Lobbying registration dated 2026-04-01
Registrant: Na'im Merchant
Client: Carbon Removal Canada
Targeted institutions:
Treasury Board Of Canada Secretariat (TBS)
Senate of Canada
Privy Council Office (PCO)
Natural Resources Canada (NRCan)
Canada Economic Development for Quebec Regions
Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC)
Canada Infrastructure Bank
Intergovernmental Affairs Secretariat (IGA)
House of Commons
Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO)
Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC)
Prime Minister's Office (PMO)
Public Services and Procurement Canada (PSPC)
Prairies Economic Development Canada (PrairiesCan)
National Defence (DND)
Finance Canada (FIN)
Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC)
Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
Government funding received:
Institution: Natural Resources Canada (NRCan)
Amount: 25000.00
Lobbying activity details:
Carbon Removal Canada advocates for the recognition of permanent carbon removal as critical to Canada's economic and environmental future.
Carbon Removal Canada advocates to develop a permanent carbon removal procurement program that enables the Government of Canada to catalyze the growth of Canadian carbon removal technologies, while meaningfully dealing with its own emissions, such as the Canadian military, without impacting necessary operational flexibility.
Carbon Removal Canada advocates for programs and policies that make Canada more competitive in attracting investment for carbon removal technologies and companies. This includes tax credits and regulatory structures that ensure Canada has a high-level of business certainty and active business environment.
Carbon Removal Canada seeks to ensure that demonstration funding programs are open to permanent carbon removal technologies, helping more projects bridge the gap between pilot and commercial scale.
Carbon Removal Canada advocates for policies and programs that ensure the Canadian carbon removal compliance markets maintain their scientific integrity. This may include measurement, reporting, and verification requirements, or industry best practices.
Carbon Removal Canada seeks to provide advice to the Government of Canada on achieving a balance on ocean carbon removal technologies; ensuring that the integrity of the ocean is maintained, while also creating business certainty.