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The Nature Conservancy of Canada/La Société canadienne pour la conservation de la nature / Catherine Grenier, President & CEO

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Active - Last Updated: 2024-11-15

Who is lobbying?

The Nature Conservancy of Canada/La Société canadienne pour la conservation de la nature (Address, activities & membership)

Catherine Grenier, President & CEO

Received government funding or funding expected in current financial year

Yes

What is being lobbied?

Subject Matter Details

Details Regarding the Identified Subject Matter
Subject matters	Details	Categories
Environment	Advice, input and feedback to government officials regarding regulations relating to the conservation of Canada’s natural spaces, eco-systems and species. This includes, for example, regulations made under the Species at Risk Act, Canada Water Act and Canada Wildlife Act.	Regulation
Environment	Advocating for policies that increase investment in privately protected areas and nature based solutions, and maximize biodiversity outcomes.	Policies or Program
Environment	Seeking funding from various departments, including Environment and Climate Change Canada, Fisheries and Oceans Canada and Natural Resources Canada, for initiatives related to conservation, stewardship and research.	Grant, Contribution or Other Financial Benefit

Subject matter details in previous versions

Details Regarding the Identified Subject Matter
Subject matters	Details	Categories
Subject matters were not required to be associated with subject matter details when this content was submitted	Advice, input and feedback to government officials regarding regulations relating to the conservation of Canada’s natural spaces, eco-systems and species. This includes, for example, regulations made under the Species at Risk Act, Canada Water Act and Canada Wildlife Act.	Regulation
Subject matters were not required to be associated with subject matter details when this content was submitted	Advocating for policies that increase investment in privately protected areas and nature based solutions, and maximize biodiversity outcomes.	Policies or Program
Subject matters were not required to be associated with subject matter details when this content was submitted	Seeking funding from various departments, including Environment and Climate Change Canada, Fisheries and Oceans Canada and Natural Resources Canada, for initiatives related to conservation, stewardship and research.	Grant, Contribution or Other Financial Benefit

Subject matters in previous versions

Agriculture
Climate
Environment
Fisheries
Natural Resources

Who is being lobbied?

Government Institutions

Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC)
Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC)
Finance Canada (FIN)
Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO)
House of Commons
Infrastructure Canada (INFC)
Natural Resources Canada (NRCan)
Parks Canada (PC)
Prime Minister's Office (PMO)
Privy Council Office (PCO)
Senate of Canada
Treasury Board Of Canada Secretariat (TBS)

Government institutions added through a communication report:

Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)

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?

Catherine Grenier, President & CEO | Public offices held
Paul Hewer, Government Relations Manager | No public offices held
Lisa McLaughlin, Vice-President, Conservation Policy and Planning | No public offices held

Lobbyists in previous versions
- Amanda Fortune, Conservation Project Coordinator | No public offices held
- John Lounds, Senior Advisor to the President and CEO | Public offices held

Registration number: 949516-95
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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
2024-10-28	Francis Scarpaleggia, Member of Parliament House of Commons	Environment
2024-10-24	Laurel Collins, Member of Parliament House of Commons	Environment
2024-10-10	Andrew Campbell, Senior Vice-President Operations \| Office of the Senior Vice-President, Parks Canada (PC)	Environment
2024-10-08	Michael Brewster, Director, Parliamentary Affairs Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC)	Environment
2024-10-08	Jean-François Tremblay, Deputy Minister Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC)	Environment
2024-10-07	Samir Kassam, Director of Policy \| Minister's Office, Natural Resources Canada (NRCan)	Environment
2024-10-07	Lawrence Hanson, Deputy Minister \| Deputy Minister's Office, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC)	Environment
2024-10-04	Samuel Millar, Associate Assistant Deputy Minister \| Assistant Deputy Minister's Office, Finance Canada (FIN) Greg Reade, ADM Finance Finance Canada (FIN)	Environment
2024-09-25	Gudie Hutchings, Minister of Rural Economic Development of Canada Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)	Environment
2024-09-23	Paul Halucha, Deputy Secretary to the Cabinet (Clean Growth) \| Office of the Deputy Secretary to the Cabinet (Clean Growth), Privy Council Office (PCO)	Environment
2024-09-06	Andrew Bevan, Chief of Staff \| Office of the Chief of Staff, Finance Canada (FIN)	Environment
2024-08-23	Steven Guilbeault, Minister of Environment and Climate Change Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC)	Environment
2024-07-17	Gérard Deltell, Member of Parliament House of Commons	Environment
2024-07-12	Tara Shannon, Assistant Deputy Minister \| Canadian Wildlife Service, Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC)	Environment
2024-05-07	Paul Halucha, Deputy Secretary to the Cabinet (Clean Growth) \| Office of the Deputy Secretary to the Cabinet (Clean Growth), Privy Council Office (PCO)	Environment
2024-04-22	Michael Zinck, Assistant Deputy Minister \| Public and Indigenous Affairs and Ministerial Services, Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC)	Environment
2024-04-15	Tara Shannon, Assistant Deputy Minister \| Canadian Wildlife Service, Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC)	Environment
2024-02-08	Chris Forbes, Deputy Minister Finance Canada (FIN)	Environment
2024-02-05	Paul Halucha, Associate Deputy Minister \| Associate Deputy Minister's Office, Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC)	Environment

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The Nature Conservancy of Canada / La Société canadienne pour la conservation de la nature - Address, activities & membership

Address:

365 Bloor St. East
Suite 1501
Toronto, ON M4W 3L4
Canada

Telephone number: 416-932-3202

Contact information in previous versions
- 245 Eglinton Avenue East
  Suite 410
  Toronto, ON M4P 3J1
  Canada
  
  Telephone number: 416-932-3202
- 36 Eglinton Avenue West
  Toronto, ON M4R 1A1
  Canada
  
  Telephone number: 416-932-3202
  
  Fax number: 416-932-3208
- 110 Eglinton Avenue West, #400
  Toronto, ON M4R 1A3
  Canada
  
  Telephone number: 416-932-3202
  
  Fax number: 416-932-3208
- 110 Eglinton Avenue West
  Suite 400
  Toronto, ON M4R 1A3
  Canada
  
  Telephone number: 416-932-3202
  
  Fax number: 416-932-3208
- 400 - 110 EGLINTON AVENUE WEST
  TORONTO, ON M4R 2G5
  Canada
  
  Telephone number: 416-932-3202
  
  Fax number: 416-932-3208

Description of the organization's activities:
The Nature Conservancy of Canada (NCC) is Canada's leading national land conservation organization. A private, non-profit organization, we partner with individuals, corporations, other non-profit organizations and governments at all levels to protect our most important natural treasures — the natural areas that sustain Canada’s plants and wildlife. We secure properties (through donation, purchase, conservation agreement and the relinquishment of other legal interests in land) and manage them for the long term.

Descriptions of the organization's activity in previous versions:
- The Nature Conservancy of Canada is a national charity dedicated to preserving ecologically significant natural areas through outright purchase, donations, conservation easements and other such mechanisms, and ensuring long-term stewardship through management plans and monitoring arrangements.
- The Nature Conservancy of Canada is a national charity dedicated to preserving ecologically significant natural areas through outright purchase, donation, conservation easements and other such mechanisms, and ensuring long-term stewardship through management plans and monitoring arrangements.
- The Nature Conservancy of Canada is a national charity dedicated to preserving ecologically significant natural areas through outright purchase, donation, conservation agreement and other mechanisms, and ensuring long-term stewardship through management planning and monitoring arrangements.
- The Nature Conservancy of Canada is a national charity dedicated to preserving ecologically significant natural areas though outright purchase, donation, conservation easements and other such mechanisms, and ensuring long-term stewardship through management plans and monitoring arrangements.
- The Nature Conservancy of Canada is a national charity dedicated to conserving ecologically significant natural areas through outright purchase, donation and conservation agreements, and other mechanisms, and achieving long-term stewardship through management plans and monitoring arrangements.
- THE NATURE CONSERVANCY OF CANADA IS A NATIONAL CHARITY DEDICATED TO PRESERVING ECOLOGICALLY SIGNFICANT AREAS AND PLACES OF SPECIAL BEAUTY AND EDUCATIONAL INTEREST THROUGH OUTRIGHT PURCHASE, DONATION, AND CONSERVATION EASEMENTS.

Organization's membership or classes of membership:
The members of the Nature Conservancy of Canada (NCC) include the Board of Directors, members of committees who have been designated as members by the Board of Directors and any other individual accepted as a member by the Board of Directors.

Organization's memberships or classes of memberships in previous versions:
- All donors to NCC are (non-voting) members
- All donors to NCC are (non-voting) members.
- All donors to NCC are considered (non-voting) members.
- All donors to NCC are considered members.
- ALL DONORS TO NCC ARE CONSIDERED MEMBERS

List of Public Offices Held
Position	Period Held	Last Date Designated Public Office Held
Director Parks Canada, Investment Planning and Portfolio Management	October 2014 to January 2016	Not a designated office
Special Advisor Parks Canada, Office of the Chief Administrative Officer	September 2013 to October 2014	Not a designated office
Acting Field Unit Superintendent Parks Canada, Québec City Field Unit	March 2013 to September 2013	Not a designated office
Director Parks Canada, National Urban Park Initiative	June 2011 to March 2013	Not a designated office
Senior Policy Advisor Parks Canada, Québec Executive Directorate	March 2009 to June 2011	Not a designated office
National Manager Parks Canada, Partner Engagement	June 2008 to March 2009	Not a designated office

End date of the last completed financial year: 2024-05-30

List of Government Funding
Government Institution	Funding Received in Last Financial Year	Funding Expected in Current Financial Year
Alberta Ministry of Environment and Parks	No	Yes
Alcool New Brunswick Liquor	No	Yes
British Columbia Housing	$100.00	No
British Columbia Hydro and Power Authority	$682,895.69	Yes
British Columbia Ministry of Forests, Lands, Natural Resources Operations and Rural development	$152,181.00	Yes
Caribou Regional District	$2,500.00	No
Communauté Métropolitaine de Montréal	No	Yes
Corporation of the City of Kitchener	$52.00	No
District of Elkford	$282.00	No
Employment and Social Development Canada & Service	$62,564.00	Yes
Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC)	$38,395,674.00	Yes
Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO)	$109,800.00	Yes
Government of Alberta - Ministry of Jobs, Economy and Trade	$1,454.00	No
Government of British Columbia - Ministry of Water, Land & Resource Stewardship	$588,686.00	Yes
Government of Canada - Federal Ecomonic Development - Canada Community Revitalization Fund	$191,420.00	Yes
Government of Manitoba	$3,566.00	Yes
Government of New Brunswick	$878,598.00	Yes
Government of Nova Scotia - Department of Communities, Culture, Tourism and Heritage	$98,428.00	No
Government of Nova Scotia - Department of Environment and Climate Change	$1,113,995.00	Yes
Government of Nova Scotia - Department of Natural Resources and Renewables	No	Yes
Government of Nova Scotia - Student Employment Program	$11,913.00	Yes
Government of Ontario - Ministry of Natural Resources	$295,000.00	Yes
Government of Ontario - Ministry of Tourism, Culture and Sport	$200.00	No
Government of Prince Edward Island	$45,000.00	No
Government of Quebec - Ministère de l’Éducation et de l’Enseignement supérieur	$15,231.00	No
La Jacques-Cartier Regional County Municipality	$25,000.00	No
Loisir et Sport Lanaudière	No	Yes
Manitoba Hydro	$500.00	No
Municipalité régionale de comté du Haut-Francois	$14,553.00	No
Municipality of York	No	Yes
New Brunswick Environmental Trust Fund	$25,600.00	Yes
New Brunswick Wildlife Council	$15,250.00	No
Ontario Ministry of Environment, Conservation, and Parks	$12,063,993.00	Yes
Parks Canada (PC)	$1,758,316.00	Yes
Prince Edward Island Wildlife Conservation Fund	$4,800.00	Yes
Quebec Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food	$23,398.00	No
Quebec Ministry of Forests, Wildlife and Parks	$431,149.00	Yes
Quebec Ministry of Sustainable Development, Environment and Parks	$98,857.00	No
Quebec Ministry of the Environment and Climate Change	$28,820,000.00	Yes
Regional District of East Kootenay	$22,205.00	Yes
Regional District of Okanagan-Similkameen	$8,813.00	Yes
SaskWater	$5,000.00	No
Saskatchewan Ministry of Environment	$525,262.00	Yes
The Corporation of Norfolk County	$1,179.00	No
The Ontario Trillium Foundation	$82,300.00	Yes
Thompson-Nicola Regional District	$6,000.00	Yes
Township of South Frontenac	$2,500.00	No
United States Fish and Wildlife Service	$8,144,936.00	Yes
Ville de Mont-Saint-Hilaire	No	Yes
Ville de Montréal	$21,117.00	No
Ville de Québec	$38,018.00	No
Ville de Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu	$8,558.00	No

Government funding in previous versions

List of Government Funding
End date of the last completed financial year	Government Institution	Funding Received in Last Financial Year	Funding Expected in Current Financial Year
2023-05-31	Alberta Ministry of Environment and Parks	$8,784,551.00	Yes
2023-05-31	Alcool New Brunswick Liquor	$4,000.00	No
2023-05-31	British Columbia Housing	$200.00	No
2023-05-31	British Columbia Hydro and Power Authority	$37,600.00	No
2023-05-31	British Columbia Ministry of Forests, Lands, Natural Resources Operations and Rural development	$5,225.00	Yes
2023-05-31	Canada Economic Development for Quebec Regions	$169,685.00	No
2023-05-31	Canadian Wildlife Service	$311,766.42	Yes
2023-05-31	City of Kenora	$75,000.00	No
2023-05-31	Commission de la captiale nationale	$70,000.00	Yes
2023-05-31	Communauté Métropolitaine de Montréal	$68,085.00	No
2023-05-31	Corporation of the City of Kitchener	$52.00	No
2023-05-31	District of Elkford	$276.00	No
2023-05-31	District of Sparwood	$250.00	No
2023-05-31	Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC)	$17,980.00	Yes
2023-05-31	Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC)	$55,874,156.36	Yes
2023-05-31	Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO)	$547,545.01	Yes
2023-05-31	Government of Alberta - Sustainable Resources Development	$1,188,162.00	No
2023-05-31	Government of British Columbia - Ministry of Environment and Climate Change Strategy	No	Yes
2023-05-31	Government of British Columbia - Ministry of Water, Land & Resource Stewardship	$15,215,000.00	No
2023-05-31	Government of Canada - Federal Ecomonic Development - Canada Community Revitalization Fund	$199,979.00	Yes
2023-05-31	Government of Manitoba	$23,228.05	Yes
2023-05-31	Government of New Brunswick	$1,465,966.12	Yes
2023-05-31	Government of Newfoundland	$70,000.00	Yes
2023-05-31	Government of Nova Scotia - Department of Environment and Climate Change	No	Yes
2023-05-31	Government of Nova Scotia - Department of Natural Resources and Renewables	$150,000.00	Yes
2023-05-31	Government of Nova Scotia - Student Employment Program	$4,459.00	No
2023-05-31	Government of Ontario - Ministry of Natural Resources	No	Yes
2023-05-31	Government of Prince Edward Island	No	Yes
2023-05-31	Government of Saskatchewan - Ministry of Government Relations	$5,000.00	No
2023-05-31	La Jacques-Cartier Regional County Municipality	$10,584.00	Yes
2023-05-31	Loisir et Sport Lanaudière	$190,626.00	No
2023-05-31	Ministère des Ressources naturelles du Québec	$28,500.00	No
2023-05-31	Municipalité de Bolton-Est	$250.00	No
2023-05-31	Municipalité régionale de comté du Haut-Francois	No	Yes
2023-05-31	Municipality of York	$5,000.00	Yes
2023-05-31	Natural Resources Canada (NRCan)	$72,688.63	Yes
2023-05-31	New Brunswick Environmental Trust Fund	$98,700.00	No
2023-05-31	New Brunswick Wildlife Council	$38,250.00	No
2023-05-31	Nova Scotia Department of Environment	$661,003.00	Yes
2023-05-31	Ontario Ministry of Environment, Conservation, and Parks	$8,226,098.00	Yes
2023-05-31	Ontario Ministry of Transportation	$10,381.00	No
2023-05-31	Papineau Regional County Municipality	$5,700.00	No
2023-05-31	Parks Canada (PC)	$2,130,902.00	Yes
2023-05-31	Portneuf Regional County Municipality	$5,292.00	No
2023-05-31	Prince Edward Island Wildlife Conservation Fund	$577.00	No
2023-05-31	Project Learning Tree Canada	$27,245.63	No
2023-05-31	Quebec Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food	$23,606.99	No
2023-05-31	Quebec Ministry of Forests, Wildlife and Parks	$148,482.33	Yes
2023-05-31	Quebec Ministry of Sustainable Development, Environment and Parks	$9,326.00	No
2023-05-31	Quebec Ministry of the Environment and Climate Change	$19,651,000.00	Yes
2023-05-31	Regional District of East Kootenay	$1,435.00	Yes
2023-05-31	Regional District of Okanagan-Similkameen	$26,225.40	Yes
2023-05-31	SaskWater	$5,000.00	No
2023-05-31	Saskatchewan Ministry of Environment	$523,897.45	Yes
2023-05-31	Sources Regional County Municipality	$11,576.00	No
2023-05-31	The Municipality of Northern Bruce Peninsula	$2,042.08	No
2023-05-31	The Ontario Trillium Foundation	$323,700.00	Yes
2023-05-31	Thompson-Nicola Regional District	$3,000.00	Yes
2023-05-31	Town of South Bruce Peninsula	$1,671.20	No
2023-05-31	Township of South Frontenac	$7,500.00	No
2023-05-31	United States Fish and Wildlife Service	$4,930,531.73	No
2023-05-31	Village of Senneville	$3,851.51	No
2023-05-31	Ville de Longueuil	No	Yes
2023-05-31	Ville de Québec	No	Yes
2023-05-31	Ville de Rosemère	No	Yes
2023-05-31	Ville de Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu	$3,762.00	No
2023-05-31	Ville de Sherbrooke	$25,430.00	No

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