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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.

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Canadian Renewable Energy Association

Meetings this Parliament
40
With MPs
3
Since Nov 2021
107
Active registrations
1

Most recent reported meeting: Sep 23, 2026.

Registrations in effect

Consultant In effect since Jul 14, 2026 Receives government funding

Consultant Roberto Chávez of Sussex Strategy Group

Consultant lobbyists

  • Roberto Chávez Former public office holder

    Formerly Parliamentary Assistant, House of Commons, Office of MP Mark Gerretsen (2017–2019)

    Formerly Policy Analyst (Student), Animal Sector Policy Division, Strategic Policy Branch, Department of Agriculture & Agri-Food Canada (2016–2016)

  • Roberto Chávez Former public office holder

    Formerly Parliamentary Assistant, House of Commons, Office of MP Mark Gerretsen (2017–2019)

    Formerly Policy Analyst (Student), Animal Sector Policy Division, Strategic Policy Branch, Department of Agriculture & Agri-Food Canada (2016–2016)

Institutions they may lobby: Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency (ACOA), Canada Economic Development for Quebec Regions, Canada Infrastructure Bank, Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada (CIRNAC), Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC), Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC), Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario (FedDev), Finance Canada (FIN), 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), Justice Canada (JC), Natural Resources Canada (NRCan), Prime Minister's Office (PMO), Privy Council Office (PCO), Public Services and Procurement Canada (PSPC), Senate of Canada, Treasury Board Of Canada Secretariat (TBS)

What they're lobbying on (7)
  • Trade - Engagement with government with respect to the consultation re. surtax on critical manufacturing sectors. And more broadly, engagement respect to economic security and trade policy design.
  • Infrastructure - Advocating for the federal government to support the clean energy transition with payments for transmission to the provinces.
  • Infrastructure - Expansion of Canada Infrastructure Bank Clean Power Fund
  • Housing - Implementation of CMHC Energy Efficiency Retrofit Program
  • Government Procurement - Implementation on greening government commitments to procure renewable energy
  • Program for Deployment of Rooftop Solar Photovoltaic Systems
  • 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.

Registration 942410-367361-19. Look it up in the official Registry

Reported meetings

Spreadsheet
  • Reported by Roberto Chávez · Consultant

    Housing - Implementation of CMHC Energy Efficiency Retrofit Program

    Official report

  • Reported by Roberto Chávez · Consultant

    • Wale Oyebanjo · Senior Policy and Major Projects Advisor, Natural Resources Canada (NRCan)
    Housing - Implementation of CMHC Energy Efficiency Retrofit Program

    Official report

  • Reported by Roberto Chávez · Consultant

    • Jared Forman · Senior Policy Advisor, Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC)
    Trade - Engagement with government with respect to the consultation re. surtax on critical manufacturing sectors. And more broadly, engagement respect to economic security and trade policy design. Read more

    Official report

  • Reported by Roberto Chávez · Consultant

    • Trevor McGowan · Associate Assistant Deputy Minister, Finance Canada (FIN)
    Infrastructure - Expansion of Canada Infrastructure Bank Clean Power Fund Read more

    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.

    Official report

  • Reported by Roberto Chávez · Consultant

    Infrastructure - Expansion of Canada Infrastructure Bank Clean Power Fund Read more

    Housing - Implementation of CMHC Energy Efficiency Retrofit Program

    Program for Deployment of Rooftop Solar Photovoltaic Systems

    Trade - Engagement with government with respect to the consultation re. surtax on critical manufacturing sectors. And more broadly, engagement respect to economic security and trade policy design.

    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.

    Official report

  • Reported by Roberto Chávez · Consultant

    • Wale Oyebanjo · Senior Policy and Major Projects Advisor, 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

    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.

    Trade - Engagement with government with respect to the consultation re. surtax on critical manufacturing sectors. And more broadly, engagement respect to economic security and trade policy design.

    Official report

  • Reported by Roberto Chávez · Consultant

    • Michael Vandergrift · Deputy Minister, Natural Resources Canada (NRCan)
    Infrastructure - Expansion of Canada Infrastructure Bank Clean Power Fund Read more

    Infrastructure - Advocating for the federal government to support the clean energy transition with payments for transmission to the provinces.

    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.

    Program for Deployment of Rooftop Solar Photovoltaic Systems

    Trade - Engagement with government with respect to the consultation re. surtax on critical manufacturing sectors. And more broadly, engagement respect to economic security and trade policy design.

    Official report

  • Reported by Roberto Chávez · Consultant

    • Megan Nichols · Assistant Deputy Minister, 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

    Trade - Engagement with government with respect to the consultation re. surtax on critical manufacturing sectors. And more broadly, engagement respect to economic security and trade policy design.

    Official report

  • Reported by Roberto Chávez · Consultant

    • Yasmin Atassi · Senior Policy Advisor, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
    • Ian Cameron · Director of Strategy & Senior Advisor, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
    Trade - Engagement with government with respect to the consultation re. surtax on critical manufacturing sectors. And more broadly, engagement respect to economic security and trade policy design. Read more

    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.

    Official report

  • Reported by Roberto Chávez · Consultant

    Trade - Engagement with government with respect to the consultation re. surtax on critical manufacturing sectors. And more broadly, engagement respect to economic security and trade policy design. Read more

    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.

    Housing - Implementation of CMHC Energy Efficiency Retrofit Program

    Official report

  • Reported by Roberto Chávez · Consultant

    • Philip Jennings · Deputy Minister, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
    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

    Trade - Engagement with government with respect to the consultation re. surtax on critical manufacturing sectors. And more broadly, engagement respect to economic security and trade policy design.

    Official report

  • Reported by Roberto Chávez · Consultant

    • Fiona Simons · Policy Advisor, Housing, Infrastructure and Communities Canada (HICC)
    Housing - Implementation of CMHC Energy Efficiency Retrofit Program

    Official report

  • Reported by Roberto Chávez · Consultant

    • Bayan Kadri · Policy Advisor, Housing, Infrastructure and Communities Canada (HICC)
    Infrastructure - Expansion of Canada Infrastructure Bank Clean Power Fund

    Official report

  • Reported by Roberto Chávez · Consultant

    • Wale Oyebanjo · Senior Policy and Major Projects 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

    Official report

  • Reported by Roberto Chávez · Consultant

    • Yasmine Atassi · Senior Policy Advisor, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
    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

    Trade - Engagement with government with respect to the consultation re. surtax on critical manufacturing sectors. And more broadly, engagement respect to economic security and trade policy design.

    Official report

  • Reported by Roberto Chávez · Consultant

    • Chris Padfield · Assistant Secretary to the Cabinet, Clean Growth, Privy Council Office (PCO)
    Trade - Engagement with government with respect to the consultation re. surtax on critical manufacturing sectors. And more broadly, engagement respect to economic security and trade policy design. Read more

    Official report

  • Reported by Roberto Chávez · Consultant

    • Crystina Dundas · Senior Advisor, Policy, Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC)
    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

    Trade - Engagement with government with respect to the consultation re. surtax on critical manufacturing sectors. And more broadly, engagement respect to economic security and trade policy design.

    Official report

  • Reported by Roberto Chávez · Consultant

    • Joshua Mbandi · Policy Advisor, Infrastructure Canada (INFC)
    Trade - Engagement with government with respect to the consultation re. surtax on critical manufacturing sectors. And more broadly, engagement respect to economic security and trade policy design. Read more

    Official report

  • Reported by Roberto Chávez · Consultant

    • Stephen Ellis · Member of Parliament, House of Commons
    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

    Official report

  • Reported by Roberto Chávez · Consultant

    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

    Official report

  • Reported by Roberto Chávez · Consultant

    • Ben Chin · Senior Advisor, Prime Minister's Office (PMO)
    Trade - Engagement with government with respect to the consultation re. surtax on critical manufacturing sectors. And more broadly, engagement respect to economic security and trade policy design. Read more

    Official report

  • Reported by Roberto Chávez · Consultant

    • Kevin Coon · Chief of Staff, Global Affairs Canada (GAC)
    Trade - Engagement with government with respect to the consultation re. surtax on critical manufacturing sectors. And more broadly, engagement respect to economic security and trade policy design. Read more

    Official report

  • Reported by Roberto Chávez · Consultant

    • Yasmine Atassi · Senior Policy and Ontario Advisor, Natural Resources Canada (NRCan)
    • Kaitlyn Cleary · Deputy Director of Policy, Natural Resources Canada (NRCan)
    Trade - Engagement with government with respect to the consultation re. surtax on critical manufacturing sectors. And more broadly, engagement respect to economic security and trade policy design. Read more

    Official report

  • Reported by Roberto Chávez · Consultant

    • Yasmine Atassi · Senior Policy and Ontario Advisor, Natural Resources Canada (NRCan)
    • Kaitlyn Cleary · Deputy Director of Policy, Natural Resources Canada (NRCan)
    Trade - Engagement with government with respect to the consultation re. surtax on critical manufacturing sectors. And more broadly, engagement respect to economic security and trade policy design. Read more

    Official report

  • Reported by Roberto Chávez · Consultant

    • Caroline Lee · Deputy Director of Policy, Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC)
    Trade - Engagement with government with respect to the consultation re. surtax on critical manufacturing sectors. And more broadly, engagement respect to economic security and trade policy design. Read more

    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.