's Office (PMO)
Privy Council Office (PCO)
Public Services and Procurement Canada (PSPC)
Rural Economic Development (Minister’s Office)
Senate of Canada
Transport Canada (TC)
Treasury Board Of Canada Secretariat (TBS)

Government institutions in previous versions
- Western Economic Diversification Canada (WD)

Communication techniques

Communication techniques that have been used or are expected to be used in the course of the undertaking:

Oral communication
Written communication

Who are the lobbyists?

List of Senior Officers whose lobbying activities represent less than 20% of their Duties

Gustavo Bastos, Executive Vice-President, Integrated Planning, Technology and Development | No public offices held
Peter Brady, Executive Vice-President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary | No public offices held
Gustavo Garavaglia, Chief Financial Officer | No public offices held
Sebastian Garside, Executive Vice President, Human Resources | No public offices held
Juan Merlini, Executive Vice President - Marketing & Sales | No public offices held
Deshnee Naidoo, President and CEO | No public offices held
Alfredo Santana, Chief Operating Officer, Canadian, Asian and UK Operations. | No public offices held

List of Senior Officers and Employees whose lobbying activities represent 20% or more of their Duties

Philip A.J. Nichols, Director, Corporate Affairs | No public offices held
Glen Watson, Manager, Sustainability and Government Relations, North Atlantic | No public offices held

Lobbyists in previous versions
List of Senior Officers whose lobbying activities represent less than 20% of their Duties
- Francine Hansen, Executive Vice-President, Human Resources and Management Systems | No public offices held
- Patrick James, Vice-President, Health, Safety, Environment and Risk | No public offices held
- Luiz Landero, Executive Vice-President, Integrated Planning, Technology and Development | No public offices held

Registration number: 950853-224822
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Monthly Communication Reports

What oral and arranged communications have taken place?

What oral and arranged communications have taken place?
Date	DPOH, Position Title \| Government Institution	Subject Matters
2023-02-06	Peter Opdam, Senior Policy Advisor \| Minister's Office , Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)	Economic Development, Mining, Natural Resources
2023-02-02	Ben Chin, Senior Advisor \| Prime Minister's office , Prime Minister's Office (PMO)	Economic Development, Mining, Science and Technology, Natural Resources
2023-01-31	Colette Kaminsky, Associate Assistant Deputy Minister Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED) Simon Kennedy, Deputy Minister Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)	Economic Development, Research and Development, Science and Technology, Natural Resources
2023-01-31	Raphaël Beauchamp, Advisor \| Minister's office, Natural Resources Canada (NRCan)	Industry, International Trade, Mining, Natural Resources
2023-01-30	Aaron Fowler, Associate Assistant Deputy Minister \| Trade Policy and Negotiations, Global Affairs Canada (GAC)	Industry, International Relations, International Trade, Mining
2023-01-19	Peter Opdam, Senior Policy Advisor \| Minister's Office, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)	Economic Development, Mining, Science and Technology, Natural Resources
2023-01-12	Paul Moen, Chief of Staff to the Minister of Labour Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC) Patricia Sibal, Senior Policy Advisor \| Minister's Office, Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC)	Labour, Mining, Natural Resources, Immigration
2023-01-09	Kevin Deagle, Policy Advisor \| Minister's Office, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)	Industry, Mining, Research and Development, Science and Technology, Natural Resources
2022-11-18	Eric Costen, Assistant Deputy Minister Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED) Colette Kaminsky, Associate Assistant Deputy Minister Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)	Economic Development, Mining, Research and Development
2022-11-17	Eric Costen, Assistant Deputy Minister Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED) Colette Kaminsky, Associate Assistant Deputy Minister Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED) Simon Kennedy, Deputy Minister Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)	Economic Development, Mining, Research and Development
2022-11-17	Jeff Labonté, Assistant Deputy Minister \| Major Projects Management Office, Natural Resources Canada (NRCan)	Economic Development, Mining, Research and Development
2022-11-16	François-Philippe Champagne, Minister of Innovation, Sciences and Economic Development \| Minister's Office, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)	Economic Development, Mining, Research and Development
2022-11-16	Raphaël Beauchamp, Advisor \| Minister's office, Natural Resources Canada (NRCan) Jonathan Wilkinson, Minister of Natural Resources Natural Resources Canada (NRCan)	Economic Development, Mining, Research and Development
2022-11-15	Pat Duncan, Senator Senate of Canada	Economic Development, Environment, Mining
2022-11-15	Paul Halucha, Associate Deputy Minister \| Associate Deputy Minister's Office, Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC)	Climate, Environment, Mining, Natural Resources
2022-11-15	Glenn Campbell, Assistant Deputy Minister \| Investment, Partnership and Innovation, Infrastructure Canada (INFC)	Budget, Infrastructure, Mining, Regional Development, Taxation and Finance
2022-11-15	Marcus Powlowski, Member of Parliament House of Commons	Economic Development, Environment, Infrastructure, Mining
2022-11-15	Leslie Church, Chief of Staff \| Office of the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance, Finance Canada (FIN) Bud Sambasivam, Policy Advisor \| Minister's office, Finance Canada (FIN)	Economic Development, Mining, Taxation and Finance
2022-11-15	Eric Costen, Assistant Deputy Minister Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)	Economic Development, Mining, Research and Development
2022-11-08	Paul Halucha, Associate Deputy Minister \| Associate Deputy Minister's Office, Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC)	Economic Development, Environment, Mining
2022-11-03	Alex Corbeil, Deputy Chief of Staff \| Minister's Office, Global Affairs Canada (GAC)	International Relations, International Trade, Mining
2022-10-21	Samir Kassam, Senior Policy Advisor \| Minister's office, Global Affairs Canada (GAC)	Economic Development, International Relations, International Trade, Mining
2022-10-19	Aaron Fowler, Associate Assistant Deputy Minister \| Trade Policy and Negotiations, Global Affairs Canada (GAC)	Internal Trade, International Relations, Mining
2022-10-13	Jeff Labonté, Assistant Deputy Minister \| Major Projects Management Office, Natural Resources Canada (NRCan)	Economic Development, Mining
2022-10-13	Viviane Lapointe, Member of Parliament House of Commons Marc Serre, Member of Parliament House of Commons	Economic Development, Mining
2022-10-07	Samir Kassam, Senior Policy Advisor \| Minister's office, Global Affairs Canada (GAC)	Economic Development, International Relations, International Trade, Mining
2022-09-29	Randi Anderson, Director of Policy (Sustainable Resource Development) \| Minister's Office, Natural Resources Canada (NRCan) Raphaël Beauchamp, Advisor \| Minister's office, Natural Resources Canada (NRCan)	Internal Trade, International Relations, Mining, Research and Development
2022-09-05	Simon Kennedy, Deputy Minister Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)	Economic Development, Mining, Research and Development
2022-08-19	Bud Sambasivam, Policy Advisor \| Minister's office, Finance Canada (FIN)	Economic Development, Mining, Regional Development, Natural Resources
2022-08-18	François-Philippe Champagne, Minister of Innovation, Sciences and Economic Development \| Minister's Office, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED) Viviane Lapointe, Member of Parliament House of Commons Marc Serre, Member of Parliament House of Commons	Economic Development, Mining, Science and Technology, Natural Resources
2022-08-11	Jeff Labonté, Assistant Deputy Minister \| Major Projects Management Office, Natural Resources Canada (NRCan)	Economic Development, Mining, Natural Resources
2022-06-30	François-Philippe Champagne, Minister of Innovation, Sciences and Economic Development \| Minister's Office, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED) Kevin Deagle, Policy Advisor \| Minister's Office, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED) Simon Kennedy, Deputy Minister Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)	Mining, Research and Development, Natural Resources
2022-06-27	Mark Duggan, Policy Advisor Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC) Yvonne Jones, Parliamentary Secretary Natural Resources Canada (NRCan) Seamus O'Regan, Minister of Labour Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC)	Aboriginal Affairs, Mining, Natural Resources
2022-06-15	Yvonne Jones, Member of Parliament House of Commons	Mining, Natural Resources
2022-06-14	Jonathan Wilkinson, Minister Natural Resources Canada (NRCan)	Economic Development, Mining, Natural Resources
2022-06-02	Francesco Sorbara, Member of Parliment House of Commons	Mining, Natural Resources
2022-06-02	Harry Orbach-Miller, Policy Advisor Prime Minister's Office (PMO)	Mining, Natural Resources
2022-06-02	Joshua Swift, Advisor \| Minister's Office, Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC)	Climate, Environment, Mining, Natural Resources
2022-05-17	Francesco Sorbara, Member of Parliment House of Commons	International Relations, International Trade, Mining, Natural Resources
2022-05-11	Jeff Labonté, Assistant Deputy Minister \| Major Projects Management Office, Natural Resources Canada (NRCan)	Economic Development, Mining, Natural Resources
2022-05-05	Yvonne Jones, Member of Parliament House of Commons	Aboriginal Affairs, Infrastructure, Mining
2022-04-14	Randi Anderson, Director of Policy (Sustainable Resource Development) \| Minister's Office, Natural Resources Canada (NRCan)	Economic Development, Mining, Natural Resources
2022-04-14	François-Philippe Champagne, Minister of Innovation, Science and Economic Development \| Minister's Office, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED) Jeff Labonté, Assistant Deputy Minister \| Major Projects Management Office, Natural Resources Canada (NRCan) Jonathan Wilkinson, Minister Natural Resources Canada (NRCan)	Climate, Economic Development, Energy, Mining, Natural Resources
2022-04-12	Viviane Lapointe, Member of Parliament House of Commons Filomena Tassi, Minister Public Services and Procurement Canada (PSPC)	Economic Development, Employment and Training, Environment, Mining, Research and Development
2022-04-08	Kevin Deagle, Policy Advisor \| Minister's Office, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)	Economic Development, Research and Development

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Vale Canada Limited - Address & business activities

Address:

200 Bay Street
Suite 1500
Toronto, ON M5J 2K2
Canada

Telephone number: 437-388-7625

Contact information in previous versions
- 200 Bay Street
  Suite 1500
  Toronto, ON M5J 2K2
  Canada
  
  Telephone number: 416-361-7506
- 200 Bay Street
  Suite 1600
  Toronto, ON M5J 2K2
  Canada
  
  Telephone number: 416-361-7507
- 200 Bay Street
  Suite 1600
  Toronto, ON M5J 2K2
  Canada
  
  Telephone number: 416-361-7506
- 200 Bay Street
  Suite 1600
  Toronto, ON M5J 2K2
  Canada
  
  Telephone number: 416-361-7506
  
  Fax number: 416-361-7781

Description of activities:
Vale’s base metals business is part of one of the world’s largest integrated mining companies. Headquartered in Toronto, with over 100 years of history in the country, Vale Canada Limited (a subsidiary of Vale S.A.) is one of the world’s largest producers of high-quality nickel, an important producer of copper and a leading producer of responsibility-sourced cobalt. We believe that we must continue to mine in a safe, responsible and sustainable way by reducing our environmental footprint and driving our world toward a cleaner, greener future. For more information, please visit http://www.vale.com/Canada/EN/Pages/Default.aspx

Descriptions of the corporation's activity in previous versions:
- Vale Canada Limited is a leading producer of nickel, copper, cobalt and precious metals, headquartered in Toronto, with over 100 years of history in Canada. Vale Canada Limited is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Vale (Vale S.A.) of Brazil, the second largest mining company in the world by market capitalization . For more information, please visit http://nickel.vale.com/
- Vale Inco is a leading producer of nickel, copper, cobalt and precious metals, headquartered in Toronto, with over 100 years of history in Canada. Vale Inco is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Vale (Vale S.A.) of Brazil, the second largest mining company in the world by market capitalization . For more information, please visit www.valeinco.com.
- Our Business Vale Inco is a leading producer of nickel, and a wholly-owned subsidiary of Brazilian-based Companhia Vale do Rio Doce (Vale). Formerly Inco Limited, we have operated continuously since 1902. We are a Canadian-based global organization with operations and growth projects in 20 countries and a marketing network that extends to more than 40 countries. While we are primarily a nickel company, we are also an important producer of copper, precious metals, and cobalt and a major producer of value-added specialty nickel products. Vale Inco is committed to the pursuit of sustainable growth by maximizing the potential of existing operations, realizing the promise of growth projects, operating with respect for the natural environment, and being an ethically and socially responsible company. At year-end 2006, we employed 12,047 people worldwide and in 2006 had net sales of $8.1 billion. For more information about our parent company Vale, please visit www.vale.com.

Date Modified:: 2023-03-30

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12-Month Lobbying Summary - In-house Corporation

Vale Canada Limited / Deshnee Naidoo, President & CEO Vale Canada

Who is lobbying?

Vale Canada Limited (Address & business activities)

Received government funding or funding expected in current financial year

Business Relationships

Vale Canada Limited is a subsidiary of the following parent companies

Beneficiaries of the Lobbying Activity

Vale Canada Limited has the following subsidiaries that could have a direct interest in the outcome of the undertaking

What is being lobbied?

Subject Matters

Subject Matter Details

Grant, Contribution or Other Financial Benefit

Who is being lobbied?

Government Institutions

Communication techniques

Who are the lobbyists?

List of Senior Officers whose lobbying activities represent less than 20% of their Duties

List of Senior Officers and Employees whose lobbying activities represent 20% or more of their Duties

List of Senior Officers whose lobbying activities represent less than 20% of their Duties

What oral and arranged communications have taken place?

12-Month Lobbying Summary - In-house Corporation

Vale Canada Limited / Deshnee Naidoo, President & CEO Vale Canada

Vale Canada Limited (Address & business activities)

Received government funding or funding expected in current financial year

Business Relationships

Vale Canada Limited is a subsidiary of the following parent companies

Beneficiaries of the Lobbying Activity

Vale Canada Limited has the following subsidiaries that could have a direct interest in the outcome of the undertaking

Subject Matters

Subject Matter Details

Grant, Contribution or Other Financial Benefit

Government Institutions

Communication techniques

List of Senior Officers whose lobbying activities represent less than 20% of their Duties

List of Senior Officers and Employees whose lobbying activities represent 20% or more of their Duties

List of Senior Officers whose lobbying activities represent less than 20% of their Duties

Vale Canada Limited - Address & business activities

Vale Nickel (Dalian) Co., Ltd.

Vale Americas Inc.

PT Vale Indonesia Tbk

Vale S.A.

Vale Newfoundland & Labrador Limited

Vale Japan Limited

Vale Europe Limited