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Lobbying by Rio Tinto Canada Management Inc: 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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Corporation

Rio Tinto Canada Management Inc

Meetings this Parliament
170
With MPs
21
Since Nov 2021
550
Active registrations
1

Most recent reported meeting: Sep 29, 2026.

Registrations in effect

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

Filed by Carolyn Chisholm, General Manager, External Affairs Canada

Lobbyists

  • Brendan Marshall · Director Government Relations Canada Former designated public office holder

    Formerly Executive Assistant, Minister's Office, Heritage and Official Languages (2009–2011)

    Formerly Lead Advance House of Commons, Prime Minister's Office, Prime Minister's Office (2008–2008)

    Formerly Research and Administrative Assistant Senate, Office of the Speaker of the Senate, Senate of Canada (2006–2008)

  • Carolyn Chisholm · Head of Government Relations Canada Former public office holder

    Formerly Senior Policy Advisor, Leader of the Government, Senate of Canada (1997–1999)

    Formerly Policy Analyst, Liberal Reserach Bureau, House of Commons (1994–1996)

    Formerly Contract Worker, N/A, Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples (1994–1994)

    Formerly Co-Op Student, Specific Claims Division, Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development (1992–1992)

  • Didier Arseguel · Vice President, Technology at Rio Tinto Iron and Titanium
  • Elisabeth Rousseau · General Manager, Sales & Marketing - Metallics
  • Jean Quenneville · Director, External Affairs
  • Jean-Eric Laurin · Leader Scandium
  • Johanne Brouillard · General Manager Taxation Canada & South America
  • Luis Gonzalez Mejia Reyes · Senior Advisor Government Relations Canada
  • Sophie Bergeron · Managing Director, Rio Tinto Iron, Titanium & Diamonds

Institutions they may lobby: Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency (ACOA), Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA), Canada Economic Development for Quebec Regions, Canada Infrastructure Bank, Canada Revenue Agency (CRA), Canadian Northern Economic Development Agency (CanNor), Canadian Transportation Agency (CTA), Communications Security Establishment Canada (CSEC), Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada (CIRNAC), Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC), Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC), Export Development Canada (EDC), Finance Canada (FIN), Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO), Global Affairs Canada (GAC), Health Canada (HC), House of Commons, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC), Impact Assessment Agency of Canada (IAAC), Indigenous Services Canada (ISC), Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED), Intergovernmental Affairs Secretariat (IGA), National Defence (DND), National Research Council (NRC), Natural Resources Canada (NRCan), Prime Minister's Office (PMO), Privy Council Office (PCO), Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC), Public Safety Canada (PS), Public Services and Procurement Canada (PSPC), Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP), Rural Economic Development (Minister’s Office), Saguenay Port Authority, Senate of Canada, Sept-Iles Port Authority, St. John's Port Authority, Transport Canada (TC), Treasury Board Of Canada Secretariat (TBS), Vancouver Fraser Port Authority (Port Metro Vancouver)

What they're lobbying on (9)
  • Discussions on policies, programs and regulations related to the energy efficiency, decarbonization, and competitiveness of the mining and metal industry.
  • Discussions on mining and regional economic development, including mine closures, as well as policies on conservation, nature-based solutions, and marine protected areas.
  • Discussions on enhancing Canada’s Mining and Metals sector competitiveness through fiscal and tax policies, supporting new technologies, innovation, and advanced manufacturing and national security.
  • Discussions on existing policies and regulations that impact efficient operations of port, rail, and transportation and trade corridors; and development of enabling infrastructure to support competitiveness of mining projects in remote regions of Canada.
  • Discussions on policies and programs aimed at enhancing access to energy to support project development.
  • Discussions on regulatory reforms for major projects and their effects on the mining and metal industry.
  • Discussions on labour measures, skilled labour access, supply chain challenges, and the implementation of legislation and regulations related to this topic.
  • Discussions on critical minerals including federal programs and policies, sector competitiveness, infrastructure, and project updates
  • Trade-related matters, including policies, tariffs, international agreements.

Registration 776665-306985-58. Look it up in the official Registry

Reported meetings

Spreadsheet

  • Reported by Carolyn Chisholm · In-house (corporation)

    • Patrick Halley · Assistant Deputy Minister, Finance Canada (FIN)
    • Michele Govier · Senior Director, Finance Canada (FIN)

    International Trade

    Official report

  • Reported by Carolyn Chisholm · In-house (corporation)

    • Ben Chin · Senior Advisor, Prime Minister's Office (PMO)

    ClimateInternational Trade

    Official report

  • Reported by Carolyn Chisholm · In-house (corporation)

    • Alexis Conrad · Assistant Secretary to the Cabinet, Privy Council Office (PCO)

    ClimateInternational Trade

    Official report

  • Reported by Carolyn Chisholm · In-house (corporation)

    • Charles Vincent · Assistant Deputy Minister, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
    • Sheryl Groeneweg · Director General, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)

    ClimateInternational Trade

    Official report

  • Reported by Carolyn Chisholm · In-house (corporation)

    • Jean-François Tremblay · Deputy Minister, Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC)
    • John Moffet · Assistant Deputy Minister, Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC)

    Climate

    Official report

  • Reported by Carolyn Chisholm · In-house (corporation)

    • Ted Gallivan · Executive Vice-President, Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA)

    International Trade

    Official report

  • Reported by Carolyn Chisholm · In-house (corporation)

    • Kristen Hillman · Canada’s Ambassador to the United States, Global Affairs Canada (GAC)

    IndustryInternational Relations

    Official report

  • Reported by Carolyn Chisholm · In-house (corporation)

    • Gary Robertson · Assistant Deputy Minister, Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC)

    LabourTransportation

    Official report

  • Reported by Carolyn Chisholm · In-house (corporation)

    • Matt de Vlieger · Assistant Secretary to the Cabinet, Privy Council Office (PCO)
    • Miodrag Jovanovic · Assistant Deputy Minister, Finance Canada (FIN)
    • Drew Leyburne · Assistant Deputy Minister, Natural Resources Canada (NRCan)
    • Erin O'Brien · Assistant Deputy Minister, Natural Resources Canada (NRCan)
    and 3 more
    • Chris Padfield · Assistant Secretary to the Cabinet, Clean Growth, Privy Council Office (PCO)
    • Greg Reade · Assistant Deputy Minister, Finance Canada (FIN)
    • Debbie Scharf · Assistant Deputy Minister, Natural Resources Canada (NRCan)

    International TradeNatural ResourcesTaxation and FinanceTransportation

    Official report

  • Reported by Carolyn Chisholm · In-house (corporation)

    ClimateIndustryNatural ResourcesResearch and DevelopmentScience and Technology

    Official report

  • Reported by Carolyn Chisholm · In-house (corporation)

    • Lhori Webster · Director of Policy, Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC)

    Transportation

    Official report

  • Reported by Carolyn Chisholm · In-house (corporation)

    International TradeMiningNatural Resources

    Official report

  • Reported by Carolyn Chisholm · In-house (corporation)

    • Duncan Tooley · Director of Operations, National Defence (DND)

    Aboriginal AffairsInfrastructureMining

    Official report

  • Reported by Carolyn Chisholm · In-house (corporation)

    • François-Philippe Champagne · Minister of Innovation, Sciences and Economic Development, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)

    Natural ResourcesResearch and DevelopmentScience and Technology

    Official report

  • Reported by Carolyn Chisholm · In-house (corporation)

    • Bill Blair · Minister, National Defence (DND)

    Aboriginal AffairsInfrastructure

    Official report

  • Reported by Carolyn Chisholm · In-house (corporation)

    • Anna Bodnar · Senior Policy Advisor, Prairies Economic Development Canada (PrairiesCan)

    Mining

    Official report

  • Reported by Carolyn Chisholm · In-house (corporation)

    • Ian Foucher · Chief of Staff, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)

    MiningResearch and DevelopmentScience and Technology

    Official report

  • Reported by Carolyn Chisholm · In-house (corporation)

    • Anita Anand · President of the Treasury Board, Treasury Board Of Canada Secretariat (TBS)

    Industry

    Official report

  • Reported by Carolyn Chisholm · In-house (corporation)

    • Michael Vandergrift · Deputy Minister, Natural Resources Canada (NRCan)

    MiningNatural ResourcesResearch and Development

    Official report

  • Reported by Carolyn Chisholm · In-house (corporation)

    • Paul Halucha · Deputy Secretary to the Cabinet, Privy Council Office (PCO)

    IndustryMining

    Official report

  • Reported by Carolyn Chisholm · In-house (corporation)

    • Yvonne Jones · Member of Parliament, House of Commons

    MiningNatural Resources

    Official report

  • Reported by Carolyn Chisholm · In-house (corporation)

    • Patricia Sibal · Director of Policy, Transport Canada (TC)
    • Wilder Walker-Stewart · Senior Policy Advisor, Transport Canada (TC)

    Transportation

    Official report

  • Reported by Carolyn Chisholm · In-house (corporation)

    • Kimberly Lavoie · Assistant Deputy Minister, Natural Resources Canada (NRCan)
    • Pascal Seguin · Policy Advisor, Natural Resources Canada (NRCan)

    Aboriginal AffairsMiningNatural ResourcesRegional Development

    Official report

  • Reported by Carolyn Chisholm · In-house (corporation)

    • John Moffet · Assistant Deputy Minister, Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC)

    Climate

    Official report

  • Reported by Carolyn Chisholm · In-house (corporation)

    • Jeff Labonté · Associate Deputy Minister, Natural Resources Canada (NRCan)
    • Jean-François Tremblay · Deputy Minister, Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC)
    • Tushara Williams · Associate Deputy Minister, Privy Council Office (PCO)
    • Paul Halucha · Deputy Secretary to the Cabinet (Clean Growth), Privy Council Office (PCO)
    and 1 more
    • Daryell Nowlan · Vice President, Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency (ACOA)

    EnvironmentMiningNatural ResourcesResearch and Development

    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.