12-Month Lobbying Summary - Organization

Rio Tinto Canada Management Inc / Carolyn Chisholm, President

Registration Summary

Currently active - Last Updated: 2023-07-14

Who is lobbying?

Rio Tinto Canada Management Inc (Address & business activities)

Carolyn Chisholm, President

Government Funding

Did Rio Tinto Canada Management Inc request or receive government funding within the last 12 months? No

Coalition Members Information

Rio Tinto Canada Management Inc is not a coalition member.

Direct Interests of the Lobbying Activity

Affiliates

Rio Tinto Canada Management Inc has the following affiliates that could have a direct interest in the outcome of the lobbying activities:

Rio Tinto Alcan Inc. (Address information)
Rio Tinto PLC (Address information)

Other Affiliates

The activities of Rio Tinto Canada Management Inc are not controlled or directed by another person or organization with a direct interest in the outcome of this undertaking

Contributors with a Direct Interest in the Outcome

No person or organization contributed over $1000CDN, within the preceding 12 months, toward the lobbying activity on behalf of Rio Tinto Canada Management Inc:

What is being lobbied?

Subject Matter of the Lobbying Activities

Details Regarding the Identified Subject Matter

Will any of the lobbyists listed within this registration arrange a meeting between a public office holder and any other individual for the purpose of attempting to influence any of the matters listed below:

Yes

Specific Topics of Lobbying Communications	Intended Outcomes	Associated Subject Matters
Climate change initiatives and policy, including any updates to the BC carbon tax, sectoral targets for emissions reduction, carbon offsets, and nature-based solutions.	Development or enactment of any regulation, including the enactment of a regulation for the purposes of amending or repealing a regulation Development, establishment, amendment or termination of any program, policy, directive or guideline of the government of British Columbia or a Provincial entity Awarding, amendment or termination of any contract, grant or financial benefit by or on behalf of the government of British Columbia or a Provincial entity	Conservation, Economic Development and Trade, Energy, Environment, Finances and Budgets, Fisheries, Indigenous Relations and Reconciliation, Industry, Infrastructure, Mining, Regional Development, Science and Technology, Taxation and Finance
Competitiveness of the aluminium sector in BC, including provincial and municipal taxation policy; trade policy, finance policy, environmental policy, energy, innovation, and skills development	Development of any legislative proposal by the government of British Columbia, a Provincial entity or a member of the Legislative Assembly Development or enactment of any regulation, including the enactment of a regulation for the purposes of amending or repealing a regulation Development, establishment, amendment or termination of any program, policy, directive or guideline of the government of British Columbia or a Provincial entity Awarding, amendment or termination of any contract, grant or financial benefit by or on behalf of the government of British Columbia or a Provincial entity	Economic Development and Trade, Energy, Environment, Finances and Budgets, Industry, Infrastructure, Mining, Regional Development, Science and Technology, Taxation and Finance
Competitiveness of the exploration sector in BC, including the exploration for critical minerals and metals.	Development of any legislative proposal by the government of British Columbia, a Provincial entity or a member of the Legislative Assembly Development or enactment of any regulation, including the enactment of a regulation for the purposes of amending or repealing a regulation Development, establishment, amendment or termination of any program, policy, directive or guideline of the government of British Columbia or a Provincial entity Awarding, amendment or termination of any contract, grant or financial benefit by or on behalf of the government of British Columbia or a Provincial entity	Economic Development and Trade, Energy, Environment, Finances and Budgets, Industry, Infrastructure, Mining, Regional Development, Science and Technology, Taxation and Finance
Employee and Labour Considerations	Development or enactment of any regulation, including the enactment of a regulation for the purposes of amending or repealing a regulation Development, establishment, amendment or termination of any program, policy, directive or guideline of the government of British Columbia or a Provincial entity	COVID-19, Employment and Training, Indigenous Relations and Reconciliation, Labour/Labour Relations, Mining, Regional Development
Environmental regulations, including monitoring and permitting under Rio Tinto’s P2 Permit and Environmental Effects Monitoring program	Development or enactment of any regulation, including the enactment of a regulation for the purposes of amending or repealing a regulation Development, establishment, amendment or termination of any program, policy, directive or guideline of the government of British Columbia or a Provincial entity	COVID-19, Conservation, Economic Development and Trade, Energy, Environment, Fisheries, Indigenous Relations and Reconciliation, Industry, Infrastructure, Mining
First Nations relations - Discussion of potential provincial programs aimed to advance Indigenous reconciliation	Development or enactment of any regulation, including the enactment of a regulation for the purposes of amending or repealing a regulation Development, establishment, amendment or termination of any program, policy, directive or guideline of the government of British Columbia or a Provincial entity Awarding, amendment or termination of any contract, grant or financial benefit by or on behalf of the government of British Columbia or a Provincial entity	COVID-19, Conservation, Economic Development and Trade, Employment and Training, Energy, Environment, Finances and Budgets, Fisheries, Indigenous Relations and Reconciliation, Land Claims, Mining, Regional Development
Support and funding of the expansion of cellphone connectivity in north central British Columbia	Development or enactment of any regulation, including the enactment of a regulation for the purposes of amending or repealing a regulation Development, establishment, amendment or termination of any program, policy, directive or guideline of the government of British Columbia or a Provincial entity Awarding, amendment or termination of any contract, grant or financial benefit by or on behalf of the government of British Columbia or a Provincial entity	Economic Development and Trade, Finances and Budgets, Indigenous Relations and Reconciliation, Infrastructure, Mining, Regional Development, Science and Technology, Taxation and Finance, Telecommunications
Watershed initiatives, including any pertaining to conservation, fish and fish habitat, stewardship, water and water volumes, water usage, including the Watershed Engagement Initiative (WEI) for the Nechako Reservoir and the Watershed Security Strategy.	Development or enactment of any regulation, including the enactment of a regulation for the purposes of amending or repealing a regulation Development, establishment, amendment or termination of any program, policy, directive or guideline of the government of British Columbia or a Provincial entity	Conservation, Economic Development and Trade, Energy, Environment, Fisheries, Indigenous Relations and Reconciliation, Infrastructure, Mining, Regional Development
Workplace health and safety – including health directives for industrial camps, fly in and fly out arrangements, non-local workforce, pertaining to COVID-19 or other communicable disease management	Development or enactment of any regulation, including the enactment of a regulation for the purposes of amending or repealing a regulation Development, establishment, amendment or termination of any program, policy, directive or guideline of the government of British Columbia or a Provincial entity	COVID-19, Emergency Preparedness, Employment and Training, Health, Indigenous Relations and Reconciliation, Industry, Labour/Labour Relations, Mining, Regional Development, Transportation

Gifts or benefits provided by the organization

Gifts or Benefits Provided to Public Officer Holders
Name	Gift or Benefit Description	Circumstance	Date Promised	Value Promised	Date Given	Value Given
No Records

Who is being lobbied?

Ministries/Provincial Entities

British Columbia Hydro and Power Authority
Energy, Mines and Low Carbon Innovation
Environment and Climate Change Strategy
Finance
Health
Indigenous Relations and Reconciliation
Innovate BC
Jobs, Economic Development and Innovation
Labour
Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly
Nechako-Kitimaat Development Fund Society
Office of the Premier
Parliamentary Secretary for Environment
Provincial Health Services Authority
Thompson Rivers University
Transportation and Infrastructure
University of British Columbia
University of Northern British Columbia
University of Victoria
University of the Fraser Valley
Water, Land and Resource Stewardship
WorkSafeBC

Ministries/Provincial Entities in previous versions
- Forests, Lands, Natural Resource Operations, and Rural Development
- Jobs, Economic Recovery and Innovation
- Land, Water and Resource Stewardship

Who are the lobbyists?

In-house Lobbyists

Lobbyist

Contributions

Jean-Philippe Castonguay
Subscribes to a Code of Conduct: No
Former Public Office Holder in BC: No