Registration - Consultant

Electra Battery Materials Corp. / Regan Watts, Consultant

Registration Information

Client name: Electra Battery Materials Corp.
Previous client names
Lobbyist name: Regan Watts, Consultant
Initial registration start date: 2019-12-09
Registration status: Inactive
Registration Number: 945127-365594

Associated Communications

Total Number of Communication Reports: 24

Monthly communication reports in the last 6 months: 0

Version 3 of 10 (2020-07-20 to 2021-05-17)

Registration versions:

Version 3 of 10 (2020-07-20 to 2021-05-17)

Lobbying Information

Subject Matters

Economic Development
Environment
Industry
International Trade
Mining
Research and Development
Science and Technology
Taxation and Finance
Transportation

Subject Matter Details

Grant, Contribution or Other Financial Benefit

First Cobalt is a Canadian-based pure-play cobalt company and owner of the only permitted primary cobalt refinery in North America. The Company is exploring a restart of the First Cobalt Refinery in Ontario, which could produce up to 5,000 tonnes of cobalt sulfate per year. We are looking to collaborate with the Government in order to identify potential business supports that would enable the refinery to restart.

Communication Techniques

Written communication
Oral communication

The lobbyist has arranged or expects to arrange one or more meetings on behalf of the client between a public office holder and any other person in the course of this undertaking.

Government Institutions

Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC)
Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario (FedDev)
Finance Canada (FIN)
Global Affairs Canada (GAC)
House of Commons
Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
Natural Resources Canada (NRCan)
Transport Canada (TC)

Client Details

Government funding

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

Client Contact Information

Address:
140 Yonge Street
Suite 201
Toronto, ON M5C 1X6
Canada

Telephone number: 416-900-3891
Web address: Www.firstcobalt.com

Client representative

Trent Mell, President and Chief Executive Officer

Parent Company Information

First Cobalt Corporation / First Cobalt Corporation is not a subsidiary of any other parent companies.

Coalition Members Information

First Cobalt Corporation / First Cobalt Corporation is not a coalition.

Individual, organization or corporation with a Direct Interest Beneficiary Information

The activities of First Cobalt Corporation / First Cobalt Corporation are not controlled or directed by another individual, organization or corporation with a direct interest in the outcome of this undertaking.

Subsidiary Beneficiary Information

First Cobalt Corporation / First Cobalt Corporation does not have any subsidiaries that could have a direct interest in the outcome of the undertaking

Lobbyist Details

Regan Watts | Designated public offices held

Business address:
254 Sutherland Drive
Toronto, ON M4G 1J3
Canada

Telephone number: 416-528-2901

Consultant Firm and Address

Firm: Fratton Park Inc. / Fratton Park Inc.

Address:
254 Sutherland Drive
Toronto, ON M4G 1J3
Canada

Telephone number: 416-528-2901

Electra Battery Materials Corp./

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
Electra Battery Materials Corp./	2021-12-06	2023-05-15
First Cobalt Corporation/First Cobalt Corporation	2019-12-09	2021-12-06

Electra Battery Materials Corp.

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

Regan Watts, Fratton Park Inc. / Fratton Park Inc. (Consultant)

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Registrants are required to submit a monthly communication report for each oral and arranged communication with a designated public office holder. The name of the most senior paid officer (i.e. the registrant) will appear on all in-house monthly communication reports, whether or not he/she participated in the communication.

Note: Monthly Communication Reports are due on the 15^th day of each month for communications that took place in the previous month.

Results below are sorted by posted date, beginning with the most recent.

Results 1-24 of 24

Electra Battery Materials Corp.
Consultant: Regan Watts

Designated Public Office Holders who participated in the communication:
- Mark Schaan, Senior Assistant Deputy Minister | Strategy and Innovation Policy Sector | Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
Subject Matter of the communication: Industry
Communication date: 2023-05-03
Posted date: 2023-06-15
Communication number: 365594-563990 View associated registration
Electra Battery Materials Corp.
Consultant: Regan Watts

Designated Public Office Holders who participated in the communication:
- Lucie Perreault, Program Director | FedNor-Program Delivery Unit, Federal Economic Development Agency for Northern Ontario | Federal Economic Development Agency for Northern Ontario
Subject Matter of the communication: Economic Development, Industry
Communication date: 2022-12-09
Posted date: 2023-01-16
Communication number: 365594-551898 View associated registration
Electra Battery Materials Corp.
Consultant: Regan Watts

Designated Public Office Holders who participated in the communication:
- Ian Foucher, Chief of Staff | Minister's Office | Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
Subject Matter of the communication: Economic Development, Industry
Communication date: 2022-12-08
Posted date: 2023-01-16
Communication number: 365594-551890 View associated registration
Electra Battery Materials Corp.
Consultant: Regan Watts

Designated Public Office Holders who participated in the communication:
- Raphaël Beauchamp, Senior Policy Advisor | Minister's Office | Natural Resources Canada (NRCan)
Subject Matter of the communication: Economic Development, Taxation and Finance
Communication date: 2022-06-28
Posted date: 2022-06-28
Communication number: 365594-536394 View associated registration
Electra Battery Materials Corp.
Consultant: Regan Watts

Designated Public Office Holders who participated in the communication:
- Simon Kennedy, Deputy Minister | Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
Subject Matter of the communication: Economic Development, Taxation and Finance
Communication date: 2022-06-27
Posted date: 2022-06-27
Communication number: 365594-536331 View associated registration
Electra Battery Materials Corp.
Consultant: Regan Watts

Designated Public Office Holders who participated in the communication:
- Jeff Labonté, Assistant Deputy Minister | Land and Minerals | Natural Resources Canada (NRCan)
Subject Matter of the communication: Mining, Taxation and Finance
Communication date: 2022-06-21
Posted date: 2022-06-23
Communication number: 365594-536203 View associated registration
Electra Battery Materials Corp.
Consultant: Regan Watts

Designated Public Office Holders who participated in the communication:
- Lucie Perreault, Program Director | FedNor-Program Delivery Unit | Federal Economic Development Agency for Northern Ontario
Subject Matter of the communication: Economic Development
Communication date: 2022-02-17
Posted date: 2022-03-15
Communication number: 365594-523503 View associated registration
Electra Battery Materials Corp.
Consultant: Regan Watts

Designated Public Office Holders who participated in the communication:
- Conner Moen, Policy and Parliamentary Advisor, and Parliamentary Secretary Assistant | Minister's Office | Federal Economic Development Agency for Northern Ontario
Subject Matter of the communication: Economic Development
Communication date: 2022-02-17
Posted date: 2022-03-15
Communication number: 365594-523502 View associated registration
Electra Battery Materials Corp.
Consultant: Regan Watts

Designated Public Office Holders who participated in the communication:
- Kevin Deagle, Policy Advisor | Minister's Office | Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
Subject Matter of the communication: Economic Development, Mining
Communication date: 2022-02-04
Posted date: 2022-03-15
Communication number: 365594-521119 View associated registration
Electra Battery Materials Corp.
Consultant: Regan Watts

Designated Public Office Holders who participated in the communication:
- Cheryl Holden, Director Investment Attraction | Automotive, Transportation and Digital Technologies Branch | Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
Subject Matter of the communication: Economic Development, Industry
Communication date: 2021-12-14
Posted date: 2022-01-15
Communication number: 365594-517449 View associated registration
Electra Battery Materials Corp.
Consultant: Regan Watts

Designated Public Office Holders who participated in the communication:
- Dominic Cormier, Senior Policy Advisor | Prime Minister's Office (PMO)
Subject Matter of the communication: Taxation and Finance
Communication date: 2021-11-10
Posted date: 2021-11-10
Communication number: 365594-515269 View associated registration
Electra Battery Materials Corp.
Consultant: Regan Watts

Designated Public Office Holders who participated in the communication:
- John Brodhead, Senior Advisor | Prime Minister's Office (PMO)
Subject Matter of the communication: Taxation and Finance
Communication date: 2021-10-06
Posted date: 2021-10-08
Communication number: 365594-514476 View associated registration
Electra Battery Materials Corp.
Consultant: Regan Watts

Designated Public Office Holders who participated in the communication:
- Jeff Labonté, Assistant Deputy Minister | Lands and Minerals Sector | Natural Resources Canada (NRCan)
Subject Matter of the communication: Mining, Research and Development
Communication date: 2021-06-07
Posted date: 2021-06-07
Communication number: 365594-506839 View associated registration
Electra Battery Materials Corp.
Consultant: Regan Watts

Designated Public Office Holders who participated in the communication:
- Shawn Tupper, Associate Deputy Minister | Natural Resources Canada (NRCan)
Subject Matter of the communication: Mining
Communication date: 2020-12-02
Posted date: 2020-12-02
Communication number: 365594-488979 View associated registration
Electra Battery Materials Corp.
Consultant: Regan Watts

Designated Public Office Holders who participated in the communication:
- Mark Schaan, Associate Assistant Deputy Minister | Strategy and Innovation Policy Sector | Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
Subject Matter of the communication: Economic Development
Communication date: 2020-10-19
Posted date: 2020-10-19
Communication number: 365594-485495 View associated registration
Electra Battery Materials Corp.
Consultant: Regan Watts

Designated Public Office Holders who participated in the communication:
- Photinie Koutsavlis, Director General | Natural Resources Canada (NRCan)
Subject Matter of the communication: Economic Development, Mining
Communication date: 2020-10-05
Posted date: 2020-10-19
Communication number: 365594-485498 View associated registration
Electra Battery Materials Corp.
Consultant: Regan Watts

Designated Public Office Holders who participated in the communication:
- Mark Schaan, Associate Assistant Deputy Minister | Strategy and Innovation Policy Sector | Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
Subject Matter of the communication: Economic Development
Communication date: 2020-09-21
Posted date: 2020-09-21
Communication number: 365594-482756 View associated registration
Electra Battery Materials Corp.
Consultant: Regan Watts

Designated Public Office Holders who participated in the communication:
- Anthony Rota, Member of Parliament, Nipissing—Timiskaming | House of Commons
Subject Matter of the communication: Economic Development, International Trade
Communication date: 2020-07-20
Posted date: 2020-07-21
Communication number: 365594-478525 View associated registration
Electra Battery Materials Corp.
Consultant: Regan Watts

Designated Public Office Holders who participated in the communication:
- Mark Schaan, Assistant Deputy Minister | Strategy and Innovation Policy Sector | Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
Subject Matter of the communication: Economic Development
Communication date: 2020-06-29
Posted date: 2020-06-30
Communication number: 365594-476469 View associated registration
Electra Battery Materials Corp.
Consultant: Regan Watts

Designated Public Office Holders who participated in the communication:
- Aime Dimatteo, Director General | FedNor | Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
Subject Matter of the communication: Economic Development
Communication date: 2020-06-19
Posted date: 2020-06-24
Communication number: 365594-476310 View associated registration
Electra Battery Materials Corp.
Consultant: Regan Watts

Designated Public Office Holders who participated in the communication:
- Jason Easton, Chief of Staff | Minister's Office | Global Affairs Canada (GAC)
Subject Matter of the communication: Economic Development, International Trade
Communication date: 2020-04-10
Posted date: 2020-04-15
Communication number: 365594-470972 View associated registration
Electra Battery Materials Corp.
Consultant: Regan Watts

Designated Public Office Holders who participated in the communication:
- Paul Moen, Chief of Staff | Minister's Office | Natural Resources Canada (NRCan)
- Emerson Vandenberg, Policy Advisor | Minister's Office | Natural Resources Canada (NRCan)
Subject Matter of the communication: Economic Development, Mining, Research and Development
Communication date: 2020-03-30
Posted date: 2020-04-07
Communication number: 365594-469527 View associated registration
Electra Battery Materials Corp.
Consultant: Regan Watts

Designated Public Office Holders who participated in the communication:
- Shawn Tupper, Associate Deputy Minister | Natural Resources Canada (NRCan)
- Photinie Koutsavlis, Director General | Policy and Economics Branch | Natural Resources Canada (NRCan)
Subject Matter of the communication: Economic Development, Environment, Industry, International Trade, Mining
Communication date: 2020-01-07
Posted date: 2020-02-07
Communication number: 365594-463483 View associated registration
Electra Battery Materials Corp.
Consultant: Regan Watts

Designated Public Office Holders who participated in the communication:
- Mitch Davies, Senior Assistant Deputy Minister | Industry Sector | Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
- Charles Vincent, Director General | Automotive, Transportation, and Digital Technology Branch | Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
Subject Matter of the communication: Economic Development, Environment, Industry, International Trade
Communication date: 2020-01-07
Posted date: 2020-02-07
Communication number: 365594-463482 View associated registration

List of Public Offices Held
Position	Period Held	Last Date Designated Public Office Held
Director - Strategic Planning Finance Canada, Minister’s Office	October 2010 to May 2012	May 3, 2012
Senior Policy Advisor Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada, Minister’s Office	August 2009 to October 2010	October 15, 2010
Director - Parliamentary Affairs Health Canada, Minister’s Office	November 2008 to August 2009	August 7, 2009
Policy Advisor - Infrastructure Transport, Infrastructure and Communities, Minister’s Office	August 2007 to October 2008	October 31, 2008
National Caucus Liaison and Executive Assistant to the Minister Finance Canada, Minister’s Office	June 2006 to August 2007	Not a designated office

List of Public Offices Held
Position	Period Held	Last Date Designated Public Office Held
Director - Strategic Planning Finance Canada, Minister’s Office	October 2010 to May 2012	May 3, 2012
Senior Policy Advisor Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada, Minister’s Office	August 2009 to October 2010	October 15, 2010
Director - Parliamentary Affairs Health Canada, Minister’s Office	November 2008 to August 2009	August 7, 2009
Policy Advisor - Infrastructure Transport, Infrastructure and Communities, Minister’s Office	August 2007 to October 2008	October 31, 2008
National Caucus Liaison and Executive Assistant to the Minister Finance Canada, Minister’s Office	June 2006 to August 2007	Not a designated office

Date Modified:: 2024-04-04

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Electra Battery Materials Corp. / Regan Watts, Consultant

Registration Information

Associated Communications

Version 3 of 10 (2020-07-20 to 2021-05-17)

Version 3 of 10 (2020-07-20 to 2021-05-17)

Subject Matters

Subject Matter Details

Grant, Contribution or Other Financial Benefit

Communication Techniques

Government Institutions

Government funding

Client Contact Information

Client representative

Parent Company Information

Coalition Members Information

Individual, organization or corporation with a Direct Interest Beneficiary Information

Subsidiary Beneficiary Information

Consultant Firm and Address