Lobbying Information
Subject Matters
- Energy
- Environment
- Government Procurement
Subject Matter Details
Grant, Contribution or Other Financial Benefit
- Energy, Government Procurement and Environment: CanGEA has a public-government engagement initiative: www.powearthful.org. The goal of the initiative is to encourage members of the public to contact their members of parliament in support of our current budget requests. The most up-to-date version can be found on the website mentioned above
- Energy: CanGEA submitted an application to NRCan's Clean Energy for Rural and Remote Communities Capacity Building stream fund to deliver a geothermal energy capacity building workshop to rural and remote communities across Canada
- Environment: CanGEA intends to submit an application to Environment and Climate Change Canada's Climate Action Fund. All activities relating to this application will occur between May 6-13. CanGEA is applying for funding to deliver geothermal energy literacy workshops to 5 communities with geothermal potential across Canada.
Communication Techniques
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Written communication
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Oral communication
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Grass-roots communication
Government Institutions
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Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC)
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House of Commons
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Natural Resources Canada (NRCan)
In-house Organization Details
Description of the organization's activities
CanGEA is the not for profit industry geothermal industry association. We are individuals, companies, universities, and municipalities who want to be able to develop geothermal energy in Canada. Our activities are clustered in the Western provinces and territories because of generally easier to access geothermal resources. CanGEA lobby's policymakers to draw their attention to the policy barriers that exist in Canada to developing geothermal.
Responsible officer name and position during the period of this registration
Zach Harmer,
Director of Policy
Organization's membership or classes of membership
CanGEA's membership is divided between individuals and groups. Within the groups categories there are 4 different levels representing ever increasing participation in the geothermal market. Level 1 is for non-profits, universities and municipalities. Level 2 is for young/small companies. Level 3 is for established companies and level 4 is for large established companies. CanGEA has around 65 total members and just over 20 corporate members. Our membership categories are explained here: https://www.cangea.ca/get-started.html
And our membership directory can be found here
https://www.cangea.ca/member-directory.html
Government funding
End date of the last completed financial year:
2018-12-31
List of Government Funding
Government Institution
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Funding Received in Last Financial Year
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Funding Expected in Current Financial Year
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British Columbia Utilities Commission
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$173,043.77
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No
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Energy Efficiency Alberta
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$25,000.00
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Yes
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In-house Organization Contact Information
Address:
355 4 Avenue SW, Suite 700
Calgary, AB T2P 0H9
Canada
Telephone number:
780-910-2877
Lobbyists Details
Employees who lobby for the organization
- Zach Harmer,
Director of Policy |
No public offices held
- Christal Loewen,
Policy Manager |
No public offices held