Organization
Canadian Renewable Energy Association
- Meetings this Parliament
- 102
- With MPs
- 17
- Since Nov 2021
- 231
- Active registrations
- 1
Most recent reported meeting: Sep 23, 2026.
Lobbying by Canadian Renewable Energy Association: 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 (organization) In effect since Aug 2, 2026 Receives government funding
Filed by Vittoria Bellissimo, President and CEO
Lobbyists
- Eddie Oldfield · Manager of Policy for the Maritimes
- Fernando Melo · Senior Director of Public Affairs and Federal Policy
- Imran Noorani · Vice President of Policy
- Jean Habel · Senior Director of Policy for Quebec and Atlantic Canada
- Phil McKay · Senior Director of Member Programs
- Radha Rajagopalan · Director of Policy for Alberta
- Vittoria Bellissimo · President and CEO
- Wesley Johnston · Chief Business Officer
Institutions they may lobby: Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency (ACOA), Business Development Bank of Canada (BDC), Canada Infrastructure Bank, Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC), Canada Pension Plan Investment Board, 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), House of Commons, Housing, Infrastructure and Communities Canada (HICC), Indigenous Services Canada (ISC), Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED), Intergovernmental Affairs Secretariat (IGA), Natural Resources Canada (NRCan), Prime Minister's Office (PMO), Privy Council Office (PCO), Public Services and Procurement Canada (PSPC), Senate of Canada
What they're lobbying on (12)Hide details
- Providing advice on the labour market needs of the renewable energy and energy storage sector. This includes the Energy and Electricity Alliance
- The proposed amendments to the Canadian Environmental Protection Act and other Acts as put forward in Getting Major Projects Built in Canada Discussion Paper.
- Inform federal discussions on how to promote a sustainable domestic clean technology manufacturing industry.
- Inform amendments to Canada's Clean Economy Investment Tax Credits that support the further deployment of renewable energy and energy storage.
- Inform the further development of Canada's carbon pricing trajectory, and fix the benchmark and improve the backstop for Canada's GreenhouseGas Pollution Pricing Act.
- Providing advice on policy measures and improvements to increase Canada's investability in renewable energy sector
- Providing input on the federal government's new measures to protect and transform Canada’s steel and lumber industries
- Development of a fund or program to provide access to low cost capital for Canadians wishing to purchase and install residential photovoltaic solar and energy storage.
- Providing advice on Canada's Clean Electricity Strategy, specifically offering input that would accelerate the deployment of renewable energy and energy storage both in front of the meter and behind the meter.
- Advocating for policies that would encourage the development of a stronger domestic supply chain for the renewable energy and energy storage sectors.
- Development of financial mechanisms to increase Indigenous communities' and companies' ability to access the capital required to develop renewable energy and energy storage projects.
- Canada's response to the US Industry and Security Bureau's Notice of Request for Public Comments on Section 232 National Security Investigation of Imports of Wind Turbines and Their Parts and Components
Registration 953392-366997-36. Look it up in the official Registry
Reported meetings
SpreadsheetFiled by Vittoria Bellissimo (204), Robert Hornung (27).
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Reported by Vittoria Bellissimo · In-house (organization)
- Julie Dabrusin · Minister, Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC)
- William Zapata · Constituency Assistant, Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC)
- Matthew Paisley · Director of Policy, Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC)
- Alex Kondakov · Senior Regional Advisor, Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC)
Energy - Advocate for support for clean technology and green hydrogen through Investment Tax Credits and capital cost reductions in order to accelerate deployment of these technologies while striving to meet Canada's net-zero goals. Read more
Taxation and Finance - Clean Economy Investment Tax Credits, specifically on timelines for the introduction of yet to be legislated Investment Tax Credits.
Climate - Advocate for the publication of a long-term, predictable carbon pricing signal, to help provide certainty regarding the cost of carbon emissions beyond 2030.
Energy - Advocate for the development of a mandate for a Pan-Canadian Grid Council, as well as Regional Energy and Resource Tables.
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Reported by Vittoria Bellissimo · In-house (organization)
- Tim Hodgson · Minister, Natural Resources Canada (NRCan)
- Samir Kassam · Director of Policy, Natural Resources Canada (NRCan)
Infrastructure - Advocating for the federal government to support the clean energy transition with payments for transmission to the provinces. Read more
International Trade - Advocating for the creation of a stronger domestic supply chain, which will help ensure Canada remains resilient in the face of global supply chain disruptions, as is especially important in the growth of the renewable energy sector.
Government Procurement - Advocating for the implementation of greening government commitments to procure renewable energy.
Energy - Advocate for support for clean technology and green hydrogen through Investment Tax Credits and capital cost reductions in order to accelerate deployment of these technologies while striving to meet Canada's net-zero goals.
Taxation and Finance - Clean Economy Investment Tax Credits, specifically on timelines for the introduction of yet to be legislated Investment Tax Credits.
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Reported by Vittoria Bellissimo · In-house (organization)
- Joshua Swift · Policy Advisor, Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC)
Energy - Advocate for support for clean technology and green hydrogen through Investment Tax Credits and capital cost reductions in order to accelerate deployment of these technologies while striving to meet Canada's net-zero goals. Read more
International Trade - Advocating for the creation of a stronger domestic supply chain, which will help ensure Canada remains resilient in the face of global supply chain disruptions, as is especially important in the growth of the renewable energy sector.
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Reported by Vittoria Bellissimo · In-house (organization)
- Crystina Dundas · Senior Special Assistant, Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC)
International Trade - Advocating for the creation of a stronger domestic supply chain, which will help ensure Canada remains resilient in the face of global supply chain disruptions, as is especially important in the growth of the renewable energy sector. Read more
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Reported by Vittoria Bellissimo · In-house (organization)
- Chris Padfield · Assistant Secretary to the Cabinet, Privy Council Office (PCO)
International Trade - Advocating for the creation of a stronger domestic supply chain, which will help ensure Canada remains resilient in the face of global supply chain disruptions, as is especially important in the growth of the renewable energy sector. Read more
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Reported by Vittoria Bellissimo · In-house (organization)
- Oliver Anderson · Director of Communications, Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC)
- Maheep Sandhu · Senior Strategic Communications Advisor, Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC)
Energy - Advocate for support for clean technology and green hydrogen through Investment Tax Credits and capital cost reductions in order to accelerate deployment of these technologies while striving to meet Canada's net-zero goals. Read more
Energy - Advocate for the recapitalization of NRCan's Smart Renewables and Electrification Pathways Program.
Environment - Seeking to ensure the proposed Clean Electricity Regulation recognizes and provides opportunities for renewable electricity to participate as a clean fuel for compliance purposes.
Climate - Advocate for the publication of a long-term, predictable carbon pricing signal, to help provide certainty regarding the cost of carbon emissions beyond 2030.
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Reported by Vittoria Bellissimo · In-house (organization)
- Joshua Mbandi · Policy Advisor, House of Commons
Infrastructure - Advocating for the federal government to support the clean energy transition with payments for transmission to the provinces.
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Reported by Vittoria Bellissimo · In-house (organization)
- Jeremy Patzer · Member of Parliament
Energy - Advocate for the recapitalization of NRCan's Smart Renewables and Electrification Pathways Program.
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Reported by Vittoria Bellissimo · In-house (organization)
- Marilyn Gladu · Member of Parliament
Energy - Advocate for the recapitalization of NRCan's Smart Renewables and Electrification Pathways Program.
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Reported by Vittoria Bellissimo · In-house (organization)
- Maxime Blanchette-Joncas · Member of Paliament for St-Honoré-de-Témiscouata
Energy - Advocate for the recapitalization of NRCan's Smart Renewables and Electrification Pathways Program.
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Reported by Vittoria Bellissimo · In-house (organization)
- Stephen Ellis · Member of Parliament, House of Commons
Energy - Advocate for the recapitalization of NRCan's Smart Renewables and Electrification Pathways Program.
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Reported by Vittoria Bellissimo · In-house (organization)
- Fares Al Soud · Policy Advisor to the Minister, Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO)
Infrastructure - Advocating for the federal government to support the clean energy transition with payments for transmission to the provinces.
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Reported by Vittoria Bellissimo · In-house (organization)
- Dave Epp · Member of Parliament
Government Procurement - Advocating for the implementation of greening government commitments to procure renewable energy. Read more
Energy - Advocate for the recapitalization of NRCan's Smart Renewables and Electrification Pathways Program.
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Reported by Vittoria Bellissimo · In-house (organization)
- Kevin Coon · Chief of Staff, Global Affairs Canada (GAC)
International Trade - Advocating for the creation of a stronger domestic supply chain, which will help ensure Canada remains resilient in the face of global supply chain disruptions, as is especially important in the growth of the renewable energy sector. Read more
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Reported by Vittoria Bellissimo · In-house (organization)
- Kaitlyn Cleary · Deputy Director of Policy, Natural Resources Canada (NRCan)
International Trade - Advocating for the creation of a stronger domestic supply chain, which will help ensure Canada remains resilient in the face of global supply chain disruptions, as is especially important in the growth of the renewable energy sector. Read more
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Reported by Vittoria Bellissimo · In-house (organization)
- Yasmine Atassi · Senior Policy and Ontario Advisor, Natural Resources Canada (NRCan)
Energy - Advocate for support for clean technology and green hydrogen through Investment Tax Credits and capital cost reductions in order to accelerate deployment of these technologies while striving to meet Canada's net-zero goals. Read more
Climate - Advocate for the publication of a long-term, predictable carbon pricing signal, to help provide certainty regarding the cost of carbon emissions beyond 2030.
International Trade - Advocating for the creation of a stronger domestic supply chain, which will help ensure Canada remains resilient in the face of global supply chain disruptions, as is especially important in the growth of the renewable energy sector.
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Reported by Vittoria Bellissimo · In-house (organization)
- Caroline Lee · Senior Policy Advisor, Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC)
International Trade - Advocating for the creation of a stronger domestic supply chain, which will help ensure Canada remains resilient in the face of global supply chain disruptions, as is especially important in the growth of the renewable energy sector. Read more
Climate - Advocate for the publication of a long-term, predictable carbon pricing signal, to help provide certainty regarding the cost of carbon emissions beyond 2030.
Energy - Advocate for support for clean technology and green hydrogen through Investment Tax Credits and capital cost reductions in order to accelerate deployment of these technologies while striving to meet Canada's net-zero goals.
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Reported by Vittoria Bellissimo · In-house (organization)
- Matthew Hall · Senior Policy Advisor and Special Advisor on Foreign and Defense Policy, Finance Canada (FIN)
EnergyInternational Trade
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Reported by Vittoria Bellissimo · In-house (organization)
- Isabelle Hurley · Special Assistance, Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC)
ClimateEnergyEnvironment
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Reported by Vittoria Bellissimo · In-house (organization)
- Hannah Wilson · Policy Advisor, Finance Canada (FIN)
ClimateEnergy
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Reported by Vittoria Bellissimo · In-house (organization)
- Megan Nichols · Associate Assistant Deputy Minister, Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC)
ClimateEnergy
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Reported by Vittoria Bellissimo · In-house (organization)
- Kevin Coon · Chief of Staff, Global Affairs Canada (GAC)
ClimateEnergy
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Reported by Vittoria Bellissimo · In-house (organization)
- Maheep Sandhu · Advisor, Natural Resources Canada (NRCan)
Energy
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Reported by Vittoria Bellissimo · In-house (organization)
- Connor MacDonald · Policy Advisor, House of Commons
ClimateEnergyInternational Trade
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Reported by Vittoria Bellissimo · In-house (organization)
- Jwane Izzetpanah · Stakeholder Relations Advisor, House of Commons
ClimateEnergy
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.