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Lobbying by The Mining Association of Canada (MAC): 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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The Mining Association of Canada (MAC)

Meetings this Parliament
0
With MPs
0
Since Nov 2021
0
Active registrations
1

Registrations in effect

Consultant In effect since Sep 19, 2026

Consultant Naresh Raghubeer of Sandstone Group

Consultant lobbyists

  • Naresh Raghubeer Former public office holder

    Formerly Director of Policy and Parliamentary Office, No Branch, Senate of Canada (2012–2017)

  • Naresh Raghubeer Former public office holder

    Formerly Director of Policy and Parliamentary Office, No Branch, Senate of Canada (2012–2017)

  • Naresh Raghubeer Former public office holder

    Formerly Director of Policy and Parliamentary Office, No Branch, Senate of Canada (2012–2017)

Institutions they may lobby: Canadian Northern Economic Development Agency (CanNor), Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada (CIRNAC), Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC), Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC), Finance Canada (FIN), Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO), Global Affairs Canada (GAC), Health Canada (HC), House of Commons, Housing, Infrastructure and Communities Canada (HICC), Impact Assessment Agency of Canada (IAAC), Indigenous Services Canada (ISC), Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED), National Research Council (NRC), Natural Resources Canada (NRCan), Prime Minister's Office (PMO), Privy Council Office (PCO), Senate of Canada, Transport Canada (TC), Treasury Board Of Canada Secretariat (TBS)

What they're lobbying on (24)
  • Fighting Against Forced Labour and Child Labour in Supply Chains Act as it applies to the mining industry
  • Doing Business the Canadian Way: A Strategy to Advance Corporate Social Responsibility in Canada's Extractive Sector Abroad in respect to Canadian mining companies operating abroad.
  • Climate Change policies and/or programs as they relate to addressing greenhouse gas emissions and the decarbonization of the mining sector
  • Explosives Regulations in regards to explosives licensing in mining
  • Critical Minerals Strategy as it relates to the Government of Canada's policies and/or programs in support of critical mineral development
  • Federal program on Mineral Statistics in respect to mining statistics
  • Mackenzie Valley Land and Water Boards, Mackenzie Valley Environmental Impact Review Board, Yukon Environment and Socio-economic Assessment Board, Yukon Water Board, Nunavut Impact Review Board, Nunavut Water Board as they relate to (published or unpublished) reasons for decisions made in environmental assessment and permitting; appointments with respect to relevant qualifications and professional and technical experience of Board appointees, and policy decision that affect effluent standards set in water permits.
  • Explosives Act as it relates to mining sector activities
  • Canadian position with respect to implementation of MARPOL Annex V, the regular updating of changes to the International Maritime Solid Bulk Cargoes Code
  • Canada Transportation Act as it relates to shipping of mineral products
  • Fisheries Act in respect of the Metal and Diamond Mining Effluent Regulations (MDMER), the proposed Coal Mining Effluent Regulations (CMER) and proposed regulations for oil sands mining.
  • Canadian Environmental Protection Act as it applies to substances produced by or used by the mineral industry
  • Formerly Bill C-17 - Amendments to the Yukon Environmental and Socio-economic Assessment Act (YESSA) and subsequent engagement on related issues as it pertains to the mining industry.
  • Canadian Metals and Minerals Plan as it relates to NRCan's development of the plan and as it relates to the mining industry
  • Clean Electricity Regulations
  • Human Resources - Human Resources Development Canada - Mining skills development and training programs for Indigenous and under-represented groups in mining (female, new Canadians), with the Mining Industry Human Resources Council (MIHR)
  • Canadian Environmental Protection Act in respect to: Chemicals Management Plan; implementation of the Minamata Convention on Mercury; and the National Pollutant Release Inventory.
  • Canadian Navigable Waters Act in respect to compliance for projects in the mineral industry
  • Impact Assessment Act & Regs. as they affect assessment of projects in the mineral industry
  • Air Quality Management System as it affects the mineral industry
  • Clean Fuel Regulations
  • Fisheries Act - Section 35 in respect of compliance for projects near water in the mineral industry
  • Extractive Transparency Measures Act as it is applied to the mining industry
  • Foreign investment and trade as it relates to Foreign Investment Agreements (FIPAs) and Free Trade Agreements (FTAs)

Registration 933292-379406-3. Look it up in the official Registry

Reported meetings

No meetings reported since November 2021.

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.