Rio Tinto Canada Management Inc.
Registration:
1
of
3
(2022-04-21
to
2022-10-03)
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.