Olivia Gratz

Strategic Innovation Fund - Call to Action for High Emitting Sections Application Advocating for federal funding for a biorefinery and and hydrogen project in Quebec Promotion of policies and programs to support market access for advanced biofuels Promotion of eco-fiscal measures to support the development and commercialisation of clean technologies and advanced biofuels in Canada, such as amending the Excise Tax Act to exempt advanced ethanol from the federal fuel excise tax and expanding the Renewable Energy Capital Cost Allowance (CCA) in the Income Tax Regulations to include advanced liquid biofuels. Promotion of cleantech capital programs for the commercial scale-up of innovative clean technologies.

Providing information regarding announcement of Anglo American’s proposed merger with Teck. Discussion of federal programs regarding critical minerals, including the development of The Critical Minerals Strategy and related policy development, project development and international trade.

Approaches to strengthening sustainable finance in Canada, including the role of climate-related disclosure practices, the development of a green and transition taxonomy, and broader policy considerations to ensure Canadian approaches remain aligned with international regulatory trends and market expectations while reflecting domestic economic context. General observations on evolving asset owner practices and reporting expectations in the context of global climate and sustainability developments. PRI actively engages with public policy makers where relevant to our Mission and Principles. PRI also encourages its membership to participate in policy activity to ensure institutional investors are able to generate sustainable returns and create value.

Resuming issuance of Canadian real return bonds. Discussing climate, environmental, and sustainable finance policies, including the incorporation of climate-related and transition-related risks into government policy and frameworks, and factors influencing institutional investor capital allocation decisions. Linking mining practices in Canada to climate-aligned initiatives, and supporting the Mining 2030 initiative, which seeks to responsibly develop critical mineral mines while attracting investor capital. Discuss improvements to Canada's carbon markets and the industrial price on carbon. Request for amendments to the Income Tax Regulations to allow a jointly sponsored pension plans to accept pension funds for an incoming single employer pension plan member who already has overlapping service in the jointly sponsored pension plan for the same period. General discussions on investments, including possible investments in Canadian infrastructure projects and linking investments with federal priorities and announcements (e.g., the latest Fall Economic Statement includes pension-related investment programs and the Stephen Poloz led working group targeted how to increase domestic investments by Canadian pensions). Implementing the Sustainable Finance Action Council's recommendations, including the development and implementation of a Canadian Green and Transition Taxonomy. Taxonomies help in addressing the climate change funding issue by making clear opportunities for climate-related investment. Implementing climate-related financial disclosure frameworks, policies, and other measures for public and private companies. Working with various government representatives and entities to understand and implement measures to overcome barriers to increasing the level of climate-related financial disclosures. This includes defining what constitutes a small company and other work to identify appropriate levels of disclosure.