Registration - In-house Organization

Carbon Removal Canada / Na'im Merchant, Executive Director

Registration Information

In-house Organization name: Carbon Removal Canada
Responsible Officer Name: Na'im Merchant, Executive Director
Initial registration start date: 2023-10-09
Registration status: Active
Registration Number: 955961-375942

Associated Communications

Total Number of Communication Reports: 48

Monthly communication reports in the last 6 months: 1

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Lobbying Information

Subject Matter Details

Details Regarding the Identified Subject Matter
Subject matters	Details	Categories
Climate, Economic Development, Taxation and Finance	Carbon Removal Canada advocates for the bolstering of the CCUS investment tax credit or the creation to ensure that the incentive gap between Canada and the US is closed.	Regulation
Climate, Research and Development, Science and Technology	Carbon Removal Canada advocates for the development of a Carbon Removal Innovation Challenge, meant to disperse funding to next generation carbon removal demonstration projects.	Policies or Program
Climate, Environment, Industry	Carbon Removal Canada advocates for the development of a multitude of carbon removal technology protocols within the Canadian Greenhouse Gas Offset Credit Market. This includes beginning to develop protocols for BiCRS, carbon mineralization and enhanced rock weathering, ocean alkalinity enhancement, while also continuing work for the ongoing Direct Air Capture protocol.	Policies or Program
Climate, Industry	Carbon Removal Canada advocates for the recognition of carbon removal as critical to meeting net-zero by 2050, in addition to being the only tool to deal with historical emissions. As such, it encourages the Government of Canada to hold a consultation on permanent carbon removal's role in net-zero and Canada's permanent carbon removal ambitions.	Policies or Program
Climate, Economic Development, Government Procurement	Carbon Removal Canada advocates to develop a carbon procurement program, enabling Canadian carbon removal companies to scale to the magnitudes necessary to achieve Canadian net-zero by 2050 targets.	Policies or Program
Climate, Natural Resources	Carbon Removal Canada seeks to highlight the impacts of international treaty debates on permanent carbon removal technologies involving the ocean.	Regulation, Policies or Program

Communication Techniques

Written communication
Oral communication

Government Institutions

Canada Infrastructure Bank
Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC)
Finance Canada (FIN)
Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO)
House of Commons
Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
National Research Council (NRC)
Natural Resources Canada (NRCan)
Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC)
Prime Minister's Office (PMO)
Privy Council Office (PCO)
Public Services and Procurement Canada (PSPC)
Senate of Canada
Treasury Board Of Canada Secretariat (TBS)

In-house Organization Details

Description of the organization's activities

Carbon Removal Canada is a project of the Clean Prosperity Foundation that advocates on behalf of carbon removal technologies and the potential for a robust carbon removal sector in Canada. This includes technologies such as direct air capture, biochar, bioenergy with carbon capture and storage, and enhanced mineralization.

Responsible officer name and position during the period of this registration

Na'im Merchant, Executive Director

Organization's membership or classes of membership

There is currently no membership or classes of membership within Carbon Removal Canada.

Government funding

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

In-house Organization Contact Information

Address:
33 Bloor Street East, 5th Floor
Toronto, ON M4W 3H1
Canada

Telephone number: 857-206-1598

Lobbyists Details

Employees who lobby for the organization

Tim Bushman, Director of Policy and Research | No public offices held
Daniel Kelter, Director of Government Relations | Public offices held
Na'im Merchant, Executive Director | No public offices held

Carbon Removal Canada

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

Name	From	To
Carbon Removal Canada	2023-10-09	current

Carbon Removal Canada

Responsible Officer History
Responsible Officer Name	From (YYYY-MM-DD)	To (YYYY-MM-DD)

List of Public Offices Held
Position	Period Held	Last Date Designated Public Office Held
Parliamentary Assistant House of Commons, Office of the Hon. Jane Philpott	September 2018 to March 2019	Not a designated office
Legislative Assistant House of Commons, Office of MP Nathaniel Erskine-Smith	March 2018 to September 2018	Not a designated office
Parliamentary Assistant House of Commons, Office of MP Nathaniel Erskine-Smith	December 2015 to August 2017	Not a designated office
Communications Assistant Justice Canada, Communications Branch	September 2015 to August 2016	Not a designated office
Consultation Information Team Member Indigenous and Northern Affairs Canada, Consultations Branch	May 2015 to August 2015	Not a designated office
Communications Assistant Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission, Communications Branch	May 2014 to August 2014	Not a designated office

Date Modified:: 2025-06-03

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Registration - In-house Organization

Carbon Removal Canada / Na'im Merchant, Executive Director

Registration Information

Associated Communications

Version 5 of 6 (2024-10-01 to 2025-01-01)

Version 5 of 6 (2024-10-01 to 2025-01-01)

Subject Matter Details

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