Lobbying registration dated 2026-01-13
Registrant: Renata Woodward
Client: Alliance of Canadian Land Trusts
Targeted institutions:
Parks Canada (PC)
Canadian Heritage (PCH)
Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC)
Finance Canada (FIN)
Treasury Board Of Canada Secretariat (TBS)
Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO)
House of Commons
Natural Resources Canada (NRCan)
Senate of Canada
Government funding received:
Institution: Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC)
Amount: 50000.00
Lobbying activity details:
Endorse ACLT as the national representative of regional and local land trusts within the CNPF- Land Trust Conservation Fund (LTCF) to enhance the program through delivery of the outcomes related to expanding protected areas, restoring degraded landscapes, protecting species at risk, adapting to climate change, improving land management, and mobilizing private resources.
2. Create a Canada Conservation Investment Fund
Establish a new $150 million endowment fund that will create a long-term funding stream to strengthen the capacity of local and regional land trusts to care for natural spaces in perpetuity. By creating an endowment fund, the Canada Conservation Investment Fund will help ensure the long-term care of Canada’s network of privately conserved areas.
1. Renew, Expand, and Enhance Canada’s Natural Heritage Conservation Fund (NHCP); Support the renamed NHCP “Delivering the Canadian Nature Protection Fund (CNPF)”  at 250M for 5 years with 1:1 match from private sector.
Attendance in meetings with Green Budget Coalition- recommendations for budget associated with Nature asks but particularly the NHCP and Canada Investment Conservation Fund.
Enhancement of ecological gift program - increase in tax incentives for land donors, including cash donors towards conservation of land.