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Lobbying by Carbon Removal 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

Carbon Removal Canada

Meetings this Parliament
50
With MPs
14
Since Nov 2021
98
Active registrations
1

Most recent reported meeting: Sep 25, 2026.

Registrations in effect

In-house (organization) In effect since Sep 24, 2026 Receives government funding

Filed by Na'im Merchant, Executive Director

Lobbyists

  • Daniel Kelter · Director of Government Relations Former public office holder

    Formerly Parliamentary Assistant, Office of the Hon. Jane Philpott, House of Commons (2018–2019)

    Formerly Legislative Assistant, Office of MP Nathaniel Erskine-Smith, House of Commons (2018–2018)

    Formerly Parliamentary Assistant, Office of MP Nathaniel Erskine-Smith, House of Commons (2015–2017)

    Formerly Communications Assistant, Communications Branch, Justice Canada (2015–2016)

  • Na'im Merchant · Executive Director

Institutions they may lobby: Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC), Canada Economic Development for Quebec Regions, Canada Infrastructure Bank, Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC), Finance Canada (FIN), Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO), House of Commons, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED), Intergovernmental Affairs Secretariat (IGA), National Defence (DND), Natural Resources Canada (NRCan), Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC), Office of the Quebec Lieutenant, Prairies Economic Development Canada (PrairiesCan), 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)
  • Carbon Removal Canada advocates for policies and programs that ensure the Canadian carbon removal compliance markets maintain their scientific integrity. This may include measurement, reporting, and verification requirements, or industry best practices. This may also include conversations related to international carbon markets.
  • Carbon Removal Canada is working with decision-makers to show why surficial mineralization matters and how it can be better supported through existing government programs, such as investment tax credits and demonstration funding, or through a dedicated hub model.
  • Carbon Removal Canada seeks to ensure that demonstration funding programs are open to permanent carbon removal technologies, helping more projects bridge the gap between pilot and commercial scale, while securing new funding streams for demonstration projects.
  • Carbon Removal Canada advocates to develop a permanent carbon removal procurement program that enables the Government of Canada to catalyze the growth of Canadian carbon removal technologies, while meaningfully dealing with its own emissions, such as the Canadian military, without impacting necessary operational flexibility.
  • Carbon Removal Canada seeks to provide advice to the Government of Canada on achieving a balance on ocean carbon removal technologies; ensuring that the integrity of the ocean is maintained, while also creating business certainty.
  • Carbon Removal Canada advocates for the recognition of permanent carbon removal as critical to Canada's economic and environmental future.
  • Carbon Removal Canada advocates for programs and policies that make Canada more competitive in attracting investment for carbon removal technologies and companies. This includes tax credits and regulatory structures that ensure Canada has a high-level of business certainty and active business environment.

Registration 955961-375942-13. Look it up in the official Registry

Reported meetings

Spreadsheet

  • Reported by Na'im Merchant · In-house (organization)

    • Damien C. Kurek · Member of Parliament, House of Commons

    ClimateGovernment ProcurementNatural Resources

    Official report

  • Reported by Na'im Merchant · In-house (organization)

    • Hannah Wilson · Policy Advisor, Finance Canada (FIN)
    • Galen Richardson · Senior Regional Advisor, West and North, Finance Canada (FIN)

    ClimateNatural ResourcesResearch and Development

    Official report

  • Reported by Na'im Merchant · In-house (organization)

    • Caroline Lee · Senior Policy Advisor, Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC)
    • Jennifer Lash · Senior Advisor, Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC)
    • Joanna Dafoe · Director of Policy, Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC)
    • Nina Lothian · Director of Climate and Energy Policy, Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC)

    ClimateEnvironmentIndustryResearch and Development

    Official report

  • Reported by Na'im Merchant · In-house (organization)

    • Jan Gorski · Director of Policy, Natural Resources Canada (NRCan)
    • Jared Forman · Policy Advisor, Natural Resources Canada (NRCan)

    ClimateEconomic DevelopmentNatural ResourcesResearch and Development

    Official report

  • Reported by Na'im Merchant · In-house (organization)

    • Amitpal Singh Basati · Senior Policy Advisor, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)

    ClimateIndustryNatural ResourcesResearch and Development

    Official report

  • Reported by Na'im Merchant · In-house (organization)

    ClimateNatural Resources

    Official report

  • Reported by Na'im Merchant · In-house (organization)

    • Carlos Pena · Special Assistant, Policy, Treasury Board Of Canada Secretariat (TBS)

    ClimateEconomic DevelopmentGovernment ProcurementIndustry

    Official report

  • Reported by Na'im Merchant · In-house (organization)

    ClimateEconomic DevelopmentIndustryNatural Resources

    Official report

  • Reported by Na'im Merchant · In-house (organization)

    • Andrew Bevan · Chief of Staff, Finance Canada (FIN)

    ClimateEconomic DevelopmentGovernment ProcurementNatural ResourcesResearch and Development

    Official report

  • Reported by Na'im Merchant · In-house (organization)

    • Mary-Rose Brown · Director of Policy, Public Services and Procurement Canada (PSPC)
    • Pavan Sapra · Policy Advisor, Public Services and Procurement Canada (PSPC)

    ClimateGovernment ProcurementNatural Resources

    Official report

  • Reported by Na'im Merchant · In-house (organization)

    • Rachel Sutton · Policy and Regional Advisor, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)

    ClimateEconomic DevelopmentGovernment ProcurementIndustryResearch and Development

    Official report

  • Reported by Na'im Merchant · In-house (organization)

    • Drew Leyburne · Assistant Deputy Minister, Natural Resources Canada (NRCan)

    ClimateIndustryNatural Resources

    Official report

  • Reported by Na'im Merchant · In-house (organization)

    • Robert Kitchen · Member of Parlilament, House of Commons

    ClimateEconomic DevelopmentEnvironmentGovernment Procurement

    Official report

  • Reported by Na'im Merchant · In-house (organization)

    • Connor MacDonald · Policy Advisor, House of Commons

    ClimateGovernment ProcurementIndustry

    Official report

  • Reported by Na'im Merchant · In-house (organization)

    EnvironmentGovernment ProcurementNatural Resources

    Official report

  • Reported by Na'im Merchant · In-house (organization)

    ClimateEconomic DevelopmentNatural Resources

    Official report

  • Reported by Na'im Merchant · In-house (organization)

    • Jennifer Lash · Senior Advisor, Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC)
    • Caroline Lee · Senior Policy Advisor, Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC)
    • Joanna Dafoe · Director of Policy, Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC)
    • Nina Lothian · Director of Climate and Energy Policy, Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC)

    ClimateEconomic DevelopmentGovernment ProcurementIndustryNatural Resources

    Official report

  • Reported by Na'im Merchant · In-house (organization)

    • Galen Richardson · Senior Regional Advisor, West and North, Finance Canada (FIN)
    • Hannah Wilson · Policy Advisor, Finance Canada (FIN)

    ClimateEconomic DevelopmentGovernment ProcurementIndustryNatural Resources

    Official report

  • Reported by Na'im Merchant · In-house (organization)

    • Connor MacDonald · Policy Advisor, House of Commons

    ClimateEconomic DevelopmentGovernment ProcurementIndustryNatural Resources

    Official report

  • Reported by Na'im Merchant · In-house (organization)

    • Carlos Pena · Special Assistant, Policy, Treasury Board Of Canada Secretariat (TBS)

    ClimateEconomic DevelopmentGovernment ProcurementIndustryNatural Resources

    Official report

  • Reported by Na'im Merchant · In-house (organization)

    • Sandy Schembri · Director of Net-Zero Energy, Natural Resources Canada (NRCan)

    ClimateEconomic DevelopmentGovernment ProcurementIndustryNatural Resources

    Official report

  • Reported by Na'im Merchant · In-house (organization)

    • Drew Leyburne · Assistant Deputy Minister, Natural Resources Canada (NRCan)

    ClimateEconomic DevelopmentGovernment ProcurementIndustryNatural Resources

    Official report

  • Reported by Na'im Merchant · In-house (organization)

    • Matt de Vlieger · Acting Associate Secretary, Privy Council Office (PCO)

    ClimateEconomic DevelopmentGovernment ProcurementIndustry

    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.