Registry of Lobbyists
Version 1 of 2 (2007-08-01 to 2008-02-05) was submitted prior to the Lobbying Act coming into force on July 2, 2008. Due to different information requirements at that time, the registration is presented in the following format.
| Corporation: |
Rio Tinto plc
6 St. James Square London SW1Y4LD United Kingdom |
| Telephone number: | 6132338475 |
| Fax number: | 613 |
| Responsible officer name and position during the period of this registration: | Tom Albanese, Chief Executive Officer |
| Description of activities: | Rio Tinto is a leading international mining group headquartered in the UK combining Rio Tinto plc in the UK and Rio Tinto Ltd in Australia. Its business is finding, mining and processing mineral resources - major products are aluminium, copper, diamonds, energy, gold, industrial minerals and iron ore. Operations span the world with primary operations in Canada, Australia, Europe, Asia and southern Africa. |
| Parent: | The corporation is not a subsidiary of any other parent corporations. |
| Coalition | The corporation is not a member of a coalition. |
| Subsidiary: |
Alcan Adminco (2000) Inc.
1188 Sherbrooke Street West Montreal, QC Canada H3A 3G2 Alcan Alesa Technologies Ltd. 150 Rockland Road Town of Mount Royal, QC Canada H3P 2V9 Alcan Inc. 1188 Sherbrooke Street West Montreal, QC Canada H3A 3G2 Alcan International Limited 1188 Sherbrooke Street West Montreal, QC Canada H3A 3G2 Alcan Management Services Canada Limited 1188 Sherbrooke Street West Montreal, QC Canada H3A 3G2 Alcan Packaging Canada Limited 130 Arrow Road Toronto, ON Canada M9M 2M1 Alcan Packaging Capalux Inc. 1188 Sherbrooke Street West Montreal, QC Canada H3A 3G2 Alcan Realty Limited 1188 Sherbrooke Street West Montreal, QC Canada H3A 3G2 Alcan Shipping Services Limited 1188 Sherbrooke Street West Montreal, QC Canada H3A 3G2 Aluminerie Alouette Inc. 400, Chemin de la Pointe-Noire Sept-Iles, QC Canada G4R 5M9 Aluminerie de Bécancour, Inc. 5555 Pierre Thibault St. Bécancour, QC Canada G0X 1B0 Aluminum Company of Canada Limited 1188 Sherbrooke Street West Montreal, QC Canada H3A 3G2 Corporation de peche Ste-Marguerite Inc. 1188 Sherbrooke Street West Montreal, QC Canada H3A 3G2 Diavik Diamond Mines Inc. (DDMI) PO Box 2498 Stn Main 5007 - 50th Avenue Yellowknife, NT Canada X1A 2P8 ECL Services, Inc. 1580 Provinciale St. Quebec City, QC Canada G1N 4A2 Interglass Inc. 1188 Sherbrooke Street West Montreal, QC Canada H3A 3G2 Iron Ore Company of Canada P.O. Box 1000 Labrador City, NL Canada A2V 2L8 Kennecott Canada Exploration Inc. #354 - 200 Granville Street Vancouver, BC Canada V6C 1S4 Kitimat Valley Institute Corp. 850-999 West Hastings St. Vancouver, BC Canada V6C 2W2 Pechiney Plastic Packaging (Canada) Inc. 40 Driver Road Brampton, ON Canada L6T 5V2 Pechiney Technology Ltd. 1188 Sherbrooke Street West Montreal, QC Canada H3A 3G2 Polyplasma Inc. 19701 Clark Graham Blvd. Baie d'Urfe, QC Canada H9X 3T1 QIT Fer et Titane 1625 Marie-Victorin Road Sorel-Tracy, QC Canada J3R 1M6 RTA Canada 1 Inc. 1188 Sherbrooke Street West Montreal, QC Canada H3A 3G2 RTA Canada 3 Inc. 1188 Sherbrooke Street West Montreal, QC Canada H3A 3G2 Rio Tinto Canada Holding Inc. 700 Sherbrooke Street West Montreal, QC Canada H3A 1G1 The Roberval and Saguenay Railway Company 1188 Sherbrooke Street West Montreal, QC Canada H3A 3G2 |
| Other direct interests | The corporation's activities are not controlled or directed by another individual, organization or corporation with a direct interest in the outcome of this undertaking. |
| Was the corporation funded in whole or in part by any domestic or foreign government institution in the last completed financial year? | No |
| Name: | Corey Copeland |
| Position title: | Senior Vice President, Communications and External Relations, Rio Tinto Alcan |
| Public offices held: | No |
| Name: | Jacynthe Côté |
| Position title: | President & CEO, Primary Metal, Rio Tinto Alcan |
| Public offices held: | No |
| Name: | Richard Evans |
| Position title: | CEO, Rio Tinto Alcan |
| Public offices held: | No |
| Name: | David Hecnar |
| Position title: | Manager, Strategic Research and Communictions, Rio Tinto Alcan |
| Public offices held: | Yes |
| Name: | Michel Jutras |
| Position title: | Country Representative, Rio Tinto Canada |
| Public offices held: | No |
| Name: | David McAusland |
| Position title: | Chief Legal Officer, Rio Tinto Alcan |
| Public offices held: | No |
| Name: | Jocelyn Paradis |
| Position title: | Taxation Officer, Rio Tinto Canada |
| Public offices held: | No |
| Name: | Paul Skinner |
| Position title: | Chairman |
| Public offices held: | No |
| Name: | Alexis Ségal |
| Position title: | Director, Stakeholder Relations and Communications North America, Rio Tinto Alcan |
| Public offices held: | No |
| Name: | Patrick Tobin |
| Position title: | Vice President, External Relations, Rio Tinto Alcan |
| Public offices held: | Yes |
| Name: | Alison Twerdun |
| Position title: | Research Officer, Government Relations, Rio Tinto Alcan |
| Public offices held: | No |
| Federal departments or organizations which have been or will be communicated with during the course of the undertaking: | Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development Canada, Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA), Citizenship and Immigration Canada, Competition Tribunal (CT), Environment Canada, Federal Environmental Assessment Review Office (FEARO), Federal Office of Regional Development – Quebec (FORD[Q]), Finance Canada (FIN), Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO), Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada (DFAITC), Health Canada (HC), Human Resources Development Canada (HRDC), Industry Canada, Members of the House of Commons, National Research Council (NRC), Natural Resources Canada (NRCan), Prime Minister's Office (PMO), Privy Council Office (PCO), Revenue Canada (RC), Technology Partnerships Canada (TPC), Transport Canada (TC) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Communication techniques that have been used or are expected to be used in the course of the undertaking:
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Informal communications, Meetings, Presentations, Telephone calls, Written communications, whether in hard copy or electronic format | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Subject Matter: Areas of Concern: | Aboriginal Affairs, Employment and Training, Energy, Environment, Fisheries, Health, Immigration, Industry, Intellectual Property, International Relations, International Trade, Labour, Mining, Regional Development, Science and Technology, Taxation and Finance, Transportation | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Subject Matter: Retrospective: | Correspondence, meetings and formal and informal communications with MPs - Members of the House of Commons, Industry Canada, Prime Minister's Office, Privy Council Office, Competiton Bureau, Natural Resources Canada, Foreign Affairs and International Trade, Indian and Northern Affairs Canada, Environment Canada, Technology Partnerships Canada (TPC), Canadian Revenue Agency, and Canadian International Development Agency | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Subject Matter: Prospective: | Correspondence, meetings and formal and informal communications with MPs - Members of the House of Commons, Industry Canada, Prime Minister's Office, Privy Council Office, Competiton Bureau, Natural Resources Canada, Foreign Affairs and International Trade, Indian and Northern Affairs Canada, Environment Canada, Technology Partnerships Canada (TPC), Canadian Revenue Agency, and Canadian International Development Agency | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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