12-Month Lobbying Summary - Consultant

Canadian Biogas Association / Fernando Melo, Consultant

Registration Summary

Inactive - Activity Ended: 2023-07-04

Who is lobbying?

Canadian Biogas Association (Address & client representative)

Received government funding or funding expected in current financial year

Yes

Business Relationships

Canadian Biogas Association is not a subsidiary of any other parent companies.
Canadian Biogas Association is not a coalition.

Beneficiaries of the Lobbying Activity

The activities of Canadian Biogas Association are not controlled or directed by another individual, organization or corporation with a direct interest in the outcome of this undertaking.
Canadian Biogas Association does not have any subsidiaries that could have a direct interest in the outcome of the undertaking

What is being lobbied?

Subject Matters

Agriculture
Budget
Climate
Economic Development
Energy
Environment
Government Procurement
Industry
Infrastructure
Regional Development
Research and Development
Science and Technology
Taxation and Finance
Transportation

Subject Matter Details

Grant, Contribution or Other Financial Benefit

The Canadian Biogas Association advocates for support to biogas projects and infrastructure, including that led by the agricultural sector, the municipal sector, the waste sector and the private sector.

Legislative Proposal, Bill or Resolution

Federal Budget - The CBA is pursuing a variety of program and funding support that will scale up the adoption of biogas and Renewable Natural Gas across Canada.

Policies or Program

Advancing policies and programs that increase biogas and renewable natural gas adoption by end-consumers in Canada
Advocating for policies and programs that can support biogas and renewable natural gas development in the agricultural, municipal and waste sectors
Advocating for the use of cleaner transportation fuels and for policies and standards that support the use of Renewable Natural Gas as a proven low-carbon transportation fuel
Government policies that address the procurement and use of biogas, renewable natural gas, renewable electricity, renewable heat, renewable vehicle fuel as forms of low-carbon alternative energy sources for use within government buildings and fleets.
Participating in broad policy discussion with respect to funding energy technology innovation
Strategies, programs and policies that relate to agricultural waste management, anaerobic digestion, digestate standards and management, and soil health
Strategies, programs and policies that relate to organic waste and landfill management in the municipal and waste sectors

Regulation

Federal carbon offsets protocols and how they can successfully drive more production of landfill gas and agricultural biogas
Greenhouse gas pollution pricing and the output based pricing system, and how scheduled increases in pricing impacts the competitiveness and development of biogas, renewable natural gas, renewable electricity and renewable vehicle fuels
Renewable gas blending requirements for Canada under the Canadian Environmental Protection Act
Tax regulations as it pertains to exemptions, eligibility, and design of tax treatment for non-fossil clean fuel production and use
The Clean Fuels Regulation developed under the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, and ensuring biogas and Renewable Natural Gas can be successful credit generators
Waste management regulations, particularly in relation to landfill gas collection requirements

Who is being lobbied?

Government Institutions

Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC)
Canada Infrastructure Bank
Canada Revenue Agency (CRA)
Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC)
Finance Canada (FIN)
House of Commons
Infrastructure Canada (INFC)
Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
Natural Resources Canada (NRCan)
Prime Minister's Office (PMO)
Privy Council Office (PCO)
Public Services and Procurement Canada (PSPC)
Senate of Canada
Statistics Canada (StatCan)
Transport Canada (TC)

Communication techniques

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

Grass-roots communication
Oral communication
Written communication
Arrange one or more meetings

Who is the lobbyist?

Fernando Melo, Consultant (Business address and contact information)

No public offices held

Consulting Firm

PAA Public Affairs Advisors Inc./CAP Conseillers Affaires Publiques Inc. (Address & contact information)

Registration number: 928602-373314
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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
2023-06-08	John Aldag, Member of Parliament House of Commons	Agriculture, Budget, Climate, Economic Development, Energy, Environment, Industry, Infrastructure, Regional Development, Taxation and Finance, Transportation
2023-06-07	Francis Drouin, Member of Parliament House of Commons Patrick Mangan, Assistant to the Parliamentary Secretary \| Minister's Office, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC)	Agriculture, Budget, Climate, Economic Development, Energy, Environment, Industry, Infrastructure, Regional Development, Taxation and Finance, Transportation
2023-06-06	Alexandre Boulerice, Member of Parliament House of Commons	Agriculture, Budget, Climate, Economic Development, Energy, Environment, Industry, Infrastructure, Regional Development, Science and Technology, Taxation and Finance
2023-06-06	Matt De Vlieger, Acting Associate Assistant Secretary-Climate Secretariat \| Economic and Regional Development Policy, Privy Council Office (PCO)	Agriculture, Budget, Climate, Economic Development, Energy, Environment, Industry, Infrastructure, Regional Development, Taxation and Finance, Transportation
2023-06-06	Rosa Galvez, Senator Senate of Canada	Agriculture, Budget, Climate, Economic Development, Energy, Environment, Industry, Infrastructure, Regional Development, Science and Technology, Taxation and Finance
2023-06-06	John Moffet, Assistant Deputy Minister \| Environmental Protection Branch, Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC)	Budget, Climate, Economic Development, Energy, Environment, Industry, Infrastructure, Taxation and Finance
2023-06-06	Nina Lothian, Senior Policy Advisor \| Office of the Minister of Environment and Climate Change, Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC) Conor MacNeil, Advisor, Policy & Regional Affairs (Atlantic) \| Minister's Office, Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC) Joshua Swift, Special Assistant - Ontario Desk Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC)	Agriculture, Budget, Climate, Economic Development, Energy, Environment, Industry, Infrastructure, Regional Development, Taxation and Finance

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End date of the last completed financial year: 2022-01-31

List of Government Funding
Government Institution	Funding Received in Last Financial Year	Funding Expected in Current Financial Year
Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC)	$90,600.00	No
Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC)	$7,080.00	Yes
Natural Resources Canada (NRCan)	$37,500.00	No

Date Modified:: 2024-04-04

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12-Month Lobbying Summary - Consultant

Canadian Biogas Association / Fernando Melo, Consultant

Who is lobbying?

Canadian Biogas Association (Address & client representative)

Received government funding or funding expected in current financial year

Business Relationships

Beneficiaries of the Lobbying Activity

What is being lobbied?

Subject Matters

Subject Matter Details

Grant, Contribution or Other Financial Benefit

Legislative Proposal, Bill or Resolution

Policies or Program

Regulation

Who is being lobbied?

Government Institutions

Communication techniques

Who is the lobbyist?

Fernando Melo, Consultant (Business address and contact information)

Consulting Firm

What oral and arranged communications have taken place?

12-Month Lobbying Summary - Consultant

Canadian Biogas Association / Fernando Melo, Consultant

Canadian Biogas Association (Address & client representative)

Received government funding or funding expected in current financial year

Business Relationships

Beneficiaries of the Lobbying Activity

Subject Matters

Subject Matter Details

Grant, Contribution or Other Financial Benefit

Legislative Proposal, Bill or Resolution

Policies or Program

Regulation

Government Institutions

Communication techniques

Fernando Melo, Consultant (Business address and contact information)

Consulting Firm

Canadian Biogas Association - Address & Client Representative

PAA Public Affairs Advisors Inc. / CAP Conseillers Affaires Publiques Inc.