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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)

    • Reid Sirrs · Ambassador to the Argentine Republic, Global Affairs Canada (GAC)

    Economic DevelopmentInternational DevelopmentMiningNatural Resources

    Official report

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

    • Yvonne Jones · Member of Parliament, House of Commons

    Economic DevelopmentRegional Development

    Official report

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

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

    ClimateIndustryNatural ResourcesResearch and Development

    Official report

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

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

    ClimateIndustryInternational Trade

    Official report

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

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

    ClimateIndustryInternational Trade

    Official report

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

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

    ClimateIndustryInternational Trade

    Official report

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

    • Seamus O'Regan · Minister of Labour, Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC)

    Economic DevelopmentEmployment and TrainingIndustryNatural ResourcesTransportation

    Official report

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

    • Simon Kennedy · Deputy Minister, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
    • Eric Costen · Assistant Deputy Minister, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)

    Economic DevelopmentIndustryNatural Resources

    Official report

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

    • Kevin Deagle · Policy Advisor, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)

    BudgetEconomic DevelopmentIndustryNatural Resources

    Official report

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

    • Kevin Deagle · Policy Advisor, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)

    BudgetEconomic DevelopmentIndustryNatural Resources

    Official report

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

    • Bud Sambasivam · Deputy Director, Policy, Finance Canada (FIN)

    IndustryInternal TradeNatural Resources

    Official report

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

    • Ninu Forrest · Senior Special Assistant, Transport Canada (TC)

    IndustryNatural ResourcesTransportation

    Official report

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

    • Kevin Deagle · Policy Advisor, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)

    BudgetEconomic DevelopmentIndustryNatural Resources

    Official report

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

    • Amrick Gill · Policy Advisor, Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC)
    • Farangies Shah · Policy Advisor, Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC)

    MiningNatural Resources

    Official report

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

    • Jeff Labonté · Assistant Deputy Minister, Natural Resources Canada (NRCan)

    Economic DevelopmentIndustryMiningNatural Resources

    Official report

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

    • Anthony Laporte · Director, Strategy & Outreach,, Finance Canada (FIN)

    BudgetEconomic DevelopmentMiningNatural Resources

    Official report

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

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

    International TradeMiningNatural Resources

    Official report

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

    • Chris Cooter · High Commissioner for Canada in South Africa, Global Affairs Canada (GAC)

    MiningNatural ResourcesTaxation and Finance

    Official report

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

    • Mark Kachuk · Special Assistant, Prime Minister's Office (PMO)
    • Sean Mullin · Special Advisor, Economic Affairs, Prime Minister's Office (PMO)

    International TradeMiningNatural Resources

    Official report

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

    • Brian Clow · Deputy Chief of Staff, Prime Minister's Office (PMO)
    • Patrick Travers · Senior Advisor, Prime Minister's Office (PMO)
    • Sean Mullin · Special Advisor, Economic Affairs, Prime Minister's Office (PMO)

    Economic DevelopmentIndustryMiningNatural Resources

    Official report

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

    • Berit Beattie · Policy Advisor, Global Affairs Canada (GAC)

    International DevelopmentMiningNatural Resources

    Official report

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

    • Jonathan Wilkinson · Minister of Natural Resources, Natural Resources Canada (NRCan)
    • Claire Seaborn · Chief of Staff, Natural Resources Canada (NRCan)
    • Randi Anderson · Director of Policy (Sustainable Resource Development), Natural Resources Canada (NRCan)
    • Raphaël Beauchamp · Policy Advisor, Natural Resources Canada (NRCan)
    and 2 more
    • John Hannaford · Deputy Minister, Natural Resources Canada (NRCan)
    • Kimberly Lavoie · Director General, Natural Resources Canada (NRCan)

    ClimateMiningNatural Resources

    Official report

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

    • Mary Ng · Minister of Small Business, Export Promotion and International Trade of Canada, Global Affairs Canada (GAC)

    Economic DevelopmentInternational TradeMiningNatural Resources

    Official report

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

    • Jonathan Wilkinson · Minister of Natural Resources, Natural Resources Canada (NRCan)
    • Dan Vandal · Minister of Northern Affairs, Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada (CIRNAC)

    EnergyMiningNatural Resources

    Official report

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

    • Dan Vandal · Minister of Northern Affairs, Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada (CIRNAC)
    • Caroline Bourbonniere · Director of Policy, Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada (CIRNAC)
    • Ryan Cotter · Director of Communications, Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada (CIRNAC)
    • Margaret Buist · Vice President Policy, Planning, Communications and NPMO, Canadian Northern Economic Development Agency (CanNor)
    and 1 more
    • Paula Isaak · President, Canadian Northern Economic Development Agency (CanNor)

    ClimateEmployment and TrainingMiningNatural Resources

    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.