12-Month Lobbying Summary - Organization

Advanced Biofuels Canada Association / Doug Hooper, Director, Policy and Regulation

Registration Summary

Currently active - Last Updated: 2021-05-13

Who is lobbying?

Advanced Biofuels Canada Association (Address & business activities)

Doug Hooper, Director, Policy and Regulation

Government Funding

Did Advanced Biofuels Canada Association request or receive government funding within the last 12 months? No

Coalition Members Information

Advanced Biofuels Canada Association is a member of a coalition along with the following organizations:

Advanced Biofuels Canada (Address information)
BC Bioenergy Network (Address information)
Canadian Biogas Association (Address information)
Canadian Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Association (Address information)
Clean Energy Canada (Address information)
David Suzuki Foundation (Address information)
Electric Mobility Canada (Address information)
Pembina Institute (Address information)
Vancouver Airport Authority (Address information)

Coalition members in previous versions
- AddÉnergie Technologies Inc. (Address information)
- ChargePoint, Inc. (Address information)
- Fortis BC (Address information)

Direct Interests of the Lobbying Activity

Affiliates

Advanced Biofuels Canada Association does not have any affiliates that could have a direct interest in the outcome of the lobbying activities

Other Affiliates

The activities of Advanced Biofuels Canada Association are not controlled or directed by another person or organization with a direct interest in the outcome of this undertaking

Contributors with a Direct Interest in the Outcome

No person or organization contributed over $1000CDN, within the preceding 12 months, toward the lobbying activity on behalf of Advanced Biofuels Canada Association:

What is being lobbied?

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
To ensure the BC Low Carbon Fuel Standard Act and Regulation is strengthened to 2030 under the CleanBC policy framework. Seeking to have the BC carbon tax design amended to relieve biogenic carbon emissions and specified non-fossil clean fuels relieved from the tax. Seeking to align BC funding programs (e.g. InBC Investment Corp., CleanBC Industry Funds, ICE Fund, Part 3 Agreement Program (BC LCFS) and other BC tax policies (e.g. federal ZETM income tax cut and accelerated depreciation for clean manufacturing) with federal programs and policies to amplify and accelerate clean fuel investments in BC.	Development of any legislative proposal by the government of British Columbia, a Provincial entity or a member of the Legislative Assembly Introduction, amendment, passage or defeat of any Bill or resolution in or before 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	Agriculture, Economic Development and Trade, Energy, Environment, Forestry, Government Procurement, Industry, Infrastructure, International Trade, Taxation and Finance, Transportation
To support administration and oversight of the BC Low Carbon Fuel Standard, including support for government's intention to update the Act and Regulation, pursuant to the CleanBC policy framework. Seeking to have the carbon tax design amended to relieve biogenic carbon emissions from the tax. Seeking to the new Strategic Investment Fund InBC support investment in the production and use of non-fossil clean fuels in BC.	Development of any legislative proposal by the government of British Columbia, a Provincial entity or a member of the Legislative Assembly Introduction, amendment, passage or defeat of any Bill or resolution in or before 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	Agriculture, Economic Development and Trade, Energy, Environment, Finances and Budgets, Forestry, Industry, Infrastructure, International Trade, Regional Development, Science and Technology, Small Business, Taxation and Finance, Transportation

Subject matter details in previous versions

Specific Topics of Lobbying Communications	Intended Outcomes	Associated Subject Matters
To ensure the BC Low Carbon Fuel Standard is extended to 2030 under the policy framework set out in CleanBC. Seeking to have the carbon tax design amended to relieve biogenic carbon emissions from the tax.	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 Introduction, amendment, passage or defeat of any Bill or resolution in or before the Legislative Assembly	Agriculture, Economic Development and Trade, Energy, Environment, Finances and Budgets, Forestry, Industry, Infrastructure, International Trade, Regional Development, Science and Technology, Small Business, Taxation and Finance, Transportation

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

Who is being lobbied?

Ministries/Provincial Entities

Agriculture, Food and Fisheries
Energy, Mines and Low Carbon Innovation
Environment and Climate Change Strategy
Finance
Forests, Lands, Natural Resource Operations, and Rural Development
Jobs, Economic Recovery and Innovation
Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly
Minister of State for Lands and Natural Resource Operations
Minister of State for Trade
Office of the Premier
Oil and Gas Commission
Parliamentary Secretary for Environment
Parliamentary Secretary for Rural Development
Parliamentary Secretary for Technology and Innovation
Parliamentary Secretary for the New Economy
Transportation and Infrastructure

Ministries/Provincial Entities in previous versions
- Agriculture
- Energy, Mines and Petroleum Resources
- Jobs, Economic Development and Competitiveness
- Minister of State for Trade
- Parl. Secretary for Forests, Lands, Natural Resource Operations and Rural Development
- Parliamentary Secretary for Technology

Who are the lobbyists?

In-house Lobbyists

Lobbyist

Contributions

Fred Ghatala
Subscribes to a Code of Conduct: No
Former Public Office Holder in BC: No

Lobbied or plans to lobby a member of the Legislative Assembly, including a Minister or Premier, on behalf of this organization, on or after 2020-09-21: Yes

Political: No
Sponsorship: No
Recall: No

Doug Hooper
Subscribes to a Code of Conduct: No
Former Public Office Holder in BC: No

Lobbied or plans to lobby a member of the Legislative Assembly, including a Minister or Premier, on behalf of this organization, on or after 2020-09-21: Yes

Political: Yes
Sponsorship: No
Recall: No

Ian Thomson
Subscribes to a Code of Conduct: No
Former Public Office Holder in BC: No

Lobbied or plans to lobby a member of the Legislative Assembly, including a Minister or Premier, on behalf of this organization, on or after 2020-09-21: Yes

Political: No
Sponsorship: No
Recall: No

Registration number: 1550-48
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Lobbying Activity Reports

What lobbying activities have taken place in the last 12 months?

What lobbying activities have taken place in the last 12 months?
Date	Arranging a Meeting	Lobbyists	Senior Public Office Holder, Position Title \| Ministry/Provincial Entity	Subject Matters
2021-08-27	No	Doug Hooper	Jade Ashbourne, Senior Ministerial Advisor \| Minister's Staff, Finance Andrew Cuddy, Senior Ministerial Advisor \| Minister's Staff, Energy, Mines and Low Carbon Innovation Liam Lawson, Senior Ministerial Advisor \| Minister's Staff, Finance Ravi Parmar, Senior Ministerial Advisor \| Minister's Staff, Jobs, Economic Recovery and Innovation Kelly Sather, Senior Ministerial Advisor \| Minister's Staff, Environment and Climate Change Strategy	View
2021-08-27	No	Doug Hooper	Jeremy Hewitt, Assistant Deputy Minister \| Climate Action Secretariat, Environment and Climate Change Strategy Tim Lesiuk, Assistant Deputy Minister \| Cross Sector Initiatives and Secretariat, Jobs, Economic Recovery and Innovation Les MacLaren, Assistant Deputy Minister \| Electricity and Alternative Energy Division, Energy, Mines and Low Carbon Innovation	View
2021-07-27	No	Doug Hooper	Jeremy Hewitt, Assistant Deputy Minister \| Climate Action Secretariat, Environment and Climate Change Strategy Les MacLaren, Assistant Deputy Minister \| Electricity and Alternative Energy Division, Energy, Mines and Low Carbon Innovation	View
2021-06-23	No	Doug Hooper	Jeremy Hewitt, Assistant Deputy Minister \| Environment and Climate Change Strategy	View
2021-06-03	No	Doug Hooper , Ian Thomson , Fred Ghatala	Jade Ashbourne, Senior Ministerial Advisor \| Minister's Staff, Finance Andrew Cuddy, Senior Ministerial Advisor \| Minister's Staff, Energy, Mines and Low Carbon Innovation Jeremy Hewitt, Assistant Deputy Minister \| Environment and Climate Change Strategy George Heyman, Minister \| Environment and Climate Change Strategy Kevin Jardine, Deputy Minister \| Environment and Climate Change Strategy Ravi Kahlon, Minister \| Jobs, Economic Recovery and Innovation Renee Mounteney, Assistant Deputy Minister \| Policy & Legislation Division, Finance Ravi Parmar, Senior Ministerial Advisor \| Minister's Staff, Jobs, Economic Recovery and Innovation Bruce Ralston, Minister \| Energy, Mines and Low Carbon Innovation Selina Robinson, Minister \| Finance Kelly Sather, Senior Ministerial Advisor \| Minister's Staff, Environment and Climate Change Strategy Tesicca Truong, Ministerial Advisor \| Minister's Staff, Jobs, Economic Recovery and Innovation Eugene Tseng, Ministerial Advisor \| Minister's Staff, Energy, Mines and Low Carbon Innovation Christine White, Administrative Coordinator \| Minister's Staff, Finance	View
2021-05-31	No	Doug Hooper	Jade Ashbourne, Senior Ministerial Advisor \| Minister's Staff, Finance Brenda Bailey, Parliamentary Secretary \| Executive Council, Jobs, Economic Recovery and Innovation Andrew Cuddy, Senior Ministerial Advisor \| Minister's Staff, Energy, Mines and Low Carbon Innovation Kelly Greene, Parliamentary Secretary \| Executive Council, Environment and Climate Change Strategy Alyssa Hrenyk, Administrative Coordinator \| Minister's Staff, Environment and Climate Change Strategy Kevin Jardine, Deputy Minister \| Deputy Minister's Office, Environment and Climate Change Strategy Liam Lawson, Senior Ministerial Advisor \| Minister's Staff, Finance Geoff Meggs, Chief of Staff \| Premier's Staff, Office of the Premier Fazil Mihlar, Deputy Minister \| Deputy Minister's Office, Energy, Mines and Low Carbon Innovation Ravi Parmar, Senior Ministerial Advisor \| Minister's Staff, Jobs, Economic Recovery and Innovation Bobbi Plecas, Deputy Minister \| Deputy Minister's Office, Jobs, Economic Recovery and Innovation Rebecca Ponting, Administrative Assistant \| Minister's Staff, Jobs, Economic Recovery and Innovation Donna Sanford, Associate Deputy Minister \| Deputy Minister's Office, Office of the Premier Kelly Sather, Senior Ministerial Advisor \| Minister's Staff, Environment and Climate Change Strategy Lori Wanamaker, Deputy Minister \| Deputy Minister's Office, Office of the Premier Christine White, Administrative Coordinator \| Minister's Staff, Finance Heather Wood, Deputy Minister \| Deputy Minister's Office, Finance	View
2021-05-28	No	Doug Hooper , Ian Thomson , Fred Ghatala	Jeremy Hewitt, Assistant Deputy Minister \| Climate Action Secretariat, Environment and Climate Change Strategy Les MacLaren, Assistant Deputy Minister \| Electricity and Alternative Energy Division, Energy, Mines and Low Carbon Innovation	View
2021-05-13	No	Doug Hooper	Ravi Parmar, Senior Ministerial Advisor \| Minister's Staff, Jobs, Economic Recovery and Innovation	View
2021-05-13	No	Doug Hooper	Jade Ashbourne, Senior Ministerial Advisor \| Minister's Staff, Finance Liam Lawson, Senior Ministerial Advisor \| Minister's Staff, Finance	View
2021-05-13	No	Doug Hooper	Kelly Sather, Senior Ministerial Advisor \| Minister's Staff, Environment and Climate Change Strategy	View
2021-05-13	No	Doug Hooper	Andrew Cuddy, Senior Ministerial Advisor \| Minister's Staff, Energy, Mines and Low Carbon Innovation	View
2021-05-13	No	Doug Hooper	Geoff Meggs, Chief of Staff \| Premier's Office, Office of the Premier	View
2021-05-13	No	Ian Thomson	Andrew Cuddy, Senior Ministerial Advisor \| Minister's Staff, Energy, Mines and Low Carbon Innovation Rob Fleming, Minister \| Executive Council, Transportation and Infrastructure Nicole Hansen, Administrative Assistant \| Minister's Staff, Transportation and Infrastructure George Heyman, Minister \| Executive Council, Environment and Climate Change Strategy John Horgan, Premier \| Executive Council, Office of the Premier Alyssa Hrenyk, Administrative Coordinator \| Minister's Staff, Environment and Climate Change Strategy Kevin Jardine, Deputy Minister \| Deputy Minister's Office, Environment and Climate Change Strategy Ravi Kahlon, Minister \| Executive Council, Jobs, Economic Recovery and Innovation Kaye Krishna, Deputy Minister \| Deputy Minister's Office, Transportation and Infrastructure Geoff Meggs, Chief of Staff \| Premier's Staff, Office of the Premier Fazil Mihlar, Deputy Minister \| Deputy Minister's Office, Energy, Mines and Low Carbon Innovation Bobbi Plecas, Deputy Minister \| Deputy Minister's Office, Jobs, Economic Recovery and Innovation Rebecca Ponting, Administrative Assistant \| Minister's Staff, Jobs, Economic Recovery and Innovation Lana Popham, Minister \| Executive Council, Agriculture, Food and Fisheries Bruce Ralston, Minister \| Executive Council, Energy, Mines and Low Carbon Innovation Selina Robinson, Minister \| Executive Council, Finance Christine White, Administrative Coordinator \| Minister's Staff, Finance	View
2021-05-11	No	Doug Hooper , Ian Thomson , Fred Ghatala	Brenda Bailey, Parliamentary Secretary \| Executive Council, Jobs, Economic Recovery and Innovation Andrew Cuddy, Senior Ministerial Advisor \| Minister's Staff, Energy, Mines and Low Carbon Innovation Kelly Greene, Parliamentary Secretary \| Executive Council, Environment and Climate Change Strategy George Heyman, Minister \| Executive Council, Environment and Climate Change Strategy John Horgan, Premier \| Executive Council, Office of the Premier Alyssa Hrenyk, Administrative Coordinator \| Minister's Staff, Environment and Climate Change Strategy Kevin Jardine, Deputy Minister \| Deputy Minister's Office, Environment and Climate Change Strategy Ravi Kahlon, Minister \| Executive Council, Jobs, Economic Recovery and Innovation Geoff Meggs, Chief of Staff \| Premier's Staff, Office of the Premier Fazil Mihlar, Deputy Minister \| Deputy Minister's Office, Energy, Mines and Low Carbon Innovation Bobbi Plecas, Deputy Minister \| Deputy Minister's Office, Jobs, Economic Recovery and Innovation Rebecca Ponting, Administrative Assistant \| Minister's Staff, Jobs, Economic Recovery and Innovation Bruce Ralston, Minister \| Executive Council, Energy, Mines and Low Carbon Innovation Selina Robinson, Minister \| Executive Council, Finance Lori Wanamaker, Deputy Minister to the Premier \| Deputy Minister's Office, Office of the Premier Christine White, Administrative Coordinator \| Minister's Staff, Finance Heather Wood, Deputy Minister \| Deputy Minister's Office, Finance	View
2021-04-29	No	Doug Hooper , Ian Thomson , Fred Ghatala	Deborah Bowman, Assistant Deputy Minister \| Transportation Policy & Programs, Transportation and Infrastructure Rob Fleming, Minister \| Minister's Office, Transportation and Infrastructure Bowinn Ma, Minister of State of Infrastructure \| Minister's Office, Transportation and Infrastructure Richa Sharma, Ministerial Advisor \| Minister's Staff, Transportation and Infrastructure	View
2021-04-28	No	Doug Hooper	Alyssa Hrenyk, Administrative Coordinator \| Minister's Staff, Environment and Climate Change Strategy	View
2021-03-25	No	Doug Hooper , Fred Ghatala	Jade Ashbourne, Senior Ministerial Advisor \| Minister's Staff, Finance Liam Lawson, Senior Ministerial Advisor \| Minister's Staff, Finance	View
2021-03-18	No	Doug Hooper , Ian Thomson , Fred Ghatala	James Harvey, Associate Deputy Minister \| Competitiveness and Investment, Jobs, Economic Recovery and Innovation	View
2021-02-23	No	Doug Hooper , Ian Thomson , Fred Ghatala	Ravi Parmar, Senior Ministerial Advisor \| Minister's Staff, Jobs, Economic Recovery and Innovation Tesicca Truong, Ministerial Advisor \| Minister's Staff, Jobs, Economic Recovery and Innovation	View
2021-02-02	No	Doug Hooper , Ian Thomson	Andrew Cuddy, Senior Policy Advisor \| Minister's Staff, Energy, Mines and Low Carbon Innovation Bruce Ralston, Minister \| Energy, Mines and Low Carbon Innovation	View
2021-01-15	No	Doug Hooper , Ian Thomson	Les MacLaren, Assistant Deputy Minister \| Electricity and Alternative Energy Division, Energy, Mines and Low Carbon Innovation	View
2021-01-08	No	Doug Hooper , Fred Ghatala	Robyn Spilker, Senior Policy Advisor \| Minister's Staff, Finance	View

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Date Modified:: 2021-09-09

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12-Month Lobbying Summary - Organization

Advanced Biofuels Canada Association / Doug Hooper, Director, Policy and Regulation

Who is lobbying?

Advanced Biofuels Canada Association (Address & business activities)

Government Funding

Coalition Members Information

Advanced Biofuels Canada Association is a member of a coalition along with the following organizations:

Direct Interests of the Lobbying Activity

Affiliates

Other Affiliates

Contributors with a Direct Interest in the Outcome

What is being lobbied?

Details Regarding the Identified Subject Matter

Gifts or benefits provided by the organization

Who is being lobbied?

Ministries/Provincial Entities

Who are the lobbyists?

What lobbying activities have taken place in the last 12 months?

12-Month Lobbying Summary - Organization

Advanced Biofuels Canada Association / Doug Hooper, Director, Policy and Regulation

Advanced Biofuels Canada Association (Address & business activities)

Government Funding

Coalition Members Information

Advanced Biofuels Canada Association is a member of a coalition along with the following organizations:

Direct Interests of the Lobbying Activity

Affiliates

Other Affiliates

Contributors with a Direct Interest in the Outcome

Details Regarding the Identified Subject Matter

Gifts or benefits provided by the organization

Ministries/Provincial Entities

Advanced Biofuels Canada Association - Address & business activities

Advanced Biofuels Canada Association / Doug Hooper, Director, Policy and Regulation

David Suzuki Foundation

Clean Energy Canada

Pembina Institute

Electric Mobility Canada

Fortis BC

Vancouver Airport Authority

AddÉnergie Technologies Inc.

BC Bioenergy Network

Advanced Biofuels Canada

Canadian Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Association

Canadian Biogas Association

ChargePoint, Inc.