Lobbying registration dated 2026-02-16
Registrant: Yves Leduc
Client: Torngat Metals Ltd.
Targeted institutions:
Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency (ACOA)
Indigenous Services Canada (ISC)
Global Affairs Canada (GAC)
Transport Canada (TC)
Intergovernmental Affairs Secretariat (IGA)
Finance Canada (FIN)
Export Development Canada (EDC)
Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada (CIRNAC)
House of Commons
National Defence (DND)
Natural Resources Canada (NRCan)
Rural Economic Development (Minister’s Office)
Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC)
Housing, Infrastructure and Communities Canada (HICC)
Canada Revenue Agency (CRA)
Sept-Iles Port Authority
Privy Council Office (PCO)
Senate of Canada
Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC)
Public Safety Canada (PS)
Prime Minister's Office (PMO)
Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO)
Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
Canada Economic Development for Quebec Regions
Impact Assessment Agency of Canada (IAAC)
Acts: United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Act
Government funding received:
Lobbying activity details:
Lobbying related to the development and implementation of The United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Act, as it relates to resource development, in support of fair and effective policy design.
Briefing government in support of the establishment of a Heavy and Light Rare Earth Element hub for Canada anchored by the Company's proposed mine and refinery in Quebec province and ancillary assets in Newfoundland and Labrador.
Lobbying related to the scope of any federal Impact Assessment on the Company's Strange Lake Rare Earths project in Quebec and Labrador, including discussion related to the question of provincial and Indigenous Rights-holders' Impact Assessment equivalency, standards, and programs.
Lobbying to ensure that proposed Investment Tax Credits pertinent to the Critical Minerals sector are effective and impactful.
Lobbying related to the significant contribution which development of Canada's Light and Heavy Rare Earth Elements can make to the strategic security and defence partnership between Canada and the United States of America.
Communicating our project’s alignment with Canadian & Quebec Critical Minerals strategies. Promoting awareness and seeking non-specific government guidance or support for various aspects like permitting, indigenous support, preferred location(s) for processing facility.
Sustainable Resource Development: Seek to ensure that any legislative initiatives  affecting Critical Mineral resource development are grounded in the principles of sound science/evidence-based decision-making, efficiency of regulatory process and posit a meaningful role for Indigenous rights-holders and communities.
Lobbying with the government to facilitate and support the Company's efforts to secure a federal grant, contribution, or other financial benefit from the Government of Canada via departmental programs (e.g. NRCan, ISED), from Crown Corporations (e.g. EDC), and/or Arms-length independent bodies (e.g. Canada Growth Fund) and/or from other agencies, departments, and crown entities not yet identified, to support the establishment of a Heavy and Light Rare Earth Element hub for Canada anchored by the Company's proposed mine and refinery in Quebec province and ancillary assets in Labrador.
Lobbying on emerging policies and programs pertaining to Critical Minerals development and the establishment of robust North American supply chains to support a domestic advanced rare earth ecosystem, drive decarbonization of Canada’s economy and energy systems, and become a trusted and secure source of Critical Minerals to bolster Canada’s strategic position with the United States, with the European Union and with allied nations in Asia and the Indo-Pacific region.
Potential support from Canada Growth Fund (CGF), Critical Minerals Infrastructure Fund (CMIF), Strategic Investment Fund (SIF) or other suitable Canada / Quebec sources of government support. Project aligns closely with innovation, economic development, investment goals.