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)
- Ian Foucher · Chief of Staff, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
ClimateEconomic DevelopmentMiningResearch and Development
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Reported by Carolyn Chisholm · In-house (corporation)
- Ian Foucher · Chief of Staff, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
ClimateEconomic DevelopmentMiningResearch and Development
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Reported by Carolyn Chisholm · In-house (corporation)
- Boyan Gerasimov · Director of Policy, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
ClimateEconomic DevelopmentMiningResearch and Development
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Reported by Carolyn Chisholm · In-house (corporation)
- Ian Foucher · Chief of Staff, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
ClimateEconomic DevelopmentMiningResearch and Development
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Reported by Carolyn Chisholm · In-house (corporation)
- Mairead Lavery · CEO, Export Development Canada (EDC)
International DevelopmentMining
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Reported by Carolyn Chisholm · In-house (corporation)
- Colette Kaminsky · Associate Assistant Deputy Minister, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
ClimateEconomic DevelopmentMiningResearch and Development
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Reported by Carolyn Chisholm · In-house (corporation)
- Ian Foucher · Chief of Staff, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
ClimateEconomic DevelopmentMiningResearch and Development
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Reported by Carolyn Chisholm · In-house (corporation)
- Louis Hamann · Officer, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
- Pierre-Yves Bourque · Director Operations, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
- François Massicotte · Director Strategic Planning, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
ClimateEconomic DevelopmentMiningResearch and Development
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Reported by Carolyn Chisholm · In-house (corporation)
- Griffin Marsh · Director Policy, Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada (CIRNAC)
Aboriginal AffairsEconomic DevelopmentMining
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Reported by Carolyn Chisholm · In-house (corporation)
- Soren Halverson · Special Advisor, Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC)
- Andrew Noseworthy · Federal Co-Chair, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
ClimateEnergyEnvironmentInfrastructureNatural Resources
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Reported by Carolyn Chisholm · In-house (corporation)
- Nikki Hipkin · Director of Operations, Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada (CIRNAC)
InfrastructureMiningRegional Development
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Reported by Carolyn Chisholm · In-house (corporation)
- Anna Bodnar · Policy Advisor, Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada (CIRNAC)
InfrastructureMiningRegional Development
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Reported by Carolyn Chisholm · In-house (corporation)
- Colette Kaminsky · Associate Assistant Deputy Minister, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
Economic DevelopmentResearch and DevelopmentScience and Technology
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Reported by Carolyn Chisholm · In-house (corporation)
- Jonathan Wilkinson · Minister, Natural Resources Canada (NRCan)
Economic DevelopmentEnergyEnvironmentMiningNatural ResourcesResearch and Development
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Reported by Carolyn Chisholm · In-house (corporation)
- Yvonne Jones · Member of Parliament, House of Commons
- Raphaël Beauchamp · Policy Advisor, Natural Resources Canada (NRCan)
InfrastructureMiningRegional Development
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Reported by Carolyn Chisholm · In-house (corporation)
- Jonathan Wilkinson · Minister, Natural Resources Canada (NRCan)
- Jeff Labonté · Assistant Deputy Minister, Natural Resources Canada (NRCan)
- Claire Seaborn · Chief of Staff, Natural Resources Canada (NRCan)
Economic DevelopmentEnergyEnvironmentMiningNatural ResourcesResearch and Development
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Reported by Carolyn Chisholm · In-house (corporation)
- Arif Virani · Parliamentary Secretary, Global Affairs Canada (GAC)
Economic DevelopmentEnergyEnvironmentMiningResearch and DevelopmentScience and Technology
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Reported by Carolyn Chisholm · In-house (corporation)
- Paula Isaak · President, Canadian Northern Economic Development Agency (CanNor)
InfrastructureRegional Development
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Reported by Carolyn Chisholm · In-house (corporation)
- Ian Foucher · Chief of Staff, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
Economic DevelopmentEnergyEnvironmentMiningResearch and DevelopmentScience and Technology
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Reported by Carolyn Chisholm · In-house (corporation)
- Giles Norman · Canadian Ambassador to Serbia, Global Affairs Canada (GAC)
International TradeMining
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Reported by Carolyn Chisholm · In-house (corporation)
- Maude Lavoie · Associate Assistant Deputy Minister, Finance Canada (FIN)
Research and DevelopmentTaxation and Finance
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Reported by Carolyn Chisholm · In-house (corporation)
- Bud Sambasivam · Deputy Director, Finance Canada (FIN)
EnergyResearch and DevelopmentTaxation and Finance
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Reported by Carolyn Chisholm · In-house (corporation)
- Mike Gerrard · Director of Operations, Privy Council Office (PCO)
- Fraser Cowan · Senior Policy Officer, Privy Council Office (PCO)
EnergyResearch and DevelopmentTaxation and Finance
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Reported by Carolyn Chisholm · In-house (corporation)
- Fiona Simons · Director of Policy, Natural Resources Canada (NRCan)
Economic DevelopmentEnergyEnvironmentMiningResearch and DevelopmentScience and Technology
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Reported by Carolyn Chisholm · In-house (corporation)
- Steve Verheul · Special Advisor for Global Trade Issues, Finance Canada (FIN)
Economic DevelopmentEnergyEnvironmentMiningResearch and DevelopmentScience and Technology
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.