12-Month Lobbying Summary - In-house Corporation

Alectra Corporation / Brian Bentz, President and CEO

Registration Summary

Active - Last Updated: 2025-03-25

Who is lobbying?

Alectra Corporation (Address & business activities)

Brian Bentz, President and CEO

Received government funding or funding expected in current financial year

Yes

Business Relationships

Alectra Corporation is not a subsidiary of any other parent companies.

Beneficiaries of the Lobbying Activity

Alectra Corporation has the following subsidiaries that could have a direct interest in the outcome of the undertaking

Alectra Energy Solutions (Address information)
Alectra Utilities (Address information)

What is being lobbied?

Subject Matter Details

Details Regarding the Identified Subject Matter
Subject matters	Details	Categories
Energy, Taxation and Finance	To advocate for changes to the definition of tax-exempt entities under the Federal Income Tax Act to allow for increased investment into the electricity sector.	Legislative Proposal, Bill or Resolution
Energy	To introduce Alectra's renewable energy projects to the federal government with the aim of identifying government grants, funding streams or any other relevant avenue in which Alectra's renewable projects may be considered for financial support.	Grant, Contribution or Other Financial Benefit
Energy	To provide input related to plans to combat climate change and reduce greenhouse gas emissions, as well as other policy initiatives including conservation, clean technology investments and renewable energy.	Policies or Program

Who is being lobbied?

Government Institutions

Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC)
Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario (FedDev)
Finance Canada (FIN)
House of Commons
Housing, Infrastructure and Communities Canada (HICC)
Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
Natural Resources Canada (NRCan)
Prime Minister's Office (PMO)
Privy Council Office (PCO)
Transport Canada (TC)

Government institutions in previous versions
- Infrastructure Canada (INFC)

Communication techniques

Communication techniques that have been used or are expected to be used in the course of the undertaking:

Written communication
Oral communication

Who are the lobbyists?

Senior Officers whose lobbying activities represent less than 20% of their Duties

Brian Bentz, President and CEO | No public offices held
Danielle Diaz, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer | No public offices held
Vinay Mehta, Executive Vice President, Legal, Strategy and Corporate Secretary | No public offices held
Ammar Nawaz, Vice President, Distributed Energy Solutions | No public offices held
Hisham Omara, Vice President, Grid Modernization | No public offices held
Blair Peberdy, Senior Vice President, Regulatory, Government and Corporate Relations | No public offices held
Neetika Sathe, Vice President, Asset Management | No public offices held
Geri Yin, Vice President, GRE&T Centre | No public offices held

Senior Officers and Employees whose lobbying activities represent 20% or more of their Duties

Nabila Alibhai, Policy Advisor | No public offices held
Daniel Carr, Head, Grid Edge Solutions, GRE&T Centre | No public offices held
Deepika Kumar, Government Relations Specialist | No public offices held
Martin Sultana, Director, Taxation | No public offices held
Kevin Whyte, Manager, Government Relations | No public offices held
Chris Wray, Director, Govt & Corp Relations | No public offices held

Registration number: 927900-358300
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Monthly Communication Reports

What oral and arranged communications have taken place?

What oral and arranged communications have taken place?
Date	DPOH, Position Title \| Government Institution	Subject Matters
2025-04-30	Andrew Kennedy, Sr. Program Officer \| Office of Energy Research and Development, Natural Resources Canada (NRCan) Brad Richard, Sr. Science and Technology Advisor \| Office of Energy Research and Development, Natural Resources Canada (NRCan)	Energy
2025-03-10	Zoe Beaulac, Advisor Natural Resources Canada (NRCan) Abigail Lixfeld, Senior Director Natural Resources Canada (NRCan)	Energy
2025-02-21	Siavash Salamatian, Operations and Ontario Regional Advisor Natural Resources Canada (NRCan) Brenna Walsh, Policy Advisor Natural Resources Canada (NRCan)	Energy
2025-02-19	SREPs Program Team, SREPs Program Team \| Electricity Systems Branch, Natural Resources Canada (NRCan)	Energy
2025-02-13	Ahmed Eliwa, Policy Advisor \| Office of the Deputy Secretary to the Cabinet (Clean Growth), Privy Council Office (PCO) Debbie Scharf, Assistant Secretary to the Cabinet, Clean Growth Privy Council Office (PCO)	Energy, Taxation and Finance
2025-02-12	Ahmed Eliwa, Policy Advisor \| Office of the Deputy Secretary to the Cabinet (Clean Growth), Privy Council Office (PCO) Debbie Scharf, Assistant Secretary to the Cabinet, Clean Growth Privy Council Office (PCO)	Energy, Taxation and Finance
2024-12-16	Ahmed Eliwa, Policy Advisor \| Office of the Deputy Secretary to the Cabinet (Clean Growth), Privy Council Office (PCO)	Energy, Taxation and Finance
2024-11-12	Andrew Bevan, Chief of Staff \| Office of the Chief of Staff, Finance Canada (FIN) Ben Chin, Senior Advisor Prime Minister's Office (PMO)	Energy, Taxation and Finance
2024-10-31	Ahmed Eliwa, Policy Advisor \| Office of the Deputy Secretary to the Cabinet (Clean Growth), Privy Council Office (PCO)	Energy, Taxation and Finance
2024-10-31	Ahmed Eliwa, Policy Advisor \| Office of the Deputy Secretary to the Cabinet (Clean Growth), Privy Council Office (PCO) Chris Padfield, Assistant Secretary to the Cabinet, Clean Growth Privy Council Office (PCO)	Energy, Taxation and Finance
2024-10-25	Ahmed Eliwa, Policy Advisor \| Office of the Deputy Secretary to the Cabinet (Clean Growth), Privy Council Office (PCO)	Energy, Taxation and Finance
2024-10-09	Ahmed Eliwa, Policy Advisor \| Office of the Deputy Secretary to the Cabinet (Clean Growth), Privy Council Office (PCO) Chris Padfield, Assistant Secretary to the Cabinet, Clean Growth Privy Council Office (PCO)	Energy, Taxation and Finance
2024-10-09	Ben Chin, Senior Advisor Prime Minister's Office (PMO)	Energy, Taxation and Finance
2024-10-03	Hannah Wilson, Policy Advisor \| Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance, Finance Canada (FIN)	Energy, Taxation and Finance
2024-09-27	Chad Collins, Member of Parliament House of Commons Antioco Puddu, Constituency Assistant House of Commons Filomena Tassi, Minister responsible for the Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario (FedDev)	Energy, Taxation and Finance
2024-09-24	Andrew Bevan, Chief of Staff \| Office of the Chief of Staff, Finance Canada (FIN) Hannah Wilson, Policy Advisor \| Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance, Finance Canada (FIN)	Energy, Taxation and Finance
2024-09-24	Andre Bernier, Director General Natural Resources Canada (NRCan) Ben Chin, Senior Advisor Prime Minister's Office (PMO) Ahmed Eliwa, Policy Advisor \| Office of the Deputy Secretary to the Cabinet (Clean Growth), Privy Council Office (PCO) Chris Padfield, Assistant Secretary to the Cabinet, Clean Growth Privy Council Office (PCO)	Energy, Taxation and Finance
2024-09-13	Antioco Puddu, Constituency Assistant House of Commons Filomena Tassi, Minister responsible for the Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario (FedDev)	Energy, Taxation and Finance
2024-08-15	Andre Bernier, Director General Natural Resources Canada (NRCan) Andrew Bevan, Chief of Staff \| Office of the Chief of Staff, Finance Canada (FIN) Ben Chin, Senior Advisor Prime Minister's Office (PMO) Ahmed Eliwa, Policy Advisor \| Office of the Deputy Secretary to the Cabinet (Clean Growth), Privy Council Office (PCO) Chrystia Freeland, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance House of Commons Laura Martin, Director, Cleaner Fuels and Industry S&T \| Office of Energy Research and Development, Natural Resources Canada (NRCan) Chris Padfield, Assistant Secretary to the Cabinet, Clean Growth Privy Council Office (PCO) Michael Paunescu, Director \| Renewable and Electrical Energy Division, Natural Resources Canada (NRCan) Bud Sambasivam, Director of Policy \| Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance, Prime Minister's Office (PMO) Debbie Scharf, ADM, Energy System Sector Natural Resources Canada (NRCan) Hannah Wilson, Policy Advisor \| Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance, Finance Canada (FIN)	Energy, Taxation and Finance
2024-07-23	Chris Padfield, Assistant Secretary to the Cabinet, Clean Growth Privy Council Office (PCO)	Energy, Taxation and Finance
2024-07-22	Ben Chin, Senior Advisor Prime Minister's Office (PMO)	Energy, Taxation and Finance
2024-07-22	Francesco Sorbara, Member of Parliment House of Commons Charles Sousa, Member of Parliament House of Commons	Energy, Taxation and Finance
2024-07-08	Francis Bilodeau, Associate Deputy Minister \| Office of the Associate Deputy Minister, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED) Aaron Raymond, Senior Project Leader \| Office of the Deputy Minister, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED) Mark Schaan, Senior Assistant Deputy Minister \| Strategy and Innovation Policy Sector - Assistant Deputy Minister's Office, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED) Nipun Vats, Assistant Deputy Minister Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED) Charles Vincent, Assistant Deputy Minister Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)	Energy
2024-06-26	Andre Bernier, Director General Natural Resources Canada (NRCan) Ahmed Eliwa, Policy Advisor \| Office of the Deputy Secretary to the Cabinet (Clean Growth), Privy Council Office (PCO) Laura Martin, Director, Cleaner Fuels and Industry S&T \| Office of Energy Research and Development, Natural Resources Canada (NRCan) Chris Padfield, Assistant Secretary to the Cabinet, Clean Growth Privy Council Office (PCO) michael paunescu, Director, ESS/ERB/REED Natural Resources Canada (NRCan)	Energy, Taxation and Finance
2024-06-19	michael paunescu, Director, ESS/ERB/REED Natural Resources Canada (NRCan)	Energy, Taxation and Finance
2024-05-22	Andre Bernier, Director General Natural Resources Canada (NRCan) Ahmed Eliwa, Policy Advisor \| Office of the Deputy Secretary to the Cabinet (Clean Growth), Privy Council Office (PCO) Laura Martin, Director, Cleaner Fuels and Industry S&T \| Office of Energy Research and Development, Natural Resources Canada (NRCan) Chris Padfield, Assistant Secretary to the Cabinet, Clean Growth Privy Council Office (PCO) Michael Paunescu, Director \| Renewable and Electrical Energy Division, Natural Resources Canada (NRCan)	Energy, Taxation and Finance

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Alectra Corporation - Address & business activities

Address:

2185 Derry Road W.
Mississauga, ON L5N 7A6
Canada

Telephone number: 905-532-4527

Fax number: 905-532-4527

Contact information in previous versions
- 161 Cityview Blvd
  Vaughan, ON L4H 0A9
  Canada
  
  Telephone number: 905-532-4527
  
  Fax number: 905-532-4527

Description of activities:
Alectra Inc., through its subsidiary Alectra Utilities Corporation, serves approximately one million homes and businesses across Ontario’s Greater Golden Horseshoe area. Our service territory comprises of 17 communities including Alliston, Aurora, Barrie, Beeton, Brampton, Bradford, Guelph, Hamilton, Markham, Mississauga, Penetanguishene, Richmond Hill, Rockwood, St. Catharines, Thornton, Tottenham and Vaughan. The Alectra family of companies includes Alectra Inc. (Mississauga), Alectra Utilities Corporation (Hamilton) and Alectra Energy Solutions (Vaughan).

Descriptions of the corporation's activity in previous versions:
- Alectra Inc., through its subsidiary Alectra Utilities Corporation, serves approximately one million homes and businesses across an 1,800 square kilometre service territory comprising 15 communities including Alliston, Aurora, Barrie, Beeton, Brampton, Bradford, Hamilton, Markham, Mississauga, Penetanguishene, Richmond Hill, St. Catharines, Thornton, Tottenham and Vaughan. The Alectra family of companies includes Alectra Inc. (Mississauga), Alectra Utilities Corporation (Hamilton) and Alectra Energy Solutions (Vaughan).
- PowerStream is a community-owned energy company providing power and related services to more than 370,000 customers residing or owning a business in communities located immediately north of Toronto and in Central Ontario.

End date of the last completed financial year: 2024-12-31

List of Government Funding
Government Institution	Funding Received in Last Financial Year	Funding Expected in Current Financial Year
Natural Resources Canada (NRCan)	$3,773,079.19	Yes
Province of Ontario - Independent Electricity System Operator	$2,262,544.20	Yes

Government funding in previous versions

List of Government Funding
End date of the last completed financial year	Government Institution	Funding Received in Last Financial Year	Funding Expected in Current Financial Year
2024-12-31	Natural Resources Canada (NRCan)	$2,303,841.42	Yes
2023-12-31	Natural Resources Canada (NRCan)	$3,158,162.72	Yes
2023-12-31	Province of Ontario - Independent Electricity System Operator	$10,380,388.68	Yes

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