Lobbying registration dated 2026-03-11
Registrant: Elisa Obermann
Client: Marine Renewables Canada
Targeted institutions:
Transport Canada (TC)
Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency (ACOA)
Intergovernmental Affairs Secretariat (IGA)
Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC)
Finance Canada (FIN)
Pacific Economic Development Canada (PacifiCan)
Prime Minister's Office (PMO)
Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO)
House of Commons
Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
Indigenous Services Canada (ISC)
Natural Resources Canada (NRCan)
Global Affairs Canada (GAC)
Privy Council Office (PCO)
Senate of Canada
Government funding received:
Institution: Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency (ACOA)
Amount: 446096.23
Institution: Global Affairs Canada (GAC)
Amount: 28547.00
Institution: Natural Resources Canada (NRCan)
Amount: 4500.00
Lobbying activity details:
Regulatory modernization to support responsible development of marine renewable energy, supporting a coordinated approach to project approvals that consolidates regulatory processes, reduces duplication, and provides clear guidance to proponents including the implementation of a single-window approach to renewable energy project approvals.
Electricity transmission infrastructure - financial support for east-west transmission buildout and upgrades to existing system
Advocate for programs that support demonstration, R&D, and deployment of marine renewable energy technologies (offshore wind, tidal energy, wave energy, river current energy) at a utility-scale and small-scale in remote/Indigenous/coastal/rural communities.
Strategic infrastructure investment, with respect to critical port infrastructure investment that would unlock marine renewable energy development
Support for clean technology/clean electricity through Investment Tax Credits and capital cost reductions in order to accelerate deployment of technologies that will help achieve net-zero goals while supporting economic growth