12-Month Lobbying Summary - Consultant

Rio Tinto Canada Management Inc. / Abigail Pender, Consultant

Registration Summary

Inactive - Activity Ended: 2023-09-05

Who is lobbying?

Rio Tinto Canada Management Inc. (Address & client representative)

Received government funding or funding expected in current financial year

Business Relationships

Rio Tinto Canada Management Inc. is a subsidiary of the following parent companies

Rio Tinto Canada Inc. / (Direct Parent Company) (Address information)
Rio Tinto plc / (Ultimate Parent Company) (Address information)

Rio Tinto Canada Management Inc. is not a coalition.

Beneficiaries of the Lobbying Activity

Rio Tinto Canada Management Inc. has the following subsidiaries that could have a direct interest in the outcome of the undertaking

Alcan Realty Limited / (Indirect Ownership) (Address information)
Elysis Limited Partnership (Address information)
Iron Ore Company of Canada / (Company owned by the same group) (Address information)
Rio Tinto Alcan Fund Inc. / (Indirect Ownership) (Address information)
Rio Tinto Alcan Inc. / (Company owned by the same group) (Address information)
Rio Tinto Alcan International Limited / (Indirect Ownership) (Address information)
The Roberval and Saguenay Railway Company / (Indirect Ownership) (Address information)
Turquoise Hill Resources Ltd. / (Indirect Ownership) (Address information)

What is being lobbied?

Subject Matters

Aboriginal Affairs
Budget
Climate
Economic Development
Employment and Training
Energy
Environment
Fisheries
Health
Immigration
Industry
Infrastructure
International Development
International Trade
Labour
Mining
Natural Resources
Regional Development
Research and Development
Science and Technology
Taxation and Finance
Transportation

Subject Matter Details

Grant, Contribution or Other Financial Benefit

Engagement with Strategic Innovation Fund regarding carbon abatement technologies for advanced manufacturing processes, including advanced aluminium smelting technology project.

Grant, Contribution or Other Financial Benefit, Policies or Program

Federal funding programs aimed at supporting steel and aluminium industry under Strategic Innovation Fund.

Legislative Proposal, Bill or Resolution

Engagement related to the implementation of legislation related to climate, including related to net-zero emissions

Policies or Program

Discussion of federal programs regarding critical minerals
Discussion of federal programs to deliver solutions for supply of equipment and development of technologies for front-line workers and Canadian residents during COVID-19.
Discussion of policies and programs regarding conservation and nature-based solutions
Discussion of potential economic and social impacts of COVID-19 on domestic and global supply chains; discussion of economic stimulus package for industry in response to COVID-19.
Discussion of potential impacts of s.232 implementation on Canadian access to US markets
Discussion of resource sector (mining and metal manufacturing) competitiveness in Canada with respect to critical minerals strategy, productivity, technology and innovation and skill and development, and taxation, as well as providing updates on Rio Tinto's projects.
Discussion of the implementation of the Canada-United States-Mexico Agreement (CUSMA), especially as it relates to auto Rules of Origin, possible restrictions and tariff increases, and issues surrounding market access to the United States for the aluminium, ilmenite, iron ore and diamond sectors.
Discussion on potential federal programs aimed to enhance Aboriginal economic development opportunities, including hydro-electric projects.
Discussion with federal agencies regarding marine protecting areas
Engagement related to the pending policy on the implementation of the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples.
Icebreaking support in St. Lawrence and Saguenay rivers.

Regulation

Discussions with government officials regarding environmental regulations related to the mining and metals sector, including Multi-sector Air Pollution Regulations, Greenhouse Gases, Metal Mines Effluent Regulations, Canadian Ambient Air Quality Standards, Clean Fuel Regulations, and regulations associated with changes to the Fisheries Act and Impact Assessment Act.

Who is being lobbied?

Government Institutions

Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency (ACOA)
Canada Economic Development for Quebec Regions
Canada Revenue Agency (CRA)
Canadian Northern Economic Development Agency (CanNor)
Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada (CIRNAC)
Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC)
Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC)
Export Development Canada (EDC)
Finance Canada (FIN)
Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO)
Global Affairs Canada (GAC)
Health Canada (HC)
House of Commons
Impact Assessment Agency of Canada (IAAC)
Indigenous Services Canada (ISC)
Infrastructure Canada (INFC)
Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
Intergovernmental Affairs Secretariat (IGA)
National Defence (DND)
National Research Council (NRC)
Natural Resources Canada (NRCan)
Prime Minister's Office (PMO)
Privy Council Office (PCO)
Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC)
Public Safety Canada (PS)
Saguenay Port Authority
Senate of Canada
Sept-Iles Port Authority
St. John's Port Authority
Transport Canada (TC)
Treasury Board Of Canada Secretariat (TBS)
Vancouver Fraser Port Authority (Port Metro Vancouver)

Communication techniques

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

Arrange one or more meetings
Written communication
Oral communication

Who is the lobbyist?

Abigail Pender, Consultant (Business address and contact information)

Public offices held

Consulting Firm

Global Public Affairs (Address & contact information)

Registration number: 952821-372951
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Monthly Communication Reports

What oral and arranged communications have taken place?

No monthly communications reports have been submitted for the last 12 months.

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List of Public Offices Held
Position	Period Held	Last Date Designated Public Office Held
FSWEP Student Shared Services Canada, Corporate Services	August 2019 to September 2019	Not a designated office

Date Modified:: 2024-04-04

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12-Month Lobbying Summary - Consultant

Rio Tinto Canada Management Inc. / Abigail Pender, Consultant

Who is lobbying?

Rio Tinto Canada Management Inc. (Address & client representative)

Received government funding or funding expected in current financial year

Business Relationships

Rio Tinto Canada Management Inc. is a subsidiary of the following parent companies

Rio Tinto Canada Management Inc. is not a coalition.

Beneficiaries of the Lobbying Activity

Rio Tinto Canada Management Inc. 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

Grant, Contribution or Other Financial Benefit, Policies or Program

Legislative Proposal, Bill or Resolution

Policies or Program

Regulation

Who is being lobbied?

Government Institutions

Communication techniques

Who is the lobbyist?

Abigail Pender, Consultant (Business address and contact information)

Consulting Firm

What oral and arranged communications have taken place?

12-Month Lobbying Summary - Consultant

Rio Tinto Canada Management Inc. / Abigail Pender, Consultant

Rio Tinto Canada Management Inc. (Address & client representative)

Received government funding or funding expected in current financial year

Business Relationships

Rio Tinto Canada Management Inc. is a subsidiary of the following parent companies

Rio Tinto Canada Management Inc. is not a coalition.

Beneficiaries of the Lobbying Activity

Rio Tinto Canada Management Inc. 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

Grant, Contribution or Other Financial Benefit, Policies or Program

Legislative Proposal, Bill or Resolution

Policies or Program

Regulation

Government Institutions

Communication techniques

Abigail Pender, Consultant (Business address and contact information)

Consulting Firm

Rio Tinto Canada Management Inc. - Address & Client Representative

Global Public Affairs

Alcan Realty Limited / (Indirect Ownership)

Rio Tinto plc / (Ultimate Parent Company)

Iron Ore Company of Canada / (Company owned by the same group)

Turquoise Hill Resources Ltd. / (Indirect Ownership)

Elysis Limited Partnership

Rio Tinto Canada Inc. / (Direct Parent Company)

Rio Tinto Alcan Inc. / (Company owned by the same group)

Rio Tinto Alcan International Limited / (Indirect Ownership)

Rio Tinto Alcan Fund Inc. / (Indirect Ownership)

The Roberval and Saguenay Railway Company / (Indirect Ownership)