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Lobbying by Northern Energy Innovation: 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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Northern Energy Innovation

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

Most recent reported meeting: Mar 9, 2026.

Registrations in effect

Consultant In effect since Jun 12, 2026 Receives government funding

Consultant Jordan Peterson of Affinity North Inc.

Consultant lobbyists

  • Jordan Peterson

Institutions they may lobby: Canadian Northern Economic Development Agency (CanNor), Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada (CIRNAC), Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC), Housing, Infrastructure and Communities Canada (HICC), Indigenous Services Canada (ISC), Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED), Natural Resources Canada (NRCan), Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC), Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC)

What they're lobbying on (9)
  • Major projects and nation-building (One Canadian Economy): northern community energy as enabling infrastructure for the major projects agenda Communications regarding federal major-projects and nation-building policy as it relates to northern energy systems, including recognition of remote and northern community energy capacity as enabling infrastructure for major project development, program alignment across the responsible federal offices, and connection of northern energy delivery capacity to the major projects agenda.
  • Workforce and skills development for remote energy systems: federal skills, employment and sectoral training programs supporting the northern energy workforce Communications regarding federal employment, skills and sectoral training programming as it supports training and capacity development for remote and northern community energy systems, including Workforce Development Agreements and Labour Market Development Agreements with the territories, the Indigenous Skills and Employment Training (ISET) program, sectoral workforce programming, trades and Red Seal pathways, and the delivery of energy systems training in northern communities.
  • Defence dual-use energy infrastructure: alternative power generation at northern defence sites and community energy as dual-use infrastructure Communications regarding federal defence infrastructure programming as it relates to remote and northern energy systems, including the Northern Operational Support Hubs and NORAD northern basing alternative-power requirements, DND research and innovation pathways relevant to northern energy, and the alignment of community energy generation capacity with defence infrastructure needs in the North.
  • CRES/NEI operational sustainability: contribution support for program delivery and scaling of remote energy systems services Communications regarding sustaining and scaling NEI/CRES service delivery (technical support, pilots/demonstrations, knowledge mobilization, partner support), including contribution funding models, multi-year support, and program structures that enable safe, timely delivery and measurable outcomes in remote communities.
  • Federal climate outcomes and emissions reductions associated with remote energy systems work Communications regarding federal climate and clean energy objectives as they relate to NEI/CRES work in reducing GHG emissions from diesel reliance in remote communities, including alignment with federal climate policies/programs and contribution supports that enable measurable emissions reductions and resilient energy infrastructure.
  • CIRNAC (and/or ISC) funding and program alignment for Indigenous and northern community energy capacity and participation Communications regarding Indigenous and northern priorities connected to remote energy systems initiatives, including contribution funding and program supports for community engagement, governance/decision support, training and workforce development, and Indigenous participation/benefits tied to NEI/CRES activities.
  • NSERC support for applied research and training related to remote energy systems Communications regarding NSERC-funded applied research, training, and collaboration activities supporting remote/community energy systems (e.g., microgrids, storage, renewable integration, heating solutions), including funding parameters, partnership structures, and alignment with remote community needs.
  • Tri-Agency research funding (CFREF/ACET and NFRF/CANSTOREnergy): continuation and alignment with remote energy research priorities Communications regarding federal research program support connected to remote energy systems research, testing/validation, knowledge mobilization, and applied innovation, including continuity/renewal, reporting expectations, and program alignment with northern/remote energy priorities.
  • NRCan – Clean Energy for Rural and Remote Communities (CERRC): program design and contribution support for remote energy systems Communications with federal officials regarding NRCan’s CERRC programming and contribution funding in support of NEI/CRES remote energy systems work in northern/remote communities, including eligibility/criteria, scope of eligible activities (pilots/demonstrations, implementation support, capacity building), timelines, and alignment with diesel reduction and energy reliability objectives.

Registration 963387-384274-2. Look it up in the official Registry

Reported meetings

Spreadsheet

  • Reported by Jordan Peterson · Consultant

    • Brendan Hanley · Member of Parliament, Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada (CIRNAC)
    CRES/NEI operational sustainability: contribution support for program delivery and scaling of remote energy systems services Communications regarding sustaining and scaling NEI/CRES service delivery (technical support, pilots/demonstrations, knowledge mobilization, partner support), including contribution funding models, multi-year support, and program structures that enable safe, timely delivery and measurable outcomes in remote communities. Read more

    CIRNAC (and/or ISC) funding and program alignment for Indigenous and northern community energy capacity and participation Communications regarding Indigenous and northern priorities connected to remote energy systems initiatives, including contribution funding and program supports for community engagement, governance/decision support, training and workforce development, and Indigenous participation/benefits tied to NEI/CRES activities.

    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.