Lobbying registration dated 2026-04-01
Registrant: Na'im Merchant
Client: Carbon Removal Canada
Targeted institutions:
Intergovernmental Affairs Secretariat (IGA)
Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC)
Canada Infrastructure Bank
Finance Canada (FIN)
Treasury Board Of Canada Secretariat (TBS)
Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC)
Prime Minister's Office (PMO)
Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO)
National Defence (DND)
House of Commons
Canada Economic Development for Quebec Regions
Natural Resources Canada (NRCan)
Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
Public Services and Procurement Canada (PSPC)
Prairies Economic Development Canada (PrairiesCan)
Privy Council Office (PCO)
Senate of Canada
Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC)
Government funding received:
Institution: Natural Resources Canada (NRCan)
Amount: 25000.00
Lobbying activity details:
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 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 the recognition of permanent carbon removal as critical to Canada's economic and environmental future.
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.