Registration - Organization

Rio Tinto Alcan Inc. / Jerome Pecresse, Chief Executive

Registration Information

Organization name: Rio Tinto Alcan Inc.
Senior Officer Name: Jerome Pecresse, Chief Executive
Senior Officer Change History
Initial registration start date: 2020-05-04
Registration status: Active
Projected end date: No date provided
Registration number: 9983-3533

Associated Lobbying Activity Reports

Total number of Lobbying Activity Reports: 43

Lobbying Activity Reports - last 6 months: 3

Version 19 of 19 (2025-02-01 to present)

Registration versions:

Version 19 of 19 (2025-02-01 to present)

Lobbying Information

Subject Matter of the Lobbying Activities

Details Regarding the Identified Subject Matter

Will any of the lobbyists listed within this registration arrange a meeting between a public office holder and any other individual for the purpose of attempting to influence any of the matters listed below:

Yes

Specific Topics of Lobbying Communications	Intended Outcomes	Associated Subject Matters
Climate change initiatives and policy, including any updates to the BC carbon tax, sectoral targets for emissions reduction, carbon offsets, and nature-based solutions.	Development or enactment of any regulation, including the enactment of a regulation for the purposes of amending or repealing a regulation Development, establishment, amendment or termination of any program, policy, directive or guideline of the government of British Columbia or a Provincial entity Awarding, amendment or termination of any contract, grant or financial benefit by or on behalf of the government of British Columbia or a Provincial entity	Conservation, Economic Development and Trade, Energy, Environment, Finances and Budgets, Fisheries, Indigenous Relations and Reconciliation, Industry, Infrastructure, Mining, Regional Development, Science and Technology, Taxation and Finance
Competitiveness of the aluminium sector in BC, including provincial and municipal taxation policy; trade and trade policy, finance policy, environmental policy, energy, innovation, and skills development	Development of any legislative proposal by the government of British Columbia, a Provincial entity or a member of the Legislative Assembly Development or enactment of any regulation, including the enactment of a regulation for the purposes of amending or repealing a regulation Development, establishment, amendment or termination of any program, policy, directive or guideline of the government of British Columbia or a Provincial entity Awarding, amendment or termination of any contract, grant or financial benefit by or on behalf of the government of British Columbia or a Provincial entity	Economic Development and Trade, Energy, Environment, Finances and Budgets, Industry, Infrastructure, Mining, Regional Development, Science and Technology, Taxation and Finance
Employee and Labour Considerations	Development or enactment of any regulation, including the enactment of a regulation for the purposes of amending or repealing a regulation Development, establishment, amendment or termination of any program, policy, directive or guideline of the government of British Columbia or a Provincial entity	COVID-19, Employment and Training, Indigenous Relations and Reconciliation, Labour/Labour Relations, Mining, Regional Development
Environmental regulations, including monitoring and permitting under Rio Tinto’s P2 Permit and Environmental Effects Monitoring program	Development or enactment of any regulation, including the enactment of a regulation for the purposes of amending or repealing a regulation Development, establishment, amendment or termination of any program, policy, directive or guideline of the government of British Columbia or a Provincial entity	COVID-19, Conservation, Economic Development and Trade, Energy, Environment, Fisheries, Indigenous Relations and Reconciliation, Industry, Infrastructure, Mining
First Nations relations - Discussion of potential provincial programs aimed to advance Indigenous reconciliation	Development or enactment of any regulation, including the enactment of a regulation for the purposes of amending or repealing a regulation Development, establishment, amendment or termination of any program, policy, directive or guideline of the government of British Columbia or a Provincial entity Awarding, amendment or termination of any contract, grant or financial benefit by or on behalf of the government of British Columbia or a Provincial entity	COVID-19, Conservation, Economic Development and Trade, Employment and Training, Energy, Environment, Finances and Budgets, Fisheries, Indigenous Relations and Reconciliation, Land Claims, Mining, Regional Development
Support and funding of the expansion of cellphone connectivity in north central British Columbia	Development or enactment of any regulation, including the enactment of a regulation for the purposes of amending or repealing a regulation Development, establishment, amendment or termination of any program, policy, directive or guideline of the government of British Columbia or a Provincial entity Awarding, amendment or termination of any contract, grant or financial benefit by or on behalf of the government of British Columbia or a Provincial entity	Economic Development and Trade, Finances and Budgets, Indigenous Relations and Reconciliation, Infrastructure, Mining, Regional Development, Science and Technology, Taxation and Finance, Telecommunications
Water and watershed initiatives, including any pertaining to conservation, fish and fish habitat, stewardship, water and Water and watershed initiatives, including any pertaining to conservation, fish and fish habitat, stewardship, water and water volumes, water usage, infrastructure, power. This could the Watershed Engagement Initiative (WEI) for the Nechako Reservoir, the Watershed Security Strategy, or other related policies, regulations or agreements.	Development or enactment of any regulation, including the enactment of a regulation for the purposes of amending or repealing a regulation Development, establishment, amendment or termination of any program, policy, directive or guideline of the government of British Columbia or a Provincial entity Awarding, amendment or termination of any contract, grant or financial benefit by or on behalf of the government of British Columbia or a Provincial entity	Conservation, Economic Development and Trade, Energy, Environment, Fisheries, Indigenous Relations and Reconciliation, Infrastructure, Mining, Regional Development
Workplace health and safety – including health directives for industrial camps, fly in and fly out arrangements, non-local workforce, pertaining to COVID-19 or other communicable disease management, emergency medical services	Development or enactment of any regulation, including the enactment of a regulation for the purposes of amending or repealing a regulation Development, establishment, amendment or termination of any program, policy, directive or guideline of the government of British Columbia or a Provincial entity	COVID-19, Emergency Preparedness, Employment and Training, Health, Indigenous Relations and Reconciliation, Industry, Labour/Labour Relations, Mining, Regional Development, Transportation

BC Ministries/Provincial Entities

British Columbia Hydro and Power Authority
Education and Child Care
Energy and Climate Solutions
Environment and Parks
Finance
Health
Indigenous Relations and Reconciliation
Innovate BC
Intergovernmental Relations Secretariat
Jobs, Economic Development and Innovation
Labour
Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly
Mining and Critical Minerals
Minister of State for Local Governments and Rural Communities
Minister of State for Trade
Nechako-Kitimaat Development Fund Society
Northern Health Authority
Office of the Premier
Parliamentary Secretary for Labour
Parliamentary Secretary for Rural Development
Parliamentary Secretary for Rural Health
Provincial Health Services Authority
Thompson Rivers University
University of British Columbia
University of Northern British Columbia
University of Victoria
University of the Fraser Valley
Water, Land and Resource Stewardship
WorkSafeBC

Organization Details

Senior Officer Name and Position during the Period of this Registration

Jerome Pecresse, Chief Executive

Organization Contact Information

Rio Tinto Alcan Inc.

Address:
400-1190 Avenue des Canadiens-de-Montréal
Montreal, QC H3B 0E3
Canada

Telephone number: 514-848-8000

Description of Activities

Present on six continents, Rio Tinto Aluminium is a world leading mining organisation. We are a global supplier of high quality bauxite, alumina and aluminium. Our AP smelting technology is the benchmark of the industry, and our enviable hydro power position delivers significant competitive advantages in today’s carbonconstrained world. Our extensive bauxite, alumina and aluminium development portfolio, which includes 16 large scale and attractive projects in 13 countries, provides us with unrivalled reach worldwide. These strengths, and more, make us the global leader in the aluminium industry. Rio Tinto Aluminium is the aluminium product group of Rio Tinto, a leading international mining group headquartered in the UK. Rio Tinto is listed on the London, New York and Australian securities exchanges. Rio Tinto’s major products are aluminium, copper, diamonds, energy, gold, industrial minerals and iron ore.

Gifts or benefits provided by the organization

Gifts or Benefits Provided to Public Officer Holders
Name	Gift or Benefit Description	Circumstance	Date Promised	Value Promised	Date Given	Value Given
No Records

Contributors to the Lobbying Activity

No person or organization contributed over $1000CDN, within the preceding 12 months, toward the lobbying activity on behalf of the organization that has a direct interest in the outcome of the lobbying activity.

Government Funding in the Last 12 Months

Received Government Funding

The Received Government Funding table below is not intended to be additive. Adding all of the entries together does not necessarily provide an accurate sum of all government funding received. There may be redundancy (reporting of the same funding more than once) caused by overlap in the "Date/Period Received" between 2 or more entries.

Source of Government Funding	Funding Received	Date/Period Received
Government of Quebec, Ministre des Resources Naturelles et des Forets	$7,000,000.00	2026-01-01 to 2027-12-31
Investissement Quebec	$150,000,000.00	2023-06-12 to 2024-03-31

View all received government funding history

Coalition Members Information

Rio Tinto Alcan Inc. is not a coalition member.

Affiliates with a Direct Interest in the Outcome

Rio Tinto PLC
- 6 St. James's Square
  London SW1Y4AD
  United Kingdom

Other Persons or Organizations with Direct Interests

The activities of Rio Tinto Alcan Inc. are not controlled or directed by another person or organization with a direct interest in the outcome of this undertaking.

Lobbyists Details

Lobbyists Employed by this Organization

Lobbyist

Contributions

Yasser Bouhid
Subscribes to a Code of Conduct: No
Former Public Office Holder in BC: No