Registry of Lobbyists
Version 6 of 155 (2008-06-26 to 2008-07-02) 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: |
TransCanada Corporation
450 - 1st Street, SW Calgary, AB T2P 5H1 Canada |
| Telephone number: | 403-920-7700 |
| Fax number: | 403-920-2413 |
| Responsible officer name and position during the period of this registration: | Harold Kvisle, Chief Executive Officer |
| Description of activities: | TransCanada is a leader in the responsible development and reliable operation of North American energy infrastructure. Our network of more than 59,000 kilometres (36,500 miles) of pipeline taps into virtually all major gas supply basins in North America. TransCanada is one of the continent's largest providers of gas storage and related services with approximately 360 billion cubic feet of storage capacity. A growing independent power producer, TransCanada also owns, or has interests in, approximately 7,700 megawatts of power generation. TransCanada's common shares trade on the Toronto and New York stock exchanges under the symbol TRP. |
| Parent: | The corporation is not a subsidiary of any other parent corporations. |
| Coalition | The corporation is not a member of a coalition. |
| Subsidiary: |
Foothills PipeLines Ltd.
450 - 1 Street, SW Calgary, AB Canada T2P 5H1 TransCanada Alaska Company, LLC 1209 Orange Street Wilmington, DE United States of America 19801 TransCanada Energy 450 - 1st St SW Calgary, AB Canada T2P 5H1 TransCanada Pipelines 450 - 1st St SW Calgary, AB Canada T2P 5H1 |
| 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: | Chris Breen |
| Position title: | Consultant, Government Relations |
| Public offices held: | No |
| Name: | Rick Coutts |
| Position title: | VP, Information Systems |
| Public offices held: | No |
| Name: | Donna Friesen |
| Position title: | VP, Major Infrastructre Projects, Law |
| Public offices held: | No |
| Name: | Russell Girling |
| Position title: | President - Pipelines |
| Public offices held: | No |
| Name: | Russell Hantho |
| Position title: | Director, Transmission Growth |
| Public offices held: | No |
| Name: | Karl Johannson |
| Position title: | Senior Vice President, Power Commercial |
| Public offices held: | No |
| Name: | Peter Kruselnicki |
| Position title: | Vice President - Public Sector Relations |
| Public offices held: | No |
| Name: | Greg Lohnes |
| Position title: | Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer |
| Public offices held: | No |
| Name: | Dennis McConaghy |
| Position title: | Executive Vice President - Pipeline Strategy and Development |
| Public offices held: | No |
| Name: | Gregory Moffatt |
| Position title: | Director - Government Relations |
| Public offices held: | No |
| Name: | Gordon Olsen |
| Position title: | Consultant, Government Relations |
| Public offices held: | No |
| Name: | Anthony Palmer |
| Position title: | VP, Alaska Development |
| Public offices held: | No |
| Name: | Henry Petranik |
| Position title: | VP, LNG & Electricity Transmission |
| Public offices held: | No |
| Name: | Alexander Pourbaix |
| Position title: | President - Energy |
| Public offices held: | No |
| Name: | Kenneth Tate |
| Position title: | VP, Transmission |
| Public offices held: | No |
| Name: | Bradley Thomson |
| Position title: | VP, Power Growth |
| Public offices held: | No |
| Name: | Donald Wishart |
| Position title: | Executive Vice President, Operations and Engineering |
| 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 Environmental Assessment Agency (CEAA), 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), Industry Canada, Justice Canada (JC), Members of the House of Commons, National Energy Board (NEB), Natural Resources Canada (NRCan), Northern Pipeline Agency, Prime Minister's Office (PMO), Privy Council Office (PCO), Senate of Canada, Transport Canada (TC), Treasury Board Of Canada Secretariat (TBS), Western Economic Diversification Canada (WD) | ||||||||||||
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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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Grass-roots communication, Informal communications, Meetings, Presentations, Telephone calls, Written communications, whether in hard copy or electronic format | ||||||||||||
| Subject Matter: Areas of Concern: | Aboriginal Affairs, Arts and Culture, Constitutional Issues, Education, Employment and Training, Energy, Environment, Federal/Provincial Relations, Fisheries, Forestry, Health, Intellectual Property, International Trade, Justice and Law Enforcement, Labour, Taxation and Finance, Transportation | ||||||||||||
| Subject Matter: Retrospective: | Active engagement with multiple departments and agencies with regards to our interests in pipelines operations and development, liquified natural gas (LNG) and electrical power business. Briefing of officials in various departments, agencies with respect to the company's various projects with respect to related legislation and regulations. | ||||||||||||
| Subject Matter: Prospective: | Active engagement with multiple departments and agencies with regards to our interests in pipelines operations and development, LNG and electrical power business. Briefing of officials in various departments, agencies with respect to the company's various projects with respect to related legislation and regulations. | ||||||||||||
Details Regarding the Identified Subject Matter
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This is the responsible officer name as provided in the most recent registration for the corporation or organization.
| Name | From | To |
|---|---|---|
| TransCanada PipeLines Limited/ | 2024-05-09 | current |
| TransCanada PipeLines Limited/ | 2023-05-03 | 2024-05-09 |
| TC Energy Corporation/Corporation TC Énergie | 2019-05-03 | 2023-05-03 |
| TransCanada Corporation | 2008-07-02 | 2019-05-03 |
| Responsible Officer Name | From (YYYY-MM-DD) | To (YYYY-MM-DD) |
|---|---|---|
| Francois Poirier | 2021-01-01 | Current |
| Russell Girling | 2010-07-01 | 2021-01-01 |
| Harold Kvisle | 2005-10-24 | 2010-07-01 |
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 15th 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.
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 15th 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.