Registration - In-house Organization

Advanced Biofuels Canada / Biocarburants avances Canada / Fred Ghatala, President

Registration Information

In-house Organization name: Advanced Biofuels Canada / Biocarburants avances Canada
Responsible Officer Name: Fred Ghatala, President
Responsible Officer Change History
Initial registration start date: 2017-01-11
Registration status: Active
Registration Number: 960219-359426

Associated Communications

Total Number of Communication Reports: 243

Monthly communication reports in the last 6 months: 11

Version 11 of 15 (2023-07-01 to 2024-04-08)

Registration versions:

Version 11 of 15 (2023-07-01 to 2024-04-08)

Lobbying Information

Subject Matters

Agriculture
Climate
Economic Development
Energy
Environment
Forestry
Government Procurement
Industry
International Trade
Science and Technology
Taxation and Finance
Transportation

Subject Matter Details

Policies or Program

Climate action fiscal policies and programs with respect to the design and implementation of public investment programs to support the construction, production and use of advanced biofuels.
Government procurement, with respect to general policies to procure and use non-fossil clean fuels across government fleets.
International trade, with respect agreements and policies to enable the import and export and reporting of non-fossil clean fuels, and fuel quality standards related to such fuels.

Regulation

Canadian Environmental Protection Act, with respect to guidance and implementation of the new Clean Fuel Regulations.
Carbon tax, with respect to design and implementation of a carbon price on fuels and on the production of non-fossil clean fuels under the Greenhouse Gas Pollution Pricing Act.
Fuel tax, with respect to design and application of fuel excise taxes on transportation fuels.
Tax regulations, with respect to the design and application of climate action tax policies on non-fossil clean fuel production and use.

Communication Techniques

Written communication
Oral communication
Grass-roots communication

Government Institutions

Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC)
Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency (ACOA)
Business Development Bank of Canada (BDC)
Canada Infrastructure Bank
Canadian Energy Regulator (CER)
Canadian Grain Commission (CGC)
Canadian Transportation Agency (CTA)
CUSMA Secretariat
Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC)
Export Development Canada (EDC)
Finance Canada (FIN)
Global Affairs Canada (GAC)
Health Canada (HC)
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)
Senate of Canada
Statistics Canada (StatCan)
Transport Canada (TC)
Treasury Board Of Canada Secretariat (TBS)

In-house Organization Details

Description of the organization's activities

Advanced Biofuels Canada / Biocarburants avancés Canada (ABFC) promotes the production and use of low carbon advanced biofuels in Canada. Our members have processing and supply chain operations across Canada, and supply advanced biofuels to Canadian, North American and global markets. Advanced biofuels reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions more than 50% below fossil fuels and are made from sustainable biomass.

Responsible officer name and position during the period of this registration

Ian Thomson, President

Organization's membership or classes of membership

ABFC has voting and non-voting classes of membership.

Government funding

No government funding was received during the last completed financial year.

In-house Organization Contact Information

Address:
Suite 206 - 566 Artisan Lane
Bowen Island, BC V0N 1G2
Canada

Telephone number: 604-947-0040

Lobbyists Details

Employees who lobby for the organization

Fred Ghatala, Director, Carbon & Sustainability | No public offices held
Doug Hooper, Director, Policy & Regulation | No public offices held
Ian Thomson, President | No public offices held

Advanced Biofuels Canada/Biocarburants avances Canada

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

The following names have been used on or after July 2, 2008
Name	From	To
Advanced Biofuels Canada/Biocarburants avances Canada	2017-01-11	current

Advanced Biofuels Canada / Biocarburants avances Canada

Responsible Officer History
Responsible Officer Name	From (YYYY-MM-DD)	To (YYYY-MM-DD)
Fred Ghatala	2025-01-01	Current
Ian Thomson	2023-07-01	2025-01-01
Doug Hooper	2017-01-11	2023-07-01

Date Modified:: 2025-03-07

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Registration - In-house Organization

Advanced Biofuels Canada / Biocarburants avances Canada / Fred Ghatala, President

Registration Information

Associated Communications

Version 11 of 15 (2023-07-01 to 2024-04-08)

Version 11 of 15 (2023-07-01 to 2024-04-08)

Subject Matters

Subject Matter Details

Policies or Program

Regulation

Communication Techniques

Government Institutions

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