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Lobbying by Methanex Corporation: its registrations, its lobbyists, the bills it has named and every meeting it has reported with federal office holders since November 2021.

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Methanex Corporation

Meetings this Parliament
0
With MPs
0
Since Nov 2021
15
Active registrations
1

Most recent reported meeting: Nov 22, 2024.

Registrations in effect

In-house (corporation) In effect since Sep 1, 2026

Filed by Rich Sumner, President & Chief Executive Officer

Lobbyists

  • Adanna Swan · Manager, Stakeholder Relations
  • Alejandro Munoz · Plant Manager, Medicine Hat
  • Mark Allard · Senior Vice President, Low Carbon Solutions
  • Renato Monteiro · Vice President, Low Carbon Methanol Supply
  • Rich Sumner · President & Chief Executive Officer
  • Roger Strevens · Director, Low Carbon Regulation & Advocacy, Low Carbon Solutions

Institutions they may lobby: Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA), Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC), Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC), Finance Canada (FIN), Global Affairs Canada (GAC), Health Canada (HC), House of Commons, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC), Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED), Natural Resources Canada (NRCan), Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada (OPC), Prairies Economic Development Canada (PrairiesCan), Prime Minister's Office (PMO), Senate of Canada, Transport Canada (TC), Treasury Board Of Canada Secretariat (TBS)

What they're lobbying on (4)
  • Advocate for adjustments to the Clean Fuels Regulations to support the advancement of multiple methanol products with different carbon intensities for domestic and international markets.
  • Support setting of default emissions factor for Carbon Capture Utilization and Sequestration (CCUS) and concept of negative carbon intensity (CI) with the International Maritime Organization (IMO) Net Zero Framework.
  • Chemicals Management Plan risk assessment and proposed risk management of methanol.
  • Input regarding Carbon capture, utilization and Storage (CCUS) incentives, including the CCUS Investment Tax Credit.

Registration 953858-221141-87. Look it up in the official Registry

Reported meetings

Spreadsheet

Filed by Rich Sumner (12), John Floren (3).

  • Reported by Rich Sumner · In-house (corporation)

    • Michel K. Francoeur · Secretariat Engineer, Natural Resources Canada (NRCan)
    Input regarding the proposed Clean Technology Investment Tax Credit (CTITC).

    Official report

  • Reported by Rich Sumner · In-house (corporation)

    • Anna van der Kamp · Director, Policy Analysis and Coordination, Natural Resources Canada (NRCan)
    Input regarding the proposed Clean Technology Investment Tax Credit (CTITC). Read more

    Input regarding re-tooling the Clean Fuels Fund.

    Official report

  • Reported by Rich Sumner · In-house (corporation)

    • Daniel Jutzi · Executive Director, Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC)
    • Jennifer DeBruyn · Manager, Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC)
    • Jessica Mackinnon · Senior Advisor, Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC)
    Input regarding the proposed Clean Technology Investment Tax Credit (CTITC).

    Official report

  • Reported by Rich Sumner · In-house (corporation)

    • Chris Padfield · Assistant Secretary to the Cabinet, Clean Growth, Privy Council Office (PCO)
    • Ahmed Eliwa · Policy Advisor, Privy Council Office (PCO)
    Input regarding the proposed Clean Technology Investment Tax Credit (CTITC).

    Official report

  • Reported by Rich Sumner · In-house (corporation)

    • Timothy Gardiner · Director General, Natural Resources Canada (NRCan)
    • Saviz Mortazavi · Deputy Director, Natural Resources Canada (NRCan)
    • Stephanie Johnson · Director General, Natural Resources Canada (NRCan)

    Economic DevelopmentIndustry

    Official report

  • Reported by Rich Sumner · In-house (corporation)

    • Drew Leyburne · ?Assistant Deputy Minister, Natural Resources Canada (NRCan)

    Economic DevelopmentIndustry

    Official report

  • Reported by Rich Sumner · In-house (corporation)

    • Glen Motz · Member of Parliament, Medicine Hat-Cardston-Warner (Alberta)

    Economic DevelopmentIndustry

    Official report

  • Reported by Rich Sumner · In-house (corporation)

    • Christophe Cinqmars-Viau · Senior Policy Advisor, Finance Canada (FIN)
    • Guillaume Bertrand · Director - Quebec Outreach and Strategy, Finance Canada (FIN)
    • Bud Sambasivam · Deputy Director, Policy, Finance Canada (FIN)

    Taxation and Finance

    Official report

  • Reported by Rich Sumner · In-house (corporation)

    • Christophe Cinqmars-Viau · Senior Policy Advisor, Finance Canada (FIN)

    Taxation and Finance

    Official report

  • Reported by Rich Sumner · In-house (corporation)

    • Oliver Rogerson · Senior Director, Resource and Environmental Taxation, Finance Canada (FIN)

    IndustryTaxation and Finance

    Official report

  • Reported by Rich Sumner · In-house (corporation)

    • Melissa Haines · Tax Policy Advisor, Finance Canada (FIN)

    IndustryTaxation and Finance

    Official report

  • Reported by Rich Sumner · In-house (corporation)

    • Tyler Minty · Senior Economist/Tax Policy Officer, Finance Canada (FIN)

    IndustryTaxation and Finance

    Official report

  • Reported by John Floren · In-house (corporation)

    • Glen Motz · Member of Parliament, Medicine Hat-Cardston-Warner (Alberta)
    • Francesco Sorbara · Member of Parliament for Vaughan-Woodbridge (Ontario) and member of the Standing Committee on Natural Resources, House of Commons
    • George Chahal · Member of Parliament for Calgary Skyview (Alberta) and member of the Standing Committee on Transport, Infrastructure and Communities, House of Commons

    EnergyEnvironmentIndustryNatural Resources

    Official report

  • Reported by John Floren · In-house (corporation)

    • Deborah Pietrusik · Senior Business Officer, Western Economic Diversification Canada (WD)

    Economic DevelopmentIndustry

    Official report

  • Reported by John Floren · In-house (corporation)

    • Glen Motz · Member of Parliament - Medicine Hat-Cardston-Warner

    ClimateIndustry

    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.