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Lobbying by Advanced Biofuels Canada: 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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Organization

Advanced Biofuels Canada

Meetings this Parliament
49
With MPs
1
Since Nov 2021
128
Active registrations
1

Most recent reported meeting: Jun 30, 2026.

Registrations in effect

In-house (organization) In effect since Jan 1, 2026 Receives government funding

Filed by Fred Ghatala, President

Lobbyists

  • Doug Hooper · Director, Global Affairs
  • Fred Ghatala · President
  • Ian Thomson · Past President

Institutions they may lobby: Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC), Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency (ACOA), Business Development Bank of Canada (BDC), CUSMA Secretariat, Canada Infrastructure Bank, Canadian Energy Regulator (CER), Canadian Grain Commission (CGC), Canadian Transportation Agency (CTA), Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC), Export Development Canada (EDC), Finance Canada (FIN), Global Affairs Canada (GAC), Health Canada (HC), House of Commons, Housing, Infrastructure and Communities Canada (HICC), Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED), Natural Resources Canada (NRCan), Prime Minister's Office (PMO), Privy Council Office (PCO), Senate of Canada, Statistics Canada (StatCan), Transport Canada (TC), Treasury Board Of Canada Secretariat (TBS)

What they're lobbying on (5)
  • Economic, energy security, and climate action fiscal tax policies and programs with respect to the design and implementation of public investment programs to support capital investments, jobs, and competitive operation of non-fossil, low carbon, sustainable fuels production and use in Canada.
  • International trade, with respect to agreements and policies to enable the import and export and reporting of non-fossil clean fuels, and fuel quality standards related to such fuels.
  • Government procurement, with respect to general policies to procure and use non-fossil clean fuels across government fleets.
  • Fuel tax, with respect to design and application of fuel excise taxes on transportation fuels.
  • Canadian Environmental Protection Act, with respect to guidance and implementation of the new Clean Fuel Regulations.

Registration 960219-359426-17. Look it up in the official Registry

Reported meetings

Spreadsheet

Filed by Fred Ghatala (49), Ian Thomson (47), Doug Hooper (32).

  • Reported by Ian Thomson · In-house (organization)

    • Jared Forman · Policy Advisor, Natural Resources Canada (NRCan)

    ClimateEconomic DevelopmentEnergyEnvironment

    Official report

  • Reported by Ian Thomson · In-house (organization)

    • Jonathan Wilkinson · Minister, Natural Resources Canada (NRCan)
    • Jared Forman · Policy Advisor, Natural Resources Canada (NRCan)
    • Erin O'Brien · Assistant Deputy Minister, Natural Resources Canada (NRCan)

    ClimateEconomic DevelopmentEnergyEnvironment

    Official report

  • Reported by Ian Thomson · In-house (organization)

    • Erin O'Brien · Assistant Deputy Minister, Natural Resources Canada (NRCan)

    ClimateEconomic DevelopmentEnergyEnvironment

    Official report

  • Reported by Ian Thomson · In-house (organization)

    • Nina Lothian · Senior Policy Advisor, Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC)
    • Clare Demerse · Senior Policy Advisor, Privy Council Office (PCO)
    • Jared Forman · Policy Advisor, Natural Resources Canada (NRCan)

    ClimateEconomic DevelopmentEnergyEnvironment

    Official report

  • Reported by Ian Thomson · In-house (organization)

    • Joshua Swift · Special Assistant - Ontario Desk, Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC)
    • Jared Forman · Policy Advisor, Natural Resources Canada (NRCan)

    ClimateEconomic DevelopmentEnergyEnvironment

    Official report

  • Reported by Ian Thomson · In-house (organization)

    • Joshua Swift · Special Assistant - Ontario Desk, Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC)
    • Jared Forman · Policy Advisor, Natural Resources Canada (NRCan)

    ClimateEconomic DevelopmentEnergyEnvironment

    Official report

  • Reported by Ian Thomson · In-house (organization)

    • Joshua Swift · Special Assistant - Ontario Desk, Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC)

    ClimateEconomic DevelopmentEnergyEnvironment

    Official report

  • Reported by Ian Thomson · In-house (organization)

    • Andrew Noseworthy · Senior Advisor, Energy, Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency (ACOA)

    ClimateEconomic DevelopmentEnergyEnvironment

    Official report

  • Reported by Ian Thomson · In-house (organization)

    • Jared Forman · Policy Advisor, Natural Resources Canada (NRCan)

    ClimateEconomic DevelopmentEnergyEnvironment

    Official report

  • Reported by Ian Thomson · In-house (organization)

    • Connor MacDonald · Policy Advisor, House of Commons
    • Anton LoRi · Stakeholder Relations Advisor, House of Commons

    ClimateEconomic DevelopmentEnergyEnvironment

    Official report

  • Reported by Ian Thomson · In-house (organization)

    • Jason Greenland · Senior Policy Analyst, Privy Council Office (PCO)

    ClimateEconomic DevelopmentEnergyEnvironment

    Official report

  • Reported by Ian Thomson · In-house (organization)

    • Joshua Swift · Special Assistant - Ontario Desk, Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC)

    ClimateEconomic DevelopmentEnergyEnvironment

    Official report

  • Reported by Ian Thomson · In-house (organization)

    • Hannah Wilson · Senior Regional Desk, Prairies & North, Finance Canada (FIN)

    ClimateEconomic DevelopmentEnergyEnvironment

    Official report

  • Reported by Ian Thomson · In-house (organization)

    • Erin O'Brien · Assistant Deputy Minister, Natural Resources Canada (NRCan)

    ClimateEconomic DevelopmentEnergyEnvironment

    Official report

  • Reported by Ian Thomson · In-house (organization)

    • Erin O'Brien · Assistant Deputy Minister, Natural Resources Canada (NRCan)
    • Debbie Scharf · Assistant Deputy Minister, Natural Resources Canada (NRCan)
    • Drew Leyburne · Assistant Deputy Minister, Natural Resources Canada (NRCan)

    ClimateEconomic DevelopmentEnergyEnvironment

    Official report

  • Reported by Ian Thomson · In-house (organization)

    • Hannah WIlson · Senior Regional Desk, Prairies & North, Finance Canada (FIN)

    ClimateEconomic DevelopmentEnergyEnvironment

    Official report

  • Reported by Ian Thomson · In-house (organization)

    • Jared Forman · Policy Advisor, Natural Resources Canada (NRCan)

    ClimateEconomic DevelopmentEnergyEnvironment

    Official report

  • Reported by Ian Thomson · In-house (organization)

    • Connor MacDonald · Policy Advisor, House of Commons
    • Anton LoRi · Stakeholder Relations Advisor, House of Commons

    ClimateEconomic DevelopmentEnergyEnvironment

    Official report

  • Reported by Ian Thomson · In-house (organization)

    • Joshua Swift · Special Assistant - Ontario Desk, Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC)
    • Nina Lothian · Senior Policy Advisor, Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC)

    ClimateEconomic DevelopmentEnergyEnvironment

    Official report

  • Reported by Ian Thomson · In-house (organization)

    ClimateEconomic DevelopmentEnergyEnvironment

    Official report

  • Reported by Ian Thomson · In-house (organization)

    • Joshua Swift · Special Assistant - Ontario Desk, Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC)
    • Kelsey Lane · Special Assistant ATL Desk, Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC)

    ClimateEconomic DevelopmentEnergyEnvironment

    Official report

  • Reported by Doug Hooper · In-house (organization)

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

    ClimateEconomic DevelopmentEnergyEnvironment

    Official report

  • Reported by Doug Hooper · In-house (organization)

    • Francis Scarpaleggia · Member of Parliament
    • Nina Lothian · Senior Policy Advisor, Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC)
    • Francesco Sorbara · Member of Parliment, House of Commons

    ClimateEconomic DevelopmentEnergyEnvironment

    Official report

  • Reported by Doug Hooper · In-house (organization)

    • Eamonn McGuinty · Policy Advisor, Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC)
    • Joshua Swift · Policy Advisor, Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC)
    • Samir Kassam · Policy Advisor / Issues Manager, Global Affairs Canada (GAC)
    • Hannah WIlson · Senior Regional Desk, Prairies & North, Finance Canada (FIN)
    and 3 more
    • Galen Richardson · Senior Regional Advisor, West and North, Finance Canada (FIN)
    • Astrid Krizus · Climate Advisor, Prime Minister's Office (PMO)
    • Carlos Pena · Special Assistant, Policy, Treasury Board Of Canada Secretariat (TBS)

    ClimateEconomic DevelopmentEnergyEnvironment

    Official report

  • Reported by Doug Hooper · In-house (organization)

    • Shawn Driscoll · Researcher, House of Commons
    • Connor MacDonald · Policy Advisor, House of Commons
    • Andrew Swidzinski · Senior Policy Advisor, House of Commons

    ClimateEconomic DevelopmentEnergyEnvironment

    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.