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.
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.
← LobbyingRegistrations in effect
In-house (corporation) In effect since Sep 1, 2026 Receives government funding
Filed by Carolyn Chisholm, General Manager, External Affairs Canada
Lobbyists
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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)
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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)Hide details
- 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
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Reported by Carolyn Chisholm · In-house (corporation)
- Sean Mullin · Special Advisor, Prime Minister's Office (PMO)
- Sean Mullin · Special Advisor, Prime Minister's Office (PMO)
- Patrick Travers · Senior Global Affairs Advisor, Prime Minister's Office (PMO)
- Brian Clow · Deputy Chief of Staff, Prime Minister's Office (PMO)
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- Elise Wagner · Director of Policy, Global Affairs Canada (GAC)
- Mary Ng · Minister of Export Promotion, International Trade and Economic Development, Global Affairs Canada (GAC)
MiningScience and TechnologyTaxation and Finance
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Reported by Carolyn Chisholm · In-house (corporation)
- Arun Thangaraj · Deputy Minister, Transport Canada (TC)
Natural ResourcesTransportation
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Reported by Carolyn Chisholm · In-house (corporation)
- Samir Kassam · Director of Policy, Natural Resources Canada (NRCan)
ClimateNatural Resources
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Reported by Carolyn Chisholm · In-house (corporation)
- Nina Sartor · Policy and Cabinet Affairs Advisor, Transport Canada (TC)
Natural ResourcesTransportation
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Reported by Carolyn Chisholm · In-house (corporation)
- Iqwinder Gaheer · Member of Parliament
ClimateIndustryResearch and Development
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Reported by Carolyn Chisholm · In-house (corporation)
- Pierre Paul-Hus · Member of Parlliament
- Bernard Généreux · Member of Parliament
- Richard Martel · Member of Parliament, House of Commons
ClimateIndustryResearch and Development
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Reported by Carolyn Chisholm · In-house (corporation)
- Sarah MacDonald · Policy Advisor, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
ClimateIndustryResearch and Development
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Reported by Carolyn Chisholm · In-house (corporation)
- Kim Lavoie · Assistant Deputy Minister, Natural Resources Canada (NRCan)
Aboriginal AffairsMiningNatural ResourcesRegional Development
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Reported by Carolyn Chisholm · In-house (corporation)
- Patricia Sibal · Director of Policy, Transport Canada (TC)
Natural ResourcesTransportation
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Reported by Carolyn Chisholm · In-house (corporation)
- Connor MacDonald · Policy Advisor, House of Commons
EnergyEnvironmentIndustryNatural ResourcesResearch and Development
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Reported by Carolyn Chisholm · In-house (corporation)
- Sarah MacDonald · Special Assistant, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
Employment and TrainingIndustryInfrastructureResearch and Development
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Reported by Carolyn Chisholm · In-house (corporation)
- Amitpal Singh · Senior Advisor, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
- Ian Foucher · Chief of Staff, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
- Sarah MacDonald · Special Assistant, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
IndustryMiningScience and TechnologyTaxation and Finance
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Reported by Carolyn Chisholm · In-house (corporation)
- Anson Duran · Chief of Staff, Transport Canada (TC)
IndustryTransportation
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Reported by Carolyn Chisholm · In-house (corporation)
- Anson Duran · Chief of Staff, Transport Canada (TC)
IndustryTransportation
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Reported by Carolyn Chisholm · In-house (corporation)
- Connor MacDonald · Policy Advisor, House of Commons
EnergyEnvironmentIndustryNatural Resources
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Reported by Carolyn Chisholm · In-house (corporation)
- Arun Thangaraj · Assistant Deputy Minister, Transport Canada (TC)
IndustryTransportation
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Reported by Carolyn Chisholm · In-house (corporation)
- Yvonne Jones · Member of Parliament, House of Commons
- Stephen Traynor · Vice President, Canadian Northern Economic Development Agency (CanNor)
- Georgina Lloyd · Assistant Deputy Minister, Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada (CIRNAC)
InfrastructureMiningRegional Development
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Reported by Carolyn Chisholm · In-house (corporation)
- Michael Vandergrift · Deputy Minister, Natural Resources Canada (NRCan)
EnvironmentIndustryMiningNatural ResourcesResearch and DevelopmentScience and Technology
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Reported by Carolyn Chisholm · In-house (corporation)
- Mairead Lavery · CEO, Export Development Canada (EDC)
- Sven List · Senior Vice President - Corporate & International, Export Development Canada (EDC)
ClimateEconomic DevelopmentEnvironmentResearch and DevelopmentScience and Technology
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Reported by Carolyn Chisholm · In-house (corporation)
- Jonathan Wilkinson · Minister of Natural Resources, Natural Resources Canada (NRCan)
EnvironmentIndustryMiningNatural ResourcesResearch and DevelopmentScience and Technology
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Reported by Carolyn Chisholm · In-house (corporation)
- François-Philippe Champagne · Minister of Innovation, Sciences and Economic Development, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
- Ian Foucher · Chief of Staff, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
EnvironmentIndustryMiningNatural ResourcesResearch and DevelopmentScience and Technology
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Reported by Carolyn Chisholm · In-house (corporation)
- Jimi Onalik · President, Canadian Northern Economic Development Agency (CanNor)
Aboriginal AffairsEconomic DevelopmentIndustryMiningNatural ResourcesRegional Development
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Reported by Carolyn Chisholm · In-house (corporation)
- Mary Ng · Minister of Export Promotion, International Trade and Economic Development, Global Affairs Canada (GAC)
Economic DevelopmentInternational DevelopmentInternational TradeMiningResearch and Development
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Reported by Carolyn Chisholm · In-house (corporation)
- Seamus O'Regan · Minister of Labour, Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC)
Employment and TrainingIndustryLabourMiningRegional Development
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Reported by Carolyn Chisholm · In-house (corporation)
- Pierre Poilievre · Member of Parliament
- Pierre Paul-Hus · Member of Parlliament
- Richard Martel · Member of Parliament, House of Commons
EnergyEnvironmentMiningResearch and Development
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.