Registration - Consultant Lobbyist

Drax / Alik Angaladian, Consultant Lobbyist

Registration Information

Client name: Drax
Lobbyist name: Alik Angaladian, Consultant Lobbyist
Initial registration start date: 2024-04-02
Registration status: Active
Projected end date: No date provided
Registration number: 1030-5502

Associated Lobbying Activity Reports

Total number of Lobbying Activity Reports: 0

Lobbying Activity Reports - last 6 months: 0

Version 1 of 2 (2024-04-02 to 2024-09-23)

Lobbying Information

Subject Matter of the Lobbying Activities

Details Regarding the Identified Subject Matter

Will the consultant lobbyist be arranging meetings between a public office holder and the client for the purpose of attempting to influence any of the matters listed:

Yes

Specific Topics of Lobbying Communications	Intended Outcomes	Associated Subject Matters
Enhancing opportunities to support development and innovation relative to the bioeconomy and low carbon technologies.	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	Economic Development and Trade, Energy, Environment, Forestry, Indigenous Relations and Reconciliation
Policy and program recommendations related to increased utilization of forest biomass, including opportunities to collect biomass from harvesting and rehab sites.	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	Economic Development and Trade, Environment, Forestry, Indigenous Relations and Reconciliation
Seeking continued funding of the Forest Enhancement Society of BC or similar program.	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, Education, Environment, Forestry
Seeking increased access to fire killed and other dead and damaged timber, including changes to salvage licenses to facilitate fire-kill harvesting; competitive offering of licenses; increasing access for communities and Indigenous groups.	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	Economic Development and Trade, Education, Environment, Forestry, Indigenous Relations and Reconciliation

BC Ministries/Provincial Entities

Energy, Mines and Low Carbon Innovation
Environment and Climate Change Strategy
Finance
Forest Enhancement Society of BC
Forests
Indigenous Relations and Reconciliation
Minister of State for Sustainable Forestry Innovation
Minister of State for Trade
Minister of State for Workforce Development
Office of the Premier
Parliamentary Secretary for Environment
Parliamentary Secretary for Forests
Parliamentary Secretary for Rural Development

Contingency Information

Payment to the consultant lobbyist by the client, in whole or in part, is not contingent on the outcome of this lobbying activity.
Payment to the consultant lobbyist by the client, in whole or in part, is not contingent on the success in arranging a meeting with public office holders on behalf of the client.

Client Details

Client Contact Information

Drax

Address:
350 – 3600 Lysander Lane
Richmond, BC V7B 1C3
Canada

Telephone number: 604-270-9613
Website: https://www.drax.com

Description of Business Activities

Drax is committed to enabling a zero carbon, lower cost energy future through engineering, technology and innovation. Drax is one of the world’s leading manufacturers and distributors of industrial wood pellets. The Company operates 10 industrial wood pellet production facilities in western Canada.

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
Low Carbon Economy Fund	$3,061,883.00	2021-01-01 to 2024-03-31

View all received government funding history

Coalition Members Information

Drax is not a coalition member.

Affiliates with a Direct Interest in the Outcome

Drax Group plc
- Selby, North Yorkshire
  London YO88PH
  United Kingdom

Other Persons or Organizations with Direct Interests

Houston Pellet Inc.
- 3600 Lysander Lane 350
  Richmond, BC V7B 1C3
  Canada
Lavington Pellet Inc.
- 3600 Lysander Lane 350
  Richmond, BC V7B 1C3
  Canada
Smithers Pellet Inc.
- 3600 Lysander Lane 350
  Richmond, BC V7B 1C3
  Canada

Lobbyist Details

Alik Angaladian | Has not held any “former public office holder” positions in BC, as defined in the Lobbyists Transparency Act

Business address:
8 York St
Suite 200
Ottawa, ON K1N 5S6
Canada

Telephone number: 613-292-3715

Relevant Codes of Conduct

Yes, the consultant lobbyist does have in place an undertaking to comply with a relevant code of conduct

List of Codes of Conduct
Code of Conduct Name	Code of Conduct Location	Name and Business Contact Information
Lobbying Act of Canada	https://lobbycanada.gc.ca/en/rules/the-lobbyists-code-of-conduct/lobbyists-code-of-conduct-2023/#:~:text=By%20complying%20with%20the%20rules,government%20institutions%20and%20decision%20making	Office of the Commissioner of Lobbying of Canada 410 Laurier Avenue West, 8th floor Ottawa ON K1R 1B7 Canada 613-957-2760 info@lobbycanada.gc.ca
Rules of Professional Conduct	https://lso.ca/about-lso/legislation-rules/rules-of-professional-conduct	Law Society of Ontario Osgoode Hall, 130 Queen Street West Toronto ON M5H 2N6 Canada 416-947-3300 lawsociety@lso.ca

Political, Sponsorship and Recall Contributions

Consultant has lobbied, or plans to lobby a member of the Legislative Assembly, including a Minister or Premier, on behalf of this client, on or after 2020-09-21:

Yes

Has made a political contribution as defined in the Lobbyists Transparency Act on or after 2020-09-21:	Consultant:	No
	Client:	No
Has made a sponsorship contribution as defined in the Lobbyists Transparency Act on or after 2020-09-21:	Consultant:	No
	Client:	No
Has made a recall contribution as defined in the Lobbyists Transparency Act on or after 2020-09-21:	Consultant:	No
	Client:	No

Gifts or Benefits Provided to Public Officer Holders

No gifts or benefits were provided to public office holders

Individuals Hired or Subcontracted to Lobbying on behalf of the Client

No records

Consultant Lobbyist Firm and Address

Firm: Maple Leaf Strategies

Address:
8 York Street, Suite 200
Ottawa, ON K1N 5S6
Canada

Telephone number: 613-292-3715

Drax

Name change history

Name change history
Name	From	To
Drax	2024-04-02	current

Drax

Senior Officer History
Senior Officer Name	From (YYYY-MM-DD)	To (YYYY-MM-DD)

Date Modified:: 2024-11-13

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Registration - Consultant Lobbyist

Drax / Alik Angaladian, Consultant Lobbyist

Registration Information

Associated Lobbying Activity Reports

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Version 1 of 2 (2024-04-02 to 2024-09-23)

Details Regarding the Identified Subject Matter

BC Ministries/Provincial Entities

Contingency Information

Client Contact Information

Description of Business Activities

Contributors to the Lobbying Activity

Government Funding in the Last 12 Months

Received Government Funding

Coalition Members Information

Affiliates with a Direct Interest in the Outcome

Other Persons or Organizations with Direct Interests

Relevant Codes of Conduct

Political, Sponsorship and Recall Contributions

Gifts or Benefits Provided to Public Officer Holders

Individuals Hired or Subcontracted to Lobbying on behalf of the Client

Consultant Lobbyist Firm and Address

Registration - Consultant Lobbyist

Drax / Alik Angaladian, Consultant Lobbyist

Version 1 of 2 (2024-04-02 to 2024-09-23)

Details Regarding the Identified Subject Matter

BC Ministries/Provincial Entities

Contingency Information

Client Contact Information

Description of Business Activities

Contributors to the Lobbying Activity

Government Funding in the Last 12 Months

Received Government Funding

Coalition Members Information

Affiliates with a Direct Interest in the Outcome

Other Persons or Organizations with Direct Interests

Relevant Codes of Conduct

Political, Sponsorship and Recall Contributions

Gifts or Benefits Provided to Public Officer Holders

Individuals Hired or Subcontracted to Lobbying on behalf of the Client

Consultant Lobbyist Firm and Address

Drax

Name change history

Drax

Alik Angaladian, Maple Leaf Strategies (Consultant Lobbyist)