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Lobbying by Renewable Industries 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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Renewable Industries Canada

Meetings this Parliament
30
With MPs
6
Since Nov 2021
30
Active registrations
1

Most recent reported meeting: Sep 21, 2026.

Registrations in effect

Consultant In effect since Apr 8, 2026

Consultant Michael Penney of PAA Advisory | Conseils

Consultant lobbyists

  • Michael Penney Former public office holder

    Formerly Deputy Chief of Staff and Executive Director, Parliamentary Affairs, Office of the Government Representative in the Senate, Senate of Canada (2021–2025)

    Formerly Director of Parliamentary Affairs and Issues Management, Office of the Government Representative in the Senate, Senate of Canada (2019–2021)

    Formerly Deputy Director, Parliamentary Affairs and Issues Management, Office of the Government Representative in the Senate, Senate of Canada (2018–2019)

    Formerly Parliamentary Affairs Advisor, Office of the Government Representative in the Senate, Senate of Canada (2016–2018)

Institutions they may lobby: Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC), Canada Economic Development for Quebec Regions, Canada Revenue Agency (CRA), Canadian Heritage (PCH), Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC), 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), National Defence (DND), Natural Resources Canada (NRCan), Prime Minister's Office (PMO), Privy Council Office (PCO), Public Services and Procurement Canada (PSPC), Senate of Canada, Transport Canada (TC), Treasury Board Of Canada Secretariat (TBS)

What they're lobbying on (4)
  • Policies, legislation and regulations relating to the availability, production and protection of domestic biofuels in Canada.
  • Consultations and discussions with government officials regarding procurement policies for liquid transportation fuels, including the increased use of biofuels by the Government of Canada and federal Crown corporations.
  • Consultations and discussions with government officials regarding federal funding programs and initiatives to promote the availability of domestically produced biofuels in Canada and internationally.
  • All matters related to the Clean Fuel Regulations (CFR) as they relate to biofuels and to ensuring a level playing field between imported and domestically produced biofuels.

Registration 961876-382781-5. Look it up in the official Registry

Reported meetings

Spreadsheet
  • Reported by Michael Penney · Consultant

    • Jeremy Keats · Senior Policy Advisor, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC)
    Consultation with government officials regarding regulations associated with biofuels and the energy sector; vehicle emission regulations for fuel economy effective 2017. Read more

    Consultation with government officials regarding funding or promoting the availability of biofuels.

    Official report

  • Reported by Michael Penney · Consultant

    • Nasser Haidar · Senior Policy Advisor, Privy Council Office (PCO)
    • Galen Richardson · Senior Advisor, Stakeholder Relations, Privy Council Office (PCO)
    Consultation with government officials regarding regulations associated with biofuels and the energy sector; vehicle emission regulations for fuel economy effective 2017. Read more

    Consultation with government officials regarding funding or promoting the availability of biofuels.

    Official report

  • Reported by Michael Penney · Consultant

    • Simran Arulraj · Policy Advisor, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
    • Lisa Xie · Policy Advisor, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
    Consultation with government officials regarding funding or promoting the availability of biofuels. Read more

    Consultation with government officials regarding regulations associated with biofuels and the energy sector; vehicle emission regulations for fuel economy effective 2017.

    Official report

  • Reported by Michael Penney · Consultant

    • Jared Forman · Senior Advisor, Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC)
    Consultation with government officials regarding regulations associated with biofuels and the energy sector; vehicle emission regulations for fuel economy effective 2017. Read more

    Consultation with government officials regarding funding or promoting the availability of biofuels.

    Official report

  • Reported by Michael Penney · Consultant

    • Martin Kolacz · Senior Policy and Major Projects Advisor, Natural Resources Canada (NRCan)
    Consultation with government officials regarding funding or promoting the availability of biofuels. Read more

    Reforms to the regulations under the Canadian Environmental Protection Act which provide for the implementation of the federal government’s renewable fuels standard.

    Consultation with government officials regarding regulations associated with biofuels and the energy sector; vehicle emission regulations for fuel economy effective 2017.

    Discussion with government officials with respect to procurement policies on liquid transportation fuels, and the increased use biofuels by the Government of Canada and Crown corporations.

    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.