Lobbying registration dated 2026-01-27
Registrant: Michael Bernstein
Client: Canadians for Clean Prosperity
Targeted institutions:
Canada Infrastructure Bank
Public Services and Procurement Canada (PSPC)
Global Affairs Canada (GAC)
Transport Canada (TC)
Canadian Heritage (PCH)
Intergovernmental Affairs Secretariat (IGA)
Justice Canada (JC)
Finance Canada (FIN)
Export Development Canada (EDC)
House of Commons
Natural Resources Canada (NRCan)
Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC)
Canada Revenue Agency (CRA)
Privy Council Office (PCO)
Business Development Bank of Canada (BDC)
Senate of Canada
Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC)
Prime Minister's Office (PMO)
Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
Acts: Greenhouse Gas Pollution Pricing Act
Government funding received:
Lobbying activity details:
Improving policy around Part 1 Greenhouse Gas Pollution Pricing Act (2018), the fuel charge and rebate, including, program design, and delivery.
The regulation of greenhouse gas emissions through the federal out-put based pricing system, including expanding fungibility and transparency.
Maintaining and improving the large emitter trading systems (LETS) created by the Part 2 of the Greenhouse Gas Pollution Pricing Act (2018).
Seeking changes to federal rules around tax treatment of companies (e.g. utilities) that change from not-taxable to taxable status (departure tax).
Clean Electricity Regulations (CER) & equivalency – understanding the timing, objectives, and implementation of the CER to navigate a bilateral equivalency agreement. Includes advocacy for strengthened industrial pricing system to meet Canada's decarbonization goals.
Policy around the design and implementation of a federal Carbon Contracts for Difference (CCfD) program.
Canada Growth Fund (CGF) - Understanding the timing, objectives, function and intended outcomes of the CGF using mechanisms such as carbon contracts (e.g. contracts for difference & offtake agreements). This includes advocacy around how carbon contracts are deployed, and the funding mechanisms used to support carbon contracts.
Pan-Canadian Framework on Clean Growth and Climate Change with respect to Canada's implementation of its international policy commitments.
Net-zero emissions pathways to 2050 and the use nuclear energy and/or negative emissions technologies to meet Canada's climate goals.
The development of a border carbon adjustment mechanism to respond concerns around carbon leakage and Canadian competitiveness.