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Sean Collins's lobbying: the registrations they file and every meeting they've reported since November 2021.

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Registrant (responsible officer)

Sean Collins

CEO

For companies and organizations, the most senior paid officer files the registration and the monthly reports, whoever attended the meeting.

Meetings this Parliament
45
Since Nov 2021
69
Active registrations
1

Reported meetings

  • Varme Energy
    • Deborah Pietrusik · Senior Advisor, Prairies Economic Development Canada (PrairiesCan)
    Navigating financial support mechanisms through Innovation, Science, and Economic Development (ISED) and funding programs like the Strategic Innovation Fund (SIF). Seeking line of sight to potential grant funding mechanisms that can, if necessary, support the capital stack of Varme's Heartland Project to unlock private capital investment into the project. Read more

    Official report

  • Varme Energy
    General advocacy for waste to energy as a sustainable and economically maximizing waste management solution. Lobbying for a stronger policy framework around landfill methane reduction that focuses on waste diversion and incentives waste to energy solutions. Read more

    Advocacy for inclusion of Enhanced Oil Recovery in Federal Government programs including but not limited to; Investment Tax Credits, to support the overall economic viability of CCUS projects and investments.

    Official report

  • Varme Energy
    • Kimberly Wharram · Senior Rulings Officer, Canada Revenue Agency (CRA)
    Lobbying for the Carbon Capture Utilization and Sequestration (CCUS) Investment Tax Credit (ITC) program to consider delivery of low carbon electricity over the wires through net-settlement instruction within Alberta to a CCUS eligible offtaker as eligibly considered 'dual use'. Read more

    Official report

  • Varme Energy
    • Kimberly Wharram · Senior Rulings Officer, Canada Revenue Agency (CRA)
    Lobbying for the Carbon Capture Utilization and Sequestration (CCUS) Investment Tax Credit (ITC) program to consider delivery of low carbon electricity over the wires through net-settlement instruction within Alberta to a CCUS eligible offtaker as eligibly considered 'dual use'. Read more

    Official report

  • Varme Energy
    • John Gerum · Senior Advisor, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
    Navigating financial support mechanisms through Innovation, Science, and Economic Development (ISED) and funding programs like the Strategic Innovation Fund (SIF). Seeking line of sight to potential grant funding mechanisms that can, if necessary, support the capital stack of Varme's Heartland Project to unlock private capital investment into the project. Read more

    Official report

  • Varme Energy
    General advocacy for waste to energy as a sustainable and economically maximizing waste management solution. Lobbying for a stronger policy framework around landfill methane reduction that focuses on waste diversion and incentives waste to energy solutions. Read more

    Official report

  • Varme Energy
    • Kimberly Wharram · Senior Rulings Officer, Canada Revenue Agency (CRA)
    Lobbying for the Carbon Capture Utilization and Sequestration (CCUS) Investment Tax Credit (ITC) program to consider delivery of low carbon electricity over the wires through net-settlement instruction within Alberta to a CCUS eligible offtaker as eligibly considered 'dual use'. Read more

    Official report

  • Varme Energy
    • Kimberly Wharram · Senior Rulings Officer, Canada Revenue Agency (CRA)
    Lobbying for the Carbon Capture Utilization and Sequestration (CCUS) Investment Tax Credit (ITC) program to consider delivery of low carbon electricity over the wires through net-settlement instruction within Alberta to a CCUS eligible offtaker as eligibly considered 'dual use'. Read more

    Official report

  • Varme Energy
    • Samir Kassam · Director of Policy, Natural Resources Canada (NRCan)
    • Kaitlyn Cleary · Deputy Director of Policy, Natural Resources Canada (NRCan)
    Lobbying for the Carbon Capture Utilization and Sequestration (CCUS) Investment Tax Credit (ITC) program to consider delivery of low carbon electricity over the wires through net-settlement instruction within Alberta to a CCUS eligible offtaker as eligibly considered 'dual use'. Read more

    Official report

  • Varme Energy
    • Earl Dreeshan · Member of Parliament, House of Commons
    Navigating regulations respecting the reduction in the release of methane from the waste sector. Lobbying for energy recovery from the combustion of municipal solid waste (MSW) with carbon capture and storage (CCS) to be considered a circular economy solution to waste and a solution to reducing waste sector related methane emissions. Recommendation for alignment of application of compliance obligations under the proposed regulations with the Federal Output-Based Pricing System (“OBPS”) covered facility criteria. A covered facility under the Federal OBPS emits a quantity of GHGs equal to or greater than 50,000 tCO2e per annum. Read more

    Official report

  • Varme Energy
    • Isabelle Turcotte · Acting Director, Decarbonization, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
    • Connor Jon · Senior Analyst, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
    • Patrick Hum · Executive Director, Clean Growth, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
    • Samantha Setiawan · Financial Investment Analyst, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
    Navigating financial support mechanisms through Innovation, Science, and Economic Development (ISED) and funding programs like the Strategic Innovation Fund (SIF). Seeking line of sight to potential grant funding mechanisms that can, if necessary, support the capital stack of Varme's Heartland Project to unlock private capital investment into the project. Read more

    Official report

  • Varme Energy
    General advocacy for waste to energy as a sustainable and economically maximizing waste management solution. Lobbying for a stronger policy framework around landfill methane reduction that focuses on waste diversion and incentives waste to energy solutions. Read more

    Official report

  • Varme Energy
    • Hannah Wilson · Senior Policy Advisor, Finance Canada (FIN)
    • Galen Richardson · Senior Regional Advisor, West and North, Finance Canada (FIN)
    Lobbying for the Carbon Capture Utilization and Sequestration (CCUS) Investment Tax Credit (ITC) program to consider delivery of low carbon electricity over the wires through net-settlement instruction within Alberta to a CCUS eligible offtaker as eligibly considered 'dual use'. Read more

    Official report

  • Varme Energy
    • Michael Vandergrift · Deputy Minister, Natural Resources Canada (NRCan)
    Lobbying for the Carbon Capture Utilization and Sequestration (CCUS) Investment Tax Credit (ITC) program to consider delivery of low carbon electricity over the wires through net-settlement instruction within Alberta to a CCUS eligible offtaker as eligibly considered 'dual use'. Read more

    Official report

  • Varme Energy
    • Joanna Dafoe · Chief of Staff to the Minister, Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC)
    • Kurtis Layden · Director of Policy, Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC)
    • Natalie Woodland · Regional Advisor to the Minister, Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC)
    • Liam Olsen · Regional Advisor to the Minister, BC & Prairies, Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC)
    Navigating regulations respecting the reduction in the release of methane from the waste sector. Lobbying for energy recovery from the combustion of municipal solid waste (MSW) with carbon capture and storage (CCS) to be considered a circular economy solution to waste and a solution to reducing waste sector related methane emissions. Recommendation for alignment of application of compliance obligations under the proposed regulations with the Federal Output-Based Pricing System (“OBPS”) covered facility criteria. A covered facility under the Federal OBPS emits a quantity of GHGs equal to or greater than 50,000 tCO2e per annum. Read more

    Official report

  • Varme Energy
    • Leah Canning · Executive Director, Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC)
    • Philippe Descheneau · Senior Policy Analyst, Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC)
    • Nathan Lemphers · Senior Economic Advisor, Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC)
    Lobbying for the Carbon Capture Utilization and Sequestration (CCUS) Investment Tax Credit (ITC) program to consider delivery of low carbon electricity over the wires through net-settlement instruction within Alberta to a CCUS eligible offtaker as eligibly considered 'dual use'. Read more

    Official report

  • Varme Energy
    • Chrystia Freeland · Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance, House of Commons
    • Jonathan Wilkinson · Minister of Natural Resources Canada, House of Commons
    • Kaitlyn Cleary · Deputy Director of Policy, Natural Resources Canada (NRCan)
    • Drew Leyburne · Assistant Deputy Minister, Natural Resources Canada (NRCan)
    and 2 more
    • Hannah Wilson · Policy Advisor, Finance Canada (FIN)
    • Galen Richardson · Senior Regional Advisor, West and North, Finance Canada (FIN)
    Lobbying for the Carbon Capture Utilization and Sequestration (CCUS) Investment Tax Credit (ITC) program to consider delivery of low carbon electricity over the wires through net-settlement instruction within Alberta to a CCUS eligible offtaker as eligibly considered 'dual use'. Read more

    Official report

  • Varme Energy
    • Maheep Sandhu · Senior Advisor, Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC)
    Navigating regulations respecting the reduction in the release of methane from the waste sector. Lobbying for energy recovery from the combustion of municipal solid waste (MSW) with carbon capture and storage (CCS) to be considered a circular economy solution to waste and a solution to reducing waste sector related methane emissions. Recommendation for alignment of application of compliance obligations under the proposed regulations with the Federal Output-Based Pricing System (“OBPS”) covered facility criteria. A covered facility under the Federal OBPS emits a quantity of GHGs equal to or greater than 50,000 tCO2e per annum. Read more

    Official report

  • Varme Energy
    • Kaitlyn Cleary · Deputy Director of Policy, Natural Resources Canada (NRCan)

    Environment

    Official report

From the Office of the Commissioner of Lobbying's open data, published November 5, 2026. Reports cover oral, arranged meetings with designated public office holders since November 22, 2021; lobbyists file them by the 15th of the following month. Names of MPs are matched to the current House of Commons, and bills are linked when the lobbyist's own description makes clear which bill it means. Contains information licensed under the Open Data Licence Agreement — Office of the Commissioner of Lobbying. Licence. PolitiKit is independent and is not endorsed by the Commissioner of Lobbying.