Registration - In-house Organization

MININGWATCH CANADA / Diana Martin, Administrative Coordinator

Registration Information

In-house Organization name: MININGWATCH CANADA
Responsible Officer Name: Diana Martin, Administrative Coordinator
Responsible Officer Change History
Initial registration start date: 2008-06-25
Registration status: Inactive
Registration Number: 931623-17299

Associated Communications

Total Number of Communication Reports: 63

Monthly communication reports in the last 6 months: 0

Version 9 of 21 (2012-04-02 to 2012-09-20)

Registration versions:

Version 9 of 21 (2012-04-02 to 2012-09-20)

Lobbying Information

Subject Matters

Aboriginal Affairs
Environment
Financial Institutions
Fisheries
Health
Industry
International Development
International Trade
Mining
Regional Development
Taxation and Finance

Subject Matter Details

Grant, Contribution or Other Financial Benefit, Policies or Program

Ending government subsidies to the Asbestos Industry and banning exports of asbestos.

Legislative Proposal, Bill or Resolution

Promoting legal measures for ensuring Canadian companies are legally accountable, within Canada, for international activities.
Promoting legislative changes to the Fisheries Act to ensure adequate protection of aquatic habitats from pollution and degradation caused by the mining industry.
Review and amendments to the Canadian Environmental Assessment Act to ensure that Federal Environmental Assessment is efficient and effective, considers sustainability criteria, examines cumulative impacts, and includes meaningful and effective public participation.

Legislative Proposal, Bill or Resolution, Policies or Program

Calling for an end to Canadian diplomatic and financial resources being used to support controversial and damaging mining projects.

Policies or Program

Ecological fiscal reform of taxation policies to shift incentives from primary extraction (mining) to secondary production (recycling) of metals. Removal of the “Super Flow Through Shares Program” and the “Accelerated Capital Cost Allowance” for mining.
Regulation of Canadian extractive companies operating internationally: discussing the strengths and weaknesses of the federal government's "Building the Canadian Advantage: A CSR Strategy for the International Extractive Sector" and how it is implemented.
Reviewing, critiquing and seeking improvements to DFO’s habitat compensation program and “no net loss” policy to ensure protection of aquatic ecosystem values.

Policies or Program, Regulation

Changes to the implementation of the Canadian Environmental Protection Act to have mining companies report to National Pollutant Release Inventory on their wastes disposed of in tailings impoundments and waste rock dumps.

Regulation

Preventing further additions to Schedule 2 of the Metal Mining Effluent Regulations (MMER), ensuring improvements to and enforcement of MMER.

Communication Techniques

Written communication
Oral communication
Grass-roots communication

Government Institutions

Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development Canada
Atomic Energy Control Board (AECB)
Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency (CEAA)
Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA)
Environment Canada
Finance Canada (FIN)
Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO)
Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada (DFAITC)
Health Canada (HC)
Industry Canada
Members of the House of Commons
Natural Resources Canada (NRCan)
Prime Minister's Office (PMO)
Privy Council Office (PCO)
Revenue Canada (RC)
Senate of Canada
Transport Canada (TC)
Treasury Board Of Canada Secretariat (TBS)

Government institutions added through a monthly communication report

House of Commons

In-house Organization Details

Description of the organization's activities

TO MONITOR GOVERNMENT AND INDUSTRY POLICY AND ACTIVITY ON MINING ISSUES; TO EDUCATE THE PUBLIC ABOUT THE FULL COSTS OF MINING; TO PROVIDE INFORMATION TO COMMUNITIES ABOUT THE FULL COSTS OF MINING

Responsible officer name and position during the period of this registration

Susan Murdock, Administrative Coordinator

Organization's membership or classes of membership

THE ORGANIZATIONS MEMBERS ARE NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS THAT ARE CONCERNED ABOUT THE ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL COSTS OF MINING

Government funding

End date of the last completed financial year: 2011-12-31

List of Government Funding
Government Institution	Funding Received in Last Financial Year	Funding Expected in Current Financial Year
Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency (CEAA)	$4,753.93	Yes
Environment Canada	$6,000.00	Yes
Human Resources and Skills Development Canada (HRSDC)	$2,693.00	Yes

In-house Organization Contact Information

Address:
SUITE 508, 250 CITY CENTRE AVENUE
OTTAWA, ON K1R 6K7
Canada

Telephone number: 613-569-3439
Fax number: 613-569-5138

Lobbyists Details

Employees who lobby for the organization

CATHERINE COUMANS, RESEARCH CO-ORDINATOR | No public offices held
Ramsey Hart, Canadian Program Coordinator | No public offices held
Jamie Kneen, Communications Coordinator | No public offices held
Jennifer Moore, Latin America coordinator | No public offices held

MININGWATCH CANADA

The following names have been used on or after July 2, 2008

Name	From	To
MININGWATCH CANADA	2008-08-12	2018-03-16

The following names have been used before July 2, 2008

MININGWATCH CANADA

MININGWATCH CANADA

Responsible Officer History
Responsible Officer Name	From (YYYY-MM-DD)	To (YYYY-MM-DD)
Diana Martin	2017-05-05	2018-03-16
Susan Murdock	2008-06-25	2017-05-05

Date Modified:: 2025-04-30

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Registration - In-house Organization

MININGWATCH CANADA / Diana Martin, Administrative Coordinator

Registration Information

Associated Communications

Version 9 of 21 (2012-04-02 to 2012-09-20)

Version 9 of 21 (2012-04-02 to 2012-09-20)

Subject Matters

Subject Matter Details

Grant, Contribution or Other Financial Benefit, Policies or Program

Legislative Proposal, Bill or Resolution

Legislative Proposal, Bill or Resolution, Policies or Program

Policies or Program

Policies or Program, Regulation

Regulation

Communication Techniques

Government Institutions

Government institutions added through a monthly communication report

Description of the organization's activities

Responsible officer name and position during the period of this registration

Organization's membership or classes of membership

Government funding

In-house Organization Contact Information

Employees who lobby for the organization