12-Month Lobbying Summary - Organization

Canadian Association of Energy Contractors / Mark Scholz, President & CEO

Registration Summary

Currently active - Last Updated: 2025-05-15

Who is lobbying?

Canadian Association of Energy Contractors (Address & business activities)

Mark Scholz, President & CEO

Government Funding

Did Canadian Association of Energy Contractors receive government funding within the last 12 months? No

Other Entities (working together for the purposes of lobbying) Information

Canadian Association of Energy Contractors is not working together with any other entity for the purpose of lobbying.

Direct Interests of the Lobbying Activity

Affiliates

Canadian Association of Energy Contractors does not have any affiliates that could have a direct interest in the outcome of the lobbying activities

Other Affiliates

The activities of Canadian Association of Energy Contractors 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 Canadian Association of Energy Contractors:

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
Seeking to influence government's application of the Production, Machinery, and Equipment (PM&E) PST exemption to ensure environmental remediation activities for orphaned and inactive wells is inlcuded.	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	Energy, Taxation and Finance
We are advocating for a strong BC energy services sector that can contribute to decarbonization efforts and the development of BC's non-conventional and emerging energy resources.	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	Energy, Taxation and Finance
We are advocating for the Government of British Columbia to support policies that improve interprovincial trade cooperation (e.g., transportation, Memorandum of 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	Transportation
We are requesting a thorough consultation on WorkSafeBC's proposed benzene exposure limits to ensure that any modifications are both scientifically grounded and practically feasible without compromising worker safety or operational integrity.	Development or enactment of any regulation, including the enactment of a regulation for the purposes of amending or repealing a regulation	Labour/Labour Relations

Subject matter details in previous versions

Specific Topics of Lobbying Communications	Intended Outcomes	Associated Subject Matters
We are advocating for the government of British Columbia to play an advocacy role encouraging the Federal Government to implement a 50% Refundable Investment Tax Credit to accelerate the adoption of carbon-abating technologies in the drilling and service rig industry and help Canada meet its 2030 emission reduction targets in the conventional hydrocarbon extraction industry. The Association would like the government of British Columbia to commit to complementing any federal financial support.	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 Development, establishment, amendment or termination of any program, policy, directive or guideline of the government of British Columbia or a Provincial entity	Energy, Taxation and Finance

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

Energy and Climate Solutions
Finance
Labour
WorkSafeBC

Ministries/Provincial Entities in previous versions
- Energy, Mines and Low Carbon Innovation

Who are the lobbyists?

In-house Lobbyists

Lobbyist

Contributions

Mark Scholz
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 2024-09-21: Yes

Political: No
Sponsorship: No
Recall: No

Registration number: 6960-5140
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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
2025-09-05	Yes	Mark Scholz	Mark Urwin, Executive Director \| Energy and Climate Solutions	View
2025-08-22	No	Mark Scholz	Mark Urwin, Executive Director \| Energy and Climate Solutions	View
2025-06-06	No	Mark Scholz	Brian Murata, Director, Consumption Tax, Tax Policy \| Ministry of Finance, Finance Shauna Sundher, A/ Executive Director \| Finance Mark Urwin, Executive Director \| Energy and Climate Solutions	View
2025-05-30	No	Mark Scholz	Mark Urwin, Executive Director \| Energy and Climate Solutions	View
2025-05-15	Yes	Mark Scholz	Hon. Brenda Bailey, Minister \| Finance Hon. Adrian Dix, Minister \| Energy and Climate Solutions Scott Harris, Chief of Staff \| Energy and Climate Solutions Peter Pokorny, Deputy Minister \| Energy and Climate Solutions	View
2025-04-22	No	Mark Scholz	Michelle Lee, Executive Director \| Consumer Taxation Programs Branch, Finance Gerald Ryan, Executive Director \| Consumer Taxation Audit Branch, Finance Rick Sousa, Director, Policy, Rulings and Services, Finance \| Finance	View
2025-03-14	No	Mark Scholz	Charmaine Chin, Head of Executive Operations \| WorkSafeBC Todd McDonald, Head of Prevention Services \| WorkSafeBC	View
2025-03-14	No	Mark Scholz	Tim Renneberg, Chief of Staff \| Labour	View
2025-02-26	Yes	Mark Scholz	Jeremy Hewitt, Assistant Deputy Minister, Policy and Legislation Division \| Finance Rachel Shaw, Acting Assistant Deputy Minister, Clean Energy and Major Projects Office \| Energy and Climate Solutions Mark Urwin, Executive Director \| Energy and Climate Solutions	View

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Date Modified:: 2025-11-05

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12-Month Lobbying Summary - Organization

Canadian Association of Energy Contractors / Mark Scholz, President & CEO

Who is lobbying?

Canadian Association of Energy Contractors (Address & business activities)

Government Funding

Other Entities (working together for the purposes of lobbying) Information

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

Canadian Association of Energy Contractors / Mark Scholz, President & CEO

Canadian Association of Energy Contractors (Address & business activities)

Government Funding

Other Entities (working together for the purposes of lobbying) Information

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

Canadian Association of Energy Contractors - Address & business activities

Canadian Association of Energy Contractors / Mark Scholz, President & CEO